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Overflowing natural resources legislation passes at Minnesota Capitol

ST. PAUL — You can legally light up that joint starting Aug. 1, your new tax rebate check will be in the mail this fall and there won’t be any price increase for a fishing license or state park permit for the foreseeable future.

That’s just some of the news Minnesota lawmakers provided residents from the 2023 legislative session that ended Monday at the Capitol, with outdoor and natural resources funding raised to unprecedented levels thanks in large part to the state’s nearly $18 billion budget surplus.

But lawmakers also passed a bevy of natural resources policy changes, from addressing chronic wasting disease to transplanting elk to eastern Minnesota and requiring boat operators to obtain safety training certificates.

https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/northland-outdoors/overflowing-natural-resources-legislation-passes-at-minnesota-capitol

 

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