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
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Section 84.991 — Conservation Corps Minnesota.
84.991 CONSERVATION CORPS MINNESOTA. Subdivision 1. Transfer. (a) The Minnesota Conservation Corps is moved to the Friends of the Minnesota Conservation Corps, an existing nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, doing business as Conservation Corps Minnesota under the supervision of a board of directors. (b) The expenditure […]
Section 84.992 — Minnesota Naturalist Corps.
84.992 MINNESOTA NATURALIST CORPS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota Naturalist Corps is established under the direct control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 2. Program. The commissioner of natural resources shall develop a program for the Minnesota Naturalist Corps that supports state parks in providing interpretation of the natural and cultural features […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 84.943 — Minnesota Critical Habitat Private Sector Matching Account.
84.943 MINNESOTA CRITICAL HABITAT PRIVATE SECTOR MATCHING ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota critical habitat private sector matching account is established as a separate account in the reinvest in Minnesota resources fund established under section 84.95. The account shall be administered by the commissioner of natural resources as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Funding […]