Table 1: Cost data for the initial removal treatment beginning in fall 2009 and ending in January 2010.
Acres Harvested |
Project Funds |
Cost per Acre |
Tons |
Cost per Ton |
28 |
$37,100 |
$1,325 |
260 |
$142.69 |
The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources (DNR) received a one-time appropriation of $500,000 from the MN legislature as part of the 2007 environment, natural resources, energy, and commerce finance bill. Citation: Laws of 2007, Chapter 57, Article 2, Sec. 3, subd. 6.
Legal Citation: M.L. 2012, Chap. 272, Sec. 85
Appropriation Language: Laws of Minnesota 2010, Chap. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 7c as amended by M.L. 2012, Chap. 272, Sec. 85.
$600,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to restore high quality native habitats and expand market opportunities for using the woody by-product material for bioenergy source or other products.