1997 Minnesota Statutes

     84.99 Work crews; allocation of funds. 

    The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to 
 provide Minnesota conservation corps crew services to the 14 
 forested counties that operate land departments under chapter 
 282.  Crews shall work on natural resources projects including, 
 but not limited to, forestry projects. 

    All participating counties will be eligible to receive a 
 minimum of four weeks of three-person crew service.  In 
 determining the allocation of additional crew services, the 
 commissioner will apportion the remaining crew time to 
 participating counties in the proportion of the managed 
 commercial forest land in each participating county to the total 
 managed commercial forest land in all participating counties.  
 Participating counties shall submit a two-year work plan to the 
 commissioner in the first year of the biennium.  The plan must 
 describe proposed natural resources projects having demonstrable 
 results and long-term benefits.  Eligible counties shall notify 
 the commissioner of their intention to participate by April 1 of 
 each odd-numbered year.  Crew time not fully utilized by a 
 participating county in the first year of the biennium will be 
 available to that participating county in the second year of the 
 biennium. 

    HIST: 1989 c 335 art 1 s 71; 1997 c 46 s 3