1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1651 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.6	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.

1.7    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.8agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.9general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
1.10for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the
1.11appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or
1.12June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal
1.13year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal
1.14year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
1.16				Available for the Year
1.17				Ending June 30
1.18					2008		2009

1.19

Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

1.20

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

95,811,000

$

96,167,000

1.21	Appropriations by Fund
1.22		2008	2009
1.23	General	25,022,000	25,111,000
1.24 1.25	State Government Special Revenue	48,000	48,000
1.26	Environmental	59,725,000	59,922,000
1.27	Remediation	11,016,000	11,086,000

2.1The amounts that may be spent for each
2.2purpose are specified in the following
2.3subdivisions.

2.4

Subd. 2.Water

37,513,000

37,471,000

2.5	Appropriations by Fund
2.6	General	19,151,000	19,179,000
2.7 2.8	State Government Special Revenue	48,000	48,000
2.9	Environmental	18,314,000	18,244,000

2.10$2,348,000 the first year and $2,348,000
2.11the second year are for the clean water
2.12partnership program. Any balance remaining
2.13in the first year does not cancel and
2.14is available for the second year. This
2.15appropriation may be used for grants to
2.16local units of government for the purpose
2.17of restoring impaired waters listed under
2.18section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water
2.19Act in accordance with adopted total
2.20maximum daily loads (TMDL's), including
2.21implementation of approved clean water
2.22partnership diagnostic study work plans that
2.23will assist in restoration of such impaired
2.24waters.
2.25$335,000 the first year and $335,000 the
2.26second year are for community technical
2.27assistance and education, including grants
2.28and technical assistance to communities for
2.29local and basinwide water quality protection.
2.30$405,000 the first year and $405,000 the
2.31second year are for individual sewage
2.32treatment system (ISTS) administration and
2.33grants. Of this amount, $86,000 each year
2.34is for assistance to counties through grants
2.35for ISTS program administration. Any
3.1unexpended balance in the first year does not
3.2cancel but is available in the second year.
3.3$480,000 the first year and $480,000 the
3.4second year are from the environmental
3.5fund to address the need for continued
3.6increased activity in the areas of new
3.7technology review, technical assistance
3.8for local governments, and enforcement
3.9under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55
3.10to 115.58, and to complete the requirements
3.11of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section
3.12165. Of this amount, $48,000 each year is for
3.13administration of individual septic tank fees.
3.14$10,570,000 the first year and $10,570,000
3.15the second year are to implement the
3.16requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
3.17114D. Of this amount, $1,860,000 each
3.18year is for statewide assessments of surface
3.19water quality and trends and $8,710,000
3.20each year is to develop TMDL's and TMDL
3.21implementation plans for waters listed on
3.22the United States Environmental Protection
3.23Agency approved impaired waters list.
3.24$1,035,000 the first year and $1,035,000
3.25the second year are to provide regulatory
3.26services to the ethanol, mining, and other
3.27developing economic sectors. This is a
3.28onetime appropriation.
3.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.3016A.28, the appropriations encumbered
3.31under contract on or before June 30, 2009,
3.32for clean water partnership, individual
3.33sewage treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota
3.34River, total maximum daily loads (TMDL's),
3.35stormwater contracts or grants, and local and
4.1basinwide water quality protection contracts
4.2or grants in this subdivision are available
4.3until June 30, 2011.

4.4

Subd. 3.Air

11,003,000

11,270,000

4.5	Appropriations by Fund
4.6	General	1,140,000	1,140,000
4.7	Environmental	9,863,000	10,130,000

4.8Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
4.9the second year may be transferred from the
4.10environmental fund to the small business
4.11environmental improvement loan account
4.12established in Minnesota Statutes, section
4.13116.993.
4.14$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
4.15second year are from the environmental fund
4.16for a monitoring program under Minnesota
4.17Statutes, section 116.454.
4.18$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
4.19second year are from the environmental fund
4.20for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
4.21pollutants in the metropolitan area.
4.22$1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000
4.23the second year are to provide regulatory
4.24services to the ethanol, mining, and other
4.25developing economic sectors. This is a
4.26onetime appropriation.

4.27

Subd. 4.Land

18,081,000

18,151,000

4.28	Appropriations by Fund
4.29	Environmental	7,065,000	7,065,000
4.30	Remediation	11,016,000	11,086,000

4.31All money for environmental response,
4.32compensation, and compliance in the
4.33remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
4.34is appropriated to the commissioners of the
5.1Pollution Control Agency and agriculture
5.2for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2),
5.4(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each
5.5fiscal year, the two commissioners shall
5.6jointly submit an annual spending plan to
5.7the commissioner of finance that maximizes
5.8the utilization of resources and appropriately
5.9allocates the money between the two
5.10departments. This appropriation is available
5.11until June 30, 2009.
5.12$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000
5.13the second year are transferred from the
5.14petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund
5.15for appropriation to the commissioner for
5.16purposes of the leaking underground storage
5.17tank program to protect the land.
5.18$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the
5.19second year are from the remediation fund to
5.20be transferred to the Department of Health
5.21for health assessments, drinking water
5.22advisories, and public information activities
5.23for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

5.24

Subd. 5.Multimedia

5,154,000

5,186,000

5.25	Appropriations by Fund
5.26	General	3,113,000	3,145,000
5.27	Environmental	2,041,000	2,041,000

5.28$825,000 the first year and $825,000 the
5.29second year are to provide regulatory
5.30services to the ethanol, mining, and other
5.31developing economic sectors. This is a
5.32onetime appropriation.
5.33Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3416A.28, the appropriations encumbered
5.35under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for
6.1total maximum daily load (TMDL) contracts
6.2or grants are available until June 30, 2011.

6.3

Subd. 6.Environmental Assistance

22,442,000

22,442,000

6.4$14,000,000 each year is from the
6.5environmental fund for SCORE block grants
6.6to counties.
6.7Any unencumbered grant and loan balances
6.8in the first year do not cancel but are available
6.9for grants and loans in the second year.
6.10All money deposited in the environmental
6.11fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill
6.12fee under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.13473.843, and not otherwise appropriated, is
6.14appropriated to the agency for the purposes
6.15of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
6.16$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
6.17second year are from the environmental
6.18fund for environmental assistance grants
6.19or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.20115A.0716.
6.21$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the
6.22second year are from the environmental fund
6.23to promote the use of alternative fuels; reduce
6.24pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases;
6.25increase efficiency of transportation fleets;
6.26and accelerate transition to cleaner energy
6.27sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
6.28Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
6.2916A.28, the appropriations encumbered
6.30under contract on or before June 30,
6.312009, for environmental assistance grants
6.32awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.33115A.0716, and for technical and research
6.34assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
7.1section 115A.152, technical assistance
7.2under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52,
7.3and pollution prevention assistance under
7.4Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are
7.5available until June 30, 2011.

7.6

Subd. 7.Administrative Support

1,618,000

1,647,000

7.7The commissioner may transfer money from
7.8the environmental fund to the remediation
7.9fund as necessary for the purposes of the
7.10remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
7.11section 116.155, subdivision 2.

7.12

Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

7.13

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

240,686,000

$

246,216,000

7.14	Appropriations by Fund
7.15		2008	2009
7.16	General	82,015,000	85,770,000
7.17	Natural Resources	75,036,000	74,814,000
7.18	Game and Fish	83,335,000	85,332,000
7.19	Remediation	100,000	100,000
7.20	Permanent School	200,000	200,000

7.21The amounts that may be spent for each
7.22purpose are specified in the following
7.23subdivisions.

7.24 7.25

Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources Management

11,559,000

11,561,000

7.26	Appropriations by Fund
7.27	General	6,445,000	9,415,000
7.28	Natural Resources	3,551,000	551,000
7.29	Game and Fish	1,363,000	1,395,000
7.30	Permanent School	200,000	200,000

7.31$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the
7.32second year are for iron ore cooperative
7.33research. Of this amount, $200,000 the
7.34first year is from the minerals management
7.35account in the natural resources fund and
7.36$275,000 the first year is from the general
8.1fund. $237,500 the first year and $237,500
8.2the second year are available only as matched
8.3by $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of state
8.4money. The match may be cash or in-kind.
8.5$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the
8.6second year are for minerals cooperative
8.7environmental research, of which $43,000
8.8the first year and $43,000 the second year are
8.9available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
8.10money for each $1 of state money. The
8.11match may be cash or in-kind.
8.12$2,800,000 the first year is from the minerals
8.13management account in the natural resources
8.14fund for use as provided in Minnesota
8.15Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).
8.16$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
8.17second year are from the state forest suspense
8.18account in the permanent school fund to
8.19accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
8.20commercial leasing of school trust lands and
8.21to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
8.22aggregate located on school trust lands. This
8.23appropriation is to be used for securing
8.24maximum long-term economic return
8.25from the school trust lands consistent with
8.26fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural
8.27resources conservation and management
8.28principles.
8.29$2,896,000 the second year is for
8.30management of state-administered mineral
8.31resources.
8.32$701,000 the first year and $701,000 the
8.33second year are to support the land records
8.34management system. Of this amount,
8.35$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the
9.1second year are from the game and fish fund
9.2and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
9.3second year are from the natural resources
9.4fund.

9.5

Subd. 3.Water Resources Management

13,169,000

13,354,000

9.6	Appropriations by Fund
9.7	General	12,889,000	13,074,000
9.8	Natural Resources	280,000	280,000

9.9$210,000 the first year and $210,000 the
9.10second year are for grants for up to 50
9.11percent of the cost of implementing the Red
9.12River mediation agreement.
9.13$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
9.14second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
9.15Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of
9.16the cost of implementing the comprehensive
9.17plan for the upper Mississippi within areas
9.18under the board's jurisdiction.
9.19$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second
9.20year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band
9.21of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's
9.22portion of the comprehensive plan for the
9.23upper Mississippi.
9.24$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
9.25second year are for the construction of ring
9.26dikes under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.27103F.161. The ring dikes may be publicly
9.28or privately owned. Any unencumbered
9.29balance does not cancel at the end of the first
9.30year and is available for the second year.
9.31$773,000 the first year and $773,000 the
9.32second year are a onetime appropriation
9.33for the purpose of addressing surface
9.34and groundwater issues related to the
10.1development and expansion of ethanol
10.2production.
10.3$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the
10.4second year are to support the identification
10.5of impaired waters and develop plans to
10.6address those impairments, as required by
10.7the federal Clean Water Act.

10.8

Subd. 4.Forest Management

43,973,000

44,355,000

10.9	Appropriations by Fund
10.10	General	25,683,000	25,698,000
10.11	Natural Resources	18,033,000	18,393,000
10.12	Game and Fish	257,000	264,000

10.13$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000
10.14the second year are for prevention,
10.15presuppression, and suppression costs of
10.16emergency firefighting and other costs
10.17incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1888.12. If the appropriation for either
10.19year is insufficient to cover all costs of
10.20presuppression and suppression, the amount
10.21necessary to pay for these costs during the
10.22biennium is appropriated from the general
10.23fund.
10.24By November 15 of each year, the
10.25commissioner of natural resources shall
10.26submit a report to the chairs of the house
10.27and senate committees and divisions having
10.28jurisdiction over environment and natural
10.29resources finance, identifying all firefighting
10.30costs incurred and reimbursements received
10.31in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations
10.32may not be transferred. Any reimbursement
10.33of firefighting expenditures made to the
10.34commissioner from any source other than
11.1federal mobilizations shall be deposited into
11.2the general fund.
11.3$18,033,000 the first year and $18,393,000
11.4the second year are from the forest
11.5management investment account in the
11.6natural resources fund for only the purposes
11.7specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
11.889.039, subdivision 2.
11.9$1,180,000 the first year and $780,000 the
11.10second year are for the Forest Resources
11.11Council for implementation of the
11.12Sustainable Forest Resources Act. Of this
11.13amount, $200,000 is available in the first
11.14year as a onetime appropriation to conduct a
11.15study of options and make recommendations
11.16to the legislature for addressing the
11.17fragmentation and parcelization of large
11.18blocks of private forest land in the state
11.19and $200,000 is available in the first year
11.20as a onetime appropriation for the Forest
11.21Resources Research Advisory Committee
11.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 89A.08,
11.23to provide direction on research topics
11.24recommended by the Governor's Task Force
11.25on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's
11.26Primary Forest Products Industry.
11.27$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
11.28second year are for the FORIST timber
11.29management information system, other
11.30information systems, and for increased
11.31forestry management.
11.32$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the
11.33second year are from the game and fish
11.34fund to implement ecological classification
11.35systems (ECS) standards on forested
12.1landscapes. This appropriation is from
12.2revenue deposited in the game and fish fund
12.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
12.4paragraph (e), clause (1).
12.5$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
12.6the second year are for general fund
12.7investments in forest management. Of
12.8this amount, $1,500,000 the first year and
12.9$1,500,000 the second year are to support
12.10additional technical and cost-share assistance
12.11to nonindustrial private forest (NIPF)
12.12landowners and $500,000 the first year and
12.13$500,000 the second year are to address
12.14escalating land asset management demands,
12.15such as boundary disputes, access easements,
12.16and sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest
12.17lands.
12.18$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the
12.19second year are to develop and implement
12.20a statewide information and education
12.21campaign regarding the proposed statewide
12.22ban on the transport, storage, or use of
12.23nonapproved firewood on state-administered
12.24lands.
12.25$50,000 the first year and $100,000 the
12.26second year are from the natural resources
12.27fund for forest road maintenance in support
12.28of all-terrain vehicle trails.

12.29

Subd. 5.Parks and Recreation Management

35,194,000

36,012,000

12.30	Appropriations by Fund
12.31	General	20,613,000	20,976,000
12.32	Natural Resources	14,581,000	15,036,000

12.33$640,000 the first year and $640,000 the
12.34second year are from the water recreation
13.1account in the natural resources fund for state
13.2park water access projects.
13.3$3,996,000 the first year and $3,996,000 the
13.4second year are from the natural resources
13.5fund for state park and recreation area
13.6operations. This appropriation is from the
13.7revenue deposited in the natural resources
13.8fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.9297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
13.10$500,000 the first year and $750,000 the
13.11second year are from the natural resources
13.12fund for park maintenance work, resource
13.13management projects, and conservation
13.14education for park users.

13.15

Subd. 6.Trails and Waterways Management

28,712,000

28,917,000

13.16	Appropriations by Fund
13.17	General	1,798,000	1,818,000
13.18	Natural Resources	24,795,000	24,905,000
13.19	Game and Fish	2,119,000	2,194,000

13.20$7,924,000 the first year and $7,924,000
13.21the second year are from the snowmobile
13.22trails and enforcement account in the natural
13.23resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid.
13.24The additional money under this paragraph
13.25may be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any
13.26unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
13.27end of the first year and is available for the
13.28second year.
13.29$1,140,000 the first year and $1,132,000 the
13.30second year are from the natural resources
13.31fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid.
13.32Of this amount, $790,000 the first year
13.33and $882,000 the second year are from the
13.34all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each
13.35year is from the off-highway motorcycle
14.1account; and $200,000 the first year and
14.2$100,000 the second year are from the
14.3off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered
14.4balance does not cancel at the end of the first
14.5year and is available for the second year.
14.6$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the
14.7second year are from the water recreation
14.8account in the natural resources fund for a
14.9safe harbor program on Lake Superior.
14.10$742,000 the first year and $760,000 the
14.11second year are from the natural resources
14.12fund for state trail operations. This
14.13appropriation is from the revenue deposited
14.14in the natural resources fund under Minnesota
14.15Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
14.16clause (2).
14.17$32,000 the first year and $107,000 the
14.18second year are from the game and fish
14.19fund for expenditures on water access sites
14.20according to the requirements of the federal
14.21sport and fish restoration program.

14.22

Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management

60,580,000

62,952,000

14.23	Appropriations by Fund
14.24	General	3,463,000	3,513,000
14.25	Natural Resources	1,876,000	1,876,000
14.26	Game and Fish	55,241,000	56,563,000

14.27$410,000 the first year and $418,000 the
14.28second year are for resource population
14.29surveys in the 1837 treaty area. Of this
14.30amount, $274,000 the first year and $288,000
14.31the second year are from the game and fish
14.32fund.
14.33$8,061,000 the first year and $8,167,000
14.34the second year are from the heritage
14.35enhancement account in the game and
15.1fish fund for only the purposes specified
15.2in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
15.3paragraph (e), clause (1). Of this amount,
15.4$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the
15.5second year are for accelerating programs
15.6and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance
15.7grassland/wetland complexes on public and
15.8private lands. Notwithstanding Minnesota
15.9Statutes, section 297A.94, this appropriation
15.10may be used for hunter and angler recruitment
15.11and retention and public land user facilities.
15.12Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1384.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000
15.14the second year from the critical habitat
15.15private sector matching account may be used
15.16to publicize the critical habitat license plate
15.17match program.
15.18$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second
15.19year are appropriated from the game and
15.20fish fund for transfer to the wild turkey
15.21management account for purposes specified
15.22in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
15.23subdivision 5.
15.24$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the
15.25second year are from the game and fish
15.26fund for costs associated with administering
15.27fishing contest permits.
15.28$132,000 the first year and $132,000 the
15.29second year are to accelerate wildlife health
15.30programs and to prevent the spread of
15.31disease from livestock and poultry to the
15.32wildlife population. $66,000 of this amount
15.33is permanent.
15.34$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the
15.35second year are for accelerating programs
16.1and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance
16.2grassland/wetland complexes on public and
16.3private lands.
16.4$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
16.5second year are from the game and fish fund
16.6to expand the roadsides for wildlife program.

16.7

Subd. 8.Ecological Services

13,554,000

15,377,000

16.8	Appropriations by Fund
16.9	General	5,399,000	5,457,000
16.10	Natural Resources	4,273,000	5,969,000
16.11	Game and Fish	3,882,000	3,951,000

16.12$1,194,000 the first year and $1,227,000 the
16.13second year are from the nongame wildlife
16.14management account in the natural resources
16.15fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife
16.16management. Notwithstanding Minnesota
16.17Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first
16.18year and $100,000 the second year may be
16.19used for nongame information, education,
16.20and promotion.
16.21$1,588,000 the first year and $1,588,000
16.22the second year are from the heritage
16.23enhancement account in the game and
16.24fish fund for only the purposes specified
16.25in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
16.26paragraph (e), clause (1).
16.27$710,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the
16.28second year are from the invasive species
16.29account and $75,000 the first year and
16.30$400,000 the second year are from the
16.31game and fish fund for law enforcement
16.32and water access inspection to prevent
16.33the spread of invasive species, grants to
16.34manage invasive plants in public waters, and
17.1management of terrestrial invasive species
17.2on state-administered lands.
17.3$85,000 the first year and $85,000 the
17.4second year are a onetime appropriation
17.5for the purpose of addressing surface
17.6and groundwater issues related to the
17.7development and expansion of ethanol
17.8production.
17.9$810,000 the first year and $810,000 the
17.10second year are to support the identification
17.11of impaired waters and develop plans to
17.12address those impairments, as required by
17.13the federal Clean Water Act.

17.14

Subd. 9.Enforcement

30,221,000

30,897,000

17.15	Appropriations by Fund
17.16	General	3,536,000	3,592,000
17.17	Natural Resources	7,163,000	7,320,000
17.18	Game and Fish	19,422,000	19,885,000
17.19	Remediation	100,000	100,000

17.20$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the
17.21second year are from the water recreation
17.22account in the natural resources fund for
17.23grants to counties for boat and water safety.
17.24$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
17.25second year are from the remediation fund
17.26for solid waste enforcement activities under
17.27Minnesota Statutes, section 116.073.
17.28$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
17.29second year are from the snowmobile
17.30trails and enforcement account in the
17.31natural resources fund for grants to local
17.32law enforcement agencies for snowmobile
17.33enforcement activities.
17.34$1,164,000 the first year and $1,164,000
17.35the second year are from the heritage
18.1enhancement account in the game and
18.2fish fund for only the purposes specified
18.3in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
18.4paragraph (e), clause (1).
18.5$225,000 the first year and $225,000
18.6the second year are from the natural
18.7resources fund for grants to county law
18.8enforcement agencies for off-highway
18.9vehicle enforcement and public education
18.10activities based on off-highway vehicle use
18.11in the county. Of this amount, $213,000 each
18.12year is from the all-terrain vehicle account,
18.13$11,000 each year is from the off-highway
18.14motorcycle account, and $1,000 each year
18.15is from the off-road vehicle account. The
18.16county enforcement agencies may use
18.17money received under this appropriation
18.18to make grants to other local enforcement
18.19agencies within the county that have a high
18.20concentration of off-highway vehicle use. Of
18.21this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
18.22administration of these grants.
18.23$15,000 the first year is from the off-highway
18.24motorcycle account in the natural resources
18.25fund to produce an interactive CD-ROM
18.26training tool for the off-highway motorcycle
18.27education and training program under
18.28Minnesota Statutes, section 84.791.
18.29$15,000 the first year and $5,000 the second
18.30year are from the off-road vehicle account
18.31in the natural resources fund to establish
18.32the off-road vehicle environment and safety
18.33education and training program under
18.34Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8015.
19.1$50,000 the first year and $225,000 the
19.2second year are from the natural resources
19.3fund for grants to qualifying off-highway
19.4vehicle organizations to assist in safety and
19.5environmental education and monitoring
19.6trails on public lands. Of this appropriation,
19.7$25,000 each year is for administration of
19.8these grants.
19.9Overtime must be distributed to conservation
19.10officers at historical levels; however, a
19.11reasonable reduction or addition may be
19.12made to the officer's allocation, if justified,
19.13based on an individual officer's workload. If
19.14funding for enforcement is reduced because
19.15of an unallotment, the overtime bank may be
19.16reduced in proportion to reductions made in
19.17other areas of the budget.

19.18

Subd. 10.Operations Support

3,724,000

3,791,000

19.19	Appropriations by Fund
19.20	General	2,189,000	2,227,000
19.21	Natural Resources	484,000	484,000
19.22	Game and Fish	1,051,000	1,080,000

19.23$270,000 the first year and $270,000 the
19.24second year are from the natural resources
19.25fund for grants to be divided equally between
19.26the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo
19.27and Conservatory and the city of Duluth
19.28for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation
19.29is from the revenue deposited to the fund
19.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
19.31paragraph (e), clause (5).

19.32 19.33

Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

$

22,369,000

$

22,728,000

19.34$4,102,000 the first year and $4,102,000 the
19.35second year are for natural resources block
20.1grants to local governments. The board may
20.2reduce the amount of the natural resources
20.3block grant to a county by an amount equal to
20.4any reduction in the county's general services
20.5allocation to a soil and water conservation
20.6district from the county's previous year
20.7allocation when the board determines that
20.8the reduction was disproportionate. Grants
20.9must be matched with a combination of local
20.10cash or in-kind contributions. The base grant
20.11portion related to water planning must be
20.12matched by an amount that would be raised
20.13by a levy under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.14103B.3369.
20.15$3,566,000 the first year and $3,566,000 the
20.16second year are for grants to soil and water
20.17conservation districts for general purposes,
20.18nonpoint engineering, and implementation
20.19of the reinvest in Minnesota conservation
20.20reserve program. Upon approval of the
20.21board, expenditures may be made from these
20.22appropriations for supplies and services
20.23benefiting soil and water conservation
20.24districts.
20.25$3,285,000 the first year and $3,285,000
20.26the second year are for grants to soil and
20.27water conservation districts for cost-sharing
20.28contracts for erosion control and water
20.29quality management. Of this amount, at least
20.30$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the
20.31second year are for grants for cost-sharing
20.32contracts for water quality management on
20.33feedlots. Any unencumbered balance in the
20.34board's program of grants does not cancel
20.35at the end of the first year and is available
20.36for the second year for the same grant
21.1program. This appropriation is available
21.2until expended. If the appropriation in either
21.3year is insufficient, the appropriation in the
21.4other year is available for it.
21.5$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
21.6second year are for a grant to the Red
21.7River Basin Commission to develop a Red
21.8River basin plan and to coordinate water
21.9management activities in the states and
21.10provinces bordering the Red River. The
21.11unencumbered balance in the first year does
21.12not cancel but is available for the second
21.13year.
21.14$105,000 the first year and $105,000
21.15the second year are for a grant to Area
21.16II, Minnesota River Basin Projects,
21.17for floodplain management, including
21.18administration of programs. If the
21.19appropriation in either year is insufficient, the
21.20appropriation in the other year is available
21.21for it.
21.22$5,450,000 the first year and $5,450,000
21.23the second year are for implementation of
21.24the Clean Water Legacy Act as follows:
21.25$1,500,000 each year is for targeted
21.26nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive
21.27payments, of which up to $1,400,000 each
21.28year is available for grants. The grant funds
21.29are available until expended; $2,000,000
21.30each year is for targeted nonpoint restoration
21.31and protection and technical, compliance,
21.32and engineering assistance activities,
21.33of which up to $1,700,000 each year is
21.34available for grants; $200,000 each year is
21.35for reporting and evaluating applied soil
22.1and water conservation practices; $750,000
22.2each year is for grants to implement
22.3county individual sewage treatment system
22.4programs; and $1,000,000 each year is for
22.5grants to support local nonpoint source
22.6protection activities related to lake and
22.7river protection and management. All of
22.8the money appropriated in this paragraph
22.9as grants to local governments shall be
22.10administered through the Board of Water
22.11and Soil Resources' local water resources
22.12protection and management program under
22.13Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
22.14$1,060,000 the first year and $1,060,000 the
22.15second year may be spent for the following
22.16purposes to support implementation of the
22.17Wetland Conservation Act: $500,000 each
22.18year is to make grants to local units of
22.19governments to improve response to major
22.20wetland violations; $500,000 each year is for
22.21staffing to provide adequate state oversight
22.22and technical support to local governments
22.23administering the Wetland Conservation
22.24Act; and $60,000 each year is for staff to
22.25monitor and enforce wetland replacement
22.26and wetland bank sites.
22.27$60,000 is to develop a comprehensive
22.28state wetland restoration vision and plan.
22.29This is a onetime appropriation. All of
22.30the money appropriated in this paragraph
22.31as grants to local governments shall be
22.32administered through the Board of Water
22.33and Soil Resources' local water resources
22.34protection and management program under
22.35Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
23.1$450,000 in the first year and $800,000
23.2the second year are to implement
23.3recommendations of the Drainage Work
23.4Group to enhance public drainage and
23.5modernization as follows: $150,000 the first
23.6year is to develop guidelines for drainage
23.7records preservation and modernization;
23.8$500,000 the second year is for cost-share
23.9grants to local governments for records
23.10modernization; and $300,000 each year
23.11is to provide assistance to local drainage
23.12management officials and to update the
23.13Minnesota Public Drainage Manual. All of
23.14the money appropriated in this paragraph
23.15as grants to local governments shall be
23.16administered through the Board of Water
23.17and Soil Resources' local water resources
23.18protection and management program under
23.19Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.

23.20

Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

$

7,870,000

$

7,870,000

23.21	Appropriations by Fund
23.22		2008	2009
23.23	General	3,300,000	3,300,000
23.24	Natural Resources	4,570,000	4,570,000

23.25$3,300,000 the first year and $3,300,000
23.26the second year are for metropolitan area
23.27regional parks maintenance and operations.
23.28$4,570,000 the first year and $4,570,000 the
23.29second year are from the natural resources
23.30fund for metropolitan area regional parks
23.31and trails maintenance and operations. This
23.32appropriation is from the revenue deposited
23.33in the natural resources fund under Minnesota
23.34Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
23.35clause (3).

24.1 24.2

Sec. 6. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION CORPS

$

840,000

$

840,000

24.3	Appropriations by Fund
24.4		2008	2009
24.5	General	350,000	350,000
24.6	Natural Resources	490,000	490,000

24.7The Minnesota Conservation Corps may
24.8receive money appropriated from the
24.9natural resources fund under this section
24.10only as provided in an agreement with the
24.11commissioner of natural resources.

24.12 24.13 24.14

Sec. 7. LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES

$

23,366,000

$

28,866,000

24.15	Appropriations by Fund
24.16		2008	2009
24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20	State Land and Water Conservation Account (LAWCON)	500,000	-0-
24.21 24.22 24.23	Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund	22,866,000	22,866,000

24.24$22,866,000 from the trust fund and
24.25$500,000 from the state land and water
24.26conservation account the first year and
24.27$22,866,000 from the trust fund the second
24.28year are available for projects and programs
24.29under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P,
24.30and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
24.31section 14.


24.34    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.531, subdivision 1a, is amended to
24.35read:
24.36    Subd. 1a. Revenues. The following revenues must be deposited in the
24.37environmental fund:
24.38    (1) all revenue from the motor vehicle transfer fee imposed under section 115A.908;
25.1    (2) all fees collected under section 116.07, subdivision 4d;
25.2    (3) all money collected by the Pollution Control Agency in enforcement matters
25.3as provided in section 115.073;
25.4    (4) all revenues from license fees for individual sewage treatment systems under
25.5section 115.56;
25.6    (5) all loan repayments deposited under section 115A.0716;
25.7    (6) all revenue from pollution prevention fees imposed under section 115D.12;
25.8    (7) all loan repayments deposited under section 116.994;
25.9    (8) all fees collected under section 116C.834;
25.10    (9) revenue collected from the solid waste management tax pursuant to chapter 297H;
25.11    (10) fees collected under section 473.844; and
25.12    (11) interest accrued on the fund; and
25.13    (12) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation
25.14from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants.

25.15    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
25.16    Subd. 9. Professional services support account. The commissioner of natural
25.17resources may bill the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of
25.18providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section
25.1989.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are
25.20appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
25.21    The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of finance
25.22before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done
25.23during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees
25.24that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect
25.25cost payments.

25.26    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.27    Subdivision 1. Contracts. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized
25.28to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision
25.29of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts
25.30shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds
25.31generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
25.32the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing
25.33the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected
25.34and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and
25.35Means in the house and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

26.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.2    Subdivision 1. Sales authorized; gift certificates. The commissioner may
26.3sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment
26.4products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other
26.5nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using
26.6Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift
26.7certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, a fee charged
26.8by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the
26.9actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may
26.10advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section.

26.11    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.12    Subd. 2. Receipts; appropriation. Except as provided under section 89.421,
26.13money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of
26.14volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is
26.15appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received.
26.16Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs.
26.17Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall
26.18be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems.

26.19    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780, is amended to read:
26.2084.780 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ACCOUNT.
26.21    (a) The off-highway vehicle damage account is created in the natural resources fund.
26.22Money in the off-highway vehicle damage account is appropriated to the commissioner
26.23of natural resources for the repair or restoration of property damaged by the operation of
26.24off-highway vehicles in an unpermitted illegal area after August 1, 2003, and for the costs
26.25of administration for this section. Before the commissioner may make a payment from
26.26this account, the commissioner must determine whether the damage to the property was
26.27caused by the unpermitted illegal use of off-highway vehicles, that the applicant has made
26.28reasonable efforts to identify the responsible individual and obtain payment from the
26.29individual, and that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to prevent reoccurrence.
26.30By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of finance must transfer the remaining balance in the
26.31account to the off-highway motorcycle account under section 84.794, the off-road vehicle
26.32account under section 84.803, and the all-terrain vehicle account under section 84.927.
26.33The amount transferred to each account must be proportionate to the amounts received in
26.34the damage account from the relevant off-highway vehicle accounts.
27.1    (b) Determinations of the commissioner under this section may be made by written
27.2order and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386
27.3does not apply.
27.4    (c) This section expires July 1, 2008 These funds are available until expended.

27.5    Sec. 7. [84.9011] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION
27.6PROGRAM.
27.7    Subdivision 1. Creation. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish
27.8a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a
27.9manner that does not harm the environment. The commissioner shall coordinate the
27.10program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.
27.11    Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage off-highway vehicle
27.12clubs to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving, maintaining, and monitoring of trails on
27.13state forest land and other public lands.
27.14    Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements
27.15with off-highway vehicle clubs for volunteer services to maintain, make improvements to,
27.16and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. The off-highway vehicle
27.17clubs shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and responsible manner
27.18that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles.
27.19    (b) The off-highway vehicle clubs may provide assistance to the department in
27.20locating, recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs.
27.21    (c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety
27.22of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and
27.23conservation program.
27.24    Subd. 4. Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into
27.25any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees
27.26by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under
27.27this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the
27.28work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed
27.29workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position,
27.30including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or
27.31other employment benefits.

27.32    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.927, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.33    Subd. 2. Purposes. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the
27.34all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for:
27.35    (1) the education and training program under section 84.925;
28.1    (2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.773 to 84.929;
28.2    (3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas;
28.3    (4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain
28.4all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas;
28.5    (5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; and
28.6    (6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies.; and
28.7    (7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads according to section 89.71,
28.8subdivision 5, and county forest roads within state forest boundaries as defined under
28.9section 89.021.
28.10    The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be
28.11guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.

28.12    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
28.13    Subd. 7. Satisfaction of civil penalties. A civil penalty is due and a watercraft
28.14license suspension is effective 30 days after issuance of the civil citation. A civil penalty
28.15collected under this section is payable to the commissioner and must be credited to the
28.16water recreation account invasive species account.

28.17    Sec. 10. [84D.15] INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
28.18    Subdivision 1. Creation. The invasive species account is created in the state
28.19treasury in the natural resources fund.
28.20    Subd. 2. Receipts. Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under
28.21section 86B.415, subdivision 7, and licenses for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of
28.223,000 pounds or less and towed recreational vehicles under section 168.013, subdivisions
28.231d and 1g, shall be deposited in the invasive species account. Each year, the commissioner
28.24of finance shall transfer from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account,
28.25the annual surcharge collected on nonresident fishing licenses under section 97A.475,
28.26subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
28.27    Subd. 3. Use of money in account. Money credited to the invasive species account
28.28in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of
28.29this chapter as it pertains to aquatic invasive species, including control, public awareness,
28.30law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research.

28.31    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.32    Subdivision 1. Watercraft 19 feet or less. The fee for a watercraft license for
28.33watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27 plus a $15 surcharge except:
28.34    (1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is
28.35offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9 plus a $5 surcharge;
29.1    (2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in
29.2length or less, the fee is $10.50 plus a $5 surcharge;
29.3    (3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for
29.4teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
29.5    (4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided
29.6in subdivision 5;
29.7    (5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 plus a $15 surcharge; and
29.8    (6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses
29.9(1) to (5), the fee is $18 plus a $10 surcharge.

29.10    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.11    Subd. 2. Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5,
29.12the watercraft license fee:
29.13    (1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 plus a
29.14$15 surcharge;
29.15    (2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 plus a $15
29.16surcharge; and
29.17    (3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 plus a $15 surcharge.

29.18    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.19    Subd. 3. Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more
29.20than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 plus a $15 surcharge each.

29.21    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
29.22    Subd. 4. Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft
29.23license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water
29.24safety is $4.50 plus a $5 surcharge each.

29.25    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.26    Subd. 5. Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer
29.27under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 plus a $15 surcharge.

29.28    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
29.29    Subd. 7. Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft
29.30licensed The surcharge placed on each watercraft under subdivisions 1 to 5 shall be used
29.31for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research of aquatic
29.32invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in
29.33public waters and public wetlands.

29.34    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.706, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.1    Subd. 2. Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state
30.2treasury and credited to the water recreation account:
30.3    (1) fees and surcharges from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter;
30.4    (2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 86B.705,
30.5subdivision 2 ;
30.6    (3) civil penalties according to section 84D.13;
30.7    (4) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or
30.8state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 86A.21;
30.9    (5) (4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section
30.10296A.18 ; and
30.11    (6) (5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild
30.12rice under section 103G.615, subdivision 2.

30.13    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.14    Subdivision 1. Written consent. No person shall cut, harvest, remove, transport, or
30.15possess for decorative purposes or for sale more than three decorative trees, more than
30.16100 25 pounds of decorative boughs, or more than 100 25 pounds of any other decorative
30.17materials without the written consent of the owner or authorized agent of the private or
30.18public land on which the decorative materials were cut or harvested. The written consent
30.19shall be on a form furnished or otherwise approved by the commissioner of natural
30.20resources and shall contain the legal description of the land where the decorative materials
30.21were cut or harvested, as well as the name of the legal owner of the land or the owner's
30.22authorized agent. The written consent must be carried by every person cutting, harvesting,
30.23removing, possessing, or transporting any decorative materials, or in any way aiding
30.24therein, and must be exhibited to any officer at the officer's request at any time.

30.25    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.6435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.26    Subdivision 1. Permits. A person may not buy more than 100 25 pounds of
30.27decorative boughs in any calendar year without a bough buyer's permit issued by
30.28the commissioner of natural resources. The annual fee for a permit for a resident or
30.29nonresident to buy decorative boughs is $25. The annual fee may be reduced to $10 if
30.30the buyer attends an approved annual workshop or other orientation session for balsam
30.31bough harvesters and buyers. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that
30.32covers the commissioner's cost of issuing the permit. A permit may not be granted until
30.33the permit holder has completed a presale conference with the state appraiser designated
30.34to supervise the cutting.

30.35    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.1    Subd. 2. Receipts to natural resources special revenue fund. Fees collected under
31.2subdivision 1 shall be credited to a forest land use account in the natural resources fund
31.3the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to recoup the
31.4costs of developing, operating, and maintaining facilities necessary for the specified uses
31.5in subdivision 1 or to prevent or mitigate resource impacts of those uses.
31.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to fees
31.7collected according to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.22, subdivision 1, after August
31.81, 2006.

31.9    Sec. 21. [89.421] FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND
31.10SERVICES ACCOUNT.
31.11    Subdivision 1. Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services
31.12account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
31.13    Subd. 2. Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales
31.14and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026;
31.15and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services
31.16account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial
31.17photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.
31.18    Subd. 3. Use of money in account. Money credited to the forest resource
31.19assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated to
31.20the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and facilities producing the aerial
31.21photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.

31.22    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.23    Subd. 2. Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
31.24    Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish
31.25and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
31.26sections 97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to
31.27the wildlife acquisition account and. The money in the account is appropriated to the
31.28commissioner and shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section,
31.29and acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance
31.30of the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature.

31.31    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
31.3297A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
31.33    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this
31.34subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions
32.12, clauses (4) , (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses
32.2issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
32.3    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
32.4wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section
32.597A.473, subdivision 4 , shall be credited to the deer management account. Money in
32.6the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall be used for deer habitat
32.7improvement or deer management programs.
32.8    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
32.9the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
32.10issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear
32.11management account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall
32.12be used for deer and bear management programs, including a computerized licensing
32.13system.
32.14    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding
32.15and wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer
32.16feeding and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency
32.17deer feeding and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. When
32.18the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild
32.19cervidae health management at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $2,500,000 for the first
32.20time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund.
32.21The commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance
32.22committees every two years on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild
32.23cervidae health management has been spent.
32.24    Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer
32.25feeding and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal
32.26year, the unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer
32.27and bear management programs and computerized licensing.
32.28    Subd. 2. Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue
32.29from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat
32.30improvement account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may
32.31be used only for:
32.32    (1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl
32.33management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat
32.34evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest
32.35cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development
33.1and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters
33.2under section 97A.101;
33.3    (2) management of migratory waterfowl;
33.4    (3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl
33.5habitat;
33.6    (4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
33.7    (5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including
33.8promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
33.9    (b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to
33.10a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or
33.11to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
33.12    Subd. 3. Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout
33.13and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money
33.14in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
33.15    (1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and
33.16preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but
33.17not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover;
33.18modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on
33.19stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
33.20    (2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with
33.21coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes
33.22and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
33.23    (3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
33.24    (4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
33.25    (5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and
33.26Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
33.27    (b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related
33.28to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing
33.29activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and
33.30equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
33.31    Subd. 4. Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps
33.32must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account is
33.33appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
33.34    (1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked
33.35pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter
33.36cover, and reliable food sources;
34.1    (2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
34.2    (3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private
34.3land;
34.4    (4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including
34.5promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
34.6    (5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public
34.7hunting.
34.8    (b) Money in the account may not be used for:
34.9    (1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
34.10(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under
34.11paragraph (a), clause (4); or
34.12    (2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009, personnel may be hired
34.13to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement
34.14conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
34.15    Subd. 5. Turkey stamps. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from turkey stamps
34.16must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account is
34.17appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
34.18    (1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild
34.19turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment
34.20of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
34.21    (2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
34.22    (3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and
34.23private land;
34.24    (4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
34.25    (5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population
34.26surveys and monitoring, and research.
34.27    (b) Money in the account may not be used for:
34.28    (1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
34.29(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4),
34.30or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
34.31    (2) any permanent personnel costs.

34.32    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
34.33    Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
34.34to nonresidents, are:
34.35    (1) to take fish by angling, $34;
35.1    (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee,
35.2$24;
35.3    (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $20;
35.4    (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents
35.5and dependent children under the age of 16, $46;
35.6    (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
35.7    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to
35.814 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $35.
35.9    (b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses
35.10issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed
35.11on this surcharge.

35.12    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.13    Subd. 3. Contests requiring a permit. (a) A person must have a permit from the
35.14commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet the criteria in subdivision 2.
35.15Permits shall be issued without a fee. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit
35.16that recovers the costs of issuing the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by
35.17the permit. Receipts collected from this fee shall be credited to the game and fish fund.
35.18Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in
35.19the State Register, establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking
35.20provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
35.21    (b) If entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than
35.22$25,000, and if the applicant has either:
35.23    (1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this
35.24subdivision; or
35.25    (2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by
35.26the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner
35.27evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in
35.28the amount of $25,000.

35.29    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
35.30    Subd. 1d. Trailer. (a) On trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight of greater
35.31than 3,000 pounds, the annual tax is based on total gross weight and is 30 percent of the
35.32Minnesota base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e, when the gross weight is 15,000 pounds
35.33or less, and when the gross weight of a trailer is more than 15,000 pounds, the tax for the
35.34first eight years of vehicle life is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
35.35schedule, and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the tax is 75 percent
35.36of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by subdivision 1e.
36.1    (b) Farm trailers with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds and as described in
36.2section 168.011, subdivision 17, are taxed as farm trucks as prescribed in subdivision 1c.
36.3    (c) Effective on and after July 1, 2001, trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight
36.4of 3,000 pounds or less must display a distinctive plate. The registration on the license
36.5plate is valid for the life of the trailer only if it remains registered at the same gross vehicle
36.6weight. The onetime registration tax for trailers registered for the first time in Minnesota
36.7is $55. For trailers registered in Minnesota before July 1, 2001, and for which:
36.8    (1) registration is desired for the remaining life of the trailer, the registration tax
36.9is $25; or
36.10    (2) permanent registration is not desired, the biennial registration tax is $10 for the
36.11first renewal if registration is renewed between and including July 1, 2001, and June 30,
36.122003. These trailers must be issued permanent registration at the first renewal on or after
36.13July 1, 2003, and the registration tax is $20.
36.14For trailers registered at a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less before July 1, 2001, but
36.15not renewed until on or after July 1, 2003, the registration tax is $20 and permanent
36.16registration must be issued.
36.17    (d) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial registration of trailers under paragraph (c)
36.18and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the cost of collection of the
36.19surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under section 84D.15. The
36.20amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is appropriated to the
36.21state registrar of motor vehicles.

36.22    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
36.23    Subd. 1g. Recreational vehicle. (a) Self-propelled recreational vehicles shall be
36.24separately licensed and taxed annually on the basis of total gross weight and the tax shall
36.25be graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule prescribed in subdivision 1e,
36.26but in no event less than $20, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision.
36.27    (b) For all self-propelled recreational vehicles, the tax for the ninth and succeeding
36.28years of vehicle life shall be 75 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate
36.29schedule.
36.30    (c) Towed recreational vehicles shall be separately licensed and taxed annually on
36.31the basis of total gross weight at 30 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed in
36.32subdivision 1e but in no event less than $5.
36.33    (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all trailers and semitrailers taxed
36.34pursuant to this section shall be exempt from any wheelage tax now or hereafter imposed
36.35by any political subdivision or political subdivisions.
37.1    (e) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial licensure and renewal of towed recreational
37.2vehicles under paragraph (c) and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the
37.3cost of collection of the surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under
37.4section 84D.15. The amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is
37.5appropriated to the state registrar of motor vehicles.

37.6    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
37.7    Subd. 8. Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services
37.8account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration
37.9tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state
37.10treasury, and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund, except as provided for the
37.11surcharge collected for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less under
37.12subdivision 1d and towed recreational vehicles under subdivision 1g.
37.13    (b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be
37.14deposited in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under
37.15section 299A.705.

37.16    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.17    Subd. 4. All-terrain vehicle. Approximately 0.15 0.27 of one percent of all gasoline
37.18received in or produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation
37.19purposes, is being used for the operation of all-terrain vehicles in this state, and of the total
37.20revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax, 0.15 0.27 of one percent is
37.21the amount of tax on fuel used in all-terrain vehicles operated in this state.

37.22    Sec. 30. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169, is amended to read:
37.23    Sec. 169. CONTINUOUS TRAIL DESIGNATION.
37.24    (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall locate, plan, design, map, construct,
37.25designate, and sign a new trail for use by all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles
37.26of not less than 70 continuous miles in length on any land owned by the state or in
37.27cooperation with any county on land owned by that county or on a combination of any of
37.28these lands. This new trail shall be ready for use by April 1, 2007 June 30, 2009.
37.29    (b) All funding for this new trail shall come from the all-terrain vehicle dedicated
37.30account and is appropriated each year as needed.
37.31    (c) This new trail shall have at least two areas of access complete with appropriate
37.32parking for vehicles and trailers and enough room for loading and unloading all-terrain
37.33vehicles. Some existing trails, that are strictly all-terrain vehicle trails, and are not
37.34inventoried forest roads, may be incorporated into the design of this new all-terrain vehicle
37.35trail. This new trail may be of a continuous loop design and shall provide for spurs to other
38.1all-terrain vehicle trails as long as those spurs do not count toward the 70 continuous miles
38.2of this new all-terrain vehicle trail. Four rest areas shall be provided along the way.

38.3    Sec. 31. REPEALER.
38.4(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89A.11, is repealed.
38.5(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.2236, is repealed.
38.6EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) of this section is effective July 1, 2007.
38.7Paragraph (b) of this section is effective July 1, 2008."
38.8Delete the title and insert:
38.10relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environment and natural
38.11resources; modifying disposition of certain revenue; authorizing certain sales;
38.12modifying and creating certain accounts; modifying and establishing certain fees
38.13and surcharges; establishing an off-highway vehicle safety and conservation
38.14program; modifying decorative bough provisions; modifying percentage of
38.15gasoline use attributable to all-terrain vehicles; modifying trail designation
38.16requirements; eliminating sunset of sustainable forest resources provisions;
38.17amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.531, subdivision 1a; 84.025,
38.18subdivision 9; 84.026, subdivision 1; 84.0855, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.780; 84.927,
38.19subdivision 2; 84D.13, subdivision 7; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7;
38.2086B.706, subdivision 2; 88.642, subdivision 1; 88.6435, subdivision 1; 89.22,
38.21subdivision 2; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.475, subdivision 7;
38.2297C.081, subdivision 3; 168.013, subdivisions 1d, 1g, 8; 296A.18, subdivision
38.234; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169; proposing coding for new
38.24law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 84D; 89; repealing Minnesota Statutes
38.252006, sections 89A.11; 93.2236."