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MN Stat § 89.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.65 — Forestry Education.

89.65 FORESTRY EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Report on forester education. By March 1, 1983, the commissioner shall provide to the respective standing committees on natural resources and finance of the house of representatives and the senate a report on continuing education needs of public and private foresters. The report shall be done with the assistance and cooperation of the University of Minnesota's Agricultural Extension Service, Agricultural Experiment Station and College of Forestry, and shall detail the benefits and costs, including recommendations on licensing and course curricula, of developing a cooperative continuing education program for forestry professionals. Subd. 2. Forester continuing education. By July 1, 1983, the commissioner shall implement a continuing education program for state foresters in the employ of the Department of Natural Resources. The program shall be based on recommendations made in the report required in subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Forest management manual. The commissioner shall prepare and distribute a forest management manual, stressing the concept of multiple use and education and management concerns for small landowners who own at least ten acres of woodlands. The manual shall be prepared with the assistance and cooperation of the University of Minnesota's Agricultural Extension Service, Agricultural Experiment Station and College of Forestry, and other public and private forestry organizations. History:   1982 c 511 s 18
MN Stat § 89.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.70 — State Forest Road Account.

89.70 STATE FOREST ROAD ACCOUNT. There is created in the state treasury a state forest road account in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited under section 296A.18, subdivision 7. Money in the state forest road account is appropriated to the commissioner and remains available until expended for: (1) acquisition, development, maintenance, and administration of state forest roads under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources; and (2) the commissioner's share of the cost of cooperative maintenance agreements made with other providers of forest roads. History:  1988 c 686 art 4 s 4; 1998 c 299 s 30
MN Stat § 89.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.72 — County Forest Access Road Account.

89.72 COUNTY FOREST ACCESS ROAD ACCOUNT. There is created in the state treasury a county forest access road account in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited under section 296A.18, subdivision 7. Money in the county forest access road account is appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to counties managing forest lands administered through a county land department under the jurisdiction of a land commissioner appointed under section 282.13. The payments must be made by July 15 and January 15 of each year through the commissioner and in proportion to each county's ownership of commercial forest lands, for purposes of constructing, reconstructing, acquiring, and maintaining county management access roads, including the acquisition of rights-of-way or easements as may be needed. History:  1988 c 686 art 4 s 6; 1998 c 299 s 30
MN Stat § 89A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.01 — Definitions.

89A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Advisory committee. "Advisory committee" means the Forest Resources Research Advisory Committee established under section 89A.08. Subd. 3. Biological diversity. "Biological diversity" means the variety and abundance of species, their genetic composition, and the communities and landscapes in which they occur, including the ecological structures, functions, and processes occurring at all of these levels. Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources or agent of the commissioner. Subd. 5. Council. "Council" means the Minnesota Forest Resources Council established by section 89A.03. Subd. 6. Department. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. Subd. 7. Forest resources. "Forest resources" has the meaning given in section 89.001, subdivision 8. Subd. 8. Guidelines. "Guidelines" means the comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines developed under section 89A.05. Subd. 9. Landscape. "Landscape" means a heterogeneous land area composed of interacting sustainable forest resources that are defined by natural features and socially defined attributes. Subd. 10. Landscape-level. "Landscape-level" means typically long-term or broad-based efforts that may require extensive analysis or planning over large areas that may involve or require coordination across land ownerships. Subd. 10a. Peer review. "Peer review" means a scientifically based review conducted by individuals with substantial knowledge and experience in the subject matter. Subd. 11. Regional committee. "Regional committee" means a regional forest resources committee established under section 89A.06. Subd. 12. Site-level. "Site-level" means efforts affecting operational procedures used in the planning and implementation of timber harvesting and forest management activities on an individual site or local scale. Subd. 13. Sustainable. "Sustainable" means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. History:  1995 c 220 s 78,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 114,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108
MN Stat § 89A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.02 — Policy.

89A.02 POLICY. It is the policy of the state to: (1) pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources to achieve the state's economic, environmental, and social goals; (2) encourage cooperation and collaboration between public and private sectors in the management of the state's forest resources; (3) recognize and consider forest resource issues, concerns, and impacts at the site level and landscape level; and (4) recognize the broad array of perspectives regarding the management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources, and establish and maintain processes and mechanisms that seek and incorporate these perspectives in the planning and management of the state's forest resources. Nothing in this chapter abolishes, repeals, or negates any existing authorities related to managing and protecting the state's forest resources. History:  1995 c 220 s 79,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 115,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2014 c 289 s 31
MN Stat § 89A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.04 — Partnership.

89A.04 PARTNERSHIP. It is the policy of the state to encourage forest landowners, forest managers, and loggers to maintain a partnership in which the implementation of council recommendations can occur in a timely and coordinated manner across ownerships. The partnership shall serve as a forum for discussing operational implementation issues and problem solving related to forest resources management and planning concerns, and be responsive to the recommendations of the council. This partnership shall also actively foster collaboration and coordination among forest managers, landowners, and loggers in addressing landscape-level operations and concerns. In fulfilling its responsibilities as identified in this chapter, the partnership may advise the council. Nothing in this section shall imply extra rights or influence for the partnership. History:  1995 c 220 s 81,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 117,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2014 c 289 s 34
MN Stat § 89A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.05 — Timber Harvesting And Forest Management Guidelines.

89A.05 TIMBER HARVESTING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. Subdivision 1. Development and revision. The council shall coordinate the development and periodic revision of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines based on the information derived from forest resources, practices, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring programs, and other information deemed appropriate by the council. The guidelines must address the water, air, soil, biotic, recreational, cultural, and aesthetic resources found in forest ecosystems by focusing on those impacts commonly associated with applying site-level forestry practices. The guidelines must reflect a range of practical and sound practices based on the best available scientific information, and be integrated to minimize conflicting recommendations while being easy to understand and implement. Changes to the guidelines shall be peer reviewed prior to final adoption by the council. Subd. 2. Economic considerations. Before the implementation of timber harvesting and forest management guidelines, new site-level practices and landscape-level programs, the council shall analyze the costs and benefits of new site-level practices and landscape-level programs. When the analysis concludes that new landscape-level programs and site-level practices will result in adverse economic effects, including decreased timber supply and negative effects on tourism, opportunities to offset those effects must be explored. The council shall also: (1) identify and quantify forest and timberland acreages that will no longer be available for harvest; and (2) encourage public resource agencies to provide sustainable, predictable supplies of high-quality forest resource benefits, including timber supplies that are consistent with their multiple mandates and diverse management objectives. These benefits should be provided by public resource agencies in proportion to their forest land's capability to do so. Subd. 2a.  [Repealed, 2014 c 289 s 70] Subd. 3. Application. The timber harvesting and forest management guidelines are voluntary. The council must develop and periodically assess guideline implementation goals that will sustain forest resources. If the information developed as a result of forest resources, practices, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring programs conducted by the department or other information obtained by the council indicates the implementation goals for the guidelines are not being met and the council determines significant adverse impacts are occurring, the council shall recommend to the governor additional measures to address those impacts. The council must incorporate the recommendations as part of the council's biennial report required by section 89A.03, subdivision 6. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2014 c 289 s 70] History:  1995 c 220 s 82,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 118,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 376 s 4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2014 c 289 s 35,36
MN Stat § 89A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.07 — Monitoring.

89A.07 MONITORING. Subdivision 1. Forest resource monitoring. The commissioner shall maintain a program for monitoring broad trends and conditions in the state's forest resources at statewide, landscape, and site levels. The council shall provide oversight and program direction for the implementation of the monitoring program. To the extent possible, the information generated under the monitoring program must be reported in formats consistent with the landscape regions used to accomplish the planning and coordination activities specified in section 89A.06. To the extent possible, the program must incorporate data generated by existing resource monitoring programs. Subd. 2. Implementation monitoring. The commissioner shall maintain a program for monitoring application of the timber harvesting and forest management guidelines at statewide, landscape, and site levels. The council shall provide oversight and program direction for the implementation of the monitoring program. To the extent possible, the information generated by the monitoring program must be reported in formats consistent with the landscape regions used to accomplish the planning and coordination activities specified in section 89A.06. The commissioner shall report to the council on the nature and extent of the implementation of the timber harvesting and forest management guidelines. Subd. 3. Effectiveness evaluation. The council, in cooperation with research and land management organizations, shall evaluate the effectiveness of practices to mitigate impacts of timber harvesting and forest management activities on the state's forest resources. Subd. 4.  [Repealed by amendment, 2014 c 289 s 40] Subd. 5. Citizen concerns. The council shall administer a public concerns registration process to accept comments from the public on timber harvesting or forest management practices. History:  1995 c 220 s 84,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 120,121,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2014 c 289 s 40
MN Stat § 89A.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.08 — Research Advisory Committee.

89A.08 RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council chair shall appoint a Forest Resources Research Advisory Committee and a chair of that committee. The committee must consist of representatives of: (1) the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota; (2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth; (3) the department; (4) the Northern Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; and (5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council. Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the advisory committee is to identify and initiate priority forest resources research activities by encouraging: (1) collaboration between organizations with responsibilities for conducting forest resources research; (2) linkages between researchers in different disciplines in conducting forest resources research; (3) interaction and communication between researchers and practitioners in the development and use of forest resources research; and (4) communication with the legislature on funding the council's priority forest resources research activities. Subd. 3. Research assessment. The advisory committee shall periodically undertake an assessment of strategic directions in forest resources research. The assessment must be based on input provided by administrators, researchers, practitioners, and the general public, and include: (1) an assessment of the current status of forest resources research in the state; (2) an identification of important forest resource issues in need of research; (3) an identification of priority forest research activities whose results will enable a better understanding of site-level and landscape-level impacts resulting from timber harvesting and forest management activities; and (4) an assessment of the progress toward addressing the priority forest resources research needs identified. The forest resources research assessment must be made widely available to the research community, forest managers and users, and the public. Subd. 4. Research delivery. Based on the priority forest resources research activities identified in subdivision 3, the advisory committee shall promote these research needs and the dissemination of findings to the research community, forest managers and users, and the public. Subd. 5. Research and practitioner linkages. The advisory committee shall periodically facilitate forums to increase communications between the individuals and organizations conducting forest resources research and the users of the research. Subd. 6. Report. The advisory committee shall report to the council its accomplishments in fulfilling the responsibilities identified in this section. History:  1995 c 220 s 85,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 6; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 9; 2014 c 289 s 41-43
MN Stat § 89A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.09 — Interagency Information Cooperative.

89A.09 INTERAGENCY INFORMATION COOPERATIVE. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, is encouraged to maintain an Interagency Information Cooperative that must include members from: (1) the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota; (2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth; (3) the department; (4) the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office; (5) the Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners; (6) the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; and (7) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the members of the cooperative. Subd. 2. Purpose. The purposes of the cooperative are to: (1) coordinate the development and use of forest resources data in the state; (2) promote the development of statewide guidelines and common language to enhance the ability of public and private organizations and institutions to share forest resources data; (3) promote the development of information systems that support access to important forest resources data; (4) promote improvement in the accuracy, reliability, and statistical soundness of fundamental forest resources data; (5) promote linkages and integration of forest resources data to other natural resource information; (6) promote access and use of forest resources data and information systems in decision-making by a variety of public and private organizations; and (7) promote expanding the capacity and reliability of forest growth, succession, and other types of ecological models. Subd. 3. Report. By November 1 of each even-numbered year, the information cooperative shall report to the council its accomplishments in fulfilling the responsibilities identified in this section. History:  1995 c 220 s 86,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2004 c 241 s 4; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 107; 2014 c 289 s 44
MN Stat § 89A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.10 — Continuing Education.

89A.10 CONTINUING EDUCATION. It is the policy of the state to encourage timber harvesters and forest resource professionals to maintain continuing education programs within their respective professions that promote sustainable forest management, including the Minnesota Logger Education Program and the University of Minnesota Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative, respectively. History:  1995 c 220 s 87,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 122,191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108; 2014 c 289 s 45
MN Stat § 89A.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.105 — Implementation.

89A.105 IMPLEMENTATION. Implementation of this chapter is subject to biennial appropriations of the legislature. History:   2014 c 289 s 46
MN Stat § 89A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89A — Sustainable Forest Resources|Section 89A.11 — Sunset.

89A.11 SUNSET. Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09; 89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11 expire June 30, 2028. History:  2002 c 379 art 1 s 28; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 75; 2014 c 289 s 47; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 45
MN Stat § 90.005 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 90 — Timber Lands|Section 90.005 — Surveyor General Office Abolished; Functions Transferred To Natural Resources Commissioner.

90.005 SURVEYOR GENERAL OFFICE ABOLISHED; FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 2. Interpreting references. Whenever in any other general law, or resolution of the legislature heretofore or hereafter adopted, or in any document, record, or proceeding authorized by the same, any word or phrase is used in reference to or descriptive of the surveyor general, or officer or employee thereof, or their respective activities, whose powers, duties, or activities are by Laws 1967, chapter 568 assigned or transferred to the commissioner of natural resources, such word, phrase, or reference shall hereafter be deemed to refer to, include, and describe the commissioner of natural resources, or officers or employees of the commissioner. Subd. 3. Continuation of surveyor general powers and duties. The Department of Natural Resources is deemed and held to constitute a continuation of the Office of the Surveyor General as to powers and duties of the surveyor general transferred by Laws 1967, chapter 568, and not a new authority for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties and obligations of the surveyor general as constituted at the time of such assignment or transfer, with the same force and effect as if such powers and duties had not been assigned or transferred. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 6. Unexpended funds. All unexpended funds appropriated to the surveyor general for the purpose of any of its functions, powers, or duties which are transferred by Laws 1967, chapter 568 to the commissioner of natural resources, are hereby transferred to the commissioner. Where unexpended funds appropriated to the surveyor general for the purposes of any of its functions, powers or duties are changed by Laws 1967, chapter 568 so that the functions, powers or duties are in more than one department, commission, or agency, the commissioner of administration shall allocate the appropriation between the state departments, commissions, or agencies concerned, and the funds so allocated are reappropriated therefor. Subd. 7. Employees. Except as otherwise provided in Laws 1967, chapter 568, all persons in the classified service and employed by the surveyor general for the purposes of any of its functions, powers or duties which are transferred by Laws 1967, chapter 568 to the commissioner of natural resources are hereby transferred to such commissioner. The positions of all persons in the unclassified service and employed by the surveyor general for the purposes of powers or duties which are transferred by Laws 1967, chapter 568 to the commissioner of natural resources are hereby abolished. History:  1967 c 568 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1986 c 444