Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF3660

Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government;
modifying pollution control agency, natural resources, board of water and soil
resources and metropolitan council appropriations and providing environment and
natural resources policy

ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of
appropriations by fund; reducing certain prior appropriations to the pollution
control agency for water, multi media and administration, commissioner of
natural resources (DNR) for the lands and minerals budget and iron ore
cooperative agreements, water resource management, parks and recreation and fish
and wildlife management, ecological services, enforcement budget and for
operations support, board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for cost sharing
contract for native buffers, county cooperative weed management programs,
drainage assistance program and rehabilitation, erosion and sediment control
projects, and metropolitan council for metropolitan area regional parks
maintenance and operation; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural
resources (DNR) for forest, trails and waterways management and modifying prior
appropriation requirements

ARTICLE 2 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
POLICY

Providing for control of fish diseases including viral hemorrhagic
septicemia control; modifying certain provisions relating to transportation of
aquatic life, invasive species and fish and fishing; authorizing commissioner
rulemaking authority for establishing reasonable conditions on the buying and
selling of fish to prevent or slow the spread of certain certifiable diseases
and invasive species; modifying fish inspection services fees; providing for
disposition of proceeds from the sale of administrative sites to be credited to
the facilities management account for acquisition and renovation; modifying
certain environmental quality board assessment requirements; repealing a certain
provision relating to imported minnows use in home aquariums
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