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    Native Plant Conservation Task Force

    Also known as:
    Interagency Native Vegetation Task Force
    Active dates:1995 - 2014
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 84.964 [Repealed, 2014 c 286 art 2 s 4]
    1995 Minn. Laws Chap. 220 Sec. 64
    Function: To identify priority conservation needs for native plants, coordinate implementation of interagency programs, and ensure that native plant species and communities are maintained, enhanced, restored, or established on public lands and promoted on private lands.
    History: The task force had never assembled as of August 14, 2013.

    The Interagency Native Vegetation Task Force (aka Native Plant Conservation Task Force) was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for the task force to be repealed and 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 286 Art. 2 Sec. 4 contained the repeal.
    Advisory to:
    Natural Resources Department
    Membership: The commissioners or their designees of the Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation, and the Pollution Control Agency and the executive director or designee of the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee shall chair the task force.
    Reports:
    Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)
    Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 01/12/2015
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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