Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to natural resources; establishing Keep it Clean program; appropriating
3	3	1.3 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivisions 11, 12;
4	4	1.4 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 11.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents.(a) Fees for the following
8	8	1.8licenses are:
9	9	1.9 (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $15;
10	10	1.10 (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $30;
11	11	1.11 (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $42; and
12	12	1.12 (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $87.
13	13	1.13 (b) A $10 surcharge must be added to all licenses under paragraph (a) and must be
14	14	1.14deposited into the Keep it Clean account under section 97C.364, subdivision 3.
15	15	1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
16	16	1.16 Subd. 12.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident.(a) Fees for fish house,
17	17	1.17dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
18	18	1.18 (1) annual, $37;
19	19	1.19 (2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $21; and
20	20	1.20 (3) three-year, $111.
21	21	1Sec. 2.
22	22	25-02445 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR CKM/DG
23	23	SENATE
24	24	STATE OF MINNESOTA
25	25	S.F. No. 1297NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
26	26	(SENATE AUTHORS: PUTNAM)
27	27	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
28	28	Introduction and first reading02/13/2025
29	29	Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (b) A $10 surcharge must be added to all licenses under paragraph (a) and must be
30	30	2.2deposited into the Keep it Clean account under section 97C.364, subdivision 3.
31	31	2.3 Sec. 3. [97C.364] KEEP IT CLEAN PROGRAM; GRANTS.
32	32	2.4 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The commissioner, in consultation with the Board of
33	33	2.5Water and Soil Resources and the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency and
34	34	2.6health, must develop and administer a statewide Keep it Clean program to prevent water
35	35	2.7pollution due to garbage and human waste left on the ice of state waters during winter use
36	36	2.8activities. As part of the program, the commissioner must:
37	37	2.9 (1) coordinate with and provide outreach to local units of government and
38	38	2.10nongovernmental organizations;
39	39	2.11 (2) facilitate other state agencies' participation in local programs and projects;
40	40	2.12 (3) coordinate media efforts;
41	41	2.13 (4) establish a statewide education campaign; and
42	42	2.14 (5) develop and administer a grant program according to subdivision 2.
43	43	2.15 Subd. 2.Grants.The commissioner must develop a grant program to provide money
44	44	2.16to local units of government and nongovernmental organizations to implement local programs
45	45	2.17to prevent water pollution due to garbage and human waste left on the ice of state waters
46	46	2.18during winter use activities. Activities eligible for grants under this subdivision include but
47	47	2.19are not limited to:
48	48	2.20 (1) installing and maintaining public, sanitary, winterized dumping stations at accessible,
49	49	2.21designated locations near lake access points and major travel corridors;
50	50	2.22 (2) providing dedicated seasonal services, facilities, and containers to transport and
51	51	2.23dispose of human and pet biowaste at preapproved locations;
52	52	2.24 (3) increasing enforcement of related state and local ordinances by providing the resources
53	53	2.25needed to increase state and local law enforcement patrols during the winter months and
54	54	2.26establishing volunteer county programs for winter lake patrol;
55	55	2.27 (4) education and outreach efforts promoting local and regional Keep it Clean activities;
56	56	2.28 (5) organizing spring cleanup efforts, excluding cleanup efforts after significant events,
57	57	2.29including but not limited to festivals, ice fishing contests, and ice races; and
58	58	2.30 (6) local advertising and marketing efforts to educate and promote Keep it Clean
59	59	2.31messaging and provide information about laws and regulations regarding Keep it Clean.
60	60	2Sec. 3.
61	61	25-02445 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 3.1 Subd. 3.Keep it Clean account.The Keep it Clean account is created in the state treasury
62	62	3.2in the game and fish fund.
63	63	3.3 Subd. 4.Receipts.Money received from surcharges on fish houses, dark houses, and
64	64	3.4shelters under section 97A.475, subdivisions 11 and 12, must be deposited in the Keep it
65	65	3.5Clean account.
66	66	3.6 Subd. 5.Use of account money.Money credited to the Keep it Clean account in
67	67	3.7subdivision 3 must be used for managing the Keep it Clean program and grants under this
68	68	3.8section.
69	69	3.9 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.
70	70	3.10 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
71	71	3.11of natural resources to develop and administer the Keep it Clean program under Minnesota
72	72	3.12Statutes, section 97C.364. Of this amount, at least $....... is available for grants.
73	73	3.13 (b) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the Keep it Clean account in the game
74	74	3.14and fish fund to the commissioner of natural resources to develop and administer the Keep
75	75	3.15it Clean program under Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.364. Of this amount, at least $.......
76	76	3.16is available for grants.
77	77	3Sec. 4.
78	78	25-02445 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR CKM/DG