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MN Stat § 84.9257 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.9257 — Passengers.

84.9257 PASSENGERS. (a) A person 18 years of age or older may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle carrying only one passenger. (b) A person 18 years of age or older may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle while carrying only one passenger, or up to the number of passengers for which the vehicle was designed, whichever is greater. (c) A person 12 to 17 years of age may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle carrying only one passenger and the passenger must be the person's parent or legal guardian. History:  1Sp2001 c 2 s 82; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 44; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 5; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 10; 2011 c 107 s 11
MN Stat § 84.927 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.927 — All-terrain Vehicle Account; Receipts And Allocations.

84.927 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ACCOUNT; RECEIPTS AND ALLOCATIONS. Subdivision 1. Registration revenue. Fees from the registration of all-terrain vehicles and the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to all-terrain vehicle use under section 296A.18, as well as the net proceeds from the sale of all-terrain vehicles forfeited pursuant to section 169A.63, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund. Subd. 2. Purposes. (a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for: (1) the education and training program under section 84.925; (2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.773 to 84.928; (3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas; (4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas; (5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; (6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies; and (7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads designated under section 89.71, subdivision 5, and county forest roads that are part of a designated trail system within state forest boundaries as established under section 89.021. (b) The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan. History:  1984 c 647 s 6; 1986 c 452 s 14; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 19; 1995 c 230 s 5; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 4; 1998 c 299 s 30; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 32; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 30; 2009 c 176 art 1 s 50
MN Stat § 84.930 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.930 — Motorized Trail Grants-in-aid.

84.930 MOTORIZED TRAIL GRANTS-IN-AID. (a) This section applies to grants-in-aid for motorized trail construction and maintenance under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, and 84.927. (b) If the commissioner of natural resources determines that a grant-in-aid recipient has violated any federal or state law or any of the terms of the grant agreement with the commissioner, the commissioner may withhold all grant payments for any work occurring after the date the recipient was notified of the violation and seek restitution for any property damage caused by the violation. (c) A grant-in-aid recipient may appeal the commissioner's decision under paragraph (b) in a contested case hearing under section 14.58. History:   2003 c 128 art 1 s 34
MN Stat § 84.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.94 — Aggregate Planning And Protection.

84.94 AGGREGATE PLANNING AND PROTECTION. Subdivision 1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to protect aggregate resources; to promote orderly and environmentally sound development; to spread the burden of development; and to introduce aggregate resource protection into local comprehensive planning and land use controls. Subd. 2. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "municipality" means a home rule charter or statutory city, or a town. Subd. 3. Identification and classification. The Department of Natural Resources, with the cooperation of the state Geological Survey, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Employment and Economic Development, outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, shall conduct a program of identification and classification of potentially valuable publicly or privately owned aggregate lands located outside of urban or developed areas where aggregate mining is restricted, without consideration of their present land use. The program shall give priority to identification and classification in areas of the state where urbanization or other factors are or may be resulting in a loss of aggregate resources to development. Lands shall be classified as: (1) identified resources, being those containing significant aggregate deposits; (2) potential resources, being those containing potentially significant deposits and meriting further evaluation; or (3) subeconomic resources, being those containing no significant deposits. As lands are classified, the information on the classification shall be transmitted to each of the departments and agencies named in this subdivision, to the planning authority of the appropriate county and municipality, and to the appropriate county engineer. The county planning authority shall notify owners of land classified under this subdivision by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or by mail. Subd. 4. Local action. Each planning authority of a county or municipality receiving information pursuant to subdivision 3 shall consider the protection of identified and important aggregate resources in their land use decisions. History:  1984 c 605 s 1; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 84.941 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.941 — Policy.

84.941 POLICY. It is the policy of the state that fish and wildlife are renewable natural resources to be conserved and enhanced through planned scientific management, protection, and utilization. History:   1986 c 383 s 7
MN Stat § 84.942 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.942 — Fish And Wildlife Management Plans.

84.942 FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS. Subdivision 1. Preparation. The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare fish and wildlife management plans designed to accomplish the policy of section 84.941. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 70] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 70] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 70] Subd. 5. Public agency coordination. The commissioner of natural resources must coordinate fish and wildlife planning efforts with appropriate public agencies to achieve optimum public benefit. Subd. 6. Public involvement. The commissioner of natural resources must make fish and wildlife management plans available for public input, review, and comment. History:  1986 c 383 s 8; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 11
MN Stat § 84.944 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.944 — Acquiring Critical Natural Habitat.

84.944 ACQUIRING CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT. Subdivision 1. Acquisition, restoration, and enhancement considerations. (a) In determining what critical natural habitat shall be acquired, restored, or enhanced, the commissioner shall consider: (1) the significance of the land or water as existing or potential habitat for fish and wildlife and providing fish and wildlife oriented recreation; (2) the significance of the land, water, or habitat improvement to maintain or enhance native plant, fish, or wildlife species designated as endangered or threatened under section 84.0895; (3) the presence of native ecological communities that are now uncommon or diminishing; and (4) the significance of the land, water or habitat improvement to protect or enhance natural features within or contiguous to natural areas including fish spawning areas, wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, riparian habitat and fish and wildlife management projects. (b) Based on the above clauses, the commissioner by rule must establish a process to prioritize what critical habitat shall be acquired or improved. Subd. 2. Designating acquired sites. The critical natural habitat acquired in fee title by the commissioner under this section shall be designated by the commissioner as: (1) an outdoor recreation unit pursuant to section 86A.07, subdivision 3, or (2) as provided in sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 97A.101, 97A.125, and 97C.001. The commissioner may so designate any critical natural habitat acquired in less than fee title. Subd. 3. County approval. The commissioner must follow the procedures under section 97A.145, subdivision 2, for critical natural habitat acquired under this section. History:  1986 c 383 s 10; 1987 c 149 art 2 s 3-5; 1987 c 357 s 16; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 7; 1991 c 259 s 7; 2000 c 375 s 1; 2014 c 290 s 9; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 28
MN Stat § 84.95 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.95 — Reinvest In Minnesota Resources Fund.

84.95 REINVEST IN MINNESOTA RESOURCES FUND. Subdivision 1. Program fund; establishment. A reinvest in Minnesota resources fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund shall be managed to earn the highest interest compatible with prudent investment, preservation of principal, and reasonable liquidity. The principal and interest attributable to the principal shall remain in the fund until spent. Proceeds of state bonds issued for purposes of the fund shall be segregated in a special account and disbursed only for capital costs of the acquisition and betterment of public land and easements in land and improvements in land for which the proceeds are appropriated. Subd. 2. Purposes and expenditures. Money from the reinvest in Minnesota resources fund may only be spent for the following fish and wildlife conservation enhancement purposes: (1) development and implementation of the fish and wildlife management plans under section 84.942; (2) implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program established by section 103F.515; (3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion and crop surpluses; (4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on lakes, streams, wetlands, and public and private forest lands; (5) acquisition and development of public access sites and recreation easements to lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and wildlife oriented recreation; (6) matching funds with government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes and bands, and the private sector for acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat; (7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and habitat; (8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules; (9) information and education; (10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 88.80 and for other forest wildlife management projects; and (11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2004 c 255 s 51] History:  1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 383 s 12; 1987 c 357 s 17,18; 1989 c 353 s 8; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 15; 1993 c 227 s 1; 2009 c 176 art 1 s 50; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 12
MN Stat § 84.961 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.961 — Prairie Land Management.

84.961 PRAIRIE LAND MANAGEMENT. Subdivision 1. Native prairie values. The commissioner of natural resources must recognize the value of native prairie land by taking into consideration the wildlife, scientific, erosion control, educational, and recreational benefits of native prairie. Subd. 2. Planning. The commissioner must plan for management, development, and restoration of: (1) prairie land under the commissioner's jurisdiction; and (2) prairie landscape reserves, comprised of an integrated network of protected prairie lands, prairie restoration sites, and private prairie lands. Subd. 3. Prairie landscape reserves. The commissioner must develop and manage permanent prairie landscape reserves to maintain the native plant and animal populations, landscape features, and habitat types that are characteristic of intact native prairie ecosystems. Management practices may include haying and grazing. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2008 c 357 s 40] History:   1987 c 404 s 98
MN Stat § 84.963 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.963 — Prairie Plant Seed Production Areas; Prairie Establishment Guidance.

84.963 PRAIRIE PLANT SEED PRODUCTION AREAS; PRAIRIE ESTABLISHMENT GUIDANCE. (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall study the feasibility of establishing private or public prairie plant seed production areas within prairie land locations. If prairie plant seed production is feasible, the commissioner may aid the establishment of production areas. The commissioner may enter cost-share or sharecrop agreements with landowners having easements for conservation purposes of ten or more years on their land to commercially produce prairie plant seed of Minnesota origin. The commissioner may only aid prairie plant seed production areas on agricultural land used to produce crops before December 23, 1985, and cropped three out of five years between 1981 and 1985. (b) The commissioner shall compile, prepare, and electronically disseminate to the public prairie establishment guidance materials and resources. The resources must provide information and guidance on project planning, seed selection including ecotype and species mix, site preparation, seeding, maintenance, and technical service providers. The commissioner shall use actual prairie restoration projects under development on state-owned land to illustrate and demonstrate the practices described. History:  1987 c 404 s 99; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 31
MN Stat § 84.97 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.97 — Controlled Burning.

84.97 CONTROLLED BURNING. Subdivision 1. Program established. The commissioner may establish a controlled burning program on public and private land to propagate wildlife requiring new vegetative growth and brush habitats, to manage the prairie, and to reduce the wildfire hazard. Subd. 2. Burning permits. (a) A person may not conduct a controlled burn without a permit. (b) The commissioner may provide a manual that describes financial and technical assistance available and provides detailed information on conducting a controlled burn. Subd. 3. Assistance for private burns. The commissioner may provide financial and technical assistance to persons who desire to conduct controlled burns approved by the commissioner. Technical assistance includes controlled burn plan development, demonstration controlled burns, and personnel assistance for a controlled burn. History:   1988 c 714 s 1
MN Stat § 84.972 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.972 — Prairie And Grasslands Public Grazing Program.

84.972 PRAIRIE AND GRASSLANDS PUBLIC GRAZING PROGRAM. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish a prairie and grasslands public grazing program. The commissioner shall enter into cooperative farming agreements or lease agreements with livestock owners to annually graze prairie and grasslands administered by the commissioner where grazing will enhance wildlife habitat. The commissioner shall maintain a list of lands grazed under the program describing the location, acreage, and years grazed. The program shall have a goal of being financially self-sufficient. Unless otherwise provided by law, revenues received under this section shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of the program. History:   2012 c 272 s 6
MN Stat § 84.973 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.973 — Pollinator Habitat Program.

84.973 POLLINATOR HABITAT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner shall develop best management practices and habitat restoration guidelines for pollinator habitat enhancement. Best management practices and guidelines developed under this section must be used for all habitat enhancement or restoration of lands under the commissioner's control. (b) Prairie restorations conducted on state lands or with state funds must include an appropriate diversity of native species selected to provide habitat for pollinators throughout the growing season. History:   2013 c 114 art 4 s 12
MN Stat § 84.974 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.974 — Milkweed.

84.974 MILKWEED. When feasible, the commissioner of natural resources is encouraged to plant milkweed. History:   1Sp2015 c 2 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 84.975 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.975 — Shoreland Management Grants.

84.975 SHORELAND MANAGEMENT GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Purposes. The commissioner of natural resources may make grants to local governments: (1) to administer, monitor, and enforce state approved shoreland management ordinances; (2) to adopt shoreland management ordinances consistent with statewide standards; (3) to develop comprehensive lake by lake or river shoreland management strategies that provide a unique plan to guide activities on and adjacent to a lake or river; and (4) to implement elements of a comprehensive lake or river management strategy. Subd. 2. Action on grant applications. Upon receipt of a request for a shoreland management grant, the commissioner of natural resources must confer with the local government requesting the grant and may make a grant based on the following considerations: (1) the number and classification of lakes and rivers in the jurisdiction of the local government; (2) the extent of current shoreland development; (3) the development trends for the lakes and rivers; (4) the miles of lake and river shoreline; (5) whether the shoreland management ordinance or regulation adopted by the local government meets the minimum standards established by the commissioner; (6) the degree and effectiveness of administration, enforcement, and monitoring of the existing shoreland ordinances; (7) the ability of the local government to finance the program or project; and (8) the degree to which the program considers a comprehensive approach to lake or river management including land use, recreation, water levels, surface water use, fish, wildlife, and water quality that may be secondary to the other elements. Subd. 3. Limitations. The maximum annual shoreland management grant to local government for purposes of subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), may not exceed the local contribution to the shoreland management activity. Any federal program aid for shoreland management shall serve to reduce the state and local contribution to the activity. Subd. 4. Aquatic plant grants. The commissioner may make grants for aquatic plant restoration projects, research, and propagation. History:  1989 c 335 art 1 s 266; 2002 c 376 s 2
MN Stat § 84.976 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.976 — No Child Left Inside; Grant Program.

84.976 NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE; GRANT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish and administer a program to provide grants for outdoor environmental, ecological, and other natural-resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth. Subd. 2. Eligibility. The commissioner may award grants under this section to public entities or private nonprofit organizations. Subd. 3. Priorities. In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must give priority to programs that: (1) provide students with opportunities to directly experience and understand nature and the natural world; (2) use a research-based, effective environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural-resource-based educational curriculum; (3) maximize the number of participants that can be served; (4) serve children with limited opportunities to participate in natural-resource-based outdoor activities; (5) use public park and other natural resource venues and personnel as a resource; and (6) commit matching funds or in-kind resources. History:   1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 23
MN Stat § 84.9765 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.9765 — Outdoor Engagement Grant Account.

84.9765 OUTDOOR ENGAGEMENT GRANT ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The outdoor engagement grant account is established as an account in the natural resources fund. The purpose of the account is to provide funding from private sources to support the no child left inside grant program under section 84.976. Subd. 2. Funding sources. Appropriations, gifts, grants, and other contributions to the outdoor engagement grant account must be credited to the account. All interest and other earnings on money in the account must be credited to the account. Subd. 3. Appropriation; expenditures. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and may be used only for grants under section 84.976. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 30