2005 Minnesota Statutes - 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 comprehensive 
 fish and wildlife management plan under section 84.942; 


    (2) implementation of the conservation 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 Repealed, 2004 c 255 s 51 


    HIST: 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