1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying fees; creating accounts and providing for disposition of 
1.4 	certain receipts; modifying public sale requirements for surplus state-owned land; 
1.5 	modifying bough buyer provisions; modifying certain permit provisions; authorizing 
1.6 	sales of certain surplus state land;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 
1.7 	85.42; 85.47; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 88.642, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.8 	88.6435; 90.01, by adding a subdivision; 90.195; 94.10, subdivision 2; 97A.075, 
1.9 	subdivision 1; 103G.301, subdivision 2; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, sections 
1.10 	2, subdivision 2; 3, subdivision 8; Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 2, 
1.11 	subdivision 6.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

1.15	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.16 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.17 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.18 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.19 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.20 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
1.21 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
1.22 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, are 
1.23 	effective the day following final enactment.

1.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.25				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2020
		2021

2.3	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	106,769,000
	$
	103,328,000

2.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.6		2020
	2021
	
2.7	General
	11,314,000
	7,348,000
	
2.8
2.9	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.10	Environmental
	81,270,000
	81,795,000
	
2.11	Remediation
	14,110,000
	14,110,000
	
2.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.13 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.14 	subdivisions.

2.15	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		13,076,000
		13,166,000

2.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.17		2020
	2021
	
2.18	General
	204,000
	204,000
	
2.19	Environmental
	12,671,000
	12,671,000
	
2.20	Remediation
	201,000
	201,000
	
2.21 	$89,000 the first year and $89,000 the second 
2.22 	year are for:
2.23 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
2.24 	in implementing and participating in the 
2.25 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
2.26 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
2.27 	process;
2.28 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
2.29 	rulemaking process for water quality 
2.30 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
2.31 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
2.32 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
2.33 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
2.34 	information and time required for 
3.1 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
3.2 	water quality standards; and
3.3 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
3.4 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
3.5 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
3.6 	permit requirements.
3.7 	$205,000 the first year and $205,000 the 
3.8 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.9 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
3.10 	Statutes, section 116.454.
3.11 	$115,000 the first year and $115,000 the 
3.12 	second year are for monitoring water quality 
3.13 	and operating assistance programs.
3.14 	$347,000 the first year and $347,000 the 
3.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.16 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
3.17 	pollutants.
3.18 	$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second 
3.19 	year are from the environmental fund for 
3.20 	duties related to harmful chemicals in products 
3.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116.9401 
3.22 	to 116.9407. Of this amount, $57,000 each 
3.23 	year is transferred to the commissioner of 
3.24 	health.
3.25 	$109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
3.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.27 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
3.28 	$926,000 the first year and $926,000 the 
3.29 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.30 	to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring 
3.31 	in eastern metropolitan communities, as 
3.32 	recommended by the Environmental Health 
3.33 	Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, 
3.34 	and to address other environmental health 
4.1 	risks, including air quality. The communities 
4.2 	must include Hmong and other immigrant 
4.3 	farming communities. Of this amount, up to 
4.4 	$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the 
4.5 	second year are for transfer to the Department 
4.6 	of Health.
4.7 	$51,000 the first year and $51,000 the second 
4.8 	year are from the environmental fund for the 
4.9 	listing procedures for impaired waters required 
4.10 	under this act.

4.11	Subd. 3.Industrial
 		15,080,000
		15,213,000

4.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.13		2020
	2021
	
4.14	Environmental
	14,079,000
	14,212,000
	
4.15	Remediation
	1,001,000
	1,001,000
	
4.16 	$1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000 the 
4.17 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
4.18 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
4.19 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
4.20 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
4.21 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
4.22 	program for vapor assessment and 
4.23 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
4.24 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
4.25 	the remediation fund.

4.26	Subd. 4.Municipal
 		7,859,000
		7,859,000

4.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.28		2020
	2021
	
4.29	General
	164,000
	164,000
	
4.30	Environmental
	7,695,000
	7,695,000
	
4.31 	$164,000 the first year and $164,000 the 
4.32 	second year are for:
4.33 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
4.34 	in implementing and participating in the 
5.1 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
5.2 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
5.3 	process;
5.4 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
5.5 	rulemaking process for water quality 
5.6 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
5.7 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
5.8 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
5.9 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
5.10 	information and time required for 
5.11 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
5.12 	water quality standards; and
5.13 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
5.14 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
5.15 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
5.16 	permit requirements.
5.17 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
5.18 	year are from the environmental fund for 
5.19 	transfer to the Office of Administrative 
5.20 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
5.21 	$671,000 the first year and $671,000 the 
5.22 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.23 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
5.24 	(SSTS) program administration and 
5.25 	community technical assistance and education, 
5.26 	including grants and technical assistance to 
5.27 	communities for water-quality protection. Of 
5.28 	this amount, $129,000 each year is for 
5.29 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
5.30 	program administration. A county receiving 
5.31 	a grant from this appropriation must submit 
5.32 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
5.33 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
5.34 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
6.1 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
6.2 	second year.
6.3 	$784,000 the first year and $784,000 the 
6.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.5 	to address the need for continued increased 
6.6 	activity in new technology review, technical 
6.7 	assistance for local governments, and 
6.8 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.9 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
6.10 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
6.11 	article 1, section 165.
6.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.13 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
6.14 	before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts 
6.15 	for subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
6.16 	surface water and groundwater assessments, 
6.17 	storm water, and water-quality protection in 
6.18 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
6.19 	2024.

6.20	Subd. 5.Operations
 		8,326,000
		8,337,000

6.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.22		2020
	2021
	
6.23	General
	2,490,000
	2,490,000
	
6.24	Environmental
	5,008,000
	5,019,000
	
6.25	Remediation
	828,000
	828,000
	
6.26 	$180,000 the first year and $180,000 the 
6.27 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
6.28 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
6.29 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
6.30 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
6.31 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
6.32 	program for vapor assessment and 
6.33 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
6.34 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
6.35 	the remediation fund.
7.1 	$2,490,000 the first year and $2,490,000 the 
7.2 	second year are to support agency information 
7.3 	technology services provided at the enterprise 
7.4 	and agency level.
7.5 	$800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
7.6 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.7 	to develop and maintain systems to support 
7.8 	permitting and regulatory business processes 
7.9 	and agency data.

7.10	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		12,894,000
		12,945,000

7.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.12		2020
	2021
	
7.13	General
	216,000
	-0-
	
7.14	Environmental
	832,000
	1,099,000
	
7.15	Remediation
	11,846,000
	11,846,000
	
7.16 	All money for environmental response, 
7.17 	compensation, and compliance in the 
7.18 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
7.19 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
7.20 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
7.21 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.22 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
7.23 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
7.24 	year, the two commissioners must jointly 
7.25 	submit to the commissioner of management 
7.26 	and budget an annual spending plan that 
7.27 	maximizes resource use and appropriately 
7.28 	allocates the money between the two 
7.29 	departments. This appropriation is available 
7.30 	until June 30, 2021.
7.31 	$216,000 the first year from the general fund 
7.32 	is a onetime appropriation and $217,000 the 
7.33 	first year and $484,000 the second year are 
7.34 	from the environmental fund to manage 
7.35 	contaminated sediment projects at multiple 
8.1 	sites identified in the St. Louis River remedial 
8.2 	action plan to restore water quality in the St. 
8.3 	Louis River Area of Concern.
8.4 	$3,961,000 the first year and $3,961,000 the 
8.5 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
8.6 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
8.7 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
8.8 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
8.9 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
8.10 	program for vapor assessment and 
8.11 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
8.12 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
8.13 	the remediation fund.
8.14 	$257,000 the first year and $257,000 the 
8.15 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
8.16 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
8.17 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
8.18 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
8.19 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
8.20 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
8.21 	advisories and public information activities 
8.22 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

8.23	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		38,925,000
		35,199,000

8.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.25		2020
	2021
	
8.26	General
	5,200,000
	1,450,000
	
8.27
8.28	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
8.29	Environmental
	33,650,000
	33,674,000
	
8.30 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
8.31 	the second year may be transferred from the 
8.32 	environmental fund to the small business 
8.33 	environmental improvement loan account 
8.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
9.1 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
9.2 	second year are for competitive recycling 
9.3 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.4 	115A.565. Of this amount, $700,000 each year 
9.5 	is from the general fund and $300,000 is from 
9.6 	the environmental fund. This appropriation is 
9.7 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
9.8 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
9.9 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
9.10 	the second year.
9.11 	$694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
9.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.13 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
9.14 	small businesses and other 
9.15 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
9.16 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
9.17 	the second year are to continue work with 
9.18 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
9.19 	may enter into an agreement with 
9.20 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort. 
9.21 	Any unencumbered grant balances in the first 
9.22 	year do not cancel but are available for grants 
9.23 	in the second year.
9.24 	$17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000 
9.25 	the second year are from the environmental 
9.26 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties. Any 
9.27 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
9.28 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
9.29 	the second year.
9.30 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
9.31 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.32 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
9.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. 
9.34 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
10.1 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
10.2 	for grants and loans in the second year.
10.3 	$112,000 the first year and $112,000 the 
10.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
10.5 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
10.6 	(SSTS) program administration and 
10.7 	community technical assistance and education, 
10.8 	including grants and technical assistance to 
10.9 	communities for water-quality protection.
10.10 	$169,000 the first year and $169,000 the 
10.11 	second year are from the environmental fund 
10.12 	to address the need for continued increased 
10.13 	activity in new technology review, technical 
10.14 	assistance for local governments, and 
10.15 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.16 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
10.17 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
10.18 	article 1, section 165.
10.19 	$750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
10.20 	second year are for reducing and diverting 
10.21 	food waste, redirecting edible food for 
10.22 	consumption, and removing barriers to 
10.23 	collecting and recovering organic waste. Of 
10.24 	this amount, $500,000 each year is for grants 
10.25 	to increase food rescue and waste prevention. 
10.26 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
10.27 	2023. Any unencumbered grant balances in 
10.28 	the first year do not cancel but are available 
10.29 	for grants in the second year.
10.30 	$250,000 the first year is for public 
10.31 	engagement and outreach that supports 
10.32 	developing and implementing policies to 
10.33 	address climate change. This is a onetime 
10.34 	appropriation.
11.1 	$2,000,000 the first year is for a generic 
11.2 	environmental impact statement to study and 
11.3 	address nitrate pollution of groundwater in the 
11.4 	karst region of southeastern Minnesota. This 
11.5 	is a onetime appropriation.
11.6 	$1,500,000 the first year is for grants to 
11.7 	develop infrastructure along highway corridors 
11.8 	for charging electronic vehicles. This 
11.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023. 
11.10 	This is a onetime appropriation.
11.11 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
11.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
11.13 	for grants to develop and expand recycling 
11.14 	markets for Minnesota businesses. Any 
11.15 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
11.16 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
11.17 	the second year.
11.18 	All money deposited in the environmental 
11.19 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
11.20 	fee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
11.21 	section 473.843, and not otherwise 
11.22 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
11.23 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
11.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.25 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
11.26 	before June 30, 2021, as contracts or grants 
11.27 	for environmental assistance awarded under 
11.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716; 
11.29 	technical and research assistance under 
11.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; 
11.31 	technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.32 	section 115A.52; and pollution prevention 
11.33 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.34 	115D.04, are available until June 30, 2023.

12.1	Subd. 8.Watershed
 		9,335,000
		9,335,000

12.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.3		2020
	2021
	
12.4	General
	1,959,000
	1,959,000
	
12.5	Environmental
	7,142,000
	7,142,000
	
12.6	Remediation
	234,000
	234,000
	
12.7 	$1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 the 
12.8 	second year are for grants to delegated 
12.9 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
12.10 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.11 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
12.12 	remaining after the first year is available for 
12.13 	the second year.
12.14 	$208,000 the first year and $208,000 the 
12.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.16 	for the costs of implementing general 
12.17 	operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 
12.18 	animal units.
12.19 	$122,000 the first year and $122,000 the 
12.20 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
12.21 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
12.22 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
12.23 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
12.24 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
12.25 	program for vapor assessment and 
12.26 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
12.27 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
12.28 	the remediation fund.

12.29	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,274,000
		1,274,000

12.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.31		2020
	2021
	
12.32	General
	1,081,000
	1,081,000
	
12.33	Environmental
	193,000
	193,000

12.34	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
13.1 	The commissioner must transfer up to 
13.2 	$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to 
13.3 	the remediation fund for purposes of the 
13.4 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.5 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

13.6	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

13.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	307,609,000
	$
	310,778,000

13.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.9		2020
	2021
	
13.10	General
	97,738,000
	97,119,000
	
13.11	Natural Resources
	107,834,000
	109,186,000
	
13.12	Game and Fish
	101,416,000
	103,846,000
	
13.13	Remediation
	106,000
	109,000
	
13.14	Permanent School
	515,000
	518,000
	
13.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.17 	subdivisions.

13.18
13.19	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		6,324,000
		6,406,000

13.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.21		2020
	2021
	
13.22	General
	1,825,000
	1,846,000
	
13.23	Natural Resources
	3,940,000
	3,998,000
	
13.24	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
13.25	Permanent School
	215,000
	218,000
	
13.26 	$319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
13.27 	second year are for environmental research 
13.28 	relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000 
13.29 	each year is from the minerals management 
13.30 	account and $119,000 each year is from the 
13.31 	general fund.
13.32 	$3,032,000 the first year and $3,083,000 the 
13.33 	second year are from the minerals 
13.34 	management account in the natural resources 
14.1 	fund for use as provided under Minnesota 
14.2 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for 
14.3 	mineral resource management, projects to 
14.4 	enhance future mineral income, and projects 
14.5 	to promote new mineral-resource 
14.6 	opportunities.
14.7 	$215,000 the first year and $218,000 the 
14.8 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
14.9 	account in the permanent school fund to secure 
14.10 	maximum long-term economic return from 
14.11 	the school trust lands consistent with fiduciary 
14.12 	responsibilities and sound natural resources 
14.13 	conservation and management principles.

14.14	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		38,147,000
		36,832,000

14.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.16		2020
	2021
	
14.17	General
	20,922,000
	19,322,000
	
14.18	Natural Resources
	11,814,000
	11,986,000
	
14.19	Game and Fish
	5,411,000
	5,524,000
	
14.20 	$3,393,000 the first year and $3,442,000 the 
14.21 	second year are from the invasive species 
14.22 	account in the natural resources fund and 
14.23 	$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the 
14.24 	second year are from the general fund for 
14.25 	management, public awareness, assessment 
14.26 	and monitoring research, and water access 
14.27 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
14.28 	species; management of invasive plants in 
14.29 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
14.30 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
14.31 	$5,476,000 the first year and $5,556,000 the 
14.32 	second year are from the water management 
14.33 	account in the natural resources fund for only 
14.34 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
14.35 	section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
15.1 	$124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
15.2 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
15.3 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
15.4 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
15.5 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
15.6 	the board's jurisdiction.
15.7 	$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second 
15.8 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
15.9 	of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's 
15.10 	portion of the comprehensive plan for the 
15.11 	upper Mississippi River.
15.12 	$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
15.13 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
15.14 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
15.15 	mediation agreement.
15.16 	$2,259,000 the first year and $2,298,000 the 
15.17 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
15.18 	account in the game and fish fund for only the 
15.19 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
15.20 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (1).
15.21 	$971,000 the first year and $985,000 the 
15.22 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
15.23 	management account in the natural resources 
15.24 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
15.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.26 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
15.27 	the second year may be used for nongame 
15.28 	wildlife information, education, and 
15.29 	promotion.
15.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.31 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 the 
15.32 	second year from the critical habitat private 
15.33 	sector matching account may be used to 
16.1 	publicize the critical habitat license plate 
16.2 	match program.
16.3 	$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
16.4 	second year are for the following activities:
16.5 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
16.6 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
16.7 	or other local units of government for 
16.8 	groundwater-level monitoring;
16.9 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
16.10 	including installing monitoring gauges;
16.11 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
16.12 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
16.13 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
16.14 	surface water and groundwater technical 
16.15 	analysis;
16.16 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
16.17 	irrigation use;
16.18 	(6) information technology, including 
16.19 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
16.20 	systems; and
16.21 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
16.22 	$410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
16.23 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
16.24 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
16.25 	to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species 
16.26 	Research Center at the University of 
16.27 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
16.28 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
16.29 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
16.30 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
16.31 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
16.32 	advance knowledge to inspire actions by 
16.33 	others.
17.1 	$1,854,000 the first year is for an 
17.2 	environmental study of Pineland Sands 
17.3 	aquifer. This appropriation is available until 
17.4 	June 30,2023.

17.5	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		49,968,000
		50,603,000

17.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.7		2020
	2021
	
17.8	General
	32,951,000
	33,300,000
	
17.9	Natural Resources
	15,619,000
	15,886,000
	
17.10	Game and Fish
	1,398,000
	1,417,000
	
17.11 	$7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 the 
17.12 	second year are for prevention, presuppression, 
17.13 	and suppression costs of emergency 
17.14 	firefighting and other costs incurred under 
17.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 88.12. The amount 
17.16 	necessary to pay for presuppression and 
17.17 	suppression costs during the biennium is 
17.18 	appropriated from the general fund. By 
17.19 	January 15 of each year, the commissioner of 
17.20 	natural resources must submit a report to the 
17.21 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
17.22 	house and senate committees and divisions 
17.23 	having jurisdiction over environment and 
17.24 	natural resources finance that identifies all 
17.25 	firefighting costs incurred and reimbursements 
17.26 	received in the prior fiscal year. These 
17.27 	appropriations may not be transferred. Any 
17.28 	reimbursement of firefighting expenditures 
17.29 	made to the commissioner from any source 
17.30 	other than federal mobilizations must be 
17.31 	deposited into the general fund.
17.32 	$15,119,000 the first year and $15,386,000 
17.33 	the second year are from the forest 
17.34 	management investment account in the natural 
17.35 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
18.1 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
18.2 	subdivision 2.
18.3 	$1,398,000 the first year and $1,417,000 the 
18.4 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
18.5 	account in the game and fish fund to advance 
18.6 	ecological classification systems (ECS) 
18.7 	scientific management tools for forest and 
18.8 	invasive species management.
18.9 	$836,000 the first year and $847,000 the 
18.10 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
18.11 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
18.12 	Resources Act.
18.13 	$1,131,000 the first year and $1,131,000 the 
18.14 	second year are for the Next Generation Core 
18.15 	Forestry data system.
18.16 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
18.17 	second year are from the forest management 
18.18 	investment account in the natural resources 
18.19 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
18.20 	forest roads.
18.21 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
18.22 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
18.23 	on county forest roads.

18.24	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		92,315,000
		93,251,000

18.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.26		2020
	2021
	
18.27	General
	27,893,000
	28,230,000
	
18.28	Natural Resources
	62,130,000
	62,721,000
	
18.29	Game and Fish
	2,292,000
	2,300,000
	
18.30 	$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the 
18.31 	second year are from the water recreation 
18.32 	account in the natural resources fund for 
18.33 	enhancing public water-access facilities.
19.1 	$6,344,000 the first year and $6,435,000 the 
19.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.3 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
19.4 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
19.5 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
19.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
19.7 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
19.8 	$18,552,000 the first year and $18,828,000 
19.9 	the second year are from the state parks 
19.10 	account in the natural resources fund to 
19.11 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
19.12 	recreation areas.
19.13 	$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the 
19.14 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.15 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
19.16 	government on land to be maintained for at 
19.17 	least 20 years for parks or trails. This 
19.18 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
19.19 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
19.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
19.21 	clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does 
19.22 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
19.23 	available for the second year.
19.24 	$9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 the 
19.25 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
19.26 	and enforcement account in the natural 
19.27 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
19.28 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
19.29 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
19.30 	year and is available for the second year.
19.31 	$2,135,000 the first year and $2,135,000 the 
19.32 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.33 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
19.34 	program. Of this amount, $1,660,000 each 
19.35 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
20.1 	$150,000 each year is from the off-highway 
20.2 	motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year 
20.3 	is from the off-road vehicle account. Any 
20.4 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
20.5 	end of the first year and is available for the 
20.6 	second year.
20.7 	$116,000 the first year and $117,000 the 
20.8 	second year are from the cross-country-ski 
20.9 	account in the natural resources fund for 
20.10 	grooming and maintaining cross-country-ski 
20.11 	trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
20.12 	$266,000 the first year and $269,000 the 
20.13 	second year are from the state land and water 
20.14 	conservation account in the natural resources 
20.15 	fund for priorities established by the 
20.16 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
20.17 	administrative and planning activities 
20.18 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.19 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
20.20 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
20.21 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
20.22 	year and is available for the second year.
20.23 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
20.24 	second year are for matching grants for local 
20.25 	parks and outdoor recreation areas under 
20.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
20.27 	subdivision 2.
20.28 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
20.29 	second year are for matching grants for local 
20.30 	trail connections under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.31 	section 85.019, subdivision 4c.

20.32	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		69,330,000
		70,174,000

20.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.34		2020
	2021
	
21.1	General
	2,060,000
	1,460,000
	
21.2	Natural Resources
	1,954,000
	1,982,000
	
21.3	Game and Fish
	65,316,000
	66,732,000
	
21.4 	$8,539,000 the first year and $8,658,000 the 
21.5 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
21.6 	account in the game and fish fund only for 
21.7 	activities specified under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.8 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (1). 
21.9 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.10 	297A.94, five percent of this appropriation 
21.11 	may be used for expanding hunter and angler 
21.12 	recruitment and retention.
21.13 	$2,060,000 the first year and $1,460,000 the 
21.14 	second year are for planning and emergency 
21.15 	response to disease outbreaks in wildlife. Base 
21.16 	funding for this activity is $1,100,000 in fiscal 
21.17 	year 2022 and thereafter.

21.18	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		46,450,000
		48,106,000

21.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.20		2020
	2021
	
21.21	General
	7,632,000
	8,175,000
	
21.22	Natural Resources
	12,057,000
	12,293,000
	
21.23	Game and Fish
	26,655,000
	27,529,000
	
21.24	Remediation
	106,000
	109,000
	
21.25 	$1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the 
21.26 	second year are from the general fund for 
21.27 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
21.28 	aquatic invasive species.
21.29 	$1,580,000 the first year and $1,580,000 the 
21.30 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
21.31 	account in the game and fish fund for only the 
21.32 	purposes specified under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.33 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (1).
22.1 	$1,482,000 the first year and $1,482,000 the 
22.2 	second year are from the water recreation 
22.3 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
22.4 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
22.5 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
22.6 	end of the first year and is available for the 
22.7 	second year.
22.8 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
22.9 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
22.10 	and enforcement account in the natural 
22.11 	resources fund for grants to local law 
22.12 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
22.13 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
22.14 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
22.15 	year and is available for the second year.
22.16 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
22.17 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
22.18 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
22.19 	to qualifying organizations to assist in safety 
22.20 	and environmental education and monitoring 
22.21 	trails on public lands under Minnesota 
22.22 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under 
22.23 	this paragraph must be issued through a formal 
22.24 	agreement with the organization. By 
22.25 	December 15 each year, an organization 
22.26 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
22.27 	report to the commissioner with details on 
22.28 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
22.29 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
22.30 	administering these grants. Any unencumbered 
22.31 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
22.32 	year and is available for the second year.
22.33 	$510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
22.34 	second year are from the natural resources 
22.35 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
23.1 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
23.2 	and public education activities based on 
23.3 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
23.4 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
23.5 	all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year 
23.6 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account, 
23.7 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
23.8 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
23.9 	agencies may use money received under this 
23.10 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
23.11 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
23.12 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
23.13 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
23.14 	each year is for administering these grants. 
23.15 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
23.16 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
23.17 	the second year.
23.18 	$176,000 the first year and $176,000 the 
23.19 	second year are for an ice safety program.
23.20 	The base for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
23.21 	$7,553,000 from the general fund, 
23.22 	$27,951,000 from the game and fish fund, 
23.23 	$12,380,000 from the natural resources fund, 
23.24 	and $111,000 from the remediation fund. 
23.25 	These base level adjustments include pension 
23.26 	costs as provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, 
23.27 	article 21, section 1, paragraph (a).

23.28	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		4,268,000
		4,599,000
	
23.29 	$2,357,000 the first year and $3,208,000 the 
23.30 	second year are available for legal costs. Of 
23.31 	this amount, up to $720,000 the first year and 
23.32 	$918,000 the second year may be transferred 
23.33 	to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 
23.34 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
23.35 	available until June 30, 2023.
24.1 	$1,411,000 the first year and $1,391,000 the 
24.2 	second year are available for protecting the 
24.3 	department's business systems and associated 
24.4 	infrastructure.

24.5	Subd. 9.Pass Through Funds
 		807,000
		807,000

24.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.7		2020
	2021
	
24.8	General
	187,000
	187,000
	
24.9	Natural Resources
	320,000
	320,000
	
24.10	Permanent School
	300,000
	300,000
	
24.11 	$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the 
24.12 	second year are from the natural resources 
24.13 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
24.14 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
24.15 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
24.16 	Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from 
24.17 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
24.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
24.19 	paragraph (h), clause (5).
24.20 	$187,000 the first year and $187,000 the 
24.21 	second year are for the Office of School Trust 
24.22 	Lands.
24.23 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
24.24 	second year should be transferred from the 
24.25 	forestry suspense account in the permanent 
24.26 	school fund for the Office of School Trust 
24.27 	Lands.

24.28
24.29	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	15,751,000
	$
	15,556,000
	
24.30 	$3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the 
24.31 	second year are for natural resources block 
24.32 	grants to local governments to implement the 
24.33 	Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland 
24.34 	management under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.1 	chapter 103F, and local water management 
25.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B. The 
25.3 	board may reduce the amount of the natural 
25.4 	resources block grant to a county by an 
25.5 	amount equal to any reduction in the county's 
25.6 	general services allocation to a soil and water 
25.7 	conservation district from the county's 
25.8 	previous year allocation when the board 
25.9 	determines that the reduction was 
25.10 	disproportionate.
25.11 	$3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 the 
25.12 	second year are for grants to soil and water 
25.13 	conservation districts for the purposes of 
25.14 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
25.15 	103C.331, and for general purposes, nonpoint 
25.16 	engineering, and implementation and 
25.17 	stewardship of the reinvest in Minnesota 
25.18 	reserve program. Expenditures may be made 
25.19 	from these appropriations for supplies and 
25.20 	services benefiting soil and water conservation 
25.21 	districts. Any district receiving a payment 
25.22 	under this paragraph must maintain a web page 
25.23 	that publishes, at a minimum, its annual report, 
25.24 	annual audit, annual budget, and meeting 
25.25 	notices.
25.26 	$761,000 the first year and $761,000 the 
25.27 	second year are to implement, enforce, and 
25.28 	provide oversight for the Wetland 
25.29 	Conservation Act, including administering the 
25.30 	wetland banking program and in-lieu fee 
25.31 	mechanism.
25.32 	$1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the 
25.33 	second year are for the following cost-share 
25.34 	programs:
26.1 	(1) $260,000 each year is for the feedlot water 
26.2 	quality cost-sharing program for feedlots under 
26.3 	500 animal units and nutrient and manure 
26.4 	management projects in watersheds where 
26.5 	there are impaired waters;
26.6 	(2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing 
26.7 	programs of soil and water conservation 
26.8 	districts for perennially vegetated riparian 
26.9 	buffers, erosion control, water retention and 
26.10 	treatment, and other high-priority conservation 
26.11 	practices; and
26.12 	(3) $100,000 each year is for county 
26.13 	cooperative weed management programs and 
26.14 	to restore native plants in selected invasive 
26.15 	species management sites.
26.16 	$166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
26.17 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
26.18 	to local drainage management officials and 
26.19 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group.
26.20 	The board must coordinate with the Drainage 
26.21 	Work Group according to Minnesota Statutes, 
26.22 	section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
26.23 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
26.24 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
26.25 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
26.26 	floodplain management, including 
26.27 	administration of programs. This appropriation 
26.28 	must be matched by nonstate funds.
26.29 	$140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
26.30 	second year are for grants to Area II 
26.31 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
26.32 	management.
27.1 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
27.2 	second year are for conservation easement 
27.3 	stewardship.
27.4 	$269,000 the first year and $259,000 the 
27.5 	second year are for critical information 
27.6 	technology upgrades, development, and 
27.7 	security improvements.
27.8 	$240,000 the first year and $240,000 the 
27.9 	second year are for a grant to the Lower 
27.10 	Minnesota River Watershed District to defray 
27.11 	the annual cost of operating and maintaining 
27.12 	sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state, 
27.13 	national, and international commercial and 
27.14 	recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota 
27.15 	River.
27.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.17 	103C.501, the board may shift money in this 
27.18 	section and may adjust the technical and 
27.19 	administrative assistance portion of the funds 
27.20 	to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or 
27.21 	to address accountability, oversight, local 
27.22 	government performance, or high-priority 
27.23 	needs identified in local water management 
27.24 	plans or comprehensive water management 
27.25 	plans.
27.26 	The appropriations for grants in this section 
27.27 	are available until June 30, 2023. Returned 
27.28 	grant funds must be regranted consistent with 
27.29 	the purposes of this section. If an appropriation 
27.30 	for grants in either year is insufficient, the 
27.31 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
27.32 	it.
27.33 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.34 	16B.97, the appropriations for grants in this 
28.1 	section are exempt from the Department of 
28.2 	Administration, Office of Grants Management 
28.3 	Policy 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
28.4 	$5,745,000 the first year and $5,550,000 the 
28.5 	second year are for BWSR agency 
28.6 	administration and operation. Of this, $....... 
28.7 	is for cybersecurity. The base for agency 
28.8 	administration is $5,351,000 in fiscal year 
28.9 	2022 and thereafter.

28.10	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	8,540,000
	$
	8,540,000

28.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.12		2020
	2021
	
28.13	General
	2,540,000
	2,540,000
	
28.14	Natural Resources
	6,000,000
	6,000,000
	
28.15 	$2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000 the 
28.16 	second year are for metropolitan-area regional 
28.17 	parks operation and maintenance according 
28.18 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.
28.19 	$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
28.20 	second year are from the natural resources 
28.21 	fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and 
28.22 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
28.23 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
28.24 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
28.25 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
28.26 	clause (3).

28.27
28.28	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	945,000
	$
	945,000

28.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.30		2020
	2021
	
28.31	General
	455,000
	455,000
	
28.32	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
28.33 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
28.34 	money appropriated from the natural resources 
29.1 	fund under this section only as provided in an 
29.2 	agreement with the commissioner of natural 
29.3 	resources.

29.4	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	10,831,000
	$
	9,969,000

29.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
29.6		2020
	2021
	
29.7	General
	10,671,000
	9,809,000
	
29.8	Natural Resources
	160,000
	160,000
	
29.9 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the 
29.10 	second year are from the natural resources 
29.11 	fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota 
29.12 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
29.13 	clause (5).
29.14 	$499,000 the first year is to upgrade critical 
29.15 	communication and security technology 
29.16 	infrastructure. This is a onetime appropriation.
29.17 	$507,000 the first year is to purchase a fleet 
29.18 	of vehicles to facilitate guest transportation 
29.19 	and mobility. This is a onetime appropriation.

29.20	Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
 	$
	1,079,000
	$
	1,079,000

29.21	Sec. 9. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	15,344,000
	$
	15,344,000
	
29.22 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
29.23 	second year must be matched from nonstate 
29.24 	sources to develop maximum private sector 
29.25 	involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state 
29.26 	incentive must be matched with $6 of private 
29.27 	sector money. "Matched" means revenue to 
29.28 	the state or documented cash expenditures 
29.29 	directly expended to support Explore 
29.30 	Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half 
29.31 	of the private sector contribution may be 
29.32 	in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal 
29.33 	year 2020 is based on fiscal year 2019 private 
29.34 	sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal 
30.1 	year 2021 is based on fiscal year 2020 private 
30.2 	sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
30.3 	Money for marketing grants is available either 
30.4 	year of the biennium. Unexpended grant 
30.5 	money from the first year are available in the 
30.6 	second year.
30.7 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
30.8 	second year are for the major events grants 
30.9 	program. This appropriation is available until 
30.10 	June 30, 2021.
30.11 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
30.12 	Northern Lights International Music Festival.

30.13 	ARTICLE 2
30.14 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

30.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.42, is amended to read:
30.16 	85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.
30.17 	(a) The fee for an annual cross-country-ski pass is $19 $24 for an individual age 16 and 
30.18 	over. The fee for a three-year pass is $54 $69 for an individual age 16 and over. This fee 
30.19 	shall must be collected at the time the pass is purchased. Three-year passes are valid for 
30.20 	three years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning 
30.21 	the previous July 1.
30.22 	(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $5 $9 for an individual age 16 and 
30.23 	over. This fee shall must be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is 
30.24 	valid only for the date designated on the pass form.
30.25 	(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and becomes
30.26 	is nontransferable on signing when signed.
30.27 	(d) The commissioner and agents shall must issue a duplicate pass to a person whose 
30.28 	pass is lost or destroyed, using the process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 
30.29 	3, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate cross-country-ski pass is $2.

31.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.47, is amended to read:
31.2 	85.47 SPECIAL USE PERMITS; FEES.
31.3 	Fees collected for special use permits to use state trails not on state forest, state park, or 
31.4 	state recreation area lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the 
31.5 	natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for 
31.6 	operating and maintaining state trails and water access sites.

31.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.8 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and 
31.9 	subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27
31.10 	$39.25.
31.11 	(b) The watercraft license fee fees for the specified watercraft are as follows:
31.12 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
31.13 	for rent or lease, the fee is $9 $11.25;
31.14 	(2) for a sailboat, 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $10.50 $15.25;
31.15 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching 
31.16 	boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
31.17 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided in 
31.18 	subdivision 5;
31.19 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 $54.50, except for a personal watercraft 
31.20 	that is offered for rent or lease according to section 86B.313, subdivision 4, $47; and
31.21 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
31.22 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 $26.

31.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
31.24 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddleboards, paddleboats, or rowing 
31.25 	shells. The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, 
31.26 	or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50 $15.25.

31.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.28 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, and 5, 
31.29 	the watercraft license fee:
32.1 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 $65.25;
32.2 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 $98; and
32.3 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 $130.50.

32.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.5 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more than 
32.6 	19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 $108.75 each.

32.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.8 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft 
32.9 	license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water 
32.10 	safety is $4.50 $5.75 each.

32.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
32.12 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
32.13 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 $98.

32.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
32.15 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 $7.25 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
32.16 	licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, 
32.17 	and research of aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and 
32.18 	Eurasian watermilfoil, in public waters and public wetlands.

32.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.20 		Subdivision 1.Written consent. No person shall cut, harvest, remove, transport, or 
32.21 	possess for decorative purposes or for sale more than three decorative trees, more than 100 
32.22 	pounds of decorative boughs, more than 50 spruce stems or branches greater than six inches 
32.23 	in length, more than 50 birch stems or branches greater than one-inch large-end diameter,
32.24 	or more than 100 pounds of any other decorative materials without the written consent of 
32.25 	the owner or authorized agent of the private or public land on which the decorative materials 
32.26 	were cut or harvested. The written consent shall be on a form furnished or otherwise approved 
32.27 	by the commissioner of natural resources and shall must contain the legal description of the 
32.28 	land where the decorative materials were cut or harvested, as well as the name of the legal 
32.29 	owner of the land or the owner's authorized agent. The written consent must be carried by 
32.30 	every person cutting, harvesting, removing, possessing, or transporting any decorative 
33.1 	materials, or in any way aiding therein, and must be exhibited to any officer at the officer's 
33.2 	request at any time.

33.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.642, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.4 		Subd. 3.Transportation requirements. No person, common carrier, bough decorative 
33.5 	materials buyer, or authorized agent shall purchase or otherwise receive for shipment or 
33.6 	transportation any decorative materials without recording the seller's or consignor's name 
33.7 	and address and the written consent on a form furnished or otherwise approved by the 
33.8 	commissioner of natural resources.

33.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.6435, is amended to read:
33.10 	88.6435 BOUGHDECORATIVE MATERIALS BUYERS.
33.11 		Subdivision 1.Permits. A person may not buy more than 100 pounds of decorative 
33.12 	boughs in any calendar year without a bough buyer's permit issued by the commissioner of 
33.13 	natural resources. The annual fee for a permit for a resident or nonresident to buy decorative 
33.14 	boughs is $25.
33.15 		Subd. 1a.License. (a) A person must have a buyer's license for decorative materials to:
33.16 	(1) buy more than 100 pounds of decorative boughs in any calendar year;
33.17 	(2) buy more than 50 spruce stems or branches greater than six inches in length in any 
33.18 	calendar year; or
33.19 	(3) buy more than 50 birch stems or branches greater than one-inch large-end diameter 
33.20 	in any calendar year.
33.21 	(b) The annual fee for a buyer's license for decorative materials for a resident or 
33.22 	nonresident is $25.
33.23 		Subd. 2.Record requirements. (a) When buying or otherwise receiving decorative 
33.24 	boughs materials, a person permitted licensed under this section must record:
33.25 	(1) the seller's name and address;
33.26 	(2) the form of written consent; and
33.27 	(3) the government permit number or legal description or property tax identification 
33.28 	number of the land from which the boughs decorative materials were obtained.
34.1 	(b) The information under paragraph (a) must be provided recorded on a form furnished 
34.2 	or otherwise approved by the commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the 
34.3 	balsam bough industry groups and must be exhibited to an officer upon request.
34.4 	(b) Boughs may not be purchased (c) A licensed buyer may not purchase decorative 
34.5 	materials if the seller fails to exhibit the written consent required under section 88.642, 
34.6 	subdivision 1, or if the boughs do not conform to the standards specified on the consent. 
34.7 	Decorative boughs cut from public lands materials must conform to standards specified in 
34.8 	the written consent.
34.9 	(c) (d) Records shall must be maintained from July 1 until June 30 of the following 
34.10 	calendar year and shall must be open to inspection to an officer during reasonable hours.
34.11 	(d) (e) Customer name and address records created and maintained by permittees licensees
34.12 	under this section are classified as private or nonpublic government data.
34.13 		Subd. 3.Revocation of permits Penalties. (a) The commissioner may deny, modify, 
34.14 	suspend, or revoke a permit license issued under this section for cause, including falsification 
34.15 	of for falsifying records required under this section or violation of any other provision of
34.16 	for violating sections 88.641 to 88.648.
34.17 	(b) A person convicted of two or more violations of sections 88.641 to 88.648 within 
34.18 	three years may not obtain a bough buyer's permit license for decorative materials for three 
34.19 	years from after the date of the last conviction.
34.20 		Subd. 4.Forest bough Special forest products account; disposition of fees. (a) The 
34.21 	forest bough special forest products account is established in the state treasury within in the 
34.22 	natural resources fund.
34.23 	(b) Fees for permits licenses issued under this section must be deposited in the state 
34.24 	treasury and credited to the forest bough special forest products account and, except for the 
34.25 	electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 
34.26 	84.027, subdivision 15, are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
34.27 	for costs associated with special forest product information and education programs for 
34.28 	harvesters and buyers.

34.29 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 90.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
34.30 	read:
34.31 		Subd. 13.Special forest products. "Special forest products" means woody and 
34.32 	herbaceous plants, plant parts, seeds, fungus, soil, gravel, and forest substrate for 
34.33 	consumption, decoration, or medicine or for any other specialty use.

35.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 90.195, is amended to read:
35.2 	90.195 SPECIAL USE AND PRODUCT PERMIT.
35.3 	(a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 
35.4 	cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources:
35.5 	(1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or
35.6 	(2) other trees that are of negative value under good forest management practices.
35.7 	(b) The fuelwood permits under paragraph (a)  may be issued for a period not to exceed 
35.8 	one year. The commissioner shall must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 
35.9 	90.041, subdivision 10. The fee shall must not exceed the current market value of fuelwood 
35.10 	of similar species, grade, and volume that is being sold in the area where the salvage or 
35.11 	cutting is authorized under the permit.
35.12 	(b) (c) The commissioner may issue a special product permit under section 89.42 for 
35.13 	commercial use, which may include permit for harvesting or collecting incidental volumes 
35.14 	of boughs, gravel, hay, biomass, and other products derived from forest management activities
35.15 	special forest products. The value of the products is the current market value of the products 
35.16 	that are being sold in the area. The permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year,
35.17 	and the commissioner shall must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 
35.18 	90.041, subdivision 10.
35.19 	(c) (d) The commissioner may issue a special use permit for incidental volumes of timber 
35.20 	from approved right-of-way road clearing across state land for the purpose of accessing to 
35.21 	access a state timber permit. The permit shall must include the volume and value of timber 
35.22 	to be cleared and may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. A presale conference 
35.23 	as required under section 90.151, subdivision 6, must be completed before the start of any 
35.24 	activities under the permit.

35.25 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.26 		Subd. 2.Public sale requirements. (a) After complying with subdivision 1 and, before 
35.27 	any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made, and at least 30 days before the sale, 
35.28 	the commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale in a newspaper of 
35.29 	general distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold is situated. The notice 
35.30 	shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a general description of 
35.31 	the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms of sale. The commissioner 
35.32 	shall also must provide electronic notice of the sale.
36.1 	(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or appraised 
36.2 	value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for merchantable 
36.3 	timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include expenses 
36.4 	incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including survey, appraisal, 
36.5 	legal, advertising, and other expenses.
36.6 	(c) The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and the state deed tax.
36.7 	(d) Except as provided under paragraph (e), parcels remaining unsold after the offering 
36.8 	may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay at least 75 percent of the appraised value. The sale 
36.9 	shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner orders a reappraisal or 
36.10 	withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.
36.11 	(e) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find a 
36.12 	buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be negotiated by 
36.13 	the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as determined by the 
36.14 	commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the 
36.15 	commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of 
36.16 	$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.
36.17 	(f) Public sales of surplus state-owned land may be conducted through online auctions.

36.18 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.19 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
36.20 	"deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (5), 
36.21 	(6), (7), (13), (14), and (15); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12); and 
36.22 	8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
36.23 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife 
36.24 	trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 97A.473, 
36.25 	subdivision 4, shall The following amounts must be credited to the deer management account 
36.26 	and is are appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer 
36.27 	management programs., including a computerized licensing system:
36.28 	(1) $16 from each annual deer license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
36.29 	clauses (5), (6), and (7); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); and 8, paragraph (b);
36.30 	(2) $2 from each annual deer license issued under sections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
36.31 	clauses (13), (14), and (15); and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (10), (11), and (12); and 97B.301, 
36.32 	subdivision 4; and
37.1 	(3) $16 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established under section 
37.2 	97A.4742, for each license issued to a person 18 years of age or older under section 97A.473, 
37.3 	subdivision 4, and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund for each license 
37.4 	issued to a person under 18 years of age.
37.5 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the 
37.6 	lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued 
37.7 	under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall must be credited to the deer and bear management 
37.8 	account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer- and bear-management programs, 
37.9 	including a computerized licensing system.
37.10 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild 
37.11 	Cervidae health-management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and 
37.12 	wild Cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and 
37.13 	wild Cervidae health management is available until expended.
37.14 	(e) When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
37.15 	and wild Cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
37.16 	unencumbered balance in excess of over $2,500,000 is canceled and is available for deer- 
37.17 	and bear-management programs and computerized licensing.

37.18 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.19 		Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of 
37.20 	receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under 
37.21 	this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer 
37.22 	an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under 
37.23 	a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), 
37.24 	shall be compliant must comply with section 16A.1285.
37.25 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must 
37.26 	be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred 
37.27 	for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account 
37.28 	in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
37.29 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
37.30 	paragraph (b), and for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety 
37.31 	inspection is $150. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is 
37.32 	subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for mining 
38.1 	must be at least $150 $300, but not more than $1,000 $3,000. The fee for a notification to 
38.2 	request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $100.

38.3 	Sec. 18. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

38.4	Subd. 2.Water
 		-0-
		1,038,000
	
38.5 	$437,000 the second year is from the general 
38.6 	fund and $486,000 the second year is from the 
38.7 	environmental fund to meet the increased 
38.8 	demand for technical assistance and review 
38.9 	of municipal water infrastructure projects that 
38.10 	will be generated by increased grant funding 
38.11 	through the Public Facilities Authority. This 
38.12 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
38.13 	until June 30, 2019 2021.
38.14 	$115,000 the second year is for the working 
38.15 	lands program feasibility study and program 
38.16 	plan. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
38.17 	available until June 30, 2018.

38.18 	Sec. 19. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 3, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

38.19	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		1,599,000
		3,611,000

38.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
38.21		2016
	2017
	
38.22	General
	1,599,000
	3,551,000
	
38.23	Game and Fish
	-0-
	60,000
	
38.24 	$1,599,000 the first year and $2,801,000 the 
38.25 	second year are for legal costs related to the 
38.26 	NorthMet mining project. Of this amount, up 
38.27 	to $1,289,000 the second year may be 
38.28 	transferred to other agencies for legal costs 
38.29 	associated with the NorthMet mining project. 
38.30 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
38.31 	available until June 30, 2019 2021.
39.1 	$750,000 the second year is for a grant to Wolf 
39.2 	Ridge Environmental Learning Center to 
39.3 	construct a new dormitory, renovate an old 
39.4 	dormitory, construct a maintenance building, 
39.5 	and construct a small classroom building with 
39.6 	parking. The grant is not available until the 
39.7 	commissioner of management and budget 
39.8 	determines that an amount sufficient to 
39.9 	complete the project is available from nonstate 
39.10 	sources. This is a onetime appropriation and 
39.11 	is available until June 30, 2019.
39.12 	$60,000 the second year is from the heritage 
39.13 	enhancement account for the department's 
39.14 	Southeast Asian unit to conduct outreach 
39.15 	efforts to the Southeast Asian community in 
39.16 	Minnesota, including outreach efforts to 
39.17 	refugees from Burma, to encourage 
39.18 	participation in outdoor education 
39.19 	opportunities and activities. This is a onetime 
39.20 	appropriation.

39.21 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

39.22	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		14,670,000
		11,669,000

39.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
39.24		2018
	2019
	
39.25	Environmental
	688,000
	688,000
	
39.26	Remediation
	10,766,000
	10,765,000
	
39.27
39.28	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	3,000,000
	-0-
	
39.29	General
	216,000
	216,000
	
39.30 	(a) All money for environmental response, 
39.31 	compensation, and compliance in the 
39.32 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
39.33 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
39.34 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
39.35 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.1 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
40.2 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
40.3 	year, the two commissioners shall jointly 
40.4 	submit an annual spending plan to the 
40.5 	commissioner of management and budget that 
40.6 	maximizes the use of resources and 
40.7 	appropriately allocates the money between the 
40.8 	two departments. This appropriation is 
40.9 	available until June 30, 2019.
40.10 	(b) $216,000 the first year and $216,000 the 
40.11 	second year are from the general fund and 
40.12 	$216,000 the first year and $216,000 the 
40.13 	second year are from the environmental fund 
40.14 	to manage contaminated sediment projects at 
40.15 	multiple sites identified in the St. Louis River 
40.16 	remedial action plan to restore water quality 
40.17 	in the St. Louis River area of concern. This 
40.18 	amount is added to the base for fiscal year 
40.19 	2020 only.
40.20 	(c) $3,871,000 the first year and $3,870,000 
40.21 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
40.22 	for purposes of the leaking underground 
40.23 	storage tank program to investigate, clean up, 
40.24 	and prevent future releases from underground 
40.25 	petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum 
40.26 	remediation program for purposes of vapor 
40.27 	assessment and remediation. These same 
40.28 	annual amounts are transferred from the 
40.29 	petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.
40.30 	(d) $252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
40.31 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
40.32 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
40.33 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
40.34 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
40.35 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
41.1 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
41.2 	advisories and public information activities 
41.3 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
41.4 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
41.5 	section 115B.421, $3,000,000 the first year is 
41.6 	from the closed landfill investment fund for 
41.7 	settling obligations with the federal 
41.8 	government, remedial investigations, 
41.9 	feasibility studies, engineering, and 
41.10 	cleanup-related activities for purposes of 
41.11 	environmental response actions at a priority 
41.12 	qualified facility under Minnesota Statutes, 
41.13 	sections 115B.406 and 115B.407. By January 
41.14 	15, 2018 2020, the commissioner must submit 
41.15 	a status report to the chairs and ranking 
41.16 	minority members of the house of 
41.17 	representatives and senate committees and 
41.18 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
41.19 	environment and natural resources. This is a 
41.20 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
41.21 	June 30, 2019 2021.

41.22 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
41.23 	WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
 41.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
41.25 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
41.26 	water that is described in paragraph (c).
41.27 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
41.28 	errors and ensure accuracy.
41.29 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: 
41.30 	Government Lot 6, Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 19 West.
41.31 	(d) The land borders Perch Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
41.32 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
41.33 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would be best served if 
41.34 	the land were sold to a federally recognized Indian tribe for land consolidation purposes.

42.1 	Sec. 22. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
42.2 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 42.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
42.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
42.5 	in paragraph (c).
42.6 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
42.7 	errors and ensure accuracy.
42.8 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 7, Block 
42.9 	1, Dell's Sleepy Hollow, located in Section 22, Township 140 North, Range 29 West.
42.10 	(d) The land borders Woman Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
42.11 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
42.12 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
42.13 	the land were returned to private ownership.

42.14 	Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
42.15 	WATER; KANABEC COUNTY.
 42.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
42.17 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
42.18 	in paragraph (c).
42.19 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
42.20 	errors and ensure accuracy.
42.21 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kanabec County and is described as: that part 
42.22 	of the West 200 feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 42 North, Range 
42.23 	23 West, Kanabec County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the centerline of the Snake River.
42.24 	(d) The land borders the Snake River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
42.25 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
42.26 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
42.27 	the land were returned to private ownership.

43.1 	Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
43.2 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 43.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
43.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
43.5 	in paragraph (c).
43.6 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
43.7 	errors and ensure accuracy.
43.8 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as:
43.9 	Lots 25, 26, and 27 in Block 2 of Jackson and McKee's Addition, according to the plat 
43.10 	thereof, on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 
43.11 	less and except that part of said Lot 27 in Block 2 of Jackson and McKee's Addition, Otter 
43.12 	Tail County, Minnesota, South of the line between Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 14, 
43.13 	Township 136, Range 38.
43.14 	(d) The land borders Big Pine Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
43.15 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
43.16 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
43.17 	the land were returned to private ownership.

43.18 	Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
43.19 	WATER; WABASHA COUNTY.
 43.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
43.21 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
43.22 	in paragraph (c).
43.23 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
43.24 	errors and ensure accuracy.
43.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wabasha County and is described as: Lot 4, 
43.26 	Section 8, Township 109, Range 12, lying and being in the county of Wabasha, State of 
43.27 	Minnesota.
43.28 	(d) The land borders the Zumbro River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
43.29 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
43.30 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
43.31 	the land were returned to private ownership.