Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1098

2E Relating to natural resources; modifying certain provisions relating to
commercial fishing restrictions in infested waters, requiring the commissioner
of natural resources (DNR) to provide commercial licensees with a current
listing of designated infested waters at the time of license or permit issuance;
creating the water recreation account in the natural resources fund for the
deposit of certain fees, surcharges, fines, penalties and unrefunded gasoline
tax receipts relating to watercraft, restricting use of money in the account to
water access and boating facilities on public waters, to certain watercraft or
boating programs and to management of aquatic nonnative species and aquatic
plants; extending the expiration date of the game and fish budgetary oversight
committee; eliminating the requirement for the commissioner to include
information on projects in the annual lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund
receipts and expenditures report; modifying the authorized use of the county
portion of tax-forfeited land timber sale receipts and eliminating the
requirement for commissioner approval of projects; eliminating the crediting of
unrefunded gasoline tax receipts attributable to motorboat use to the water
recreation account for state park development purposes; requiring cities or
towns to regulate the repair, replacement, maintenance, improvement or expansion
of nonconforming uses and structures in floodplain areas to maintain eligibility
in the national flood insurance program without increasing the flood damage
potential
(ra, ja)