1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; providing for control of fish diseases; providing for disposition 
1.4 	of proceeds from sale of administrative sites; modifying certain assessment 
1.5 	requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.4985, subdivisions 
1.6 	2, 3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 17.4987; 17.4988, subdivision 3; 17.4992, 
1.7 	subdivision 2; 17.4993; 84.0857; 84D.03, subdivision 4; 94.16, subdivision 
1.8 	3; 97C.203; 97C.205; 97C.341; 97C.391, by adding a subdivision; 97C.505, 
1.9 	subdivision 1; 97C.515, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 97C.821; 103A.43; Laws 2007, 
1.10 	chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.11 	2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 3.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.15	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.16 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown 
1.17 	in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, to 
1.18 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.19 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
1.20 	each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition 
1.21 	to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year 
1.22 	ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and 
1.23 	reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the 
1.24 	day following final enactment.

1.25			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.26	General
	$
	-0-
	$
	(3,360,000)
	$
	(3,360,000)
	
1.27	Natural Resources
		-0-
		520,000
		520,000
	
2.1	Game and Fish
		123,000
		246,000
		369,000
	
2.2	Total
	$
	123,000
	$
	(1,653,000)
	$
	(1,530,000)

2.3				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.4				Available for the Year
	
2.5				Ending June 30
	
2.6					2008
		2009

2.7	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	-0-
	$
	(473,000)

2.8	Subdivision 1.Water
 		-0-
		(165,000)

2.9	Subd. 2.Multi Media
 		-0-
		(180,000)

2.10	Subd. 3.Administration
 		-0-
		(128,000)

2.11	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

2.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	123,000
	$
	(1,961,000)

2.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.14	General
	-0-
	(1,890,000)
	
2.15	Natural Resources
	-0-
	520,000
	
2.16	Game and Fish
	123,000
	246,000

2.17	Subd. 2.Lands and Minerals
 		-0-
		(225,000)
	
2.18 	$225,000 in fiscal year 2009 is a reduction in 
2.19 	the lands and minerals budget. This is a base 
2.20 	reduction.
2.21 	$124,000 of this reduction is from the 
2.22 	appropriation for iron ore cooperative 
2.23 	agreements.

2.24	Subd. 3.Water Resource Management
 		-0-
		(188,000)
	
2.25 	$22,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the 
2.26 	appropriation for ring dikes under Minnesota 
2.27 	Statutes, section 103F.161. The base for this 
2.28 	appropriation in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
2.29 	is $105,000.
2.30 	$98,000 is a reduction in 2009 from a 
2.31 	onetime appropriation for impaired waters.
3.1 	$38,000 is a reduction in 2009 attributable 
3.2 	to the repeal of reporting requirements 
3.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103A.43, 
3.4 	paragraph (c).
3.5 	$100,000 each year beginning in 2009 
3.6 	is for operating costs associated with the 
3.7 	administrative penalty order program.

3.8	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		-0-
		250,000
	
3.9 	$250,000 in 2009 is to implement measures to 
3.10 	maintain the competitiveness of Minnesota's 
3.11 	primary forest products industry. The base 
3.12 	for this appropriation is $450,000.

3.13	Subd. 5.Parks and Recreation Management
 		-0-
		(230,000)
	
3.14 	$450,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 in 
3.15 	the parks and recreation management budget.
3.16 	$220,000 each year beginning in 2009 is 
3.17 	from the state park account in the natural 
3.18 	resources fund to fund state park operations, 
3.19 	maintenance, resource management, 
3.20 	educational services, and associated support 
3.21 	costs.

3.22	Subd. 6.Trails and Waterways Management
 		-0-
		50,000
	
3.23 	$250,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 
3.24 	in the trails and waterways management 
3.25 	budget. $50,000 of this reduction is from 
3.26 	the appropriation for nonmotorized trails. 
3.27 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal years 
3.28 	2010 and 2011 is reduced by $275,000.
3.29 	$300,000 each year beginning in 2009 is 
3.30 	from the all-terrain vehicle account in the 
3.31 	natural resources fund, for monitoring and 
3.32 	maintenance of newly designated trails.

3.33	Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		123,000
		(556,000)
	
4.1 	$627,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 in 
4.2 	the fish and wildlife program. The base for 
4.3 	this appropriation in fiscal years 2010 and 
4.4 	2011 is reduced by $793,000 each year.
4.5 	$175,000 is a reduction from the 
4.6 	appropriation for a grant to Let's Go Fishing 
4.7 	of Minnesota.
4.8 	$418,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 
4.9 	in the fish and wildlife management budget. 
4.10 	Of this amount, $200,000 is from the 
4.11 	appropriation for prairie wetland complexes.
4.12 	$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 each year 
4.13 	thereafter is from the game and fish fund to 
4.14 	implement fish virus surveillance, prepare 
4.15 	infrastructure to handle possible outbreaks, 
4.16 	and implement control procedures for highest 
4.17 	risk waters and fish production operations.

4.18	Subd. 8.Ecological Services
 		-0-
		(802,000)
	
4.19 	$802,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 in 
4.20 	the ecological services program. The base 
4.21 	for this appropriation in fiscal years 2010 and 
4.22 	2011 is reduced by $771,000.
4.23 	$320,000 of this reduction is from the 
4.24 	appropriation for inspection and enforcement 
4.25 	activities related to managing invasive 
4.26 	species.
4.27 	$482,000 of this reduction is from the 
4.28 	appropriation for impaired waters.
4.29 	$200,000 of this reduction is from the 
4.30 	appropriation for prairie wetlands.
4.31 	By June 30, 2008, $594,000 shall be 
4.32 	transferred from the water recreation account 
4.33 	in the natural resources fund to the invasive 
5.1 	species account in the natural resources fund 
5.2 	for invasive species-related expenses.

5.3	Subd. 9.Enforcement
 		-0-
		(60,000)
	
5.4 	$160,000 is a reduction in 2009 in the 
5.5 	enforcement budget. The base for this 
5.6 	appropriation in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
5.7 	is reduced by $150,000.

5.8	Subd. 10.Operations Support
 		-0-
		(100,000)

5.95.10
	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	-0-
	$
	-0-
	
5.11 	$450,000 is a reduction in fiscal year 2009 
5.12 	in the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
5.13 	program. The base for this appropriation 
5.14 	in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is reduced by 
5.15 	$450,000.
5.16 	$200,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the 
5.17 	appropriation for cost-sharing contracts to 
5.18 	establish native buffers.
5.19 	$100,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the 
5.20 	appropriation for county cooperative weed 
5.21 	management programs.
5.22 	$150,000 is a reduction in 2009 from the 
5.23 	appropriation for the drainage assistance 
5.24 	program.
5.25 	$450,000 in fiscal year 2009 is for 
5.26 	implementing rehabilitation, erosion, and 
5.27 	sediment control projects in the area included 
5.28 	in DR-1717. Up to 20 percent of this 
5.29 	appropriation may be used by the board to 
5.30 	implement the program. Funds in this section 
5.31 	are available until expended.

5.32	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	-0-
	$
	(162,000)
	
6.1 	$162,000 in fiscal year 2009 is reduced 
6.2 	from money appropriated from the general 
6.3 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
6.4 	maintenance and operations under Laws 
6.5 	2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 6. The 
6.6 	base for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are 
6.7 	reduced by $162,000 each year.

6.8 	Sec. 6. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

6.9	Subd. 3. Water Resources Management
 		15,051,000 
		12,522,000 

6.10	Appropriations by Fund 
	
6.11	General 
	14,771,000 
	12,242,000 
	
6.12	Natural Resources 
	280,000 
	280,000 
	
6.13 	$310,000 the first year and $310,000 the 
6.14 	second year are for grants associated with the 
6.15 	implementation of the Red River mediation 
6.16 	agreement. 
6.17 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
6.18 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
6.19 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of 
6.20 	the cost of implementing the comprehensive 
6.21 	plan for the upper Mississippi within areas 
6.22 	under its jurisdiction. This is a onetime 
6.23 	appropriation.
6.24 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
6.25 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
6.26 	of Chippewa Indians to implement its portion 
6.27 	of the comprehensive plan for the upper 
6.28 	Mississippi. This is a onetime appropriation.
6.29 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000
6.30 	$178,000 the second year are for the 
6.31 	construction of ring dikes under Minnesota 
6.32 	Statutes, section 103F.161. The ring dikes 
6.33 	may be publicly or privately owned. If the 
6.34 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
7.1 	appropriation in the other year is available 
7.2 	for it. The base appropriation for fiscal year 
7.3 	2010 and later is $125,000 $105,000. 
7.4 	$2,250,000 $2,152,000 the first year is 
7.5 	to support the identification of impaired 
7.6 	waters and develop plans to address those 
7.7 	impairments, as required by the federal Clean 
7.8 	Water Act, in accordance with Minnesota 
7.9 	Statutes, chapter 114D. This is a onetime 
7.10 	appropriation. 
7.11 	By January 15, 2008, the commissioner shall 
7.12 	commence rulemaking under Minnesota 
7.13 	Statutes, chapter 14, to update the minimum 
7.14 	shoreland standards in Minnesota Rules, 
7.15 	chapter 6120. 
7.16 	$60,000 the first year is a onetime 
7.17 	appropriation to the commissioner of natural 
7.18 	resources to conduct a feasibility study 
7.19 	in conjunction with U.S. Army Corps of 
7.20 	Engineers on the foundation and hydraulics 
7.21 	of the Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County. 
7.22 	This appropriation must be equally matched 
7.23 	by Blue Earth County, and is available until 
7.24 	expended. 
7.25 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for addressing 
7.26 	surface and groundwater issues related to 
7.27 	the development and expansion of ethanol 
7.28 	production. 

7.29 	Sec. 7. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

7.30	Subd. 4. Forest Management
 		44,495,000 
		43,393,000 

7.31	Appropriations by Fund 
	
7.32	General 
	24,755,000 
	24,836,000 
	
7.33	Natural Resources 
	19,483,000 
	18,293,000 
	
7.34	Game and Fish 
	257,000 
	264,000 
	
8.1 	$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 
8.2 	the second year are for prevention, 
8.3 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
8.4 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
8.5 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.6 	88.12. If the appropriation for either 
8.7 	year is insufficient to cover all costs of 
8.8 	presuppression and suppression, the amount 
8.9 	necessary to pay for these costs during the 
8.10 	biennium is appropriated from the general 
8.11 	fund. 
8.12 	By November 15 of each year, the 
8.13 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
8.14 	submit a report to the chairs of the house 
8.15 	and senate committees and divisions having 
8.16 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
8.17 	resources finance, identifying all firefighting 
8.18 	costs incurred and reimbursements received 
8.19 	in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations 
8.20 	may not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
8.21 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
8.22 	commissioner from any source other than 
8.23 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
8.24 	the general fund. 
8.25 	$17,983,000 the first year and $18,293,000 
8.26 	the second year are from the forest 
8.27 	management investment account in the 
8.28 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
8.29 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.30 	89.039, subdivision 2. 
8.31 	Of this amount: 
8.32 	(1) $750,000 each year is for additional staff 
8.33 	to enhance timber sales; 
8.34 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for forest 
8.35 	improvements; 
9.1 	(3) $1,100,000 each year is for forest road 
9.2 	maintenance; 
9.3 	(4) $600,000 each year is for the ecological 
9.4 	classification system on state forest lands; 
9.5 	(5) $350,000 each year is for the prevention 
9.6 	of invasive species on state forest lands; and 
9.7 	(6) $400,000 each year is for the re-inventory 
9.8 	of state forest lands. 
9.9 	Money for forest road maintenance is 
9.10 	onetime. 
9.11 	$780,000 the first year and $780,000 the 
9.12 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
9.13 	Council for implementation of the 
9.14 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act. 
9.15 	$40,000 the first year is for the Forest 
9.16 	Resources Council to provide a grant to 
9.17 	the University of Minnesota to prepare a 
9.18 	statewide plan to address the fragmentation 
9.19 	and parcelization of large blocks of forest 
9.20 	land in the state. 
9.21 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant 
9.22 	to the Forest Resources Research Advisory 
9.23 	Committee to provide direction on research 
9.24 	topics recommended by the governor's task 
9.25 	force on the competitiveness of Minnesota's 
9.26 	primary forest products industry. 
9.27 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
9.28 	second year are for the FORIST timber 
9.29 	management information system, other 
9.30 	information systems, and for increased 
9.31 	forestry management. The amount in the 
9.32 	second year is also available in the first year. 
9.33 	$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
9.34 	second year are from the game and fish 
10.1 	fund to implement ecological classification 
10.2 	systems (ECS) standards on forested 
10.3 	landscapes. This appropriation is from 
10.4 	revenue deposited in the game and fish fund 
10.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
10.6 	paragraph (e), clause (1). 
10.7 	$110,000 the first year is to develop and 
10.8 	implement a statewide information and 
10.9 	education campaign regarding the statewide 
10.10 	ban on the transport, storage, or use of 
10.11 	nonapproved firewood on state-administered 
10.12 	lands. 
10.13 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the forest 
10.14 	management investment account in the 
10.15 	natural resources fund for the purposes of 
10.16 	section 158. This is a onetime appropriation. 
10.17 	$75,000 the first year is to the Forest 
10.18 	Resources Council for a task force on 
10.19 	forest protection and $75,000 the second 
10.20 	year is appropriated to the commissioner 
10.21 	for grants to cities, counties, townships, 
10.22 	special recreation areas, and park and 
10.23 	recreation boards in cities of the first class 
10.24 	for the identification, removal, disposal, and 
10.25 	replacement of dead or dying shade trees 
10.26 	lost to forest pests or disease. For purposes 
10.27 	of this section, "shade tree" means a woody 
10.28 	perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or 
10.29 	environmental purposes with minimal to 
10.30 	residual timber value. The commissioner 
10.31 	shall consult with municipalities; park and 
10.32 	recreation boards in cities of the first class; 
10.33 	nonprofit organizations; and other interested 
10.34 	parties in developing eligibility criteria. * 
10.35 	(The preceding text beginning "$75,000 the 
11.1 	first year" was indicated as vetoed by the 
11.2 	governor.) 
11.3 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for a grant 
11.4 	to the Natural Resources Research Institute 
11.5 	for silvicultural research to improve the 
11.6 	quality and quantity of timber fiber. The 
11.7 	appropriation must be matched in the amount 
11.8 	of $200,000 in cash or in-kind contributions 
11.9 	from the forest products industry members of 
11.10 	the Minnesota Forest Productivity Research 
11.11 	Cooperative. 
11.12 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
11.13 	the second year are to support additional 
11.14 	technical and cost-share assistance to 
11.15 	nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) 
11.16 	landowners forest management activities. 
11.17 	The base appropriation in fiscal year 2010 
11.18 	and later is $500,000. 
11.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
11.20 	second year are to address escalating 
11.21 	land asset management demands, such as 
11.22 	boundary disputes, access easements, and 
11.23 	sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest 
11.24 	lands support additional forest management 
11.25 	activities. 

11.26 	Sec. 8. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

11.27	Subd. 6. Trails and Waterways Management
 		30,257,000 
		30,492,000 

11.28	Appropriations by Fund 
	
11.29	General 
	2,538,000 
	2,568,000 
	
11.30	Natural Resources 
	25,600,000 
	25,730,000 
	
11.31	Game and Fish 
	2,119,000 
	2,194,000 
	
11.32 	$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 
11.33 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
11.34 	trails and enforcement account in the natural 
12.1 	resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
12.2 	The additional money under this item may 
12.3 	be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any 
12.4 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
12.5 	end of the first year and is available for the 
12.6 	second year. 
12.7 	$1,175,000 the first year and $1,325,000 the 
12.8 	second year are from the natural resources 
12.9 	fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. 
12.10 	Of this amount, $825,000 the first year and 
12.11 	$1,075,000 the second year are from the 
12.12 	all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each 
12.13 	year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
12.14 	account; and $200,000 the first year and 
12.15 	$100,000 the second year are from the 
12.16 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
12.17 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
12.18 	year and is available for the second year. 
12.19 	$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the 
12.20 	second year are from the water recreation 
12.21 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
12.22 	safe harbor program on Lake Superior. 
12.23 	$742,000 the first year and $760,000 
12.24 	the second year are from the natural 
12.25 	resources fund for state trail operations 
12.26 	and maintenance. The money may be used 
12.27 	for trail maintenance, signage, mapping, 
12.28 	interpretation, native prairie restoration 
12.29 	using best management practices, and 
12.30 	maintenance of nonmotorized forest trails. 
12.31 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
12.32 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
12.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
12.34 	paragraph (e), clause (2). 
13.1 	$655,000 the first year and $655,000 the 
13.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.3 	fund for trail grants to local units of 
13.4 	government on land to be maintained for 
13.5 	at least 20 years for the purposes of the 
13.6 	grant. This appropriation is from the revenue 
13.7 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
13.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
13.9 	paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered 
13.10 	balance does not cancel at the end of the 
13.11 	first year and is available for the second 
13.12 	year. In addition, if a project financed under 
13.13 	this program receives a federal grant award, 
13.14 	the availability of the financing from this 
13.15 	paragraph for that project is extended to 
13.16 	equal the period of the federal grant.
13.17 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
13.18 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
13.19 	account for two all-terrain vehicle trail 
13.20 	specialists to assist and consult with on 
13.21 	all-terrain vehicle grant-in-aid education and 
13.22 	training for sustainable trail development and 
13.23 	maintenance, as well as providing training 
13.24 	for public and private sector trail monitoring. 
13.25 	The specialists may assist in the evaluation 
13.26 	of grant-in-aid trail proposals, but not in the 
13.27 	promotion of new trails. 
13.28 	$1,965,000 the first year and $2,040,000 
13.29 	the second year are from the game and fish 
13.30 	fund for expenditures on water access sites 
13.31 	according to the requirements of the federal 
13.32 	sport and fish restoration program. 
13.33 	Money appropriated under Laws 2005, First 
13.34 	Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 
13.35 	11, subdivision 6, paragraph (h), for the Paul 
14.1 	Bunyan State Trail connection is available 
14.2 	until June 30, 2008. 
14.3 	$400,000 each year is for operation and 
14.4 	maintenance of nonmotorized trails within 
14.5 	state forests. This is a onetime appropriation. 
14.6 	$75,000 each year is for additional wild and 
14.7 	scenic rivers program activities. 
14.8 	$120,000 the first year is from the 
14.9 	water recreation account in the natural 
14.10 	resources fund to cooperate with local 
14.11 	units of government in marking routes and 
14.12 	designating river accesses and campsites 
14.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32. 
14.14 	This is a onetime appropriation and available 
14.15 	until spent. 
14.16 	The appropriation in Laws 2005, First 
14.17 	Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 
14.18 	3, subdivision 6, from the lottery in lieu 
14.19 	account in the natural resources fund for 
14.20 	trail grants to local units of government, is 
14.21 	available until June 30, 2009. 

14.22 	ARTICLE 2
14.23 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

14.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.25 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
14.26 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids and, catfish, or 
14.27 	species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by 
14.28 	the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
14.29 	between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for 
14.30 	the species being transported if the aquatic life is being transported into a watershed where 
14.31 	it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original source is south of marked State 
14.32 	Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of marked State Highway 210, or if 
14.33 	the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota and contiguous states; and
15.1 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids 
15.2 	and, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible 
15.3 	species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant 
15.4 	Health Inspection Services.
15.5 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of 
15.6 	lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the 
15.7 	transportation.
15.8 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
15.9 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours 
15.10 	before transporting fish for stocking;
15.11 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five 
15.12 	days after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior 
15.13 	to stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
15.14 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office 
15.15 	by telecopy prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be 
15.16 	stocked are not public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or 
15.17 	in writing, in which cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of 
15.18 	Natural Resources.
15.19 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources 
15.20 	in St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued 
15.21 	forms have been returned.

15.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.23 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A 
15.24 	state-issued bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm 
15.25 	licensee for importation, of animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
15.26 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
15.27 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation, of animals not on the official list of viral 
15.28 	hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of 
15.29 	Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; or export for the following:
15.30 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported 
15.31 	intrastate;
15.32 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and 
15.33 	saltwater species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or 
15.34 	transported if accompanied by shipping documents;
16.1 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
16.2 	unrelated to fish propagation;
16.3 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an 
16.4 	outlet for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
16.5 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
16.6 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait 
16.7 	propagation or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed 
16.8 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
16.9 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
16.10 	then a transportation permit is required;
16.11 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public 
16.12 	shows, exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
16.13 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
16.14 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
16.15 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
16.16 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids and, catfish, or species 
16.17 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
16.18 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
16.19 	may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a transportation permit if they 
16.20 	had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia at the time 
16.21 	they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health inspection within the 
16.22 	preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
16.23 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
16.24 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids and,
16.25 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
16.26 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
16.27 	Inspection Services, being transferred or transported intrastate without a transportation 
16.28 	permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health inspection.
16.29 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
16.30 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

16.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.32 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must 
16.33 	be made on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be 
16.34 	rejected. An application for a transportation permit for salmonids and, catfish, or species 
16.35 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
17.1 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
17.2 	their eggs, or sperm must be accompanied by certification that the source of the eggs or 
17.3 	sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling 
17.4 	disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked following treatment 
17.5 	approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
17.6 	septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where the disease has been 
17.7 	previously introduced identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit 
17.8 	showing the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while 
17.9 	in transit and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a 
17.10 	completed application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation 
17.11 	permits as provided in this section.

17.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.13 		Subdivision 1.Importation and stocking restrictions. A person may not import 
17.14 	fish into or stock fish in the state without first obtaining a transportation permit with a 
17.15 	disease certification, as prescribed under section 17.4985, subdivision 5, when required or 
17.16 	a bill of lading from the commissioner, unless the person is exempted.

17.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.18 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation 
17.19 	permits to import:
17.20 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, and catfish, or species 
17.21 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
17.22 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
17.23 	and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
17.24 	(2) trout, salmon, and catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
17.25 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal 
17.26 	and Plant Health Inspection Services, from a nonemergency enzootic disease area to a 
17.27 	containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be free of certifiable 
17.28 	diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may 
17.29 	be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
17.30 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the 
17.31 	disease has been previously introduced identified as being present; and
17.32 	(3) trout, salmon, and catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
17.33 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
17.34 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, from a facility in a nonemergency enzootic 
18.1 	disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a standard facility, except 
18.2 	that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported 
18.3 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
18.4 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease has been 
18.5 	previously introduced identified as being present.
18.6 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
18.7 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

18.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.9 		Subd. 4.Disease-free history. Disease-free histories required under this section 
18.10 	must include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more 
18.11 	than one year are required for importing salmonids or, catfish, or species on the official 
18.12 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
18.13 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, the disease 
18.14 	history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year of, 
18.15 	the transportation request.

18.16 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4987, is amended to read:
18.17 	17.4987 STOCKING PRIVATE AQUATIC LIFE.
18.18 	(a) A person may not release private aquatic life into public waters that are not 
18.19 	licensed as part of an aquatic farm without first obtaining a transportation permit from the 
18.20 	commissioner. The commissioner may:
18.21 	(1) deny issuance of a permit if releasing the private aquatic life is not consistent 
18.22 	with the management plan for the public waters.; and
18.23 	(2) approve the import, transport, and stocking of fish with bacterial kidney disease 
18.24 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia into areas or waters where either disease has been 
18.25 	identified as being present.
18.26 	(b) The commissioner shall make management plans available to the public.
18.27 	(b) (c) If a permit is denied, the commissioner must provide reasons for the denial 
18.28 	in writing.

18.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4988, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.30 		Subd. 3.Inspection fees. The fees for the following inspections are: The 
18.31 	commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for 
18.32 	the services listed in clauses (1) to (3). The fees must be set in an amount that does not 
18.33 	recover significantly more or less than the cost of providing the service. The fees are not 
19.1 	subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The 
19.2 	services covered under this provision include:
19.3 	(1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed, $50;
19.4 	(2) fish health inspection and certification, $60 plus $150 per lot thereafter including 
19.5 	initial tissue sample collection, basic fish health assessment, viral pathogen testing, and 
19.6 	bacteriological testing; and
19.7 	(3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine facility inspections, $100.

19.8 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.9 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of game fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
19.10 	(b), species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
19.11 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
19.12 	Inspection Services, must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of the 
19.13 	family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases if 
19.14 	sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
19.15 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
19.16 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
19.17 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner.;
19.18 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be 
19.19 	transferred between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been 
19.20 	previously introduced. identified as being present; and
19.21 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of 
19.22 	fish with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing 
19.23 	so would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

19.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4993, is amended to read:
19.25 	17.4993 MINNOWS.
19.26 		Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic farm license, a 
19.27 	licensee may take minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm 
19.28 	purposes from public waters for aquatic farm purposes under an aquatic farm license, 
19.29 	except that have been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia when the testing indicates 
19.30 	the disease is not present.
19.31 	(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm may only be takenin approved 
19.32 	waters with a sucker egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994. 
19.33 		Subd. 2.Importation of live minnows. Minnows from outside the state may not be 
19.34 	imported live by a licensee for purposes other than processing or feeding aquatic farm 
20.1 	fish. A transportation permit as prescribed under sections 17.4985, 17.4986, and 97C.515, 
20.2 	subdivision 4, is required for importation.

20.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0857, is amended to read:
20.4 	84.0857 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
20.5 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within 
20.6 	the Department of Natural Resources for the costs of providing them with building and 
20.7 	infrastructure facilities. Costs billed may include modifications and adaptations to allow 
20.8 	for appropriate building occupancy, building code compliance, insurance, utility services, 
20.9 	maintenance, repair, and other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts 
20.10 	shall be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the 
20.11 	commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
20.12 	(b) Money deposited in the special account from the proceeds of a sale under 
20.13 	section 94.16, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is appropriated to the commissioner to acquire 
20.14 	facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for, 
20.15 	design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.

20.16 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.17 		Subd. 4.Commercial fishing and turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting 
20.18 	restrictions in infested and noninfested waters. (a) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, 
20.19 	stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in 
20.20 	an infested water that is designated because it contains invasive fish or, invertebrates, 
20.21 	or certifiable diseases, as defined in chapter 17, may not be used in any other waters. If 
20.22 	a commercial licensee operates in both an infested water designated because it contains 
20.23 	invasive fish or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in chapter 17,  and other 
20.24 	waters, all nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or 
20.25 	turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in waters not designated as infested with invasive fish 
20.26 	or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in chapter 17, must be tagged with tags 
20.27 	provided by the commissioner, as specified in the commercial licensee's license or permit, 
20.28 	and may not be used in infested waters designated because the waters contain invasive fish 
20.29 	or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in chapter 17.
20.30 	(b) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or 
20.31 	turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in an infested water that is designated solely because it 
20.32 	contains Eurasian water milfoil must be dried for a minimum of ten days or frozen for a 
20.33 	minimum of two days before they are used in any other waters, except as provided in this 
20.34 	paragraph. Commercial licensees must notify the department's regional or area fisheries 
21.1 	office or a conservation officer before removing nets or equipment from an infested water 
21.2 	designated solely because it contains Eurasian water milfoil and before resetting those 
21.3 	nets or equipment in any other waters. Upon notification, the commissioner may authorize 
21.4 	a commercial licensee to move nets or equipment to another water without freezing or 
21.5 	drying, if that water is designated as infested solely because it contains Eurasian water 
21.6 	milfoil.
21.7 	(c) A commercial licensee must remove all aquatic macrophytes from nets and other 
21.8 	equipment when the nets and equipment are removed from waters of the state.
21.9 	(d) The commissioner shall provide a commercial licensee with a current listing of 
21.10 	designated infested waters at the time that a license or permit is issued.

21.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 94.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.12 		Subd. 3.Proceeds from natural resources land. (a) Except as provided in 
21.13 	paragraph (b), the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of lands that were under the 
21.14 	control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to the 
21.15 	land acquisition account in the natural resources fund.
21.16 	(b) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of administrative sites under the 
21.17 	control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to the 
21.18 	facilities management account established under section 84.0857 and used to acquire 
21.19 	facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for, 
21.20 	design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.

21.21 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.203, is amended to read:
21.22 	97C.203 EXCHANGE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE RESOURCES; DISPOSAL 
21.23 	OF STATE HATCHERY PRODUCTS.
21.24 	(a) The commissioner shall dispose of fish hatchery products or exchange fish or 
21.25 	wildlife resources only after they have been tested for certifiable diseases, as defined 
21.26 	in chapter 17. The testing must have been completed within the 12 months preceding 
21.27 	the disposal or exchange. Fish or wildlife resources subject to an exchange must have 
21.28 	received a disease-free certification for those certifiable diseases not currently documented 
21.29 	in Minnesota. Disease certification must be provided prior to accepting the fish or wildlife 
21.30 	resource. When the fish or wildlife resource is not certified as disease-free, they may be 
21.31 	stocked or transferred only into waters that already contain that disease.
21.32 	(b) State hatchery products shall be disposed of according to the following order of 
21.33 	priorities:
22.1 	(1) distribution of fish eggs and fry to state hatcheries to hatch fry or raise fingerlings 
22.2 	for stocking waters of the state for recreational fishing;
22.3 	(2) transfer to other government agencies in exchange for fish or wildlife resources 
22.4 	of equal value or private fish hatcheries in exchange for fish to be stocked in waters of 
22.5 	the state for recreational fishing;
22.6 	(3) sale to private fish hatcheries or licensed aquatic farms at a price not less than the 
22.7 	fair wholesale market value, established as the average price charged at the state's private 
22.8 	hatcheries and contiguous states per volume rates;
22.9 	(4) transfer to other government agencies, colleges, or universities for cooperative 
22.10 	fish management and research purposes; and
22.11 	(5) sale of not more than $25 fair market value to any school, museum, or 
22.12 	commercial enterprise for curriculum implementation, educational programs, public 
22.13 	exhibition, or cooperative displays.

22.14 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.205, is amended to read:
22.15 	97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.
22.16 	(a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a 
22.17 	quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:
22.18 	(1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 
22.19 	17.4985 and 17.4986;
22.20 	(2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 97C.081;
22.21 	(3) is a minnow being transported under section 97C.505 or 97C.515;
22.22 	(4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 
22.23 	97C.821; or
22.24 	(5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed 
22.25 	for certifiable diseases under chapter 17.
22.26 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:
22.27 	(1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and
22.28 	(2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.
22.29 	(c) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting 
22.30 	organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:
22.31 	(1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;
22.32 	(2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary 
22.33 	equipment; and
23.1 	(3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the 
23.2 	needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization 
23.3 	operating the rearing pond.
23.4 	 (d) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, 
23.5 	transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, 
23.6 	white crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, 
23.7 	yellow, and brown bullheads taken by angling. No more than four of each species may 
23.8 	be transported at any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches 
23.9 	in total length.

23.10 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.341, is amended to read:
23.11 	97C.341 CERTAIN FISH AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.
23.12 	(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game 
23.13 	fish, goldfish, or carp for bait.
23.14 	(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known 
23.15 	waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present. For 
23.16 	purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, invertebrates, 
23.17 	and insects used for angling.

23.18 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.391, is amended by adding a 
23.19 	subdivision to read:
23.20 		Subd. 3.Rules. The commissioner may by rule establish reasonable conditions on 
23.21 	the buying and selling of fish that would prevent or slow the spread of certifiable diseases, 
23.22 	as defined in chapter 17, and invasive species.

23.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.505, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.24 		Subdivision 1.Authority to take, possess, buy, and sell. (a) Minnows may be 
23.25 	taken, possessed, bought, and sold, subject to the restrictions in this chapter, section 
23.26 	84.03, subdivision 3, and in rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph (b). A 
23.27 	person may not take, possess, or sell minnows except for use as bait or for ornamental 
23.28 	or aquacultural purposes.
23.29 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules for the taking, possession, purchase, sale, 
23.30 	and transportation of minnows.

23.31 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.1 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport minnows through 
24.2 	the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and 
24.3 	address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the 
24.4 	state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more 
24.5 	than 12 hours after it is issued.
24.6 	(b) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found 
24.7 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
24.8 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to 
24.9 	provide health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia or other certifiable diseases, 
24.10 	as defined in chapter 17. For certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota, 
24.11 	the certification must be dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

24.12 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.13 		Subd. 4.Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm. (a) A person with a private fish 
24.14 	hatchery or aquatic farm license may transport minnows with a transportation permit from 
24.15 	contiguous states to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm, provided the minnows are 
24.16 	used for processing or feeding hatchery fish.
24.17 	(b) The commissioner may require inspection of minnows and disease certification 
24.18 	for species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
24.19 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
24.20 	Inspection Services, that are being transported from outside the state.
24.21 	(c) The commissioner may approve the import of minnows into areas or waters 
24.22 	where certifiable diseases have been identified as being present.

24.23 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.24 		Subd. 5.Special permits. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without 
24.25 	a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license to import minnows from 
24.26 	other states for export. A permit under this subdivision is not required for importation 
24.27 	authorized under subdivision 4.
24.28 	(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner 
24.29 	sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and 
24.30 	an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable 
24.31 	restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification, 
24.32 	and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may 
24.33 	have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the 
24.34 	commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit.

25.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.821, is amended to read:
25.2 	97C.821 POSSESSION, SALE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF 
25.3 	COMMERCIAL FISH.
25.4 	Subject to the applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under 
25.5 	commercial fishing licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and 
25.6 	transported at any time. Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to 
25.7 	holding facilities, if the licensee has exclusive control of the facilities. Commercial fishing 
25.8 	licensees may harvest fish from their holding facilities at any time with their licensed gear. 
25.9 	The commissioner may prohibit the transport of live fish taken under a commercial fishing 
25.10 	license from waters that contain nonnative species, are designated as infested waters, or 
25.11 	are infected with any certifiable disease, as defined in chapter 17.

25.12 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103A.43, is amended to read:
25.13 	103A.43 WATER ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.
25.14 	(a) The Environmental Quality Board shall evaluate and report to the house of 
25.15 	representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural 
25.16 	resources, and agriculture and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
25.17 	Resources on statewide water research needs and recommended priorities for addressing 
25.18 	these needs. Local water research needs may also be included.
25.19 	(b) The Environmental Quality Board shall work with the Pollution Control Agency 
25.20 	and the Department of Agriculture to coordinate a biennial assessment and analysis of 
25.21 	water quality, groundwater degradation trends, and efforts to reduce, prevent, minimize, 
25.22 	and eliminate degradation of water. The assessment and analysis must include an analysis 
25.23 	of relevant monitoring data.
25.24 	(c) The Environmental Quality Board shall work with the Department of Natural 
25.25 	Resources to coordinate an assessment and analysis of the quantity of surface and ground 
25.26 	water in the state and the availability of water to meet the state's needs.
25.27 	(d) (c) The Environmental Quality Board shall coordinate and submit a report 
25.28 	on water policy including the analyses in paragraphs (a) to (c) and (b) to the house of 
25.29 	representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural 
25.30 	resources, and agriculture and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
25.31 	Resources by September 15 of each even-numbered year. The report may include the 
25.32 	groundwater policy report in section 103A.204. 

25.33 	Sec. 24.  REPEALER.
 25.34 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 3, is repealed.

26.1 	Sec. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 26.2 	Sections 1 to 10, 12, 14 to 22, and 24 are effective the day following final enactment.