1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; providing for certain acquisition by exchange; 
1.3 	modifying peatland protection; modifying enforcement provisions for 
1.4 	recreational vehicles; modifying cash match requirement for local recreation 
1.5 	grants; modifying Mineral Coordinating Committee; repealing Blakeley State 
1.6 	Wayside; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 
1.7 	84.033, subdivision 1; 84.035, subdivision 6; 84.925, subdivision 1; 85.018, 
1.8 	subdivision 5; 85.019, subdivisions 4b, 4c; 86B.106; 86B.121; 93.0015, 
1.9 	subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.013, subdivision 
1.10 	2b.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.033, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition; designation. The commissioner of natural resources 
1.14 	may acquire by gift, lease, easement, exchange, or purchase, in the manner prescribed 
1.15 	under chapter 117, in the name of the state, lands or any interest in lands suitable and 
1.16 	desirable for establishing and maintaining scientific and natural areas. The commissioner 
1.17 	shall designate any land so acquired as a scientific and natural area by written order 
1.18 	published in the State Register and shall administer any land so acquired and designated as 
1.19 	provided by section 86A.05. Designations of scientific and natural areas are exempt from 
1.20 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.035, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subd. 6.Management plans. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with 
1.23 	the affected local government unit a management plan for each peatland scientific and 
1.24 	natural area designated under section 84.036in a manner prescribed by section 86A.09.
1.25 	The management plan shall address recreational trails. In those peatland scientific 
1.26 	and natural areas where no corridor of disturbance was used as a recreational trail on or 
2.1 	before January 1, 1992, the plan may permit only one corridor of disturbance, in each 
2.2 	peatland scientific and natural area, to be used as a recreational motorized trail.

2.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.925, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.4 		Subdivision 1.Program established. (a) The commissioner shall establish a 
2.5 	comprehensive all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training 
2.6 	program, including the preparation and dissemination of vehicle information and safety 
2.7 	advice to the public, the training of all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance of 
2.8 	all-terrain vehicle safety certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 12 years who 
2.9 	successfully complete the all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and 
2.10 	training course.
2.11 	(b) For the purpose of administering the program and to defray a portion of the 
2.12 	expenses of training and certifying vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee 
2.13 	of $15 from each person who receives the training. The commissioner shall collect a fee, 
2.14 	to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing a duplicate all-terrain vehicle 
2.15 	safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish the fee for a duplicate all-terrain 
2.16 	vehicle safety certificate both fees in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers 
2.17 	nor underrecovers costs, including overhead costs, involved in providing the service
2.18 	services. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 
2.19 	14.386 does not apply. The fees may be established by the commissioner notwithstanding 
2.20 	section 16A.1283. Fee proceeds, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents under this 
2.21 	subdivision, shall be deposited in the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources 
2.22 	fund and the amount thereof, except for the electronic licensing system commission 
2.23 	established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees 
2.24 	collected by the commissioner, is appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of 
2.25 	the Department of Natural Resources for the administration of such programs. In addition 
2.26 	to the fee established by the commissioner, instructors may charge each person up to the 
2.27 	established fee amount for class materials and expenses.
2.28 	(c) The commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations, 
2.29 	private and public corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of the 
2.30 	program established under this section. School districts may cooperate with the 
2.31 	commissioner and volunteer instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the 
2.32 	training. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard 
2.33 	to training program subject matter and performance testing that leads to the certification 
2.34 	of vehicle operators. By June 30, 2003, The commissioner shall incorporate a riding 
2.35 	component in the safety education and training program.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 5.Motorized vehicle trails restricted. (a) From December 1 to April 1 in 
3.3 	any year no use of a motorized vehicle other than a snowmobile, unless authorized by 
3.4 	permit, lease, or easement, shall be permitted on a trail designated for use by snowmobiles.
3.5 	(b) From December 1 to April 1 in any year No use of a motorized vehicle other 
3.6 	than an all-terrain or off-road vehicle and an off-highway motorcycle, unless authorized 
3.7 	by permit, lease, or easement, shall be permitted on a trail designated for use by all-terrain 
3.8 	vehicles, off-road vehicles, or both, and off-highway motorcycles.

3.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.019, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
3.10 		Subd. 4b.Regional trails. The commissioner shall administer a program to 
3.11 	provide grants to units of government for acquisition and betterment of public land and 
3.12 	improvements needed for trails outside the metropolitan area deemed to be of regional 
3.13 	significance according to criteria published by the commissioner. Recipients must provide 
3.14 	a nonstate cash match of at least one-half25 percent of total eligible project costs. If 
3.15 	land used for the trails is not in full public ownership, then the recipients must prove it 
3.16 	is dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 20 years. The commissioner shall 
3.17 	make payment to a unit of government upon receiving documentation of reimbursable 
3.18 	expenditures. A unit of government may enter into a lease or management agreement 
3.19 	for the trail, subject to section 16A.695. 

3.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.019, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:
3.21 		Subd. 4c.Trail connections. The commissioner shall administer a program to 
3.22 	provide grants to units of government for acquisition and betterment of public land and 
3.23 	improvements needed for trails that connect communities, trails, and parks and thereby 
3.24 	increase the effective length of trail experiences. Recipients must provide a nonstate cash 
3.25 	match of at least one-half25 percent of total eligible project costs. If land used for the 
3.26 	trails is not in full public ownership, then the recipients must prove it is dedicated to the 
3.27 	purposes of the grants for at least 20 years. The commissioner shall make payment to a 
3.28 	unit of government upon receiving documentation of reimbursable expenditures. A unit 
3.29 	of government may enter into a lease or management agreement for the trail, subject 
3.30 	to section 16A.695. 

3.31 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.106, is amended to read:
3.32 	86B.106 BARRING VEHICLES FROM UNSAFE ICE.
4.1 	(a) Whenever ice conditions on a body of water deteriorate to such an extent that 
4.2 	there is substantial danger to persons using motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles 
4.3 	and all-terrain vehicles, the sheriff of the county where the body of water is located may 
4.4 	prohibit or restrict the use of motorized vehicles on all or a portion of the body of water. If 
4.5 	the body of water is located in more than one county, all counties involved must coordinate 
4.6 	any prohibitions or restrictions that are imposed. A county sheriff acting under this section 
4.7 	shall, as soon as practicable, post all common access sites and publicize the prohibitions or 
4.8 	restrictions. The commissioner must be notified immediately and may review and suspend 
4.9 	any restrictions imposed. Restrictions may be lifted as soon as conditions warrant.
4.10 	(b) A person may not operate a motorized vehicle in violation of a prohibition 
4.11 	or restriction imposed under this section.
4.12 	(c) This section does not apply to a person who:
4.13 	(1) is a member of a sanctioned circuit watercross association and can provide 
4.14 	proof of membership;
4.15 	(2) operates a snowmobile with a silenced exhaust and is practicing for a sanctioned 
4.16 	event; and
4.17 	(3) receives written permission from a conservation officer who must set the date, 
4.18 	time, and location of the practice.

4.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.121, is amended to read:
4.20 	86B.121 RACES, COMPETITIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS.
4.21 	(a) A person may not hold or sponsor any scheduled or public race, regatta, 
4.22 	tournament or other competition or exhibition, snowmobile watercross event or practice 
4.23 	session, or trial race on water or ice, whether or not involving watercraft, without first 
4.24 	having obtained a written permit from the sheriff of the county where the event is to 
4.25 	originate.
4.26 	(b) The sheriff, in the permit, may exempt watercraft from any of the provisions 
4.27 	of this chapter relating to the licensing, operation, and equipment of watercraft while 
4.28 	participating in the event authorized.
4.29 	(c) The county's issuance of a permit under this section does not make the county 
4.30 	liable for any injury occurring at the event.

4.31 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 93.0015, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.32 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. The Mineral Coordinating Committee 
4.33 	is established to plan for diversified mineral development. The Mineral Coordinating 
4.34 	Committee consists of:
5.1 	(1) the commissioner of natural resources;
5.2 	(2) the deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;
5.3 	(3) the director of United Steelworkers of America, District 11, or the director's 
5.4 	designee;
5.5 	(4) (3) the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;
5.6 	(5) (4) the director of the Minnesota Geological Survey;
5.7 	(6) (5) the dean of the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology;
5.8 	(7) (6) the director of the Natural Resources Research Institute; and
5.9 	(8) three (7) four individuals appointed by the governor for a four-year term, one 
5.10 	each representing the iron ore and taconite, nonferrous metallic minerals, and industrial 
5.11 	minerals industries within the state and one representing labor.

5.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.13 		Subd. 3.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to 
5.14 	the contrary, the committee expires June 30, 2011 2016.

5.15 	Sec. 11.  REPEALER.
 5.16 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.013, subdivision 2b, is repealed.