Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF1343

1E Relating to natural resources; providing for community forest management;
authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to make grants to municipalities or
enter into contracts with municipalities, nurseries, colleges, universities,
state or federal agencies for new and emerging plant pest programs including
research; defining community forest; authorizing foresters to provide advice in
community forest management; modifying the Minnesota releaf program; defining
and redefining certain terms; modifying certain duties, best methods and forest
plan requirements of the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for forestry
and forest protection purposes; authorizing the commissioner to establish
experimental programs for the control of forest pests and shade tree pests;
requiring posting of zones of infestation on the department of natural resources
web site; clarifying and modifying certain infestation control and expenses
provisions relating pests and shade tree pests; establishing the shade tree pest
control grant program, authorizing the commissioner to make grants to aid in the
control of shade tree pests, specifying certain grant eligibility requirements
and rules and procedures applicable to municipalities; providing for the
certification of tree inspectors; expanding certain enforcement officer powers;
repealing certain shade tree pest and disease control provisions
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