1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money to address wildlife disease.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. WILDLIFE DISEASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; 
1.5 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 	(a) $1,560,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of natural resources for wildlife disease surveillance and response. Of this 
1.8 	amount, $208,000 is for response to escaped animals from Cervidae farms, including 
1.9 	inspection of farmed Cervidae, farmed Cervidae facilities, and farmed Cervidae records 
1.10 	when the commissioner has reasonable suspicion that laws protecting native wild animals 
1.11 	or other provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 35.155, have been violated. This is a 
1.12 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2021.
1.13 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.14 	of natural resources to provide payments to private landowners for one-year-access contracts 
1.15 	with the state to provide access for whitetail deer management in chronic wasting disease 
1.16 	management zones and to contract with sharpshooters. This is a onetime appropriation and 
1.17 	is available until June 30, 2021.