Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2002, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 353-S.F.No. 2125
An act relating to natural resources; modifying
provisions for all-terrain vehicle use on certain
wildlife management area lands; modifying disposition
of lottery ticket in lieu of sales tax receipts;
adding to state wildlife management areas; providing
for certain land exchanges; permitting the sale of
certain consolidated conservation land in Roseau
county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section
97A.133, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001
Supplement, sections 297A.94; 477A.14.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.133,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAVEL WITHIN DESIGNATED
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.] (a) On lands acquired by the state
under chapter 84A that are designated after January 1, 1986, as
wildlife management areas, the commissioner shall, by January
15, 2003 2004, identify and, designate corridor, and sign at
least 90 miles of all-terrain vehicle trails, not including
public roads that are maintained and open to travel by other
noncommercial vehicles, in corridors of disturbance that:
(1) the commissioner determines are appropriate to connect
trails, forest roads established under section 89.71,
subdivision 1, and public highways to provide reasonable travel
for all-terrain vehicles; or
(2) are areas of historic all-terrain vehicle use,
including trails that end within a wildlife management area.
The designated trails must be either within or contiguous
to the wildlife management areas. The commissioner shall
consult with wildlife management area users, including both
motorized and nonmotorized trail users, in identifying and
designating corridor trails under this paragraph. Corridor
Trail establishment must be in compliance with other state and
federal law. Local governments and other trail sponsors may
propose the designation of corridor trails, including the
designation as a grant-in-aid trail for the purposes of funding
under section 84.927, subdivision 2.
(b) The following forest roads shall be open to travel by
all-terrain vehicles when the roads are open to other
noncommercial vehicles:
(1) the Rapid River forest road, beginning at the west
boundary of the Red Lake wildlife management area at the
southwest corner of Section 7, Township 156 North, Range 35
West, Beltrami county, thence in an easterly and northeasterly
direction through the Red Lake wildlife management area to the
east boundary of the Red Lake wildlife management area at the
southwest corner of Section 7, Township 157 North, Range 33
West, Lake of the Woods county;
(2) the Blanchard forest road, beginning at the junction of
the North Shore Road along the northern shore of Upper Red Lake
and the Blanchard state forest road at the west section line of
Section 30, Township 155 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami county,
thence in a westerly direction to the west section line of
Section 31, Township 155 North, Range 32 West; and
(3) the Moose River forest road, beginning at the junction
of Dick's Parkway state forest road and the Moose River state
forest road at the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 36
West, Range 158 North, thence in a westerly direction along the
Moose River state forest road to the junction of Beltrami county
road 706; and
(4) the existing west access road to the Moose River dike,
which is included in meeting the required all-terrain vehicle
trail mileage specified in paragraph (a).
(c) The commissioner shall sign each road and trail
designated under this subdivision indicating the motorized uses
allowed.
(d) During the regular firearms deer season, on all
wildlife management area lands within the area described in
paragraph (e), a person licensed to take deer may operate an
all-terrain vehicle:
(1) before legal shooting hours;
(2) after legal shooting hours; and
(3) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(e) Paragraph (d) applies from where state highway No. 1
intersects the west boundary of the Red Lake Indian Reservation,
then West to state highway No. 219, then North on state highway
No. 219 to state highway No. 89, then North on state highway No.
89 to county highway No. 6, then East on county highway No. 6 to
county highway No. 54 and county highway No. 1
(Beltrami/Marshall county line) then North along the
Beltrami/Marshall county line to Roseau county line, then East
on Beltrami/Roseau county line to Dick's Parkway, then South on
Dick's Parkway to county road No. 704, Beltrami county, then
South to county state-aid highway No. 44 to Fourtown, then South
on state highway No. 89 to the North boundary of the Red Lake
Indian Reservation, then West and South following the boundary
of the Red Lake Indian Reservation to where it intersects state
highway No. 1.
(d) (f) For the purposes of this subdivision, "corridors of
disturbance" means rights-of-way such as ditches, ditch banks,
transmission lines, pipelines, permanent roads, winter roads,
and recreational trails. The existence of a corridor of
disturbance eligible for corridor designation may be
demonstrated by physical evidence, document recorded in the
office of the county recorder or other public official, aerial
survey, or other evidence similar to the above. Cross-country
motorized use of land shall not cause that land to be considered
a corridor of disturbance.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section
297A.94, is amended to read:
297A.94 [DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.]
(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner
shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state
treasury and credit them to the general fund.
(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota
agricultural and economic account in the special revenue fund if:
(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property
and services purchased for the construction and operation of an
agricultural resource project; and
(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a
conditional commitment was made for a loan guaranty for the
project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
The commissioner of finance shall certify to the commissioner
the date on which the project received the conditional
commitment. The amount deposited in the loan guaranty account
must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the
department of revenue to administer and enforce the assessment
and collection of the taxes.
(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including
interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed on sales
and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and
credit them as follows:
(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt
service account in each fiscal year the amount required by
section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the
balance to the general fund.
(d) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including
interest and penalties, collected under section 297A.64,
subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the
general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall
transfer to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount
equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64,
subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
(e) For fiscal year 2001, 97 percent; for fiscal years 2002
and 2003, 87 percent; and for fiscal year 2004 and
thereafter, 88.5 87.1 percent of the revenues, including
interest and penalties, transmitted to the commissioner under
section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the
state treasury as follows:
(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund, and may
be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect
fish and wildlife resources, including conservation,
restoration, and enhancement of land, water, and other natural
resources of the state;
(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only for state parks
and trails;
(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only on metropolitan
park and trail grants;
(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only on local trail
grants; and
(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only for the Minnesota
zoological garden, the Como park zoo and conservatory, and the
Duluth zoo.
(f) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) may not be
used as a substitute for traditional sources of funding for the
purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall supplement
traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land
acquired with money deposited in the game and fish fund under
paragraph (e) must be open to public hunting and fishing during
the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on
lands where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be
prohibited during certain times of the year and hunting may be
prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in the
game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection
of fish and wildlife resources under paragraph (e) must be
allocated for field operations.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section
477A.14, is amended to read:
477A.14 [USE OF FUNDS.]
Subdivision 1. [GENERAL DISTRIBUTION.] Except as provided
in subdivision 2 or in section 97A.061, subdivision 5, 40
percent of the total payment to the county shall be deposited in
the county general revenue fund to be used to provide property
tax levy reduction. The remainder shall be distributed by the
county in the following priority:
(a) 37.5 cents, as adjusted for inflation under section
477A.145, for each acre of county-administered other natural
resources land shall be deposited in a resource development fund
to be created within the county treasury for use in resource
development, forest management, game and fish habitat
improvement, and recreational development and maintenance of
county-administered other natural resources land. Any county
receiving less than $5,000 annually for the resource development
fund may elect to deposit that amount in the county general
revenue fund;
(b) From the funds remaining, within 30 days of receipt of
the payment to the county, the county treasurer shall pay each
organized township 30 cents, as adjusted for inflation under
section 477A.145, for each acre of acquired natural resources
land and each acre of land described in section 477A.12,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and 7.5 cents, as adjusted for
inflation under section 477A.145, for each acre of other natural
resources land located within its boundaries. Payments for
natural resources lands not located in an organized township
shall be deposited in the county general revenue fund. Payments
to counties and townships pursuant to this paragraph shall be
used to provide property tax levy reduction, except that of the
payments for natural resources lands not located in an organized
township, the county may allocate the amount determined to be
necessary for maintenance of roads in unorganized townships.
Provided that, if the total payment to the county pursuant to
section 477A.12 is not sufficient to fully fund the distribution
provided for in this clause, the amount available shall be
distributed to each township and the county general revenue fund
on a pro rata basis; and
(c) Any remaining funds shall be deposited in the county
general revenue fund. Provided that, if the distribution to the
county general revenue fund exceeds $35,000, the excess shall be
used to provide property tax levy reduction.
Subd. 2. [DISTRIBUTION FOR CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION
LANDS.] In the case of payments for consolidated conservation
land, at least 15 percent of the amount paid on account of that
land under section 477A.12 must be distributed to the county for
use as provided in section 84A.51, subdivision 4, clause (1).
The remainder of the payment under section 477A.12 will be
distributed in proportion to the distributions described in
subdivision 1.
Sec. 4. [ADDITIONS TO STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
INCLUDED IN 1991 COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS.]
Subdivision 1. [97A.133] [Subd. 6.] [BEAR CREEK WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Bear Creek wildlife management area: the SE1/4-SE1/4 of
Section 27; NE1/4 and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section 34; all in Township
161 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 2. [97A.133] [Subd. 8.] [BORDER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Border
wildlife management area: Lot 2 of Section 27; Lot 1 of Section
28; Lot 5 of Section 29; S1/2-NE1/4 and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section
31; all in Township 164 North, Range 36 West.
Subd. 3. [97A.133] [Subd. 9.] [CARMALEE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Carmalee wildlife management area: NW1/4 of Section 27;
NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, NE1/4-SW1/4, S1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section
28; W1/2-NE1/4, NW1/4, and S1/2 of Section 29; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4,
Lot 2, E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3, and Lot 4 of Section 30; N1/2-NE1/4,
E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, Lot 2, E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, and SE1/4 of
Section 31; NE1/4 and SW1/4 of Section 32; N1/2 and E1/2-SE1/4
of Section 33; W1/2-NE1/4, NW1/4, W1/2-SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 34; all in Township 155 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 4. [97A.133] [Subd. 12.] [CEDARBEND WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Cedarbend wildlife management area: Lot 2, Lot 3, and
S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 4; Lot 1, Lot 2, and SE1/4-SE1/4 of
Section 8; NE1/4, Lot 1, and N1/2-SW1/4 of Section 9;
NE1/4-NE1/4 and SW1/4-SW1/4 north of county ditch of Section 10;
S1/2-SW1/4 and SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 16; S1/2-SW1/4 and
S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 17; NE1/4-NE1/4 and Lot 1 of Section 19;
E1/2-NE1/4 and SE1/4 of Section 20; NW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4, and
N1/2-SW1/4 of Section 21; all in Township 162 North, Range 37
West.
Subd. 5. [97A.133] [Subd. 13.] [CLEAR RIVER WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to
Clear River wildlife management area: the W1/2-SE1/4 of Section
4, Township 161 North, Range 36 West.
Subd. 6. [97A.133] [Subd. 14.] [EAST BRANCH WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to East Branch wildlife management area: the NW1/4-NE1/4 of
Section 21; SE1/4-NE1/4 of Section 28; all in Township 162
North, Range 36 West.
Subd. 7. [97A.133] [Subd. 15.] [EAST PARK WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to East Park wildlife management area: Lot 4 and SW1/4-NW1/4 of
Section 2; Lot 1, Lot 2, S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, S1/2-NW1/4,
and W1/2-SW1/4 of Section 3; Lot 1, Lot 2, and Lot 3 of Section
4; W1/2-NE1/4 and E1/2-NW1/4 of Section 7; NW1/4-SW1/4 of
Section 8; Lot 2 of Section 18; all in Township 158 North, Range
44 West.
Subd. 8. [97A.133] [Subd. 17.] [ELM LAKE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following area is added
to Elm Lake wildlife management area: NW1/4 of Section 26,
Township 155 North, Range 42 West.
Subd. 9. [97A.133] [Subd. 18.] [ENSTROM WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to
Enstrom wildlife management area: Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Section 6,
Township 162 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 10. [97A.133] [Subd. 19.] [ESPELIE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Espelie wildlife management area:
(1) S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, SE1/4-NW1/4, NE1/4-SW1/4, and
S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 5; Lot 1, Lot 2, SW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4-SE1/4,
and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 6; N1/2-NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, Lot 3, Lot
4, and SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 7; E1/2, NE1/4-SW1/4, and
S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 8; N1/2-NW1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4,
and SE1/4 of Section 9; W1/2 of Section 11; SE1/4 of Section 13;
W1/2-NW1/4 of Section 14; S1/2-NE1/4, NW1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4,
SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 15; SE1/4 of
Section 16; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, NE1/4-SW1/4, Lot 3, and
NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 18; NW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 22; all in
Township 155 North, Range 39 West; and
(2) SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 31; W1/2-SW1/4 of Section 32;
SE1/4-SW1/4 and SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 33; all in Township 156
North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 11. [97A.133] [Subd. 20.] [FIREWEED WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Fireweed wildlife management area: all of Section 13; N1/2
and SE1/4 of Section 14; N1/2-NE1/4, SW1/4-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4,
SE1/4-NW1/4, and NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 15; NW1/4-NW1/4 except
the 2 acres described in warranty deed recorded in Book 84, page
34, as document 110732, SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 22;
N1/2, S1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 24; all in Township 155
North, Range 37 West.
Subd. 12. [97A.133] [Subd. 23.] [GOLDEN VALLEY WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to
Golden Valley wildlife management area: Lot 4 of Section 1,
Township 159 North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 13. [97A.133] [Subd. 26.] [GRYGLA WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Grygla wildlife management area: N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 14;
NE1/4-SW1/4 and SE1/4 of Section 16; SE1/4-NE1/4 and N1/2-SE1/4
of Section 20; W1/2-NE1/4 and NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 21;
E1/2-NE1/4, W1/2, and NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 22; W1/2-NW1/4 and
SW1/4 of Section 23; SW1/4 of Section 24; SW1/4-NE1/4,
NW1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section
25; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, and SW1/4 of Section 26; SE1/4-NE1/4 and
SW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 29; NE1/4-NE1/4, S1/2-NE1/4, NE1/4-SW1/4,
and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 30; SW1/4-NE1/4 of Section 31;
N1/2-NE1/4 and N1/2-NW1/4 of Section 35; NW1/4-NW1/4,
NE1/4-SE1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 36; all in Township 157
North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 14. [97A.133] [Subd. 27.] [GUN DOG WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Gun Dog wildlife management area: the E1/2-SW1/4 and
SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 2; Lot 2, SW1/4-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4,
S1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4, and W1/2-SE1/4 of Section 3; NE1/4 and
NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 10; N1/2-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4-NW1/4,
SW1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 11; S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 12;
all in Township 155 North, Range 37 West.
Subd. 15. [97A.133] [Subd. 29.] [HAYES WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to Hayes
wildlife management area: the SW1/4-NE1/4 and SE1/4-NE1/4
except the 6 acres described in warranty deed filed for record
on November 26, 1946, in Book 199, page 329, of Section 31,
Township 160 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 16. [97A.133] [Subd. 30.] [HUNTLY WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Huntly wildlife management area: Lot 3, Lot 4, and
SW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 4; Lot 1, Lot 2, S1/2-NE1/4, S1/2-NW1/4,
and N1/2-SW1/4 of Section 5; S1/2-NE1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and
SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 7; N1/2-NW1/4 of Section 8; S1/2-SW1/4 of
Section 9; E1/2, NE1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, and SW1/4 of Section
17; SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 19; S1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4
of Section 20; SW1/4-NW1/4 and SW1/4 of Section 21; SW1/4-NE1/4,
NW1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4, and W1/2-SE1/4 of Section 27;
NW1/4-NE1/4 and S1/2-NE1/4 of Section 28; E1/2, NW1/4,
N1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 29; NE1/4-NE1/4 of
Section 30; all of Section 33; all in Township 158 North, Range
43 West.
Subd. 17. [97A.133] [Subd. 34.] [LEE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Lee
wildlife management area: N1/2-NE1/4, SW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4,
SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 25; all of Section
26; S1/2 of Section 35; all of Section 36; all in Township 155
North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 18. [97A.133] [Subd. 38.] [MOOSE RIVER WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Moose River wildlife management area:
(1) Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and S1/2 of Section 4; Lot
1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and S1/2 of Section 5; Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot
3, Lot 4, NE1/4-SW1/4, Lot 5, Lot 6, SE1/4-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of
Section 6; all of Section 9; all in Township 156 North, Range 37
West;
(2) all of Section 4; all of Section 5; all of Section 6;
all of Section 7; all of Section 8; all of Section 9; all of
Section 16; all of Section 17; all of Section 18; all of Section
19; N1/2 and SE1/4 of Section 20; all of Section 21; all of
Section 28; all of Section 29; all of Section 30; all of Section
31; all of Section 32; all of Section 33; all in Township 157
North, Range 37 West;
(3) Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and S1/2 of Section 1; Lot
1, Lot 2, and SE1/4 of Section 2; all in Township 156 North,
Range 38 West; and
(4) E1/2 of Section 24; all of Section 25; all of Section
36; all in Township 157 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 19. [97A.133] [Subd. 39.] [MOYLAN WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Moylan wildlife area:
(1) Lot 5 of Section 6, Township 154 North, Range 40 West;
(2) S1/2-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 1;
SE1/4-NE1/4, Lot 4, SW1/4-NW1/4, and NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 2;
Lot 1, Lot 2, S1/2-NE1/4, and Lot 3 of Section 3; NE1/4 of
Section 9; W1/2-NW1/4 of Section 10; SE1/4-NW1/4 and NE1/4-SW1/4
of Section 11; E1/2-NE1/4 of Section 12; all in Township 155
North, Range 40 West; and
(3) S1/2-SW1/4 and SE1/4 of Section 34, Township 156 North,
Range 40 West.
Subd. 20. [97A.133] [Subd. 40.] [NERESON WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Nereson wildlife management area: Lot 2, SW1/4-NE1/4, Lot 3,
and SE1/4-NW1/4 of Section 4; Lot 10 and Lot 11 of Section 5;
all in Township 159 North, Range 41 West.
Subd. 21. [97A.133] [Subd. 41.] [NEW MAINE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following area is added
to New Maine wildlife management area: the S1/2 of Section 36,
Township 158 North, Range 44 West.
Subd. 22. [97A.133] [Subd. 42.] [PALMVILLE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL AND ROSEAU COUNTIES.] The following
areas are added to Palmville wildlife management area:
(1) Lot 5 and SE1/4-NW1/4 of Section 6, Township 158 North,
Range 40 West;
(2) W1/2 and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section 17; NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4,
and NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 19; W1/2-NW1/4 and W1/2-SW1/4 of
Section 20; N1/2-NE1/4, SE1/4-NE1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and SW1/4-SE1/4
of Section 21; Lot 2 and SE1/4-NW1/4 of Section 31; Lot 2 of
Section 33; all in Township 159 North, Range 40 West;
(3) Lot 3 of Section 1; S1/2-NE1/4 of Section 2; all in
Township 158 North, Range 41 West; and
(4) W1/2-SE1/4 of Section 9; E1/2-SW1/4 and N1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 18; E1/2-NE1/4 of Section 19; NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 20;
N1/2-NW1/4 and SW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 21; NW1/4-NW1/4 of Section
23; SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 26; NE1/4-NE1/4, S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 1,
Lot 2, SE1/4-NW1/4, and Lot 3 of Section 31; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4,
Lot 1, Lot 2, and Lot 4 of Section 34; NW1/4-NE1/4, S1/2-NE1/4,
NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, Lot 1, Lot 2, N1/2-SE1/4, Lot 3, and Lot 4 of
Section 35; all in Township 159 North, Range 41 West.
Subd. 23. [97A.133] [Subd. 48.] [ROSVER WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to
Rosver wildlife management area: the SE1/4-SW1/4 except the 2
acres described in warranty deed filed for record on October 30,
1923, in Book 161, page 143, Section 30, Township 163 North,
Range 39 West.
Subd. 24. [97A.133] [Subd. 50.] [SAW-WHET WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Saw-Whet wildlife management area: the SW1/4-NW1/4 and
NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 4; S1/2-NE1/4 and SE1/4 of Section 5;
SW1/4-NE1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4, E1/2-SW1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section
7; NE1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4-NE1/4 except the 2 acres described in deed
recorded in Book 95, page 155, as document 137491, S1/2-NE1/4,
NE1/4-SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 8; all in Township 155
North, Range 37 West.
Subd. 25. [97A.133] [Subd. 51.] [SEM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Sem
wildlife management area:
(1) Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 7, and Lot 8 of Section 1; Lot 1, Lot
2, Lot 7, Lot 8, S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6,
S1/2-NW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 3; Lot 1 and Lot 8 of Section
4; W1/2-NE1/4 of Section 7; all in Township 154 North, Range 39
West; and
(2) SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 24; E1/2 and SW1/4 of Section
25; E1/2-SW1/4 and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 26; NW1/4-NW1/4 and
S1/2-NW1/4 of Section 27; E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 29; N1/2-NE1/4
and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 33; NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4,
and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section 34; NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4,
and E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 35; N1/2-NE1/4 of Section 36; all in
Township 155 North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 26. [97A.133] [Subd. 52.] [SHARP WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following area is added to Sharp
wildlife management area: the SW1/4 of Section 17, Township 155
North, Range 40 West.
Subd. 27. [97A.133] [Subd. 53.] [SKIME WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Skime
wildlife management area: the SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 10;
NW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 14; NW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 15; E1/2-NE1/4
of Section 16; W1/2-NE1/4 of Section 20; E1/2-SW1/4 and
W1/2-SE1/4 of Section 24; N1/2-NE1/4, SE1/4-NE1/4, E1/2-SW1/4,
and SW1/4-SW1/4 except the west 495 feet thereof of Section 26;
S1/2-NE1/4 of Section 28; South 10 acres of SE1/4-NW1/4 of
Section 34; W1/2-NE1/4 and NW1/4 of Section 35; NW1/4 of Section
36; all in Township 159 North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 28. [97A.133] [Subd. 54.] [SNOWSHOE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Snowshoe wildlife management area: the W1/2-SW1/4 of Section
28; E1/2-NE1/4 of Section 32; W1/2-NW1/4 of Section 33; all in
Township 155 North, Range 42 West.
Subd. 29. [97A.133] [Subd. 55.] [SOUTH SHORE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; LAKE OF THE WOODS AND ROSEAU COUNTIES.] The
following areas are added to South Shore wildlife management
area:
(1) Lot 1, Lot 2, and S1/2-NW1/4 of Section 5; Lot 2,
S1/2-NE1/4, all that part of Lot 3, SE1/4-NW1/4, and NE1/4-SW1/4
except the land described in commissioner's order filed for
record in Book 241 Miscellaneous, page 365, as document 141104,
Lot 4, Lot 5, and Lot 6, of Section 6; all in Township 162
North, Range 35 West;
(2) Lot 1, Lot 2, SE1/4-NE1/4, Lot 4, Lot 5, and
SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 24; NE1/4-NW1/4, Lot 1, SW1/4-NW1/4, and
NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 25; Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5,
SE1/4-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 26; NE1/4-SW1/4, S1/2-SW1/4,
and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 34; NW1/4-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, and
SW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 35; all in Township 163 North, Range 35
West; and
(3) Lot 1, Lot 2, SW1/4-NE1/4, and SE1/4-NW1/4 of Section
1, Township 162 North, Range 36 West.
Subd. 30. [97A.133] [Subd. 57.] [THIEF LAKE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Thief Lake wildlife management area:
(1) Lot 1 of Section 1; S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 2; S1/2-SE1/4
of Section 3; S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 8; S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 9;
N1/2-NE1/4, NW1/4-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section
10; NE1/4 and N1/2-NW1/4 of Section 11; NE1/4 of Section 12;
S1/2 of Section 13; NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, and S1/2-NW1/4 of
Section 14; NW1/4 of Section 15; N1/2 and W1/2-SW1/4 of Section
16; E1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 17; NE1/4-NW1/4
and East 20 acres of Lot 1 of Section 19; NE1/4-SW1/4 and
N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 21; NW1/4 of Section 22; SW1/4 of Section
23; all of Section 24; NW1/4-SE1/4 and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 34;
SE1/4-NE1/4 and SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 35; W1/2 of Section 36;
all in Township 158 North, Range 39 West;
(2) Lot 3, Lot 4, and S1/2-NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 158
North, Range 40 West;
(3) Lot 1, Lot 2, S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, and S1/2-NW1/4
of Section 5, Township 157 North, Range 42 West;
(4) Lot 3, Lot 4, S1/2-NW1/4, and NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 1;
N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 2; NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 5; W1/2 of
Section 11; N1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4-NW1/4, and NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section
14; E1/2-NW1/4 and NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 15; NW1/4 of Section
17; SE1/4-SW1/4, NE1/4-SE1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 20;
S1/2-NW1/4, NW1/4-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 21; W1/2 of
Section 22; all that part of N1/2-SE1/4 except the 3.12 acres
described in the final certificate recorded in Book Y of
Miscellaneous Records on page 331 as document 179879, of Section
24; NW1/4-NW1/4 except the 2.89 acres described in the final
certificate recorded as document 175751 on May 9, 1956, and
SW1/4-NW1/4 of Section 27; all that part of E1/2-NE1/4 and
SW1/4-NE1/4 except the 14.35 acres described in the final
certificate recorded as document 175751 on May 9, 1956,
NW1/4-NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and NW1/4-SE1/4 of Section
28; N1/2-NE1/4, SW1/4-NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4, and
SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 29; NW1/4-NE1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4, and
NE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 30; Lot 2, SE1/4-SW1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 31; SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 32; all in Township 158
North, Range 42 West; and
(5) Lot 4, SW1/4-NW1/4, NE1/4-SE1/4, and S1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 1; NW1/4 and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 11; NE1/4-NE1/4 and
S1/2-NE1/4 of Section 13; S1/2-NE1/4 and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section
23; NW1/4-NE1/4, S1/2-NE1/4, W1/2, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 25;
N1/2-SW1/4, SW1/4-SW1/4 except the 11.00 acres described in the
final certificate recorded in Book R of Miscellaneous Records on
page 203 as document 146643, SE1/4-SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4,
SW1/4-SE1/4 except the 39.0 acres described in the final
certificate recorded in Book 33 of Miscellaneous Records on page
337 as document 192934, and SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section 35; all in
Township 158 North, Range 43 West.
Subd. 31. [97A.133] [Subd. 58.] [VALLEY WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; MARSHALL COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Valley wildlife management area: the NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4,
E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 18;
SE1/4-NE1/4 of Section 19; E1/2-NW1/4 and N1/2-SW1/4 of Section
20; all in Township 156 North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 32. [97A.133] [Subd. 61.] [WANNASKA WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; ROSEAU COUNTY.] The following area is added to
Wannaska wildlife management area: the NW1/4-NE1/4 and
NE1/4-NW1/4 of Section 8, Township 159 North, Range 39 West.
Subd. 33. [97A.133] [Subd. 62.] [WAPITI WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Wapiti wildlife management area:
(1) N1/2 and E1/2-SE1/4 of Section 1; N1/2-NE1/4,
SW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4, and SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 2; W1/2 and
S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 3; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, and SW1/4 of Section
4; N1/2-NE1/4 and S1/2-SW1/4 of Section 5; W1/2-NE1/4,
E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, and Lot 2 of Section 6; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, and
E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 7; all of Section 8; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, and
SE1/4 of Section 9; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, SE1/4-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of
Section 10; W1/2 of Section 11; E1/2-NE1/4 and E1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 12; S1/2-NE1/4, W1/2, and SE1/4 of Section 13; SW1/4 of
Section 14; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, SE1/4-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section
15; SW1/4-NE1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4, and NW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 16;
N1/2-NE1/4, SW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of
Section 17; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, NE1/4-SW1/4, and
N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 18; NE1/4 of Section 20; E1/2, N1/2-NW1/4,
SE1/4-NW1/4, and E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 21; all of Section 22;
SE1/4-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4-NW1/4, and S1/2 of Section 23;
W1/2 of Section 24; all of Section 26; all of Section 27; E1/2,
NE1/4-NW1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, and NE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 28; Lot 3
and Lot 4 of Section 30; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3,
Lot 4, Lot 5, N1/2-SE1/4, Lot 6, and Lot 7 of Section 31;
N1/2-NE1/4, SE1/4-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, SW1/4-NW1/4, NW1/4-SW1/4,
and Lot 4 of Section 32; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, Lot 2,
and Lot 1 of Section 33; N1/2, N1/2-SW1/4, Lot 4, Lot 3, and
N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 34; N1/2, N1/2-SE1/4, Lot 2, and Lot 1 of
Section 35; all of Township 157 North, Range 38 West; and
(2) all of Section 1; all of Section 2; Lot 1, Lot 2,
S1/2-NE1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, S1/2-NW1/4, and SE1/4-SE1/4 of Section
3; Lot 1, Lot 2, S1/2-NE1/4, and SW1/4-SW1/4 of Section 4; S1/2
of Section 5; E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 6, Lot 7, and SE1/4 of Section 6;
E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3, and Lot 4 of Section 7; all
of Section 8; N1/2 and SW1/4 of Section 9; all of Section 10;
NW1/4 and S1/2 of Section 11; N1/2, E1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of
Section 12; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, and S1/2 of Section 13; all of
Section 14; all of Section 15; all of Section 16; all of Section
17; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, and NE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 18; E1/2, Lot
4, and SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 19; all of Section 20; N1/2 and
SW1/4 of Section 21; all of Section 22; N1/2 and SE1/4 of
Section 23; all of Section 24; all of Section 25; N1/2, SW1/4,
and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 26; all of Section 27; N1/2 of Section
28; N1/2, E1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 29; E1/2 and
E1/2-NW1/4 of Section 30; Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and SE1/4
of Section 31; E1/2 of Section 33; all of Section 34; all of
Section 35; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, and E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 36; all
in Township 158 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 34. [97A.133] [Subd. 63.] [WILLOW RUN WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added
to Willow Run wildlife management area: the SE1/4 of Section 6;
SW1/4-NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, E1/2-SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and
SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section 7; S1/2-NW1/4 and S1/2 of Section 16;
W1/2 of W1/2-NE1/4-NW1/4, W1/2-NW1/4, all that part of the
SE1/4-NW1/4 and NE1/4-SW1/4 except that part described in deed
recorded December 17, 1985, as document 292832, NW1/4-SW1/4,
S1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 17; E1/2, E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3,
and Lot 4 of Section 18; E1/2, E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, and Lot 2 of
Section 19; N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2-SE1/4, and SW1/4-SE1/4 of Section
20; all of Section 21; all in Township 155 North, Range 38 West.
Subd. 35. [97A.133] [Subd. 65.] [WOLF TRAIL MANAGEMENT
AREA; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Wolf
Trail wildlife management area:
(1) N1/2-NE1/4, S1/2-NW1/4, and S1/2 of Section 16; all of
Section 17; N1/2-NE1/4, NE1/4-NW1/4, Lot 1, E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3,
Lot 4, and SE1/4 of Section 18; NE1/4, E1/2-NW1/4, Lot 1, Lot 2,
E1/2-SW1/4, Lot 3, Lot 4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section 19;
E1/2-NE1/4, W1/2-NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4 of Section
20; N1/2-NE1/4, SW1/4-NE1/4, NW1/4, N1/2-SW1/4, and N1/2-SE1/4
of Section 21; all in Township 155 North, Range 37 West; and
(2) NW1/4-NE1/4, S1/2-NE1/4, N1/2-NW1/4, SE1/4-NW1/4,
NE1/4-SW1/4, S1/2-SW1/4, and SE1/4 of Section 11; SW1/4-NE1/4,
SE1/4-NW1/4, NE1/4-SW1/4, S1/2-SW1/4, NW1/4-SE1/4, and
S1/2-SE1/4 of Section 12; all of Section 13; all of Section 14;
S1/2 of Section 15; all of Section 22; all of Section 23; all of
Section 24; all in Township 155 North, Range 38 West.
Sec. 5. [EXCHANGE PARCELS.]
Subdivision 1. [LAND EXCHANGE.] If a land exchange is
offered to the state that, after evaluation by the department of
natural resources, is determined to meet the state's natural
resource goals and meet all other land exchange requirements
under existing law, the parcels in subdivisions 2 and 3 shall be
exchanged.
Subd. 2. [MARSHALL COUNTY.] Grygla wildlife management
area: SE1/4-NE1/4 of Section 29, Township 157 North, Range 39
West, and SW1/4-NE1/4 of Section 31, Township 157 North, Range
39 West.
Subd. 3. [ROSEAU COUNTY.] (a) Cedarbend wildlife
management area: NE1/4-NE1/4, and that part of SW1/4-SW1/4
north of county ditch of Section 10, Township 162 North, Range
37 West.
(b) East Branch wildlife management area: NW1/4-NE1/4 of
Section 21, Township 162 North, Range 36 West; and SE1/4-NE1/4
of Section 28, Township 162 North, Range 36 West.
Sec. 6. [PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CONVEYANCE OF CONSOLIDATED
CONSERVATION LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, or other
law to the contrary, Roseau county may sell, either by public
sale or private sale, the consolidated conservation land that is
described in paragraph (d) under the remaining provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282.
(b) The land described in paragraph (d) may be sold without
the public hearing required under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.135, subdivision 2a, with the wildlife management area
designation deemed vacated upon the sale of the land.
(c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and for not less than the appraised value of
the land. Proceeds shall be disposed of according to Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 84A.
(d) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau county
and is described as: the south ten acres of the SE1/4-NW1/4 of
Section 34, Township 159 North, Range 39 West.
Sec. 7. [ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE VIOLATIONS ON LANDS
DESIGNATED.]
Until January 15, 2004, on lands designated as wildlife
management areas under this act, the commissioner may issue
citations for all-terrain vehicle use violations only as
provided by the following:
(1) a person observed unloading an all-terrain vehicle with
an apparent intent to enter the wildlife management area, shall
be verbally warned by the officer;
(2) a person observed improperly operating an all-terrain
vehicle in the wildlife management area shall be stopped, issued
a written warning, and directed to leave, or escorted out of,
the wildlife management area, if this is the person's first
offense;
(3) a person who has received prior warnings, either
written or verbal, from an enforcement officer, directly
relating to all-terrain vehicle operation in wildlife management
areas, and who is observed illegally operating an all-terrain
vehicle in the wildlife management area may be issued a
citation; and
(4) a person who is operating an all-terrain vehicle in a
wildlife management area and who is intentionally creating
serious damage to the wildlife management area, or who is
involved in some other violations of law, will be issued
appropriate citations or arrested.
Sec. 8. [WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA ACCESS WORKING GROUPS;
BELTRAMI, MARSHALL, AND ROSEAU COUNTIES; COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.]
(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall establish
an eight-member wildlife management area access working group
for each county with land designated under this act to identify
trails for designation under Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.133, subdivision 3, paragraph (a). Each working group shall
consist of two county board representatives chosen by the county
board, two staff members from the department of natural
resources who are assigned to the region and chosen by the
commissioner, two representatives of local all-terrain vehicle
users chosen by the county board, and two representatives of
nonmotorized wildlife management area users chosen by the
commissioner. A working group may consider and forward
recommendations to the commissioner on other access issues on
wildlife management areas, designated under Minnesota Statutes,
section 97A.133, subdivision 3, paragraph (a). Each working
group must:
(1) meet as necessary to identify potential all-terrain
vehicle trail routes on wildlife management areas within the
county;
(2) vote on recommendations for proposed trail
designations; and
(3) report to the commissioner on the vote for each trail
proposed.
(b) By January 15, in 2003 and 2004, the commissioner shall
report to the senate and house of representatives policy and
finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources on
the progress in identifying and designating trails, under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.133, subdivision 3. The report
shall include a status report on:
(1) progress toward meeting the required trail mileage in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.133, subdivision 3, paragraph
(a); and
(2) an update of the activities of each of the working
groups established in paragraph (a), including a description of
all trail proposals that either passed by a majority vote of the
group or failed on a tie vote.
Sec. 9. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Sections 1, 2, and 4 to 8 are effective January 1, 2003,
and for the purposes of the payments in lieu of taxes under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 477A.11 to 477A.145, the land
status changes are effective for payments made in calendar year
2003 and thereafter. Section 3 is effective the day following
final enactment and is effective for payments made in 2002 and
thereafter.
Presented to the governor April 30, 2002
Signed by the governor May 1, 2002, 2:33 p.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes