<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for activities of the Science <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Museum, the Zoological Board, the Departments of Commerce, Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Resources, and Health, the Pollution Control Agency, the Public Utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Commission, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Metropolitan Council, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>and the Minnesota Conservation Corps; providing for grants and fund transfers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>modifying disposition of certain revenue; authorizing certain sales; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>and creating certain accounts; modifying and establishing certain fees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>surcharges; establishing an off-highway vehicle safety and conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>program; defining certain terms; providing for venison donation; providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>prairie establishment guidance; creating the Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Area Citizens Advisory Council; restricting certain off-road vehicle trails; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>modifying state park permit requirements; modifying timber sale provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>exempting certain exchanged land from the tax-forfeited land assurance fee; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>authorizing certain leases of tax-forfeited lands; modifying definition of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>official; modifying agency service requirements; creating a grant program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>designating a state wildlife management area; improving oversight of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>government water management; modifying authority of watershed district board <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>of managers and soil and water conservation board of supervisors; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>provisions for wetland conservation; modifying requirements for ditch buffers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>modifying provisions for individual sewage treatment systems; providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>civil enforcement; modifying provisions for regulating genetically engineered <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>organisms; establishing requirements for acquisition of easements; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>access to certain wetlands; modifying trail designation requirements; eliminating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>sunset of sustainable forest resources provisions; authorizing rulemaking; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>providing for voluntary termination of timber sale permits; modifying county <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>environmental trust fund provisions; naming an island in Pelican Lake; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>or adding provisions relating to financial institutions, investments of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>savings accounts, mortgage originators, the Vehicle Protection Product Act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>long-term care insurance, automobile insurance, an electronic licensing system <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>and technology fees, allowable forms of collateral, securities regulation, charges <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>billed by licensed health professionals, allocation of petroleum inspection fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>for low-income weatherization assistance, delivery of home heating fuel, debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>management services, the state energy city, energy savings, renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>research, a renewable hydrogen initiative, the Legislative Electric Energy Task <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>Force, Clean Energy Resource Teams, landfill gas recovery, on-farm biogas <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>recovery, nuisance liability of wind energy conversion systems, rural wind <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>energy, petroleum violation escrow funds for K-12 school energy projects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>renewable energy studies and reports, standards for hydrogen and fuel cells, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>hydrogen refueling stations, off-site renewable distributed generation, biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>production permits, terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration, dry cask <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>storage at a nuclear power plant, utility charges and residential customers, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>cold weather rule, a propane prepurchase program, and intervenor compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>for participants in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>studies and reports; providing civil penalties; making technical and clarifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>13.712, by adding a subdivision; 15.99, subdivision 3; 16A.531, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>1a; 45.011, subdivision 1; 46.04, subdivision 1; 46.05; 46.131, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>47.19; 47.59, subdivision 6; 47.60, subdivision 2; 47.62, subdivision 1; 47.75, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivision 1; 48.15, subdivision 4; 58.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 58.05; 58.06, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 58.08, subdivision 3; 58.10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>1; 60K.55, subdivision 2; 65B.44, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 65B.47, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>7; 65B.54, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 80A.28, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>80A.65, subdivision 1; 82.24, subdivisions 1, 4; 82B.09, subdivision 1; 84.025, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>subdivision 9; 84.026, subdivision 1; 84.0272, by adding a subdivision; 84.0855, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 84.780; 84.927, subdivision 2; 84.963; 84D.02, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>a subdivision; 84D.13, subdivision 7; 85.054, subdivision 12, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>subdivision; 86B.706, subdivision 2; 89.22, subdivision 2; 90.161, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>a subdivision; 93.22, subdivision 1; 97A.055, subdivision 4; 97A.065, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>adding a subdivision; 97A.133, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>7, by adding a subdivision; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97C.081, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>3; 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.321, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>103D.325, by adding a subdivision; 103E.021, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>subdivision; 103E.315, subdivision 8; 103E.321, subdivision 1; 103E.701, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>adding a subdivision; 103E.705, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 103E.728, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>2; 103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.2241, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>103G.2242, subdivisions 2, 2a, 9, 12, 15; 103G.2243, subdivision 2; 103G.235; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>103G.301, subdivision 2; 115.55, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>116C.779, subdivision 2; 116C.92; 116C.94, subdivision 1; 116C.97, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>2; 118A.03, subdivision 2; 148.102, by adding a subdivision; 216B.097, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>subdivisions 1, 3; 216B.098, subdivision 4; 216B.16, subdivisions 10, 15; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>216B.241, subdivision 6; 216B.812, subdivisions 1, 2; 216C.051, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>9; 216C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 239.101, subdivision 3; 282.04, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>325E.311, subdivision 6; 325N.01; 332.54, subdivision 7; Laws 1998, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2003, chapter 128, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>article 1, section 169; Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 21; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 16C; 17; 45; 58; 60K; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>84; 84D; 85; 89; 97B; 103B; 103E; 216B; 216C; 325E; 561; proposing coding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 59C; 332A; repealing Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>Statutes 2006, sections 46.043; 47.62, subdivision 5; 58.08, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.42"></a><var>2.42</var>89A.11; 103G.2241, subdivision 8; 216B.095; 332.12; 332.13; 332.14; 332.15; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.43"></a><var>2.43</var>332.16; 332.17; 332.18; 332.19; 332.20; 332.21; 332.22; 332.23; 332.24; 332.25; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.44"></a><var>2.44</var>332.26; 332.27; 332.28; 332.29; Minnesota Rules, parts 7831.0100; 7831.0200; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.45"></a><var>2.45</var>7831.0300; 7831.0400; 7831.0500; 7831.0600; 7831.0700; 7831.0800.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.46"></a><var>2.46</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.47"></a><var>2.47</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.48"></a><var>2.48</var><b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.49"></a><var>2.49</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.50"></a><var>2.50</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.51"></a><var>2.51</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.52"></a><var>2.52</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">134,588,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">137,139,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">271,727,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government Special <br />
                  		Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">96,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,622,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">123,047,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">79,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">80,188,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">159,684,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">90,073,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">92,032,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">182,105,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,666,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,186,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,852,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">377,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">382,415,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">759,911,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,271,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">99,989,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,232,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,233,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,622,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,566,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,086,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Water</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,928,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,248,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,326,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">550,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,004,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">18,934,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>$2,348,000 the first year and $2,348,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>the second year are for the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>partnership program. Any balance remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>in the first year does not cancel and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>is available for the second year. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>appropriation may be used for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>local units of government for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>of restoring impaired waters listed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Act in accordance with adopted total <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>maximum daily loads (TMDL's), including <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>implementation of approved clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>partnership diagnostic study work plans that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>will assist in restoration of such impaired <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>waters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>$2,324,000 the first year and $2,324,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the second year are for grants to delegated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>counties to administer the county feedlot <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>program. The commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>with the Minnesota Association of County <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>Feedlot Officers executive team, may use up <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>to five percent of the annual appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>for initiatives to enhance existing delegated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>county feedlot programs, information and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>education, or technical assistance to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>feedlot-related pollution hazards. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>unexpended balance in the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>$335,000 the first year and $335,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>second year are for community technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>assistance and education, including grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and technical assistance to communities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>local and basinwide water quality protection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>$405,000 the first year and $405,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>second year are for individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>treatment system (ISTS) administration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>grants. Of this amount, $86,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>is for assistance to counties through grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>for ISTS program administration. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>unexpended balance in the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>$480,000 the first year and $480,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>fund to address the need for continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>increased activity in the areas of new <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>technology review, technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>for local governments, and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>to 115.58, and to complete the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>165. Of this amount, $48,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>administration of individual septic tank fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>second year are to monitor and analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>endocrine disruptors in surface waters in at <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>least 20 additional sites. The data must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>placed on the agency's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>$15,317,000 the first year and $15,317,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>the second year are to implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>114D. Of this amount, $6,317,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>year is for completion of ten percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>needed statewide assessments of surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>water quality and trends and $9,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>each year is to develop TMDL's and TMDL <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>implementation plans for waters listed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the United States Environmental Protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>Agency approved impaired waters list. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>agency shall complete an average of ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>percent of the TMDL's each year over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>next ten years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>$690,000 the first year and $690,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>to provide regulatory services to the ethanol, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>mining, and other developing economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>sectors. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>$88,000 the first year is for the endocrine <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>disruptors report required to be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>under article 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>$550,000 is appropriated in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>2008 from the remediation fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>Agency for transfer to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>of health to conduct an evaluation of point <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>of use water treatment units at removing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>sulfonate, and perfluorobutanoic acid from <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>known concentrations of these compounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>in drinking water. The evaluation shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>completed by December 31, 2007, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>commissioner of health may contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>services to complete the evaluation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>By January 15, 2008, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>amend agency rules and, where legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>action is necessary, provide recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>to the house of representatives and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>divisions on environmental finance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>water and air fee changes that will result in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>revenue to the environmental fund to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>regulatory services to the ethanol, mining, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>and other developing economic sectors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>for clean water partnership, individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>sewage treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>River, total maximum daily loads (TMDL's), <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>stormwater contracts or grants, and local and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>basinwide water quality protection contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>or grants in this subdivision are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>until June 30, 2011.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Air</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,623,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,623,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>the second year may be transferred from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>environmental fund to the small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>environmental improvement loan account <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>116.993.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>for a monitoring program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>Statutes, section 116.454.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>for monitoring ambient air for hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>pollutants in the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>$760,000 the first year and $760,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>to provide regulatory services to the ethanol, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>mining, and other developing economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>sectors. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Land</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">18,081,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">18,151,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,065,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,065,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,016,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,086,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>All money for environmental response, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>compensation, and compliance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>remediation fund not otherwise appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>is appropriated to the commissioners of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>Pollution Control Agency and agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>fiscal year, the two commissioners shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>jointly submit an annual spending plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>to the commissioner of finance and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>house and senate chairs of environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>natural resources finance that maximizes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>utilization of resources and appropriately <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>allocates the money between the two <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>departments. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>until June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>the second year are transferred from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>for appropriation to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>purposes of the leaking underground storage <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>tank program to protect the land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>second year are from the remediation fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>be transferred to the Department of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>for health assessments, drinking water <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>advisories, and public information activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Multimedia</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,879,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,911,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,288,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>$550,000 the first year and $550,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>to provide regulatory services to the ethanol, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>mining, and other developing economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>sectors. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>total maximum daily load (TMDL) contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>or grants are available until June 30, 2011.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Environmental Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,142,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,142,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>$14,000,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>environmental fund for SCORE block grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>to counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Any unencumbered grant and loan balances <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>in the first year do not cancel but are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>for grants and loans in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>All money deposited in the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>fee under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>473.843, and not otherwise appropriated, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>appropriated to the agency for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>fund for environmental assistance grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>115A.0716.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>$1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>to retrofit school buses statewide, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>buses for preschool children, and for loans to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>small trucking firms to install equipment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>reduce fuel consumption. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>under contract on or before June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>2009, for environmental assistance grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>115A.0716, and for technical and research <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>assistance under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>section 115A.152, technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>and pollution prevention assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>available until June 30, 2011.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Administrative Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,618,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,647,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>The commissioner may transfer money from <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>the environmental fund to the remediation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>fund as necessary for the purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>section 116.155, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">245,396,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,238,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">80,587,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">82,778,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 74,436,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,128,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">90,073,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">92,032,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Land and Mineral Resources </b><br />
                  		<b>Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,461,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,448,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,347,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,406,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,551,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,447,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,363,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,395,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>second year are for iron ore cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>is from the minerals management account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>the natural resources fund and $275,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>year is from the general fund. $237,500 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>first year and $237,500 the second year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>money for each $1 of state money. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>match may be cash or in-kind.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>second year are for minerals cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>environmental research, of which $43,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>the first year and $43,000 the second year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>money for each $1 of state money. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>match may be cash or in-kind.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>$2,800,000 the first year and $2,696,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the second year are from the minerals <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>management account in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>fund for use as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>second year are from the state forest suspense <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>account in the permanent school fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>commercial leasing of school trust lands and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>to identify, evaluate, and lease construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>aggregate located on school trust lands. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>appropriation is to be used for securing <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>maximum long-term economic return <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>from the school trust lands consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>resources conservation and management <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>principles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>$15,000 the first year is for a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>by February 1, 2008, to the house and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>environment and natural resources on <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>proposed minimum legal and conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>standards that could be applied to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>conservation easements acquired with public <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>$701,000 the first year and $701,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>second year are to support the land records <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>management system. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>second year are from the game and fish fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>fund.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Water Resources Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,931,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">13,116,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,651,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,836,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">280,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">280,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>$310,000 the first year and $310,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>second year are for grants for up to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>percent of the cost of implementing the Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>River mediation agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>second year are for a grant to the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>the cost of implementing the comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>plan for the upper Mississippi within areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>under the board's jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>portion of the comprehensive plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>upper Mississippi.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>second year are for the construction of ring <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>dikes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>103F.161. The ring dikes may be publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>or privately owned. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>first year and is available for the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>year. If the appropriation in the first year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>year is available in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>$1,280,000 the first year and $1,280,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>second year are to support the identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>of impaired waters and develop plans to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>address those impairments, as required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>federal Clean Water Act. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Forest Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">41,098,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">41,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,858,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,273,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,983,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">18,293,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">257,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">264,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>the second year are for prevention, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>presuppression, and suppression costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>emergency firefighting and other costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>88.12. If the appropriation for either <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>year is insufficient to cover all costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>presuppression and suppression, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>necessary to pay for these costs during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>biennium is appropriated from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>By November 15 of each year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>commissioner of natural resources shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>and senate committees and divisions having <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>resources finance, identifying all firefighting <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>costs incurred and reimbursements received <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>may not be transferred. Any reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>of firefighting expenditures made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>commissioner from any source other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>federal mobilizations shall be deposited into <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>$17,983,000 the first year and $18,293,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>the second year are from the forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>management investment account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>natural resources fund for only the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>89.039, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>$780,000 the first year and $780,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>second year are for the Forest Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Council for implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>Sustainable Forest Resources Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>second year are for the FORIST timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>management information system, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>information systems, and for increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>forestry management. The amount in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>second year is also available in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>second year are from the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>fund to implement ecological classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>systems (ECS) standards on forested <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>landscapes. This appropriation is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>revenue deposited in the game and fish fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>second year are to develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>a statewide information and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>campaign regarding the proposed statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>ban on the transport, storage, or use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>nonapproved firewood on state administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>$75,000 the first year is to the Forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Resources Council for a task force on <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>forest protection and $75,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>year is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>for grants to cities, counties, townships, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>special recreation areas, and park and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>recreation boards in cities of the first class <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>for the identification, removal, disposal, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>replacement of dead or dying shade trees <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>lost to forest pests or disease. For purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>of this section, "shade tree" means a woody <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>environmental purposes with minimal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>residual timber value. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>shall consult with municipalities; park and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>recreation boards in cities of the first class; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>nonprofit organizations; and other interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>parties in developing eligibility criteria.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Recreation Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">35,141,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">35,959,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,560,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,923,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,581,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,036,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>$640,000 the first year and $640,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>second year are from the water recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>account in the natural resources fund for state <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>park water access projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>$3,996,000 the first year and $3,996,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>fund for state park and recreation area <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>operations. This appropriation is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>revenue deposited in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>$5,000 each year is for payment of expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Citizens Advisory Council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>The commissioner of natural resources, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>consultation with the local elected officials <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>and citizens of Meeker County, shall develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>a plan for Greenleaf Lake State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>Area. The commissioner shall submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>plan to the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>jurisdiction over state parks and capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>investment by February 1, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>the water recreation account in the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>resources fund for a cooperative project with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>the United States Army Corps of Engineers <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>to develop the Mississippi Whitewater Park <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>is available until June 30, 2009.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Trails and Waterways Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 29,727,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,822,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,528,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,080,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,080,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,119,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,194,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>the second year are from the snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>trails and enforcement account in the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>The additional money under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>may be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>$925,000 the first year and $825,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>Of this amount, $575,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>and $575,000 the second year are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>year is from the off-highway motorcycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>account; and $200,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>$100,000 the second year are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>second year are from the water recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>account in the natural resources fund for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>safe harbor program on Lake Superior.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>$742,000 the first year and $760,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>the second year are from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>resources fund for state trail operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>and maintenance. The money may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>for trail maintenance, signage, mapping, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>interpretation, native prairie restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>using best management practices, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>maintenance of nonmotorized forest trails. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>paragraph (e), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>$32,000 the first year and $107,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>second year are from the game and fish fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>and is added to the base for expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>on water access sites according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>requirements of the federal sport and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>restoration program.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">67,072,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">68,394,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,255,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,255,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,876,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,876,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,941,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">63,263,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>$410,000 the first year and $418,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>second year are for resource population <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>surveys in the 1837 treaty area. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>amount, $274,000 the first year and $288,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>the second year are from the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>$8,061,000 the first year and $8,167,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>paragraph (e), clause (1). Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>$1,175,000 the first year and $1,175,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>second year are for preserving, restoring, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>enhancing grassland/wetland complexes on <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>public lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>the second year from the critical habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>private sector matching account may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>to publicize the critical habitat license plate <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>match program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>year are appropriated from the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>fish fund for transfer to the wild turkey <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>management account for purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>second year are from the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>fund for costs associated with administering <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>fishing contest permits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>$182,000 the first year and $132,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>second year are to accelerate wildlife health <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>programs and to prevent the spread of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>disease from livestock and poultry to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>wildlife population. $50,000 in the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>year is for fencing cattle-feeding areas in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>bovine tuberculosis control zones, under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>emergency deterrent materials assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>program in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>97A.028, subdivision 3. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>is available until June 30, 2009. $66,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>this amount is permanent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>second year are for preserving, restoring, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>enhancing grassland/wetland complexes on <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>public lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>second year are from the game and fish fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>to expand the roadsides for wildlife program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>second year are appropriated from the game <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>and fish fund to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>resources for grants to Let's Go Fishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>of Minnesota to promote opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>for fishing. The grants must be matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>equally with cash or in-kind contributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>grants are available until June 30, 2010.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Ecological Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,404,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,831,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,934,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,488,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,519,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,882,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,951,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>$1,192,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>second year are from the nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>management account in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>management. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>year and $100,000 the second year may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>used for nongame information, education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>and promotion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>$1,612,000 the first year and $1,636,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>paragraph (e), clause (1), on public lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>$2,765,000 in the first year and $3,985,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>in the second year, of which $1,795,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>first year and $1,795,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>are from the invasive species account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>natural resources fund for law enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>and water access inspection to prevent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>spread of invasive species, grants to manage <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>invasive plants in public waters, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>assistance to grant applicants for improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>lake quality, and management of terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>invasive species on state-administered lands. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>Priority shall be given to preventing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>spread of aquatic invertebrates. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>amount, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>the second year are for a zebra mussel pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>An applicant for a grant to manage invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>plants in public waters must have a workable <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>plan for improving water quality and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>reducing the need for additional treatment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>Grants may not be made for chemicals that <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>are likely endocrine disruptors. A plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>prevent the introduction of asian carp into <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>Minnesota waters must be made available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>the public by November 1, 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>$125,000 the first year is to support a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>technical advisory committee and for land <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>management units that manage grass lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>in order to develop plans to optimize <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>native prairie seed harvest and replanting <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>on state-owned lands. The work must <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>use best management practices with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>outcome of ensuring the survival of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>native prairie remaining in Minnesota and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>estimate the value of the seeds. Maximizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>seed harvest may include allowing seed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>producers to keep a portion of the seed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>compensation for supplying equipment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>labor. The Department of Natural Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>in cooperation with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>Agriculture and the Board of Water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>Soil Resources shall establish the technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>advisory committee which has the expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>to develop (1) criteria to identify public <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>and private marginal lands which could be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>used to produce native prairie seeds of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>local eco-type or restore native prairies that <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>could be used to produce clean energy, (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>guidelines for production that ensure high <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>carbon sequestration, protection of wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>and waters, and minimization of inputs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>that do not compromise the survival of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>native prairie remaining in Minnesota, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(3) recommendations for incentives that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>result in the production of native prairie seeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>of a local eco-type or restore native prairies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>In addition to agency members, the advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>committee shall have one member from <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>each of two farm organizations, one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>from a sustainable farmer organization, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>member each from three rural economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>development organizations, one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>each from three environmental organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>and one member each from three wildlife or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>conservation organizations. The technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>committee shall work with the NextGen <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Energy Board to develop a clean energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>program. A report on outcomes from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>technical committee is due December 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>2007, to the legislative finance chairs on <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>environment and natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>$50,000 in the first year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>commissioner, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>Environmental Quality Board, to report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>the house and senate committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>jurisdiction over environmental policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>and finance by February 1, 2008, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>Mississippi River critical area program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>report shall include the status of critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>area plans, zoning ordinances, the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and types of revisions anticipated, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>nature and number of variances sought. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>report shall include recommendations that <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>adequately protect and manage the aesthetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>integrity and natural environment of the river <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>corridor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>second year are to support the identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>of impaired waters and develop plans to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>address those impairments, as required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>federal Clean Water Act. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Enforcement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,971,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">30,490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,336,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,392,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,113,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,113,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,422,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,885,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>$100,000 each year is for a conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>officer position to be stationed at Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>Headwaters State Forest to work with local <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>jurisdictions in enforcing state law along <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>downstream to Lake Bemidji and in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Bemidji region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>second year are from the water recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>grants to counties for boat and water safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>for solid waste enforcement activities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116.073.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>second year are from the snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>natural resources fund for grants to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>law enforcement agencies for snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>enforcement activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>$1,164,000 the first year and $1,164,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>$225,000 the first year and $225,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>the second year are from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>resources fund for grants to county law <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>enforcement agencies for off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>vehicle enforcement and public education <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>activities based on off-highway vehicle use <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>in the county. Of this amount, $213,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>year is from the all-terrain vehicle account, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>$11,000 each year is from the off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>motorcycle account, and $1,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>is from the off-road vehicle account. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>county enforcement agencies may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>money received under this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>to make grants to other local enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>agencies within the county that have a high <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>concentration of off-highway vehicle use. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>administration of these grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>$15,000 the first year and $5,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>year are from the off-road vehicle account <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>in the natural resources fund to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>the off-road vehicle environment and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>education and training program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>Overtime must be distributed to conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>officers at historical levels; however, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>reasonable reduction or addition may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>made to the officer's allocation, if justified, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>based on an individual officer's workload. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>funding for enforcement is reduced because <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>of an unallotment, the overtime bank may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>reduced in proportion to reductions made in <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>other areas of the budget.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Operations Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,794,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,775,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,221,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,211,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">484,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">484,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,089,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,080,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>$38,000 in the first year is from the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>fish fund for the study on the natural stands <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>of wild rice required in article 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>$270,000 the first year and $270,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>fund for grants to be divided equally between <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>and Conservatory and the city of Duluth <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>is from the revenue deposited to the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>paragraph (e), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>$55,000 in the first year and $7,000 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>second year are to be transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>Environmental Quality Board to fulfill the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>requirement of Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>116C.92 and 116C.94.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,369,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,728,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>$4,102,000 the first year and $4,102,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>second year are for natural resources block <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>grants to local governments. The board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>reduce the amount of the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>block grant to a county by an amount equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>any reduction in the county's general services <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>allocation to a soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>district from the county's previous year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>allocation when the board determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>the reduction was disproportionate. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>must be matched with a combination of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>cash or in-kind contributions. The base grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>portion related to water planning must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>matched by an amount that would be raised <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>by a levy under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>103B.3369.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>$3,566,000 the first year and $3,566,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>the second year are for grants requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>by soil and water conservation districts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>general purposes, nonpoint engineering, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>and implementation of the reinvest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Minnesota conservation reserve program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>Upon approval of the board, expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>may be made from these appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>supplies and services benefiting soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>water conservation districts. Any district <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>requesting a grant under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>shall create and maintain a Web page that <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>publishes, at a minimum, its annual plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>annual report, annual audit, and annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>budget, including membership dues and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>meeting notices and minutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>$3,250,000 the first year and $3,250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>the second year are for grants to soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>water conservation districts for cost-sharing <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>contracts for erosion control and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>quality management. Of this amount, at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>$1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>second year are for grants for cost-sharing <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>contracts to establish and maintain vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>buffers of restored native prairie and restored <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>prairie using seeds of a local ecotype region. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>second year are available to begin county <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>cooperative weed management programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>on natural lands and private lands enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>in state and federal conservation programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>and to restore native plants in selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>invasive species management sites by <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>providing local native seeds and plants <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>to landowners for implementation. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>appropriation is available until expended. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>the appropriation in either year is insufficient, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>the appropriation in the other year is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>for it. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>section 103C.501, any balance in the board's <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>cost-share program that remains from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>fiscal year 2007 appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>in an amount up to $2,000 for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>the Faribault Soil and Water Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>District to pay for erosion repair on the Blue <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>Earth River, and up to $40,000 is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>grants to soil and water conservation districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>for Web site development and reporting; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>$100,000 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>for evaluating and reporting on performance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>financial, and activity information of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>water management entities as provided for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>article 2, section 37.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>The board shall develop a forestry practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>docket for cost-share money. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>develop standards or policies for cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>practices for the following purposes: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>establishment and maintenance of vegetated <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>buffers of restored prairie or restored native <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>prairie using seeds of a local ecotype; <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(2) establishment of cooperative weed <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>management programs on private natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>lands and lands enrolled in state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>conservation programs and restoration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>native plants in selected invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>management sites by providing local native <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>seeds and plants to landowners; and (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>establishment of soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>and ecological improvement practices on <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>private forest lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>second year are for a grant to the Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>River Basin Commission to develop a Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>River basin plan and to coordinate water <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>management activities in the states and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>provinces bordering the Red River. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>unencumbered balance in the first year does <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>not cancel but is available for the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>$5,450,000 the first year and $5,450,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>second year are for implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>Clean Water Legacy Act as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>(1) $1,500,000 each year is for targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>payments, of which up to $1,400,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>year is available for grants. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>$250,000 each year must be contracted for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>services with the Minnesota Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>Corps. The grant funds are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>expended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(2) $2,000,000 each year is for targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>nonpoint restoration and protection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>technical, compliance, and engineering <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>assistance activities, of which up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>$1,325,000 the first year and $1,700,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>the second year are available for grants, of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>which $225,000 the first year is to inventory <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>wetland mitigation opportunities and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>quality and watershed improvement projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>in a greater than 80 percent area and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>which $150,000 the first year is to conduct a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>regionwide wetland mitigation siting analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>for greater than 80 percent areas. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>$225,000 amount shall include an inventory <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>of the wetland and water resources that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>been developed on former mine lands and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>an analysis of the functions and values of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>those wetland and water resources. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>June 30, 2009. The $150,000 amount for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>analysis shall (i) evaluate wetland mitigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>opportunities in each watershed and wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>bank service area, (ii) develop goals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>maintaining water quality in the greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>80 percent areas, and (iii) identify wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>mitigation opportunities in other regions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>a greater loss of wetlands or with impaired <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>waters. This is a onetime appropriation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>is available until June 30, 2009. A report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>the analysis outcomes shall be given to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>house and senate chairs of the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>and natural resources policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>committees by January 15, 2009;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>(3) $200,000 each year is for reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>and evaluating applied soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>conservation practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(4) $1,000,000 each year is for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>to implement county individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>treatment system programs. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>amount, after a county has complied with <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>requirements to adopt ordinances pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>subdivision 2, the county may request grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>of up to $60,000 the first year and $60,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>the second year to inventory properties with <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>individual sewage treatment systems that <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>are an imminent threat to public health or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>safety due to water discharges of untreated <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>sewage, and require compliance under an <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>applicable ordinance. The grant amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>shall be proportional to the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>properties expected to be inventoried. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>county receiving an appropriation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>this paragraph shall report the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>inspections and the number determined to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>an imminent threat to public health or safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>to the Pollution Control Agency by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>1 of each year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>(5) $650,000 each year is for feedlot water <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>units where there are impaired waters; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>(6) $100,000 each year is to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>River Basin Joint Powers Board, also known <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>as the Minnesota River Board, for operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>expenses to measure and report the results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>projects in the 12 major watersheds within <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>the Minnesota River basin.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>If the appropriations in clauses (1) to (6) in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>either year are insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>in the other year is available for it. All of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>the money appropriated in clauses (1) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(6) as grants to local governments shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>administered through the Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>and Soil Resources' local water resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>protection and management program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>$140,000 the first year and $140,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>the second year are for a grant to Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>II, Minnesota River Basin Projects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>for floodplain management, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>administration of programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>$1,120,000 the first year and $1,060,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>second year may be spent for the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>purposes to support implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>Wetland Conservation Act: $500,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>year is to make grants to local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>governments to improve response to major <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>wetland violations; $500,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>staffing to provide adequate state oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>and technical support to local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>administering the Wetland Conservation Act; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>$60,000 each year is for staff to monitor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>enforce wetland replacement and wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>bank sites; and $60,000 the first year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>for rulemaking required by changes to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>Wetland Conservation Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>$450,000 the first year and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>the second year are to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>recommendations of the Drainage Work <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>Group to enhance public drainage and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>modernization as follows: $150,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>year is to develop guidelines for drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>records preservation and modernization; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>$500,000 the second year is for cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>grants to local governments for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>drainage records modernization; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>$300,000 each year is to provide assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>to local drainage management officials, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>facilitate the work of the Drainage Work <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>Group, to staff a drainage assistance team, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>and to update the Minnesota Public Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>Manual. All of the money appropriated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>this paragraph as grants to local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>shall be administered through the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>of Water and Soil Resources' local water <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>resources protection and management <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>103B.3369. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>In addition to other authorities, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>of Water and Soil Resources may reduce, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>withhold, or redirect grants and other funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>if the local water management entity has <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>not corrected deficiencies as prescribed in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>notice from the board within one year from <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>the date of the notice.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,620,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,620,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,050,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,050,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>$4,050,000 the first year and $4,050,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>the second year are for metropolitan parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>$4,570,000 the first year and $4,570,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>fund for metropolitan area regional parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>and trails maintenance and operations. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>appropriation is from the revenue deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>in the natural resources fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>clause (3).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>MINNESOTA CONSERVATION </b><br />
                  		<b>CORPS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">840,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">840,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>The Minnesota Conservation Corps may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>receive money appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>natural resources fund under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>only as provided in an agreement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var><b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 35. <b>Public official.</b> "Public official" means any:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) member of the legislature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>auditor, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>deputy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>department or agency as listed in section 
         <statute_ref>15.01</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>15.06</statute_ref>, or the state chief information <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>officer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>Administrative Hearings or referee in the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>manager of the Metropolitan Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>Department of Public Safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) member of the board of directors or president of Minnesota Technology, Inc.; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>High School League;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>Resources.
         <statute_ref></statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(20) manager of a watershed district or member of a watershed management <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>organization; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15.99, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application; extensions.</b> (a) The time limit in subdivision 2 begins upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>the agency's receipt of a written request containing all information required by law or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>a previously adopted rule, ordinance, or policy of the agency, including the applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>application fee. If an agency receives a written request that does not contain all required <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>information, the 60-day limit starts over only if the agency sends written notice within 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>business days of receipt of the request telling the requester what information is missing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a request relating to zoning, septic systems, watershed district review, soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>water conservation district review, or expansion of the metropolitan urban service area <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>requires the approval of more than one state agency in the executive branch, the 60-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>period in subdivision 2 begins to run for all executive branch agencies on the day a request <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>containing all required information is received by one state agency. The agency receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>the request must forward copies to other state agencies whose approval is required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An agency response, including an approval with conditions, meets the 60-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>time limit if the agency can document that the response was sent within 60 days of receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>of the written request. Failure to satisfy the conditions, if any, may be a basis to revoke <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>or rescind the approval by the agency and will not give rise to a claim that the 60-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>limit was not met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The time limit in subdivision 2 is extended if a state statute, federal law, or court <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>order requires a process to occur before the agency acts on the request, and the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>periods prescribed in the state statute, federal law, or court order make it impossible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>act on the request within 60 days. In cases described in this paragraph, the deadline is <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>extended to 60 days after completion of the last process required in the applicable statute, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>law, or order. Final approval of an agency receiving a request is not considered a process <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>for purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The time limit in subdivision 2 is extended if: (1) a request submitted to a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>agency requires prior approval of a federal agency; or (2) an application submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>a city, county, town, school district, metropolitan or regional entity, or other political <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>subdivision requires prior approval of a state or federal agency. In cases described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>this paragraph, the deadline for agency action is extended to 60 days after the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>prior approval is granted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An agency may extend the time limit in subdivision 2 before the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>initial 60-day period by providing written notice of the extension to the applicant. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>notification must state the reasons for the extension and its anticipated length, which may <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>not exceed 60 days unless approved by the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) An applicant may by written notice to the agency request an extension of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>time limit under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.531, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Revenues.</b> The following revenues must be deposited in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>environmental fund:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) all revenue from the motor vehicle transfer fee imposed under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.908</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) all fees collected under section 
         <statute_ref>116.07, subdivision 4d</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) all money collected by the Pollution Control Agency in enforcement matters <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>115.073</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) all revenues from license fees for individual sewage treatment systems under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) all loan repayments deposited under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.0716</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) all revenue from pollution prevention fees imposed under section 
         <statute_ref>115D.12</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) all loan repayments deposited under section 
         <statute_ref>116.994</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) all fees collected under section 
         <statute_ref>116C.834</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) revenue collected from the solid waste management tax pursuant to chapter 297H;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) fees collected under section 
         <statute_ref>473.844</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) interest accrued on the fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[17.035] VENISON DISTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Reimbursement.</b> A meat processor holding a license under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>28A may apply to the commissioner of agriculture for reimbursement of $70 towards the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>cost of processing a deer donated according to subdivision 1. The meat processor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>deliver the deer, processed into cuts or ground meat, to a charitable organization that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>registered under chapter 309 and with the commissioner of agriculture and that operates <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>a food assistance program. To request reimbursement, the processor shall submit an <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner of agriculture, the tag number <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>under which the deer was taken, and a receipt for the deer from the charitable organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Distribution.</b> (a) The commissioner of agriculture shall ensure the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>equitable statewide distribution of processed deer by requiring the charitable organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>to allocate and distribute processed deer according to the allocation formula used in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>distribution of United States Department of Agriculture commodities under the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>emergency food assistance program. The charitable organization must submit quarterly <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>reports to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The reports must <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>include, but are not limited to, information on the amount of processed deer received and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>the organizations to which the meat was distributed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of agriculture may adopt rules to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Professional services support account.</b> The commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>resources may bill the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>cost payments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[84.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>section shall have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Best management practice for native prairie restoration.</b> "Best <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>management practice for native prairie restoration" means using seeds collected from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>native prairie within the same county or within 25 miles of the county's border, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>across the boundary of an ecotype region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Created grassland.</b> "Created grassland" means a restoration using seeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>or plants with origins outside of the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Ecotype region.</b> "Ecotype region" means the following ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>subsections and counties based on the Department of Natural Resources map, "County <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>Landscape Groupings Based on Ecological Subsections," dated February 15, 2007.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Ecotype Region<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Counties or portions thereof:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Rochester Plateau, Blufflands, and Oak <br />
                  		Savanna<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Houston, Winona, Fillmore, Wabasha, <br />
                  		Goodhue, Mower, Freeborn, Steele, <br />
                  		Olmsted, Rice, Waseca, Dakota, Dodge<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Anoka Sand Plain, Big Woods, and St. <br />
                  		Paul Baldwin Plains and Moraines<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, <br />
                  		Chisago, Scott, Carver, McLeod, Wright, <br />
                  		Benton, Isanti, Le Sueur, Sherburne<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Inner Coteau and Coteau Moraines<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock, Murray, <br />
                  		Nobles, Jackson, Cottonwood<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Red River Prairie (South)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Traverse, Wilkin, Clay, Becker<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Red River Prairie (North) and Aspen <br />
                  		Parklands<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Kittson, Roseau, Red Lake, Pennington, <br />
                  		Marshall, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Polk, <br />
                  		Norman<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Minnesota River Prairie (North)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Big Stone, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Swift, <br />
                  		Chippewa, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Renville, <br />
                  		Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Minnesota River Prairie (South)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Nicollet, Redwood, Brown, Watonwan, <br />
                  		Martin, Faribault, Blue Earth, Sibley<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Hardwood Hills<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, <br />
                  		Todd<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Native prairie.</b> "Native prairie" means land that has never been plowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>where native prairie vegetation originating from the site currently predominates or, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>disturbed, is predominantly covered with native prairie vegetation that originated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>site. Unbroken pasture land used for livestock grazing can be considered native prairie if it <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.37"></a><var>37.37</var>has predominantly native vegetation originating from the site and conservation practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.38"></a><var>37.38</var>have maintained biological diversity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.39"></a><var>37.39</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Native prairie species of a local ecotype.</b> "Native prairie species of a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.40"></a><var>37.40</var>ecotype" means a genetically differentiated population of a species that has at least one <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.41"></a><var>37.41</var>trait (morphological, biochemical, fitness, or phenological) that is evolutionarily adapted <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>to local environmental conditions, notably plant competitors, pathogens, pollinators, soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>microorganisms, growing season length, climate, hydrology, and soil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Restored native prairie.</b> "Restored native prairie" means a restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>using at least 25 representative and biologically diverse native prairie plant species of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>local ecotype originating in the same county as the restoration site or within 25 miles of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>the county's border, but not across the boundary of an ecotype region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Restored prairie.</b> "Restored prairie" means a restoration using at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>25 representative and biologically diverse native prairie plant species originating from <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>the same ecotype region in which the restoration occurs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Contracts.</b> The commissioner of natural resources is authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>Means in the house and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0272, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Easement information.</b> Parties to an easement purchased under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>authority of the commissioner must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) specify in the easement all provisions that are perpetual in nature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) file the easement with the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>in which the land is located; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) submit an electronic copy of the easement to the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Sales authorized; gift certificates.</b> The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1285</statute_ref>, a fee charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Receipts; appropriation.</b> Except as provided under section 89.421, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var><b>84.780 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The off-highway vehicle damage account is created in the natural resources fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>Money in the off-highway vehicle damage account is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>of natural resources for the repair or restoration of property damaged by the operation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>off-highway vehicles in an unpermitted illegal area after August 1, 2003, and for the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>of administration for this section. Before the commissioner may make a payment from <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>this account, the commissioner must determine whether the damage to the property was <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>caused by the unpermitted illegal use of off-highway vehicles, that the applicant has made <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>reasonable efforts to identify the responsible individual and obtain payment from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>individual, and that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to prevent reoccurrence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of finance must transfer the remaining balance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>account to the off-highway motorcycle account under section 
         <statute_ref>84.794</statute_ref>, the off-road vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>account under section 
         <statute_ref>84.803</statute_ref>, and the all-terrain vehicle account under section 
         <statute_ref>84.927</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>The amount transferred to each account must be proportionate to the amounts received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>the damage account from the relevant off-highway vehicle accounts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Determinations of the commissioner under this section may be made by written <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>order and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This section expires July 1, 2008 These funds are available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[84.8045] RESTRICTIONS ON OFF-ROAD VEHICLE TRAILS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any provision of sections 84.797 to 84.805 or other law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>contrary, the commissioner shall not permit land administered by the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties to be used or developed for trails <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>primarily for off-road vehicles as defined in section 84.797, subdivision 7, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) upon approval by the legislature; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in designated off-road vehicle use areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[84.9011] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The commissioner of natural resources shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>manner that does not harm the environment. The commissioner shall coordinate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of the program is to encourage off-highway vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>clubs to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving, maintaining, and monitoring of trails on <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>state forest land and other public lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Agreements.</b> (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>with off-highway vehicle clubs for volunteer services to maintain, make improvements to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. The off-highway vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>clubs shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and responsible manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The off-highway vehicle clubs may provide assistance to the department in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>locating, recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>conservation program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Worker displacement prohibited.</b> The commissioner may not enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>other employment benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.927, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purposes.</b> Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the education and training program under section 
         <statute_ref>84.925</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 
         <statute_ref>84.773</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>84.929</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads according to section 89.71, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>subdivision 5, and county forest roads within state forest boundaries as defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>section 89.021.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.963, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var><b>84.963 PRAIRIE PLANT SEED PRODUCTION AREAS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall study the feasibility of establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>private or public prairie plant seed production areas within prairie land locations. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>prairie plant seed production is feasible, the commissioner may aid the establishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>production areas. The commissioner may enter cost-share or sharecrop agreements with <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>landowners having easements for conservation purposes of ten or more years on their land <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>to commercially produce prairie plant seed of Minnesota origin. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>only aid prairie plant seed production areas on agricultural land used to produce crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>before December 23, 1985, and cropped three out of five years between 1981 and 1985.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall compile, prepare, and electronically disseminate to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>the public prairie establishment guidance materials and resources. The resources must <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>provide information and guidance on project planning, seed selection including ecotype <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>and species mix, site preparation, seeding, maintenance, and technical service providers. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>The commissioner shall use actual prairie restoration projects under development on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>state-owned land to illustrate and demonstrate the practices described.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Contracts for services for emergency invasive species prevention work; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var><b>commissions to persons employed.</b> The commissioner may contract for or accept the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>services of any persons whose aid is available, temporarily or otherwise, in emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>invasive species prevention work, either gratuitously or for compensation not in excess of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>the limits provided by law with respect to the employment of labor by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>The commissioner may issue a commission, or other written evidence of authority, to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>person whose services are so arranged for and may thereby empower the person to act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>temporarily or otherwise, in any other capacity, with powers and duties as may be specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>in the commission or other written evidence of authority, but not in excess of the powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>conferred by law. The commissioner of agriculture, under authority provided by law, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>cooperate with the commissioner in emergency control of invasive species prevention.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Satisfaction of civil penalties.</b> A civil penalty is due and a watercraft <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>license suspension is effective 30 days after issuance of the civil citation. A civil penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>collected under this section is payable to the commissioner and must be credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>water recreation account invasive species account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[84D.15] INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The invasive species account is created in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>treasury in the natural resources fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Receipts.</b> Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>section 86B.415, subdivision 7, and civil penalties under section 84D.13 shall be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>in the invasive species account. Each year, the commissioner of finance shall transfer from <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>the game and fish fund to the invasive species account, the annual surcharge collected on <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>nonresident fishing licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Use of money in account.</b> Money credited to the invasive species account <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, public awareness, law <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[85.0146] CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION AREA; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var><b>CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory council created.</b> The Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Membership on the advisory council <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>worked as a miner in the local area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an elected state official;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>County District 5 commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>School Board; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>Range Chamber of Commerce; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The advisory council must meet at least four times <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>annually. The council shall elect a chair and meetings shall be at the call of the chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Members of the advisory council shall serve as volunteers for two-year terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>with the ability to be reappointed. Members shall accept no per diem.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The state recreation area manager may attend the council meetings and advise <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>the council of issues in management of the recreation area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Before a major decision is implemented in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>Area, the area manager must consult with the council and take into consideration any <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>council comments or advice that may impact the major decision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.054, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Soudan Underground Mine State Park.</b> A state park permit is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or,  parking at the visitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>parking area of Soudan Underground Mine State Park, or for tours of the High Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>Physics Lab by supervised kindergarten through grade 12 school classes during the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.</b> A state park permit is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking at Croft Mine <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>Historical Park and Portsmouth Mine Lake Overlook in Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>Area, except for overnight camping. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.706, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Money deposited in account.</b> The following shall be deposited in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>treasury and credited to the water recreation account:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) fees and surcharges from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 
         <statute_ref>86B.705, <br />
            		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) civil penalties according to section 
         <statute_ref>84D.13</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 
         <statute_ref>86A.21</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>296A.18
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>rice under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.615, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Receipts to </b><b>natural resources</b><b> special revenue</b><b> fund.</b> Fees collected under <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>subdivision 1 shall be credited to a forest land use account in the natural resources fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to recoup the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>costs of developing, operating, and maintaining facilities necessary for the specified uses <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>in subdivision 1 or to prevent or mitigate resource impacts of those uses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>collected according to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.22, subdivision 1, after August <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>1, 2006.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[89.421] FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var><b>SERVICES ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The forest resource assessment products and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Receipts.</b> Money received from forest resource assessment product sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Use of money in account.</b> Money credited to the forest resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is appropriated for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>years 2008 and 2009 to the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>facilities producing the aerial photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>and services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>[89.62] SHADE TREE PEST CONTROL; GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Grants.</b> The commissioner may make grants to aid in the control of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>a shade tree pest. To be eligible, a grantee must have a pest control program approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>by the commissioner that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) defines tree ownership and who is responsible for the costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>control measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) defines the zone of infestation within which the control measures are to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>applied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) includes a tree inspector certified under section 89.63 and having the authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>enter and inspect private lands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) has the means to enforce measures needed to limit the spread of shade tree <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>pests; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) provides that grant money received will be deposited in a separate fund to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>spent only for the purposes authorized by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grant eligibility.</b> The following are eligible for grants under this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a home rule charter or statutory city or a town that exercises municipal powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>under section 368.01 or any general or special law; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a special park district organized under chapter 398; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a special-purpose park and recreation board; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a soil and water conservation district; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a county; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) any other organization with the legal authority to enter into contractual <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rules; applicability to municipalities.</b> The rules and procedures adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>under this section by the commissioner apply in a municipality unless the municipality <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>adopts an ordinance determined by the commissioner to be more stringent than the rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>and procedures of the commissioner. The rules and procedures of the commissioner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>the municipality apply to all state agencies, special purpose districts, and metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>commissions as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, that own or control land <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>adjacent to or within a zone of infestation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 90.161, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Change of security.</b> Prior to any harvest activity, or activities incidental <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>to the preparation for harvest, a purchaser having posted a bond for 100 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>purchase price of a sale may request the release of the bond and the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>shall grant such release upon cash payment to the commissioner of the down payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>requirement of the sale, plus interest.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> (a) All payments under sections 
         <statute_ref>93.14</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>93.285</statute_ref> shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>be made to the Department of Natural Resources and shall be credited according to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by a lease are held by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>by virtue of an act of Congress, payments made under the lease shall be credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>permanent fund of the class of land to which the leased premises belong.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a lease covers the bed of navigable waters, payments made under the lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>shall be credited to the permanent school fund of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by a lease are held by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>state in trust for the taxing districts, payments made under the lease shall be distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>annually on the first day of September as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 20 percent to the general fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 80 percent to the respective counties in which the lands lie, to be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>among the taxing districts interested therein as follows: county, three-ninths; town or city, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>two-ninths; and school district, four-ninths.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Except as provided under this section and except where the disposition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>payments may be otherwise directed by law, all payments shall be paid into the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>fund of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Twenty percent of all payments under sections 
         <statute_ref>93.14</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>93.285</statute_ref> shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>credited to the minerals management account in the natural resources fund as costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>the administration and management of state mineral resources by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The remainder of the payments shall be credited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by a lease are held by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>by virtue of an act of Congress, payments made under the lease shall be credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>permanent fund of the class of land to which the leased premises belong;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if a lease covers the bed of navigable waters, payments made under the lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>shall be credited to the permanent school fund of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by a lease are held by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>in trust for the taxing districts, payments made under the lease shall be distributed annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>on the first day of September to the respective counties in which the lands lie, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>apportioned among the taxing districts interested therein as follows: county, three-ninths; <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>town or city, two-ninths; and school district, four-ninths;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the lands or mineral rights covered by a lease became the absolute property of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>the state under the provisions of chapter 84A, payments made under the lease shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>distributed as follows: county containing the land from which the income was derived, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>five-eighths; and general fund of the state, three-eighths; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) except as provided under this section and except where the disposition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>payments may be otherwise directed by law, payments made under a lease shall be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>into the general fund of the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Game and fish annual reports.</b> (a) By December 15 each year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>were made:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the small game license surcharge under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>5
         </statute_ref>, clause (1); <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 10</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the pheasant stamp under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, clause (2); and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) the turkey stamp under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, clause (3); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) the deer license surcharge under section 97A.475, subdivision 3a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the amounts available under section  
         <statute_ref>97A.075, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>(c), and the purposes for which these amounts were spent; <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>which expenditures were made from the fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>subdivision 4b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>changes in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.065, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deer license surcharge.</b>  The surcharge collected under section 97A.475, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>subdivision 3a, shall be deposited in a special revenue account and is appropriated for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>years 2008 and 2009 to the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>payments to agencies, organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>deer taken for population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the additional license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>programs other than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>not used for a venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.133, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 66. Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area, Dakota County.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Deer license surcharge.</b> (a) Fees for annual resident and nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>licenses to take deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(5), (9), and (11), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), must be increased by a surcharge of $1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>except as provided under section 97A.065, subdivision 6. An additional commission may <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>not be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>annual deer hunting regulations: "The $1 deer license surcharge is being paid by hunters <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>for deer management, including assisting with the costs of processing deer donated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>charitable purposes."<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall report to the legislature on the participation in and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>effectiveness of the venison donation program by February 1, 2010.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonresident fishing.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>to nonresidents, are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to take fish by angling, $34;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>$24;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>and dependent children under the age of 16, $46;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $35.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>on this surcharge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Electronic licensing system commission.</b> The commissioner shall retain <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>license fees collected, excluding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the small game surcharge; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the deer license surcharge; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivisions 6, <br />
            		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>clauses (1)
         </statute_ref>, (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>[97B.303] VENISON DONATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An individual who legally takes a deer may donate the deer, for distribution to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>charitable food assistance programs, to a meat processor that is licensed under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>28A. An individual donating a deer must supply the processor with the tag number under <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>which the deer was taken.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Contests requiring a permit.</b> (a) A person must have a permit from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet the criteria in subdivision 2. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>Permits shall be issued without a fee. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>that recovers the costs of issuing the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>the permit. Receipts collected from this fee shall be credited to the game and fish fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>the State Register, establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>$25,000, and if the applicant has either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>subdivision; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>the amount of $25,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $120 for an open water contest not exceeding 100 participants and without <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>off-site weigh-in;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $400 for an open water contest with more than 100 participants and without <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>off-site weigh-in;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $500 for an open water contest not exceeding 100 participants with off-site <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>weigh-in;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) $1,000 for an open water contest with more than 100 participants with off-site <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>weigh-in; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) $120 for an ice fishing contest with more than 150 participants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Authority to issue penalty orders.</b> The board may issue an order <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>requiring violations to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>violations of this chapter and chapters 103C, 103D, 103E, 103F, and 103G, any rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>adopted under those chapters, and any standards, limitations, or conditions established <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b>[103B.102] LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var><b>AND OVERSIGHT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Findings; improving accountability and oversight.</b> The legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>finds that a process is needed to monitor the performance and activities of local water <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>management entities. The process should be preemptive so that problems can be identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>early and systematically. Underperforming entities should be provided assistance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>direction for improving performance in a reasonable time frame.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, "local water management <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>entities" means watershed districts, soil and water conservation districts, metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>water management organizations, and counties operating separately or jointly in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>role as local water management authorities under chapter 103B, 103C, 103D, or 103G <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>and chapter 114D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Evaluation and report.</b> The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>evaluate performance, financial, and activity information for each local water management <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>entity. The board shall evaluate the entities' progress in accomplishing their adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>plans on a regular basis, but not less than once every five years. The board shall maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>a summary of local water management entity performance on the board's Web site. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>Beginning February 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the board shall provide an analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>of local water management entity performance to the chairs of the house and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Corrective actions.</b> (a) In addition to other authorities, the Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>and Soil Resources may, based on its evaluation in subdivision 3, reduce, withhold, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>redirect grants and other funding if the local water management entity has not corrected <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>deficiencies as prescribed in a notice from the board within one year from the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>the notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board may defer a decision on a termination petition filed under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>103B.221, 103C.225, or 103D.271 for up to one year to conduct or update the evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>under subdivision 3 or to communicate the results of the evaluation to petitioners or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>local and state government agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103C.321, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Credit card use.</b> The supervisors may authorize the use of a credit card <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>by any soil and water conservation district officer or employee otherwise authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>to make a purchase on behalf of the soil and water conservation district. If a soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>water conservation district officer or employee makes a purchase by credit card that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>approved by the supervisors, the officer or employee is personally liable for the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise comply with all statutes, rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>or soil and water conservation district policy applicable to soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>district purchases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103D.325, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Credit card use.</b> The managers may authorize the use of a credit card <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>by any watershed district officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>on behalf of the watershed district. If a watershed district officer or employee makes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>purchase by credit card that is not approved by the managers, the officer or employee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>personally liable for the amount of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>comply with all statutes, rules, or watershed district policy applicable to watershed district <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>purchases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Spoil banks must be spread and </b><b>grass planted</b><b> permanent </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var><b>vegetation established</b><b>.</b> In any proceeding to establish, construct, improve, or do any <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>work affecting a public drainage system under any law that appoints viewers to assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>benefits and damages, the authority having jurisdiction over the proceeding shall order <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>spoil banks to be spread consistent with the plan and function of the drainage system. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>authority shall order that permanent grass, other than a noxious weed, be planted on <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>the banks ditch side slopes and on a strip that a permanent strip of perennial vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>approved by the drainage authority be established on each side of the ditch. Preference <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>should be given to planting native species of a local ecotype. The approved perennial <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>vegetation shall not impede future maintenance of the ditch. The permanent strips of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>perennial vegetation shall be 16-1/2 feet in width measured outward from the top edge <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>of the constructed channel resulting from the proceeding, or to the crown of the leveled <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>spoil bank, whichever is the greater, on each side of the top edge of the channel of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>ditch. except for an action by a drainage authority that results only in a redetermination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>benefits and damages, for which the required width shall be 16-1/2 feet. Drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>rights-of-way for the acreage and additional property required for the planting permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>strips must be acquired by the authority having jurisdiction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Reseeding and harvesting </b><b>grass</b><b> perennial vegetation</b><b>.</b> The authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>having jurisdiction over the repair and maintenance of the drainage system shall supervise <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>all necessary reseeding. The permanent grass strips of perennial vegetation must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>maintained in the same manner as other drainage system repairs. Harvest of the grass <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>vegetation from the grass permanent strip in a manner not harmful to the grass vegetation <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>or the drainage system is the privilege of the fee owner or assigns. The county drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>inspector shall establish rules for the fee owner and assigns to harvest the grass vegetation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Agricultural practices prohibited.</b> Agricultural practices, other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>those required for the maintenance of a permanent growth of grass perennial vegetation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>are not permitted on any portion of the property acquired for planting perennial vegetation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.021, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Incremental implementation of vegetated ditch buffer strips and side </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var><b>inlet controls.</b> (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter requiring appointment <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>of viewers and redetermination of benefits and damages, a drainage authority may <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>implement permanent buffer strips of perennial vegetation approved by the drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>authority or side inlet controls, or both, adjacent to a public drainage ditch, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>necessary to control erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, or maintain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>efficiency of the drainage system. Preference should be given to planting native species of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>a local ecotype. The approved perennial vegetation shall not impede future maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>of the ditch. The permanent strips of perennial vegetation shall be 16-1/2 feet in width <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>measured outward from the top edge of the existing constructed channel. Drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>rights-of-way for the acreage and additional property required for the permanent strips <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>must be acquired by the authority having jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A project under this subdivision shall be implemented as a repair according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>section 103E.705, except that the drainage authority may appoint an engineer to examine <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>the drainage system and prepare an engineer's repair report for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Damages shall be determined by the drainage authority, or viewers, appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>the drainage authority, according to section 103E.315, subdivision 8. A damages statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>shall be prepared, including an explanation of how the damages were determined for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>property affected by the project, and filed with the auditor or watershed district. Within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>days after the damages statement is filed, the auditor or watershed district shall prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>property owners' reports according to section 103E.323, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>(6), (7), and (8), and mail a copy of the property owner's report and damages statement to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>each owner of property affected by the proposed project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) After a damages statement is filed, the drainage authority shall set a time, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>order, not more than 30 days after the date of the order, for a hearing on the project. At <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>least ten days before the hearing, the auditor or watershed district shall give notice by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>of the time and location of the hearing to the owners of property and political subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>likely to be affected by the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The drainage authority shall make findings and order the repairs to be made if <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>the drainage authority determines from the evidence presented at the hearing and by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>viewers and engineer, if appointed, that the repairs are necessary for the drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>and the costs of the repairs are within the limitations of section 103E.705.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b>[103E.067] DITCH BUFFER STRIP ANNUAL REPORTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The drainage authority shall annually submit a report to the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>Resources for the calendar year including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the number and types of actions for which viewers were appointed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of miles of buffer strips established according to section 103E.021;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of drainage system inspections conducted; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the number of violations of section 103E.021 identified and enforcement actions <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>taken.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.315, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Extent of damages.</b> Damages to be paid may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the fair market value of the property required for the channel of an open ditch <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>and the permanent grass strip of perennial vegetation under section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the diminished value of a farm due to severing a field by an open ditch;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) loss of crop production during drainage project construction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the diminished productivity or land value from increased overflow.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) costs to restore a perennial vegetative cover or structural practice existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>under a federal or state conservation program adjacent to the permanent drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>right-of-way and damaged by the drainage project.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.321, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> The viewers' report must show, in tabular form, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>for each lot, 40-acre tract, and fraction of a lot or tract under separate ownership that <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>is benefited or damaged:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of the lot or tract, under separate ownership, that is benefited or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>damaged;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the names of the owners as they appear on the current tax records of the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>and their addresses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of acres in each tract or lot;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the number and value of acres added to a tract or lot by the proposed drainage of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>public waters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the damage, if any, to riparian rights;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the damages paid for the permanent grass strip of perennial vegetation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the total number and value of acres added to a tract or lot by the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>drainage of public waters, wetlands, and other areas not currently being cultivated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the number of acres and amount of benefits being assessed for drainage of areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>which before the drainage benefits could be realized would require a public waters work <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>permit to work in public waters under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.245</statute_ref> to excavate or fill a navigable <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>water body under United States Code, title 33, section 403, or a permit to discharge into <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>waters of the United States under United States Code, title 33, section 1344; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) the number of acres and amount of benefits being assessed for drainage of areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>that would be considered conversion of a wetland under United States Code, title 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>section 3821, if the area was placed in agricultural production;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) the amount of right-of-way acreage required; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) the amount that each tract or lot will be benefited or damaged.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.701, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Restoration; disturbance or destruction by repair.</b> If a drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>repair disturbs or destroys a perennial vegetative cover or structural practice existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>under a federal or state conservation program adjacent to the permanent drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>right-of-way, the practice must be restored according to the applicable practice plan or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>as determined by the drainage authority, if a practice plan is not available. Restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>costs shall be paid by the drainage system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Inspection.</b> After the construction of a drainage system has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>completed, the drainage authority shall maintain the drainage system that is located in its <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>jurisdiction, including grass the permanent strips of perennial vegetation under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>103E.021
         </statute_ref>, and provide the repairs necessary to make the drainage system efficient. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>drainage authority shall have the drainage system inspected on a regular basis by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>inspection committee of the drainage authority or a drainage inspector appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>drainage authority. Open drainage ditches shall be inspected at a minimum of every five <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>years when no violation of section 103E.021 is found and annually when a violation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>section 103E.021 is found, until one year after the violation is corrected. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.705, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grass</b><b> Permanent</b><b> strip</b><b> of perennial vegetation</b><b> inspection and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var><b>compliance notice.</b> (a) The drainage authority having jurisdiction over a drainage system <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>must inspect the drainage system for violations of section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>. If an inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>committee of the drainage authority or a drainage inspector determines that permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>grass strips of perennial vegetation are not being maintained in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>103E.021
         </statute_ref>, a compliance notice must be sent to the property owner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The notice must state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the date the ditch was inspected;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the persons making the inspection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) that spoil banks are to be spread in a manner consistent with the plan and function <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>of the drainage system and that the drainage system has acquired a grass permanent strip <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>16-1/2 feet in width or to the crown of the spoil bank, whichever is greater of perennial <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>vegetation, according to section 103E.021;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the violations of section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the measures that must be taken by the property owner to comply with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>103E.021
         </statute_ref> and the date when the property must be in compliance; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) that if the property owner does not comply by the date specified, the drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>authority will perform the work necessary to bring the area into compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>103E.021
         </statute_ref> and charge the cost of the work to the property owner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a property owner does not bring an area into compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>as provided in the compliance notice, the inspection committee or drainage inspector <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>must notify the drainage authority. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision applies to property acquired under section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Drainage inspection report.</b> For each drainage system that the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>designates and requires the drainage inspector to examine, the drainage inspector shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>make a drainage inspection report in writing to the board after examining a drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>system, designating portions that need repair or maintenance of grass the permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>strips of perennial vegetation and the location and nature of the repair or maintenance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>The board shall consider the drainage inspection report at its next meeting and may repair <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>all or any part of the drainage system as provided under this chapter. The grass permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>strips of perennial vegetation must be maintained in compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103E.728, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Additional assessment for agricultural practices on </b><b>grass</b><b> permanent</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var><b>strip</b><b> of perennial vegetation</b><b>.</b> (a) The drainage authority may, after notice and hearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>charge an additional assessment on property that has agricultural practices on or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>violates provisions related to the permanent grass strip of perennial vegetation acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>103E.021</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The drainage authority may determine the cost of the repair per mile of open <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>ditch on the ditch system. Property that is in violation of the grass requirement shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>assessed a cost of 20 percent of the repair cost per open ditch mile multiplied by the length <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>of open ditch in miles on the property in violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) After the amount of the additional assessment is determined and applied to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>repair cost, the balance of the repair cost may be apportioned pro rata as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>or partially, unless replaced by restoring or creating wetland areas of at least equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>and management plan approved by the board under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>, or, if a permit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>mine is required under section 
         <statute_ref>93.481</statute_ref>, under a mining reclamation plan approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>commissioner under the permit to mine. Mining reclamation plans shall apply the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>principles and standards for replacing wetlands by restoration or creation of wetland areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>. Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>value must be determined in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>103B.3355</statute_ref> or a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>wetland protection and management plan established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>. Sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>103G.221
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2372</statute_ref> also apply to excavation in permanently and semipermanently <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>of priority:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>the wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>activity and its implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>wetland environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>operations during the life of the activity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>resources or environments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>accomplished through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>(b), provided that a deed restriction is placed on the altered wetland prohibiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>nonagricultural use for at least ten years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If a wetland is drained under section 103G.2241, subdivision 2, the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>government unit may require a deed restriction that prohibits nonagricultural use for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>least ten years unless the drained wetland is replaced as provided under this section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>local government unit may require the deed restriction if it determines the wetland area <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>drained is at risk of conversion to a nonagricultural use within ten years based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>zoning classification, proximity to a municipality or full service road, or other criteria as <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>determined by the local government unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>fulfill stormwater management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (f) Except as provided in paragraph (f) (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) (g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>greater than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) (h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>plan are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) (i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>restored from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>nonwetlands, wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>or wetlands created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously drained <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>or filled wetlands may be used in a statewide banking program established in rules adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Modification or conversion of nondegraded <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>naturally occurring wetlands from one type to another are not eligible for enrollment in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>statewide wetlands bank. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) (j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, <br />
            		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>wetland characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>wetland be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>reason to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) (k) This section and sections 
         <statute_ref>103G.223</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103G.2364</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>103G.2365
         </statute_ref> apply to the state and its departments and agencies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) (l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>public transportation project, and for projects expanded solely for additional traffic <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>capacity, public transportation authorities may purchase credits from the board at the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>to the board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>paragraph are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) (m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public road <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>transportation projects that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on-site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the location, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.36"></a><var>59.36</var>amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>be commenced during the upcoming year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>board that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>or drained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, <br />
            		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel. <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained or filled <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>by public transportation projects on existing roads.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to avoid <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised. <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) (n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>project has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>landowner to replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>ratio otherwise required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) (o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government unit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the change <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) (p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>government unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>petition, the citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>The local government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>under paragraph (n) (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Wetland replacement siting.</b> (a) Siting wetland replacement must follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>this priority order:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) on site or in the same minor watershed as the affected wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in the same watershed as the affected wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) in the same county as the affected wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for replacement by wetland banking, in the same wetland bank service area as <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>the impacted wetland, except that impacts in a 50 to 80 percent area must be replaced in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>a 50 to 80 percent area and impacts in a less than 50 percent area must be replaced in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>less than 50 percent area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) for project specific replacement, in an adjacent watershed or county to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>affected wetland, or for replacement by wetland banking, in an adjacent wetland bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>service area, except that impacts in a 50 to 80 percent area must be replaced in a 50 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>80 percent area and impacts in a less than 50 percent area must be replaced in a less <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>than 50 percent area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) statewide, only for wetlands affected in greater than 80 percent areas and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>public transportation projects, except that wetlands affected in less than 50 percent areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>must be replaced in less than 50 percent areas, and wetlands affected in the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>metropolitan area must be replaced at a ratio of two to one in: (i) the affected county or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>(ii) in another of the seven metropolitan counties, or (iii) in one of the major watersheds <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>that are wholly or partially within the seven-county metropolitan area, but at least one to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>one must be replaced within the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), siting wetland replacement in greater than 80 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>percent areas may follow the priority order under this paragraph: (1) by wetland banking <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>after evaluating on-site replacement and replacement within the watershed; (2) replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>in an adjacent wetland bank service area if wetland bank credits are not reasonably <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>available in the same wetland bank service area as the affected wetland, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>by the local government unit or by a comprehensive inventory approved by the board; <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>and (3) statewide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), siting wetland replacement in the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>metropolitan area must follow the priority order under this paragraph: (1) in the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>county; (2) in another of the seven metropolitan counties; or (3) in one of the major <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>watersheds that are wholly or partially within the seven-county metropolitan area, but at <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>least one to one must be replaced within the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (5) (6), does not apply to replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>completed using wetland banking credits established by a person who submitted a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>complete wetland banking application to a local government unit by April 1, 1996.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (e) When reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>opportunities are not available in siting priorities listed in paragraph (a), the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>may seek opportunities at the next level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (f) For the purposes of this section, "reasonable, practicable, and environmentally <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>beneficial replacement opportunities" are defined as opportunities that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) take advantage of naturally occurring hydrogeomorphological conditions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>require minimal landscape alteration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) have a high likelihood of becoming a functional wetland that will continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>in perpetuity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) do not adversely affect other habitat types or ecological communities that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>important in maintaining the overall biological diversity of the area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) are available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>existing technology, and logistics consistent with overall project purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (g) Regulatory agencies, local government units, and other entities involved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>wetland restoration shall collaborate to identify potential replacement opportunities within <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>their jurisdictional areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 1, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Agricultural activities.</b> (a) A replacement plan for wetlands is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>not required for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) activities in a wetland that was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>rotation seeding of pasture grass or legumes, or was required to be set aside to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>price support or other payments under United States Code, title 7, sections 1421 to 1469, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>in six of the last ten years prior to January 1, 1991;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) activities in a wetland that is or has been enrolled in the federal conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>reserve program under United States Code, title 16, section 3831, that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop rotation seeding, or was <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>required to be set aside to receive price support or payment under United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>title 7, sections 1421 to 1469, in six of the last ten years prior to being enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) has not been restored with assistance from a public or private wetland restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) activities in a wetland that has received a commenced drainage determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>provided for by the federal Food Security Act of 1985, that was made to the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office prior to September 19, 1988, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>and a ruling and any subsequent appeals or reviews have determined that drainage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>wetland had been commenced prior to December 23, 1985;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) activities in a type 1 wetland on agricultural land, except for bottomland <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>hardwood type 1 wetlands, and activities in a type 2 or type 6 wetland that is less than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>acres in size and located on agricultural land;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) activities in a wetland conducted as part of normal farming practices. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>purposes of this clause, "normal farming practices" means farming, silvicultural, grazing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>and ranching activities such as plowing, seeding, cultivating, and harvesting for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>production of feed, food, fuel, fiber, and forest products, but does not include activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>that result in the draining or filling of wetlands in whole or part;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) soil and water conservation practices approved by the soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>district, after review by the Technical Evaluation Panel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (3) aquaculture activities including pond excavation and construction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>maintenance of associated access roads and dikes authorized under, and conducted in <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>accordance with, a permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>not including construction or expansion of buildings; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (4) wild rice production activities, including necessary diking and other activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>authorized under a permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) normal agricultural practices to control noxious or secondary weeds as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>by rule of the commissioner of agriculture, in accordance with applicable requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>under state and federal law, including established best management practices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) agricultural activities in a wetland that is on agricultural land:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) annually enrolled in the federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>1996 and is subject to United States Code, title 16, sections 3821 to 3823, in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>January 1, 2000; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) subject to subsequent federal farm program restrictions that meet minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>state standards under this chapter and sections 
         <statute_ref>103A.202</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>103B.3355</statute_ref> and that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>been approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the commissioners of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>resources and agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Land enrolled in a federal farm program under paragraph (a), clause (8), is <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>eligible for easement participation for those acres not already compensated under a federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The exemption under paragraph (a), clause (4), may be expanded to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>acreage, including types 1, 2, and 6 wetlands that are part of a larger wetland system, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>the additional acreage is part of a conservation plan approved by the local soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>conservation district, the additional draining or filling is necessary for efficient operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>of the farm, the hydrology of the larger wetland system is not adversely affected, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>wetlands other than types 1, 2, and 6 are not drained or filled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Drainage.</b> (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "public drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>system" means a drainage system as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>103E.005, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>ditch or tile lawfully connected to the drainage system. If wetlands drained under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>subdivision are converted to uses prohibited under paragraph (b), clause (2), during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>ten-year period following drainage, the wetlands must be replaced according to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>103G.222.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A replacement plan is not required for draining of type 1 wetlands, or up to five <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>acres of type 2 or 6 wetlands, in an unincorporated area on land that has been assessed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>drainage benefits for a public drainage system, provided that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) during the 20-year period that ended January 1, 1992:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) there was an expenditure made from the drainage system account for the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>drainage system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the public drainage system was repaired or maintained as approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>drainage authority; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) no repair or maintenance of the public drainage system was required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103E.705, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, as determined by the public drainage authority; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the wetlands are not drained for conversion to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) platted lots;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) planned unit, commercial, or industrial developments; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) any development with more than one residential unit per 40 acres.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>If wetlands drained under this paragraph are converted to uses prohibited under clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>(2) during the ten-year period following drainage, the wetlands must be replaced under <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A replacement plan is not required for draining or filling of wetlands, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>draining types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands that have been in existence for more than 25 years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>resulting from maintenance and repair of existing public drainage systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A replacement plan is not required for draining or filling of wetlands, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>for draining wetlands that have been in existence for more than 25 years, resulting from <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>maintenance and repair of existing drainage systems other than public drainage systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A replacement plan is not required for draining or filling of wetlands resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>from activities conducted as part of a public drainage system improvement project that <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>received final approval from the drainage authority before July 1, 1991, and after July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>1986, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the approval remains valid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the project remains active; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) no additional drainage will occur beyond that originally approved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A replacement plan is not required for draining agricultural land that: (1) was <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>planted with annually seeded crops before June 10, except for crops that are normally <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>planted after that date, in eight out of the ten most recent years prior to the impact; (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>was in a crop rotation seeding of pasture grass or legumes in eight out of the ten most <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>recent years prior to the impact; or (3) was enrolled in a state or federal land conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>program and met the requirements of clause (1) or (2) before enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The public drainage authority may, as part of the repair, install control structures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>realign the ditch, construct dikes along the ditch, or make other modifications as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>to prevent drainage of the wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Wetlands of all types that would be drained as a part of a public drainage repair <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>project are eligible for the permanent wetlands preserve under section 
         <statute_ref>103F.516</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>board shall give priority to acquisition of easements on types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>been in existence for more than 25 years on public drainage systems and other wetlands <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>that have the greatest risk of drainage from a public drainage repair project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Federal approvals.</b> A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) activities exempted from federal regulation under United States Code, title 33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>section 1344(f), as in effect on January 1, 1991;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) activities authorized under, and conducted in accordance with, an applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>general permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under section 404 <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344, except the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>nationwide permit in Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 330.5, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>clauses (14), limited to when a new road crosses a wetland, and (26), as in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>January 1, 1991; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) activities authorized under the federal Clean Water Act, section 404, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>Rivers and Harbors Act, section 10, regulations that meet minimum state standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>under this chapter and sections 
         <statute_ref>103A.202</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>103B.3355</statute_ref> and that have been approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the commissioners of natural resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 6, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Utilities; public works.</b> (a) A replacement plan for wetlands is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>required for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) placement, maintenance, repair, enhancement, or replacement of utility or <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>utility-type service if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the impacts of the proposed project on the hydrologic and biological <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>characteristics of the wetland have been avoided and minimized to the extent possible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the proposed project significantly modifies or alters less than one-half acre of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>wetlands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) activities associated with routine maintenance of utility and pipeline <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>rights-of-way, provided the activities do not result in additional intrusion into the wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) alteration of a wetland associated with the operation, maintenance, or repair of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>an interstate pipeline within all existing or acquired interstate pipeline rights-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) emergency repair and normal maintenance and repair of existing public works, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>provided the activity does not result in additional intrusion of the public works into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>wetland and does not result in the draining or filling, wholly or partially, of a wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) normal maintenance and minor repair of structures causing no additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>intrusion of an existing structure into the wetland, and maintenance and repair of private <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>crossings that do not result in the draining or filling, wholly or partially, of a wetland; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) repair and updating of existing individual sewage treatment systems as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>to comply with local, state, and federal regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) new placement or maintenance, repair, enhancement, or replacement of existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>utility or utility-type service, including pipelines, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the direct and indirect impacts of the proposed project have been avoided and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>minimized to the extent possible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the proposed project significantly modifies or alters less than one-half acre of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>wetlands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) activities associated with operation, routine maintenance, or emergency repair of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>existing utilities and public work structures, including pipelines, provided the activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>do not result in additional wetland intrusion or additional draining or filling of a wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>either wholly or partially; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) repair and updating of existing individual sewage treatment systems necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>comply with local, state, and federal regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For maintenance, repair, and replacement, the local government unit may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>a seasonal or annual exemption certification or the utility may proceed without local <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>government unit certification if the utility is carrying out the work according to approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>best management practices. Work of an emergency nature may proceed as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>and any drain or fill activities shall be addressed with the local government unit after <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>the emergency work has been completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 9, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>De minimis.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>replacement plan for wetlands is not required for draining or filling the following amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>of wetlands as part of a project:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 10,000 square feet of type 1, 2, 6, or 7 wetland, excluding white cedar and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>tamarack wetlands, outside of the shoreland wetland protection zone in a greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>80 percent area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 5,000 2,500 square feet of type 1, 2, 6, or 7 wetland, excluding white cedar <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>and tamarack wetlands, outside of the shoreland wetland protection zone in a 50 to 80 <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>percent area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) 2,000 1,000 square feet of type 1, 2, or 6 wetland, outside of the shoreland <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>wetland protection zone in a less than 50 percent area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) 400 100 square feet of wetland types not listed in clauses (1) to (3) outside of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>the building setback zone of the shoreland wetland protection zones in all counties; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) 400 square feet of type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 wetland types listed in clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>to (3), in beyond the building setback zone, as defined in the local shoreland management <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>ordinance, but within the shoreland wetland protection zone, except that. In a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>than 80 percent area, the local government unit may increase the de minimis amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>up to 1,000 square feet in the shoreland protection zone in areas beyond the building <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>setback if the wetland is isolated and is determined to have no direct surficial connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>to the public water. To the extent that a local shoreland management ordinance is more <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>restrictive than this provision, the local shoreland ordinance applies; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) up to 20 square feet of wetland, regardless of type or location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amounts listed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5) (6), may not be combined <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>on a project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This exemption no longer applies to a landowner's portion of a wetland when <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>the cumulative area drained or filled of the landowner's portion since January 1, 1992, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>the greatest of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicable area listed in paragraph (a), if the landowner owns the entire <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>wetland;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) five percent of the landowner's portion of the wetland; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) 400 square feet.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This exemption may not be combined with another exemption in this section on <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>a project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Property may not be divided to increase the amounts listed in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 11, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Exemption conditions.</b> (a) A person conducting an activity in a wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>under an exemption in subdivisions 1 to 10 shall ensure that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) appropriate erosion control measures are taken to prevent sedimentation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>the water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the activity does not block fish passage in a watercourse; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the activity is conducted in compliance with all other applicable federal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>state, and local requirements, including best management practices and water resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>protection requirements established under chapter 103H.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An activity is exempt if it qualifies for any one of the exemptions, even though it <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>may be indicated as not exempt under another exemption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Persons proposing to conduct an exempt activity are encouraged to contact the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>local government unit or the local government unit's designee for advice on minimizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>wetland impacts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The board shall develop rules that address the application and implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>of exemptions and that provide for estimates and reporting of exempt wetland impacts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>including those in section 103G.2241, subdivisions 2, 6, and 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2242, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Evaluation.</b> (a) Questions concerning the public value, location, size, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>or type of a wetland shall be submitted to and determined by a Technical Evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>Panel after an on-site inspection. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall be composed of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>a technical professional employee of the board, a technical professional employee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>the local soil and water conservation district or districts, a technical professional with <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>expertise in water resources management appointed by the local government unit, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>a technical professional employee of the Department of Natural Resources for projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>affecting public waters or wetlands adjacent to public waters. The panel shall use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>"United States Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual" (January 1987), <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>including updates, supplementary guidance, and replacements, if any, "Wetlands of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>the United States" (United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39, 1971 edition), <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>and "Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (1979 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>edition). The panel shall provide the wetland determination and recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>other technical matters to the local government unit that must approve a replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>plan, wetland banking plan, exemption determination, no-loss determination, or wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>boundary or type determination and may recommend approval or denial of the plan. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>authority must consider and include the decision of the Technical Evaluation Panel in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>approval or denial of a plan or determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Persons conducting wetland or public waters boundary delineations or type <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>determinations are exempt from the requirements of chapter 326. By January 15, 2001, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>the board, in consultation with the Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>the University of Minnesota, and the Wetland Delineators' Association, shall submit a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>for a professional wetland delineator certification program to the legislature. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>may develop a professional wetland delineator certification program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2242, subdivision 2a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Wetland boundary or type determination.</b> (a) A landowner may apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>for a wetland boundary or type determination from the local government unit. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>landowner applying for the determination is responsible for submitting proof necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>to make the determination, including, but not limited to, wetland delineation field data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>observation well data, topographic mapping, survey mapping, and information regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>soils, vegetation, hydrology, and groundwater both within and outside of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>wetland boundary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A local government unit that receives an application under paragraph (a) may <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>seek the advice of the Technical Evaluation Panel as described in subdivision 2, and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>necessary, expand the Technical Evaluation Panel. The local government unit may delegate <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>the decision authority for wetland boundary or type determinations with the zoning <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>administrator to designated staff, or establish other procedures it considers appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The local government unit decision must be made in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>15.99
         </statute_ref>. Within ten calendar days of the decision, the local government unit decision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>be mailed to the landowner, members of the Technical Evaluation Panel, the watershed <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>district or watershed management organization, if one exists, and individual members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>the public who request a copy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Appeals of decisions made by designated local government staff must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>to the local government unit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a ruling on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>appeal must be made by the local government unit within 30 days from the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>filing of the appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The local government unit decision is valid for three years unless the Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>Evaluation Panel determines that natural or artificial changes to the hydrology, vegetation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>or soils of the area have been sufficient to alter the wetland boundary or type.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2242, subdivision 9, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Appeal.</b> (a) Appeal of a replacement plan, exemption, wetland banking, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>wetland boundary or type determination, or no-loss decision, or restoration order may <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>be obtained by mailing a petition and payment of a filing fee of $200, which shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>retained by the board to defray administrative costs, to the board within 30 days after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>postmarked date of the mailing specified in subdivision 7. If appeal is not sought within <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>30 days, the decision becomes final. The local government unit may require the petitioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>to post a letter of credit, cashier's check, or cash in an amount not to exceed $500. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>petition for hearing is accepted, the amount posted must be returned to the petitioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>Appeal may be made by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the wetland owner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any of those to whom notice is required to be mailed under subdivision 7; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) 100 residents of the county in which a majority of the wetland is located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Within 30 days after receiving a petition, the board shall decide whether to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>grant the petition and hear the appeal. The board shall grant the petition unless the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>finds that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the appeal is meritless, trivial, or brought solely for the purposes of delay;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the petitioner has not exhausted all local administrative remedies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) expanded technical review is needed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the local government unit's record is not adequate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the petitioner has not posted a letter of credit, cashier's check, or cash if required <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>by the local government unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In determining whether to grant the appeal, the board shall also consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>size of the wetland, other factors in controversy, any patterns of similar acts by the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>government unit or petitioner, and the consequences of the delay resulting from the appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) All appeals must be heard by the committee for dispute resolution of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>and a decision made within 60 days of filing the local government unit's record and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>written briefs submitted for the appeal. The decision must be served by mail on the parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>to the appeal, and is not subject to the provisions of chapter 14. A decision whether to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>grant a petition for appeal and a decision on the merits of an appeal must be considered the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>decision of an agency in a contested case for purposes of judicial review under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>14.63
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the board shall establish a fee schedule to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>defray the administrative costs of appeals made to the board under this subdivision. Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>established under this authority shall not exceed $1,000. Establishment of the fee is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>subject to the rulemaking process of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2242, subdivision 12, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Replacement credits.</b> (a) No public or private wetland restoration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>enhancement, or construction may be allowed for replacement unless specifically <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>designated for replacement and paid for by the individual or organization performing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>wetland restoration, enhancement, or construction, and is completed prior to any draining <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>or filling of the wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a wetland whose owner has paid back with <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>interest the individual or organization restoring, enhancing, or constructing the wetland.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (h) (i), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>following actions, and others established in rule, that are consistent with criteria in rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>adopted by the board in conjunction with the commissioners of natural resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>agriculture, are eligible for replacement credit as determined by the local government unit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>including enrollment in a statewide wetlands bank: <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) reestablishment of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover on a wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>on agricultural land that was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop rotation <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>seeding of pasture grasses or legumes, or was in a land retirement program during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>past ten years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) buffer areas of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover established or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>preserved on upland adjacent to replacement wetlands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) wetlands restored for conservation purposes under terminated easements or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>contracts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) water quality treatment ponds constructed to pretreat storm water runoff prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>to discharge to wetlands, public waters, or other water bodies, provided that the water <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>quality treatment ponds must be associated with an ongoing or proposed project that <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>will impact a wetland and replacement credit for the treatment ponds is based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>replacement of wetland functions and on an approved stormwater management plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>the local government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (e) (f) and (f) (g), <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>the board may establish by rule different replacement ratios for restoration projects with <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>exceptional natural resource value. <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2242, subdivision 15, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Fees paid to board.</b> All fees established in subdivision subdivisions 9 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>and 14 must be paid to the Board of Water and Soil Resources and credited to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>fund to be used for the purpose of administration of the wetland bank and to process <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>appeals under section 103G.2242, subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2243, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan contents.</b> A comprehensive wetland protection and management <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>plan may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide for classification of wetlands in the plan area based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) an inventory of wetlands in the plan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) an assessment of the wetland functions listed in section 
         <statute_ref>103B.3355</statute_ref>, using a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>methodology chosen by the Technical Evaluation Panel from one of the methodologies <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>established or approved by the board under that section; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the resulting public values;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) vary application of the sequencing standards in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>paragraph (b), for projects based on the classification and criteria set forth in the plan; <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) vary the replacement standards of section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>(e) (f) and (f) (g), based on the classification and criteria set forth in the plan, for specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>wetland impacts provided there is no net loss of public values within the area subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>the plan, and so long as: <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) in a 50 to 80 percent area, a minimum acreage requirement of one acre of replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland requiring replacement is met within <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>the area subject to the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) in a less than 50 percent area, a minimum acreage requirement of two acres of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>replaced wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland requiring replacement is met <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>within the area subject to the plan, except that replacement for the amount above a 1:1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>ratio can be accomplished as described in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision 12</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) in a greater than 80 percent area, allow replacement credit, based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>classification and criteria set forth in the plan, for any project that increases the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>value of wetlands, including activities on adjacent upland acres; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) in a greater than 80 percent area, based on the classification and criteria set forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>in the plan, expand the application of the exemptions in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (4), to also include nonagricultural land, provided there is no <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>net loss of wetland values. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.235, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var><b>103G.235 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO </b><b>PUBLIC WATERS</b><b> WETLANDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Wetlands adjacent to roads.</b> To protect the public health or safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>local units of government may by ordinance restrict public access to public waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>wetlands from municipality, county, or township roads that abut public waters wetlands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Privately restored or created wetlands.</b> When a landowner creates a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>wetland or restores a formerly existing wetland on private land that is adjacent to public <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>land or a public road right-of-way, there is no public access to the created or restored <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>wetland if posted by the landowner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Permit application fees.</b> (a) A permit application fee to defray the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>receiving, recording, and processing the application must be paid for a permit authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>under this chapter and for each request to amend or transfer an existing permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water by a nonpublic applicant or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>nonagricultural irrigation applicant must be assessed to recover the reasonable costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>preparing and issuing the permit. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>to an account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated for fiscal years 2008 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>and 2009 to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, other than a permit subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>to the fee under paragraph (b); a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>safety inspection,; or a state general permit or to apply for the state water bank program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>$150. The application fee for a permit to work in public waters or to divert waters for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>mining must be at least $150, but not more than $1,000, according to a schedule of fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1285</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>115.55
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Advisory committee" means the Advisory Committee on Individual Sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>Treatment Systems established under the individual sewage treatment system rules. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>advisory committee must be appointed to ensure geographic representation of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>and include elected public officials.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Applicable requirements" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) local ordinances that comply with the individual sewage treatment system rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>as required in subdivision 2; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in areas not subject to the ordinances described in clause (1), the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>sewage treatment system rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Dwelling" means a building or place used or intended to be used by human <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>occupants as a single-family or two-family unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Individual sewage treatment system" or "system" means a sewage treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>system, or part thereof, serving a dwelling, other establishment, or group thereof, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>uses subsurface soil treatment and disposal, or a holding tank, serving a dwelling, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>establishment, or a group thereof.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Individual sewage treatment system professional" means an inspector, installer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>site evaluator or designer, or pumper.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) "Individual sewage treatment system rules" means rules adopted by the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>that establish minimum standards and criteria for the design, location, installation, use, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>and maintenance of individual sewage treatment systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) "Inspector" means a person who inspects individual sewage treatment systems for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>compliance with the applicable requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) "Installer" means a person who constructs or repairs individual sewage treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) "Local unit of government" means a township, city, or county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) "Performance-based system" means a system that is designed specifically for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>site and the environmental conditions on that site and designed to adequately protect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>public health and the environment and provide long-term performance. At a minimum, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>performance based system must ensure that applicable water quality standards are met in <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>both ground and surface water that ultimately receive the treated wastewater. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) "Pumper" means a person who maintains components of individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>treatment systems including, but not limited to, septic, aerobic, and holding tanks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) (o) "Seasonal dwelling" means a dwelling that is occupied or used for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>180 days per year and less than 120 consecutive days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) (p) "Septic system tank" means any covered receptacle designed, constructed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>and installed as part of an individual sewage treatment system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) (q) "Site evaluator or designer" means a person who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) investigates soils and site characteristics to determine suitability, limitations, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.36"></a><var>75.36</var>sizing requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) designs individual sewage treatment systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) (r) "Straight-pipe system" means a sewage disposal system that includes toilet <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>waste and transports raw or partially settled sewage directly to a lake, a stream, a drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>system, or ground surface.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Local ordinances.</b> (a) All counties that did not adopt ordinances by <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>May 7, 1994, or that do not have ordinances, must adopt ordinances that comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>revisions to the individual sewage treatment system rules by January 1, 1999, unless all <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>towns and cities in the county have adopted such ordinances within two years of the final <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>adoption by the agency. County ordinances must apply to all areas of the county other <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>than cities or towns that have adopted ordinances that comply with this section and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>as strict as the applicable county ordinances. Any ordinance adopted by a local unit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>government before May 7, 1994, to regulate individual sewage treatment systems must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>in compliance with the individual sewage treatment system rules by January 1, 1998.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A copy of each ordinance adopted under this subdivision must be submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>the commissioner upon adoption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A local unit of government must make available to the public upon request a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>written list of any differences between its ordinances and rules adopted under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.70.0"></a><a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115.55, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rules.</b> (a) The agency shall adopt rules containing minimum standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>criteria for the design, location, installation, use, and maintenance of individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>treatment systems. The rules must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) how the agency will ensure compliance under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) how local units of government shall enforce ordinances under subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>including requirements for permits and inspection programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) how the advisory committee will participate in review and implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>the rules;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) provisions for alternative nonstandard  systems and performance-based systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) provisions for handling and disposal of effluent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) provisions for system abandonment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) procedures for variances, including the consideration of variances based on cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>and variances that take into account proximity of a system to other systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The agency shall consult with the advisory committee before adopting rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding the repeal of the agency rule under which the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>has established a list of warrantied individual sewage treatment systems, the warranties <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>for all systems so listed as of the effective date of the repeal shall continue to be valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>for the remainder of the warranty period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The rules required in paragraph (a) must also address the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a definition of redoximorphic features and other criteria that can be used by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>system designers and inspectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) direction on the interpretation of observed soil features that may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>redoximorphic and their relation to zones of seasonal saturation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) procedures on how to resolve professional disagreements on seasonally saturated <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>soils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>These rules must be in place by March 31, 2006.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.71.0"></a><a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115.55, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Advisory committee; county individual sewage treatment system </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var><b>management plan.</b> (a) A county may adopt an individual sewage treatment system <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in individual sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>treatment systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.72.0"></a><a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116C.92, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var><b>116C.92 COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State coordinating organization.</b> The Environmental Quality Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>is designated the state coordinating organization for state and federal regulatory activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>relating to genetically engineered organisms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Notice of nationwide action.</b> The board shall notify interested parties if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>permit to release genetically engineered wild rice is issued anywhere in the United States. <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "interested parties" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the state's wild rice industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the legislature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) federally recognized tribes within Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) individuals who request to be notified.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.73.0"></a><a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116C.94, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General authority.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>board shall adopt rules consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>116C.91</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116C.96</statute_ref> that require an <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>environmental assessment worksheet and otherwise comply with chapter 116D and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>adopted under it for a proposed release and a permit for a release. The board may place <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>conditions on a permit and may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board shall adopt rules that require an environmental impact statement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>otherwise comply with chapter 116D and rules adopted under it for a proposed release and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>a permit for a release of genetically engineered wild rice. The board may place conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>on the permit and may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke the permit. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.74.0"></a><a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116C.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Federal oversight.</b> (a) If the board determines, upon its own volition or at <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>the request of any person, that a federal program exists for regulating the release of certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>genetically engineered organisms and the federal oversight under the program is adequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>to protect human health or the environment, then any person may release such genetically <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>engineered organisms after obtaining the necessary federal approval and without obtaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>a state release permit or a significant environmental permit or complying with the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>116C.91</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116C.96</statute_ref> and the rules of the board adopted pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>116C.94</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the board determines the federal program is adequate to meet only certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>116C.91</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116C.96</statute_ref> and the rules of the board adopted pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>116C.94</statute_ref>, the board may exempt such releases from those requirements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person proposing a release for which a federal authorization is required may <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>apply to the board for an exemption from the board's permit or to a state agency with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>significant environmental permit for the proposed release for an exemption from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>agency's permit. The proposer must file with the board or state agency a written request <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>for exemption with a copy of the federal application and the information necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>determine if there is a potential for significant environmental effects under chapter 116D <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>and rules adopted under it. The board or state agency shall give public notice of the request <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>in the first available issue of the EQB Monitor and shall provide an opportunity for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>comment on the environmental review process consistent with chapter 116D and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>adopted under it. The board or state agency may grant the exemption if the board or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>agency finds that the federal authorization issued is adequate to meet the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>chapter 116D and rules adopted under it and any other requirement of the board's or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>agency's authority regarding the release of genetically engineered organisms. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>or state agency must grant or deny the exemption within 45 days after the receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>written request and the information required by the board or state agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision does not apply to genetically engineered organisms for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>an environmental impact statement is required under sections 116C.91 to 116C.96.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.75.0"></a><a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Timber sales; land leases and uses.</b> (a) The county auditor may <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>sell timber upon any tract that may be approved by the natural resources commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less than the appraised value determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>by the county board to the highest bidder after not less than one week's published notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered at the public sale and not sold <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor at not less than the appraised <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw the timber from sale. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be followed in the cutting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>made in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>sales, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>balance shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>sold as a single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>than 15 percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>satisfactory completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>The value of each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>block. With the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>unpaid blocks and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>be needed to log other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>block until separately scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>paragraph as security under paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>the county auditor may credit the security provided, less any down payment required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>an auction sale under this paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>be credited, provided the request and transfer is made within the same calendar year as <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>the security was received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The county board may require final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>products sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled. Any parcels of land <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so designated in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall contain a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species of timber, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per piece, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised prices shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of the different <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the parcels shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the notice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same rate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>of the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>county board as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>pulpwood, may be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>scaled by a person or persons designated by the county board and approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>commissioner of natural resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>timber is cut may be designated for scaling by the county board by written agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>with the purchaser of the timber. The county board may, by written agreement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>purchaser and with a consumer designated by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>county auditor, and with the approval of the commissioner of natural resources, accept the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>consumer's scale of cut products delivered at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>removed until fully paid for in cash. Small amounts of timber not exceeding $3,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>appraised valuation may be sold for not less than the full appraised value at private sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>to individual persons without first publishing notice of sale or calling for bids, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>that in case of a sale involving a total appraised value of more than $200 the sale shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>made subject to final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut products in the manner above <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>provided and not more than two of the sales, directly or indirectly to any individual shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>be in effect at one time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.36"></a><var>80.36</var>to individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>and at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>and camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>hay, stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>sites and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>years; provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>to individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>of taking and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>stockpiled iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>needed and suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>settling basin, dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>that the use would be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>The use of a stockpile for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>natural resources. The request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>is notified to the contrary by the commissioner of natural resources within six months <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>after receipt of a request for approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>been approved, the county may continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>withdrawn by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>ores, tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, upon the conditions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>for the consideration and for the period of time, not exceeding 15 years, as the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>board may determine. The permits, licenses, or leases are subject to approval by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>timber has been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.36"></a><var>81.36</var>offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>of peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2424, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>lands upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>from tax-forfeited lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>natural resources if the lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>the county auditor pursuant to this section without first holding a public hearing on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>auditor's intention to lease. One printed notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>ten days before the hearing, and posted notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>the hearing shall be given of the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>County auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>bids the highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>commissioner of natural resources under section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref>. Bids offered over and above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>appraised price need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>the different species of timber.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>county board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>irrevocable bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>in paragraph (b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>at the written request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>of credit to be reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>harvested and for which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>the bank letter of credit after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>percent of the value of the timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>cash deposit is provided for the down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>of timber has taken place on the contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>the county may allow the transfer of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>contract holder by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>writing that it be credited.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.76.0"></a><a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 76. Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>by Laws 1999, chapter 180, section 3, and Laws 2001, chapter 164, section 5, and Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 149, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>County environmental trust fund.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the apportionment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, and except as otherwise provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>section, a county board must deposit the money received from the sale of land under <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>subdivision 3 into an environmental trust fund established by the county under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>subdivision. The county board may: (1) deposit part or all of the environmental trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>money as provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 118A; or (2) enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>with the State Board of Investment to invest all or part of the money in investments <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>11A.24</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 to 5, on behalf of the county. <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>The following may be withheld by a county board and are not required to be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>into an environmental trust fund: the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; money <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>received from a sale which is attributable to land owned by a county in fee; amounts paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>to lessees for improvements; amounts paid to acquire land which is included in a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>plan for exchange and is conveyed to the state in the exchange, including the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>price, appraisal, abstract, survey, and closing costs; and the costs of sale to lessees or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>parties, including the costs of advertising, realtors, and closing services. If the proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>from the sale of tax-forfeited land in a county are $250,000 or more, the amount the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>county may spend from the fund each calendar year may not exceed 5-1/2 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>market value of the fund on January 1 of the preceding calendar year, and the county board <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>may spend money from the fund only for purposes related to the improvement of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>resources. To the extent money received from the sale is attributable to tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>land from another county, the money must be deposited in an environmental trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>established under this section by that county board. The county board must not delegate <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>to an appointed official or any other person any decision required or permitted to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>made under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.77.0"></a><a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 77. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 169. <b>CONTINUOUS TRAIL DESIGNATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall locate, plan, design, map, construct, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>designate, and sign a new trail for use by all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>of not less than 70 continuous miles in length on any land owned by the state or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>cooperation with any county on land owned by that county or on a combination of any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>these lands. This new trail shall be ready for use by April 1, 2007 June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) All funding for this new trail shall come from the all-terrain vehicle dedicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>account and is appropriated each year as needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This new trail shall have at least two areas of access complete with appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>parking for vehicles and trailers and enough room for loading and unloading all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>vehicles. Some existing trails, that are strictly all-terrain vehicle trails, and are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>inventoried forest roads, may be incorporated into the design of this new all-terrain vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>trail. This new trail may be of a continuous loop design and shall provide for spurs to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>all-terrain vehicle trails as long as those spurs do not count toward the 70 continuous miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>of this new all-terrain vehicle trail. Four rest areas shall be provided along the way.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.78.0"></a><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 78. Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PRIVATE SALE; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var><b>ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) For the purpose of a land exchange for use in connection with a proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>steel mill in Itasca County referenced in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>subdivision 3, title examination and approval of the land described in paragraph (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>shall be undertaken as a condition of exchange of the land for class B land, and shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>94.344, subdivisions 9</statute_ref> and 10, and the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>of this section. Notwithstanding the evidence of title requirements in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>94.344, subdivisions 9</statute_ref> and 10, the county attorney shall examine one or more title <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>reports or title insurance commitments prepared or underwritten by a title insurer licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>to conduct title insurance business in this state, regardless of whether abstracts were <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>created or updated in the preparation of the title reports or commitments. The opinion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>the county attorney, and approval by the attorney general, shall be based on those title <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>reports or commitments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The land subject to this section is located in Itasca County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Sections 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, and 29, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>56 North, Range 22 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, and 14, Township 56 North, Range 23 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Section 30, Township 57 North, Range 22 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Sections 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36, Township 57 North, Range 23 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Riparian land given in exchange by Itasca County for the purpose of the steel <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>mill referenced in paragraph (a), is exempt from the restrictions imposed by Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>94.342, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>92.45</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>282.018, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>by private sale, any land received in exchange for the purpose of the steel mill referenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>in paragraph (a), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>sale must be in a form approved by the attorney general.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 284.28, subdivision 8, or any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>law to the contrary, land acquired through an exchange under this section is exempt from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>payment of three percent of the sales price required to be collected by the county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>at the time of sale for deposit in the state treasury.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.79.0"></a><a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 79. <b>VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF TIMBER SALE PERMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 90.161, 90.173, and 90.211, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>other law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources shall, in the case of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>nontrust land, terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber without penalty according <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>to this section and upon request of the permit holder. In the case of a permit relating <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>to trust land, the commissioner shall terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>according to this section only if termination of the permit would secure the maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>long-term economic return from the land consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>imposed by law in regard to the trust lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An "eligible sale" means a sale for timber:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the permit for which was issued on or after October 1, 2004, but before March <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>31, 2006;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that contains aspen as the predominant timber species;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for which the aspen was sold for $40 per cord or more; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for which no harvest activities or activities incidental to harvest have occurred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The maximum amount available for voluntary turn back under this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>7,500 cords of all species for each permittee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In the case of a 100 percent secured sale, the permittee may choose to be released <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>from the security of any permit consistent with paragraph (b), except that the permittee <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>must pay 15 percent of the appraised value of the permit, plus eight percent interest from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>date of purchase to date of conversion under this paragraph, in cash, to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) In the case of any sale, including a sale under paragraph (d), for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>commissioner has received a 15 percent down payment and that meets the criteria in <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>paragraph (b), the permit holder may request a credit equal to two-thirds of the down <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>payment. Amounts credited to permittees under this paragraph must first be applied to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>any existing sales that remain in the permittee's account and may then be used toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>future timber purchases. Credits under this paragraph expire two years after the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>date of the permit termination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) All permit terminations under this section must be completed by December 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>2007. The commissioner of natural resources must proceed expeditiously to reoffer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>sale any timber subject of a turn back under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.80.0"></a><a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 80. <b>ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall prepare a report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>strategies to prevent the entry of endocrine disruptors into waters of the state. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>must include an estimate for each strategy of the proportion of endocrine disruptors that <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>are prevented from entering the waters of the state. The commissioner shall submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>natural resources policy and finance by January 15, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.81.0"></a><a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 81. <b>EASEMENT REPORT REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By January 1, 2008, the commissioner of natural resources must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>house and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>finance with proposed minimum legal and conservation standards that could be applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>to conservation easements acquired with public money.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.82.0"></a><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 82. <b>TAX-FORFEITED LANDS LEASE; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, or other law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>the Itasca County auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to Minnesota Steel for a period of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>20 years, for use as a tailings basin and buffer area. A lease entered under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>is renewable.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.83.0"></a><a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 83. <b>WILD RICE STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By February 15, 2008, the commissioner of natural resources must prepare a study <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>for natural wild rice that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the current location and estimated acreage and area of natural stands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) identified threats to natural stands, including, but not limited to, development <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>pressure, water levels, pollution, invasive species, and genetic strains; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) recommendations to the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>natural resources on protecting and increasing natural wild rice stands in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In developing the study, the commissioner must contact and ask for comments <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>from the state's wild rice industry, the commissioner of agriculture, local officials with <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>significant areas of wild rice within their jurisdictions, tribal leaders within affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>federally recognized tribes, and interested citizens.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.84.0"></a><a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 84. <b>CONSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing in sections 72, 73, 74, and 83 affects, alters, or modifies the authorities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>responsibilities, obligations, or powers of the state or any political subdivision thereof or <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>any federally recognized tribe.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.85.0"></a><a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 85. <b>SEPTIC BEST PRACTICES ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall establish a database of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>best practices regarding the installation, management, and maintenance of individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>sewage treatment systems. The database must be made available to any interested public <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>or private party.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.86.0"></a><a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 86. <b>RULEMAKING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>Resources shall adopt rules that amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420, to incorporate <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>statute changes and to address the related wetland exemption provisions in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>Rules, parts 8420.0115 to 8420.0210, and the wetland replacement and banking provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>in Minnesota Rules, parts 8420.0500 to 8420.0760. These rules are exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>rulemaking provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, except that Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>section 14.386, applies and the proposed rules must be submitted to the senate and house <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources at least 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>prior to being published in the State Register. The amended rules are effective for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>years from the date of publication in the State Register unless they are superseded by <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>permanent rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.87.0"></a><a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 87. <b>VERMILLION HIGHLANDS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The following area is established and designated as the Vermillion Highlands <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>Wildlife Management Area, subject to the special permitted uses authorized in this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The approximately 2,840 acres owned by the University of Minnesota lying within <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>the area legally described as approximately the southerly 3/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>Section 1, the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2, the East 1/2 of Section 10, Section 11, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>West 1/2 of Section 12, Section 13, and Section 14, all in Township 114 North, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>19 West, Dakota County.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>(c), permitted uses in the Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) education, outreach, and agriculture with the intent to eventually phase out <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>agriculture leases and plant and restore native prairie;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) research by the University of Minnesota or other permitted researchers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) hiking, hunting, fishing, trapping, and other compatible wildlife-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>recreation of a natural outdoors experience, without constructing new hard surface trails <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>or roads, and supporting management and improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) designated trails for hiking, horseback riding, biking, and cross-country skiing <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>and necessary trailhead support with minimal impact on the permitted uses in clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) shooting sports facilities for sporting clays, skeet,  trapshooting, and rifle and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>pistol shooting, including sanctioned events and training for responsible handling and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>use of firearms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) grant-in-aid snowmobile trails; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) leases for small-scale farms to market vegetable farming.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) With the concurrence of representatives of the University of Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>Dakota County, the commissioner of natural resources may, by posting or rule, restrict the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>permitted uses as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) temporarily close areas or trails, by posting at the access points, to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>hunting. When temporarily closing trails under this clause, the commissioner shall avoid <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>closing all trail loops simultaneously whenever practical; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) limit other permitted uses to accommodate hunting and trapping after providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>advance public notice. Research conducted by the university may not be limited unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>mutually agreed by the commissioner and the University of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Road maintenance within the wildlife management area shall be minimized, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>the intent to abandon interior roads when no longer needed for traditional agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Money collected on leases from lands within the wildlife management area <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>must be kept in a separate account and spent within the wildlife management area under <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>direction of the representatives listed in paragraph (c). $200,000 of this money may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>transferred to the commissioner of natural resources for a master planning process and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>resource inventory of the land identified in Minnesota Statutes, section 137.50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>6, in order to provide needed prairie and wetland restoration. The commissioner must work <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>with affected officials from the University of Minnesota and Dakota County to complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>these requirements and inform landowners and lessees about the planning process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.061 and 477A.11, the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>of Minnesota shall not provide payments in lieu of taxes for the lands described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>paragraph (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.88.0"></a><a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 88. <b>STRAND'S STATE ISLAND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 83A.02, the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>resources shall change the name of Big Island in Pelican Lake in St. Louis County <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>to Strand's State Island.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.89.0"></a><a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 89. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89A.11, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, subdivision 8, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) of this section is effective July 1, 2007. <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>Paragraph (b) of this section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var><b>SCIENCE MUSEUM AND STATE ZOO</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,313,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,440,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,753,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">138,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,578,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,028,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>SCIENCE MUSEUM OF </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>The base budget for the Science Museum <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>of Minnesota is $1,000,000 each year in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>2010-2011 biennium.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>ZOOLOGICAL BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,328,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,063,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">138,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>$137,000 the first year and $138,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>fund from the revenue deposited under <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>paragraph (e), clause (5). This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>The general fund base budget for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>Zoological Board is $6,940,000 each year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>the 2010-2011 biennium.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var><b>ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">51,752,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,542,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">85,294,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Petroleum Tank Cleanup<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,670,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">59,271,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">40,061,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">99,332,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>ENERGY FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">51,721,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,695,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">44,202,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,176,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Petroleum Cleanup<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Financial Examinations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,432,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,519,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup </b><br />
                  		<b>Board</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,084,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>This appropriation is from the petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>tank release cleanup fund. <br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Administrative Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,477,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,540,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Market Assurance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,902,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,999,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,067,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,164,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">835,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Energy and Telecommunications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">32,726,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,453,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">9,953,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>second year are for E85 cost-share grants. <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>16A.28, this appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>until expended. The base appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>these grants is $2,000,000 each year in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>2010-2011 biennium. Funding for these <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.35"></a><var>91.35</var>grants ends June 30, 2011. Up to ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>of the funds may be used for cost-share grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>for pumps dispensing fuel that contains at <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>least ten percent biodiesel fuel by volume.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>section 116C.779, shall transfer $2,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>in fiscal year 2008 and $2,500,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>year 2009 to the Department of Commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>on a schedule to be determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>commissioner of commerce. The funds must <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>be deposited in the special revenue fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>and are appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>for grants to promote renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>projects and community energy outreach and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>assistance. Of the amounts identified:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>(1) $500,000 each year for capital grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>on-farm biogas recovery facilities; eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>projects will be selected in coordination <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>with the Department of Agriculture and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>Pollution Control Agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>(2) $500,000 each year to provide financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>rebates to new solar electricity projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>(3) $500,000 each year for continued funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>of community energy technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>and outreach on renewable energy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>energy efficiency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>(4) $1,000,000 each year for technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>analysis and demonstration funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>automotive technology projects, with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>special focus on plug-in hybrid electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>section 116C.779, shall transfer $3,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>in fiscal year 2008 and $2,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>year 2009 to the Department of Commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>on a schedule to be determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>commissioner of commerce. The funds must <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>be deposited in the special revenue fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>are appropriated to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>grants to provide competitive, cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>grants to fund renewable energy research in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>Minnesota. These grants must be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>by a three-member panel made up of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>commissioners of commerce, pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>control, and agriculture, or their designees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>Grant applications must be ranked and grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>issued according to how well the applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>meet state energy policy research goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>established by the commissioners, the quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>and experience of the research teams, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>cross-interdisciplinary and cross-institutional <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>nature of the research teams, and the ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>of the research team to leverage nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>$3,000,000 the second year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>Minnesota for the Initiative for Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>Energy and the Environment. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>is for the purposes set forth in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>Statutes, section 216B.241, subdivision 6. <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>The appropriation is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>The base budget for this grant to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>for the Initiative for Renewable Energy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>the Environment is $5,000,000 each year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>the 2010-2011 fiscal biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>As a condition of this grant, beginning in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>the 2010-2011 biennium, the Initiative for <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>Renewable Energy and the Environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>must set aside at least 15 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.35"></a><var>93.35</var>funds received annually under the grant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.36"></a><var>93.36</var>qualified projects conducted at a rural campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>or experiment station. Any amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>set aside funds that has not been awarded to <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>a rural campus or experiment station at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>end of the fiscal year must revert back to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>initiative for its exclusive use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>$10,000,000 the first year is for the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>hydrogen initiative in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>section 216B.813, to fund the competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>grant program included in that section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>commissioner may use up to two percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>the competitive grant program appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>for grant administration and to develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>implement the renewable hydrogen road <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>map. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>$3,100,000 the first year is for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>rural wind energy development revolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>loan fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>216C.39. This appropriation does not cancel. <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>second year are for a grant to the Center for <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>Rural Policy and Development for the rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>wind energy development program in article <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>3. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>$50,000 the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>appropriation for a comprehensive technical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>economic, and environmental analysis of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>benefits to be derived from greater use in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>state of geothermal heat pump systems for <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>heating and cooling air and heating water. <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>The analysis must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>(1) estimate the extent of geothermal heat <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>pump systems currently installed in this state <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>in residential, commercial, and institutional <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>(2) estimate energy and economic savings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>geothermal heat pump systems in comparison <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>with fossil fuel-based heating and cooling <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>systems, including electricity use, on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>capital cost and life-cycle cost basis, for both <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>newly constructed and retrofitted residential, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>commercial, and institutional buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>(3) compare the emission of pollutants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>greenhouse gases from geothermal heat <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>pump systems and fossil fuel-based heating <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>and cooling systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>(4) identify financial assistance available <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>from state and federal sources and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>utilities to defray the costs of installing <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>geothermal heat pump systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>(5) identify Minnesota firms currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>manufacturing or installing the physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>components of geothermal heat pump <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>systems and estimate the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>development potential in this state if demand <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>for such systems increases significantly;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>(6) identify the barriers to more widespread <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>adoption of geothermal heat pump systems in <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>this state and suggest strategies to overcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>those barriers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>(7) make recommendations for legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>Not later than March 15, 2008, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>commissioner shall submit the results of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>analysis in a report to the chairs of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>and house of representatives committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>with primary jurisdiction over energy policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>$45,000 the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>appropriation for a grant to Linden Hills <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>Power and Light for preliminary engineering <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>design work and other technical and legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>services required for a community digester <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>and neighborhood district heating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>cooling system demonstration project in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>Funds may be expended upon a determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>by the commissioner of commerce that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>project is technically and economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>feasible. A portion of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>may be used to expand the scope of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>project feasibility study to include portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>of adjacent communities including St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>Park and Edina.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>$3,000,000 the first year is for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>of the propane prepurchase program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.0951. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>for the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>$4,000,000 the first year is for a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>grant to the St. Paul Port Authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>environmental review and permitting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>preliminary engineering, and development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>a steam-producing facility to be located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>St. Paul using fuels consistent with eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>energy technologies as defined in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>Statutes, section 216B.243, subdivision 3a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>Grant funds for the project may only <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>be expended when the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>commerce has reviewed and approved a <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>project plan that includes the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>elements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.35"></a><var>96.35</var>(i) total project cost estimates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>(ii) cost estimates for project design and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>engineering tasks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>(iii) a preliminary plan for fuel source <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>procurement from a renewable energy source <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>216B.243, subdivision 3a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>(iv) a preliminary financing plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>entire project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>$150,000 the first year is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>commissioner of commerce for grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>demonstration projects of electric vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>with advanced transmission technologies <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>incorporating, if feasible, batteries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>converters, and other components developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>in Minnesota. Funds may be expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>under the grants only if grantees enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>agreements specifying that commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>production of these vehicles and components <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>will, to the extent possible, take place in <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>Minnesota.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Telecommunications Access </b><br />
                  		<b>Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>the second year are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>commissioner of commerce for transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>to the commissioner of human services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>supplement the ongoing operational expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>of the Minnesota Commission Serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>appropriation is from the telecommunication <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>access Minnesota fund, and is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>commission's base.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,315,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,366,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">535,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>$475,000 the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>appropriation for terrestrial and geologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>carbon sequestration reports and studies in <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>article 4. Of this amount, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>shall make payments of $385,000 to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>Minnesota for the purposes of terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>carbon sequestration activities, and $90,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>to the Minnesota Geological Survey for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>purposes of geologic carbon sequestration <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>$60,000 the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>appropriation to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>resources to conduct a feasibility study <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>in conjunction with U.S. Army Corps of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>Engineers on the foundation and hydraulics <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>of the Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County. <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>This appropriation must be equally matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>by Blue Earth County, and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>$400,000 the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>appropriation for a grant to the Koochiching <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>Economic Development Authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>a feasibility study for a plasma torch <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>gasification facility that converts municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>solid waste into energy and slag.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>$300,000 the first year is for the biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>gasification facilities air emissions study for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>the purpose of fully characterizing the air <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>emissions exerted from biomass gasification <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>facilities across a range of feedstocks. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>the second year are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>commissioner of health for grants for lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>environmental risk assessment conducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>by local units of government, as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.9504, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>subdivision 2, and lead cleanup. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>these amounts, $500,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>and $500,000 the second year must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>awarded to the federally designated nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>organization operating the Clear Corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var><b>COMMERCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.712, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Vehicle protection product warrantors.</b> Financial information provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>to the commissioner of commerce by vehicle protection product warrantors is classified <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>under section 59C.05, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 45.011, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> As used in chapters 45 to 83, 155A,  332, 332A, 345, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>359, and sections 
         <statute_ref>325D.30</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>325D.42</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>326.83</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.991</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>386.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>386.78</statute_ref>, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>the context indicates otherwise, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>them. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[45.24] LICENSE TECHNOLOGY FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner may establish and maintain an electronic licensing database <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>system for license origination, renewal, and tracking the completion of continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>education requirements by individual licensees who have continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>requirements, and other related purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall pay for the cost of operating and maintaining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>electronic database system described in paragraph (a) through a technology surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>imposed upon the fee for license origination and renewal, for individual licenses that <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>require continuing education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The surcharge permitted under paragraph (b) shall be up to $40 for each two-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>licensing period, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f), and shall be payable at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>time of license origination and renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Commerce Department technology account is hereby created as an account <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>in the special revenue fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner shall deposit the surcharge permitted under this section in <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>the account created in paragraph (d), and funds in the account are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>commissioner in the amounts needed for purposes of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The commissioner shall temporarily reduce or suspend the surcharge as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>if the balance in the account created in paragraph (d) exceeds $2,000,000 as of the end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>any calendar year and shall increase or decrease the surcharge as necessary to keep the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>fund balance at an adequate level but not in excess of $2,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 46.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> The commissioner of commerce, referred to in chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>46 to 59A, and sections 
         <statute_ref>332.12</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>332.29</statute_ref> chapter 332A, as the commissioner, is vested <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>with all the powers, authority, and privileges which, prior to the enactment of Laws 1909, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>chapter 201, were conferred by law upon the public examiner, and shall take over all <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>duties in relation to state banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings associations, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>other financial institutions within the state which, prior to the enactment of chapter 201, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>were imposed upon the public examiner. The commissioner of commerce shall exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>a constant supervision, either personally or through the examiners herein provided for, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>over the books and affairs of all state banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>associations, credit unions, industrial loan and thrift companies, and other financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>institutions doing business within this state; and shall, through examiners, examine each <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>financial institution at least once every 24 calendar months. In satisfying this examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>requirement, the commissioner may accept reports of examination prepared by a federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>agency having comparable supervisory powers and examination procedures. With the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>exception of industrial loan and thrift companies which do not have deposit liabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>and licensed regulated lenders, it shall be the principal purpose of these examinations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>inspect and verify the assets and liabilities of each and so far investigate the character <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>and value of the assets of each institution as to determine with reasonable certainty that <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>the values are correctly carried on its books. Assets and liabilities shall be verified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>accordance with methods of procedure which the commissioner may determine to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>adequate to carry out the intentions of this section. It shall be the further purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>these examinations to assess the adequacy of capital protection and the capacity of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>institution to meet usual and reasonably anticipated deposit withdrawals and other cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>commitments without resorting to excessive borrowing or sale of assets at a significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>loss, and to investigate each institution's compliance with applicable laws and rules. Based <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>on the examination findings, the commissioner shall make a determination as to whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>the institution is being operated in a safe and sound manner. None of the above provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>limits the commissioner in making additional examinations as deemed necessary or <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>advisable. The commissioner shall investigate the methods of operation and conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>these institutions and their systems of accounting, to ascertain whether these methods and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>systems are in accordance with law and sound banking principles. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>make requirements as to records as deemed necessary to facilitate the carrying out of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>commissioner's duties and to properly protect the public interest. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>examine, or cause to be examined by these examiners, on oath, any officer, director, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>trustee, owner, agent, clerk, customer, or depositor of any financial institution touching <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>the affairs and business thereof, and may issue, or cause to be issued by the examiners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>subpoenas, and administer, or cause to be administered by the examiners, oaths. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>case of any refusal to obey any subpoena issued under the commissioner's direction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>the refusal may at once be reported to the district court of the district in which the bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>or other financial institution is located, and this court shall enforce obedience to these <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>subpoenas in the manner provided by law for enforcing obedience to subpoenas of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>court. In all matters relating to official duties, the commissioner of commerce has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>power possessed by courts of law to issue subpoenas and cause them to be served and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>enforced, and all officers, directors, trustees, and employees of state banks, savings banks, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>trust companies, savings associations, and other financial institutions within the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>and all persons having dealings with or knowledge of the affairs or methods of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>institutions, shall afford reasonable facilities for these examinations, make returns and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.35"></a><var>101.35</var>reports to the commissioner of commerce as the commissioner may require; attend and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.36"></a><var>101.36</var>answer, under oath, the commissioner's lawful inquiries; produce and exhibit any books, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>accounts, documents, and property as the commissioner may desire to inspect, and in all <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>things aid the commissioner in the performance of duties. <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 46.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var><b>46.05 SUPERVISION OVER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Every state bank, savings bank, trust company, savings association, debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>management services provider, and other financial institutions shall be at all times under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>the supervision and subject to the control of the commissioner of commerce. If, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>whenever in the performance of duties, the commissioner finds it necessary to make a <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>special investigation of any financial institution under the commissioner's supervision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>and other than a complete examination, the commissioner shall make a charge therefor to <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>include only the necessary costs thereof. Such a fee shall be payable to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>on the commissioner's making a request for payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 46.131, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Assessment authority.</b> Each bank, trust company, savings bank, savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>association, regulated lender, industrial loan and thrift company, credit union, motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>vehicle sales finance company, debt prorating agency management services provider and <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>insurance premium finance company organized under the laws of this state or required <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>to be administered by the commissioner of commerce shall pay into the state treasury its <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>proportionate share of the cost of maintaining the Department of Commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 47.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var><b>47.19 CORPORATION MAY BE MEMBER OR STOCKHOLDER OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var><b>FEDERAL AGENCY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any corporation is hereby empowered and authorized to become a member of, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>or stockholder in, any such agency, and to that end to purchase stock in, or securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>of, or deposit money with, such agency and/or to comply with any other conditions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>membership or credit; to borrow money from such agency upon such rates of interest, not <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>exceeding the contract rate of interest in this state, and upon such terms and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>as may be agreed upon by such corporation and such agency, for the purpose of making <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>loans, paying withdrawals, paying maturities, paying debts, and for any other purpose not <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>inconsistent with the objects of the corporation; provided, that the aggregate amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>indebtedness, so incurred by such corporation, which shall be outstanding at any time shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>not exceed 25 35 percent of the then total assets of the corporation; to assign, pledge and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>hypothecate its bonds, mortgages or other assets; and, in case of savings associations, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>repledge with such agency the shares of stock in such association which any owner thereof <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>may have pledged as collateral security, without obtaining the consent thereunto of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>owner, as security for the repayment of the indebtedness so created by such corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>and as evidenced by its note or other evidence of indebtedness given for such borrowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>money; and to do any and all things which shall or may be necessary or convenient in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>order to comply with and to obtain the benefits of the provisions of any act of Congress <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>creating such agency, or any amendments thereto.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 47.59, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Additional charges.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>institution" includes a person described in subdivision 4, paragraph (a). In addition to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>finance charges permitted by this section, a financial institution may contract for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>receive the following additional charges that may be included in the principal amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>of the loan or credit sale unpaid balances:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) official fees and taxes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) charges for insurance as described in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) with respect to a loan or credit sale contract secured by real estate, the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>"closing costs," if they are bona fide, reasonable in amount, and not for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>circumvention or evasion of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) fees or premiums for title examination, abstract of title, title insurance, surveys, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>or similar purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) fees for preparation of a deed, mortgage, settlement statement, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>documents, if not paid to the financial institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) escrows for future payments of taxes, including assessments for improvements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>insurance, and water, sewer, and land rents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) fees for notarizing deeds and other documents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) appraisal and credit report fees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) fees for determining whether any portion of the property is located in a flood <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>zone and fees for ongoing monitoring of the property to determine changes, if any, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>in flood zone status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a delinquency charge on a payment, including the minimum payment due in <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>connection with open-end credit, not paid in full on or before the tenth day after its due <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>date in an amount not to exceed five percent of the amount of the payment or $5.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>whichever is greater;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) for a returned check or returned automatic payment withdrawal request, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>amount not in excess of the service charge limitation in section 
         <statute_ref>604.113, except that, on <br />
            		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>a loan transaction that is a consumer small loan as defined in section 47.60, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>1, paragraph (a), in which cash is advanced in exchange for a personal check, the civil <br />
            		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>penalty provisions of section 604.113, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), may not be demanded <br />
            		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>or assessed against the borrower
         </statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) charges for other benefits, including insurance, conferred on the borrower that <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>are of a type that is not for credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An additional charge may be made for insurance written in connection with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>loan or credit sale contract, which may be included in the principal amount of the loan or <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>credit sale unpaid balances:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) with respect to insurance against loss of or damage to property, or against <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>liability arising out of the ownership or use of property, if the financial institution furnishes <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>a clear, conspicuous, and specific statement in writing to the borrower setting forth the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>cost of the insurance if obtained from or through the financial institution and stating that <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>the borrower may choose the person through whom the insurance is to be obtained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) with respect to credit insurance or mortgage insurance providing life, accident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>health, or unemployment coverage, if the insurance coverage is not required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>financial institution, and this fact is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in writing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>the borrower, and the borrower gives specific, dated, and separately signed affirmative <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>written indication of the borrower's desire to do so after written disclosure to the borrower <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>of the cost of the insurance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) with respect to the vendor's single interest insurance, but only (i) to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>that the insurer has no right of subrogation against the borrower; and (ii) to the extent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>the insurance does not duplicate the coverage of other insurance under which loss is <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>payable to the financial institution as its interest may appear, against loss of or damage <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>to property for which a separate charge is made to the borrower according to clause (1); <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>and (iii) if a clear, conspicuous, and specific statement in writing is furnished by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>financial institution to the borrower setting forth the cost of the insurance if obtained from <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>or through the financial institution and stating that the borrower may choose the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>through whom the insurance is to be obtained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In addition to the finance charges and other additional charges permitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>this section, a financial institution may contract for and receive the following additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>charges in connection with open-end credit, which may be included in the principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>amount of the loan or balance upon which the finance charge is computed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) annual charges, not to exceed $50 per annum, payable in advance, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>privilege of opening and maintaining open-end credit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) charges for the use of an automated teller machine;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) charges for any monthly or other periodic payment period in which the borrower <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>has exceeded or, except for the financial institution's dishonor would have exceeded, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>the maximum approved credit limit, in an amount not in excess of the service charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>permitted in section 
         <statute_ref>604.113</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) charges for obtaining a cash advance in an amount not to exceed the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>charge permitted in section 
         <statute_ref>604.113</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) charges for check and draft copies and for the replacement of lost or stolen <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>credit cards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In addition to the finance charges and other additional charges permitted by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>section, a financial institution may contract for and receive a onetime loan administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>fee not exceeding $25 in connection with closed-end credit, which may be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>principal balance upon which the finance charge is computed. This paragraph applies only <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>to closed-end credit in an original principal amount of $4,320 or less. The determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>of an original principal amount must exclude the administrative fee contracted for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>received according to this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 47.60, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authorization, terms, conditions, and prohibitions.</b> (a) In lieu of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>interest, finance charges, or fees in any other law, a consumer small loan lender may <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>charge the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) on any amount up to and including $50, a charge of $5.50 may be added;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) on amounts in excess of $50, but not more than $100, a charge may be added <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>equal to ten percent of the loan proceeds plus a $5 administrative fee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) on amounts in excess of $100, but not more than $250, a charge may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>added equal to seven percent of the loan proceeds with a minimum of $10 plus a $5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>administrative fee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for amounts in excess of $250 and not greater than the maximum in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>1, paragraph (a), a charge may be added equal to six percent of the loan proceeds with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>minimum of $17.50 plus a $5 administrative fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The term of a loan made under this section shall be for no more than 30 calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) After maturity, the contract rate must not exceed 
         <statute_ref>2.75</statute_ref> percent per month of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>remaining loan proceeds after the maturity date calculated at a rate of 1/30 of the monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>rate in the contract for each calendar day the balance is outstanding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) No insurance charges or other charges must be permitted to be charged, collected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>or imposed on a consumer small loan except as authorized in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) On a loan transaction in which cash is advanced in exchange for a personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>check, a return check charge may be charged as authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>604.113, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a). The civil penalty provisions of section 604.113, subdivision 2, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>(b), may not be demanded or assessed against the borrower. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A loan made under this section must not be repaid by the proceeds of another <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>loan made under this section by the same lender or related interest. The proceeds from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>loan made under this section must not be applied to another loan from the same lender or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>related interest. No loan to a single borrower made pursuant to this section shall be split or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>divided and no single borrower shall have outstanding more than one loan with the result <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>of collecting a higher charge than permitted by this section or in an aggregate amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>principal exceed at any one time the maximum of $350.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 47.62, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General authority.</b> Any person may establish and maintain one <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>or more electronic financial terminals. Any financial institution may provide for its <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>customers the use of an electronic financial terminal by entering into an agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>any person who has established and maintains one or more electronic financial terminals if <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>that person authorizes use of the electronic financial terminal to all financial institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>on a nondiscriminatory basis pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>47.64</statute_ref>. Electronic financial terminals to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>be established and maintained in this state by financial institutions located in states other <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>than Minnesota must file a notification to the commissioner as required in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>The notification may be in the form lawfully required by the state regulator responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>for the examination and supervision of that financial institution. If there is no such <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>requirement, then notification must be in the form required by this section for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>financial institutions. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 47.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Retirement, health savings, and medical savings accounts.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>commercial bank, savings bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>thrift company may act as trustee or custodian:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) under the Federal Self-Employed Individual Tax Retirement Act of 1962, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) of a medical savings account under the Federal Health Insurance Portability and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>Accountability Act of 1996, as amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) of a health savings account under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) under the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The trustee or custodian may accept the trust funds if the funds are invested <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>only in savings accounts or time deposits in the commercial bank, savings bank, savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>association, credit union, or industrial loan and thrift company, except that health savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>accounts may also be invested in transaction accounts. Health savings accounts invested in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>transaction accounts shall not be subject to the restrictions in section 48.512, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>3. All funds held in the fiduciary capacity may be commingled by the financial institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>in the conduct of its business, but individual records shall be maintained by the fiduciary <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>for each participant and shall show in detail all transactions engaged under authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b> This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 48.15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Retirement, health savings, and medical savings accounts.</b> (a) A state <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>bank may act as trustee or custodian:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) of a self-employed retirement plan under the Federal Self-Employed Individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>Tax Retirement Act of 1962, as amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) of a medical savings account under the Federal Health Insurance Portability and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>Accountability Act of 1996, as amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) of a health savings account under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) of an individual retirement account under the Federal Employee Retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, if the bank's duties as trustee or custodian are <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>essentially ministerial or custodial in nature and the funds are invested only (i) in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>bank's own savings or time deposits, except that health savings accounts may also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>invested in transaction accounts. Health savings accounts invested in transaction accounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>shall not be subject to the restrictions in section 48.512, subdivision 3; or (ii) in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>other assets at the direction of the customer if the bank does not exercise any investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>discretion, invest the funds in collective investment funds administered by it, or provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>any investment advice with respect to those account assets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Affiliated discount brokers may be utilized by the bank acting as trustee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>custodian for self-directed IRAs, if specifically authorized and directed in appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>documents. The relationship between the affiliated broker and the bank must be fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>disclosed. Brokerage commissions to be charged to the IRA by the affiliated broker should <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>be accurately disclosed. Provisions should be made for disclosure of any changes in <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>commission rates prior to their becoming effective. The affiliated broker may not provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>investment advice to the customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All funds held in the fiduciary capacity may be commingled by the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>institution in the conduct of its business, but individual records shall be maintained by <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>the fiduciary for each participant and shall show in detail all transactions engaged under <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>authority of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The authority granted by this section is in addition to, and not limited by, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>47.75
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE. </b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Residential mortgage originator licensing requirements.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>Beginning August 1, 1999, No person shall act as a residential mortgage originator, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>make residential mortgage loans without first obtaining a license from the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>according to the licensing procedures provided in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A licensee must be either a partnership, limited liability partnership, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>limited liability company, corporation, or other form of business organization, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>have and maintain at all times one of the following: approval as a mortgagee by either the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Federal National Mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>Association; a minimum net worth, net of intangibles, of at least $250,000; or a surety bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $100,000. Net worth, net of intangibles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>must be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The following persons are exempt from the residential mortgage originator <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>licensing requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an employee of one mortgage originator licensee or one person holding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>certificate of exemption;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a person licensed as a real estate broker under chapter 82 who is not licensed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>another real estate broker;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an individual real estate licensee who is licensed to a real estate broker as <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>described in clause (2) if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the individual licensee acts only under the name, authority, and supervision of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>broker to whom the licensee is licensed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the broker to whom the licensee is licensed obtains a certificate of exemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>58.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the broker does not collect an advance fee for its residential mortgage-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>activities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the residential mortgage origination activities are incidental to the real estate <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>licensee's primary activities as a real estate broker or salesperson;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) an individual licensed as a property/casualty or life/health insurance agent under <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>chapter 60K if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the insurance agent acts on behalf of only one residential mortgage originator, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>which is in compliance with chapter 58;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the insurance agent has entered into a written contract with the mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>originator under the terms of which the mortgage originator agrees to accept responsibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>for the insurance agent's residential mortgage-related activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the insurance agent obtains a certificate of exemption under section 
         <statute_ref>58.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the insurance agent does not collect an advance fee for the insurance agent's <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>residential mortgage-related activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (1) a person who is not in the business of making residential mortgage loans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>who makes no more than three such loans, with its own funds, during any 12-month period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (2) a financial institution as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>58.02, subdivision 10</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (3) an agency of the federal government, or of a state or municipal government;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (4) an employee or employer pension plan making loans only to its participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) (5) a person acting in a fiduciary capacity, such as a trustee or receiver, as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>of a specific order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) (6) a person exempted by order of the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Residential mortgage servicer licensing requirements.</b> (a) Beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>August 1, 1999, No person shall engage in activities or practices that fall within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>definition of "servicing a residential mortgage loan" under section 
         <statute_ref>58.02, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>22
         </statute_ref>, without first obtaining a license from the commissioner according to the licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>procedures provided in this chapter. <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The following persons are exempt from the residential mortgage servicer <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>licensing requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a person licensed as a residential mortgage originator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an employee of one licensee or one person holding a certificate of exemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>based on an exemption under this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (2) a person servicing loans made with its the person's own funds, if no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>than three such loans are made in any 12-month period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (3) a financial institution as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>58.02, subdivision 10</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (4) an agency of the federal government, or of a state or municipal government;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (5) an employee or employer pension plan making loans only to its participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (6) a person acting in a fiduciary capacity, such as a trustee or receiver, as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>of a specific order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (7) a person exempted by order of the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var><b>58.05 EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exempt person.</b> An exempt person as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>58.04, <br />
            		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b) (c), and subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>licensing requirements of this chapter, but is subject to all other provisions of this chapter. <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Certificate of exemption.</b> A person must obtain a certificate of exemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>from the commissioner to qualify as an exempt person under section 
         <statute_ref>58.04, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b) (c), as a real estate broker under clause (2), an insurance agent under <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>clause (4), a financial institution under clause (6) (2), or by order of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>under clause (10) (6); or under section 
         <statute_ref>58.04, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), as a financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>institution under clause (4) (3), or by order of the commissioner under clause (8) (7). <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application contents.</b> (a) The application must contain the name and <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>complete business address or addresses of the license applicant. If The license applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>must be a partnership, limited liability partnership, association, limited liability company, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>corporation, or other form of business organization, and the application must contain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>names and complete business addresses of each partner, member, director, and principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>officer. The application must also include a description of the activities of the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>applicant, in the detail and for the periods the commissioner may require.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An applicant must submit one of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) evidence which shows, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that either the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Federal National Mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>Association has approved the applicant as a mortgagee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of not less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>$100,000 in a form approved by the commissioner, issued by an insurance company <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>or bank authorized to do so in this state. The bond or irrevocable letter of credit must <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>be available for the recovery of expenses, fines, and fees levied by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>under this chapter and for losses incurred by borrowers. The bond or letter of credit must <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>be submitted with the license application, and evidence of continued coverage must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>submitted with each renewal. Any change in the bond or letter of credit must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>for approval by the commissioner within ten days of its execution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a copy of the applicant's most recent audited financial statement, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>balance sheet, statement of income or loss, statements of changes in shareholder equity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>and statement of changes in financial position. Financial statements must be as of a date <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>within 12 months of the date of application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The application must also include all of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) (1) an affirmation under oath that the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) will maintain competent staff and adequate staffing levels, through direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>employees or otherwise, to meet the requirements of this chapter; (i) is in compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>with the requirements of section 58.125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) will maintain a perpetual roster of individuals employed as residential mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>originators, including employees and independent contractors, which includes the date that <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>mandatory initial education was completed. In addition, the roster must be made available <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>to the commissioner on demand, within three business days of the commissioner's request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (iii) will advise the commissioner of any material changes to the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>submitted in the most recent application within ten days of the change;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (iv) will advise the commissioner in writing immediately of any bankruptcy <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>petitions filed against or by the applicant or licensee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) is financially solvent; (v) will maintain at all times either a net worth, net of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>intangibles, of at least $250,000 or a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>amount of at least $100,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (vi) complies with federal and state tax laws; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (vii) complies with sections 
         <statute_ref>345.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>345.60</statute_ref>, the Minnesota unclaimed property <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>law; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.36"></a><var>111.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) is, or that a person in control of the license applicant is, at least 18 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (2) information as to the mortgage lending, servicing, or brokering experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>of the applicant and persons in control of the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (3) information as to criminal convictions, excluding traffic violations, of persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>in control of the license applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (4) whether a court of competent jurisdiction has found that the applicant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>persons in control of the applicant have engaged in conduct evidencing gross negligence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in performing an act for which a license is required <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (5) whether the applicant or persons in control of the applicant have been the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>subject of: an order of suspension or revocation, cease and desist order, or injunctive <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>order, or order barring involvement in an industry or profession issued by this or another <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>state or federal regulatory agency or by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>within the ten-year period immediately preceding submission of the application; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) (6) other information required by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Waiver.</b> The commissioner may, for good cause shown, waive any <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>requirement of this section with respect to any license application or to permit a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>applicant to submit substituted information in its license application in lieu of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>information required by this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Exemption.</b> Subdivisions 1 and Subdivision 2 do does not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>mortgage originators or mortgage servicers who are approved as seller/servicers by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Amounts.</b> The following fees must be paid to the commissioner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for an initial residential mortgage originator license, $850 $2,550, $50 of which <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>is credited to the consumer education account in the special revenue fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for a renewal license, $450 $1,350, $50 of which is credited to the consumer <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>education account in the special revenue fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for an initial residential mortgage servicer's license, $1,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for a renewal license, $500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) for a certificate of exemption, $100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>[58.115] EXAMINATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner has under this chapter the same powers with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>examinations that the commissioner has under section 46.04, including the authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>charge for the direct costs of the examination, including travel and per diem expenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>[58.126] EDUCATION REQUIREMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No individual shall engage in residential mortgage origination or make residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>mortgage loans, whether as an employee or independent contractor, before the completion <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>of 15 hours of educational training which has been approved by the commissioner, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>covering state and federal laws concerning residential mortgage lending.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[59C.01] SHORT TITLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This chapter may be cited as the Vehicle Protection Product Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>[59C.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Terms.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>2 to 11 have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administrator.</b> "Administrator" means a third party other than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>warrantor who is designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>of vehicle protection product warranties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Department of Commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Incidental costs.</b> "Incidental costs" means expenses specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>warranty incurred by the warranty holder related to the failure of the vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>product to perform as provided in the warranty. Incidental costs may include, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>limitation, insurance policy deductibles, rental vehicle charges, the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>actual value of the stolen vehicle at the time of theft and the cost of a replacement vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>sales taxes, registration fees, transaction fees, and mechanical inspection fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Service contract.</b> "Service contract" means a contract or agreement as <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>regulated under chapter 59B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Vehicle protection product.</b> "Vehicle protection product" means a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>protection device, system, or service that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is installed on or applied to a vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) includes a written warranty. <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this section, vehicle protection product includes, without limitation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>alarm systems; body part marking products; steering locks; window etch products; pedal <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>and ignition locks; fuel and ignition kill switches; and electronic, radio, and satellite <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>tracking devices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Vehicle protection product warranty or warranty.</b> "Vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>product warranty" or "warranty" means, for the purposes of this chapter, a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>agreement by a warrantor that provides if the vehicle protection product fails to prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause, that the warranty holder must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>paid specified incidental costs by the warrantor as a result of the failure of the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>protection product to perform pursuant to the terms of the warranty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Vehicle protection product warrantor or warrantor.</b> "Vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>product warrantor" or "warrantor," for the purposes of this chapter, means a person who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>contractually obligated to the warranty holder under the terms of the vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>product warranty agreement. Warrantor does not include an authorized insurer providing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>warranty reimbursement insurance policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Warranty holder.</b> "Warranty holder," for the purposes of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>means the person who purchases a vehicle protection product or who is a permitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>transferee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Warranty reimbursement insurance policy.</b> "Warranty reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>insurance policy" means a policy of insurance that is issued to the vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>product warrantor to provide reimbursement to, or to pay on behalf of, the warrantor all <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>covered contractual obligations incurred by the warrantor under the terms and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>of the insured vehicle protection product warranties sold by the warrantor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[59C.03] SCOPE AND EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) No vehicle protection product may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>the seller, warrantor, and administrator, if any, comply with the provisions of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Vehicle protection product warrantors and related vehicle protection product <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>sellers and warranty administrators complying with this chapter are not required to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>with and are not subject to any other provision of chapters 59B to 72A, except that section <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>72A.20, subdivision 38, shall apply to vehicle protection product warranties in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>manner it applies to service contracts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Service contract providers who do not sell vehicle protection products are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>subject to the requirements of this chapter and sales of vehicle protection products are <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var>exempt from the requirements of chapter 59B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Warranties, indemnity agreements, and guarantees that are not provided as a part <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>of a vehicle protection product are not subject to the provisions of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>[59C.04] REGISTRATION AND FILING REQUIREMENTS OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var><b>WARRANTORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirement. </b>  A person may not operate as a warrantor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>represent to the public that the person is a warrantor unless the person is registered with <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>the department on a form prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Registration records.</b> A registrant shall file a warrantor registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>record annually and shall update it within 30 days of any change. A registration record <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>must contain the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the warrantor's name, any fictitious names under which the warrantor does <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>business in the state, principal office address, and telephone number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the name and address of the warrantor's agent for service of process in the state if <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>other than the warrantor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the names of the warrantor's executive officer or officers directly responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>the warrantor's vehicle protection product business;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the name, address, and telephone number of any administrators designated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>warranties in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy or policies or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>financial information required by section 59C.05;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a copy of each warranty the warrantor proposes to use in this state; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a statement indicating under which provision of section 59C.05 the warrantor <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>qualifies to do business in this state as a warrantor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Registration fee.</b> The commissioner may charge each registrant a <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>reasonable fee to offset the cost of processing the registration and maintaining the records <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>in an amount not to exceed $250 annually. The information in subdivision 2, clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>and (2), must be made available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Renewal.</b> If a registrant fails to register by the renewal deadline, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>commissioner shall give them written notice of the failure and the registrant will have 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>days to complete the renewal of the registration before the commissioner suspends the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Exception. </b> An administrator or person who sells or solicits a sale of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.35"></a><var>115.35</var>vehicle protection product but who is not a warrantor shall not be required to register as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>warrantor or be licensed under the insurance laws of this state to sell vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>products.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>[59C.05] FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements.</b> No vehicle protection product may be sold, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>or offered for sale in this state unless the warrantor meets either the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>subdivision 2 or 3 in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty. No other <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>financial security requirements or financial standards for warrantors is required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Warranty reimbursement insurance policy.</b> The vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>product warrantor shall be insured under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state which provides that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the insurer will pay to, or on behalf of the warrantor, 100 percent of all sums <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay according to the warrantor's contractual <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>obligations under the warrantor's vehicle protection product warranty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a true and correct copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>filed with the commissioner by the warrantor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the policy contains the provision required in section 59C.06.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Network or stockholder's equity.</b> (1) The vehicle protection product <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>warrantor, or its parent company in accordance with clause (2), shall maintain a net worth <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>or stockholders' equity of $50,000,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the warrantor shall provide the commissioner with a copy of the warrantor's or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>the warrantor's parent company's most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F filed with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>Securities and Exchange Commission within the last calendar year or, if the warrantor <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>does not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of the warrantor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>the warrantor's parent company's audited financial statements that shows a net worth of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>the warrantor or its parent company of at least $50,000,000. If the warrantor's parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>company's Form 10-K, Form 20-F, or audited financial statements are filed to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>the warrantor's financial stability requirement, then the parent company shall agree to <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>guarantee the obligations of the warrantor relating to warranties issued by the warrantor in <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>this state. The financial information provided to the commissioner under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>is trade secret information for purposes of section 13.37.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>[59C.06] WARRANTY REIMBURSEMENT POLICY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var><b>REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No warranty reimbursement insurance policy may be issued, sold, or offered for sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse, or pay on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>the vehicle protection product warrantor, all covered sums that the warrantor is legally <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>obligated to pay, or will provide all service that the warrantor is legally obligated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>perform according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the provisions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>insured warranties sold by the warrantor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the policy states that in the event payment due under the terms of the warranty is <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>not provided by the warrantor within 60 days after proof of loss has been filed according <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>to the terms of the warranty by the warranty holder, the warranty holder may file directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>with the warranty reimbursement insurance company for reimbursement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the policy provides that a warranty reimbursement insurance company that <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>insures a warranty is deemed to have received payment of the premium if the warranty <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>holder paid for the vehicle protection product and the insurer's liability under the policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>shall not be reduced or relieved by a failure of the warrantor, for any reason, to report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>issuance of a warranty to the insurer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the policy has the following provisions regarding cancellation of the policy:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the issuer of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not cancel the policy until a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>notice of cancellation in writing has been mailed or delivered to the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>each insured warrantor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the cancellation of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not reduce the issuer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>responsibility for vehicle protection products sold prior to the date of cancellation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) in the event an insurer cancels a policy that a warrantor has filed with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>commissioner, the warrantor shall do either of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) file a copy of a new policy with the commissioner, before the termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>the prior policy, providing no lapse in coverage following the termination of the prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>policy; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) discontinue offering warranties as of the termination date of the policy until a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[59C.07] DISCLOSURE TO WARRANTY HOLDER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A vehicle protection product warranty must not be sold or offered for sale in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>state unless the warranty:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) states, "The obligations of the warrantor to the warranty holder are guaranteed <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy" if the warrantor elects to meet its <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>financial responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2, or states "The <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>obligations of the warrantor under this warranty are backed by the full faith and credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>of the warrantor" if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>under section 59C.05, subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) states that in the event a warranty holder must make a claim against a party other <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>than the warranty reimbursement insurance policy issuer, the warranty holder is entitled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>make a direct claim against the insurer upon the failure of the warrantor to pay any claim <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>or meet any obligation under the terms of the warranty within 60 days after proof of loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>has been filed with the warrantor, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) states the name and address of the issuer of the warranty reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>insurance policy, and this information need not be preprinted on the warranty form, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>may be added to or stamped on the warranty, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) identifies the warrantor, the seller, and the warranty holder;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) sets forth the total purchase price and the terms under which it is to be paid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>however, the purchase price is not required to be preprinted on the vehicle protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>product warranty and may be negotiated with the consumer at the time of sale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) sets forth the procedure for making a claim, including a telephone number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) specifies the payments or performance to be provided under the warranty <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>including payments for incidental costs expressed as either a fixed amount specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>warranty or sales agreement or by the use of a formula itemizing specific incidental costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>incurred by the warranty holder, the manner of calculation or determination of payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>or performance, and any limitations, exceptions, or exclusions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) sets forth all of the obligations and duties of the warranty holder such as the duty <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>to protect against any further damage to the vehicle, the obligation to notify the warrantor <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>in advance of any repair, or other similar requirements, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) sets forth any terms, restrictions, or conditions governing transferability and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>cancellation of the warranty, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) contains a disclosure that reads substantially as follows: "This agreement is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>product warranty and is not insurance."<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.118.35"></a><var>118.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>[59C.08] PROHIBITED ACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature, any of the words "insurance," "casualty," <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>"surety," "mutual," or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>corporation, or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. A warrantor may use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>term "guaranty" or similar word in the warrantor's name.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A vehicle protection product seller or warrantor may not require as a condition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>financing that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a vehicle protection product.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[59C.09] RECORD KEEPING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) All vehicle protection product warrantors shall keep accurate accounts, books, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>and records concerning transactions regulated under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A vehicle protection product warrantor's accounts, books, and records must <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) copies of all vehicle protection product warranties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the name and address of each warranty holder; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the dates, amounts, and descriptions of all receipts, claims, and expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall retain all required accounts, books, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>and records pertaining to each warranty holder for at least two years after the specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>period of coverage has expired. A warrantor discontinuing business in this state shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>maintain its records until it furnishes the commissioner satisfactory proof that it has <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>discharged all obligations to warranty holders in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[59C.10] COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Examination and compliance powers.</b> The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>conduct examinations of warrantors, administrators, or other persons to enforce this <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>chapter and protect warranty holders in this state. Upon request of the commissioner, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>warrantor shall make available to the commissioner all accounts, books, and records <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>concerning vehicle protection products sold by the warrantor and transactions regulated <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>under this chapter that are necessary to enable the commissioner to reasonably determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>compliance or noncompliance with this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Enforcement authority.</b> The commissioner may take action that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>necessary or appropriate to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>rules and orders and to protect warranty holders in this state. The commissioner has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>enforcement authority in chapter 45 available to enforce the provisions of the chapter and <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>the rules adopted pursuant to it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>[59C.12] APPLICABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This chapter applies to all vehicle protection products sold or offered for sale on <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>or after the effective date of this chapter. The failure of any person to comply with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>chapter before its effective date is not admissible in any court proceeding, administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>proceeding, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and may not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>be used to prove that the action of any person or the affected vehicle protection product <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>was unlawful or otherwise improper. The adoption of this chapter does not imply that <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>a vehicle protection product warranty was insurance before the effective date of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>chapter. Nothing in this section may be construed to require the application of the penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>provisions where this section is not applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.33.0"></a><a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>[60K.365] PRODUCER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var><b>LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM INSURANCE PRODUCTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) An individual may not sell, solicit, or negotiate long-term care insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>unless the individual is licensed as an insurance producer for accident and health or <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>sickness insurance or life insurance and has completed an initial training course and <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>ongoing training every 24 months thereafter. The training shall meet the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The initial training course required by this subdivision shall be no less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>eight hours and the ongoing training courses required by this subdivision shall be no less <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>than four hours every 24 months. The courses shall be approved by the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>Commerce and may be approved as continuing education courses under section 60K.56. <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>The courses shall consist of topics related to long-term care insurance, long-term care <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>services, and, if applicable, qualified state long-term care insurance partnership programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>including but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) state and federal regulations and requirements and the relationship between <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>qualified state long-term care insurance partnership programs and other public and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>coverage of long-term care services, including Medicaid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) available long-term care services and providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) changes or improvements in long-term care services or providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) alternatives to the purchase of private long-term care insurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the effect of inflation on benefits and the importance of inflation protection; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) consumer suitability standards and guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The training required by this subdivision shall not include training that is insurer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>company product specific or that includes any sales or marketing information, materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>or training, other than those required by state or federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insurers shall obtain verification that a producer has received the training <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>required by this subdivision before a producer is permitted to sell, solicit, or negotiate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>insurer's long-term care insurance products. Insurers shall maintain records verifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>that the producer has received the training contained in this subdivision and make that <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>verification available to the commissioner upon request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Currently licensed producers must complete the initial training course by January <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>1, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.34.0"></a><a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 60K.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Licensing fees.</b> (a) In addition to fees provided for examinations and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>technology surcharge required under paragraph (d), each insurance producer licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>under this chapter shall pay to the commissioner a fee of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $50 for an initial life, accident and health, property, or casualty license issued to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>an individual insurance producer, and a fee of $50 for each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $50 for an initial variable life and variable annuity license issued to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>insurance producer, and a fee of $50 for each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $50 for an initial personal lines license issued to an individual insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>producer, and a fee of $50 for each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) $50 for an initial limited lines license issued to an individual insurance producer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>and a fee of $50 for each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) $200 for an initial license issued to a business entity, and a fee of $200 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>renewal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) $500 for an initial surplus lines license, and a fee of $500 for each renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Initial licenses issued under this chapter are valid for a period not to exceed 24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>months and expire on October 31 of the renewal year assigned by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>Each renewal insurance producer license is valid for a period of 24 months. Licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>who submit renewal applications postmarked or delivered on or before October 15 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>renewal year may continue to transact business whether or not the renewal license has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>received by November 1. Licensees who submit applications postmarked or delivered <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>after October 15 of the renewal year must not transact business after the expiration date <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>of the license until the renewal license has been received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All fees are nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of any fee may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>refunded upon proper application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In addition to the fees required under paragraph (a), individual insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>producers shall pay, for each initial license and renewal, a technology surcharge of up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>$40 under section 45.24, unless the commissioner has adjusted the surcharge as permitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2007.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.35.0"></a><a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.44, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Medical expense benefits.</b> (a) Medical expense benefits shall reimburse <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>all reasonable expenses for necessary:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) medical, surgical, x-ray, optical, dental, chiropractic, and rehabilitative services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>including prosthetic devices and items that provide relief from any injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) prescription drugs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) ambulance and all other transportation expenses incurred in traveling to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>other covered medical expense benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) sign interpreting and language translation services, other than such services <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>provided by a family member of the patient, related to the receipt of medical, surgical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>x-ray, optical, dental, chiropractic, hospital, extended care, nursing, and rehabilitative <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) hospital, extended care, and nursing services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Hospital room and board benefits may be limited, except for intensive care <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>facilities, to the regular daily semiprivate room rates customarily charged by the institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>in which the recipient of benefits is confined.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Such benefits shall also include necessary remedial treatment and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>recognized and permitted under the laws of this state for an injured person who relies <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>upon spiritual means through prayer alone for healing in accordance with that person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>religious beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Medical expense loss includes medical expenses accrued prior to the death of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>person notwithstanding the fact that benefits are paid or payable to the decedent's survivors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Medical expense benefits for rehabilitative services shall be subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>65B.45</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.36.0"></a><a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.44, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Disability and income loss benefits.</b> Disability and income loss benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>shall provide compensation for 85 percent of the injured person's loss of present and future <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>gross income from inability to work proximately caused by the nonfatal injury subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>to a maximum of $250 $500 per week. Loss of income includes the costs incurred by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>self-employed person to hire substitute employees to perform tasks which are necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>maintain the income of the injured person, which are normally performed by the injured <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>person, and which cannot be performed because of the injury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the injured person is unemployed at the time of injury and is receiving or is <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>eligible to receive unemployment benefits under chapter 268, but the injured person loses <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>eligibility for those benefits because of inability to work caused by the injury, disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>and income loss benefits shall provide compensation for the lost benefits in an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>equal to the unemployment benefits which otherwise would have been payable, subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>a maximum of $250 $500 per week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation under this subdivision shall be reduced by any income from substitute <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>work actually performed by the injured person or by income the injured person would <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>have earned in available appropriate substitute work which the injured person was capable <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>of performing but unreasonably failed to undertake.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of this section "inability to work" means disability which prevents <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>the injured person from engaging in any substantial gainful occupation or employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>on a regular basis, for wage or profit, for which the injured person is or may by training <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>become reasonably qualified. If the injured person returns to employment and is unable by <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>reason of the injury to work continuously, compensation for lost income shall be reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>by the income received while the injured person is actually able to work. The weekly <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>maximums may not be prorated to arrive at a daily maximum, even if the injured person <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>does not incur loss of income for a full week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of this section, an injured person who is "unable by reason of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>injury to work continuously" includes, but is not limited to, a person who misses time <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>from work, including reasonable travel time, and loses income, vacation, or sick leave <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>benefits, to obtain medical treatment for an injury arising out of the maintenance or use <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>of a motor vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.37.0"></a><a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.44, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Funeral and burial expenses.</b> Funeral and burial benefits shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>reasonable expenses not in excess of $2,000 $5,000, including expenses for cremation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>delivery under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1987), sections 
         <statute_ref>525.921</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>525.9224</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.38.0"></a><a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Replacement service and loss.</b> Replacement service loss benefits shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>reimburse all expenses reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the nonfatally injured <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>person in obtaining usual and necessary substitute services in lieu of those that, had the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>injured person not been injured, the injured person would have performed not for income <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>but for direct personal benefit or for the benefit of the injured person's household; if <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>the nonfatally injured person normally, as a full time responsibility, provides care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>maintenance of a home with or without children, the benefit to be provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>subdivision shall be the reasonable value of such care and maintenance or the reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>expenses incurred in obtaining usual and necessary substitute care and maintenance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>the home, whichever is greater. These benefits shall be subject to a maximum of $200 <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>$600 per week. All replacement services loss sustained on the date of injury and the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>seven days thereafter is excluded in calculating replacement services loss.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.39.0"></a><a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Adding policies together.</b> Unless a policyholder makes a specific election <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>not to have two or more policies added together the limit of liability for basic economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>loss benefits for two or more motor vehicles may not must be added together to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>the limit of insurance coverage available to an injured person for any one accident. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>insurer shall notify policyholders that they may elect not to have two or more policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>added together.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.40.0"></a><a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Payment of basic economic loss benefits.</b> Basic economic loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>benefits are payable monthly as loss accrues. Loss accrues not when injury occurs, but as <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>income loss, replacement services loss, survivor's economic loss, survivor's replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>services loss, or medical or funeral expense is incurred. Benefits are overdue if not <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>paid within 30 days after the reparation obligor receives reasonable proof of the fact <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>and amount of loss realized, unless the reparation obligor elects to accumulate claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>for periods not exceeding 31 days and pays them within 15 days after the period of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>accumulation. However, if the insurer notifies the insured that it is denying benefits, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>insured need not continue to provide the insurer with proof of the bills, losses, or expenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>If reasonable proof is supplied as to only part of a claim, and the part totals $100 or more, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>the part is overdue if not paid within the time provided by this section. Medical or funeral <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>expense benefits may be paid by the reparation obligor directly to persons supplying <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>products, services, or accommodations to the claimant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.41.0"></a><a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.54, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Unethical practices.</b> (a) A licensed health care provider shall not initiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>direct contact, in person, over the telephone, or by other electronic means, with any person <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>who has suffered an injury arising out of the maintenance or use of an automobile, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>purpose of influencing that person to receive treatment or to purchase any good or item <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>from the licensee or anyone associated with the licensee. This subdivision prohibits such <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>direct contact whether initiated by the licensee individually or on behalf of the licensee by <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>any employee, independent contractor, agent, or third party. This subdivision does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>apply when an injured person voluntarily initiates contact with a licensee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This subdivision does not prohibit licensees from mailing advertising literature <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>directly to such persons, so long as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the word "ADVERTISEMENT" appears clearly and conspicuously at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>beginning of the written materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the name of the individual licensee appears clearly and conspicuously within <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>the written materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the licensee is clearly identified as a licensed health care provider within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>written materials; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the licensee does not initiate, individually or through any employee, independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>contractor, agent, or third party, direct contact with the person after the written materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>are sent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This subdivision does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) advertising that does not involve direct contact with specific prospective patients, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>in public media such as telephone directories, professional directories, ads in newspapers <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>and other periodicals, radio or television ads, Web sites, billboards, or similar media; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) general marketing practices such as giving lectures; participating in special <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>events, trade shows, or meetings of organizations; or making presentations relative to <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>the benefits of chiropractic treatment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) contact with friends or relatives, or statements made in a social setting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A violation of this subdivision is grounds for the licensing authority to take <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>disciplinary action against the licensee, including revocation in appropriate cases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.42.0"></a><a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 80A.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Registration or notice filing fee.</b> (a) There shall be a filing fee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>$100 for every application for registration or notice filing. There shall be an additional fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>of one-tenth of one percent of the maximum aggregate offering price at which the securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>are to be offered in this state, and the maximum combined fees shall not exceed $300.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When an application for registration is withdrawn before the effective date or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>preeffective stop order is entered under section 
         <statute_ref>80A.13, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, all but the $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>filing fee shall be returned. If an application to register securities is denied, the total of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>fees received shall be retained. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Where a filing is made in connection with a federal covered security under <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is a fee of $100 for every initial filing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>If the filing is made in connection with redeemable securities issued by an open end <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>management company or unit investment trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>of 1940, there is an additional annual fee of 1/20 of one percent of the maximum aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>offering price at which the securities are to be offered in this state during the notice filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>period. The fee must be paid at the time of the initial filing and thereafter in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>with each renewal no later than July 1 of each year and must be sufficient to cover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>shares the issuer expects to sell in this state over the next 12 months. If during a current <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>notice filing the issuer determines it is likely to sell shares in excess of the shares for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>which fees have been paid to the commissioner, the issuer shall submit an amended notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>filing to the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>80A.122, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (3), together with <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>a fee of 1/20 of one percent of the maximum aggregate offering price of the additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>shares. Shares for which a fee has been paid, but which have not been sold at the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>of expiration of the notice filing, may not be sold unless an additional fee to cover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>shares has been paid to the commissioner as provided in this section and section 
         <statute_ref>80A.122, <br />
            		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>subdivision 4a
         </statute_ref>. If the filing is made in connection with redeemable securities issued by <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>such a company or trust, there is no maximum fee for securities filings made according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>this paragraph. If the filing is made in connection with any other federal covered security <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>under Section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is an additional fee of one-tenth <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>of one percent of the maximum aggregate offering price at which the securities are to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>offered in this state, and the combined fees shall not exceed $300. Beginning with fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>year 2001 and continuing each fiscal year thereafter, as of the last day of each fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>the commissioner shall determine the total amount of all fees that were collected under <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>this paragraph in connection with any filings made for that fiscal year for securities of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>open-end investment company on behalf of a security that is a federal covered security <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>pursuant to section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. To the extent the total fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>collected by the commissioner in connection with these filings exceed $25,000,000 in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>fiscal year, the commissioner shall refund, on a pro rata basis, to all persons who paid any <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>fees for that fiscal year, the amount of fees collected by the commissioner in excess of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>$25,000,000. No individual refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal year. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.43.0"></a><a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 80A.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Registration or notice filing fee.</b> (a) There shall be a filing fee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>$100 for every application for registration or notice filing.  There shall be an additional fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>of one-tenth of one percent of the maximum aggregate offering price at which the securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>are to be offered in this state, and the maximum combined fees shall not exceed $300.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When an application for registration is withdrawn before the effective date <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>or a preeffective stop order is entered under section 80A.54, all but the $100 filing fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>shall be returned.  If an application to register securities is denied, the total of all fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>received shall be retained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Where a filing is made in connection with a federal covered security under <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is a fee of $100 for every initial filing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>If the filing is made in connection with redeemable securities issued by an open end <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>management company or unit investment trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>of 1940, there is an additional annual fee of 1/20 of one percent of the maximum aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>offering price at which the securities are to be offered in this state during the notice filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>period.  The fee must be paid at the time of the initial filing and thereafter in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>with each renewal no later than July 1 of each year and must be sufficient to cover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>shares the issuer expects to sell in this state over the next 12 months.  If during a current <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>notice filing the issuer determines it is likely to sell shares in excess of the shares for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>fees have been paid to the administrator, the issuer shall submit an amended notice filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>to the administrator under section 80A.50, together with a fee of 1/20 of one percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>maximum aggregate offering price of the additional shares.  Shares for which a fee has <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>been paid, but which have not been sold at the time of expiration of the notice filing, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>not be sold unless an additional fee to cover the shares has been paid to the administrator <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>as provided in this section and section 80A.50.  If the filing is made in connection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>redeemable securities issued by such a company or trust, there is no maximum fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>securities filings made according to this paragraph.  If the filing is made in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>with any other federal covered security under Section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>1933, there is an additional fee of one-tenth of one percent of the maximum aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>offering price at which the securities are to be offered in this state, and the combined fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>shall not exceed $300.  Beginning with fiscal year 2001 and continuing each fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>thereafter, as of the last day of each fiscal year, the administrator shall determine the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>amount of all fees that were collected under this paragraph in connection with any filings <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>made for that fiscal year for securities of an open-end investment company on behalf of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>security that is a federal covered security pursuant to section 18(b)(2) of the Securities <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>Act of 1933.  To the extent the total fees collected by the administrator in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>with these filings exceed $25,000,000 in a fiscal year, the administrator shall refund, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>a pro rata basis, to all persons who paid any fees for that fiscal year, the amount of fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>collected by the administrator in excess of $25,000,000.  No individual refund is required <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.44.0"></a><a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 82.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Amounts.</b> The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) a fee of $150 for each initial individual broker's license, and a fee of $100 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>each renewal thereof;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a fee of $70 for each initial salesperson's license, and a fee of $40 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>renewal thereof;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) a fee of $85 for each initial real estate closing agent license, and a fee of $60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>for each renewal thereof;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) a fee of $150 for each initial corporate, limited liability company, or partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>license, and a fee of $100 for each renewal thereof;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) a fee for payment to the education, research and recovery fund in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>82.43</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) a fee of $20 for each transfer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) a fee of $50 for license reinstatement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) a fee of $20 for reactivating a corporate, limited liability company, or partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>license without land; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) in addition to the fees required under this subdivision, individual licensees under <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>clauses (a) and (b) shall pay, for each initial license and renewal, a technology surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>of up to $40 under section 45.24, unless the commissioner has adjusted the surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>as permitted under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.45.0"></a><a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 82.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Deposit of fees.</b> Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, all fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury. The technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>surcharge shall be deposited as required under section 45.24.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.46.0"></a><a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 82B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Amounts.</b> (a) The following fees must be paid to the commissioner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $150 for each initial individual real estate appraiser's license; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $100 for each renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In addition to the fees required under this subdivision, individual real estate <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>appraisers shall pay a technology surcharge of up to $40 under section 45.24, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>commissioner has adjusted the surcharge as permitted under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.47.0"></a><a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 118A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>In lieu of surety bond.</b> The following are the allowable forms of collateral <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>in lieu of a corporate surety bond:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) United States government Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>recognized industry quotation service available to the government entity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) general obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>better by a national bond rating service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) unrated general obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>may be pledged as collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>municipality accompanied by written evidence that the bank's public debt is rated "AA" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>better by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or Standard &amp; Poor's Corporation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) time deposits that are fully insured by any federal agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.48.0"></a><a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.102, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Reparation obligors.</b> A reparation obligor as defined in section 65B.43, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>subdivision 9, may submit any relevant information to the board in any case in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>the reparation obligor has reason to believe that charges being billed by a licensee are <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>fraudulent, unreasonable, or inconsistent with treatment actually received by the injured <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>party involved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A reparation obligor that makes a report under this section shall provide the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>with any additional information, related to the reported activities, requested by the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.49.0"></a><a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Petroleum inspection fee.</b> (a) An inspection fee is imposed (1) on <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>petroleum products when received by the first licensed distributor, and (2) on petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>products received and held for sale or use by any person when the petroleum products <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>have not previously been received by a licensed distributor. The petroleum inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>fee is $1 for every 1,000 gallons received. The commissioner of revenue shall collect <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>the fee. The revenue from 81 cents of the fee is appropriated to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>commerce for the cost of operations of the Division of Weights and Measures, petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>supply monitoring, and the oil burner retrofit program to make grants to providers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>low-income weatherization services to install renewable energy equipment in households <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>that are eligible for weatherization assistance under Minnesota's weatherization assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>program state plan. The remainder of the fee must be deposited in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of revenue shall credit a person for inspection fees previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>paid in error or for any material exported or sold for export from the state upon filing of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>report as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner of revenue may collect the inspection fee along with any <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>taxes due under chapter 296A.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.50.0"></a><a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b>[325E.027] DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) No dealer or distributor of liquid propane gas or number 1 or number 2 fuel oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>who has signed a low-income home energy assistance program vendor agreement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>department of commerce may refuse to deliver liquid propane gas or number 1 or number <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>2 fuel oil to any person located within the dealer's or distributor's normal delivery area <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>who receives direct grants under the low-income home energy assistance program if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the person has requested delivery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the dealer or distributor has product available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the person requesting delivery is capable of making full payment at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>delivery; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the person is not in arrears regarding any previous fuel purchase from that dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>or distributor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A dealer or distributor making delivery to a person receiving direct grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>under the low-income home energy assistance program may not charge that person any <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>additional costs or fees that would not be charged to any other customer and must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>available to that person any discount program on the same basis as the dealer or distributor <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>makes available to any other customer.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.51.0"></a><a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.311, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Telephone solicitation.</b> "Telephone solicitation" means any voice <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>communication over a telephone line for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, whether the communication is <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>made by a live operator, through the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device as <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>325E.26, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or by other means. Telephone solicitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>does not include communications:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any residential subscriber with that subscriber's prior express invitation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>permission; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) by or on behalf of any person or entity with whom a residential subscriber has a <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>prior or current business or personal relationship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>Telephone solicitation also does not include communications if the caller is identified by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>caller identification service and the call is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) by or on behalf of an organization that is identified as a nonprofit organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>under state or federal law, unless the organization is a debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>defined in section 332A.02;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) by a person soliciting without the intent to complete, and who does not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>fact complete, the sales presentation during the call, but who will complete the sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>presentation at a later face-to-face meeting between the solicitor who makes the call <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>and the prospective purchaser; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) by a political party as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.52.0"></a><a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325N.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var><b>325N.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The definitions in paragraphs (a) to (h) apply to sections 
         <statute_ref>325N.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>325N.09</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Foreclosure consultant" means any person who, directly or indirectly, makes <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>any solicitation, representation, or offer to any owner to perform for compensation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>who, for compensation, performs any service which the person in any manner represents <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>will in any manner do any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) stop or postpone the foreclosure sale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) obtain any forbearance from any beneficiary or mortgagee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) assist the owner to exercise the right of reinstatement provided in section 
         <statute_ref>580.30</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) obtain any extension of the period within which the owner may reinstate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.34"></a><var>131.34</var>owner's obligation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) obtain any waiver of an acceleration clause contained in any promissory note or <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>contract secured by a mortgage on a residence in foreclosure or contained in the mortgage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) assist the owner in foreclosure or loan default to obtain a loan or advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>of funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) avoid or ameliorate the impairment of the owner's credit resulting from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>recording of a notice of default or the conduct of a foreclosure sale; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) save the owner's residence from foreclosure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A foreclosure consultant does not include any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a person licensed to practice law in this state when the person renders service <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>in the course of his or her practice as an attorney-at-law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a person licensed as a debt prorater under sections 
         <statute_ref>332.12</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>332.29</statute_ref> management <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>services provider under chapter 332A, when the person is acting as a debt prorater <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>management services provider as defined in these sections that chapter; <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under chapter 82 when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>person engages in acts whose performance requires licensure under that chapter unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>person is engaged in offering services designed to, or purportedly designed to, enable the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>owner to retain possession of the residence in foreclosure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a person licensed as an accountant under chapter 326A when the person is acting <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>in any capacity for which the person is licensed under those provisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a person or the person's authorized agent acting under the express authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>or written approval of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>department or agency of the United States or this state to provide services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a person who holds or is owed an obligation secured by a lien on any residence <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>in foreclosure when the person performs services in connection with this obligation or lien <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>if the obligation or lien did not arise as the result of or as part of a proposed foreclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>reconveyance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) any person or entity doing business under any law of this state, or of the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>States relating to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, industrial loan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>thrift companies, regulated lenders, credit unions, insurance companies, or a mortgagee <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>which is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>mortgagee and any subsidiary or affiliate of these persons or entities, and any agent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>employee of these persons or entities while engaged in the business of these persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>or entities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a person licensed as a residential mortgage originator or servicer pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>chapter 58, when acting under the authority of that license or a foreclosure purchaser as <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.36"></a><var>132.36</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>325N.10</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a nonprofit agency or organization that offers counseling or advice to an owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>of a home in foreclosure or loan default if they do not contract for services with for-profit <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>lenders or foreclosure purchasers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a judgment creditor of the owner, to the extent that the judgment creditor's claim <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>accrued prior to the personal service of the foreclosure notice required by section 
         <statute_ref>580.03</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>but excluding a person who purchased the claim after such personal service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Foreclosure reconveyance" means a transaction involving:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the transfer of title to real property by a foreclosed homeowner during a <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>foreclosure proceeding, either by transfer of interest from the foreclosed homeowner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>by creation of a mortgage or other lien or encumbrance during the foreclosure process <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>that allows the acquirer to obtain title to the property by redeeming the property as <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>a junior lienholder; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the subsequent conveyance, or promise of a subsequent conveyance, of an interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>back to the foreclosed homeowner by the acquirer or a person acting in participation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>the acquirer that allows the foreclosed homeowner to possess the real property following <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>the completion of the foreclosure proceeding, which interest includes, but is not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>an interest in a contract for deed, purchase agreement, option to purchase, or lease.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>company, association, or other group, however organized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Service" means and includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) debt, budget, or financial counseling of any type;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) receiving money for the purpose of distributing it to creditors in payment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>partial payment of any obligation secured by a lien on a residence in foreclosure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) contacting creditors on behalf of an owner of a residence in foreclosure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) arranging or attempting to arrange for an extension of the period within which <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>the owner of a residence in foreclosure may cure the owner's default and reinstate his or <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>her obligation pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>580.30</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) arranging or attempting to arrange for any delay or postponement of the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>sale of the residence in foreclosure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) advising the filing of any document or assisting in any manner in the preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>of any document for filing with any bankruptcy court; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) giving any advice, explanation, or instruction to an owner of a residence in <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>foreclosure, which in any manner relates to the cure of a default in or the reinstatement <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>of an obligation secured by a lien on the residence in foreclosure, the full satisfaction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>that obligation, or the postponement or avoidance of a sale of a residence in foreclosure, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.36"></a><var>133.36</var>pursuant to a power of sale contained in any mortgage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Residence in foreclosure" means residential real property consisting of one to <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>four family dwelling units, one of which the owner occupies as his or her principal place <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>of residence, and against which there is an outstanding notice of pendency of foreclosure, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>recorded pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>580.032</statute_ref>, or against which a summons and complaint has <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>been served under chapter 581. <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Owner" means the record owner of the residential real property in foreclosure at <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>the time the notice of pendency was recorded, or the summons and complaint served.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Contract" means any agreement, or any term in any agreement, between <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>a foreclosure consultant and an owner for the rendition of any service as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.53.0"></a><a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 332.54, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Fees.</b> The fee for a credit services organization's registration is $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>$1,000 for issuance or renewal for each location of business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>applies to registrations issued or renewed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.54.0"></a><a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. <b>[332A.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>for the purposes of this chapter the terms defined in this section have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Accreditation.</b> "Accreditation" means certification as an accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>credit counseling provider by the International Standards Organization or the Council on <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>Accreditation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Attorney general.</b> "Attorney general" means the attorney general of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means commissioner of commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Controlling or affiliated party.</b> "Controlling or affiliated party" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>with another person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Debt management services agreement.</b> "Debt management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>agreement" means the written contract between the debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>and the debtor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Debt management services plan.</b> "Debt management services plan" <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>means the debtor's individualized package of debt management services set forth in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>debt management services agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Debt management services provider.</b> "Debt management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>provider" means any person offering or providing debt management services to a debtor <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>domiciled in this state, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for the services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>regardless of whether the person maintains a physical presence in the state. This term does <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>not include services performed by the following when engaged in the regular course of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>their respective businesses and professions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) attorneys at law, escrow agents, accountants, broker-dealers in securities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) state or national banks, trust companies, savings associations, title insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>companies, insurance companies, and all other lending institutions duly authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>transact business in Minnesota, provided no fee is charged for the service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) persons who, as employees on a regular salary or wage of an employer not <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>engaged in the business of debt management, perform credit services for their employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) public officers acting in their official capacities and persons acting as a debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>management services provider pursuant to court order;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) any person while performing services incidental to the dissolution, winding up, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>or liquidation of a partnership, corporation, or other business enterprise;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the state, its political subdivisions, public agencies, and their employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) credit unions and collection agencies, provided no fee is charged for the service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) "qualified organizations" designated as representative payees for purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Representative Payee System and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) accelerated mortgage payment providers. "Accelerated mortgage payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>providers" are persons who, after satisfying the requirements of sections 332.30 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>332.303, receive funds to make mortgage payments to a lender or lenders, on behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>of mortgagors, in order to exceed regularly scheduled minimum payment obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>under the terms of the indebtedness. The term does not include: (i) persons or entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>described in clauses (1) to (8); (ii) mortgage lenders or servicers, industrial loan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>thrift companies, or regulated lenders under chapter 56; or (iii) persons authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>make loans under section 47.20, subdivision 1. For purposes of this clause and sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>332.30 to 332.303, "lender" means the original lender or that lender's assignee, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>is the current mortgage holder.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.35"></a><var>135.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Debt management services.</b> "Debt management services" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.36"></a><var>135.36</var>provision of any one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) managing the financial affairs of an individual by distributing income or money <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>to the individual's creditors; <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) receiving funds for the purpose of distributing the funds among creditors in <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>payment or partial payment of obligations of a debtor; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) settling, adjusting, prorating, pooling, or liquidating the indebtedness of a debtor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>Any person so engaged or holding out as so engaged is deemed to be engaged in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>provision of debt management services regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>such services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Debtor.</b> "Debtor" means the person for whom the debt prorating service <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>is performed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>or corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Registrant.</b> "Registrant" means any person registered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>commissioner pursuant to this chapter and, where used in conjunction with an act or <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>omission required or prohibited by this chapter, shall mean any person performing debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>management services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.55.0"></a><a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. <b>[332A.03] REQUIREMENT OF REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On or after August 1, 2007, it is unlawful for any person, whether or not located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>this state, to operate as a debt management services provider or provide debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>services, including but not limited to offering, advertising, or executing or causing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>be executed any debt management services or debt management services agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>except as authorized by law without first becoming registered as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>chapter. A person who possesses a valid license as a debt prorater that was issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>commissioner before August 1, 2007, is deemed to be registered as a debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>services provider until the date the debt prorater license expires, at which time the licensee <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>must obtain a renewal as a debt management services provider in compliance with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>chapter. Debt proraters who were not required to be licensed as debt proraters before <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>August 1, 2007, may continue to provide debt management services without complying <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>with this chapter to those debtors who entered into a contract to participate in a debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>management plan before August 1, 2007, except that the debt prorater must comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>section 332A.13, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.56.0"></a><a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. <b>[332A.04] REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Form.</b> Application for registration to operate as a debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>services provider in this state must be made in writing to the commissioner, under oath, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>the form prescribed by the commissioner, and must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the full name of each principal of the entity applying;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the address, which must not be a post office box, and the telephone number and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>if applicable, e-mail address, of the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) identification of the trust account required under section 332A.13;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the name and address of the registered agent authorized to accept service of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>process on behalf of the applicant or appointment of the commissioner as the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>agent for purposes of accepting service of process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) disclosure of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) whether any controlling or affiliated party has ever been convicted of a crime <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>or found civilly liable for an offense involving moral turpitude, including forgery, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>defraud, or any other similar offense or violation, or any violation of a federal or state law <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>or regulation in connection with activities relating to the rendition of debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>services or involving any consumer fraud, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>similar consumer protection law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) any judgments, private or public litigation, tax liens, written complaints, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>administrative actions, or investigations by any government agency against the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>or any officer, director, manager, or shareholder owning more than five percent interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>in the applicant, unresolved or otherwise, filed or otherwise commenced within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>preceding ten years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) whether the applicant or any person employed by the applicant has had a record <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>of having defaulted in the payment of money collected for others, including the discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>of debts through bankruptcy proceedings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) whether the applicant's license or registration to provide debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>services in any other state has ever been revoked or suspended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a copy of the applicant's standard debt management services agreement that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>applicant intends to execute with debtors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) proof of accreditation of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the debt management services provider; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) all individuals employed by, under contract with, or otherwise agents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>provider who offer to provide or provide debt management services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) any other information and material as the commissioner may require.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Term and scope of registration.</b> The registration must remain in full <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>force and effect for one calendar year or until it is surrendered by the licensee or revoked <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>or suspended by the commissioner. The registration is limited solely to the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>of providing debt management services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees.</b> The registration application must be accompanied by payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>$1,000 as a registration fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Bond.</b> The registration application must be accompanied by payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>the premium for a surety bond in which the applicant shall be the obligor, in a sum to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>determined by the commissioner but not less than $5,000, and in which an insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>company, which is duly authorized by the state of Minnesota to transact the business of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>fidelity and surety insurance, shall be a surety. However, the commissioner may accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>a deposit in cash, or securities that may legally be purchased by savings banks or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>trust funds of an aggregate market value equal to the bond requirement, in lieu of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>surety bond. The cash or securities must be deposited with the commissioner of finance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>The commissioner may also require a fidelity bond in an appropriate amount covering <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>employees of any applicant. Each branch office or additional place of business of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>applicant must be bonded as provided in this subdivision. In determining the bond amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>necessary for the maintenance of any office, whether it is a surety bond, fidelity bond, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>both, the commissioner shall consider the financial responsibility, experience, character, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>and general fitness of the debt management services provider and its operators and owners; <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>the volume of business handled or proposed to be handled; the location of the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>and the geographical area served or proposed to be served; and other information the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>commissioner may deem pertinent based upon past performance, previous examinations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>annual reports, and manner of business conducted in other states.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Condition of bond.</b>  The bond must run to the state of Minnesota for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>use of the state and of any person or persons who may have a cause of action against the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>obligor arising out of the obligor's activities as a debt management services provider to <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>a debtor domiciled in this state. The bond must be conditioned that the obligor will not <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>commit any fraudulent act and will faithfully conform to and abide by the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>this chapter and of all rules lawfully made by the commissioner under this chapter and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>pay to the state and to any such person or persons any and all money that may become <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>due or owing to the state or to such person or persons from the obligor under and by <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>virtue of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.35"></a><var>138.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Right of action on bond.</b> If the registrant has failed to account to a debtor <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.36"></a><var>138.36</var>or distribute to the debtor's creditors the amounts required by this chapter and the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>management services agreement between the debtor and registrant, the debtor or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>debtor's legal representative or receiver, the commissioner, or the attorney general, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>have, in addition to all other legal remedies, a right of action in the name of the debtor <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>on the bond or the security given under this section, for loss suffered by the debtor, not <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>exceeding the face amount of the bond or security, and without the necessity of joining <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>the registrant in the suit or action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Registrant list.</b> The commissioner must maintain a list of registered debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>management services providers. The list must be made available to the public in written <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>form upon request and on the Department of Commerce Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.57.0"></a><a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>[332A.05] NONASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A registration must not be transferred or assigned without the consent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.58.0"></a><a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. <b>[332A.06] RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each year, each registrant under the provisions of this chapter must, not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>60 nor less than 30 days before its registration is to expire, apply to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>renewal of its registration on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>be signed by the registrant under penalty of perjury, contain current information on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>matters required in the original application, and be accompanied by a payment of $250. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>The registrant must maintain a continuous surety bond that satisfies the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>section 332A.04, subdivision 4, provided that the commissioner may require a different <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>amount that is at least equal to the largest amount that has accrued in the registrant's trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>account during the previous year. The renewal is effective for one year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.59.0"></a><a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. <b>[332A.07] OTHER DUTIES OF REGISTRANT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement to update information.</b> A registrant must update any <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>information required by this chapter provided in its original or renewal application not <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>later than 90 days after the date the events precipitating the update occurred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Inspection of debtor of registration.</b> Each registrant must maintain a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>copy of its registration in its files. The registrant must allow a debtor, upon request, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>inspect the registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.60.0"></a><a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. <b>[332A.08] DENIAL OF REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner, with notice to the applicant by certified mail sent to the address <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>listed on the application, may deny an application for a registration upon finding that <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) has submitted an application required under section 332A.04 that contains <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or materially untrue information. An application is <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>incomplete if it does not include all the information required in section 332A.04;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has failed to pay any fee or pay or maintain any bond required by this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>or failed to comply with any order, decision, or finding of the commissioner made under <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>and within the authority of this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or direction lawfully made <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>by the commissioner under and within the authority of this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) or any controlling or affiliated party has ever been convicted of a crime or found <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>civilly liable for an offense involving moral turpitude, including forgery, embezzlement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>other similar offense or violation, or any violation of a federal or state law or regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>in connection with activities relating to the rendition of debt management services or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>any consumer fraud, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, or similar consumer <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>protection law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) has had a registration or license previously revoked or suspended in this state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>any other state or the applicant or licensee has been permanently or temporarily enjoined <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>by any court of competent jurisdiction from engaging in or continuing any conduct or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>practice involving any aspect of the debt management services provider business; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>any controlling or affiliated party has been an officer, director, manager, or shareholder <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>owning more than a ten percent interest in a debt management services provider whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>registration has previously been revoked or suspended in this state or any other state, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>who has been permanently or temporarily enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice involving any aspect of the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>management services provider business;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) has made any false statement or representation to the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) is insolvent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) refuses to fully comply with an investigation or examination of the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>management services provider by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) has improperly withheld, misappropriated, or converted any money or properties <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>received in the course of doing business;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) has failed to have a trust account with an actual cash balance equal to or greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>than the sum of the escrow balances of each debtor's account;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) has defaulted in making payments to creditors on behalf of debtors as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>by agreements between the provider and debtor; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) has used fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices, or demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility in this state or elsewhere.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.61.0"></a><a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. <b>[332A.09] SUSPENDING, REVOKING, OR REFUSING TO RENEW </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var><b>REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Procedure.</b> The commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>to renew any registration issued under this chapter, or may levy a civil penalty under <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>section 45.027, or any combination of actions, if the debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>or any controlling or affiliated person has committed any act or omission for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>commissioner could have refused to issue an initial registration or renew an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>registration. Revocation of or refusal to renew a registration must be upon notice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>hearing as prescribed in the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.57 to 14.69. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>notice must set a time for hearing before the commissioner not less than 20 nor more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>30 days after service of the notice, provided the registrant may waive the 20-day minimum. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>The commissioner may, in the notice, suspend the registration for a period not to exceed 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>days. Unless the notice states that the registration is suspended, pending the determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>of the main issue, the registrant may continue to transact business until the final decision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>the commissioner. If the registration is suspended, the commissioner shall hold a hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>and render a final determination within ten days of a request by the registrant. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>commissioner fails to do so, the suspension shall terminate and be of no force or effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Notification of interested persons.</b> After the notice and hearing required <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>in subdivision 1, upon issuing an order suspending or revoking a registration or refusing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>renew a registration, the commissioner may notify all individuals who have contracts with <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>the affected registrant and all creditors who have agreed to a debt management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>plan that the registration has been revoked and that the order is subject to appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Receiver for funds of sanctioned registrant.</b> When an order is issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>revoking or refusing to renew a registration, the commissioner may apply for, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>district court must appoint, a receiver to temporarily or permanently receive the assets of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.35"></a><var>141.35</var>the registrant pending a final determination of the validity of the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.62.0"></a><a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. <b>[332A.10] WRITTEN DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var><b>AGREEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Written agreement required.</b> A debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>may not perform any debt management services or receive any money related to a debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>management plan until the provider has obtained a debt management services agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>that contains all  terms of the agreement between the debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>and the debtor. A debt management services agreement must be in writing, dated, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>signed by the debt management services provider and the debtor. The registrant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>furnish the debtor with a copy of the signed contract upon execution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Actions prior to written agreement.</b> No person may provide debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>management services for a debtor unless the person first has:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provided the debtor individualized counseling and educational information <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>that, at a minimum, addresses managing household finances, managing credit and debt, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>budgeting, and personal savings strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) prepared in writing and provided to the debtor, in a form that the debtor may <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>keep, an individualized financial analysis and a proposed debt management plan listing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>debtor's known debts with specific recommendations regarding actions the debtor should <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>take to reduce or eliminate the amount of the debts, including written disclosure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>debt management services are not suitable for all debtors and that there are other ways, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>including bankruptcy, to deal with indebtedness;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) made a determination supported by an individualized financial analysis that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>debtor can reasonably meet the requirements of the proposed debt management plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>and that there is a net tangible benefit to the debtor of entering into the proposed debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>management plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) prepared, in a form the debtor may keep, a written list identifying all known <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>creditors of the debtor that the provider reasonably expects to participate in the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>and the creditors, including secured creditors, that the provider reasonably expects not <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>to participate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Required terms.</b> (a) Each debt management services agreement must <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>contain the following terms, which must be disclosed prominently and clearly in bold print <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>on the front page of the agreement, segregated by bold lines from all other information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>the page:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the fee amount to be paid by the debtor and whether the initial fee amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>refundable or nonrefundable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the monthly fee amount or percentage to be paid by the debtor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the total amount of fees reasonably anticipated to be paid by the debtor over <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>the term of the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each debt management services agreement must also contain the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a disclosure that if the amount of debt owed is increased by interest, late fees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>over the limit fees, and other amounts imposed by the creditors, the length of the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>management services agreement will be extended and remain in force and that the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>dollar charges agreed upon may increase at the rate agreed upon in the original contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a prominent statement describing the terms upon which the debtor may cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>the contract as set forth in section 332A.11;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a detailed description of all services to be performed by the debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>services provider for the debtor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the debt management services provider's refund policy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the debt management services provider's principal business address and the name <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>and address of its agent in this state authorized to receive service of process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Prohibited terms.</b> The following terms shall not be included in the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>management services agreement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a hold harmless clause;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a confession of judgment, or a power of attorney to confess judgment against the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>debtor or appear as the debtor in any judicial proceeding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a waiver of the right to a jury trial, if applicable, in any action brought by <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>or against a debtor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) an assignment of or an order for payment of wages or other compensation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a provision in which the debtor agrees not to assert any claim or defense arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>out of the debt management services agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a waiver of any provision of this chapter or a release of any obligation required <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>to be performed on the part of the debt management services provider; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a mandatory arbitration clause.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>New debt management services agreements; modification of existing </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var><b>agreements.</b> (a) Separate and additional debt management services agreements that <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>comply with this chapter may be entered into by the debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>and the debtor provided that no additional initial fee may be charged by the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.35"></a><var>143.35</var>management services provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any modification of an existing debt management services agreement, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>any increase in the number or amount of debts included in the debt management service, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>must be in writing and signed by both parties. No fees, charges, or other consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>may be demanded from the debtor for the modification, other than an increase in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>amount of the monthly maintenance fee established in the original debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>services agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.63.0"></a><a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. <b>[332A.11] RIGHT TO CANCEL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Debtor's right to cancel.</b> A debtor has the right to cancel the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>management services agreement without cause at any time upon ten days' written notice to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>the debt management services provider. In the event of cancellation, the debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>services provider must, within ten days of the cancellation, notify the debtor's creditors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>the cancellation and provide a refund of all unexpended funds paid by or for the debtor to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>the debt management services provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Notice of debtor's right to cancel.</b> A debt management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>agreement must contain, on its face, in an easily readable typeface immediately adjacent <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>to the space for signature by the debtor, the following notice: "Right To Cancel: You have <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>the right to cancel this contract at any time on ten days' written notice." <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Automatic termination.</b> Upon the payment of all listed debts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>fees, the debt management services agreement must automatically terminate, and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>unexpended funds paid by or for the debtor to the debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>must be immediately returned to the debtor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Debt management services provider's right to cancel.</b> A debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>management services provider may cancel a debt management services agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>with good cause upon 30 days' written notice to the debtor. Within ten days after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>cancellation, the debt management services provider must: (1) notify the debtor's creditors <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>of the cancellation; and (2) return to the debtor all unexpended funds paid by or for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>debtor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.64.0"></a><a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. <b>[332A.12] BOOKS, RECORDS, AND INFORMATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Records retention.</b> Every registrant must keep, and use in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>registrant's business, such books, accounts, and records, including electronic records, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>will enable the commissioner to determine whether the registrant is complying with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>chapter and of the rules, orders, and directives adopted by the commissioner under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>chapter. Every registrant must preserve such books, accounts, and records for at least six <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>years after making the final entry on any transaction recorded therein. Examinations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>the books, records, and method of operations conducted under the supervision of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>commissioner shall be done at the cost of the registrant. The cost must be assessed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>determined under section 46.131.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Statements to debtors.</b> Each registrant must maintain and must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>available records and accounts that will enable each debtor to ascertain the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>paid to the creditors of the debtor. A statement showing amounts received from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>debtor, disbursements to each creditor, amounts which any creditor has agreed to accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>as payment in full for any debt owed the creditor by the debtor, charges deducted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>the registrant, and such other information as the commissioner may prescribe, must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>furnished by the registrant to the debtor at least monthly and, in addition, upon any <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>cancellation or termination of the contract. In addition to the statements required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>subdivision, each debtor must have reasonable access, without cost, by electronic or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>means, to information in the registrant's files applicable to the debtor. These statements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>records, and accounts must otherwise remain confidential except for duly authorized state <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>and government officials, the commissioner, the attorney general, the debtor, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>debtor's representative and designees. Each registrant must prepare and retain in the file of <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>each debtor a written analysis of the debtor's income and expenses to substantiate that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>plan of payment is feasible and practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.65.0"></a><a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. <b>[332A.13] FEES, PAYMENTS, AND CONSENT OF CREDITORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Origination fee; credit background report cost.</b> The registrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>may charge a nonrefundable origination fee of not more than $50, which may be retained <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>by the registrant from the initial amount paid by the debtor to the registrant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Monthly maintenance fee.</b> The registrant may charge a periodic fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>account maintenance or other purposes, but only if the fee is reasonable for the services <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>provided and does exceed the lesser of 15 percent of the monthly payment amount or $75.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Additional fees unauthorized.</b> A registrant may not impose any fee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>other charge or receive any funds or other payment other than the initial fee or monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>maintenance fee authorized by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Amount of periodic payments retained.</b> The registrant may retain as <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>payment for the fees authorized by this section no more than 15 percent of any periodic <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.35"></a><var>145.35</var>payment made to the registrant by the debtor. The remaining 85 percent must be disbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>to listed creditors under and in accordance with the debt management services agreement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>No fees or charges may be received or retained by the registrant for any handling of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>recurring payments. Recurring payments include current rent, mortgage, utility, telephone, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>maintenance as defined in section 518.27, child support, insurance premiums, and such <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>other payments as the commissioner may by rule prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Advance payments.</b> No fees or charges may be received or retained for <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>any payments by the debtor made more than the following number of days in advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>of the date specified in the debt management services agreement on which they are due: <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>(1) 42 days in the case of contracts requiring monthly payments; (2) 15 days in the case <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>of agreements requiring biweekly payments; or (3) seven days in the case of agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>requiring weekly payments. For those agreements which do not require payments in <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>specified amounts, a payment is deemed an advance payment to the extent it exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>twice the average regular payment previously made by the debtor under that contract. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>subdivision does not apply when the debtor intends to use the advance payments to satisfy <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>future payment of obligations due within 30 days under the contract. This subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>supersedes any inconsistent provision of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Consent of creditors.</b> A registrant must actively seek to obtain the consent <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>of all creditors to the debt management services plan set forth in the debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>services agreement. Consent by a creditor may be express and in writing, or may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>evidenced by acceptance of a payment made under the debt management services plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>set forth in the contract. The registrant must notify the debtor within ten days after any <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>failure to obtain the required consent and of the debtor's right to cancel without penalty. <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>The notice must be in a form as the commissioner shall prescribe. Nothing contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>this section is deemed to require the return of any origination fee and any fees earned by <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>the registrant prior to cancellation or default.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Withdrawal of creditor.</b> Whenever a creditor withdraws from a debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>management services plan, or refuses to participate in a debt management services plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>the registrant must promptly notify the debtor of the withdrawal or refusal. In no case <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>may this notice be provided more than 15 days after the debt management services plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>learns of the creditor's decision to withdraw from or refuse to participate in a plan. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>notice must include the identity of the creditor withdrawing from the plan, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>the monthly payment to that creditor, and the right of the debtor to cancel the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>under section 332A.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Payments held in trust.</b> The registrant must maintain a separate trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>account and deposit in the account all payments received from the moment that they are <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.36"></a><var>146.36</var>received, except that the registrant may commingle the payment with the registrant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>own property or funds, but only to the extent necessary to ensure the maintenance of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>minimum balance if the financial institution at which the trust account is held requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>a minimum balance to avoid the assessment of fees or penalties for failure to maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>a minimum balance. All disbursements, whether to the debtor or to the creditors of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>debtor, or to the registrant, must be made from such account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Timely payment of creditors.</b> The registrant must disburse any funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>paid by or on behalf of a debtor to creditors of the consumer within 42 days after receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>of the funds, or earlier if necessary to comply with the due date in the contract between <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>the debtor and the creditor, unless the reasonable payment of one or more of the debtor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>obligations requires that the funds be held for a longer period so as to accumulate a sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>certain, or where the debtor's payment is returned for insufficient funds or other reason <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>that makes the withholding of such payments in the net interest of the debtor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.66.0"></a><a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>[332A.14] PROHIBITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A registrant shall not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) purchase from a creditor any obligation of a debtor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) use, threaten to use, seek to have used, or seek to have threatened the use of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>legal process, including but not limited to garnishment and repossession of personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>property, against any debtor while the debt management services agreement between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>registrant and the debtor remains executory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) advise a debtor to stop paying a creditor until a debt management services plan is <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>in place;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) require as a condition of performing debt management services the purchase of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>any services, stock, insurance, commodity, or other property or any interest therein either <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>by the debtor or the registrant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) compromise any debts unless the prior written approval of the debtor has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>obtained to such compromise and unless such compromise inures solely to the benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>of the debtor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) receive from any debtor as security or in payment of any fee a promissory note <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>or other promise to pay or any mortgage or other security, whether as to real or personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) lend money or provide credit to any debtor if any interest or fee is charged, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>or directly or indirectly collect any fee for referring, advising, procuring, arranging, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>assisting a consumer in obtaining any extension of credit or other debtor service from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.35"></a><var>147.35</var>lender or services provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) structure a debt management services agreement that would result in negative <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>amortization of any debt in the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) engage in any unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable act or practice in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>with any service provided to any debtor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) offer, pay, or give any material cash fee, gift, bonus, premium, reward, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>compensation to any person for referring any prospective customer to the registrant or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>enrolling a debtor in a debt management services plan, or provide any other incentives <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>for employees or agents of the debt management services provider to induce debtors to <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>enter into a debt management plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) receive any cash, fee, gift, bonus, premium, reward, or other compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>from any person other than the debtor or a person on the debtor's behalf in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>with activities as a registrant, provided that this paragraph does not apply to a registrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>which is a bona fide nonprofit corporation duly organized under chapter 317A or under <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>the similar laws of another state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) enter into a contract with a debtor unless a thorough written budget analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>indicates that the debtor can reasonably meet the requirements of the financial adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>plan and will be benefited by the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) in any way charge or purport to charge or provide any debtor credit insurance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>conjunction with any contract or agreement involved in the debt management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) operate or employ a person who is an employee or owner of a collection agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>or process-serving business; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) require or attempt to require payment of a sum that the registrant states, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>discloses, or advertises to be a voluntary contribution from the debtor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.67.0"></a><a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. <b>[332A.16] ADVERTISEMENT OF DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var><b>PLANS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No debt management services provider may make false, deceptive, or misleading <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>statements or omissions about the rates, terms, or conditions of an actual or proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>debt management services plan or its debt management services, or create the likelihood <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>of consumer confusion or misunderstanding regarding its services, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>limited to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) represent that the debt management services provider is a nonprofit, not-for-profit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>or has similar status or characteristics if some or all of the debt management services will <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>be provided by a for-profit company that is a controlling or affiliated party to the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>management services provider; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) make any communication that gives the impression that the debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>services provider is acting on behalf of a government agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.68.0"></a><a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. <b>[332A.17] DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var><b>RESCISSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any debtor has the right to rescind any debt management services agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>a debt management services provider that commits a material violation of this chapter. <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>On rescission, all fees paid to the debt management services provider or any other person <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>other than creditors of the debtor must be returned to the debtor entering into the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>management services agreement within ten days of rescission of the debt management <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>services agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.69.0"></a><a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. <b>[332A.18] ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Violation a deceptive practice.</b> A violation of any of the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>of this chapter is considered an unfair or deceptive trade practice under section 8.31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>subdivision 1. A private right of action under section 8.31 by an aggrieved debtor is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>the public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Private right of action.</b> (a) A debt management services provider who <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is liable under this section in <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>an individual action for the sum of: (i) actual, incidental, and consequential damages <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>sustained by the debtor as a result of the failure; and (ii) statutory damages of up to $1,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A debt management services provider who fails to comply with any of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>provisions of this chapter is liable under this section in a class action for the sum of: (i) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>amount that each named plaintiff could recover under paragraph (a), clause (i); and (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>such amount as the court may allow for all other class members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In determining the amount of statutory damages, the court shall consider, among <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>other relevant factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the frequency, nature, and persistence of noncompliance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the extent to which the noncompliance was intentional; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) in the case of a class action, the number of debtors adversely affected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A plaintiff or class successful in a legal or equitable action under this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>entitled to the costs of the action, plus reasonable attorney fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Injunctive relief.</b> A debtor may sue a debt management services provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>for temporary or permanent injunctive or other appropriate equitable relief to prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>violations of any provision of this chapter. A court must grant injunctive relief on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>showing that the debt management services provider has violated any provision of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>chapter, or in the case of a temporary injunction, on a showing that the debtor is likely to <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>prevail on allegations that the debt management services provider violated  any provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Remedies cumulative.</b> The remedies provided in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>cumulative and do not restrict any remedy that is otherwise available. The provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>of this chapter are not exclusive and are in addition to any other requirements, rights, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>remedies, and penalties provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Public enforcement.</b> The attorney general shall enforce this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>under section 8.31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.70.0"></a><a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. <b>[332A.19] INVESTIGATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner may examine the books and records of every registrant and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>any person engaged in the business of providing debt management services as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>section 332A.02 at any reasonable time. The commissioner once during any calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>may require the submission of an audit prepared by a certified public accountant of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>books and records of each registrant. If the registrant has, within one year previous to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>commissioner's demand, had an audit prepared for some other purpose, this audit may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>submitted to satisfy the requirement of this section. The commissioner may investigate <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>any complaint concerning violations of this chapter and may require the attendance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>sworn testimony of witnesses and the production of documents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.71.0"></a><a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. <b>LICENSE RENEWAL EXTENSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The July 31, 2007, renewal date for mortgage originators is extended to October 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>2007, because of the changes to the licensing requirements made by this article.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.72.0"></a><a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 46.043; 47.62, subdivision 5; and 58.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>subdivision 1, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 332.12; 332.13; 332.14; 332.15; 332.16; <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>332.17; 332.18; 332.19; 332.20; 332.21; 332.22; 332.23; 332.24; 332.25; 332.26; 332.27; <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>332.28; and 332.29, are repealed effective January 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var><b>ENERGY</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[1.1499] STATE ENERGY CITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The city of Elk River is designated as the state energy city.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[16C.141] EMPLOYEE SUGGESTIONS; ENERGY SAVINGS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var><b>INCENTIVE PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of program.</b> The commissioner of administration must <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>implement a program using best practices and develop policies under which state <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>employees may receive cash awards for making suggestions that result in documented cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>savings to state agencies from reduced energy usage in state-owned buildings. The cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>awards must be an amount equal to half the amount of the energy costs saved by agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>in the year immediately following the implementation of the employee suggestion, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>$1,000 per suggestion. The program must include methods for documenting submission <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>of suggestions and for documenting savings achieved as a result of these suggestions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Funding.</b> To the extent necessary to fund the program under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>the commissioner of administration, with approval of the commissioner of finance, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>transfer a portion of the documented cost savings resulting from a suggestion under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>section from the general services revolving fund to an energy savings reward account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>Money in the energy savings reward account is appropriated to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>purposes of making cash rewards and paying the commissioner's incentive program <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>developments costs and administrative expenses under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report to legislature.</b> The commissioner of administration shall report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>energy policy by January 1, 2008, on the development of the incentive program, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>by January 15 each year thereafter on the implementation of this section, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>ideas submitted and energy savings realized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.</b> This section does not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, except to the extent the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities provides that the section does apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Repeal.</b> This section is repealed July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116C.779, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Renewable energy production incentive.</b> (a) Until January 1, 2018, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>$10,900,000 $11,400,000 annually must be allocated from available funds in the account <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>to fund renewable energy production incentives and on-farm biogas recovery facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>grants. $9,400,000 of this annual amount is for incentives for up to 200 megawatts of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>electricity generated by wind energy conversion systems that are eligible for the incentives <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.41</statute_ref>. The balance of this amount, Up to $1,500,000 $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>annually, may be used for production incentives for on-farm biogas recovery facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>and landfill gas recovery facilities that are eligible for the incentive under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.41</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>or for production incentives for other renewables, to be provided in the same manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>as under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.41</statute_ref>. Of this amount, no more than $500,000 may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>production incentives for landfill gas recovery facilities. Up to $1,000,000 may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>for grants for qualified on-farm biogas recovery facilities as provided in section 216C.42. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>Any portion of the $10,900,000 $11,400,000 not expended in any calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>incentive is available for other spending purposes under this section. This subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>does not create an obligation to contribute funds to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Department of Commerce shall determine eligibility of projects under <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216C.41</statute_ref> for the purposes of this subdivision. At least quarterly, the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>Commerce shall notify the public utility of the name and address of each eligible project <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>owner and the amount due to each project under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.41</statute_ref>. The public utility shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>make payments within 15 working days after receipt of notification of payments due.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.241, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Renewable energy research.</b> (a) A public utility that owns a nuclear <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>generation facility in the state shall spend five percent of the total amount that utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>is required to spend under this section to support basic and applied research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>demonstration activities at the University of Minnesota Initiative for Renewable Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>and the Environment for the development of renewable energy sources and technologies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>The utility shall transfer the required amount to the University of Minnesota on or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>July 1 of each year and that annual amount shall be deducted from the amount of money the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>utility is required to spend under this section. The University of Minnesota shall transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>at least ten percent of these funds to at least one rural campus or experiment station.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Research Activities funded under this subdivision shall may include, but are <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) development of environmentally sound production, distribution, and use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>energy, chemicals, and materials from renewable sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) processing and utilization of agricultural and forestry plant products and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>bio-based, renewable sources as a substitute for fossil-fuel-based energy, chemicals, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>materials using a variety of means including biocatalysis, biorefining, and fermentation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) conversion of state wind resources to hydrogen for energy storage and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>transportation to areas of energy demand;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) improvements in scalable hydrogen fuel cell technologies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) production of hydrogen from bio-based, renewable sources; and sequestration <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>of carbon.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) environmentally sound production of energy from a renewable energy source <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>including biomass; <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) environmentally sound production of hydrogen from biomass and any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>renewable energy source for energy storage and energy utilization; <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) development of energy conservation and efficient energy utilization technologies; <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) energy storage technologies; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) analysis of policy options to facilitate adoption of technologies that use or <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>produce  a  renewable energy source. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the utility may, but is not required to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>spend more than two percent of its gross operating revenues from service provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>state under this section or section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2411</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For the purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "renewable energy source: means hydro, wind, solar, biomass and geothermal <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>energy, and microorganisms used as an energy source; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "biomass" means plant and animal material, agricultural and forest residues, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>mixed municipal solid waste, and sludge from wastewater treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) This subdivision expires June 30, 2008 2010.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.812, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Early purchase and deployment of</b><b> renewable</b><b> hydrogen, fuel </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var><b>cells, and related technologies by the state.</b> (a) The Department of Commerce, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>conjunction coordination with the Department of Administration and the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>Agency, shall identify opportunities for demonstrating the use of deploying renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies within state-owned facilities, vehicle fleets, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>and operations in ways that demonstrate their commercial performance and economics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Department of Commerce shall recommend to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>Administration, when feasible, the purchase and demonstration deployment of hydrogen, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>fuel cells, and related technologies, when feasible,  in ways that strategically contribute <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>to realizing Minnesota's hydrogen economy goal as set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.8109</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>which contribute to the following nonexclusive list of objectives:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide needed performance data to the marketplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) identify code and regulatory issues to be resolved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) foster economic development and job creation in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) raise public awareness of renewable hydrogen, fuel cells, and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>technologies; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Department of Commerce and the Pollution Control Agency shall also <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>recommend to the Department of Administration changes to the state's procurement <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>guidelines and contracts in order to facilitate the purchase and deployment of cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>renewable hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies by all levels of government.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.812, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Pilot projects.</b> (a) In consultation with appropriate representatives from <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>state agencies, local governments, universities, businesses, and other interested parties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>the Department of Commerce shall report back to the legislature by November 1, 2005, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>and every two years thereafter, with a slate of proposed pilot projects that contribute to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>realizing Minnesota's hydrogen economy goal as set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.8109</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>Department of Commerce must consider the following nonexclusive list of priorities in <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>developing the proposed slate of pilot projects:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) demonstrate deploy "bridge" technologies such as hybrid-electric, off-road, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>fleet vehicles running on hydrogen or fuels blended with hydrogen;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) develop lead to cost-competitive, on-site renewable hydrogen production <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>technologies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) demonstrate nonvehicle applications for hydrogen;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) improve the cost and efficiency of hydrogen from renewable energy sources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) improve the cost and efficiency of hydrogen production using direct solar energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>without electricity generation as an intermediate step.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For all demonstrations deployment projects that do not involve a demonstration <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>component, individual system components of the technology must should, if feasible, meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>commercial performance standards and systems modeling must be completed to predict <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>commercial performance, risk, and synergies. In addition, the proposed pilots should meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>as many of the following criteria as possible:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) advance energy security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) capitalize on the state's native resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) result in economically competitive infrastructure being put in place;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) be located where it will link well with existing and related projects and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>accessible to the public, now or in the future;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) demonstrate multiple, integrated aspects of renewable hydrogen infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) include an explicit public education and awareness component;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) be scalable to respond to changing circumstances and market demands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) draw on firms and expertise within the state where possible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) include an assessment of its economic, environmental, and social impact; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) serve other needs beyond hydrogen development.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[216B.813] MINNESOTA RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INITIATIVE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Road map.</b> The Department of Commerce shall coordinate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>administer directly or by contract the Minnesota renewable hydrogen initiative. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>department decides to contract for its duties under this section, it must contract with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>nonpartisan, nonprofit organization within the state to develop the road map. The initiative <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>may be run as a public-private partnership representing business, academic, governmental, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>and nongovernmental organizations. The initiative must oversee the development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>implementation of a renewable hydrogen road map, including appropriate technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>deployments, that achieve the hydrogen goal of section 216B.013. The road map should <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>be compatible with the United States Department of Energy's National Hydrogen Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>Roadmap and be based on an assessment of marketplace economics and the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>opportunities in hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies, so as to capitalize on <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>strengths. The road map should establish a vision, goals, general timeline, strategies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>working with industry, and measurable milestones for achieving the state's renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>hydrogen goal. The road map should describe how renewable hydrogen and fuel cells fit <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>in Minnesota's overall energy system, and should help foster a consistent, predictable, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>prudent investment environment. The department must report to the legislature on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>progress in implementing the road map by November 1 of each odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grants.</b> (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>investment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) make recommendations on project grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to Accelerate <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the hydrogen production <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>options listed in the department's report with an end use that has significant commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or related technologies. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>funded technology deployment must include an explicit education and awareness-raising <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen deployment criteria defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>section 216B.812, and receive 50 percent of its total cost from nonstate sources. The 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are public institutions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) There is established a Legislative Electric Energy Task <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>Force to study future electric energy sources and costs and to make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>for legislation for an environmentally and economically sustainable and advantageous <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>electric energy supply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The task force consists of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) ten members of the house of representatives including the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>Environment and Natural Resources Committee and Regulated Industries Subcommittee <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>the Energy Finance and Policy Division and eight members to be appointed by the speaker <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>of the house, four of whom must be from the minority caucus; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ten members of the senate including the chairs of the Environment, Energy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>Natural Resources Budget Division and Jobs, Energy, and Community Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>Utilities, Technology and Communications committees and eight members to be appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>by the Subcommittee on Committees, four of whom must be from the minority caucus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The task force may employ staff, contract for consulting services, and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>reimburse the expenses of persons requested to assist it in its duties other than state <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>employees or employees of electric utilities. The director of the Legislative Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>Commission shall assist the task force in administrative matters. The task force shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>elect cochairs, one member of the house and one member of the senate from among the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>committee and subcommittee chairs named to the committee. The task force members <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>from the house shall elect the house cochair, and the task force members from the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>shall elect the senate cochair.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.051, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Expiration.</b> This section is repealed June 30, 2007 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[216C.385] CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE TEAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Findings.</b> The legislature finds that community-based energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>programs are an effective means of implementing improved energy practices including <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>conservation, greater efficiency in energy use, and the production and use of renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>resources such as wind, solar, biomass, and biofuels. Further, community-based energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>programs are found to be a public purpose for which public money may be spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Mission, organization, and membership.</b> The Clean Energy Resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>Teams (CERT's) project is an innovative state, university, and nonprofit partnership that <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>serves as a catalyst for community energy planning and projects. The mission of CERT's <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>is to give citizens a voice in the energy planning process by connecting them with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>necessary technical resources to identify and implement community-scale renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>energy and energy efficiency projects. In 2003, the Department of Commerce designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>the CERT's project as a statewide collaborative venture and recognized six regional teams <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>based on their geography: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>West-Central. Membership of CERT's may include but is not limited to representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>of utilities; federal, state, and local governments; small business; labor; senior citizens; <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>academia; and other interested parties. The Department of Commerce may certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>additional Clean Energy Resource Teams by regional geography, including teams in <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>the Twin Cities metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Powers and duties.</b> In order to develop and implement community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>energy programs, a Clean Energy Resource Team may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) analyze social and economic impacts caused by energy expenditures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) analyze regional renewable and energy efficiency resources and opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) link community members and community energy projects to the knowledge <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>and capabilities of the University of Minnesota, the State Energy Office, nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>organizations, and regional community members, among others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) plan, set priorities for, provide technical assistance to, and catalyze local energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>efficiency and renewable energy projects that help to meet state energy policy goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>maximize local economic development opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) provide a broad-based resource and communications network that links local, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>county, and regional energy efficiency and renewable energy project efforts around the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>state (both interregional and intraregional);<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) seek, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public or private sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>for purposes authorized in this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) provides a convening and networking function within CERT's regions to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>education, knowledge formation, and project replication; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) exercise other powers and duties imposed on it by statute, charter, or ordinance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Department assistance.</b> The commissioner, via the Clean Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>Resource Teams, may provide professional, technical, organizational, and financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>assistance to regions and communities to develop and implement community energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>programs and projects, within available resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[216C.39] RURAL WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var><b>LOAN FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A rural wind energy development revolving loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>fund is established as an account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>commissioner of finance shall credit to the account the amounts authorized under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>section and appropriations and transfers to the account. Earnings, such as interest, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>dividends, and any other earnings arising from fund assets, must be credited to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> The rural wind energy development revolving loan fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>is created to provide financial assistance, through partnership with local owners and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>communities, in developing community wind energy projects that meet the specifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>of section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expenditures.</b> Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>of commerce, and may be used to make loans to qualifying owners of wind energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>projects, as defined in section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), to assist in funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>wind studies and transmission interconnection studies. The loans must be structured for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>repayment within 30 days after the project begins commercial operations or two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>from the date the loan is issued, whichever is sooner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Limitations.</b> A loan may not be approved for an amount exceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>$100,000. This limit applies to all money loaned to a single project or single entity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>whether paid to one or more qualifying owners and whether paid in one or more fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Administration; eligible projects.</b> (a) Applications for a loan under <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>this section must be made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>Loans to eligible projects must be made in the order in which complete applications are <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>received by the commissioner. Loan funds must be disbursed to an applicant within ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>days of submission of a payment request by the applicant that demonstrates a payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>due to the Midwest Independent System Operator. Interest payable on the loan amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>may not exceed 1.5 percent per annum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A project is eligible for a loan under this program if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the project has completed an adequate interconnection feasibility study that <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>indicates the project may be interconnected with system upgrades of less than ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>of the estimated project costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the project has a signed power purchase agreement with an electric utility or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>provides evidence that the project is under serious consideration for such an agreement by <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>an electric utility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the ownership and structure of the project allows it to qualify as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>community-based energy development (C-BED) project under section 216B.1612, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>developer commits to obtaining and maintaining C-BED status; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the commissioner has determined that sufficient funds are available to make a <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>loan to the project.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.41, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) Unless otherwise provided, the definitions in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>subdivision apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Qualified hydroelectric facility" means a hydroelectric generating facility in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>this state that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is located at the site of a dam, if the dam was in existence as of March 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>1994; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) begins generating electricity after July 1, 1994, or generates electricity after <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>substantial refurbishing of a facility that begins after July 1, 2001.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Qualified wind energy conversion facility" means a wind energy conversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>system in this state that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) produces two megawatts or less of electricity as measured by nameplate rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>and begins generating electricity after December 31, 1996, and before July 1, 1999;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999, produces two megawatts or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>less of electricity as measured by nameplate rating, and is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) owned by a resident of Minnesota or an entity that is organized under the laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>of this state, is not prohibited from owning agricultural land under section 
         <statute_ref>500.24</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.35"></a><var>159.35</var>owns the land where the facility is sited;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) owned by a Minnesota small business as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>645.445</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) owned by a Minnesota nonprofit organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) owned by a tribal council if the facility is located within the boundaries of <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>the reservation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) owned by a Minnesota municipal utility or a Minnesota cooperative electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>association; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) owned by a Minnesota political subdivision or local government, including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>but not limited to, a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, school district, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>any other local or regional governmental organization such as a board, commission, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>association; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) begins generating electricity after June 30, 1999, produces seven megawatts or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>less of electricity as measured by nameplate rating, and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) is owned by a cooperative organized under chapter 308A other than a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>cooperative electric association; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) all shares and membership in the cooperative are held by an entity that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>prohibited from owning agricultural land under section 
         <statute_ref>500.24</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility" means an anaerobic digester system <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is located at the site of an agricultural operation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is owned by an entity that is not prohibited from owning agricultural land under <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>500.24</statute_ref> and that owns or rents the land where the facility is located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Anaerobic digester system" means a system of components that processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>animal waste based on the absence of oxygen and produces gas used to generate electricity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Qualified landfill gas recovery facility" means a landfill that is operating or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>closed, that generates gas from the decomposition of organic matter, and that installs a <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>system to collect the gas after July 1, 2007.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Incentive payment; appropriation.</b> (a) Incentive payments must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>according to this section to (1) a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility, (2) the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>or operator of a qualified hydropower facility or qualified wind energy conversion facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>for electric energy generated and sold by the facility, (3) a publicly owned hydropower <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>facility for electric energy that is generated by the facility and used by the owner of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>facility outside the facility, or (4) the owner of a publicly owned dam that is in need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>substantial repair, for electric energy that is generated by a hydropower facility at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.35"></a><var>160.35</var>dam and the annual incentive payments will be used to fund the structural repairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>replacement of structural components of the dam, or to retire debt incurred to fund those <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>repairs, or (5) a qualified landfill gas recovery facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Payment may only be made upon receipt by the commissioner of commerce of <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>an incentive payment application that establishes that the applicant is eligible to receive an <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>incentive payment and that satisfies other requirements the commissioner deems necessary. <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>The application must be in a form and submitted at a time the commissioner establishes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) There is annually appropriated from the renewable development account <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>116C.779</statute_ref> to the commissioner of commerce sums sufficient to make the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>payments required under this section, in addition to the amounts funded by the renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>development account as specified in subdivision 5a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.14.0"></a><a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility window.</b> Payments may be made under this section only for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) electricity generated from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) from a qualified hydroelectric facility that is operational and generating <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>electricity before December 31, 2009;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) from a qualified wind energy conversion facility that is operational and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>generating electricity before January 1, 2008; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) from a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility from July 1, 2001, through <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>December 31, 2017; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) gas generated from: <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility from July 1, 2007, through December <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>31, 2017; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a qualified landfill gas recovery facility from July 1, 2007, through December <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>31, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.15.0"></a><a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[216C.42] ON-FARM BIOGAS RECOVERY GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility" means an anaerobic digester system <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is located at the site of an agricultural operation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is owned by an entity that is not prohibited from owning agricultural land under <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>section 500.24 and that owns or rents the land where the facility is located; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) is owned by a qualified owner as defined in section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Anaerobic digester system" means a system of components that processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>animal waste based on the absence of oxygen and produces gas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>approve grants to a qualified owner of a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>total installed costs of capital investments associated with the facility, up to a maximum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>$500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> Application for a grant under this section must be made by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>qualified owner to the commissioner on a form the commissioner prescribes by rule. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>commissioner must review each application to determine:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) whether the application is complete;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) whether the information, calculations, and estimates contained in the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>are appropriate, accurate, and reasonable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) whether the project is eligible for a grant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the amount of the grant for which the project is eligible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) other funding sources the owner proposes to use to finance the project in addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>to a grant authorized by this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>An applicant may submit only one grant application each year under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Additional information.</b> During application review, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>may request additional information about a proposed project, including information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>project cost. Failure to provide information requested disqualifies a grant application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Public accessibility of grant application data.</b> Data contained in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>application submitted to the commissioner for a grant under this section, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>supporting technical documentation, is classified as public data not on individuals under <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>section 13.02, subdivision 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner must adopt rules necessary to implement this <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>section. The rules must contain at a minimum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) standards for project eligibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) criteria for reviewing grant applications; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) procedures and guidelines for program monitoring and evaluation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Right of first refusal.</b> A utility that provides electric service at retail in <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>the area where the qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility is located has the right of <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>first refusal for any gas produced by a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>received a grant under this section. A utility's right of first refusal expires if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) within 45 days after the qualified owner files an incentive payment application <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>with the commissioner of commerce, the utility fails to send a letter of intent to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>qualified owner indicating the utility's willingness to negotiate a purchase agreement; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the parties enter negotiations but fail to reach agreement within 120 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>the qualified owner files an incentive payment application with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Eligibility toward renewable energy objective and standard.</b> Any gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>generated by a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility awarded a grant under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>section that is purchased by a utility may be counted toward the utility's renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>objective and standard under section 216B.1691. <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Appropriation.</b> Up to $1,000,000 is appropriated annually from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>renewable development account through fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>agriculture for the purpose of providing grants to qualified on-farm biogas recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>facilities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.16.0"></a><a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>[561.20] NUISANCE LIABILITY OF WIND ENERGY CONVERSION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var><b>SYSTEMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, "wind energy conversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>system" has the meaning given in section 216C.06.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Wind energy conversion system not a nuisance.</b>  (a) A wind energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>conversion system is not and does not become a private or public nuisance after two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>from the date it begins generating electricity as a matter of law if the system:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) complies with all applicable federal, state, or county laws, regulations, rules, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>ordinances and any permits issued for it; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) operates according to generally accepted practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For a period of two years from the date it begins generating electricity, there is <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>a rebuttable presumption that a wind energy conversion system in compliance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>requirements of paragraph (a) is not a public or private nuisance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This subdivision does not apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any prosecution for the crime of public nuisance as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>609.74 or to an action by a public authority to abate a particular condition that is a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>nuisance; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any enforcement action brought by a local unit of government related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>zoning under chapter 394 or 462.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Existing contracts.</b> This section must not be construed to invalidate any <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.35"></a><var>163.35</var>contracts or commitments made before the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Severability.</b> If a provision of this section, or application thereof to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>person or set of circumstances, is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>affect other  provisions or applications of this section that can be given effect without the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>invalid provision  or application. To that end, the provisions of this section are declared to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>be severable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.17.0"></a><a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>PETROLEUM VIOLATION ESCROW FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Petroleum violation escrow funds appropriated to the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>by  Laws 1988, chapter 686, article 1, section 38, for state energy loan programs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>schools,  hospitals, and public buildings must be used for grants to kindergarten through <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>grade 12 schools to develop energy conservation or renewable energy projects. A grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>may not exceed $500,000. The commissioner must endeavor to award grants throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>the regions of the state. No more than one grant may be awarded in a county, unless an <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>insufficient number of applications is received from schools located in other counties to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>exhaust available funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of commerce must petition the federal Department of Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>for a waiver from any federal regulation that limits the proportion of federal funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>expended on state energy programs that may be spent on energy efficiency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "renewable energy" means wind, solar, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>hydroelectric with a capacity of less than 60 megawatts, geothermal, hydrogen, fuel cells <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>made from renewable resources, herbaceous crops, agricultural crops, agricultural waste, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>and aquatic plant matter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>commerce receives the waiver described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.18.0"></a><a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>RURAL WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Center for Rural Policy and Development shall make a grant to a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>organization with experience dealing with energy and community wind issues to design <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>and implement a rural wind energy development assistance program. The program must <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>be designed to maximize rural economic development and stabilize rural community <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>institutions, including hospitals and schools, by increasing the income of local residents <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>and increasing local tax revenues. The grant may be disbursed in two installments. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>program must provide assistance to rural entities seeking to develop wind generation <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>projects that meet the specifications of Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1612, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>2, paragraph (f), and to sell the electricity the projects produce. Among other strategies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>the program may consider aggregating rural entities and others into groups with the size <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>and market power necessary to plan and develop significant rural wind energy projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The program must provide assistance that includes, but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) providing legal, engineering, and financial services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) identifying target communities with favorable wind resources, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>interest, and local political support;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) providing assistance to reserve, obtain, and ensure the maintenance over time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>wind turbines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) creating market opportunities for utilities to meet their renewable energy standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>obligations through purchases from rural community wind projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) assisting in negotiating fair power purchase agreements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) facilitating transmission interconnection and delivery of energy from community <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>wind projects; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) lowering the market risk facing potential wind investors by supporting all phases <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>of project development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The grantee must demonstrate an ability to sustain program functions with ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>revenue from sources other than state funding and shall provide a 35 percent grant match. <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>The grant must be awarded on a competitive basis. The center must use best practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>regarding grant management functions, including selection and monitoring of the grantee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>compliance review, and financial oversight. Grant management fees are limited to 2.5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>percent of the grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner of commerce shall monitor the activities of the rural wind <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>energy development assistance program created under this section.  By November 1, 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>the commissioner shall submit an evaluation of the program to the chairs of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and finance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>including recommendations for legislative or administrative action to better achieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>program goals described in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.19.0"></a><a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>UNIFORM CODES AND STANDARDS FOR HYDROGEN, FUEL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var><b>CELLS, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES; RECOMMENDATIONS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var><b>REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner of labor and industry, in consultation with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>Commerce and other relevant public and private interests, shall develop recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.34"></a><var>165.34</var>regarding the adoption of uniform codes and standards for hydrogen infrastructure, fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>cells, and related technologies, and report those recommendations to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>December 31, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The goal of the recommendations is to have all regulatory jurisdictions in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>state have the same safety standards with regard to the production, storage, transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>distribution, and use of hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies. The commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>recommendations must, without limitation, include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) codes and standards that already exist for hydrogen, fuel cells, and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>technologies, and how the state should formalize their use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) codes and standards still under development by various official standard-making <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>bodies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) gaps between existing codes and standards, those under development, and those <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>that may still be needed but are not yet being developed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the need for, and estimated cost of, additional education and training for <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>emergency management and code officials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) any changes needed to environmental and other permitting processes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>accommodate the commercialization of hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) recommendations on appropriate codes and standards for educational and <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>research institutions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.20.0"></a><a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the purposes specified in Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 13, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>4, for which the commissioner of commerce may make grants, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>make grants under that law for the purpose of developing, deploying, and encouraging <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>commercially promising renewable hydrogen production systems and hydrogen end <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>uses in partnership with industry. The authority of the commissioner to make grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>and assessments under Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 13, section 4, continues until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>authorized grants and assessments are made.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.21.0"></a><a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>OFF-SITE RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of commerce shall convene a broad group of interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>stakeholders to evaluate the feasibility and potential for the interconnection and parallel <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>operation of off-site renewable distributed generation in a manner consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 216B.37 to 216B.43, and shall issue recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>energy issues by February 1, 2008.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var><b>ENVIRONMENT</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>BIOFUEL PERMITTING REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By January 15, 2008, the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>resources, and the Environmental Quality Board shall report to the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture and environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>policy and budget on the process to issue permits for biofuel production facilities. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>report shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) information on the timing of the permits and measures taken to improve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>timing of the permitting process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) recommended changes to statutes, rules, or procedures to improve the biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>facility permitting process and reduce the groundwater needed for production; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) other information or analysis that may be helpful in understanding or improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>the biofuel production facility permitting process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Terrestrial carbon sequestration.</b> "Terrestrial carbon sequestration" <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>means the long-term storage of carbon in soil and vegetation to prevent its collection in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Geologic carbon sequestration.</b> "Geologic carbon sequestration" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>injecting carbon dioxide into underground geologic formations where it can be stored for <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>long periods of time to prevent its escape to the atmosphere.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>TERRESTRIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Study; scope.</b> The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>is requested to conduct a study assessing the potential capacity for carbon sequestration in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>Minnesota's terrestrial systems. The study must: <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) conduct a statewide inventory and construct a database of lands across several <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>land types, such as forests, agricultural lands, peatlands, and wetlands, that have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>potential to sequester significant quantities of carbon and of lands that currently contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>large stocks of carbon that are at risk of being emitted to the atmosphere as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>changes in land use and climate; <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var> <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) quantify the ability of various land use practices, such as the growth of different <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>species of crops, grasses, and trees, to sequester carbon and their impacts on other <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>ecological services of value, including air and water quality, biodiversity, and wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>habitat; <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) identify a network of benchmark monitoring sites to measure the impact of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>long-term, large-scale factors, such as changes in climate, carbon dioxide levels, and land <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>use, on the terrestrial carbon sequestration capacity of various land types, to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>understanding of carbon-terrestrial interactions and dynamics; <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) identify long-term demonstration projects to measure the impact of deliberate <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>sequestration practices, including the establishment of biofuel production systems, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>forest, agricultural, wetland, and prairie ecosystems; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) evaluate current state policies and programs that affect the levels of terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>sequestration on public and private lands and identify gaps and recommend policy changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>to increase sequestration rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Coordination of terrestrial carbon sequestration activities.</b> Planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>and implementation of the study described in subdivision 1 will be coordinated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>the Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a task force consisting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>representatives from the University of Minnesota, the Department of Agriculture, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Department of Commerce, the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>of Natural Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency and agricultural, forestry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>conservation, and business stakeholders. <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Contracting.</b> The University of Minnesota may contract with another <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>party to perform any of the tasks listed in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner of natural resources must submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>with the results of the study to the senate and house of representatives committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>jurisdiction over environmental and energy policies no later than February 1, 2008.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Study; scope.</b> (a) The Minnesota Geological Survey shall conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>a study assessing the potential capacity for geologic carbon sequestration in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>Midcontinent Rift system in Minnesota. The study must assess the potential of porous <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>and permeable sandstone layers deeper than one kilometer below the surface that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>capped by less permeable shale and must identify potential risks to carbon storage, such <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>as areas of low permeability in injection zones, low storage capacity, and potential seal <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.34"></a><var>168.34</var>failure. The study must identify the most promising formations and geographic areas for <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.35"></a><var>168.35</var>physical analysis of carbon sequestration potential. The study must review geologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>maps, published reports and surveys, and any relevant unpublished raw data with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>to attributes that are pertinent for the long-term sequestration of carbon in geologic <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>formations, in particular, those that bear on formation injectivity, capacity, and seal <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>effectiveness. The study must examine the following characteristics of key sedimentary <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>units within the Midcontinent Rift system in Minnesota:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) likely depth, temperature, and pressure; <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) physical properties, including the ability to contain and transmit fluids; <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the type of rocks present; <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) structure and geometry, including folds and faults; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) hydrogeology, including water chemistry and water flow.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>Geological Survey, shall contract for a study to estimate the properties of the Midcontinent <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>Rift system in Minnesota, as described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), through the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>use of computer models developed for similar geologic formations located outside of <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>Minnesota which have been studied in greater detail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Consultation.</b> The Minnesota Geological Survey shall consult with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>Minnesota Mineral Coordinating Committee, established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>93.0015, in planning and implementing the study design.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner of natural resources must submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>with the results of the study to the senate and house of representatives committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>jurisdiction over environmental and energy policies no later than February 1, 2008.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>STAY EXTENDED; DRY CASK STORAGE AT MONTICELLO.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The stay of a Public Utilities Commission decision to approve an application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>a certificate of need for additional dry cask storage at the Monticello nuclear power <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>generating facility, imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.83, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>is extended until June 1, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var><b>HEATING ASSISTANCE AND UTILITIES</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[216B.091] MONTHLY REPORTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each public utility must report the following data on residential customers to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>commission monthly, in a format determined by the commission:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) number of customers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) number and total amount of accounts past due;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) average customer past due amount;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) total revenue received from the low-income home energy assistance program and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>other sources contributing to the bills of low-income persons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) average monthly bill;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) total sales revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) total write-offs due to uncollectible bills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) number of disconnection notices mailed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) number of accounts disconnected for nonpayment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) number of accounts reconnected to service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) number of accounts that remain disconnected, grouped by the duration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>disconnection, as follows:  <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) 1-30 days; <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) 31-60 days; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) more than 60 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Monthly reports for October through April must also include the following data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) number of cold weather protection requests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) number of payment arrangement requests received and granted;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) number of right to appeal notices mailed to customers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) number of reconnect request appeals withdrawn;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) number of occupied heat-affected accounts disconnected for 24 hours or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>for electric and natural gas service separately;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) number of occupied non-heat-affected accounts disconnected for 24 hours or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>more for electric and gas service separately;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) number of customers granted cold weather rule protection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) number of customers disconnected who did not request cold weather rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>protection; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) number of customers disconnected who requested cold weather rule protection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The data reported under paragraphs (a) and (b) is presumed to be accurate upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>submission and must be made available through the commission's electronic filing system.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[216B.0951] PROPANE PREPURCHASE PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of commerce shall operate, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>contract to operate, a propane fuel prepurchase fuel program. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>contract at any time of the year to purchase the lesser of one-third of the liquid propane <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>fuel consumed by low-income home energy assistance program recipients during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>previous heating season or the amount that can be purchased with available funds. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>propane fuel prepurchase program must be available statewide through each local agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>that administers the energy assistance program. The commissioner may decide to limit or <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>not engage in prepurchasing if the commissioner finds that there is a reasonable likelihood <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>that prepurchasing will not provide fuel-cost savings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Hedge account.</b> The commissioner may establish a hedge account with <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>realized program savings due to prepurchasing. The account must be used to compensate <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>program recipients an amount up to the difference in cost for fuel provided to the recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>if winter-delivered fuel prices are lower than the prepurchase or summer-fill price. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>more than ten percent of the aggregate prepurchase program savings may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>establish the hedge account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The Department of Commerce shall issue a report by June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>2008, made available electronically on its Web site and in print upon request, that contains <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the cost per gallon of prepurchased fuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the total gallons of fuel prepurchased;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the average cost of propane each month between October and the following April;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the number of energy assistance program households receiving prepurchased <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>fuel; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the average savings accruing or benefit increase provided to energy assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>households.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[216B.096] COLD WEATHER RULE; PUBLIC UTILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b>  This section applies only to residential customers of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>public utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Cold weather period" means the period from October 15 through April 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>the following year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Customer" means a residential customer of a utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Customer's income" means the actual monthly income of the customer or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>average monthly income of the customer computed on a calendar year basis, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>less, and does not include any amount received for energy assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Disconnection" means the involuntary loss of utility heating service as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>of a physical act by a utility to discontinue service. Disconnection includes installation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.35"></a><var>171.35</var>a service or load limiter or any device that limits or interrupts utility service in any way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Household income" means the combined income, as defined in section 290A.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>subdivision 3, of all residents of the customer's household, computed on an annual basis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>Household income does not include any amount received for energy assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Reasonably timely payment" means payment within seven calendar days of <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>agreed-upon due dates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Reconnection" means the restoration of utility heating service after it has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>disconnected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) "Third party notice"  means a commission-approved notice containing, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>minimum, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a statement that the utility will send a copy of any future notice of proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>disconnection of utility heating service to a third party designated by the residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>customer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) instructions on how to request this service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a statement that the residential customer should contact the person the customer <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>intends to designate as the third party contact before providing the utility with the party's <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>name.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) "Utility" means a public utility as defined in section 216B.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) "Utility heating service" means natural gas or electricity used as a  primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>heating source, including electricity service necessary to operate gas heating equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) "Working days" means Mondays through Fridays, excluding legal holidays.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Utility obligations before cold weather period.</b> (a) Each year, between <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>September 1 and October 15, each utility must notify all customers of the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>this section. Notice must also be provided to all new residential customers when service is <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>initiated. Notice must, at a minimum, include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an explanation of the customer's rights and responsibilities under subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an explanation of no-cost and low-cost methods to reduce the consumption <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>of energy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a third party notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Also, each year, between September 1 and October 15, each utility must attempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>to contact, establish a payment agreement, and reconnect utility heating service to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>customers who were disconnected after the preceding heating season. A record must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>made of all contacts and attempted contacts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Notice before disconnection during cold weather period.</b> Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.34"></a><var>172.34</var>disconnecting utility heating service during the cold weather period, a utility must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.35"></a><var>172.35</var>notice to a customer, in easy-to-understand language, that contains the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.36"></a><var>172.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the date of the scheduled disconnection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the amount due;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) ways to avoid disconnection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) information regarding payment agreements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a statement explaining the customer's rights and responsibilities, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>right to appeal a determination by the utility that the customer is not eligible for protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>and the right to request commission intervention if the utility and customer cannot arrive <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>at a mutually acceptable payment agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a list of local energy assistance and weatherization providers in each county <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>served by the utility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a third party notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Cold weather rule.</b> (a) During the cold weather period, a utility may <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>not disconnect and must reconnect a customer whose household income is at or below <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>50 percent of the state median income if the customer enters into and makes reasonably <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>timely payments under a mutually acceptable payment agreement with the utility that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>based on the financial resources and circumstances of the household; provided that, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>utility may not require a customer to pay  more than ten percent of the customer's income <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>toward current and past utility bills for utility heating service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A utility may accept more than ten percent of the household income as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>payment arrangement amount if agreed to by the customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The customer or a designated third party may request a modification of the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>of a payment agreement previously entered into if the customer's financial circumstances <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>have changed or the customer is unable to make reasonably timely payments. The utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>may refer to commission staff a customer who requests more than two modifications of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>payment agreement during a single cold weather rule period if no payments have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The payment agreement terminates at the expiration of the cold weather period <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>unless a longer period is mutually agreed to by the customer and the utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Verification of income.</b> (a) In verifying a customer's household income, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>a utility may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) accept the signed statement of a customer that the customer is income eligible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) obtain income verification from a local energy assistance provider or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>government agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) consider one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.34"></a><var>173.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the most recent income tax return filed by members of the customer's household;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for each employed member of the customer's household, paycheck stubs for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>last two months or a written statement from the employer reporting wages earned during <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>the preceding two months;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) a customer's Medicaid card, documentation that the customer receives food <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>stamps, or a food support eligibility document;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) documentation that the customer receives a pension from the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Veteran's Administration, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>other pension provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) a letter showing the customer's dismissal from a job or other documentation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>unemployment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) other documentation that supports the customer's declaration of income <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A customer who receives energy assistance benefits under any federal, state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>or county government programs in which eligibility is defined as household income at <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>or below 50 percent of state median income is deemed to be automatically eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>protection under this section and no other verification of income may be required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Prohibitions and requirements.</b> During the cold weather period:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A utility may not charge a deposit or delinquency charge to a customer who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>entered into a payment agreement or a customer who has appealed to the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>under subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A utility may not disconnect service during the following periods:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) during the pendency of any appeal under subdivision 8;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) earlier than ten working days after a utility has deposited in first class mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>or seven working days after a utility has personally served, the notice required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>subdivision 4 to a customer in an occupied dwelling;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) earlier than ten working days after the utility has deposited in first class mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>the notice required under subdivision 4 to the recorded billing address of the customer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>if the utility has reasonably determined from an on-site inspection that the dwelling <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>is unoccupied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) on a Friday, unless the utility makes personal contact with, and offers a payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>agreement to, the customer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or the day before a holiday;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) when utility offices are closed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.34"></a><var>174.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) when no utility personnel are available to resolve disputes, enter into payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.35"></a><var>174.35</var>agreements, accept payments, and reconnect service; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.36"></a><var>174.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) when commission offices are closed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Also, a utility may not discontinue service until the utility investigates whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>the dwelling is actually occupied. At a minimum, the investigation must include one visit <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>by the utility to the dwelling during normal working hours. If no contact is made and <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>there is reason to believe that the dwelling is occupied, the utility must attempt a second <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>contact during nonbusiness hours. If personal contact is made, the utility representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>must provide notice required under subdivision 4 and, if the utility representative is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>authorized to enter into a payment agreement, the telephone number the customer can call <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>to establish a payment agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Each utility must reconnect utility service if, following disconnection, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>dwelling is found to be occupied and the customer agrees to enter into a payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>agreement or appeals to the commission because the customer and the utility are unable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>agree on a payment agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Disputes; customer appeals.</b> (a) A utility must provide the customer <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>and any designated third party with a commission-approved written notice of the right <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>to appeal:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) upon a utility determination that the customer's household income is more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>50 percent of state median household income; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) when the utility and customer are unable to agree on the establishment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>modification of a payment agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A customer's appeal must be filed with the commission no later than seven <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>working days after the customer's receipt of a personally served disconnection notice, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>within ten working days after the utility has deposited a first class mail notice. If no <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>disconnection notice has been issued, an appeal may be filed at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commission must determine all customer appeals on an informal basis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>within 30 calendar days of receipt of a customer's written appeal. In making its <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>determination, the commission must consider one or more of the factors in subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding any other law, following an appeals decision adverse to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>customer, a utility may not disconnect utility heating service for seven working days <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>after the utility has personally served a disconnection notice, or for ten working days <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>after the utility has deposited a first class mail notice. The notice must contain, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>easy-to-understand language, the date on or after which disconnection will occur, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>reason for disconnection, and ways to avoid disconnection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.34"></a><var>175.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Utility appeals.</b> A utility may file an appeal of the commission's informal <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.35"></a><var>175.35</var>determination under subdivision 8 within 14 working days after it is issued. An appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.36"></a><var>175.36</var>must be in writing, on forms prescribed by the commission. A copy of the appeal and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>commission-approved letter explaining that the customer may have service disconnected <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>must be mailed by the utility to the local human services or social services agency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>the local energy assistance provider on the same day as the utility mails its appeal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Reporting.</b> Annually on November 1, a utility must file with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>commission a report specifying the number of utility heating service customers whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>service is disconnected or remains disconnected as of October 1 and October 15. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>customers remain disconnected on October 15, a utility must file a report each week <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>between November 1 and the end of the cold weather period specifying:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the number of utility heating service customers that are or remain disconnected <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>from service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of utility heating service customers that are reconnected to service <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>each week. The utility may discontinue weekly reporting if the number of utility heating <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>service customers that are or remain disconnected reaches zero before the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>cold weather period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.097, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application; notice to residential customer.</b> (a) A municipal utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>or a cooperative electric association must not disconnect and must reconnect the utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>service of a residential customer during the period between October 15 and April 15 if <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>the disconnection affects the primary heat source for the residential unit when and all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the customer has declared inability to pay on forms provided by the utility. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>the purposes of this clause, a customer that is receiving energy assistance is deemed <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>to have demonstrated an inability to pay;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The household income of the customer is less than at or below 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>state median household income;. A municipal utility or cooperative electric association <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>utility may (i) verify income on forms it provides or (ii) obtain<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) verification of income may be conducted by from the local energy assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>provider or the utility, unless the. A customer is deemed automatically eligible for to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>the income requirements of this clause protection against disconnection as a recipient of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>if the customer receives  any form of public assistance, including energy assistance, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>uses an income eligibility in an amount threshold set at or below the income eligibility in <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>clause (2); 50 percent of the state median household income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.34"></a><var>176.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (2) A customer whose account is current for the billing period immediately prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.35"></a><var>176.35</var>to October 15 or who, at any time, enters into and makes reasonably timely payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>under a payment schedule agreement that considers the financial resources of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>household and is reasonably current with payments under the schedule; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the (3) A customer receives referrals to energy assistance programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>weatherization, conservation, or other programs likely to reduce the customer's energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>bills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association must, between August <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>15 and October 15 of each year, notify all residential customers of the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.097, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Restrictions if disconnection necessary.</b> (a) If a residential customer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>be involuntarily disconnected between October 15 and April 15 for failure to comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>the provisions of subdivision 1, the disconnection must not occur:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) on a Friday or on the day before a holiday, unless the customer declines to enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>into a payment agreement offered that day in person or via personal contact by telephone <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>by a municipal utility or cooperative electric association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) on a weekend, holiday, or the day before a holiday;<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) when utility offices are closed; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) after the close of business on a day when disconnection is permitted, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var>a field representative of a municipal utility or cooperative electric association who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>authorized to enter into a payment agreement, accept payment, and continue service, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>offers a payment agreement to the customer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>Further, the disconnection must not occur until at least 20 days after the notice required <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>in subdivision 2 has been mailed to the customer or 15 days after the notice has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>personally delivered to the customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a customer does not respond to a disconnection notice, the customer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>not be disconnected until the utility investigates whether the residential unit is actually <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>occupied. If the unit is found to be occupied, the utility must immediately inform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>occupant of the provisions of this section. If the unit is unoccupied, the utility must give <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>seven days' written notice of the proposed disconnection to the local energy assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>provider before making a disconnection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If, prior to disconnection, a customer appeals a notice of involuntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>disconnection, as provided by the utility's established appeal procedure, the utility must <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var>not disconnect until the appeal is resolved.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.177.34"></a><var>177.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.098, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Undercharges.</b> (a) A utility shall offer a payment agreement to customers <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>who have been undercharged if no culpable conduct by the customer or resident of <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>the customer's household caused the undercharge. The agreement must cover a period <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>equal to the time over which the undercharge occurred or a different time period that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>mutually agreeable to the customer and the utility, except that the duration of a payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>agreement offered by a utility to a customer whose household income is at or below 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>percent of state median household income must consider the financial circumstances of <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>the customer's household. <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No interest or delinquency fee may be charged under this as part of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>undercharge agreement under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a customer inquiry or complaint results in the utility's discovery of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>undercharge, the utility may bill for undercharges incurred after the date of the inquiry <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>or complaint only if the utility began investigating the inquiry or complaint within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>reasonable time after when it was made.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.16, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Intervenor </b><b>payment</b><b> compensation</b><b>.</b> (a) An organization or individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>granted formal intervenor status by the commission is eligible to receive compensation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commission may order a utility to pay all or a portion of a party's intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var> compensate all or part of an eligible intervenor's reasonable costs not to exceed $20,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>per intervenor in any proceeding of participation in a general rate case that comes before <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>the commission  when the commission finds that the intervenor has materially assisted <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>the commission's deliberation and the intervenor has insufficient financial resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>afford the costs of intervention and when a lack of compensation would present financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>hardship to the intervenor. Compensation may not exceed $50,000 for a single intervenor <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>in any proceeding. For the purpose of this subdivision, "materially assisted" means that <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>the intervenor's participation and presentation was useful and seriously considered, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>otherwise substantially contributed to the commission's deliberations in the proceeding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In determining whether an intervenor has materially assisted the commission's <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>deliberation, the commission must consider, at a minimum, whether: <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the intervenor represented an interest that would not otherwise have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>adequately represented; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the evidence or arguments presented or the positions taken by the intervenor <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>were an important factor in producing a fair decision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the intervenor's position promoted a public purpose or policy; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the evidence presented, arguments made, issues raised, or positions taken by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>intervenor would not have been a part of the record without the intervenor's participation; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>and <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the administrative law judge or the commission adopted, in whole or in part, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>position advocated by the intervenor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In determining whether the absence of compensation would present financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>hardship to the intervenor, the commission must consider: <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) whether the costs presented in the intervenor's claim reflect reasonable fees for <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>attorneys and expert witnesses and other reasonable costs; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the ratio between the costs of intervention and the intervenor's unrestricted funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) An intervenor seeking compensation must file a request and an affidavit of service <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>with the commission, and serve a copy of the request on each party to the proceeding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>The request must be filed 30 days after the later of (1) the expiration of the period within <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var>which a petition for rehearing, amendment, vacation, reconsideration, or reargument must <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>be filed or (2) the date the commission issues an order following rehearing, amendment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>vacation, reconsideration, or reargument.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The compensation request must include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name and address of the intervenor or representative of the nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>organization the intervenor is representing; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if necessary, proof of the organization's nonprofit, tax-exempt status; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the name and docket number of the proceeding for which compensation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>requested; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a list of actual annual revenues and expenses of the organization the intervenor is <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>representing for the preceding year and projected revenues, revenue sources, and expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>for the current year; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the organization's balance sheet for the preceding year and a current monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>balance sheet; <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) an itemization of intervenor costs and the total compensation request; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a narrative explaining why additional organizational funds cannot be devoted <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>to the intervention.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Within 30 days after service of the request for compensation, a party may file <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.32"></a><var>179.32</var>a response, together with an affidavit of service, with the commission. A copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.33"></a><var>179.33</var>response must be served on the intervenor and all other parties to the proceeding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.34"></a><var>179.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Within 15 days after the response is filed, the intervenor may file a reply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.35"></a><var>179.35</var>the commission. A copy of the reply and an affidavit of service must be served on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.36"></a><var>179.36</var>other parties to the proceeding. <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) If additional costs are incurred as a result of additional proceedings following <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>the commission's initial order, the intervenor may file an amended request within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>days after the commission issues an amended order. Paragraphs (e) to (h) apply to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>amended request. <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The commission must issue a decision on intervenor compensation within 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>days of a filing by an intervenor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) A party may request reconsideration of the commission's compensation decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>within 30 days of the decision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) If the commission issues an order requiring payment of intervenor compensation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>the utility that was the subject of the proceeding must pay the compensation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>intervenor, and file with the commission proof of payment, within 30 days after the later <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>of (1) the expiration of the period within which a petition for reconsideration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>commission's compensation decision must be filed or (2) the date the commission issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>an order following reconsideration of its order on intervenor compensation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.16, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Low-income</b><b> affordability</b><b> programs.</b> (a) The commission may must <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>consider ability to pay as a factor in setting utility rates and may establish affordability <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>programs for low-income residential ratepayers in order to ensure affordable, reliable, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>continuous service to low-income utility customers. By September 1, 2007, a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>utility serving low-income residential ratepayers who use natural gas for heating must <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>file an affordability program with the commission. For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>"low-income residential ratepayers" means ratepayers who receive energy assistance from <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>the low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP).<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The purpose of the low-income programs is to Any affordability program the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>commission orders a utility to implement must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) lower the percentage of income that participating low-income households devote <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>to energy bills, to;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) increase participating customer payments, and to over time by increasing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>frequency of payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) decrease or eliminate participating customer arrears;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) lower the utility costs associated with customer account collection activities; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) coordinate the program with other available low-income bill payment assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>and conservation resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>In ordering low-income affordability programs, the commission may require public <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.35"></a><var>180.35</var>utilities to file program evaluations, including the coordination of other available <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>low-income bill payment and conservation resources and that measure the effect of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>affordability program on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) reducing the percentage of income that participating households devote to energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>bills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) service disconnections; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) frequency of customer payment behavior payments, utility collection costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>arrearages, and bad debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commission must issue orders necessary to implement, administer, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>evaluate affordability programs, and to allow a utility to recover program costs, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>administrative costs, on a timely basis. The commission may not allow a utility to recover <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>administrative costs, excluding start-up costs, in excess of five percent of total program <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>costs, or program evaluation costs in excess of two percent of total program costs. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>commission must permit deferred accounting, with carrying costs, for recovery of program <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>costs incurred during the period between general rate cases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Public utilities may use information collected or created for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>administering energy assistance to administer affordability programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>RULES; INSTRUCTION TO COMMISSION AND REVISOR.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Public Utilities Commission.</b> The commission must amend <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>Minnesota Rules, chapters 7820 and 7831, to conform with the provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>Statutes, section 216B.096, as authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>subdivision 1, clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Revisor of statutes.</b> The revisor of statutes shall change the reference from <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>"216B.095" to "216B.096" wherever found in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7820.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>(a) Minnesota Rules, parts 7831.0100; 7831.0200; 7831.0300; 7831.0400; <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>7831.0500; 7831.0600; 7831.0700; and 7831.0800, are repealed as they pertain to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>general rate case for a gas or electric utility held before the commission. The Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>Utilities Commission shall timely adopt rules to conform with this repealer and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>Statutes, section 216B.16, subdivision 10, as amended by this act, under the exempt rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>procedures of Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.095, is repealed.<br />
         		
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