1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural 
1.3 	resources, and energy; modifying fees and surcharges; creating accounts; 
1.4 	modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying certain game and fish 
1.5 	license requirements; modifying permit requirements for harvest and control of 
1.6 	aquatic plants; extending petroleum tank release cleanup provisions; transferring 
1.7 	staff and administrative support of Environmental Quality Board;amending 
1.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.055, subdivision 
1.9 	2; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 89.039; 89.21; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 
1.10 	97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.411, subdivision 1; 97A.435, subdivision 
1.11 	2; 97A.451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473, 
1.12 	subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
1.13 	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.715, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.301, subdivision 3; 97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.15 	103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103G.615, subdivisions 1, 2, 
1.16 	by adding a subdivision; 115A.1314; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115C.13; 116.07, 
1.17 	subdivision 4d; 116C.03, subdivisions 4, 5; 357.021, subdivision 7; Laws 2007, 
1.18 	chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended; proposing coding for 
1.19 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 89; 97A; 103G; 115A; repealing 
1.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97C.303.
1.21 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.22 	ARTICLE 1
1.23 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE

1.24	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.25 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.26 	in this article.

1.27			2012
		2013
		Total
	
1.28	General
	$
	88,028,000
	$
	86,523,000
	$
	174,551,000
	
1.29
1.30	State Government Special 
Revenue
		75,000
		75,000
		150,000
	
1.31	Environmental
		62,689,000
		62,858,000
		125,547,000
	
2.1	Natural Resources
		66,965,000
		66,398,000
		133,363,000
	
2.2	Game and Fish
		95,049,000
		98,368,000
		193,417,000
	
2.3	Remediation
		10,596,000
		10,596,000
		21,192,000
	
2.4	Permanent School
		200,000
		200,000
		400,000
	
2.5	Total
	$
	323,602,000
	$
	325,018,000
	$
	648,620,000

2.6	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.8 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.9 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.10 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
2.11 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
2.12 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.13 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.14 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.16				Available for the Year
	
2.17				Ending June 30
	
2.18					2012
		2013

2.19	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	82,565,000
	$
	81,234,000

2.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.22		2012
	2013
	
2.23	General
	9,305,000
	7,805,000
	
2.24
2.25	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.26	Environmental
	62,689,000
	62,858,000
	
2.27	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
2.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.30 	subdivisions.
2.31 	A recipient of a grant funded by an 
2.32 	appropriation under this section shall display 
2.33 	on its Web site detailed information on 
2.34 	the expenditure of the grant funds and 
2.35 	measurable outcomes as a result of the 
2.36 	expenditure of funds and shall submit this 
3.1 	information to the agency by June 30 each 
3.2 	year. A recipient without an active Web site 
3.3 	shall report to the agency by June 30 each 
3.4 	year detailed information on the expenditure 
3.5 	of the grant funds and measurable outcomes 
3.6 	as a result of the expenditure of funds. The 
3.7 	commissioner shall display the information 
3.8 	received by recipients under this paragraph 
3.9 	on the agency's Web site.

3.10	Subd. 2.Water
 		28,855,000
		24,355,000

3.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.12		2012
	2013
	
3.13	General
	7,164,000
	5,664,000
	
3.14
3.15	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
3.16	Environmental
	18,616,000
	18,616,000
	
3.17 	$1,952,000 the first year and $1,952,000 
3.18 	the second year are for the clean water 
3.19 	partnership program. Priority shall be given 
3.20 	to watershed projects preventing impairments 
3.21 	and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, 
3.22 	and groundwater according to Minnesota 
3.23 	Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, 
3.24 	clause (4), through the targeting of resources 
3.25 	to areas of highest benefit. Any balance 
3.26 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
3.27 	and is available for the second year.
3.28 	$1,500,000 the first year is for a wild rice 
3.29 	standards study. This appropriation is 
3.30 	available until June 30, 2014.
3.31 	$1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 
3.32 	the second year are for grants to counties 
3.33 	to administer the county feedlot program 
3.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.0711, 
3.35 	subdivisions 2 and 3. Money remaining after 
3.36 	the first year is available for the second year.
4.1 	$1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
4.2 	the second year are for assessment and 
4.3 	monitoring of lakes, rivers, and streams.
4.4 	$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
4.5 	second year are for subsurface sewage 
4.6 	treatment system (SSTS) administration and 
4.7 	grants. Of this amount, $80,000 each year 
4.8 	is for assistance to counties through grants 
4.9 	for SSTS program administration. Any 
4.10 	unexpended balance in the first year does not 
4.11 	cancel but is available in the second year.
4.12 	$740,000 the first year and $740,000 the 
4.13 	second year are from the environmental 
4.14 	fund to address the need for continued 
4.15 	increased activity in the areas of new 
4.16 	technology review, technical assistance 
4.17 	for local governments, and enforcement 
4.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 
4.19 	to 115.58, and to complete the requirements 
4.20 	of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 
4.21 	165.
4.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.23 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
4.24 	before June 30, 2013, as grants or contracts 
4.25 	for clean water partnership, SSTS's, surface 
4.26 	water and groundwater assessments, total 
4.27 	maximum daily loads, storm water, and local 
4.28 	basinwide water quality protection in this 
4.29 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2016.

4.30	Subd. 3.Air
 		12,297,000
		12,466,000

4.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.32		2012
	2013
	
4.33	Environmental
	12,297,000
	12,466,000
	
4.34 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
4.35 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.1 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
5.2 	Statutes, section 116.454.
5.3 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.5 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
5.6 	pollutants in the metropolitan area.

5.7	Subd. 4.Land
 		17,847,000
		17,847,000

5.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.9		2012
	2013
	
5.10	General
	435,000
	435,000
	
5.11	Environmental
	6,916,000
	6,916,000
	
5.12	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
5.13 	All money for environmental response, 
5.14 	compensation, and compliance in the 
5.15 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
5.16 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
5.17 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture 
5.18 	for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.19 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), 
5.20 	(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each 
5.21 	fiscal year, the two commissioners shall 
5.22 	jointly submit an annual spending plan 
5.23 	to the commissioner of management and 
5.24 	budget that maximizes the utilization of 
5.25 	resources and appropriately allocates the 
5.26 	money between the two departments. This 
5.27 	appropriation is available until June 20, 2013.
5.28 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the 
5.29 	second year are from the petroleum tank fund 
5.30 	to be transferred to the remediation fund to 
5.31 	administer the leaking underground storage 
5.32 	tank program to protect the land.
5.33 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
5.34 	second year are from the remediation fund 
5.35 	for transfer to the Department of Health for 
6.1 	private water supply monitoring and health 
6.2 	assessment costs in areas contaminated 
6.3 	by unpermitted mixed municipal solid 
6.4 	waste disposal facilities and drinking water 
6.5 	advisories and public information activities 
6.6 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
6.7 	$435,000 the first year and $435,000 the 
6.8 	second year are for transfer to the Department 
6.9 	of Health for environmental health tracking 
6.10 	and biomonitoring of a representative sample 
6.11 	of the population including indigenous 
6.12 	people and people of color.

6.13
6.14	Subd. 5.Environmental Assistance and 
Cross-Media
 		25,350,000
		25,350,000

6.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.16		2012
	2013
	
6.17	General
	490,000
	490,000
	
6.18	Environmental
	24,860,000
	24,860,000
	
6.19 	$14,250,000 each year is from the 
6.20 	environmental fund for SCORE block grants 
6.21 	to counties.
6.22 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
6.23 	second year are from the environmental 
6.24 	fund for environmental assistance grants 
6.25 	or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.26 	115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and 
6.27 	loan balances in the first year do not cancel 
6.28 	but are available for grants and loans in the 
6.29 	second year.
6.30 	$89,000 the first year and $89,000 the 
6.31 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.32 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
6.33 	products under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
6.34 	116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, 
7.1 	$57,000 each year is transferred to the 
7.2 	Department of Health.
7.3 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
7.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.5 	for the electronics waste program under 
7.6 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.1310 to 
7.7 	115A.1330.
7.8 	$151,000 the first year and $151,000 the 
7.9 	second year are from the general fund and 
7.10 	$75,000 each year is from the environmental 
7.11 	fund for the duties of the Environmental 
7.12 	Quality Board under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.13 	section 116C.03.
7.14 	All money deposited in the environmental 
7.15 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste 
7.16 	landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota 
7.17 	Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise 
7.18 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
7.19 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
7.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.21 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on 
7.22 	or before June 30, 2013, as contracts or 
7.23 	grants for surface water and groundwater 
7.24 	assessments; environmental assistance 
7.25 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.26 	115A.0716; technical and research assistance 
7.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; 
7.28 	technical assistance under Minnesota 
7.29 	Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution 
7.30 	prevention assistance under Minnesota 
7.31 	Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until 
7.32 	June 30, 2015.

7.33	Subd. 6.Administrative Support
 		1,216,000
		1,216,000
	
7.34 	The commissioner may transfer money from 
7.35 	the environmental fund to the remediation 
8.1 	fund as necessary for the purposes of the 
8.2 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.3 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

8.4	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

8.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	212,502,000
	$
	215,249,000

8.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.7		2012
	2013
	
8.8	General
	56,208,000
	56,203,000
	
8.9	Natural Resources
	60,945,000
	60,378,000
	
8.10	Game and Fish
	95,049,000
	98,368,000
	
8.11	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
8.12	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
8.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
8.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
8.15 	subdivisions.

8.16
8.17	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		9,101,000
		9,101,000

8.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.19		2012
	2013
	
8.20	General
	2,982,000
	2,982,000
	
8.21	Natural Resources
	4,517,000
	4,517,000
	
8.22	Game and Fish
	1,402,000
	1,402,000
	
8.23	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
8.24 	$260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
8.25 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
8.26 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year 
8.27 	is from the minerals management account 
8.28 	in the natural resources fund. $60,000 the 
8.29 	first year and $60,000 the second year are 
8.30 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
8.31 	money for each $1 of state money. The match 
8.32 	may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered 
8.33 	balance from the first year does not cancel 
8.34 	and is available in the second year.
8.35 	$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
8.36 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
9.1 	environmental research, of which $40,000 
9.2 	the first year and $40,000 the second year are 
9.3 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
9.4 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
9.5 	match may be cash or in-kind.
9.6 	$2,696,000 the first year and $2,696,000 
9.7 	the second year are from the minerals 
9.8 	management account in the natural resources 
9.9 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
9.10 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), 
9.11 	for mineral resource management, projects 
9.12 	to enhance future mineral income, and 
9.13 	projects to promote new mineral resource 
9.14 	opportunities.
9.15 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
9.16 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
9.17 	account in the permanent school fund to 
9.18 	accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and 
9.19 	commercial leasing of school trust lands and 
9.20 	to identify, evaluate, and lease construction 
9.21 	aggregate located on school trust lands. This 
9.22 	appropriation is to be used for securing 
9.23 	maximum long-term economic return 
9.24 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
9.25 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
9.26 	resources conservation and management 
9.27 	principles.

9.28	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		22,913,000
		23,013,000

9.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.30		2012
	2013
	
9.31	General
	10,478,000
	10,478,000
	
9.32	Natural Resources
	8,736,000
	8,836,000
	
9.33	Game and Fish
	3,699,000
	3,699,000
	
9.34 	$1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the 
9.35 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
9.36 	management account in the natural resources 
10.1 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
10.2 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
10.3 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
10.4 	year and $100,000 the second year may 
10.5 	be used for nongame wildlife information, 
10.6 	education, and promotion.
10.7 	$1,636,000 the first year and $1,636,000 
10.8 	the second year are from the heritage 
10.9 	enhancement account in the game and 
10.10 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
10.11 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
10.12 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
10.13 	$6,042,000 the first year and $6,142,000 the 
10.14 	second year are from the invasive species 
10.15 	account in the natural resources fund and 
10.16 	$1,674,000 the first year and $1,674,000 the 
10.17 	second year are from the general fund for 
10.18 	management, public awareness, assessment 
10.19 	and monitoring research, law enforcement, 
10.20 	and water access inspection to prevent the 
10.21 	spread of invasive species; management 
10.22 	of invasive plants in public waters; and 
10.23 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
10.24 	on state-administered lands.
10.25 	$126,000 the first year and $126,000 the 
10.26 	second year are for grants for up to 50 
10.27 	percent of the cost of implementation of 
10.28 	the Red River mediation agreement. Any 
10.29 	unencumbered balance at the end of the 
10.30 	first year does not cancel and is available in 
10.31 	the second year. The commissioner shall 
10.32 	submit a report to the chairs of the legislative 
10.33 	committees having primary jurisdiction over 
10.34 	environment and natural resources policy and 
11.1 	finance on the accomplishments achieved 
11.2 	with the grants by January 15, 2012.
11.3 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
11.4 	year are for the construction of ring dikes 
11.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161. 
11.6 	The ring dikes may be publicly or privately 
11.7 	owned. If the appropriation in either year is 
11.8 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
11.9 	year is available for it.

11.10	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		20,604,000
		20,604,000

11.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.12		2012
	2013
	
11.13	General
	19,140,000
	19,140,000
	
11.14	Natural Resources
	200,000
	200,000
	
11.15	Game and Fish
	1,264,000
	1,264,000
	
11.16 	$7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000 
11.17 	the second year are for prevention, 
11.18 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
11.19 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
11.20 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.21 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for these 
11.22 	costs during the biennium is appropriated 
11.23 	from the general fund.
11.24 	By January 15 of each year, the commissioner 
11.25 	of natural resources shall submit a report to 
11.26 	the chairs and ranking minority members 
11.27 	of the house and senate committees 
11.28 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
11.29 	environment and natural resources finance, 
11.30 	identifying all firefighting costs incurred 
11.31 	and reimbursements received in the prior 
11.32 	fiscal year. These appropriations may 
11.33 	not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
11.34 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
11.35 	commissioner from any source other than 
12.1 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
12.2 	the general fund.
12.3 	$582,000 the first year and $582,000 the 
12.4 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
12.5 	Council for implementation of the 
12.6 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act. 
12.7 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
12.8 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
12.9 	account in the natural resources fund to 
12.10 	maintain minimum-maintenance forest roads.
12.11 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
12.12 	the second year are from the heritage 
12.13 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
12.14 	fund to maintain and expand the ecological 
12.15 	classification system program. This is a 
12.16 	onetime appropriation.

12.17	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		57,261,000
		56,046,000

12.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.19		2012
	2013
	
12.20	General
	19,327,000
	19,322,000
	
12.21	Natural Resources
	35,740,000
	34,530,000
	
12.22	Game and Fish
	2,194,000
	2,194,000
	
12.23 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
12.24 	second year are from the water recreation 
12.25 	account in the natural resources fund to 
12.26 	enable the department to develop and 
12.27 	implement best management practices for 
12.28 	public water access facilities to implement 
12.29 	aquatic invasive species prevention 
12.30 	strategies.
12.31 	The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter 
12.32 	128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, from 
12.33 	the water recreation account in the natural 
12.34 	resources fund for a cooperative project with 
12.35 	the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
13.1 	to develop the Mississippi Whitewater Park 
13.2 	is available until June 30, 2012. The project 
13.3 	must be designed to prevent the spread of 
13.4 	aquatic invasive species.
13.5 	$5,731,000 the first year and $5,731,000 the 
13.6 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.7 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
13.8 	operations. Of this amount, $375,000 each 
13.9 	year is for coordinated activities with Explore 
13.10 	Minnesota Tourism. This appropriation is 
13.11 	from the revenue deposited in the natural 
13.12 	resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.13 	section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
13.14 	$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 
13.15 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
13.16 	trails and enforcement account in the 
13.17 	natural resources fund for the snowmobile 
13.18 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
13.19 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
13.20 	year and is available for the second year.
13.21 	$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 
13.22 	the second year are from the natural 
13.23 	resources fund for the off-highway vehicle 
13.24 	grants-in-aid program. Of this amount, 
13.25 	$1,110,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
13.26 	vehicle account; $150,000 each year is from 
13.27 	the off-highway motorcycle account; and 
13.28 	$100,000 each year is from the off-road 
13.29 	vehicle account. Any unencumbered balance 
13.30 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
13.31 	and is available for the second year.
13.32 	$805,000 the first year and $805,000 the 
13.33 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.34 	fund for trail grants to local units of 
13.35 	government on land to be maintained for at 
14.1 	least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. 
14.2 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
14.3 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
14.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
14.5 	paragraph (e), clause (4).

14.6	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		66,647,000
		67,294,000

14.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.8		2012
	2013
	
14.9	General
	1,177,000
	1,177,000
	
14.10	Natural Resources
	1,899,000
	1,899,000
	
14.11	Game and Fish
	63,571,000
	64,218,000
	
14.12 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
14.13 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
14.14 	account in the natural resources fund for gray 
14.15 	wolf research.
14.16 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000 the 
14.17 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
14.18 	for gray wolf management.
14.19 	$975,000 the first year and $975,000 the 
14.20 	second year are to accelerate wildlife health 
14.21 	programs. This is a onetime appropriation.
14.22 	$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
14.23 	the second year are from the heritage 
14.24 	enhancement account in the game and 
14.25 	fish fund only for activities specified in 
14.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
14.27 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
14.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
14.29 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
14.30 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
14.31 	retention.
14.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.33 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
14.34 	the second year from the critical habitat 
14.35 	private sector matching account may be used 
15.1 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
15.2 	match program.
15.3 	$202,000 the first year and $202,000 the 
15.4 	second year are for preserving, restoring, and 
15.5 	enhancing grassland and wetland complexes 
15.6 	on public or private lands.
15.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.8 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
15.9 	under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for 
15.10 	aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat 
15.11 	grants are available until June 30, 2014.

15.12	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		33,342,000
		36,557,000

15.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.14		2012
	2013
	
15.15	General
	2,216,000
	2,216,000
	
15.16	Natural Resources
	9,048,000
	9,591,000
	
15.17	Game and Fish
	21,978,000
	24,650,000
	
15.18	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
15.19 	$1,204,000 the first year and $1,307,000 
15.20 	the second year are from the heritage 
15.21 	enhancement account in the game and 
15.22 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
15.23 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.24 	paragraph (e), clause (1). The base 
15.25 	appropriation in 2014 is $1,297,000.
15.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.27 	84.780, $200,000 the first year is from the 
15.28 	off-highway vehicle damage account in the 
15.29 	natural resources fund to fund a conservation 
15.30 	officer academy in 2011. This is a onetime 
15.31 	appropriation.
15.32 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
15.33 	second year are from the water recreation 
15.34 	account in the natural resources fund for 
15.35 	grants to counties for boat and water safety. 
16.1 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
16.2 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
16.3 	the second year.
16.4 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
16.5 	second year are from the snowmobile 
16.6 	trails and enforcement account in the 
16.7 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
16.8 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
16.9 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
16.10 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
16.11 	year and is available for the second year.
16.12 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
16.13 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
16.14 	account for grants to qualifying organizations 
16.15 	to assist in safety and environmental 
16.16 	education and monitoring trails on public 
16.17 	lands under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.18 	84.9011. Grants issued under this paragraph: 
16.19 	(1) must be issued through a formal 
16.20 	agreement with the organization; and (2) 
16.21 	must not be used as a substitute for traditional 
16.22 	spending by the organization. By December 
16.23 	15 each year, an organization receiving a 
16.24 	grant under this paragraph shall report to the 
16.25 	commissioner with details on expenditures 
16.26 	and outcomes from the grant. By January 
16.27 	15, 2013, the commissioner shall report on 
16.28 	the expenditures and outcomes of the grants 
16.29 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
16.30 	of the legislative committees and divisions 
16.31 	having jurisdiction over natural resources 
16.32 	policy and finance. Of this appropriation, 
16.33 	$25,000 each year is for administration of 
16.34 	these grants. Any unencumbered balance 
16.35 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
16.36 	and is available for the second year.
17.1 	$510,000 the first year and $510,000 
17.2 	the second year are from the natural 
17.3 	resources fund for grants to county law 
17.4 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
17.5 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
17.6 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
17.7 	in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each 
17.8 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
17.9 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
17.10 	motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year 
17.11 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
17.12 	county enforcement agencies may use 
17.13 	money received under this appropriation 
17.14 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
17.15 	agencies within the county that have a high 
17.16 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. 
17.17 	Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year 
17.18 	is for administration of these grants. Any 
17.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
17.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
17.21 	second year.

17.22	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		2,634,000
		2,634,000

17.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.24		2012
	2013
	
17.25	General
	888,000
	888,000
	
17.26	Natural Resources
	805,000
	805,000
	
17.27	Game and Fish
	941,000
	941,000
	
17.28 	$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the 
17.29 	second year are from the natural resources 
17.30 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
17.31 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo 
17.32 	and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
17.33 	for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation 
17.34 	is from the revenue deposited to the fund 
17.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
17.36 	paragraph (e), clause (5).
18.1 	$484,000 the first year and $484,000 the 
18.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
18.3 	fund. Of this amount, $160,000 each year 
18.4 	is from the forest management investment 
18.5 	account; $58,000 each year is from the water 
18.6 	recreation account; $176,000 each year is 
18.7 	from the snowmobile account; and $90,000 
18.8 	each year is from the all-terrain vehicle 
18.9 	account.

18.10
18.11	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,842,000
	$
	12,842,000
	
18.12 	$3,526,000 the first year and $3,526,000 the 
18.13 	second year are for natural resources block 
18.14 	grants to local governments. The board may 
18.15 	reduce the amount of the natural resources 
18.16 	block grant to a county by an amount equal to 
18.17 	any reduction in the county's general services 
18.18 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
18.19 	district from the county's previous year 
18.20 	allocation when the board determines that 
18.21 	the reduction was disproportionate. Grants 
18.22 	must be matched with a combination of local 
18.23 	cash or in-kind contributions.
18.24 	$3,185,000 the first year and $3,185,000 
18.25 	the second year are for grants requested 
18.26 	by soil and water conservation districts for 
18.27 	general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
18.28 	implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota 
18.29 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
18.30 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
18.31 	appropriations for supplies and services 
18.32 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
18.33 	districts.
18.34 	$1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 
18.35 	the second year are for grants to soil and 
19.1 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
19.2 	contracts for sediment and erosion control, 
19.3 	water quality management, feedlot water 
19.4 	quality projects, establishing and maintaining 
19.5 	riparian vegetation buffers of restored 
19.6 	native prairie, and county cooperative weed 
19.7 	management programs.
19.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.9 	103C.501, the board may shift cost-share 
19.10 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
19.11 	technical and administrative assistance 
19.12 	portion of the grant funds to leverage 
19.13 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
19.14 	high-priority needs identified in local water 
19.15 	management plans.
19.16 	$454,000 the first year and $454,000 the 
19.17 	second year are for implementation and 
19.18 	enforcement of the Wetland Conservation 
19.19 	Act.
19.20 	$60,000 each year is for staff to monitor and 
19.21 	enforce wetland replacement, wetland bank 
19.22 	sites, and the Wetland Conservation Act.
19.23 	$60,000 each year is to provide assistance to 
19.24 	local drainage management officials and for 
19.25 	the costs of the Drainage Work Group.
19.26 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 
19.27 	the second year are for a grant to the 
19.28 	Red River Basin Commission for water 
19.29 	quality and floodplain management, 
19.30 	including administration of programs. If the 
19.31 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
19.32 	appropriation in the other year is available 
19.33 	for it.
19.34 	The appropriations for grants in this 
19.35 	section are available until expended. If an 
20.1 	appropriation for grants in either year is 
20.2 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
20.3 	year is available for it.

20.4	Sec. 6. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	7,512,000
	$
	7,512,000

20.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.6		2012
	2013
	
20.7	General
	2,142,000
	2,142,000
	
20.8	Natural Resources
	5,370,000
	5,370,000
	
20.9 	$2,142,000 the first year and $2,142,000 
20.10 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
20.11 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
20.12 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.13 	473.351.
20.14 	$5,370,000 the first year and $5,370,000 the 
20.15 	second year are from the natural resources 
20.16 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
20.17 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
20.18 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
20.19 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
20.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
20.21 	clause (3).

20.22
20.23	Sec. 7. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	945,000
	$
	945,000

20.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.25		2012
	2013
	
20.26	General
	455,000
	455,000
	
20.27	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
20.28 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
20.29 	money appropriated from the natural 
20.30 	resources fund under this section only 
20.31 	as provided in an agreement with the 
20.32 	commissioner of natural resources.

20.33	Sec. 8. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	6,079,000
	$
	6,079,000

21.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.2		2012
	2013
	
21.3	General
	5,919,000
	5,919,000
	
21.4	Natural Resources
	160,000
	160,000
	
21.5 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the 
21.6 	second year are from the natural resources 
21.7 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
21.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
21.9 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

21.10
21.11	Sec. 9. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,157,000
	$
	1,157,000

21.12 	ARTICLE 2
21.13 	ENERGY FINANCE

21.14	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
21.15 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
21.16 	in this article.

21.17			2012
		2013
		Total
	
21.18	General
	$
	27,257,000
	$
	27,265,000
	$
	54,522,000
	
21.19	Petroleum Tank Cleanup
		1,052,000
		1,052,000
		2,104,000
	
21.20	Workers' Compensation
		751,000
		751,000
		1,502,000
	
21.21	Total
	$
	29,060,000
	$
	29,068,000
	$
	58,128,000

21.22	Sec. 2. ENERGY FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
21.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
21.24 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
21.25 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
21.26 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
21.27 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
21.28 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
21.29 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
21.30 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

21.31				APPROPRIATIONS
	
21.32				Available for the Year
	
21.33				Ending June 30
	
21.34					2012
		2013

22.1	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

22.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	22,878,000
	$
	22,886,000

22.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.4		2012
	2013
	
22.5	General
	21,075,000
	21,083,000
	
22.6	Petroleum Cleanup
	1,052,000
	1,052,000
	
22.7
22.8	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000
	
22.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
22.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
22.11 	subdivisions.

22.12	Subd. 2.Financial Institutions
 		6,774,000
		6,778,000
	
22.13 	$138,000 the first year and $142,000 
22.14 	the second year are for the regulation of 
22.15 	mortgage originators and servicers under 
22.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58 and 58A.

22.17
22.18	Subd. 3.Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup 
Board
 		1,052,000
		1,052,000
	
22.19 	This appropriation is from the petroleum 
22.20 	tank release cleanup fund.

22.21	Subd. 4.Administrative Services
 		3,872,000
		3,872,000

22.22	Subd. 5.Telecommunications
 		1,010,000
		1,010,000

22.23	Subd. 6.Market Assurance
 		6,915,000
		6,919,000

22.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.25		2012
	2013
	
22.26	General
	6,164,000
	6,168,000
	
22.27
22.28	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000

22.29	Subd. 7.Office of Energy Security
 		3,255,000
		3,255,000

22.30	Subd. 8.Transfer
 					
22.31 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 
22.32 	the second year and each year thereafter 
22.33 	are for transfer to the commissioner 
22.34 	of human services to supplement the 
23.1 	ongoing operational expenses of the 
23.2 	Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and 
23.3 	Hard-of-Hearing People. This transfer 
23.4 	is from the telecommunication access 
23.5 	Minnesota account.

23.6	Sec. 4. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	6,182,000
	$
	6,182,000

23.7 	ARTICLE 3
23.8 	CLEAN WATER FUND

23.9	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATION.
 	
23.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
23.11 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
23.12 	clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
23.13 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
23.14 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
23.15 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
23.16 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

23.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
23.18				Available for the Year
	
23.19				Ending June 30
	
23.20					2012
		2013

23.21	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	6,575,000
	$
	8,575,000
	
23.22 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
23.23 	second year are for monitoring for pesticides 
23.24 	and pesticide degradates in surface water 
23.25 	and groundwater and to use data collected to 
23.26 	assess pesticide use practices.
23.27 	(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
23.28 	second year are to increase groundwater and 
23.29 	drinking water protection from agricultural 
23.30 	chemicals, primarily nutrients. Funding for 
23.31 	research, evaluation, and implementation 
23.32 	projects under this appropriation is available 
23.33 	until spent.
24.1 	(c) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000 
24.2 	the second year are for research and 
24.3 	evaluation, to determine the effectiveness 
24.4 	of agricultural practices related to the way 
24.5 	agricultural practices contribute to impaired 
24.6 	waters, and to assist with the development 
24.7 	and implementation of impaired waters 
24.8 	plans and water protection activities. This 
24.9 	appropriation is available until spent.
24.10 	(d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
24.11 	second year are for technical assistance and 
24.12 	technology transfer of data and information, 
24.13 	including demonstration sites, for precision 
24.14 	conservation, recommended agricultural 
24.15 	practices, and the environmental impacts 
24.16 	of agricultural practices, to assist with the 
24.17 	development and implementation total 
24.18 	maximum daily load (TMDL) plans, and for 
24.19 	surface water protection.
24.20 	(e) $3,625,000 the first year and $5,625,000 
24.21 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
24.22 	management practices loan program. At 
24.23 	least $3,225,000 the first year and at least 
24.24 	$5,225,000 the second year are for transfer to 
24.25 	the clean water agricultural best management 
24.26 	practices loan account and are available 
24.27 	for pass-through to local governments 
24.28 	and lenders for low-interest loans. Any 
24.29 	unencumbered balance that is not transferred 
24.30 	to the loan account is available until June 
24.31 	30, 2014.

24.32	Sec. 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	$16,200,000
	$
	$16,200,000
	
24.33 	(a) $11,200,000 the first year and 
24.34 	$11,200,000 the second year are for the total 
24.35 	maximum daily load grant program under 
25.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
25.2 	appropriation is available until spent.
25.3 	(b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
25.4 	the second year are for the clean water legacy 
25.5 	phosphorus reduction grant program under 
25.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This 
25.7 	appropriation is available until spent.
25.8 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
25.9 	the second year are for small community 
25.10 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
25.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
25.12 	appropriation is available until spent.
25.13 	(d) If there are any uncommitted funds at the 
25.14 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a), 
25.15 	(b), or (c), the Public Facilities Authority 
25.16 	may transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
25.17 	projects under any of the programs listed 
25.18 	in this section, based on their priority rank 
25.19 	on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
25.20 	priority list.

25.21	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	$28,040,000
	$
	$24,625,000
	
25.22 	(a) $9,500,000 the first year and $9,600,000 
25.23 	the second year are to develop watershed 
25.24 	protection and restoration plans, including 
25.25 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies 
25.26 	and TMDL implementation plans for waters 
25.27 	listed on the United States Environmental 
25.28 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
25.29 	list according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
25.30 	114D. The agency shall complete an average 
25.31 	of ten percent of the TMDL's each year over 
25.32 	the biennium.
25.33 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
25.34 	the second year are for development of an 
26.1 	enhanced watershed and TMDL database to 
26.2 	manage and track progress.
26.3 	(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
26.4 	the second year are for groundwater 
26.5 	assessment and drinking water protection to 
26.6 	include:
26.7 	(1) at least ten percent of the groundwater 
26.8 	wells each year;
26.9 	(2) the analysis of samples from at least 
26.10 	40 shallow monitoring wells each year for 
26.11 	endocrine disrupting compounds and other 
26.12 	new chemicals of concern; and 
26.13 	(3) the completion of at least four 
26.14 	groundwater models for watershed plans.
26.15 	(d) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean 
26.16 	water partnership program. Priority shall 
26.17 	be given to watershed projects preventing 
26.18 	impairments and degradation of lakes, 
26.19 	rivers, streams, and groundwater according 
26.20 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, 
26.21 	subdivision 2, clause (4), through the 
26.22 	targeting of resources to areas of highest 
26.23 	benefit. Any balance remaining in the first 
26.24 	year does not cancel and is available until 
26.25 	June 30, 2016.
26.26 	(e) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
26.27 	second year are for water quality restoration 
26.28 	projects in the lower St. Louis River and 
26.29 	Duluth harbor. This appropriation must be 
26.30 	matched by nonstate money at a rate of 65 
26.31 	percent nonstate to 35 percent state money.
26.32 	(f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
26.33 	the second year are for completion of 20 
26.34 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
27.1 	of surface water quality and trends, including 
27.2 	the monitoring and analysis of endocrine 
27.3 	disruptors and other new chemicals of 
27.4 	concern, and for use in watershed planning 
27.5 	and progress.
27.6 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
27.7 	the second year are available for civic 
27.8 	engagement in TMDL development. Any 
27.9 	balance remaining in the first year does not 
27.10 	cancel and is available until June 30, 2016.
27.11 	(h) $3,750,000 the first year and $3,750,000 
27.12 	the second year are for groundwater 
27.13 	protection or prevention of groundwater 
27.14 	degradation activities through enhancing the 
27.15 	county-level delivery system for subsurface 
27.16 	sewage treatment systems (SSTS). Of this 
27.17 	amount, at least $2,345,000 each year is 
27.18 	for an increase to county base grants and 
27.19 	$2,000,000 for the biennium is available 
27.20 	for challenge grants to implement SSTS 
27.21 	programs. The commissioner shall consult 
27.22 	with the SSTS Compliance Task Force in 
27.23 	developing a distribution allocation for the 
27.24 	county base grants 
27.25 	(i) $825,000 the first year is for storm water 
27.26 	research and guidance development. Any 
27.27 	balance remaining in the first year does not 
27.28 	cancel and is available until June 30, 2016.
27.29 	(j) $940,000 the first year and $750,000 
27.30 	the second year are for national pollution 
27.31 	discharge elimination system storm water 
27.32 	and wastewater watershed and TMDL 
27.33 	implementation activities.

27.34
27.35	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,522,000
	$
	9,092,000
	
28.1 	(a) $3,417,000 the first year and $3,687,000 
28.2 	the second year are for water quality 
28.3 	assessments and monitoring to support the 
28.4 	identification of impaired waters.
28.5 	(b) $1,720,000 each year is for total 
28.6 	maximum daily load (TMDL) development 
28.7 	and TMDL implementation plans for waters 
28.8 	listed on the United States Environmental 
28.9 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
28.10 	list according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
28.11 	114D.
28.12 	(c) $1,650,000 each year is for nonpoint 
28.13 	source restoration and protection activities.
28.14 	(d) $2,035,000 each year is for drinking 
28.15 	water planning and protection activities.
28.16 	(e) $2,700,000 the first year is to acquire and 
28.17 	distribute high-resolution digital elevation 
28.18 	data using light detection and ranging to aid 
28.19 	with impaired waters modeling and TMDL 
28.20 	implementation under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.21 	chapter 114D.

28.22
28.23	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	23,484,000
	$
	25,484,000
	
28.24 	(a) $11,500,000 the first year and 
28.25 	$13,500,000 the second year are for grants 
28.26 	to local governments and joint powers 
28.27 	organizations of local governments for 
28.28 	projects and practices to keep water on 
28.29 	the land in order to decrease sediment, 
28.30 	pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce 
28.31 	hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
28.32 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
28.33 	recharge. Projects and practices shall be 
28.34 	prioritized based on the benefits to protect 
28.35 	and restore surface waters; to protect, 
29.1 	enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, 
29.2 	rivers, wetlands, and streams; and to protect 
29.3 	groundwater and drinking water. Projects 
29.4 	and practices may include feedlot water 
29.5 	quality, erosion control, and stream bank, 
29.6 	stream channel, and shoreline restoration 
29.7 	projects and must be of long-lasting public 
29.8 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
29.9 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
29.10 	implementation plans or local water 
29.11 	management plans.
29.12 	(b) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
29.13 	the second year are for targeted local 
29.14 	resource protection and enhancement grants. 
29.15 	The board shall give priority consideration 
29.16 	to projects and practices that complement, 
29.17 	supplement, or exceed current state standards 
29.18 	for protection, enhancement, and restoration 
29.19 	of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams 
29.20 	or that protect groundwater from degradation.
29.21 	(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
29.22 	second year are to provide state oversight 
29.23 	and accountability, evaluate results, and 
29.24 	measure the value of conservation program 
29.25 	implementation by local governments, 
29.26 	including submitting to the legislature 
29.27 	by March 1 each year an annual report 
29.28 	prepared by the board, in consultation with 
29.29 	the commissioners of natural resources, 
29.30 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
29.31 	Agency, detailing the recipients and projects 
29.32 	funded under this section. The board shall 
29.33 	require grantees to specify the outcomes that 
29.34 	will be achieved by the grants prior to any 
29.35 	grant awards.
30.1 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
30.2 	the second year are for technical assistance 
30.3 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
30.4 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
30.5 	Work Group that consists of projects to 
30.6 	retrofit existing drainage systems with 
30.7 	water quality improvement practices, 
30.8 	evaluate outcomes, and provide outreach 
30.9 	to landowners, public drainage authorities, 
30.10 	drainage engineers and contractors, and 
30.11 	others.
30.12 	(e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 
30.13 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
30.14 	permanent conservation easements on 
30.15 	riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, 
30.16 	excluding wetlands, to keep water on the 
30.17 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
30.18 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
30.19 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
30.20 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. The 
30.21 	riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet 
30.22 	unless there is a natural impediment, a road, 
30.23 	or other impediment beyond the control 
30.24 	of the landowner. This appropriation may 
30.25 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
30.26 	protected by easements purchased with 
30.27 	this appropriation and for stream bank 
30.28 	restorations when the riparian buffers have 
30.29 	been restored.
30.30 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
30.31 	the second year are for permanent 
30.32 	conservation easements on wellhead 
30.33 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.34 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
30.35 	(d). Priority must be placed on land that 
30.36 	is located where the vulnerability of the 
31.1 	drinking water is designated as high or very 
31.2 	high by the commissioner of health.
31.3 	(g) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
31.4 	the second year are for community partners 
31.5 	grants to local governments for: (i) structural 
31.6 	or vegetative management practices that 
31.7 	reduce storm water runoff from developed 
31.8 	or disturbed lands to reduce the movement 
31.9 	of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants for 
31.10 	restoration, protection, or enhancement of 
31.11 	water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams 
31.12 	and to protect groundwater and drinking 
31.13 	water; and (ii) installation of proven and 
31.14 	effective water retention practices including, 
31.15 	but not limited to, rain gardens and other 
31.16 	vegetated infiltration basins and sediment 
31.17 	control basins to keep water on the land. 
31.18 	The projects must be of long-lasting public 
31.19 	benefit, include a local match, and be 
31.20 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
31.21 	or local water management plans. Local 
31.22 	government staff and administration costs 
31.23 	may be used as a match.
31.24 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
31.25 	second year are for a technical assistance 
31.26 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration audits 
31.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
31.28 	subdivision 6.
31.29 	(i) The board shall contract for services 
31.30 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
31.31 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
31.32 	under this section for $500,000 the first year 
31.33 	and $500,000 the second year.
31.34 	(j) The board shall incorporate efforts 
31.35 	to enhance local capacity to engage the 
32.1 	public during restoration, protection, and 
32.2 	implementation projects and activities 
32.3 	through the board's programs and projects 
32.4 	funded under this section.
32.5 	(k) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
32.6 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
32.7 	technical and administrative assistance 
32.8 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
32.9 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
32.10 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
32.11 	identified in local water management plans.
32.12 	(l) The board shall develop and utilize 
32.13 	performance-based criteria for local water 
32.14 	resources restoration, protection, and 
32.15 	management program and project grants. 
32.16 	The criteria may include, but are not limited 
32.17 	to, science-based assessments, organizational 
32.18 	capacity, priority resource issues, community 
32.19 	outreach and support, partnership potential, 
32.20 	and program and project delivery efficiency 
32.21 	and effectiveness. The board shall, to 
32.22 	the extent practical, utilize a watershed 
32.23 	approach when developing criteria for 
32.24 	project proposals.
32.25 	(m) The appropriations in this section are 
32.26 	available until June 30, 2014, and, unless 
32.27 	otherwise specified, the board may utilize up 
32.28 	to five percent for administration of grant and 
32.29 	easement programs and up to five percent for 
32.30 	technical design, construction, and project 
32.31 	oversight.

32.32	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	3,564,000
	$
	3,616,000
	
32.33 	(a) $1,020,000 each year is for addressing 
32.34 	public health concerns for drinking water 
33.1 	contaminants for which health-based 
33.2 	drinking water standards are needed. The 
33.3 	commissioner shall characterize and issue 
33.4 	health-based guidance for contaminants of 
33.5 	emerging concern in drinking water.
33.6 	(b) $1,415,000 each year is for protection of 
33.7 	drinking water sources, including assisting 
33.8 	communities with the development and 
33.9 	implementation of source water protection 
33.10 	plans for public water supplies and awarding 
33.11 	public water suppliers with source water 
33.12 	protection grants.
33.13 	(c) $302,000 the first year and $367,000 the 
33.14 	second year are for expanding the capabilities 
33.15 	of the county well index database. $165,000 
33.16 	the first year and $252,000 the second year 
33.17 	are for developing and testing a methodology 
33.18 	for designating public health risks related to 
33.19 	human and naturally occurring contaminant 
33.20 	impacts to private and public drinking water 
33.21 	sources.
33.22 	(d) $347,000 each year is for grants for 
33.23 	public and private well sealing. Grant awards 
33.24 	under this paragraph are limited to 50 percent 
33.25 	of the well sealing costs. Funding for sealing 
33.26 	private wells shall be administered through 
33.27 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
33.28 	local agencies.
33.29 	(e) $315,000 the first year and $215,000 the 
33.30 	second year are to provide global positioning 
33.31 	system equipment, maintenance, and training 
33.32 	for well contractors to report locations of 
33.33 	wells and to implement a study on arsenic 
33.34 	levels in newly constructed wells.

34.1	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	2,500,000
	$
	1,500,000
	
34.2 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
34.3 	second year are for Metropolitan Council 
34.4 	water supply planning activities under 
34.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.
34.6 	(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
34.7 	the second year are for matching grants to 
34.8 	cities to provide matching grants to private 
34.9 	parties to mitigate inflow and infiltration of 
34.10 	clean water into sanitary sewer systems. This 
34.11 	appropriation is onetime.

34.12 	ARTICLE 4
34.13 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

34.14	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
34.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
34.16 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
34.17 	parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
34.18 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
34.19 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
34.20 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
34.21 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

34.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
34.23				Available for the Year
	
34.24				Ending June 30
	
34.25					2012
		2013

34.26
34.27	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	22,366,000
	$
	22,366,000
	
34.28 	(a) $16,201,000 the first year and 
34.29 	$16,201,000 the second year are for state 
34.30 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
34.31 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
34.32 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities for 
34.33 	accessibility;
35.1 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
35.2 	(4) develop a comprehensive, integrated, 
35.3 	and accessible database and Web site and 
35.4 	coordinate the implementation of the 25-year 
35.5 	long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
35.6 	(b) $6,165,000 the first year and $6,165,000 
35.7 	the second year are for grants under 
35.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. Up 
35.9 	to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may 
35.10 	be used for administering the grants. Any 
35.11 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
35.12 	end of the first year and is available for the 
35.13 	second year.

35.14	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,163,000
	$
	16,163,000
	
35.15 	(a) $16,163,000 the first year and 
35.16 	$16,163,000 the second year are to be 
35.17 	distributed as required under Minnesota 
35.18 	Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
35.19 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit 
35.20 	a report on the expenditure and use of 
35.21 	money appropriated under this section to 
35.22 	the legislature as provided in Minnesota 
35.23 	Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each 
35.24 	year. The report must detail the outcomes in 
35.25 	terms of additional use of parks and trails 
35.26 	resources, user satisfaction surveys, and 
35.27 	other appropriate outcomes. 

35.28 	ARTICLE 5
35.29 	STATUTORY CHANGES

35.30 	Section 1. [84.68] FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE CONSERVATION EASEMENT 
35.31 	ACCOUNT.
36.1 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The forests for the future 
36.2 	conservation easement account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. 
36.3 	The following revenue shall be deposited in the account:
36.4 	(1) contributions to the account or specified for any purposes of the account;
36.5 	(2) financial contributions required under section 84.66, subdivision 11, or other 
36.6 	applicable law; and
36.7 	(3) money appropriated or transferred for the purposes described in subdivision 2.
36.8 	Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account.
36.9 		Subd. 2.Appropriation; purposes of account. Money in the forests for the future 
36.10 	conservation easement account is appropriated annually to the commissioner of natural 
36.11 	resources and may be spent only to cover the costs of managing forests for the future 
36.12 	conservation easements held by the Department of Natural Resources, including costs 
36.13 	incurred from monitoring, landowner contracts, record keeping, processing landowner 
36.14 	notices, requests for approval or amendments, and enforcement.

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

36.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.17 		Subd. 4.Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and 
36.18 	services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park 
36.19 	uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a 
36.20 	state parks account.
36.21 	(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within 
36.22 	state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be 
36.23 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account. 
36.24 	The appropriation under section 85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is limited to 
36.25 	$25,000 per fiscal year.
36.26 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile 
36.27 	materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
36.28 	Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund 
36.29 	from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.

36.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.31 		Subd. 2.Fee deposit and appropriation. The fees collected under this section 
36.32 	shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to the state parks account. 
36.33 	Money in the account, except for the electronic licensing system commission established 
37.1 	by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, is available for appropriation
37.2 	appropriated to the commissioner to operate and maintain the state park system.

37.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
37.4 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
37.5 	licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, 
37.6 	monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple 
37.7 	loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The 
37.8 	surcharge is:
37.9 	(1) $10 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (2);
37.10 	(2) $20 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (6); and
37.11 	(3) $25 for all other watercraft.

37.12 	Sec. 5. [89.0385] FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST 
37.13 	CERTIFICATION.
37.14 	(a) After each fiscal year, the commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for 
37.15 	forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands 
37.16 	during that year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to 
37.17 	various accounts according to this section.
37.18 	(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities 
37.19 	on state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the 
37.20 	forest management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those 
37.21 	costs certified under section 16A.125. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts 
37.22 	credited to the account.

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

37.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.039, is amended to read:
37.25 	89.039 FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.
37.26 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The forest management investment 
37.27 	account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury and money in the 
37.28 	account may be spent is appropriated to the commissioner only for the purposes provided 
37.29 	in subdivision 2. The following revenue shall be deposited in the forest management 
37.30 	investment account:
37.31 	(1) timber sales receipts transferred from the consolidated conservation areas 
37.32 	account as provided in section 84A.51, subdivision 2;
38.1 	(2) timber sales receipts from forest lands as provided in section 89.035;
38.2 	(3) money transferred from the forest suspense account according to section 
38.3 	16A.125, subdivision 5; and
38.4 	(4) interest accruing from investment of the account.; and
38.5 	(5) money transferred from other accounts according to section 89.0385.
38.6 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, Money 
38.7 	in the forest management investment account may be spent by the Department of Natural 
38.8 	Resources in accordance with the forest resource management policy and plan for any of 
38.9 	the following purposes:
38.10 	(1) reforestation and timber stand improvement, including forest pest management;
38.11 	(2) timber sales administration, contract marking of commercial thinning sales, 
38.12 	cultural resource reviews, and other timber sales costs; and
38.13 	(3) state forest road maintenance costs that exceed appropriations under section 
38.14 	89.70. 

38.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.21, is amended to read:
38.16 	89.21 CAMPGROUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES.
38.17 	(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest 
38.18 	campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the 
38.19 	state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses as specified 
38.20 	by the commissioner of natural resources.
38.21 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner shall, by written order, 
38.22 	establish fees providing for the use of state forest campgrounds. The fees are not subject 
38.23 	to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 
38.24 	(c) All fees shall be deposited in the general fund an account in the natural resources 
38.25 	fund and are appropriated annually to the commissioner.

38.26 	Sec. 8. [97A.052] PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ACCOUNT.
38.27 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The peace officer training account is 
38.28 	created in the game and fish fund in the state treasury. Revenue from the portion of the 
38.29 	surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders in section 357.021, subdivision 7, 
38.30 	clause (1) shall be deposited in the account and is appropriated to the commissioner. 
38.31 	Money in the account may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2.
38.32 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the peace officer training account 
38.33 	may only be spent by the commissioner for peace officer training for employees of the 
39.1 	Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863 
39.2 	to enforce game and fish laws.

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

39.4 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a subdivision 
39.5 	to read:
39.6 		Subd. 2b.Certified costs. Money for the certified costs under section 89.0385 is 
39.7 	appropriated annually to the commissioner for reimbursement of certified costs on state 
39.8 	lands acquired by purchase or gift for game and fish purposes.

39.9 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.10 		Subd. 2.Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
 39.11 	Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and 
39.12 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections 
39.13 	97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the 
39.14 	wildlife acquisition account and appropriated to the commissioner. The money in the 
39.15 	account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and 
39.16 	acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of 
39.17 	the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. 

39.18 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
39.19 	97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
39.20 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
39.21 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
39.22 	2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and 
39.23 	(12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
39.24 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
39.25 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
39.26 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 
39.27 	shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer 
39.28 	management programs.
39.29 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
39.30 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
39.31 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
40.1 	management account and shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and 
40.2 	bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
40.3 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 
40.4 	wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
40.5 	and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
40.6 	and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 
40.7 	inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 
40.8 	on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 
40.9 	has been spent.
40.10 	 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
40.11 	and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
40.12 	unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
40.13 	management programs and computerized licensing.
40.14 		Subd. 2.Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue 
40.15 	from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat 
40.16 	improvement account. Money in the account may be used and is appropriated to the 
40.17 	commissioner only for:
40.18 	(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl 
40.19 	management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat 
40.20 	evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest 
40.21 	cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development 
40.22 	and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters 
40.23 	under section 97A.101;
40.24 	(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
40.25 	(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl 
40.26 	habitat;
40.27 	(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
40.28 	(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including 
40.29 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
40.30 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
40.31 	a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or 
40.32 	to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
40.33 		Subd. 3.Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout 
40.34 	and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money 
40.35 	in the account may be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
41.1 	(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and 
41.2 	preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but 
41.3 	not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; 
41.4 	modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on 
41.5 	stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
41.6 	(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with 
41.7 	coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes 
41.8 	and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
41.9 	(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
41.10 	(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
41.11 	(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and 
41.12 	Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
41.13 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related 
41.14 	to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing 
41.15 	activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and 
41.16 	equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
41.17 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
41.18 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account may 
41.19 	be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
41.20 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
41.21 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
41.22 	cover, and reliable food sources;
41.23 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
41.24 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
41.25 	land;
41.26 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
41.27 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
41.28 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
41.29 	hunting.
41.30 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
41.31 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
41.32 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
41.33 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
41.34 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired 
41.35 	to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
41.36 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
42.1 		Subd. 5.Turkey account. (a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth 
42.2 	licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, clause (7), 
42.3 	must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account may be 
42.4 	used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
42.5 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
42.6 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
42.7 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
42.8 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
42.9 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
42.10 	private land;
42.11 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
42.12 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
42.13 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
42.14 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
42.15 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
42.16 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
42.17 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
42.18 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.
42.19 		Subd. 6.Walleye stamp. (a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the 
42.20 	walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used and is appropriated to the 
42.21 	commissioner only for stocking walleye in waters of the state and related activities.
42.22 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
42.23 	a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and 
42.24 	equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

42.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.26 		Subdivision 1.License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and
42.27 	(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the 
42.28 	licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and 
42.29 	(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
42.30 	(b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), (13), (14), 
42.31 	(15), or (17); 3, clause (7), (10), (11), or (13); 6, clause (4), (5), 97A.475, subdivision (6), 
42.32 	(7), or (8); 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12 (9); 10; or 12, clause 
42.33 	(2), is valid for the full license period even if this period extends into the next license year, 
42.34 	provided that the license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
43.1 	(c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license, 
43.2 	nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house 
43.3 	begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
43.4 	(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the 
43.5 	lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the 
43.6 	lifetime of the licensee.
43.7 	(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that 
43.8 	it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
43.9 	(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it 
43.10 	is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

43.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.12 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by 
43.13 	this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the 
43.14 	person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or, 
43.15 	if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

43.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.17 		Subd. 2.Residents under age 16; fishing. (a) A resident under the age of 16 years 
43.18 	may take fish without a license.
43.19 	(b) A resident under the age of 16 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal 
43.20 	consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A 
43.21 	resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable 
43.22 	requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.
43.23 	(c) A person's age at the time of purchase determines the type of license required 
43.24 	under section 97A.475.

43.25 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.26 		Subd. 3.Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must
43.27 	may not obtain a small game license in order to but may take small game by firearms or 
43.28 	bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
43.29 	4, and 5, a license if the resident is:
43.30 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
43.31 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 
43.32 	guardian;
44.1 	(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 
44.2 	by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 
44.3 	apprentice hunter validation; or
44.4 	(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
44.5 	(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game 
44.6 	license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident 
44.7 	under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, 
44.8 	bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, 
44.9 	or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the 
44.10 	accompanying parent or guardian.
44.11 	(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free 
44.12 	turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate 
44.13 	if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety 
44.14 	certificate.
44.15 	(d) A resident under age 12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take 
44.16 	a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 
44.17 	adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

44.18 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 
44.19 	subdivision to read:
44.20 		Subd. 3b.Nonresidents under age 18; small game. (a) A nonresident age 16 or 
44.21 	over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small 
44.22 	game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (2), 
44.23 	if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
44.24 	(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery 
44.25 	without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if 
44.26 	the nonresident is:
44.27 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
44.28 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent 
44.29 	or guardian; or
44.30 	(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

44.31 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
44.32 		Subd. 4.Persons under age 16 13; big game. (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15 
44.33 	may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety 
45.1 	certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt 
45.2 	big game.
45.3 	(b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided 
45.4 	the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or 
45.5 	guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take 
45.6 	big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10 
45.7 	or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may 
45.8 	obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

45.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
45.10 		Subd. 5.Nonresidents under age 16 18. (a) A nonresident under the age of 16 may 
45.11 	take fish by angling angle without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license, 
45.12 	but fish must be immediately released or immediately returned to the water. A nonresident 
45.13 	under age 16 may not harvest or possess fish unless the nonresident purchases a youth 
45.14 	fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (8), or is accompanied by a 
45.15 	parent or guardian with a fishing license. Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16 
45.16 	without a license must be included in the limit of the parent or guardian.
45.17 	(b) A nonresident under age 16 18 may purchase a youth fishing license at the 
45.18 	resident fee or be included under a nonresident family license, under section 97A.475, 
45.19 	subdivision 7, clause (8), to take fish by angling, and possess a limit of fish.

45.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.21 		Subd. 2.Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license 
45.22 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 
45.23 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a 
45.24 	trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 
45.25 	by law.
45.26 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
45.27 	(1) age 3 and under, $227 $343;
45.28 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $300 $473;
45.29 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $383 $571; and
45.30 	(4) age 51 and over, $203 $401.

45.31 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
45.32 		Subd. 2b.Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime 
45.33 	angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the 
46.1 	state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling 
46.2 	and spearing licenses.
46.3 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
46.4 	(1) age 3 and under, $485 $601;
46.5 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $620 $793;
46.6 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $755 $943; and
46.7 	(4) age 51 and over, $376 $574.

46.8 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.9 		Subd. 3.Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 
46.10 	game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
46.11 	license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident 
46.12 	small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp 
46.13 	validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
46.14 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
46.15 	(1) age 3 and under, $217 $223;
46.16 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $290 $301;
46.17 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $363 $430; and
46.18 	(4) age 51 and over, $213 $274.

46.19 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.20 		Subd. 4.Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting 
46.21 	license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license 
46.22 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license 
46.23 	or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive 
46.24 	tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
46.25 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:
46.26 	(1) age 3 and under, $337 $406;
46.27 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 $538;
46.28 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 $656; and
46.29 	(4) age 51 and over, $383 $468.

46.30 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
46.31 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
46.32 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
46.33 	license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident 
47.1 	small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout 
47.2 	and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or 
47.3 	any other hunting stamps required by law.
47.4 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
47.5 	(1) age 3 and under, $357 $567;
47.6 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480 $786;
47.7 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613 $924; and
47.8 	(4) age 51 and over, $413 $668.

47.9 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
47.10 		Subd. 5a.Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident 
47.11 	lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling 
47.12 	or spearing and hunt and trap small game in the state. The license authorizes those 
47.13 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, resident small game hunting, 
47.14 	and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp 
47.15 	validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting 
47.16 	stamps required by law.
47.17 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
47.18 	(1) age 3 and under, $615 $815;
47.19 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $800 $906;
47.20 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $985 $1,296; and
47.21 	(4) age 51 and over, $586 $841.

47.22 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.23 		Subd. 2.Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime 
47.24 	angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license 
47.25 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The 
47.26 	license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, 
47.27 	or other stamps required by law.
47.28 	(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
47.29 	(1) age 3 and under, $447 $726;
47.30 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $600 $925;
47.31 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $773 $1,054; and
47.32 	(4) age 51 and over, $513 $702.

47.33 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.1 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
48.2 	only, are:
48.3 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 $15.50;
48.4 	(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
48.5 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 $26;
48.6 	(4) for persons under age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;
48.7 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
48.8 	season, $26 $30;
48.9 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 $30;
48.10 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
48.11 	season, $26 $30;
48.12 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 $356;
48.13 	(9) to take bear, $38 $44;
48.14 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 $287;
48.15 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
48.16 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $20 $23;
48.17 	(13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
48.18 	the regular firearms season, $13 $15;
48.19 	(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13 $15; and
48.20 	(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
48.21 	during the muzzleloader season, $13. $15;
48.22 	(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour 
48.23 	period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee 
48.24 	for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1), 
48.25 	shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, 
48.26 	subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, 
48.27 	subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account 
48.28 	under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under 
48.29 	section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition account; and
48.30 	(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $4.50.

48.31 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
48.32 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
48.33 	to nonresidents, are:
48.34 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 $90.50;
49.1 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
49.2 	season, $135 $160;
49.3 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 $160;
49.4 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
49.5 	season, $135 $160;
49.6 	(5) to take bear, $195 $225;
49.7 	(6) for persons age 18 and older or over to take turkey, $78 $91;
49.8 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;
49.9 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 $178;
49.10 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
49.11 	(10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
49.12 	the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 $15;
49.13 	(11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13 $15; and
49.14 	(12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
49.15 	season, $13. $15; and
49.16 	(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour 
49.17 	period selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee 
49.18 	for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1), 
49.19 	shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, 
49.20 	subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, 
49.21 	subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account 
49.22 	under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under 
49.23 	section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife acquisition account.
49.24 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
49.25 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed 
49.26 	on this surcharge.

49.27 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
49.28 		Subd. 4.Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game must 
49.29 	be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
49.30 	2, clause (16); and 3, clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed on 
49.31 	the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game 
49.32 	hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and 
49.33 	development of wildlife lands."

49.34 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
50.1 		Subd. 6.Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
50.2 	only, are:
50.3 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $17 $24;
50.4 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 
50.5 	married couple, $25 $40;
50.6 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17
50.7 	$18; and
50.8 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
50.9 	by the licensee, $8.50. $10;
50.10 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour 
50.11 	period selected by the licensee, $12;
50.12 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to 90 consecutive 
50.13 	days selected by the licensee, $18;
50.14 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a period of three consecutive 
50.15 	years, $69;
50.16 	(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;
50.17 	(9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing, $9; and
50.18 	(10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling and spearing, $36.

50.19 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
50.20 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
50.21 	to nonresidents, are:
50.22 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $37.50 $39;
50.23 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
50.24 	married couple, limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $26.50 $33;
50.25 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour 
50.26 	period selected by the licensee, $22 $27;
50.27 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
50.28 	family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 $53;
50.29 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
50.30 	by the licensee, $8.50 $12;
50.31 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
50.32 	married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50
50.33 	$43; and
50.34 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.;
50.35 	(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;
51.1 	(9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing from a 
51.2 	dark house, $9; and
51.3 	(10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, limited to seven consecutive 
51.4 	days selected by the licensee, $29.
51.5 	(b) A $2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except 
51.6 	licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause clauses (5), (8), and (9). An additional 
51.7 	commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.

51.8 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
51.9 		Subd. 8.Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue 
51.10 	Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling 
51.11 	and small game. The fee for the license is:
51.12 	(1) for an individual, $23 $36.50; and
51.13 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse 
51.14 	to take small game, $32 $52.50.
51.15 	(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only. 
51.16 	The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant 
51.17 	and waterfowl; and deer. The fee for the super sports license, including all required stamp 
51.18 	validations, is:
51.19 	(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
51.20 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple as defined in section 517.01 to take 
51.21 	fish, including the trout and salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small 
51.22 	game, including pheasant and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
51.23 	(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
51.24 	according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
51.25 	(d) Revenue for the deer dedicated accounts from the deer license endorsement 
51.26 	under paragraph (b) shall be deposited according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

51.27 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
51.28 		Subd. 11.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the 
51.29 	following licenses are:
51.30 	(1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 $15;
51.31 	(2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 $30;
51.32 	(3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50
51.33 	$42; and
51.34 	(4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 $87.

52.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subd. 12.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish 
52.3 	house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
52.4 	(1) annual, $33 $37;
52.5 	(2) seven consecutive days, $19 selected by the licensee, $21; and
52.6 	(3) three-year, $99 $111.

52.7 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
52.8 		Subd. 20.Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:
52.9 	(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 $7;
52.10 	(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 $23;
52.11 	(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 $11.50; and
52.12 	(4) for nonresidents, $73 $84.

52.13 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
52.14 		Subd. 43.Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are:
52.15 	(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under section 97A.475, 
52.16 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b); and
52.17 	(2) for other licenses, $2.

52.18 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
52.19 		Subd. 44.Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license 
52.20 	is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under section 97A.475, 
52.21 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b).

52.22 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:
52.23 		Subd. 45.Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp 
52.24 	Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 $12.

52.25 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
52.26 		Subd. 7.Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain 
52.27 	for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under 
52.28 	section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all 
52.29 	license fees collected, excluding:.
52.30 	(1) the small game surcharge;
53.1 	(2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, 
53.2 	paragraph (b), and 3a; and
53.3 	(3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6, 
53.4 	clauses (1), (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.

53.5 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
53.6 	97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
53.7 	(a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a, a person 
53.8 	born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals by 
53.9 	firearms unless the person has:
53.10 	(1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
53.11 	(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 
53.12 	indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;
53.13 	(3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
53.14 	(4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or
53.15 	(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another 
53.16 	state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 
53.17 	certified by the department as substantially similar.
53.18 	(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training 
53.19 	in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a 
53.20 	hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued 
53.21 	a firearms safety certificate.
53.22 	(c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take 
53.23 	wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual 
53.24 	license under paragraph (a) or (b).

53.25 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.26 		Subdivision 1.Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 
53.27 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt 
53.28 	pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
53.29 	(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
53.30 	(1) residents or nonresidents under age 18 or and residents over age 65;
53.31 	(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and
53.32 	(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, 
53.33 	subdivision 6a.; and
54.1 	(4) residents or nonresidents hunting on a license issued under section 97A.475, 
54.2 	subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13).

54.3 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
54.4 	97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
54.5 	(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 
54.6 	required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a 
54.7 	migratory waterfowl stamp validation.
54.8 	(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license 
54.9 	issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property 
54.10 	are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
54.11 	(c) Residents or nonresidents with a license issued under section 97A.475, 
54.12 	subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13), are not required to possess a stamp validation 
54.13 	under this section.

54.14 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.15 		Subd. 3.Spearing. A person may not take fish by spearing from a dark house 
54.16 	without a dark house spearing license and an angling license.

54.17 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.18 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section 
54.19 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an 
54.20 	angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to: 
54.21 	(1) take fish by angling in:
54.22 	(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;
54.23 	(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or
54.24 	(iii) Lake Superior; or
54.25 	(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.

54.26 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.27 		Subd. 2.Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish 
54.28 	by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:
54.29 	(1) the person:
54.30 	(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours
54.31 	from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (4) or (5),; or 
54.32 	subdivision 7, clause (3) or (5), and 
55.1 	(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during 
55.2 	the period the license is valid;
55.3 	(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as 
55.4 	authorized under section 97C.035; or 
55.5 	(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2, 
55.6 	3, 4, or 5. 

55.7 	Sec. 45. [103G.27] WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
55.8 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The water management account 
55.9 	is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. Revenues collected from 
55.10 	water use permits, penalties, and other receipts according to section 103G.271, shall 
55.11 	be deposited in the account and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes 
55.12 	described in subdivision 2. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account.
55.13 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the water management account may 
55.14 	only be spent by the commissioner for the costs associated with permit applications, 
55.15 	inspections, and other expenditures under sections 103G.271 and 103G.301.

55.16 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
55.17 		Subd. 6.Water use permit processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs 
55.18 	(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in 
55.19 	accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force 
55.20 	at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water 
55.21 	management account in the natural resources fund and appropriated to the commissioner.
55.22 	The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount 
55.23 	appropriated:
55.24 	(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
55.25 	(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less 
55.26 	than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
55.27 	(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less 
55.28 	than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
55.29 	(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but 
55.30 	less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
55.31 	(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less 
55.32 	than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
55.33 	(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but 
55.34 	less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
56.1 	(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less 
56.2 	than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
56.3 	(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but 
56.4 	less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
56.5 	(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less 
56.6 	than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
56.7 	(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but 
56.8 	less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
56.9 	(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.
56.10 	(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed 
56.11 	by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use 
56.12 	permit in force at any time during the year:
56.13 	(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
56.14 	(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
56.15 	(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year 
56.16 	and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
56.17 	(d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
56.18 	(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;
56.19 	(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
56.20 	(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
56.21 	(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
56.22 	(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
56.23 	(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;
56.24 	(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam 
56.25 	for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the 
56.26 	cogeneration of electricity and steam; and
56.27 	(5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to 
56.28 	prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined 
56.29 	by the commissioner.
56.30 	(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two 
56.31 	percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid 
56.32 	balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee 
56.33 	may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal 
56.34 	governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
56.35 	(f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of 
56.36 	agricultural land is $20 for years in which:
57.1 	(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
57.2 	(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 
57.3 	and October 1.
57.4 	(g) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in 
57.5 	paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, 
57.6 	July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water 
57.7 	use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities 
57.8 	with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all 
57.9 	permits that supply a common distribution system.

57.10 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
57.11 		Subd. 2.Permit application fees. (a) A permit application fee to defray the costs of 
57.12 	receiving, recording, and processing the application must be paid for a permit authorized 
57.13 	under this chapter and for each request to amend or transfer an existing permit. Fees 
57.14 	established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), shall be compliant 
57.15 	with section 16A.1285.
57.16 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year 
57.17 	must be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs 
57.18 	incurred for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited 
57.19 	to an account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
57.20 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
57.21 	paragraph (b); a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety inspection; 
57.22 	or a state general permit is $150. The application fee for a permit to work in public waters 
57.23 	or to divert waters for mining must be at least $150, but not more than $1,000.
57.24 	(d) Fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the water management 
57.25 	account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.

57.26 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
57.27 		Subdivision 1.Authorization Issuance; validity. (a) The commissioner may issue 
57.28 	permits, with or without a fee, to:
57.29 	(1) gather or harvest aquatic plants, or plant parts, other than wild rice from public 
57.30 	waters;
57.31 	(2) transplant aquatic plants into public waters;
57.32 	(3) destroy harmful or undesirable aquatic vegetation or organisms in public waters 
57.33 	under prescribed conditions to protect the waters, desirable species of fish, vegetation, 
57.34 	other forms of aquatic life, and the public.
58.1 	(b) Application for a permit must be accompanied by a permit fee, if required.
58.2 	(c) An aquatic plant management permit is valid for one growing season and expires 
58.3 	on December 31 of the year it is issued unless the commissioner stipulates a different 
58.4 	expiration date in rule or in the permit.
58.5 	(d) A commercial mechanical control permit is valid for the calendar year in which 
58.6 	it is issued and expires on December 31. A commercial mechanical control permit may 
58.7 	not be transferred.

58.8 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
58.9 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to 
58.10 	control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and 
58.11 	section 16A.1283 does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative 
58.12 	days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees shall be based upon the cost 
58.13 	of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and additional costs incurred 
58.14 	after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the permit, and 
58.15 	enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements. The fees shall be based 
58.16 	upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit and additional 
58.17 	costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the 
58.18 	permit and enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements.
58.19 	(b) When application is made to control two or more shoreline nuisance conditions, 
58.20 	only the larger fee applies. A permit application fee, in the form of a check or money order 
58.21 	payable to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, must accompany each permit 
58.22 	application when required by the following fee schedule:
58.23 	(b) A fee for a permit for the (1) to control of rooted aquatic vegetation plants by 
58.24 	pesticide or mechanical means, $90 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline owned by 
58.25 	an owner may be charged, including a permit valid for three years. This fee may not 
58.26 	be charged for permits issued in connection with purple loosestrife control or lakewide 
58.27 	Eurasian water milfoil control programs. or baywide invasive aquatic plant management 
58.28 	permits;
58.29 	(2) to control filamentous algae, snails that carry swimmer's itch, or leeches, singly 
58.30 	or in combination, $40 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline with a distinct owner;
58.31 	(3) for offshore control of submersed aquatic plants by pesticide or mechanical 
58.32 	means, $90;
58.33 	(4) to control plankton algae or free-floating aquatic plants by lakewide or baywide 
58.34 	application of approved pesticides, $90;
59.1 	(5) for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public water basin that is 20 acres 
59.2 	or less in size, one-half of the fee established under clause (1);
59.3 	(6) for a commercial mechanical control permit, $100 annually; and
59.4 	(7) for a commercial harvest permit, $100 plus $300 for each public water listed on 
59.5 	the application that requires an inspection. An inspection is required for waters with no 
59.6 	previous permit history and may be required at other times to monitor the status of the 
59.7 	aquatic plant population.
59.8 	(c) There is no permit fee for:
59.9 	(1) permits to transplant aquatic plants in public waters;
59.10 	(2) permits to move or remove a floating bog in public waters if the floating bog is 
59.11 	lodged against the permittee's property and has not taken root;
59.12 	(3) permits to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria);
59.13 	(4) invasive aquatic plant management permits; or
59.14 	(c) A fee may not be charged to (5) permits applied for by the state or a federal 
59.15 	governmental agency applying for a permit.
59.16 	(d) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public 
59.17 	water basin that is 20 acres or less in size shall be one-half of the fee established under 
59.18 	paragraph (a).
59.19 	(d) If the fee does not accompany the application, the applicant will be notified and 
59.20 	no action will be taken on the application until the fee is received.
59.21 	(e) The fee is refundable only when the application is withdrawn prior to field 
59.22 	inspection or issuance or denial of the permit or when the commissioner determines that 
59.23 	the activity does not require a permit.
59.24 	(e) (f) The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited 
59.25 	in the treasury and credited to the water recreation account in the natural resources fund.

59.26 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, is amended by adding a 
59.27 	subdivision to read:
59.28 		Subd. 3a.Invasive aquatic plant management permit. (a) "Invasive aquatic plant 
59.29 	management permit" means an aquatic plant management permit as defined in Minnesota 
59.30 	Rules, part 6280.0100, subpart 2b, that authorizes the selective control of invasive aquatic 
59.31 	plants at a scale to cause a significant lakewide or baywide reduction in the abundance of 
59.32 	the invasive aquatic plant.
59.33 	(b) The commissioner may waive the dated signature of approval requirement in 
59.34 	Minnesota Rules, part 6280.0450, subpart 1a, for invasive aquatic plant management 
59.35 	permits if obtaining signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee or if the 
60.1 	commissioner determines that invasive aquatic plant control is necessary to protect natural 
60.2 	resources.
60.3 	(c) If the signature requirement is waived under paragraph (b) because obtaining 
60.4 	signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee, the commissioner shall require 
60.5 	an alternate form of landowner notification, including news releases or public notices in 
60.6 	a local newspaper, a public meeting, or a mailing to the most recent permanent address 
60.7 	of affected landowners. The notification must be given annually and must include: the 
60.8 	proposed date of treatment, the target species, the method of control or product being 
60.9 	used, and instructions on how the landowner may request that control not occur adjacent 
60.10 	to the landowner's property.
60.11 	(d) For an invasive aquatic plant management permit, the commissioner may allow 
60.12 	dated signatures of approval obtained to satisfy Minnesota Rules, part 6280.0450, subpart 
60.13 	1a, to remain valid for three years if property ownership remains unchanged.

60.14 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1314, is amended to read:
60.15 	115A.1314 MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE; CREATION OF 
60.16 	ACCOUNT.
60.17 		Subdivision 1.Registration fee. (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section 
60.18 	115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner 
60.19 	of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the 
60.20 	fee in the account established in subdivision 2 state treasury and credit the fee to the 
60.21 	environmental fund.
60.22 	(b) The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer's 
60.23 	video display devices are sold to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, The 
60.24 	registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee calculated 
60.25 	according to the formula:
60.26 	((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:
60.27 	(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to 
60.28 	households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section 
60.29 	115A.1316, subdivision 1;
60.30 	(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at 
60.31 	0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter;
60.32 	(3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a 
60.33 	manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the 
60.34 	department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;
61.1 	(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the 
61.2 	variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 
61.3 	1; and
61.4 	(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for 
61.5 	manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound 
61.6 	for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product 
61.7 	(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less 
61.8 	than 100 percent of the product (A x B).
61.9 	(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of 
61.10 	pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer 
61.11 	may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as 
61.12 	reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any succeeding program year, 
61.13 	provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any 
61.14 	program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year. A 
61.15 	manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer, at 
61.16 	a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.
61.17 	(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under 
61.18 	paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located 
61.19 	outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is 
61.20 	calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.
61.21 	(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee 
61.22 	thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale 
61.23 	annually to households is $1,250.
61.24 		Subd. 2.Creation of account; appropriations Use of registration fees. (a) The 
61.25 	electronic waste account is established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of 
61.26 	revenue must deposit receipts from the fee established in subdivision 1 in the account. 
61.27 	Any interest earned on the account must be credited to the account. Money from other 
61.28 	sources may be credited to the account. Beginning in the second program year and 
61.29 	continuing each program year thereafter, as of the last day of each program year, the 
61.30 	commissioner shall determine the total amount of the variable fees that were collected. To 
61.31 	the extent that the total fees collected by the commissioner in connection with this section 
61.32 	exceed the amount the commissioner determines necessary to operate the program for the 
61.33 	new program year, the commissioner shall refund on a pro rata basis, to all manufacturers 
61.34 	who paid any fees for the previous program year, the amount of fees collected by the 
61.35 	commissioner in excess of the amount necessary to operate the program for the new 
61.36 	program year. No individual refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal 
62.1 	year. Manufacturers who report collections less than 50 percent of their obligation for 
62.2 	the previous program year are not eligible for a refund.
62.3 	(b) Until June 30, 2011, money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
62.4 	Pollution Control Agency: (a) Registration fees may be used by the commissioner for:
62.5 	(1) for the purpose of implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including 
62.6 	transfer to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the department's duties under 
62.7 	section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer to the commissioner of administration for 
62.8 	responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and
62.9 	(2) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on 
62.10 	a competitive basis through contracts with grants to counties outside the 11-county 
62.11 	metropolitan area, as defined in paragraph (c) (b), and with to private entities that collect 
62.12 	for recycling covered electronic devices in counties outside the 11-county metropolitan 
62.13 	area, where the collection and recycling is consistent with the respective county's solid 
62.14 	waste plan, for the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312 to 
62.15 	115A.1330. In awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must 
62.16 	give preference to counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with 
62.17 	manufacturers to help them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, 
62.18 	subdivision 1.
62.19 	(c) (b)  The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver, 
62.20 	Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.

62.21 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to 
62.22 	read:
62.23 		Subdivision 1.Duties of the agency. (a) The agency shall administer sections 
62.24 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330.
62.25 	(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:
62.26 	(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed 
62.27 	with the agency under section 115A.1312; and
62.28 	(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, 
62.29 	retailers, and members of the public.
62.30 	(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are 
62.31 	part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section 
62.32 	115A.1314, subdivision 1:
62.33 	(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that 
62.34 	manufacturers are required to recycle;
63.1 	(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to 
63.2 	households;
63.3 	(3) the base registration fee; and
63.4 	(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected 
63.5 	in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of 
63.6 	these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the 
63.7 	activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330or if the revenues in the 
63.8 	account exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, the agency shall 
63.9 	submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and 
63.10 	house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
63.11 	(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated 
63.12 	sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the 
63.13 	preceding program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the 
63.14 	department.
63.15 	(e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314, 
63.16 	subdivision 2. If the revenues in the account exceed the amount that the agency determines 
63.17 	is necessary for efficient and effective administration of the program, including any 
63.18 	amount for contingencies, the agency must recommend to the legislature that the base 
63.19 	registration fee, the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, 
63.20 	or the estimated per pound cost of recycling established under section 115A.1314, 
63.21 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or any combination thereof, be lowered in order to reduce 
63.22 	revenues collected in the subsequent program year by the estimated amount of the excess.
63.23 	(f) (e) On or before December 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the agency shall 
63.24 	provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections 
63.25 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight 
63.26 	of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports 
63.27 	submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must 
63.28 	also discuss the various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered 
63.29 	electronic devices; information regarding covered electronic devices that are being 
63.30 	collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and 
63.31 	information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in 
63.32 	this state. The report must include a description of enforcement actions under sections 
63.33 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report other information received 
63.34 	by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330.
63.35 	(g) (f) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under 
63.36 	sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.
64.1 	(h) (g) The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner 
64.2 	provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those 
64.3 	provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may 
64.4 	revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310
64.5 	to 115A.1330.
64.6 	(i) (h) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and 
64.7 	recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video 
64.8 	display devices available for recycling.
64.9 	(j) (i) The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to 
64.10 	manufacturers under section 115A.1318 and post it on the agency's Web site.
64.11 	(k) (j) The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by 
64.12 	each manufacturer under section 115A.1318, paragraph (e).

64.13 	Sec. 53. [115A.9295] METROPOLITAN SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FEE.
64.14 	The operator of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility outside of the 
64.15 	metropolitan area, as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, shall pay a fee on solid 
64.16 	waste collected in the metropolitan area and accepted and disposed of at the facility. All 
64.17 	provisions pertaining to the fee imposed under section 473.843 apply to this fee.

64.18 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.13, is amended to read:
64.19 	115C.13 REPEALER.
64.20 	Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05, 
64.21 	115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11, 
64.22 	115C.111, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30, 
64.23 	2012 2017.

64.24 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
64.25 		Subd. 4d.Permit fees. (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not 
64.26 	greater than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, 
64.27 	and acting upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the 
64.28 	conditions of the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs 
64.29 	of litigation. The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs 
64.30 	associated with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose 
64.31 	an additional enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the 
64.32 	reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the 
65.1 	rules of the agency. Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in 
65.2 	the environmental fund.
65.3 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from 
65.4 	the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air 
65.5 	contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage 
65.6 	facilities, or storage facilities subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under 
65.7 	subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et 
65.8 	seq., or section 116.081. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct and indirect 
65.9 	reasonable costs, including attorney general costs, required to develop and administer 
65.10 	the permit program requirements of subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act, United 
65.11 	States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., and sections of this chapter and the rules 
65.12 	adopted under this chapter related to air contamination and noise. Those costs include the 
65.13 	reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing 
65.14 	and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient, 
65.15 	and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding to 
65.16 	federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and 
65.17 	tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.
65.18 	(c) The agency shall set fees that:
65.19 	(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
65.20 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant 
65.21 	regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112 
65.22 	of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a 
65.23 	national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;
65.24 	(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
65.25 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is 
65.26 	regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and
65.27 	(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the 
65.28 	amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title 
65.29 	42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).
65.30 	The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected 
65.31 	under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant 
65.32 	from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a 
65.33 	surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant 
65.34 	funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the 
65.35 	extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.
66.1 	(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall 
66.2 	provide in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected 
66.3 	in each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most 
66.4 	recent calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds 
66.5 	the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the 
66.6 	Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index 
66.7 	for all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the 
66.8 	close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision 
66.9 	of the Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for 
66.10 	calendar year 1989 shall be used.
66.11 	(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the 
66.12 	environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).
66.13 	(f) Persons who wish to construct or expand a facility may offer to reimburse the 
66.14 	agency for the costs of staff overtime or consultant services needed to expedite permit 
66.15 	review. The reimbursement shall be in addition to fees imposed by law. When the agency 
66.16 	determines that it needs additional resources to review the permit application in an 
66.17 	expedited manner, and that expediting the review would not disrupt permitting program 
66.18 	priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. Reimbursements accepted by the 
66.19 	agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of reviewing the permit application. 
66.20 	Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance 
66.21 	of a permit and shall not affect the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, 
66.22 	what conditions are included in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes 
66.23 	and rules governing permit determinations.
66.24 	(g) Persons who wish the agency to consider unique financial assurance mechanisms 
66.25 	to meet their obligations under subdivisions 4f, 4g, and 4h must reimburse the agency 
66.26 	for the costs of consultant services needed to complete a review to determine the 
66.27 	appropriateness of the proposed mechanism. The reimbursement shall be in addition to 
66.28 	any other fees imposed by law. Reimbursements accepted by the agency are deposited 
66.29 	in the miscellaneous special revenue fund and appropriated to the agency for the cost to 
66.30 	review the financial assurance mechanism.
66.31 	(g) (h) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

66.32 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
66.33 		Subd. 4.Support. Staff and consultant support for board activities shall be provided 
66.34 	by the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 
66.35 	This support shall be provided based upon an annual budget and work program developed 
67.1 	by the board and certified to the commissioner by the chair of the board. The board shall 
67.2 	have the authority to request and require staff support from all other agencies of state 
67.3 	government as needed for the execution of the responsibilities of the board.

67.4 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
67.5 		Subd. 5.Administration. The board shall contract with the Office of Strategic and 
67.6 	Long-Range Planning for receive administrative services necessary to for completion of
67.7 	the board's activities from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The services shall 
67.8 	include personnel, budget, payroll, and contract administration.

67.9 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
67.10 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and 
67.11 	budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of 
67.12 	management and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 and 
67.13 	section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:
67.14 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the peace officer training account in the game and 
67.15 	fish fund to provide and is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
67.16 	for peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are 
67.17 	licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for the 
67.18 	purpose of enforcing game and fish laws;
67.19 	(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special 
67.20 	revenue fund; and
67.21 	(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
67.22 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge 
67.23 	received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.
67.24 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of 
67.25 	management and budget shall credit $47 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 
67.26 	and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
67.27 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the 
67.28 	additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator 
67.29 	in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of 
67.30 	management and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County 
67.31 	surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated 
67.32 	to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program 
67.33 	operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

68.1 	Sec. 59. Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by 
68.2 	Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 60, is amended to read:

68.3
68.4	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		11,747,000
		11,272,000

68.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
68.6	General
	6,633,000
	6,230,000
	
68.7	Natural Resources
	3,551,000
	3,447,000
	
68.8	Game and Fish
	1,363,000
	1,395,000
	
68.9	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
68.10 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
68.11 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
68.12 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year 
68.13 	is from the minerals management account in 
68.14 	the natural resources fund and $275,000 each 
68.15 	year is from the general fund. $237,500 the 
68.16 	first year and $237,500 the second year are 
68.17 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
68.18 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
68.19 	match may be cash or in-kind.
68.20 	$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the 
68.21 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
68.22 	environmental research, of which $43,000 
68.23 	the first year and $43,000 the second year are 
68.24 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
68.25 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
68.26 	match may be cash or in-kind.
68.27 	$2,800,000 the first year and $2,696,000 
68.28 	the second year are from the minerals 
68.29 	management account in the natural resources 
68.30 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
68.31 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).
68.32 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
68.33 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
68.34 	account in the permanent school fund to 
68.35 	accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and 
68.36 	commercial leasing of school trust lands and 
69.1 	to identify, evaluate, and lease construction 
69.2 	aggregate located on school trust lands. This 
69.3 	appropriation is to be used for securing 
69.4 	maximum long-term economic return 
69.5 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
69.6 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
69.7 	resources conservation and management 
69.8 	principles.
69.9 	$15,000 the first year is for a report 
69.10 	by February 1, 2008, to the house and 
69.11 	senate committees with jurisdiction over 
69.12 	environment and natural resources on 
69.13 	proposed minimum legal and conservation 
69.14 	standards that could be applied to 
69.15 	conservation easements acquired with public 
69.16 	money.
69.17 	$1,201,000 the first year and $701,000 the 
69.18 	second year are to support the land records 
69.19 	management system. Of this amount, 
69.20 	$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the 
69.21 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
69.22 	and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
69.23 	second year are from the natural resources 
69.24 	fund. The unexpended balances are available 
69.25 	until June 30, 2011 2013. The commissioner 
69.26 	must report to the legislative chairs on 
69.27 	environmental finance on the outcomes of 
69.28 	the land records management support.
69.29 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
69.30 	second year are for land asset management. 
69.31 	This is a onetime appropriation.

69.32 	Sec. 60.  REPEALER.
 69.33 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7; and 97C.303, are 
69.34 	repealed.

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