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MN HF2791
MN HF2791Land, water quality, aquatic life, and wildlife protected from effects of using motorized recreational trails; environmental assessment worksheet required to construct or expand off-highway vehicle trails; and rulemaking required.
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Introduced
03/09/2023
03/09/2023
In Committee
03/09/2023
03/09/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/20/2024
05/20/2024
Introduced Session
93rd Legislature 2023-2024
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to natural resources; protecting land, water quality, aquatic life, and wildlife from effects of using certain motorized recreational trails; requiring environmental assessment worksheet to construct or expand off-highway vehicle trails; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.777; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.926, subdivision 1; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 167, subdivision 1, as amended; Minnesota Rules, part 6100.0500, subpart 8d.
AI Summary
This bill aims to protect land, water quality, aquatic life, and wildlife from the effects of using certain motorized recreational trails. It requires an environmental assessment worksheet to be completed before constructing or expanding off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails, and it directs the Commissioner of Natural Resources to amend rules to prohibit the use of OHVs on state-administered lands and county-administered forest lands within state forests, except on designated trails. The bill also repeals provisions that previously allowed the Commissioner to issue permits for OHV use on public trails and exempted certain forest lands north of U.S. Highway 2 from restrictions on OHV use.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (8)
Kristi Pursell (D)*,
Steve Elkins (D),
Peter Fischer (D),
Hodan Hassan (D),
Athena Hollins (D),
Frank Hornstein (D),
Liish Kozlowski (D),
Larry Kraft (D),
Last Action
Author added Kraft (on 04/08/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2791&ssn=0&y=2023 |
| BillText | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2791&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0&format=pdf |
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