S.F. No. 2916 Summary

• Modifies electronic licensing transaction fees, allowing agents to charge up to $3.50 per transaction and up to 3% convenience fee for electronic bank card payments.

• Changes all-terrain vehicle weight classifications: Class 1 increased from less than 900 to less than 1,000 pounds; Class 2 increased from 900-1,500 to 1,000-1,800 pounds.

• Establishes exempt registrations for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles that are at least 25 years old with a $6 onetime fee.

• Authorizes Lake Vermilion State Park land acquisition at up to $18,000,000 and allows removal of sunken logs from public waters to be prohibited.

• Modifies water appropriation permit requirements, adds new groundwater appropriation standards, and changes beaver dam dispute resolution procedures to involve owners of private property rather than the commissioner.