| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to natural resources; authorizing certain Chippewa Bands to establish open |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 seasons for big game in accordance with 1854 treaty; appropriating money; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.157, subdivision 4; proposing |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.157, subdivision 4, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 4.Commissioner's powers and duties.The commissioner of natural resources, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9on behalf of the state of Minnesota, shall take all actions, by rule or otherwise, necessary |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10to carry out the duties and obligations of the state of Minnesota arising from the |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Memorandum of Agreement, as amended. Powers and duties provided by this subdivision |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12apply to payment of money under the Memorandum of Agreement only to the extent and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13to the amount specifically appropriated by the legislature to carry out the terms of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14Memorandum of Agreement. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 Sec. 2. [97B.202] TREATY OPEN SEASONS. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 If the commissioner does not establish an open season for taking a species of big game, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17a Chippewa Band identified in section 97A.157, subdivision 1, may establish an open season, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18independently of the state, for members of the band to take the species. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; 1854 TREATY AREA PAYMENTS. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for proportional payments to |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 3. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02458 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR CKM/CH |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1420NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Lang and Housley) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/17/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1Tribes receiving payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.157. The commissioner |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2must work with the signatory Tribes to update and amend the affected agreement. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 25-02458 as introduced01/21/25 REVISOR CKM/CH |
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