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. 1993 SESSION WRAP-UP -II ~ I ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES NA rURAL RESOURCES Exotic Aauatlcs - Between January 1, 1994, North Shore Harbors - A process Is set up and December 31,1996, the boat registration for small craft harbor development at five sites surcharge is raised from $3 to $5 to fund along the North Shore of Lake Superior, 10- control of exotic species such as Eurasian cated at Knife River, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, water milfoil and zebra mussels. (The sur- Grand Marais, and Grand Portage. Funding charge reverts to $3 In 1997.) New civil is authorized to begin development at Silver citations and penalties are set, and beginning Bay. In January, 1994, the DNR Is to make a Antlerless Deer - Minnesota residents under minimum of 20,000 random boat and trailer inspections per year. age 16 can take a deer of either sex, without a license, on a pilot basis. (When party HunterslBlaze Oranae - Hunters and trap- hunting, other members of the party are ex- pers are required to wear blaze orange - not c1uded from taking a deer under this meas- red -- during the firearms deer hunting sea- ure.) . son, beginning in 1994. This is a safety Reinvest In Minnesota - About $5.5 million is measure: red is less visible at dawn and dusk. Migratory waterfowl hunters are exempt, appropriated from the Environmental Trust provided they are on the water or In a station- Fund to RIM-related projects. An additional ary blind. $823,000 is appropriated to RI M Reserve. An additional $500,000 Is allocated to RIM Re- Motor Sports Park - The state is barred from serve in the bonding bill. using state land or acquiring private land with- Parks - Funding for state ParXs is increased out legislative approval for the development of a motor sports park for all-terrain-vehicles. by $1,3 million over the Governor's recom- mendation, which may allow an increase in Size LfmftslFish - New size limits are set for services over FY 93 levels. $2.2 million is walleye and northern pike, startlng with the appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for '94 fishing season, Per day, anglers can keep metro regional parks. one walleye over 20 inches, and one northern Cuvuna Recreation Area - Authorization is over 30 inches. (Most border lakes and rivers are exempt) given to the DNR to begin developing the Cuyuna Country State Recreatioo Area around Twc .Deer - Hunters are allowed to take two the Cuyuna Iron Range between Aitkin and deer in a single season, one by firearms and Brainerd. one by archery, in Kittson, Marshall, Roseau and Lake-of-the-Woods counties, . II , -~