HB 1307 Summary

• Defines "geo-referenced" as a photo with minimum horizontal accuracy of plus or minus 6 meters at 1 meter resolution for land classification purposes.

• Allows professional surveyors to use geo-referenced aerial photographs to prepare parcel descriptions for native forest land, forest plantation, and wildlands classification, with notation required on applications.

• Establishes the recreational trail maintenance fund administered by the department to receive appropriations, donations, and federal grants for distributing money to responsible parties for maintaining recreational trails.

• Creates a counties with special boat patrol needs fund for grants to counties providing law enforcement services on lakes and boundary waters, with distribution formula considering number of lakes, boat usage, acreage, and county-provided services.

• Repeals the Pest Control Compact and makes various technical amendments to definitions, permit procedures, and criminal penalties related to natural resources, fish and wildlife, and surveying practices.