Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in paying quantities.
Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.
Creates the concentrated animal feeding operation environmental compliance revolving loan program.
Provides for the continuation of a commercial driver's license after lapse or termination of insurance if a person needs such license to perform his or her employment.
Authorizes special access to hunting and fishing grounds on state land for handicapped individuals.
Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.
Removes the requirement that farm vehicles pay the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) supplemental registration fee.
Allows reservists who have served or who are currently serving in the United States armed forces to be eligible for 2.5 points on civil service examinations.
Protects the identity of witnesses of hate crimes in discovery proceedings by requiring identifying information to be redacted, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
