1.1 	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 4062
1.2 	A bill for an act
1.3 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.4 	resources and tourism; modifying previous appropriations; establishing new 
1.5 	programs and modifying existing programs; modifying fees; creating accounts; 
1.6 	authorizing sales and conveyances of certain land; modifying environmental laws; 
1.7 	modifying game and fish laws; modifying water laws; modifying natural resource 
1.8 	and environment laws; modifying mining laws; allowing expansion in West Newton 
1.9 	Special Use District; requiring reports; making technical corrections;amending 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 84.027, subdivision 14a, by adding a subdivision; 
1.11 	84.632; 84.788, subdivision 5; 84.82, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	84.821, subdivision 2; 84.84; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.87, subdivision 1; 84.922, 
1.13 	subdivision 4; 85.015, subdivision 10; 90.181, subdivision 2; 97A.015, subdivisions 
1.14 	29, 51; 97A.126, as amended; 97A.137, subdivisions 3, 5; 97A.405, subdivision 
1.15 	5; 97B.031, subdivision 1; 97B.071; 97B.311; 97B.318, subdivision 1; 97B.415; 
1.16 	97B.668; 97C.211, subdivision 2a; 97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.515, subdivision 
1.17 	2; 103G.201; 103G.211; 103G.223; 103G.271, subdivision 7, by adding a 
1.18 	subdivision; 103G.285, by adding a subdivision; 103G.287, subdivisions 4, 5, by 
1.19 	adding subdivisions; 103G.289; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.455; 115.55, by adding 
1.20 	a subdivision; 115.77, subdivision 1; 115.84, subdivisions 2, 3; 115A.03, 
1.21 	subdivision 35, by adding subdivisions; 115B.52, subdivision 4; 116.03, subdivision 
1.22 	2b; 116.07, subdivision 4d, by adding a subdivision; 116B.03, subdivision 1; 
1.23 	116B.10, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116U.55, by adding 
1.24 	a subdivision; 127A.353, subdivision 2; 282.04, subdivision 1, by adding a 
1.25 	subdivision; 282.08; 297A.94; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 
1.26 	84.63; 84.631; 84.92, subdivision 8; 85.052, subdivision 6; 92.502; 103G.271, 
1.27 	subdivision 4a; 127A.353, subdivision 4; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 
1.28 	4, article 4, section 136, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, 
1.29 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.30 	Statutes, chapters 93; 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.515, 
1.31 	subdivisions 4, 5; Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as amended; 
1.32 	Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53; Minnesota Rules, parts 6100.5000, subparts 
1.33 	3, 4, 5; 6100.5700, subpart 4; 6232.0350.
1.34 	May 21, 2022
1.35 	The Honorable David J. Osmek
1.36 	President of the Senate
1.37 	The Honorable Melissa Hortman
1.38 	Speaker of the House of Representatives
2.1 	We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 4062 report that we have agreed upon the 
2.2 	items in dispute and recommend as follows:
2.3 	That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 4062 be further amended 
2.4 	as follows:
2.5 	Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

2.6 	ARTICLE 1
2.7 	APPROPRIATIONS

2.8	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.10 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.11 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.12 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.13 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
2.14 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
2.15 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, are 
2.16 	effective the day following final enactment.

2.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.18				Available for the Year
	
2.19				Ending June 30
	
2.20					2022
		2023

2.21	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	3,168,000

2.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.24		2022
	2023
	
2.25	General
	-0-
	300,000
	
2.26	Environmental
	-0-
	1,235,000
	
2.27	Remediation
	-0-
	1,633,000
	
2.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.30 	subdivisions.

3.1	Subd. 2.Agency Appropriations
 					
3.2 	(a) $700,000 the second year is from the 
3.3 	environmental fund for additional SCORE 
3.4 	block grants to counties.
3.5 	(b) $125,000 the second year is from the 
3.6 	environmental fund to conduct an analysis of 
3.7 	how states within Environmental Protection 
3.8 	Agency Region 5 fund their air permitting 
3.9 	programs. By January 15, 2024, the 
3.10 	commissioner must report the results of the 
3.11 	analysis to the chairs and ranking minority 
3.12 	members of the house of representatives and 
3.13 	senate committees and divisions with 
3.14 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
3.15 	resources. The report must include: (1) 
3.16 	identification of all sources of funding for 
3.17 	Minnesota's air permitting program and those 
3.18 	of each of the other states within Region 5; 
3.19 	(2) a summary of how the funding sources 
3.20 	have changed over time; (3) an analysis of the 
3.21 	cost that Minnesota's air permitting program 
3.22 	and those of each state within Region 5 
3.23 	imposes on permittees; (4) a summary of how 
3.24 	the costs identified in clause (3) have changed 
3.25 	over time and how they relate to total 
3.26 	permittee emissions; (5) identification of 
3.27 	potential alternatives to Minnesota's current 
3.28 	practice of increasing the per-ton air emission 
3.29 	fee as emissions are reduced; and (6) an 
3.30 	assessment of what policy changes, legal 
3.31 	changes, and funding changes would be 
3.32 	required to successfully implement the 
3.33 	alternatives in clause (5). This is a onetime 
3.34 	appropriation.
4.1 	(c) $1,500,000 the second year is from the 
4.2 	remediation fund for a contamination cleanup 
4.3 	grant to Lake of the Woods County to 
4.4 	demolish the abandoned state-owned Williams 
4.5 	School building in the city of Williams and to 
4.6 	abate and remediate petroleum, pollutants, or 
4.7 	contaminants at the school site. This is a 
4.8 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
4.9 	June 30, 2025.
4.10 	(d) $250,000 the second year is from the 
4.11 	general fund for a grant to the Red River Basin 
4.12 	Commission to facilitate development of a 
4.13 	feasibility assessment of adaptive phosphorus 
4.14 	management for the Red River of the North. 
4.15 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
4.16 	available until June 30, 2024.
4.17 	(e) $50,000 the second year is from the 
4.18 	environmental fund for the petroleum tank 
4.19 	release cleanup program duties and report 
4.20 	required under this act. This is a onetime 
4.21 	appropriation.
4.22 	(f) $360,000 the second year is from the 
4.23 	environmental fund to purchase two air 
4.24 	monitoring devices to measure pollutants in 
4.25 	ambient air. This is a onetime appropriation.
4.26 	(g) $133,000 the second year is from the 
4.27 	remediation fund for staffing to fulfill the 
4.28 	statutory obligations under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.29 	chapter 115E, regarding railroad safety. The 
4.30 	base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 
4.31 	and later is $133,000.
4.32 	(h) $50,000 the second year is for completing 
4.33 	the St. Louis River mercury total maximum 
4.34 	daily load study. This is a onetime 
5.1 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
5.2 	2025.
5.3 	(i) The unspent amount, estimated to be 
5.4 	$50,000, from the appropriation in Laws 2021, 
5.5 	First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, 
5.6 	section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (i), for the 
5.7 	St. Louis River mercury total maximum daily 
5.8 	load study is canceled on June 29, 2022.

5.9	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

5.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	28,000
	$
	8,848,000

5.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.12		2022
	2023
	
5.13	General
	28,000
	3,441,000
	
5.14	Natural Resources
	-0-
	2,687,000
	
5.15	Game and Fish
	-0-
	2,720,000
	
5.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
5.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
5.18 	subdivisions.

5.19	Subd. 2.Appropriations
 					
5.20 	(a) $447,000 the second year is from the 
5.21 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
5.22 	resources fund for a grant to the Roseau Lake 
5.23 	of the Woods Sportsman's Club, in 
5.24 	cooperation with the Northstar Trail Alliance, 
5.25 	to resurface 13 miles of the former railroad 
5.26 	right-of-way between Roseau and Warroad. 
5.27 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
5.28 	available until June 30, 2025.
5.29 	(b) $500,000 the second year is from the 
5.30 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
5.31 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
5.32 	to match other funding sources for design, 
5.33 	right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and 
5.34 	construction of trails within the Voyageur 
6.1 	Country ATV trail system. This is a onetime 
6.2 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.3 	2025. This appropriation may be used as a 
6.4 	local match to a 2022 state bonding award.
6.5 	(c) $500,000 the second year is from the 
6.6 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
6.7 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
6.8 	to match other funding sources for design, 
6.9 	right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and 
6.10 	construction of a new trail within the 
6.11 	Prospector trail system. This is a onetime 
6.12 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.13 	2025. This appropriation may be used as a 
6.14 	local match to a 2022 state bonding award.
6.15 	(d) $40,000 the second year is from the 
6.16 	off-road vehicle account in the natural 
6.17 	resources fund for grants to qualifying off-road 
6.18 	vehicle organizations to assist in safety and 
6.19 	environmental education and monitoring trails 
6.20 	on public lands under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.21 	section 84.9011. Grants issued under this 
6.22 	paragraph must be issued through a formal 
6.23 	agreement with the organization. By 
6.24 	December 15 each year, an organization 
6.25 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
6.26 	report to the commissioner with details on 
6.27 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
6.28 	this amount, $4,000 is for administering the 
6.29 	grants.
6.30 	(e) $150,000 the second year is from the 
6.31 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
6.32 	fish fund for additional shooting sports facility 
6.33 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.34 	87A.10. This is a onetime appropriation and 
6.35 	is available until June 30, 2024.
7.1 	(f) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
7.2 	general fund for public water access sites. This 
7.3 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.4 	until June 30, 2026.
7.5 	(g) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
7.6 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
7.7 	fish fund for fish hatchery improvements. This 
7.8 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.9 	until June 30, 2026.
7.10 	(h) During fiscal year 2023, the commissioner 
7.11 	of natural resources must enhance the 
7.12 	Department of Natural Resources' 
7.13 	management of the state's rough fish, 
7.14 	including instituting bag limits and studying 
7.15 	rough fish population dynamics, habits, and 
7.16 	habitats in major rivers.
7.17 	(i) $500,000 the second year is from the 
7.18 	general fund for grants to lake associations, 
7.19 	local governments, and Tribal governments 
7.20 	to manage aquatic invasive plant species, 
7.21 	including starry stonewart.
7.22 	(j) $750,000 the second year is from the 
7.23 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
7.24 	fish fund for grants to local units of 
7.25 	government to replace trees removed to 
7.26 	address emerald ash borer. Money 
7.27 	appropriated in this paragraph may be used to 
7.28 	acquire and plant trees that are climate 
7.29 	adaptive to Minnesota. This is a onetime 
7.30 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.31 	2025.
7.32 	(k) $250,000 the second year is from the 
7.33 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
7.34 	fish fund for grants to prekindergarten to grade 
8.1 	12 schools, including public and private 
8.2 	schools, to plant trees on school grounds while 
8.3 	providing hands-on learning opportunities for 
8.4 	students. A grant application under this 
8.5 	paragraph must be prepared jointly with the 
8.6 	parent-teacher organization or similar parent 
8.7 	organization for the school. This is a onetime 
8.8 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
8.9 	2024.
8.10 	(l) $500,000 the second year is from the 
8.11 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
8.12 	fish fund for a grant to the Fond du Lac Band 
8.13 	of Lake Superior Chippewa to expand 
8.14 	Minnesota's wild elk population and range. 
8.15 	Consideration must be given to moving elk 
8.16 	from existing herds in northwest Minnesota 
8.17 	to the area of the Fond du Lac State Forest and 
8.18 	the Fond du Lac Reservation in Carlton and 
8.19 	southern St. Louis Counties. The Fond du Lac 
8.20 	Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's elk 
8.21 	reintroduction efforts must undergo thorough 
8.22 	planning with the Department of Natural 
8.23 	Resources to develop necessary capture and 
8.24 	handling protocols, including protocols related 
8.25 	to cervid disease management, and to produce 
8.26 	postrelease state and Tribal elk 
8.27 	co-management plans. This is a onetime 
8.28 	appropriation.
8.29 	(m) $250,000 the second year is for testing for 
8.30 	chronic wasting disease using a real-time 
8.31 	quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) test. 
8.32 	These funds may be used for voluntary testing 
8.33 	of farmed and wild white-tailed deer. This is 
8.34 	a onetime appropriation.
9.1 	(n) $600,000 the second year is from the 
9.2 	general fund for grants for 
9.3 	natural-resource-based education and 
9.4 	recreation programs serving youth under 
9.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976.
9.6 	(o) $70,000 the second year is from the 
9.7 	heritage enhancement account in the game and 
9.8 	fish fund for the nongame wildlife 
9.9 	management program.
9.10 	(p) $800,000 the second year is from the 
9.11 	natural resources fund for state trail, park, and 
9.12 	recreation area operations. This appropriation 
9.13 	is from revenue deposited in the natural 
9.14 	resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.15 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (2).
9.16 	(q) $850,000 the second year is for operation 
9.17 	and maintenance of publicly owned flood 
9.18 	mitigation infrastructure at the Canisteo open 
9.19 	pit mine complex and is available until June 
9.20 	30, 2063. This is a onetime appropriation. The 
9.21 	commissioner of natural resources must enter 
9.22 	into a lease for any lands or facilities needed 
9.23 	for a project to construct publicly owned flood 
9.24 	mitigation infrastructure at the Canisteo open 
9.25 	pit mine complex  for a term that is consistent 
9.26 	with meeting project needs and Minnesota 
9.27 	Statutes, section 16A.695. A lease entered into 
9.28 	under this section must include a provision 
9.29 	that provides for the amendment or 
9.30 	termination of the lease when:
9.31 	(1) the commissioner of natural resources 
9.32 	determines that the project is no longer needed 
9.33 	to serve the intended purpose or identifies a 
9.34 	more effective alternative to the constructed 
9.35 	project; or
10.1 	(2) mining operations are fully permitted to 
10.2 	resume in all or part of the property acquired 
10.3 	or improved with state bond proceeds, 
10.4 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.5 	16A.695.
10.6 	(r) $150,000 the second year is from the 
10.7 	natural resources fund for grants to be divided 
10.8 	equally between the city of St. Paul for the 
10.9 	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory and the city 
10.10 	of Duluth for the Lake Superior Zoo. This 
10.11 	appropriation is from revenue deposited to the 
10.12 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
10.13 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
10.14 	clause (5). This is a onetime appropriation.
10.15 	(s) Up to $800,000 of any unspent money as 
10.16 	of June 29, 2022, that was appropriated from 
10.17 	the general fund to the commissioner of 
10.18 	natural resources in Laws 2021, First Special 
10.19 	Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, 
10.20 	subdivision 7, paragraph (i), may be spent to 
10.21 	address deficiencies in the Enforcement 
10.22 	Division budget due to the costs of public 
10.23 	safety efforts related to capitol security, and 
10.24 	is available until June 30, 2023.
10.25 	(t) $28,000 the first year and $241,000 the 
10.26 	second year are from the general fund for 
10.27 	increased compensation for employees in 
10.28 	positions represented by the Minnesota Law 
10.29 	Enforcement Association. This is a onetime 
10.30 	appropriation.
10.31 	(u) $250,000 the second year is from the 
10.32 	natural resources fund for park and trail grants 
10.33 	to local units of government on land to be 
10.34 	maintained for at least 20 years for parks or 
10.35 	trails. This appropriation is from revenue 
11.1 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
11.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
11.3 	paragraph (h), clause (4).

11.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.5	Sec. 4. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM

11.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	2,002,000

11.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.8		2022
	2023
	
11.9	General
	-0-
	1,552,000
	
11.10	Natural Resources
	-0-
	450,000
	
11.11 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.12 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.13 	subdivisions.

11.14	Subd. 2.Appropriations
 					
11.15 	(a) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
11.16 	general fund for a grant to Minnesota Sports 
11.17 	and Events to attract and promote large-scale 
11.18 	sporting and other events to the state of 
11.19 	Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
11.20 	(b) $450,000 the second year is from the 
11.21 	events promotion account in the natural 
11.22 	resources fund for a grant to Minnesota Sports 
11.23 	and Events to attract and promote large-scale 
11.24 	sporting and other events to the state of 
11.25 	Minnesota. At least 50 percent of the money 
11.26 	appropriated under this paragraph must be to 
11.27 	attract and promote large-scale sporting and 
11.28 	other events outside of the metropolitan area.
11.29 	(c) $552,000 the second year is for a tourism 
11.30 	industry recovery grant program. The grant 
11.31 	program must provide money to organizations, 
11.32 	Tribal governments, and communities to 
11.33 	accelerate the recovery of the state's tourism 
12.1 	industry. Grant money may be used to support 
12.2 	meetings, conventions and group business, 
12.3 	multicommunity and high-visibility events, 
12.4 	and tourism marketing. Explore Minnesota 
12.5 	Tourism must accept applications under this 
12.6 	paragraph for at least five business days 
12.7 	beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the first business 
12.8 	day and, if total applications exceed $552,000, 
12.9 	the grants must be awarded to eligible 
12.10 	applicants at random until the funding is 
12.11 	exhausted. Of this amount, Explore Minnesota 
12.12 	Tourism must not retain any portion for 
12.13 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
12.14 	appropriation.

12.15
12.16	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	-0-
	$
	1,705,000
	
12.17 	(a) $1,580,000 the second year is from the 
12.18 	general fund for the local road wetland 
12.19 	replacement program. The base for this 
12.20 	appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and later is 
12.21 	$765,000.
12.22 	(b) $125,000 the second year is to accomplish 
12.23 	the objectives of Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.24 	10.65, and related Tribal government 
12.25 	coordination. The base for fiscal year 2024 is 
12.26 	$129,000 and $133,000 for fiscal year 2025 
12.27 	and each year thereafter.

12.28	Sec. 6. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	-0-
	$
	800,000
	
12.29 	$800,000 the second year is from the natural 
12.30 	resources fund for metropolitan-area regional 
12.31 	parks and trails maintenance and operations. 
12.32 	This appropriation is from revenue deposited 
12.33 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
12.34 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
12.35 	clause (3).

13.1	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	-0-
	$
	75,000
	
13.2 	$75,000 the second year is from the natural 
13.3 	resources fund from revenue deposited under 
13.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
13.5 	paragraph (h), clause (5). This is a onetime 
13.6 	appropriation.

13.7 	Sec. 8. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is 
13.8 	amended to read:

13.9	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
13.10 	(a) The commissioner must transfer up to 
13.11 	$25,000,000 the first year and $22,000,000
13.12 	$25,000,000 the second year from the 
13.13 	environmental fund to the remediation fund 
13.14 	for purposes of the remediation fund under 
13.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.155, 
13.16 	subdivision 2. The base for the transfer in 
13.17 	fiscal year 2024 is $19,000,000 and in fiscal 
13.18 	year 2025 is $22,000,000.
13.19 	(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2022, The 
13.20 	commissioner of management and budget must 
13.21 	transfer $100,000 each the first year and 
13.22 	$976,000 the second year from the general 
13.23 	fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency 
13.24 	action trust account in the remediation fund 
13.25 	to restore the money transferred from the 
13.26 	account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter 
13.27 	128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and 
13.28 	Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, 
13.29 	article 3, section 17. In fiscal year 2024 and 
13.30 	thereafter, the amount to be transferred from 
13.31 	the general fund each year is $765,000.

14.1 	Sec. 9. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is 
14.2 	amended to read:

14.3	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		39,702,000
		37,321,000

14.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.5		2022
	2023
	
14.6	General
	21,597,000
	19,516,000
	
14.7	Natural Resources
	12,581,000
	12,281,000
	
14.8	Game and Fish
	5,524,000
	5,524,000
	
14.9 	(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000 
14.10 	the second year are from the invasive species 
14.11 	account in the natural resources fund and 
14.12 	$3,681,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the 
14.13 	second year are from the general fund for 
14.14 	management, public awareness, assessment 
14.15 	and monitoring research, and water access 
14.16 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
14.17 	species; management of invasive plants in 
14.18 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
14.19 	invasive species on state-administered lands. 
14.20 	Of this amount, $850,000 the first year from 
14.21 	the general fund is for grants to lake 
14.22 	associations to manage aquatic invasive plant 
14.23 	species.
14.24 	(b) $5,556,000 the first year and $5,556,000 
14.25 	the second year are from the water 
14.26 	management account in the natural resources 
14.27 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
14.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
14.29 	subdivision 2.
14.30 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
14.31 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
14.32 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
14.33 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
14.34 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
14.35 	the board's jurisdiction.
15.1 	(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
15.2 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
15.3 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
15.4 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
15.5 	the upper Mississippi River.
15.6 	(e) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
15.7 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
15.8 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
15.9 	mediation agreement.
15.10 	(f) $2,298,000 the first year and $2,298,000 
15.11 	the second year are from the heritage 
15.12 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
15.13 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
15.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.15 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
15.16 	(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
15.17 	the second year are from the nongame wildlife 
15.18 	management account in the natural resources 
15.19 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
15.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.21 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
15.22 	the second year may be used for nongame 
15.23 	wildlife information, education, and 
15.24 	promotion.
15.25 	(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
15.26 	section 84.943, $28,000 the first year and 
15.27 	$28,000 the second year from the critical 
15.28 	habitat private sector matching account may 
15.29 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
15.30 	plate match program.
15.31 	(i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
15.32 	the second year are for the following activities:
15.33 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
15.34 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
16.1 	or other local units of government for 
16.2 	groundwater-level monitoring;
16.3 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
16.4 	including installing monitoring gauges;
16.5 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
16.6 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
16.7 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
16.8 	surface water and groundwater technical 
16.9 	analysis;
16.10 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
16.11 	irrigation use;
16.12 	(6) information technology, including 
16.13 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
16.14 	systems; and
16.15 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
16.16 	(j) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
16.17 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
16.18 	account in the game and fish fund and 
16.19 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
16.20 	second year are from the general fund for 
16.21 	grants to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
16.22 	Species Research Center at the University of 
16.23 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
16.24 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
16.25 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
16.26 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
16.27 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
16.28 	advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
16.29 	(k) $300,000 the first year is to address aquatic 
16.30 	invasive species in and around Upper and 
16.31 	Lower Red Lake. This is a onetime 
16.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
16.33 	2023.
17.1 	(l) $105,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
17.2 	city of Madelia for surveying, modeling, and 
17.3 	designing floodplain improvements along the 
17.4 	Watonwan River. The city must submit a copy 
17.5 	of the study to the commissioner of natural 
17.6 	resources and to the Federal Emergency 
17.7 	Management Agency for possible 
17.8 	incorporation into the Watonwan County 
17.9 	digital flood insurance rate maps.
17.10 	(m) $513,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
17.11 	city of Waterville. This appropriation is 
17.12 	available until June 30, 2023. Of this amount:
17.13 	(1) $13,000 is to purchase and install a flood 
17.14 	warning gauge on the Cannon River. The city 
17.15 	must work with the commissioner to integrate 
17.16 	the gauge with the state's enhanced flood 
17.17 	forecast warning system; and
17.18 	(2) $500,000 is for a flood study of the Cannon 
17.19 	River dam system. The study must include 
17.20 	data collection and calibration, structure 
17.21 	surveying, HEC-HMS model development 
17.22 	and calibration, HEC-RAS model generation, 
17.23 	and modeling alternative mitigation options.
17.24 	(n) $14,000 the first year is for a grant to Blue 
17.25 	Earth County for a study of flood control and 
17.26 	stormwater management options for South 
17.27 	Bend Township.
17.28 	(o) $300,000 is for a grant to the city of 
17.29 	Lanesboro to complete the construction, 
17.30 	furnishing, and equipping of the renovation 
17.31 	of the Lanesboro dam. This includes repairs 
17.32 	of the hydropower system. This appropriation 
17.33 	is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 
18.1 	2017, First Special Session chapter 8, article 
18.2 	1, section 3, subdivision 4.
18.3 	(p) $225,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
18.4 	Waseca County Historical Society to complete 
18.5 	phase II of the restoration of the Hofmann 
18.6 	Apiaries honey house and wax shed. This is 
18.7 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
18.8 	June 30, 2024.
18.9 	(q) $427,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
18.10 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
18.11 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
18.12 	subdivision 3, is canceled.

18.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.14 	ARTICLE 2
18.15 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

18.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.788, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.17 		Subd. 5.Report of ownership transfers; fee. (a) Application for transfer of ownership 
18.18 	of an off-highway motorcycle registered under this section must be made to the commissioner 
18.19 	within 15 days of the date of transfer.
18.20 	(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered current owner and the 
18.21 	purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
18.22 	(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the purchaser 
18.23 	fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.

18.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.84, is amended to read:
18.25 	84.84 TRANSFER OR TERMINATION OF SNOWMOBILE OWNERSHIP.
18.26 	(a) Within 15 days after the transfer of ownership, or any part thereof, other than a 
18.27 	security interest, or the destruction or abandonment of any snowmobile, written notice of 
18.28 	the transfer or destruction or abandonment shall be given to the commissioner in such form 
18.29 	as the commissioner shall prescribe.
18.30 	(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered current owner and the 
18.31 	purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
19.1 	(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.88 if the purchaser 
19.2 	fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision. Every owner or 
19.3 	part owner of a snowmobile shall, upon failure to give notice of destruction or abandonment, 
19.4 	be subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.88.

19.5 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.87, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2022, 
19.6 	chapter 55, article 1, section 18, is amended to read:
19.7 		Subdivision 1.Operation on streets and highways. (a) No person shall operate a 
19.8 	snowmobile upon the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of any trunk, county 
19.9 	state-aid, or county highway in this state and, in the case of a divided trunk or county 
19.10 	highway, on the right-of-way between the opposing lanes of traffic, except as provided in 
19.11 	sections 84.81 to 84.90. No person shall operate a snowmobile within the right-of-way of 
19.12 	any trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half hour after 
19.13 	sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of such right-of-way 
19.14 	and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the roadway adjacent 
19.15 	thereto. No snowmobile shall be operated at any time within the right-of-way of any interstate 
19.16 	highway or freeway within this state.
19.17 	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) to the contrary:
19.18 	(1) under conditions prescribed by the commissioner of transportation, the commissioner 
19.19 	of transportation may allow two-way operation of snowmobiles on either side of the trunk 
19.20 	highway right-of-way where the commissioner of transportation determines that two-way 
19.21 	operation will not endanger users of the trunk highway or riders of the snowmobiles using 
19.22 	the trail;
19.23 	(2) under conditions prescribed by a local road authority as defined in section 160.02, 
19.24 	subdivision 25, the road authority may allow two-way operation of snowmobiles on either 
19.25 	side of the right-of-way of a street or highway under the road authority's jurisdiction, where 
19.26 	the road authority determines that two-way operation will not endanger users of the street 
19.27 	or highway or riders of the snowmobiles using the trail;
19.28 	(3) the commissioner of transportation under clause (1) and the local road authority 
19.29 	under clause (2) shall notify the commissioner of natural resources and the local law 
19.30 	enforcement agencies responsible for the streets or highways of the locations of two-way 
19.31 	snowmobile trails authorized under this paragraph; and
19.32 	(4) two-way snowmobile trails authorized under this paragraph shall be posted for 
19.33 	two-way operation at the authorized locations.
20.1 	(c) A snowmobile may make a direct crossing of a street or highway at any hour of the 
20.2 	day provided:
20.3 	(1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the 
20.4 	highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;
20.5 	(2) the snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main 
20.6 	traveled way of the highway;
20.7 	(3) the driver yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic which constitutes an 
20.8 	immediate hazard;
20.9 	(4) in crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such 
20.10 	highway with another public street or highway, or at a safe location approved by the road 
20.11 	authority;
20.12 	(5) if the crossing is made between the hours of one-half hour after sunset to one-half 
20.13 	hour before sunrise or in conditions of reduced visibility, only if both front and rear lights 
20.14 	are on; and
20.15 	(6) a snowmobile may be operated upon a bridge, other than a bridge that is part of the 
20.16 	main traveled lanes of an interstate highway, when required for the purpose of avoiding 
20.17 	obstructions to travel when no other method of avoidance is possible; provided the 
20.18 	snowmobile is operated in the extreme right-hand lane, the entrance to the roadway is made 
20.19 	within 100 feet of the bridge and the crossing is made without undue delay.
20.20 	(d) No snowmobile shall be operated upon a public street or highway unless it is equipped 
20.21 	with at least one headlamp, one tail lamp, each of minimum candlepower as prescribed by 
20.22 	rules of the commissioner, reflector material of a minimum area of 16 square inches mounted 
20.23 	on each side forward of the handle bars, and with brakes each of which shall conform to 
20.24 	standards prescribed by rule of the commissioner pursuant to the authority vested in the 
20.25 	commissioner by section 84.86, and each of which shall be subject to approval of the 
20.26 	commissioner of public safety.
20.27 	(e) A snowmobile may be operated upon a public street or highway other than as provided 
20.28 	by paragraph (c) in an emergency during the period of time when and at locations where 
20.29 	snow upon the roadway renders travel by automobile impractical.
20.30 	(f) All provisions of chapters 169 and 169A shall apply to the operation of snowmobiles 
20.31 	upon streets and highways, except for those relating to required equipment, and except those 
20.32 	which by their nature have no application. Section 169.09 applies to the operation of 
20.33 	snowmobiles anywhere in the state or on the ice of any boundary water of the state.
21.1 	(g) Any sled, trailer, or other device being towed by a snowmobile must be equipped 
21.2 	with reflective materials as required by rule of the commissioner.

21.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.922, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.4 		Subd. 4.Report of transfers. (a) Application for transfer of ownership must be made 
21.5 	to the commissioner within 15 days of the date of transfer.
21.6 	(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered current owner and the 
21.7 	purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
21.8 	(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the purchaser 
21.9 	fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.

21.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.11 		Subd. 3.Management plan. By December 31, 2022, and every five years thereafter, 
21.12 	the commissioner shall must prepare and maintain a long-term plan, which may include 
21.13 	specific plans for individual species and actions, for the statewide management of invasive 
21.14 	species of aquatic plants and wild animals. The plan must address:
21.15 	(1) coordinated detection and prevention of accidental introductions;
21.16 	(2) coordinated dissemination of information about invasive species of aquatic plants 
21.17 	and wild animals among resource management agencies and organizations;
21.18 	(3) a coordinated public education and awareness campaign;
21.19 	(4) coordinated control of selected invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals 
21.20 	on lands and public waters;
21.21 	(5) participation by lake associations, local citizen groups, and local units of government 
21.22 	in the development and implementation of local management efforts;
21.23 	(6) a reasonable and workable inspection requirement for watercraft and equipment 
21.24 	including those participating in organized events on the waters of the state;
21.25 	(7) the closing of points of access to infested waters, if the commissioner determines it 
21.26 	is necessary, for a total of not more than seven days during the open water season for control 
21.27 	or eradication purposes;
21.28 	(8) maintaining public accesses on infested waters to be reasonably free of aquatic 
21.29 	macrophytes; and
22.1 	(9) notice to travelers of the penalties for violation of laws relating to invasive species 
22.2 	of aquatic plants and wild animals.

22.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.015, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
22.4 		Subd. 10.Luce Line Trail, Hennepin, McLeod, and Meeker Counties. (a) The trail 
22.5 	shall originate at Gleason Lake in Plymouth Village, Hennepin County, and shall follow 
22.6 	the route of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad, and include a connection to Greenleaf Lake 
22.7 	State Recreation Area.
22.8 	(b) The trail shall be developed for multiuse wherever feasible. The department shall 
22.9 	cooperate in maintaining its integrity for modes of use consistent with local ordinances.
22.10 	(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the commissioner 
22.11 	shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and groups. Before 
22.12 	acquiring any parcel of land for the trail, the commissioner of natural resources shall develop 
22.13 	a management program for the parcel and conduct a public hearing on the proposed 
22.14 	management program in the vicinity of the parcel to be acquired. The management program 
22.15 	of the commissioner shall include but not be limited to the following:
22.16 	(a) (1) fencing of portions of the trail where necessary to protect adjoining landowners; 
22.17 	and
22.18 	(b) the maintenance of (2) maintaining the trail in a litter free litter-free condition to the 
22.19 	extent practicable.
22.20 	(d) The commissioner shall not acquire any of the right-of-way of the Chicago 
22.21 	Northwestern Railway Company until the abandonment of the line described in this 
22.22 	subdivision has been approved by the Surface Transportation Board or the former Interstate 
22.23 	Commerce Commission. Compensation, in addition to the value of the land, shall include 
22.24 	improvements made by the railroad, including but not limited to, bridges, trestles, public 
22.25 	road crossings, or any portion thereof, it being the desire of the railroad that such 
22.26 	improvements be included in the conveyance. The fair market value of the land and 
22.27 	improvements shall be recommended by two independent appraisers mutually agreed upon 
22.28 	by the parties. The fair market value thus recommended shall be reviewed by a review 
22.29 	appraiser agreed to by the parties, and the fair market value thus determined, and supported 
22.30 	by appraisals, may be the purchase price. The commissioner may exchange lands with 
22.31 	landowners abutting the right-of-way described in this section to eliminate diagonally shaped 
22.32 	separate fields.

23.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85A.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.2 		Subdivision 1.Creation. (a) The Minnesota Zoological Garden is established under the 
23.3 	supervision and control of the Minnesota Zoological Board. The board consists of 30 public 
23.4 	and private sector members having a background or interest in zoological societies or zoo 
23.5 	management or an ability to generate community interest in the Minnesota Zoological 
23.6 	Garden. Fifteen members shall be appointed by the board after consideration of a list supplied 
23.7 	by board members serving on a nominating committee, and 15 members shall be appointed 
23.8 	by the governor. One member of the board must be a resident of Dakota County and shall 
23.9 	be appointed by the governor after consideration of the recommendation of the Dakota 
23.10 	County Board. Board appointees shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
23.11 	(b) To the extent possible, the board and governor shall appoint members who are 
23.12 	residents of the various geographic regions of the state. Terms, compensation, and removal 
23.13 	of members are as provided in section 15.0575, except that a member may be compensated 
23.14 	at the rate of up to $125 a day. In making appointments, the governor and board shall utilize 
23.15 	the appointment process as provided under section 15.0597 and consider, among other 
23.16 	factors, the ability of members to garner support for the Minnesota Zoological Garden.
23.17 	(c) A member of the board may not be an employee of or have a direct or immediate 
23.18 	family financial interest in a business that provides goods or services to the zoo. A member 
23.19 	of the board may not be an employee of the zoo.

23.20 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.21 		Subd. 5.Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment, and 
23.22 	removal of council members are governed by section 15.059, except that a council member 
23.23 	may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day.

23.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 90.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.25 		Subd. 2.Deferred payments. (a) If the amount of the statement is not paid or payment 
23.26 	is not postmarked within 30 days of the statement date thereof, it shall bear, the amount 
23.27 	bears interest at the rate determined pursuant to section 16A.124, except that the purchaser 
23.28 	shall not be is not required to pay interest that totals $1 or less. If the amount is not paid 
23.29 	within 60 days, the commissioner shall place the account in the hands of the commissioner 
23.30 	of revenue according to chapter 16D, who shall proceed to collect the same amount due. 
23.31 	When deemed in the best interests of the state, the commissioner shall take possession of 
23.32 	the timber for which an amount is due wherever it may be found and sell the same timber
23.33 	informally or at public auction after giving reasonable notice.
24.1 	(b) The proceeds of the sale shall must be applied, first, to the payment of the expenses 
24.2 	of seizure and sale; and, second, to the payment of the amount due for the timber, with 
24.3 	interest; and. The surplus, if any, shall belong belongs to the state; and,. In case a sufficient 
24.4 	amount is not realized to pay these amounts in full, the balance shall must be collected by 
24.5 	the attorney general. Neither Payment of the amount, nor the recovery of judgment therefor
24.6 	for the amount, nor satisfaction of the judgment, nor the or seizure and sale of timber, shall
24.7 	does not:
24.8 	(1) release the sureties on any security deposit given pursuant to this chapter, or;
24.9 	(2) preclude the state from afterwards claiming that the timber was cut or removed 
24.10 	contrary to law and recovering damages for the trespass thereby committed,; or
24.11 	(3) preclude the state from prosecuting the offender criminally.

24.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.015, subdivision 51, is amended to read:
24.13 		Subd. 51.Unloaded. "Unloaded" means, with reference to a firearm, without ammunition 
24.14 	in the barrels and magazine, if the magazine is in the firearm. A muzzle-loading firearm 
24.15 	with is unloaded if:
24.16 	(1) for a flintlock ignition is unloaded if, it does not have priming powder in a pan. A 
24.17 	muzzle-loading firearm with;
24.18 	(2) for a percussion ignition is unloaded if, it does not have a percussion cap on a nipple.;
24.19 	(3) for an electronic ignition system, the battery is removed and is disconnected from 
24.20 	the firearm; and
24.21 	(4) for an encapsulated powder charge ignition system, the primer and powder charge 
24.22 	are removed from the firearm.

24.23 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.126, as amended by Laws 2021, First 
24.24 	Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 52, is amended to read:
24.25 	97A.126 WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
24.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide public 
24.27 	access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, bird-watching, nature photography, 
24.28 	and similar compatible uses, excluding trapping, as provided under this section. The 
24.29 	commissioner may enter into agreements with other units of government and landowners 
24.30 	to provide private land hunting access.
25.1 		Subd. 2.Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must have 
25.2 	a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt, photograph, and watch wildlife on 
25.3 	private lands, including agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in 
25.4 	access program.
25.5 	(b) Hunting, bird-watching, nature photography, and similar compatible uses on private 
25.6 	lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program is allowed from one-half 
25.7 	hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
25.8 	(c) Hunter Access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access 
25.9 	program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters persons with disabilities 
25.10 	operating motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to 
25.11 	shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3 provide credible 
25.12 	assurance to the commissioner that the device or motor boat is used because of a disability.
25.13 	(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under sections 
25.14 	86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of motorboats, 
25.15 	firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and property, destruction 
25.16 	or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal trespass, apply to 
25.17 	hunters on use of lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
25.18 	(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to use authorized under this 
25.19 	section is prohibited, including:
25.20 	(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
25.21 	(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
25.22 	(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting blind, 
25.23 	or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.
25.24 		Subd. 3.Walk-in-access hunter validation; fee. The fee for a walk-in-access hunter
25.25 	validation is $3.

25.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.137, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.27 		Subd. 3.Use of motorized vehicles by disabled hunters people with disabilities. The 
25.28 	commissioner may issue provide an accommodation by issuing a special permit, without a 
25.29 	fee, authorizing a hunter person with a permanent physical disability to use a snowmobile, 
25.30 	highway-licensed vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,an other power-driven mobility device, as 
25.31 	defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 28, section 35.104, or a motor boat in 
26.1 	wildlife management areas. To qualify for a permit under this subdivision, the disabled
26.2 	person must possess:
26.3 	(1) the required hunting licenses; and
26.4 	(2) a permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
26.5 	provide credible assurance to the commissioner that the device or motor boat is used because 
26.6 	of a disability.

26.7 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.8 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. (a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable 
26.9 	stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear 
26.10 	license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered 
26.11 	as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under 
26.12 	this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's 
26.13 	driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the 
26.14 	licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.
26.15 	(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by 
26.16 	a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole 
26.17 	or in part north and west of a line described as follows:
26.18 	State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89; 
26.19 	then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid 
26.20 	Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County 
26.21 	Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County 
26.22 	State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to 
26.23 	Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north 
26.24 	on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.
26.25 	A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1) 
26.26 	the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" 
26.27 	license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so 
26.28 	that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand 
26.29 	weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management 
26.30 	area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife 
26.31 	management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be 
26.32 	used by any member of the public. This paragraph expires December 31, 2019.

27.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, and 
27.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), is revived and reenacted 
27.3 	as of that date.

27.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.5 		Subdivision 1.Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves. A person 
27.6 	may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:
27.7 	(1) the any rifle, shotgun, and or handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with
27.8 	has centerfire ignition;
27.9 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
27.10 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an 
27.11 	expanding bullet type;
27.12 	(4) the any muzzleloader used is incapable of being has the projectile loaded only at the 
27.13 	breech muzzle;
27.14 	(5) the any smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
27.15 	(6) the any rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

27.16 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
27.17 	97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE 
27.18 	ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.
27.19 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), a person may not hunt 
27.20 	or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 
27.21 	and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 
27.22 	waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze 
27.23 	pink includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within 
27.24 	each foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of 
27.25 	this state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state.
27.26 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d) and in addition to the 
27.27 	requirements under paragraph (a), during the open season where deer may be taken by 
27.28 	firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, a person in a fabric or synthetic ground 
27.29 	blind on public land must have:
27.30 	(1) a blaze orange or blaze pink safety covering on the top of the blind visible for 360 
27.31 	degrees around the blind; or
28.1 	(2) at least 144 square inches of blaze orange or blaze pink material on each side of the 
28.2 	blind.
28.3 	(b) (c) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), and in addition to 
28.4 	the requirement requirements in paragraph paragraphs (a) and (b), a person may not take 
28.5 	small game other than turkey, migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, 
28.6 	unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is 
28.7 	blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph does not apply to a person when in a stationary 
28.8 	location while hunting deer by archery or when hunting small game by falconry.
28.9 	(c) (d) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
28.10 	paragraph (a) or (b) paragraphs (a) to (c) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration 
28.11 	Act of 1993, Public Law 103-141.
28.12 	(d) (e) A violation of paragraph (b) shall (c) does not result in a penalty, but is punishable 
28.13 	only by a safety warning.

28.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.311, is amended to read:
28.15 	97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
28.16 	(a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), the commissioner may, by rule, prescribe 
28.17 	restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria 
28.18 	for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may, 
28.19 	by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods:
28.20 	(1) taking with firearms, other than muzzle-loading firearms, between November 1 and 
28.21 	December 15;
28.22 	(2) taking with muzzle-loading firearms between September 1 and December 31; and
28.23 	(3) taking by archery between September 1 and December 31.
28.24 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may establish special seasons 
28.25 	within designated areas at any time of year.
28.26 	(c) The commissioner may not impose an antler point restriction other than that imposed 
28.27 	under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6.

28.28 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.318, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.29 		Subdivision 1.Shotgun use area. During the regular firearms season in the shotgun use 
28.30 	area, only legal shotguns loaded with single-slug shotgun shells, legal muzzle-loading long 
28.31 	guns, and legal handguns may be used for taking deer. Legal shotguns include those with 
29.1 	rifled barrels. The shotgun use area is that portion of the state lying within the following 
29.2 	described boundary: Beginning on the west boundary of the state at the northern boundary 
29.3 	of Clay County; thence along the northern boundary of Clay County to State Trunk Highway 
29.4 	(STH) 32; thence along STH 32 to STH 34; thence along STH 34 to Interstate Highway 94 
29.5 	(I-94); thence along I-94 to County State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 40, Douglas County; thence 
29.6 	along CSAH 40 to CSAH 82, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 82 to CSAH 22, Douglas 
29.7 	County; thence along CSAH 22 to CSAH 6, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 6 to 
29.8 	CSAH 14, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 14 to STH 29; thence along STH 29 to 
29.9 	CSAH 46, Otter Tail County; thence along CSAH 46, Otter Tail County, to CSAH 22, Todd 
29.10 	County; thence along CSAH 22 to U.S. Highway 71; thence along U.S. Highway 71 to STH 
29.11 	27; thence along STH 27 to the Mississippi River; thence along the east bank of the 
29.12 	Mississippi River to STH 23; thence along STH 23 to STH 95; thence along STH 95 to 
29.13 	U.S. Highway 8; thence along U.S. Highway 8 to the eastern boundary of the state; thence 
29.14 	along the east, south, and west boundaries of the state to the point of beginning.

29.15 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.318, is amended by adding a subdivision 
29.16 	to read:
29.17 		Subd. 3.Ordinances. The county board of a county located within the shotgun ordinance 
29.18 	zone may, by ordinance, elect to be included in or removed from the shotgun use area. A 
29.19 	county board must adopt or amend an ordinance under this subdivision no later than April 
29.20 	1 of each year.

29.21 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.318, is amended by adding a subdivision 
29.22 	to read:
29.23 		Subd. 4.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
29.24 	subdivision have the meanings given.
29.25 	(b) "Shotgun use area" means that portion of the state lying within the shotgun ordinance 
29.26 	zone in a county that has adopted an ordinance to include the county in the shotgun use area 
29.27 	under subdivision 3.
29.28 	(c) "Shotgun ordinance zone" means that portion of the state lying within the following 
29.29 	described boundary: Beginning on the west boundary of the state at the northern boundary 
29.30 	of Clay County; thence along the northern boundary of Clay County to State Trunk Highway 
29.31 	(STH) 32; thence along STH 32 to STH 34; thence along STH 34 to Interstate Highway 94 
29.32 	(I-94); thence along I-94 to County State-Aid Highway (CSAH) 40, Douglas County; thence 
29.33 	along CSAH 40 to CSAH 82, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 82 to CSAH 22, Douglas 
30.1 	County; thence along CSAH 22 to CSAH 6, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 6 to 
30.2 	CSAH 14, Douglas County; thence along CSAH 14 to STH 29; thence along STH 29 to 
30.3 	CSAH 46, Otter Tail County; thence along CSAH 46, Otter Tail County, to CSAH 22, Todd 
30.4 	County; thence along CSAH 22 to U.S. Highway 71; thence along U.S. Highway 71 to STH 
30.5 	27; thence along STH 27 to the Mississippi River; thence along the east bank of the 
30.6 	Mississippi River to STH 23; thence along STH 23 to STH 95; thence along STH 95 to 
30.7 	U.S. Highway 8; thence along U.S. Highway 8 to the eastern boundary of the state; thence 
30.8 	along the east, south, and west boundaries of the state to the point of beginning.

30.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.668, is amended to read:
30.10 	97B.668 GAME BIRDS ANIMALS CAUSING DAMAGE.
30.11 		Subdivision 1.Game birds causing damage. Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 
30.12 	97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or agent of that person on lands and nonpublic 
30.13 	waters owned or operated by the person may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass game 
30.14 	birds that are causing property damage or to protect a disease risk at any time or place that 
30.15 	a hunting season for the game birds is not open. This section does not apply to public waters 
30.16 	as defined under section 103G.005, subdivision 15. This section does not apply to migratory 
30.17 	waterfowl on nests and other federally protected game birds on nests, except ducks and 
30.18 	geese on nests when a permit is obtained under section 97A.401.
30.19 		Subd. 2.Deer and elk causing damage. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.091, a property 
30.20 	owner, the property owner's immediate family member, or an agent of the property owner 
30.21 	may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass deer or elk that are causing damage to 
30.22 	agricultural crops propagated under generally accepted agricultural practices.
30.23 	(b) Paragraph (a) applies only:
30.24 	(1) in the immediate area of the crop damage; and
30.25 	(2) during the closed season for taking deer or elk.
30.26 	(c) Paragraph (a) does not allow:
30.27 	(1) using poisons;
30.28 	(2) using dogs;
30.29 	(3) conduct that drives a deer or elk to the point of exhaustion;
30.30 	(4) activities requiring a permit under section 97A.401; or
30.31 	(5) causing the death of a deer or elk or actions likely to cause the death of a deer or elk.
31.1 	(d) A property owner or the owner's agent must report the death of any deer or elk to 
31.2 	Division of Fish and Wildlife staff within 24 hours of the death if the death resulted from 
31.3 	actions taken under paragraph (a).

31.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103B.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.5 		Subd. 2.Voting members. (a) The members are:
31.6 	(1) three county commissioners;
31.7 	(2) three soil and water conservation district supervisors;
31.8 	(3) three watershed district or watershed management organization representatives;
31.9 	(4) three citizens who are not employed by, or the appointed or elected officials of, a 
31.10 	state governmental office, board, or agency;
31.11 	(5) one township officer;
31.12 	(6) two elected city officials, one of whom must be from a city located in the metropolitan 
31.13 	area, as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2;
31.14 	(7) the commissioner of agriculture;
31.15 	(8) the commissioner of health;
31.16 	(9) the commissioner of natural resources;
31.17 	(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency; and
31.18 	(11) the director of the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
31.19 	(b) Members in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), must be distributed across the state 
31.20 	with at least four members but not more than six members from the metropolitan area, as 
31.21 	defined by section 473.121, subdivision 2.
31.22 	(c) Members in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), are appointed by the governor. In making 
31.23 	the appointments, the governor may consider persons recommended by the Association of 
31.24 	Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota Association of Townships, the League of Minnesota 
31.25 	Cities, the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the 
31.26 	Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts. The list submitted by an association must 
31.27 	contain at least three nominees for each position to be filled.
31.28 	(d) The membership terms, compensation, removal of members and filling of vacancies 
31.29 	on the board for members in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), are as provided in section 
31.30 	15.0575, except that a member may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day.

32.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.17, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
32.2 		Subd. 14.Requests for review, investigation, and oversight. (a) The commissioner 
32.3 	may, upon request, assist a person in determining whether real property has been the site 
32.4 	of a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The 
32.5 	commissioner may also assist in, or supervise, the development and implementation of 
32.6 	reasonable and necessary response actions. Assistance may include review of agency records 
32.7 	and files, and review and approval of a requester's investigation plans and reports and 
32.8 	response action plans and implementation.
32.9 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the person requesting assistance 
32.10 	under this subdivision shall pay the agency for the agency's cost, as determined by the 
32.11 	commissioner, of providing assistance. A state agency, political subdivision, or other public 
32.12 	entity is not required to pay for the agency's cost to review agency records and files. Money 
32.13 	received by the agency for assistance under this section The first $350,000 received annually 
32.14 	by the agency for assistance under this subdivision from persons who are not otherwise 
32.15 	responsible under sections 115B.01 to 115B.18 must be deposited in the remediation fund 
32.16 	and is exempt from section 16A.1285. Money received after the first $350,000 must be 
32.17 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue fund. Money 
32.18 	in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of administering 
32.19 	this subdivision. By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the 
32.20 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
32.21 	jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources with the amount received and 
32.22 	appropriated to the commissioner under this paragraph for administering this subdivision 
32.23 	and how the money was spent.
32.24 	(c) When a person investigates a release or threatened release in accordance with an 
32.25 	investigation plan approved by the commissioner under this subdivision, the investigation 
32.26 	does not associate that person with the release or threatened release for the purpose of section 
32.27 	115B.03, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4).

32.28 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.29 		Subd. 4.Reporting. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the 
32.30 	commissioner of natural resources must jointly submit:
32.31 	(1) by April 1, 2019, an implementation plan detailing how the commissioners will:
33.1 	(i) determine how the priorities in the settlement will be met and how the spending will 
33.2 	move from the first priority to the second priority and the second priority to the third priority 
33.3 	outlined in the settlement; and
33.4 	(ii) evaluate and determine what projects receive funding;
33.5 	(2) by February 1 and August October 1 each year, a biannual report to the chairs and 
33.6 	ranking minority members of the legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction 
33.7 	over environment and natural resources on expenditures from the water quality and 
33.8 	sustainability account during the previous six months fiscal year; and
33.9 	(3) by August 1, 2019, and October 1 each year thereafter, a report to the legislature on 
33.10 	expenditures from the water quality and sustainability account during the previous fiscal 
33.11 	year and a spending plan for anticipated expenditures from the account during the current 
33.12 	fiscal year.

33.13 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116C.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
33.14 		Subd. 2a.Public members. The membership terms, compensation, removal, and filling 
33.15 	of vacancies of public members of the board shall be as provided in section 15.0575, except 
33.16 	that a public member may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day.

33.17 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.18 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.19 	Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs of the 
33.20 	house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural resources finance 
33.21 	or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the senate appointed 
33.22 	by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration, and 
33.23 	four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.
33.24 	(b) At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of 
33.25 	representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement 
33.26 	for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
33.27 	(c) Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one 
33.28 	appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
33.29 	Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members are 
33.30 	selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision 1a and 
33.31 	must:
34.1 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, 
34.2 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, 
34.3 	and other natural resources;
34.4 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues around 
34.5 	the state; and
34.6 	(3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
34.7 	(d) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative 
34.8 	and citizen members each meeting. A citizen member, a senate member, and a house of 
34.9 	representatives member shall serve as chairs. The citizen members, senate members, and 
34.10 	house of representatives members must select their respective chairs. The chair shall preside 
34.11 	and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this chapter.
34.12 	(e) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year terms, 
34.13 	beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end of December 
34.14 	of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve four-year terms, 
34.15 	beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end of December of the 
34.16 	final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until their successors are 
34.17 	appointed.
34.18 	(f) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause. Vacancies 
34.19 	occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining members of the 
34.20 	commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the 
34.21 	term in the same manner under paragraphs (a) to (c).
34.22 	(g) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses incurred 
34.23 	in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3, except that 
34.24 	a citizen member may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day.
34.25 	(h) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

34.26 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116U.55, is amended by adding a subdivision 
34.27 	to read:
34.28 		Subd. 3.Events promotion account. The events promotion account is established as a 
34.29 	separate account in the natural resources fund. Money received under section 297A.94, 
34.30 	paragraph (l), must be deposited into the events promotion account for promoting special 
34.31 	events in the state. At least 50 percent of the money appropriated under this subdivision 
34.32 	must be for promoting special events outside of the metropolitan area.

35.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 127A.353, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subd. 2.Qualifications. The governor shall select the school trust lands director on the 
35.3 	basis of outstanding professional qualifications and knowledge of finance, business practices, 
35.4 	minerals, forest and real estate management, and the fiduciary responsibilities of a trustee 
35.5 	to the beneficiaries of a trust. The school trust lands director serves in the unclassified service 
35.6 	for a term of four years. The first term shall end on December 31, 2020. The governor may 
35.7 	remove the school trust lands director for cause. If a director resigns or is removed for cause, 
35.8 	the governor shall appoint a director for the remainder of the term.

35.9 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 127A.353, subdivision 4, is amended 
35.10 	to read:
35.11 		Subd. 4.Duties; powers. (a) The school trust lands director shall:
35.12 	(1) take an oath of office before assuming any duties as the director act in a fiduciary 
35.13 	capacity for trust beneficiaries in accordance with the principles under section 127A.351;
35.14 	(2) evaluate the school trust land asset position;
35.15 	(3) determine the estimated current and potential market value of school trust lands;
35.16 	(4) advise and provide recommendations to the governor, Executive Council, 
35.17 	commissioner of natural resources, and the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission 
35.18 	on the management of school trust lands, including: on school trust land management policies 
35.19 	and other policies that may affect the goal of the permanent school fund under section 
35.20 	127A.31;
35.21 	(5) advise and provide recommendations to the Executive Council and Land Exchange 
35.22 	Board on all matters regarding school trust lands presented to either body;
35.23 	(6) advise and provide recommendations to the commissioner of natural resources on 
35.24 	managing school trust lands, including but not limited to advice and recommendations on:
35.25 	(i) Department of Natural Resources school trust land management plans;
35.26 	(ii) leases of school trust lands;
35.27 	(iii) royalty agreements on school trust lands;
35.28 	(iv) land sales and exchanges;
35.29 	(v) cost certification; and
35.30 	(vi) revenue generating options;
36.1 	(7) serve as temporary trustee of school trust lands for school trust lands subject to 
36.2 	proposed or active eminent domain proceedings;
36.3 	(8) serve as temporary trustee of school trust lands pursuant to section 94.342, subdivision 
36.4 	5;
36.5 	(5) propose (9) submit to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review 
36.6 	an annual budget and management plan for the director that includes proposed legislative 
36.7 	changes that will improve the asset allocation of the school trust lands;
36.8 	(6) (10) develop and implement a ten-year strategic plan and a 25-year framework for 
36.9 	management of school trust lands, in conjunction with the commissioner of natural resources, 
36.10 	that is updated every five years and implemented by the commissioner, with goals to:
36.11 	(i) retain core real estate assets;
36.12 	(ii) increase the value of the real estate assets and the cash flow from those assets;
36.13 	(iii) rebalance the portfolio in assets with high performance potential and the strategic 
36.14 	disposal of selected assets;
36.15 	(iv) establish priorities for management actions;
36.16 	(v) balance revenue enhancement and resource stewardship; and
36.17 	(vi) advance strategies on school trust lands to capitalize on ecosystem services markets;
36.18 	and
36.19 	(7) submit to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review an annual 
36.20 	budget and management plan for the director; and
36.21 	(8) (11) keep the beneficiaries, governor, legislature, and the public informed about the 
36.22 	work of the director by reporting to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission 
36.23 	in a public meeting at least once during each calendar quarter.
36.24 	(b) In carrying out the duties under paragraph (a), the school trust lands director shall 
36.25 	have the authority to may:
36.26 	(1) direct and control money appropriated to the director;
36.27 	(2) establish job descriptions and employ up to five employees in the unclassified service,
36.28 	staff within the limitations of money appropriated to the director;
36.29 	(3) enter into interdepartmental agreements with any other state agency;
36.30 	(4) enter into joint powers agreements under chapter 471;
37.1 	(5) evaluate and initiate real estate development projects on school trust lands in 
37.2 	conjunction with the commissioner of natural resources and with the advice of the Legislative 
37.3 	Permanent School Fund Commission in order to generate long-term economic return to the 
37.4 	permanent school fund; and
37.5 	(6) serve as temporary trustee of school trust land for school trust lands subject to 
37.6 	proposed or active eminent domain proceedings; and
37.7 	(7) (6) submit recommendations on strategies for school trust land leases, sales, or 
37.8 	exchanges to the commissioner of natural resources and the Legislative Permanent School 
37.9 	Fund Commission.

37.10 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.08, is amended to read:
37.11 	282.08 APPORTIONMENT OF PROCEEDS TO TAXING DISTRICTS.
37.12 	The net proceeds from the sale or rental of any parcel of forfeited land, or from the sale 
37.13 	of products from the forfeited land, must be apportioned by the county auditor to the taxing 
37.14 	districts interested in the land, as follows:
37.15 	(1) the portion required to pay any amounts included in the appraised value under section 
37.16 	282.01, subdivision 3, as representing increased value due to any public improvement made 
37.17 	after forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount certified by the 
37.18 	appropriate governmental authority must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision 
37.19 	entitled to it;
37.20 	(2) the portion required to pay any amount included in the appraised value under section 
37.21 	282.019, subdivision 5, representing increased value due to response actions taken after 
37.22 	forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount of expenses certified by 
37.23 	the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of agriculture, must be apportioned to 
37.24 	the agency or the commissioner of agriculture and deposited in the fund from which the 
37.25 	expenses were paid;
37.26 	(3) the portion of the remainder required to discharge any special assessment chargeable 
37.27 	against the parcel for drainage or other purpose whether due or deferred at the time of 
37.28 	forfeiture, must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision entitled to it; and
37.29 	(4) any balance must be apportioned as follows:
37.30 	(i) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 30 percent of 
37.31 	the receipts remaining to be used for forest development on tax-forfeited land and dedicated 
38.1 	memorial forests, to be expended under the supervision of the county board. It must be 
38.2 	expended only on projects improving the health and management of the forest resource.
38.3 	(ii) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 20 percent of 
38.4 	the receipts remaining to be used for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks or 
38.5 	recreational areas as defined in sections 398.31 to 398.36, to be expended under the 
38.6 	supervision of the county board.
38.7 	(iii) The county board may by resolution set aside up to 100 percent of the receipts 
38.8 	remaining to be used:
38.9 	(A) according to section 282.09, subdivision 2;
38.10 	(B) for remediating contamination at tax-forfeited properties; or
38.11 	(C) for correcting blighted conditions at tax-forfeited properties.
38.12 	An election made under this item is effective for a minimum of five years, unless the county 
38.13 	board specifies a shorter duration.
38.14 	(iv) Any balance remaining must be apportioned as follows: county, 40 percent; town 
38.15 	or city, 20 percent; and school district, 40 percent, provided, however, that in unorganized 
38.16 	territory that portion which would have accrued to the township must be administered by 
38.17 	the county board of commissioners.

38.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

38.19 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.94, as amended by Laws 2022, chapter 
38.20 	55, article 1, section 142, is amended to read:
38.21 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
38.22 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
38.23 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
38.24 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
38.25 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
38.26 	account in the special revenue fund if:
38.27 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
38.28 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
38.29 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
38.30 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
39.1 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
39.2 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
39.3 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
39.4 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
39.5 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
39.6 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
39.7 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
39.8 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
39.9 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
39.10 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
39.11 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
39.12 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
39.13 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
39.14 	fund.
39.15 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
39.16 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
39.17 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
39.18 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
39.19 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
39.20 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
39.21 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
39.22 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
39.23 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
39.24 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
39.25 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
39.26 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
39.27 	(g) The commissioner shall deposit an amount of the remittances monthly into the state 
39.28 	treasury and credit them to the highway user tax distribution fund as a portion of the estimated 
39.29 	amount of taxes collected from the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and replacement 
39.30 	parts in that month. The monthly deposit amount is $12,137,000. For purposes of this 
39.31 	paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, and 
39.32 	"motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, accessories, and 
39.33 	equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle 
39.34 	maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or in the motor 
40.1 	vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this paragraph, 
40.2 	"tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially made of 
40.3 	rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
40.4 	(h) 72.43 76 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
40.5 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
40.6 	treasury as follows:
40.7 	(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in 
40.8 	the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect 
40.9 	fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, 
40.10 	water, and other natural resources of the state;
40.11 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
40.12 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
40.13 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
40.14 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
40.15 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
40.16 	may be spent only on local trail grants; and
40.17 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
40.18 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
40.19 	and the Duluth Zoo.
40.20 	(i) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
40.21 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
40.22 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
40.23 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
40.24 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
40.25 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
40.26 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
40.27 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
40.28 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
40.29 	(j) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
40.30 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
40.31 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
40.32 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
41.1 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
41.2 	88.068;
41.3 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
41.4 	3; and
41.5 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
41.6 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
41.7 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
41.8 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
41.9 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
41.10 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
41.11 	1, article 3, section 39.
41.12 	(k) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (j) do not include the revenues, 
41.13 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
41.14 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
41.15 	article XI, section 15.
41.16 	(l) One percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
41.17 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited 
41.18 	to the events promotion account under section 116U.55, subdivision 3.

41.19 	Sec. 31. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
 41.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
41.21 	the meanings given.
41.22 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.
41.23 	(c) "DNR" means the Department of Natural Resources.
41.24 	(d) "DNR registration system" means the current Department of Natural Resources 
41.25 	system for boat, all-terrain vehicle, and snowmobile registrations.
41.26 		Subd. 2.Request for proposals; scoring preference. When the commissioner issues 
41.27 	a request for proposals to replace the DNR registration system and scores the responses to 
41.28 	the request for proposals, the commissioner may give a preference to a software vendor that 
41.29 	currently provides vehicle registration software to the state in an amount commensurate 
41.30 	with the commissioner's assessments of the benefits of using an existing software vendor.
41.31 		Subd. 3.Report to legislature. Within 45 days after a vendor has been selected to 
41.32 	provide software to replace the DNR registration system, the commissioner must report to 
42.1 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
42.2 	over transportation policy and finance and natural resources policy and finance. At a 
42.3 	minimum, the commissioner must include in the report:
42.4 	(1) the names of all vendors who submitted a proposal;
42.5 	(2) which vendor was selected;
42.6 	(3) the estimated timeline for implementing the new registration system;
42.7 	(4) if a preference was given as described in subdivision 2, what the preference was and 
42.8 	how the commissioner arrived at that number; and
42.9 	(5) if a software vendor that currently provides vehicle registration software to the state 
42.10 	submitted a proposal and that vendor was not selected, an explanation of why that vendor 
42.11 	was not selected.

42.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.13 	Sec. 32. WEST NEWTON SPECIAL USE DISTRICT; WABASHA COUNTY.
 42.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 394.36, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, 
42.15 	part 6120.5800, subpart 3; or any other law to the contrary, an existing structure in the West 
42.16 	Newton Special Use District may be expanded. The expansion must follow the requirements 
42.17 	for expansions of structures in the West Newton Special Use District as provided in the 
42.18 	Wabasha County floodplain management ordinance in effect on January 1, 2022.

42.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
42.20 	Wabasha County and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with 
42.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

42.22 	Sec. 33. PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE CLEANUP; REPORT TO 
42.23 	LEGISLATURE.
 42.24 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must perform the duties under clauses 
42.25 	(1) to (5) with respect to the petroleum tank release cleanup program governed by Minnesota 
42.26 	Statutes, chapter 115C, and must, no later than March 15, 2023, report the results to the 
42.27 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees 
42.28 	with primary jurisdiction over environment policy and finance. The report must include any 
42.29 	recommendations for legislation. The commissioner must:
42.30 	(1) explicitly define the conditions that must be present in order for the commissioner 
42.31 	to classify a site as posing a low potential risk to public health and the environment and 
43.1 	ensure that all agency staff use the definition in assessing potential risks. In determining 
43.2 	the conditions that indicate that a site poses a low risk, the commissioner must consider the 
43.3 	biodegradable nature of the petroleum contaminants found at the site and relevant site 
43.4 	conditions, including but not limited to the nature of groundwater flow, soil type, and 
43.5 	proximity of features at or near the site that could potentially become contaminated;
43.6 	(2) develop guidelines to incorporate consideration of potential future uses of a 
43.7 	contaminated property into all agency staff decisions regarding site remediation;
43.8 	(3) develop measurable objectives that allow the quality of the agency's performance in 
43.9 	remediating petroleum-contaminated properties to be evaluated and conduct such evaluations 
43.10 	periodically;
43.11 	(4) in collaboration with the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board and the 
43.12 	commissioner of commerce, examine whether and how to establish technical qualifications 
43.13 	for consultants hired to remediate petroleum-contaminated properties as a strategy to improve 
43.14 	the quality of remediation work, and how agencies can share information on consultant 
43.15 	performance; and
43.16 	(5) in collaboration with the commissioner of commerce, make consultants who remediate 
43.17 	petroleum-contaminated sites more accountable for the quality of their work by:
43.18 	(i) developing a formal system of measures and procedures by which to evaluate the 
43.19 	work; and
43.20 	(ii) sharing evaluations with the commissioner of commerce and with responsible parties.

43.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

43.22 	Sec. 34. PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; RULEMAKING.
 43.23 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must amend Minnesota Rules, part 6230.0250, 
43.24 	subpart 10, item A, subitem (2), by changing the word "hunter" to "person."
43.25 	(b) The commissioner may use the good-cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
43.26 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
43.27 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
43.28 	14.388.

44.1 	Sec. 35. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH; ADAPTIVE PHOSPHORUS 
44.2 	MANAGEMENT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.
 44.3 		Subdivision 1.Assessment contents. The Red River Basin Commission must facilitate 
44.4 	the development of a feasibility assessment of adaptive phosphorus management for the 
44.5 	Red River of the North. The commission may contract with outside experts or academic 
44.6 	institutions in developing the assessment. The assessment:
44.7 	(1) must address applicable water quality targets for phosphorous loading;
44.8 	(2) must include an allocation of phosphorus between point and nonpoint sources;
44.9 	(3) must identify cost-effective nutrient reduction implementation strategies; and
44.10 	(4) may include other state water quality goals and objectives.
44.11 		Subd. 2.Advisory group. In developing the assessment, the Red River Basin Commission 
44.12 	shall work in cooperation with an advisory group consisting of representatives from the 
44.13 	Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center, the Red River Watershed Management 
44.14 	Board, other agricultural groups, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, 
44.15 	cities, and other Minnesota organizations represented on the board of directors of the Red 
44.16 	River Basin Commission. The Red River Basin Commission may also work with 
44.17 	representatives from similar organizations from North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba.
44.18 		Subd. 3.Reporting. By June 30, 2024, the Red River Basin Commission must submit 
44.19 	the final assessment to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
44.20 	representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. 
44.21 	By December 31 of each year prior to the submission of the final assessment, the commission 
44.22 	must submit a progress report on the assessment's development to these same recipients.

44.23 	Sec. 36. TIMING OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES FOR INCLUSION IN THE 
44.24 	SHOTGUN USE AREA.
 44.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.318, subdivision 3, a county board 
44.26 	located within the shotgun ordinance zone may elect to be included in the shotgun use area 
44.27 	by adopting an ordinance under that subdivision no later than August 1, 2022.

44.28 	Sec. 37. REPEALER.
 44.29 	(a) Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350, is repealed.
44.30 	(b) Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53, is repealed.

45.1 	ARTICLE 3
45.2 	STATE LANDS

45.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 84.63, is amended to read:
45.4 	84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND 
45.5 	TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
45.6 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
45.7 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a 
45.8 	federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, 
45.9 	upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, 
45.10 	permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, 
45.11 	roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, 
45.12 	flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and 
45.13 	necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and 
45.14 	conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner 
45.15 	of natural resources may determine.
45.16 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
45.17 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
45.18 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
45.19 	and preparing the easement; and
45.20 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
45.21 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
45.22 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
45.23 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
45.24 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
45.25 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
45.26 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
45.27 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
45.28 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
45.29 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
45.30 	withdrawn or denied.
45.31 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
45.32 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
45.33 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
46.1 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
46.2 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
46.3 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
46.4 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
46.5 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
46.6 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
46.7 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail, 
46.8 	highway, road, or other improvements.
46.9 	(h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may 
46.10 	elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume 
46.11 	some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner 
46.12 	determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.

46.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 84.631, is amended to read:
46.14 	84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
46.15 	(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural 
46.16 	resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the 
46.17 	commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property 
46.18 	owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable 
46.19 	alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not 
46.20 	cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.
46.21 	(b) The commissioner shall:
46.22 	(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
46.23 	(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;
46.24 	(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
46.25 	(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the 
46.26 	circumstances.
46.27 	(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a 
46.28 	road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application 
46.29 	is withdrawn or denied.
46.30 	(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application 
46.31 	fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to 
46.32 	cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing 
47.1 	special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant 
47.2 	an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall 
47.3 	pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
47.4 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
47.5 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
47.6 	(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the 
47.7 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
47.8 	(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management 
47.9 	account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
47.10 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
47.11 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
47.12 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
47.13 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
47.14 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
47.15 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.
47.16 	(h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may 
47.17 	elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (c) and waive or assume some or all of 
47.18 	the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines 
47.19 	that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.

47.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.632, is amended to read:
47.21 	84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.
47.22 	(a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the 
47.23 	name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application 
47.24 	of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed 
47.25 	for state purposes.
47.26 	(b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the 
47.27 	easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
47.28 	(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which 
47.29 	money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money 
47.30 	must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.
47.31 	(d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources 
47.32 	shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of 
48.1 	$2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant 
48.2 	shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner 
48.3 	shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full. 
48.4 	The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn 
48.5 	or denied.
48.6 	(e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account 
48.7 	in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
48.8 	to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
48.9 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may 
48.10 	elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of 
48.11 	the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines 
48.12 	that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests.

48.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 92.502, is amended to read:
48.14 	92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
48.15 	(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may 
48.16 	enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
48.17 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
48.18 	by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
48.19 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
48.20 	by the commissioner for recreational trails and or facilities. The commissioner may assess 
48.21 	the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring 
48.22 	construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions 
48.23 	of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an 
48.24 	estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon 
48.25 	completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the 
48.26 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
48.27 	(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis 
48.28 	Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and 
48.29 	facilities.

48.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.31 		Subdivision 1.Timber sales; land leases and uses. (a) The county auditor, with terms 
48.32 	and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be approved 
49.1 	by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less 
49.2 	than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after not less 
49.3 	than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered 
49.4 	at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor 
49.5 	at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw 
49.6 	the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be 
49.7 	followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural 
49.8 	resources.
49.9 	(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be made 
49.10 	in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction sales, 
49.11 	the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the balance 
49.12 	shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a 
49.13 	single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less than 15 
49.14 	percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory 
49.15 	completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. The value of 
49.16 	each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With 
49.17 	the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter unpaid blocks 
49.18 	and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may be needed to log 
49.19 	other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block until separately 
49.20 	scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this paragraph as security under 
49.21 	paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, the county auditor may credit 
49.22 	the security provided, less any down payment required for an auction sale under this 
49.23 	paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter 
49.24 	to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited, provided the request and 
49.25 	transfer is made within the same calendar year as the security was received.
49.26 	(c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled. 
49.27 	Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so 
49.28 	designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall 
49.29 	contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species 
49.30 	of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per 
49.31 	piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised 
49.32 	prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of 
49.33 	the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the 
49.34 	parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the 
49.35 	notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same 
50.1 	rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available 
50.2 	for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale 
50.3 	of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms of 
50.4 	the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the forfeited 
50.5 	tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the county board 
50.6 	as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may 
50.7 	be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until scaled by a person 
50.8 	or persons designated by the county board and approved by the commissioner of natural 
50.9 	resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which timber is cut may be designated 
50.10 	for scaling by the county board by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The 
50.11 	county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated 
50.12 	by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of 
50.13 	the commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered 
50.14 	at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small 
50.15 	amounts of timber not exceeding 500 cords in appraised volume may be sold for not less 
50.16 	than the full appraised value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing 
50.17 	notice of sale or calling for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised 
50.18 	value of more than $200 the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a 
50.19 	scale of cut products in the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales, 
50.20 	directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in effect at one time.
50.21 	(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to 
50.22 	individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, and 
50.23 	at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage and 
50.24 	camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of hay, 
50.25 	stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden sites 
50.26 	and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten 25 years; 
50.27 	provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 $50,000
50.28 	per year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale 
50.29 	in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall 
50.30 	remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the 
50.31 	lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation shall 
50.32 	be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be audited and 
50.33 	allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.
50.34 	(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to 
50.35 	individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, at 
51.1 	the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose of taking 
51.2 	and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled 
51.3 	iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is needed and 
51.4 	suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin, 
51.5 	dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that the use would 
51.6 	be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile 
51.7 	for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of natural resources. The 
51.8 	request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county is notified to the contrary 
51.9 	by the commissioner of natural resources within six months after receipt of a request for 
51.10 	approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may 
51.11 	continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the commissioner of 
51.12 	natural resources.
51.13 	(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant 
51.14 	permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, 
51.15 	tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed 
51.16 	to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed 
51.17 	for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period of 
51.18 	time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, licenses, or 
51.19 	leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.
51.20 	(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said timber has 
51.21 	been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
51.22 	(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first 
51.23 	offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of 
51.24 	peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in 
51.25 	section 216B.2424, subdivision 1, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands 
51.26 	upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal 
51.27 	of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited 
51.28 	lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the 
51.29 	lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop 
51.30 	biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this 
51.31 	section without first holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. One printed 
51.32 	notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least ten days before the hearing, and posted 
51.33 	notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the hearing.
51.34 	(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis County 
51.35 	auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who bids the 
52.1 	highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the commissioner 
52.2 	of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above the appraised price 
52.3 	need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of the different species 
52.4 	of timber.
52.5 	(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the county 
52.6 	board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an irrevocable 
52.7 	bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in paragraph 
52.8 	(b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, at the written 
52.9 	request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter of credit to be 
52.10 	reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been harvested and for 
52.11 	which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of the bank letter of credit 
52.12 	after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent of the value of the 
52.13 	timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or cash deposit is provided for the 
52.14 	down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting of timber has taken place on the 
52.15 	contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, the county may allow the transfer 
52.16 	of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under 
52.17 	this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited.
52.18 	(k) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land 
52.19 	under the terms and conditions prescribed by the county board for the purposes of 
52.20 	investigating, analyzing, and developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem 
52.21 	services.

52.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
52.23 	read:
52.24 		Subd. 4b.Conservation easements. The county auditor, with prior review and 
52.25 	consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and under the terms and conditions 
52.26 	prescribed by the county board, including reversion in the event of nonuse, may convey 
52.27 	conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01 on tax-forfeited land.

52.28 	Sec. 7. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
 52.29 	[85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County. The following 
52.30 	area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County: all that part of the Northeast 
52.31 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range 21 West of the 
52.32 	5th principal meridian, lying South of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, 
52.33 	and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof.

53.1 	Sec. 8. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
 53.2 	[89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. The following areas are deleted from 
53.3 	Cloquet Valley State Forest:
53.4 	(1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as 
53.5 	follows:
53.6 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
53.7 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
53.8 	Section 21;
53.9 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
53.10 	Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
53.11 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
53.12 	(iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
53.13 	(v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
53.14 	(vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
53.15 	(vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
53.16 	(viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's 
53.17 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3 
53.18 	for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's 
53.19 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 
53.20 	27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road 
53.21 	that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally 
53.22 	southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
53.23 	(ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
53.24 	(x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
53.25 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
53.26 	(xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's 
53.27 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 
53.28 	1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and 
53.29 	grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
53.30 	Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline 
53.31 	of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West 
54.1 	direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the 
54.2 	access contemplated herein;
54.3 	(xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
54.4 	(xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter 
54.5 	of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the 
54.6 	Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the 
54.7 	Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns 
54.8 	an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government 
54.9 	Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and 
54.10 	grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
54.11 	Lot 4, Section 29; and
54.12 	(xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
54.13 	(2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as 
54.14 	follows:
54.15 	(i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West 
54.16 	of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
54.17 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
54.18 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
54.19 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
54.20 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
54.21 	Section 5;
54.22 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
54.23 	Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
54.24 	Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
54.25 	Section 6;
54.26 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
54.27 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
54.28 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
54.29 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
54.30 	Quarter, Section 7;
54.31 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
54.32 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
54.33 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.1 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
55.2 	Quarter, Section 8; and
55.3 	(vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
55.4 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
55.5 	Quarter, Section 17;
55.6 	(3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as 
55.7 	follows:
55.8 	(i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
55.9 	(ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.10 	Section 21;
55.11 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
55.12 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
55.13 	(v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
55.14 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
55.15 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
55.16 	Section 31;
55.17 	(4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as 
55.18 	follows:
55.19 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.20 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
55.21 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
55.22 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
55.23 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
55.24 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
55.25 	Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
55.26 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of 
55.27 	County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
55.28 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
55.29 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
55.30 	(5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as 
55.31 	follows:
56.1 	(i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11;
56.2 	(ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
56.3 	(iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
56.4 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
56.5 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
56.6 	Quarter, Section 21;
56.7 	(vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's 
56.8 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of 
56.9 	the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's 
56.10 	land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in 
56.11 	Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being 
56.12 	measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and 
56.13 	known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
56.14 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
56.15 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
56.16 	Section 28;
56.17 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
56.18 	Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
56.19 	Section 29;
56.20 	(x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
56.21 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
56.22 	Section 30;
56.23 	(xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
56.24 	Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
56.25 	(xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and
56.26 	(6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as 
56.27 	follows:
56.28 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's 
56.29 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter 
56.30 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or 
56.31 	assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
56.32 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
57.1 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's 
57.2 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter 
57.3 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or 
57.4 	assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
57.5 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35.

57.6 	Sec. 9. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
 57.7 	[89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. Those parts of St. Louis County 
57.8 	described as follows are added to Riverlands State Forest:
57.9 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North, 
57.10 	Range 17 West;
57.11 	(2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
57.12 	(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North, 
57.13 	Range 19 West;
57.14 	(4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and
57.15 	(5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West.

57.16 	Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 57.17 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
57.18 	other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
57.19 	described in paragraph (c).
57.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
57.21 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
57.22 	(c) The land to be sold is part of parcel number 45.00258.00 described as: that part of 
57.23 	Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 148 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami County, 
57.24 	Minnesota, described as follows:
57.25 	Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees 46 
57.26 	minutes 25 seconds East, bearing based on the Beltrami County Coordinate System, 
57.27 	South Zone, along the south line of said Section 31, a distance of 960.47 feet; thence 
57.28 	North 01 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 2,116.07 feet to the point 
57.29 	of beginning of land to be described, said point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in 
57.30 	diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence continue North 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds 
57.31 	West a distance of 108.00 feet to a point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter, 
57.32 	stamped LS 15483; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 
57.33 	60.00 feet to the intersection with the east line of said Government Lot 3; thence South 
57.34 	01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds East, along said east line of Government Lot 3, a 
57.35 	distance of 108.00 feet to the intersection with a line bearing North 88 degrees 59 minutes 
57.36 	20 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 59 seconds 20 
58.1 	minutes West, along said line, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point of beginning (0.15 
58.2 	acre).
58.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
58.4 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

58.5 	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
58.6 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 58.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
58.8 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
58.9 	in paragraph (c).
58.10 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
58.11 	errors and ensure accuracy.
58.12 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
58.13 	(1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32, 
58.14 	Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a 
58.15 	rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East 
58.16 	and West; and
58.17 	(2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning 
58.18 	at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said 
58.19 	Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline 
58.20 	of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said 
58.21 	Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point 
58.22 	of beginning.
58.23 	(d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
58.24 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
58.25 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
58.26 	the land was returned to private ownership.

58.27 	Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CROW WING COUNTY.
 58.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of 
58.29 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
58.30 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
58.31 	errors and ensure accuracy.
59.1 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: 
59.2 	that part of Government Lot 2, Section 11, Township 44, Range 28, Crow Wing County, 
59.3 	Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government 
59.4 	Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds West, assumed bearing along the 
59.5 	south line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 203.73 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
59.6 	of State Highway No. 18; thence North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, along said 
59.7 	westerly right-of-way 692.40 feet, to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 24 
59.8 	degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 70.31 feet; thence 
59.9 	North 89 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds West 90.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16 
59.10 	minutes 29 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds East 
59.11 	103.84 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.17 acres of land, more or less, 
59.12 	and is subject to existing easements of record.
59.13 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
59.14 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
59.15 	served if the land were returned to private ownership.

59.16 	Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
59.17 	WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY.
 59.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
59.19 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
59.20 	in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream easements.
59.21 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
59.22 	errors and ensure accuracy.
59.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South 
59.24 	13 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
59.25 	Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom 
59.26 	the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. 
59.27 	Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way.
59.28 	(d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other 
59.29 	state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
59.30 	for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream easements are reserved on the Root 
59.31 	River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would best be served 
59.32 	if the land was returned to private ownership.

60.1 	Sec. 14. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
60.2 	WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
 60.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
60.4 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Goodhue County may convey 
60.5 	to the city of Wanamingo for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 
60.6 	that is described in paragraph (c).
60.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
60.8 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wanamingo stops using the land for the public 
60.9 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land 
60.10 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
60.11 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Goodhue County and is described as: That part 
60.12 	of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 110 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue 
60.13 	County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7, 
60.14 	Block 2, Axelson's Hillcrest Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South 
60.15 	89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East (assuming that the east line of Axelson's Hillcrest 
60.16 	Addition also being the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, has a bearing 
60.17 	of North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East), a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00 
60.18 	degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 342.00 feet to the point of beginning; 
60.19 	thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 
60.20 	00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 280.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 
60.21 	48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 
60.22 	45 seconds East, a distance of 394 feet, more or less to the north line of the Southeast Quarter 
60.23 	of said Section 30; thence westerly, along said north line, a distance of 150.00 feet, more 
60.24 	or less, to the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 11 
60.25 	minutes 45 seconds West, along the west line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 674 
60.26 	feet, more or less, to an intersection with a line bearing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 
60.27 	seconds West from said point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds 
60.28 	East, a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT that part of the above 
60.29 	description now platted as Emerald Valley (parcel number 70.380.0710).
60.30 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a park trail extension.

60.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

61.1 	Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
61.2 	HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 61.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
61.4 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
61.5 	water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market 
61.6 	value.
61.7 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
61.8 	errors and ensure accuracy.
61.9 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
61.10 	all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly 
61.11 	and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn 
61.12 	parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and 
61.13 	southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot 
61.14 	5 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5.
61.15 	(d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined 
61.16 	that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management 
61.17 	interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

61.18 	Sec. 16. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
61.19 	WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
 61.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
61.21 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
61.22 	in paragraph (c).
61.23 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
61.24 	errors and ensure accuracy.
61.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as:
61.26 	(1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range 
61.27 	24 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing 
61.28 	at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 
61.29 	seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the 
61.30 	point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 
61.31 	345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet 
61.32 	to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1; 
61.33 	thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North 
62.1 	1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said 
62.2 	Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line 
62.3 	of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an 
62.4 	easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of 
62.5 	Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is 
62.6 	described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence 
62.7 	South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, 
62.8 	a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence 
62.9 	North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7 
62.10 	degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and
62.11 	(2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat 
62.12 	thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder.
62.13 	(d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined 
62.14 	that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management 
62.15 	interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

62.16 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY.
 62.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of 
62.18 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c), 
62.19 	subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement.
62.20 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
62.21 	errors and ensure accuracy.
62.22 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2 
62.23 	rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine 
62.24 	County, Minnesota.
62.25 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
62.26 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
62.27 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

62.28 	Sec. 18. LAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 62.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions in 
62.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the approval 
62.31 	of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
63.1 	section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 
63.2 	to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
63.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
63.4 	general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
63.5 	accuracy.
63.6 	(c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described 
63.7 	as:
63.8 	(1) Sections 1 and 2, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
63.9 	(2) Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;
63.10 	(3) Sections 24, 25, 26, and 35, Township 54 North, Range 18 West;
63.11 	(4) Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, Township 54 North, Range 19 West; and
63.12 	(5) Sections 8, 9, 17, and 18, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.

63.13 	Sec. 19. LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 63.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the 
63.15 	apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, St. Louis County may deposit 
63.16 	proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited land acquisition trust fund 
63.17 	established by St. Louis County under this section. The principal and interest from the fund 
63.18 	may be spent on the purchase of lands better suited for retention and management by St. 
63.19 	Louis County. Lands purchased with money from the land acquisition trust fund must:
63.20 	(1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein the lands 
63.21 	lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
63.22 	(2) be used for forestry, mineral management, or environmental services.

63.23 	Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 63.24 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
63.25 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
63.26 	described in paragraph (c).
63.27 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
63.28 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
63.29 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
64.1 	(1) Lots 23 through 30, including part of adjacent vacant alley, Block 54, Bay View 
64.2 	Addition to Duluth No. 2, Township 49, Range 15, Section 11 (parcel identification number 
64.3 	010-0230-03300); and
64.4 	(2) Lot 2, except the South 760 feet, Township 62, Range 20, Section 18 (part of parcel 
64.5 	identification number 430-0010-02916).
64.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
64.7 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

64.8 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
64.9 	SHERBURNE COUNTY.
 64.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
64.11 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
64.12 	water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value.
64.13 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
64.14 	errors and ensure accuracy.
64.15 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as: 
64.16 	that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North, 
64.17 	Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described 
64.18 	line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line 
64.19 	of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing 
64.20 	per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a 
64.21 	Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly 
64.22 	line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of 
64.23 	beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle 
64.24 	Lake and there terminating.
64.25 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
64.26 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
64.27 	served if the land were returned to private ownership.

64.28 	Sec. 22. AUTHORIZATION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL TO EXCHANGE 
64.29 	SURPLUS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT.
 64.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.3495 and 193.36, the adjutant 
64.31 	general of the Minnesota National Guard may, with the approval of the Land Exchange 
64.32 	Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, exchange the 
65.1 	surplus land described in paragraph (b) for an equal amount of land owned by the city of 
65.2 	Rosemount, regardless of a difference in market value.
65.3 	(b) The land to be exchanged is within the city of Rosemount adjacent to a Minnesota 
65.4 	National Guard field maintenance shop.

65.5 	Sec. 23. REPEALER.
 65.6 	Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 
65.7 	154, section 11, and Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 7, is 
65.8 	repealed.

65.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
65.10 	Delete the title and insert:
65.11 	A bill for an act
65.12 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural 
65.13 	resources, and tourism; modifying natural resource and environment provisions; 
65.14 	modifying game and fish laws; providing for compensation of certain board, 
65.15 	commission, and council members; modifying duties of school trust lands director; 
65.16 	modifying provisions for conveying interests in tax-forfeited lands and other state 
65.17 	lands; providing for disposition of proceeds from sale of tax-forfeited land; 
65.18 	modifying disposition of revenue from lottery in-lieu payments; creating events 
65.19 	promotion account; allowing expansion in West Newton Special Use District; 
65.20 	adding to and deleting from state parks and forests; authorizing conveyances of 
65.21 	certain state lands; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota 
65.22 	Statutes 2020, sections 84.632; 84.788, subdivision 5; 84.84; 84.87, subdivision 
65.23 	1, as amended; 84.922, subdivision 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 85.015, subdivision 
65.24 	10; 85A.01, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 90.181, subdivision 2; 97A.015, 
65.25 	subdivision 51; 97A.126, as amended; 97A.137, subdivisions 3, 5; 97B.031, 
65.26 	subdivision 1; 97B.071; 97B.311; 97B.318, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 
65.27 	97B.668; 103B.101, subdivision 2; 115B.17, subdivision 14; 115B.52, subdivision 
65.28 	4; 116C.03, subdivision 2a; 116P.05, subdivision 1; 116U.55, by adding a 
65.29 	subdivision; 127A.353, subdivision 2; 282.04, subdivision 1, by adding a 
65.30 	subdivision; 282.08; 297A.94, as amended; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, 
65.31 	sections 84.63; 84.631; 92.502; 127A.353, subdivision 4; Laws 2021, First Special 
65.32 	Session chapter 6, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 10; 3, subdivision 3; repealing 
65.33 	Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 
65.34 	121, section 53; Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350.