1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; establishing watercraft surcharge;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.415, subdivision 7.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed 
1.7 	under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and 
1.8 	research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian 
1.9 	water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The surcharge is:
1.10 	(1) $10 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (2);
1.11 	(2) $20 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (6); and
1.12 	(3) $25 for all other watercraft.