All Wildlife Management and Habitat Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying certain residency requirements for landowners and tenants eligible to receive turkey licenses (me) Comment on Bill Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to game and fish; defining certain terms; expanding the authority of the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to establish fees for the use of state wildlife management areas and aquatic management areas for dog trials, special events and commerce uses; modifying certain special permit requirements to take wild animals damaging property; modifying certain stamp and license provisions; modifying certain replacement license provisions, providing for refunds under certain conditions; imposing a penalty for taking wild animals during time privileges that are suspended; authorizing residents under age 16 and possessing an apprentice hunter validation and accompanied by a parent or guardian to take small game; authorizing spouses of residents on active military duty to obtain resident hunting and fishing licenses; increasing the number of deer allowed to be taken with an all season license; modifying certain license show full description SF1250 - Game and fish provisions modifications; natural resources rulemaking authority modifications; infested waters designations
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 1E Authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to adopt certain game and fish expedited permanent rules relating to zone or permit area boundaries, designating fish spawning beds or fish preserves, selecting hunters or anglers for areas, providing for registration of game and fish, preventing or controlling wildlife disease or to correct errors or omission in certain rules and designating prohibited invasive species; modifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to designating infested waters; extending the expiration date of the mineral coordinating committee; expanding the authority of the commissioner establish fees for the use of state wildlife management areas and aquatic management areas for dog trials, special events and commerce uses; modifying certain stamp and license provisions; authorizing spouses of residents on active military duty to obtain resident hunting and fishing licenses; modifying [...] show full description SF2985 - State park parks, recreation areas and forest land additions and deletions; critical habitat private sector matching account modifications; outdoor recreation system state aquatic management areas inclusion
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to state lands; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to agree to match a contribution contingent on a future appropriation under the critical habitat private sector matching account; including state aquatic management areas in the outdoor recreation system; adding certain lands to the Buffalo River state park in Clay county, the Monson Lake state park in Swift county, the Savanna Portage state park in Aitkin and St. Louis counties, the Scenic state park in Itasca county, the Soudan Underground Mine state park in St. Louis county and the William O'Brien state park in Washington county; adding and deleting certain lands in the Frontenac state park in Goodhue county; deleting certain lands from the Lake Carlos state park in Douglas county, the Lake Shetek state park in Murray county and the Moose Lake state park in Carlton county; adding certain lands to the Garden Island state recreation area in [...] show full description SF0135 - Bovine tuberculosis disease transmission prevention appropriation
Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Author added Stumpf Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for bovine tuberculosis surveillance and diagnosis in wild deer to diminish the risk of disease transmission in domestic livestock and for emergency deterrent materials assistance (je) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing and providing for the private sale by the department of natural resources (DNR) of certain wildlife management area lands in Wabasha county to Mazeppa township (rt) SF2905 - Vermillion highlands wildlife management area shooting sports facilities bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to predesign and design shooting sports facilities at Vermillion highlands wildlife management area (rt) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Permitting portable bear stands to be left overnight in wildlife management areas (me) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to establish a resident master bear hunting guide license; prescribing a fee and requiring the commissioner to adopt rules (me) SF2146 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax increase and revenue dedication to natural resources and cultural heritage purposes; natural heritage enhancement council creation
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to increase the sales and use tax rate and to dedicate the revenue receipts to restore, preserve and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in the state and other natural resources, to protect drinking water sources, to protect and restore lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and groundwater, to support parks and trails in the state and to support arts and cultural heritage in the state;creating the natural heritage fund, the parks and trails fund, the sustainable drinking water fund, the clean water fund and the arts and cultural heritage fund; creating the natural heritage enhancement advisory council, specifying certain membership and open meetings requirements and duties, sunset provision; changing the clean water legacy account to the clean water fund (je) SF0544 - State lottery game arts, historic preservation and conservation benefit requirement
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the state lottery to conduct special scratch games for the benefit of the arts, historic preservation and conservation; creating the arts and historic preservation funds; providing for the distribution of lottery game proceeds (me) Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Designating the Vermillion highlands wildlife management area in Dakota county (ra) SF2315 - Independent school district #264, Herman-Norcross; curriculum grant appropriation
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent school district #264, Herman-Norcross to develop and implement and fisheries and wildlife management technology curriculum (je) Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing and defining state forest traditional areas; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to designate a certain percent of each forest as a state forest traditional area; providing for vehicle restrictions; authorizing commissioner to designate traditional areas in each state forest regardless of classification (me) SF0399 - Deer hunting licenses surcharge imposition for charitable purposes
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Imposing a surcharge on annual resident and nonresident deer hunting licenses to offset processing costs of deer donated for charitable purposes; specifying certain deposit requirements; specifying certain application requirements (ra) SF1486 - Ecological services for native habitats appropriation
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for collecting and delivering ecological information on native habitats and associated species to state agencies, individual citizens and local units of government and to assist with local community and state efforts to manage and restore natural habitat (me) SF3648 - Outdoor heritage fund and sportsmans stakeholders council creation
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing an outdoor heritage fund and creating the forest consolidation account within fund; creating the sportsmans stakeholders council, specifying membership, terms of office, member compensation, member removal and vacancy filling procedures; requiring an annual report by the council to the legislature and governor by a certain date; specifying certain council duties, providing for an executive director and staff; requiring the council to develop and implement a comprehensive statewide information and publicity system, authorizing the council to contract for the performance of duties; providing for open meetings; providing for council appropriations (me) Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Author added Chaudhary Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to acquire land and interests in land for aquatic management areas and to make public improvements and betterments to aquatic management areas (ra) SF0494 - Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for a grant to the wildlife rehabilitation center of Minnesota to retire construction loans for the facility in the city of Roseville and for completion of educational technology infrastructure (ra) SF2570 - Vermillion highlands wildlife management area expansion bond sale and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for acquisition of land for the expansion of the Vermillion Highlands wildlife management area (me) SF0402 - Fridley Springbrook nature center redevelopment and expansion grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Fridley to redevelop and expand the Springbrook nature center (me) SF0210 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax revenue dedication to natural resources purposes; great outdoors and clean water funds establishment; great outdoors council creation; bond sale authorization
Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to increase the sales and use tax and to dedicate the receipts for natural resource purposes including the protection and restoration of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and groundwater and to protect, preserve, enhance and acquire fish and wildlife habitat, parks, trails and natural areas; creating a great outdoors and clean water fund, specifying membership, duties, administration and meetings; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; creating a great outdoors council (me) Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Prohibiting the taking of white or albino deer in Mille Lacs county (rt) Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for the roadsides for wildlife program (ra) SF3488 - Outdoor heritage fund and Lessard heritage enhancement council creation
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text 1E Establishing the outdoor heritage fund and creating the forest fragmentation and consolidation account and the conservation partners account within the fund, providing for allocation of expenditures; creating the Lessard-Heritage enhancement council, specifying membership requirements, requiring the governor to appoint an outdoor heritage fund citizen selection committee and specifying certain duties of the committee; requiring the council to adopt a strategic plan; specifying council duties and administration; providing for open meetings (rt) SF1379 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax increase and revenue dedication to natural resources purposes; clean water and great outdoors fund establishment; great outdoors council creation; bond sale authorization; nature nearby program
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to increase the sales and use tax and to dedicate the receipts for natural resource purposes including the protection and restoration of lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands and to protect, preserve and restore fish and wildlife habitat, parks, trails and natural areas; creating a clean water and great outdoors fund; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; creating a great outdoors council, specifying membership and duties; creating a nature nearby grant program (ra) Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing the outdoor heritage fund in the Minnesota constitution, article XI, section 15, requiring all money earned to be credited to the fund, requiring a legislative and citizen committee to make recommendations to the legislature regarding appropriations for habitat, forest defragmentation and conservation (rt) SF3819 - Vadnais Lake area management organization as special taxing district
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to property tax; providing for the Vadnais Lake area management district as a special taxing district (ra) Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text Authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to enter lands to carry out the duties and functions of preventing or controlling wildlife disease and disposing of or destroying wild animals found on those lands; modifying wildlife feeding restrictions within a certain radius of a cattle herd infected with bovine tuberculosis; imposing additional penalties for violations; authorizing the establishment of emergency wildlife disease management zones under certain conditions (je) SF2492 - Environment and natural resources funding provided, trust fund repayments provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report# Bill Text Environment and natural resources funding provided, trust fund repayments provided, and money appropriated. SF1312 - Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill modifying programs and policies, and appropriating money.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Rules and Legislative Administration Bill Text Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill modifying programs and policies, and appropriating money. Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Bill Text Livestock compensation provisions modified. SF3792 - Best management practices for native prairie restoration and restored native prairie definitions modification
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural resources; modifying the definitions of best management practice for native prairie restoration and restored native prairie (me) SF2977 - Expedited exchange of public land procedures; wetlands for wildlife acquisition procedure modification
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to state lands; providing for expedited exchanges of public land involving the state and governmental subdivisions of the state; specifying classes of land involved in expedited exchanges; providing for the determination of the valuation of land; requiring examination of title by involved parties; requiring unanimous approval of the land exchange board; providing for the conveyance process; requiring deeds to include a reverter under certain conditions; specifying status for certain classes of land; modifying the appeals process for landowners seeking to purchase wetlands for wildlife (me) SF1293 - Lead sinkers, jigs and lures use in fishing prohibition phase in
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to game and fish; establishing a phase in prohibition of lead sinkers, jigs and certain lures used to take fish (rt) SF3017 - Native prairie bank easements and scientific and natural areas acquisition bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to acquire native prairie bank easements and land for scientific and natural areas (ra) SF2889 - Lead sinkers, jigs and lures use in fishing warning label requirements
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to game and fish; requiring lead sinkers, jigs and certain lures devices offered for sale to bear a warning label; specifying certain label requirements; providing for enforcement authority by the attorney general (je) SF3425 - Game and fish fund report requirements, pheasant habitat and wild turkey management accounts and hunting and fishing licensing provisions modifications
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to game and fish; modifying the definitions of muzzleloader and regular firearms seasons; defining the term shelter; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to ensure stamp design and characteristics are consistent with design and characteristics south by pictorial stamp collectors; modifying report requirements for the game and fish fund relating to the wild turkey management account; extending the sunset of the personnel costs expenditure prohibition for pheasant stamp revenue in the pheasant habitat improvement account; specifying an account dedication amount from each turkey license sold; authorizing a license fee refund for identical licenses purchased in error; permitting a separate pictorial turkey stamp purchase; modifying replacement licensing provisions for deer hunters; modifying moose, elk and prairie chicken licenses eligibility; requiring residency for licenses issued without [...] show full description SF3690 - Wildlife management areas local ordinances exemption
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural resources; exempting wildlife management areas from certain local ordinances; prohibiting certain building and property management modifications adjacent to state and wildlife management areas; exempting the Carlos Avery and Lamprey Pass wildlife management areas from certain land acquisition procedures (me) SF0006 - Dallas Sams Outdoor and Cultural Legacy Act; Lessard heritage enhancement, great outdoors and cultural legacy funds creation; heritage enhancement council creation
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF2285] Bill Text 6E "Dallas Sams Outdoor and Cultural Legacy Act"; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to increase the sales and use tax and dedicate the receipts to the Lessard heritage enhancement fund to preserve, enhance and protect fish, wildlife, habitat, land and forest resources, to the great outdoors Minnesota fund for the protection and restoration of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, groundwater, parks, trails, and natural areas and to the cultural legacy fund for the arts, arts education, arts access and historic sites; modifying the definition of public official to include members of the heritage enhancement council; creating the great outdoors Minnesota fund; creating the Lessard heritage enhancement fund; creating the heritage enhancement council, specifying membership and duties, providing for council administration and open meetings, sunset provision; creating a cultural legacy fund, providing [...] show full description SF0037 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax dedication to natural and cultural resources purposes; arts, humanities, museum and public broadcasting, heritage enhancement, parks and trails funds and clean water and heritage enhancement councils
Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural and cultural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to dedicate a certain percentage of sales and use tax receipts for the improvement, enhancement or protection of fish and wildlife habitat and tourism, for parks, trails and zoos, for protection and restoration of water resources and for arts, humanities, museum and public broadcasting; creating the arts, humanities, museum and public broadcasting fund, the heritage enhancement, the parks and trails fund and the clean water fund to be used as a supplement to traditional funding for natural resources purposes, requiring land acquired with money deposited in the heritage enhancement fund to be open to public taking of fish and game during the open season; establishing the parks and trails fund, specifying expenditures; establishing the heritage enhancement fund and council, specifying council membership, duties [...] show full description SF0137 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax dedication to natural resources, clean water and arts purposes; great outdoors, clean water and arts fund creation
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural and cultural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI, to increase the sales and use tax rate by a certain percentage on taxable sales, to authorize the sale and issuance of bonds and to dedicate receipts to provide funding to protect, preserve and enhance fish and wildlife habitat, parks, trails and natural areas, to protect and restore lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and groundwater and to support arts, humanities, history, museums and public broadcasting; creating the great outdoors, clean water and arts fund (je) SF1131 - Omnibus game, fish, and lands bill modifying provisions relating to hunting, fishing, parks, and other natural resources provisions; and appropriating money.
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Omnibus game, fish, and lands bill modifying provisions relating to hunting, fishing, parks, and other natural resources provisions; and appropriating money. HF2285 - Natural resources and cultural heritage dedicated funding provided through increased sales tax revenue, funds established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 151 02/19/08 Bill Text HF 2285 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Natural resource and cultural heritage dedicated funding provided through increased sales tax revenue, funds established, and constitutional amendment proposed. Section 1: Constitutional amendment language provided. Section 2: Submission to voters language provided. JAJ 2/20/08 |
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