Minnesota Legislature
HF 1926
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/29/2014 08:38am
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.2relating to natural resources; modifying restrictions on use of money appropriated
1.3from the outdoor heritage fund; modifying previous parks and trails fund
1.4appropriation; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivision 1.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.11agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.12outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014"
1.13and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
1.14for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is
1.15fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.162014 and 2015. The appropriations in this act are onetime.
1.23This appropriation is from the outdoor
1.24heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.1spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.2following subdivisions.
2.4(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and
2.5Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition -
2.6Phase VI
2.7$8,145,000 in the second year is to the
2.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.9land in fee for wildlife management area
2.10purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1186A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire
2.12land in fee for scientific and natural area
2.13purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1486A.05, subdivision 5. Of this amount,
2.15$4,250,000 is for the Vermillion River
2.16Wildlife Management Area addition in
2.17Dakota County. Any funds not spent on
2.18the Vermillion River Wildlife Management
2.19Area addition must be used for acquisition of
2.20land in the seven-county metropolitan area.
2.21Development of a recreational trail on land
2.22acquired under this paragraph constitutes an
2.23alteration of the intended use of the interest in
2.24real property and must be handled according
2.25to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
2.26subdivision 15. The trail alignment and
2.27type for the development of a recreational
2.28trail must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams
2.29Outdoor Heritage Council for approval. No
2.30recreational trail development or recreational
2.31trail use is allowed unless it is approved by
2.32the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
2.33Lands acquired with this appropriation
2.34may not be used for emergency haying and
2.35grazing in response to federal or state disaster
3.1declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
3.2under a management plan that is already
3.3being implemented may continue. Subject
3.4to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
3.5Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.6given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.7for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.8Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.9protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.10land and permanent conservation easement
3.11acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.12required accomplishment plan.
3.13(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management
3.14Area Acquisition - Phase VI
3.15$10,350,000 in the second year is to the
3.16commissioner of natural resources for an
3.17agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
3.18land in fee for wildlife management area
3.19purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.2086A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired
3.21with this appropriation may not be used for
3.22emergency haying and grazing in response
3.23to federal or state disaster declarations.
3.24Conservation grazing or haying under a
3.25management plan that is already being
3.26implemented may continue. Subject to the
3.27evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules,
3.28part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
3.29acquisition of lands that are eligible for
3.30the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.31Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.32protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.33land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.34the required accomplishment plan.
4.1(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project -
4.2Phase V
4.3$3,940,000 in the second year is to the
4.4commissioner of natural resources for a
4.5contract with The Nature Conservancy
4.6to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
4.7savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
4.8wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed
4.9land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.10the required accomplishment plan and must
4.11be consistent with the priorities identified
4.12in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.13Lands acquired with this appropriation
4.14may not be used for emergency haying
4.15and grazing in response to federal or state
4.16disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
4.17or haying under a management plan that is
4.18already being implemented may continue.
4.19Subject to the evaluation criteria under
4.20Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.21must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.22are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.23Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.24adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
4.25income statements and balance sheets for
4.26income and expenses from land acquired
4.27with this appropriation must be submitted to
4.28the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
4.29no later than 180 days following the close of
4.30The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.
4.31(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National
4.32Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase
4.33V
4.34$2,450,000 in the second year is to the
4.35commissioner of natural resources for a
5.1contract with The Nature Conservancy in
5.2cooperation with the United States Fish
5.3and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
5.4fee or permanent conservation easements
5.5within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
5.6Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
5.7addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
5.8National Wildlife Refuge. Lands acquired
5.9with this appropriation may not be used for
5.10emergency haying and grazing in response
5.11to federal or state disaster declarations.
5.12Conservation grazing or haying under a
5.13management plan that is already being
5.14implemented may continue. Subject to the
5.15evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules,
5.16part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
5.17acquisition of lands that are eligible for
5.18the native prairie bank under Minnesota
5.19Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
5.20protected native prairie. A list of proposed
5.21land acquisitions must be provided as part
5.22of the required accomplishment plan and
5.23must be consistent with the priorities in the
5.24Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
5.25(e) Accelerated Protection of Grassland
5.26and Prairie Habitat with Reinvest in
5.27Minnesota and Native Prairie Bank
5.28Easements
5.29$3,000,000 in the second year is to the
5.30commissioner of natural resources and
5.31$2,450,000 in the second year is to the Board
5.32of Water and Soil Resources to implement
5.33the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
5.34Plan through acquisition of permanent
5.35conservation easements to protect native
5.36prairie and grasslands. Of these amounts,
6.1up to $112,000 to the Department of
6.2Natural Resources and up to $65,000 to the
6.3Board of Water and Soil Resources are for
6.4establishing monitoring and enforcement
6.5funds as approved in the accomplishment
6.6plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.7section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with
6.8easements acquired with this appropriation
6.9may not be used for emergency haying and
6.10grazing in response to federal or state disaster
6.11declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
6.12under a management plan that is already
6.13being implemented may continue. Subject
6.14to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
6.15Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.16given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.17for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.18Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.19protected native prairie. A list of permanent
6.20conservation easements must be provided as
6.21part of the final report.
6.22(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and
6.23Water - Phase IV
6.24$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board
6.25of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
6.26permanent conservation easements to protect
6.27and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
6.28water fund riparian buffer program for at
6.29least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
6.30on private land. Up to $112,500 is for
6.31establishing a monitoring and enforcement
6.32fund as approved in the accomplishment
6.33plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.34section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with
6.35easements acquired with this appropriation
6.36may not be used for emergency haying and
7.1grazing in response to federal or state disaster
7.2declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
7.3under a management plan that is already
7.4being implemented may continue. A list of
7.5permanent conservation easements must be
7.6provided as part of the final report.
7.7(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat
7.8Complex - Phase IV
7.9$1,430,000 in the second year is to the
7.10commissioner of natural resources for an
7.11agreement with The Trust for Public Land
7.12to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon
7.13River watershed for wildlife management
7.14area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
7.15section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands
7.16acquired with this appropriation may not
7.17be used for emergency haying and grazing
7.18in response to federal or state disaster
7.19declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
7.20under a management plan that is already
7.21being implemented may continue. Subject
7.22to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
7.23Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
7.24given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
7.25for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
7.26Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
7.27protected native prairie. A list of proposed
7.28land acquisitions must be provided as part of
7.29the required accomplishment plan.
7.30(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and
7.31Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VI
7.32$1,530,000 in the second year is to
7.33the commissioner of natural resources to
7.34accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
7.35prairie communities in wildlife management
8.1areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic
8.2management areas, state forest land, and land
8.3under native prairie bank easements. A list of
8.4proposed land restorations and enhancements
8.5must be provided as part of the required
8.6accomplishment plan.
8.7(i) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration
8.8and Enhancement - Phase III
8.9$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
8.10commissioner of natural resources for
8.11agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
8.12habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
8.13Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne, and Stearns
8.14Counties as follows: $155,000 is to Anoka
8.15Conservation District; $79,000 is to Isanti
8.16County Parks Department; $901,000 is to
8.17Great River Greening; and $55,000 is to
8.18Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
8.19District. A list of proposed land restorations
8.20and enhancements must be provided as part
8.21of the required accomplishment plan.
8.22(j) Crow-Hassen Prairie Complex
8.23Restoration and Enhancement
8.24$370,000 in the second year is to the
8.25commissioner of natural resources for an
8.26agreement with Three Rivers Park District
8.27to restore and enhance prairie habitat
8.28within the Crow-Hassen Park Reserve.
8.29A restoration and enhancement plan and
8.30a list of proposed land restorations and
8.31enhancements must be provided as part of
8.32the required accomplishment plan.
8.33(k) Prairie and Oak Savanna Restoration
8.34along Mississippi and Rum Rivers
9.1$380,000 in the second year is to the
9.2commissioner of natural resources for an
9.3agreement with Anoka County to restore
9.4and enhance riparian and upland habitat in
9.5the Rum River Central Regional Park/Cedar
9.6Creek Conservation Area complex and
9.7in the Mississippi West Regional Park.
9.8A restoration and enhancement plan and
9.9a list of proposed land restorations and
9.10enhancements must be provided as part of
9.11the required accomplishment plan.
9.13(a) Preventing Forest Fragmentation
9.14and Protecting and Restoring Lake and
9.15Stream Habitat in St. Louis River
9.16$2,800,000 in the second year is to the
9.17commissioner of natural resources for a
9.18contract with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
9.19Superior Chippewa to acquire lands in fee in
9.20the St. Louis River watershed to be managed
9.21for fish and wildlife purposes. A list of
9.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
9.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.24(b) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
9.25Grouse Habitat Program - Phase V
9.26$3,150,000 in the second year is to the
9.27commissioner of natural resources for
9.28an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
9.29cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
9.30Grouse Society to acquire and enhance lands
9.31in Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, and St.
9.32Louis Counties for wildlife management
9.33area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
9.34section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands
9.35acquired with this appropriation may not
10.1be used for emergency haying and grazing
10.2in response to federal or state disaster
10.3declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
10.4under a management plan that is already
10.5being implemented may continue. A list of
10.6proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.7as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.8(c) Protecting Pineland Sands Aquifer
10.9Forest Lands
10.10$1,050,000 in the second year is to the
10.11commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.12forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
10.13Counties for wildlife management area
10.14purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1586A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land in
10.16fee for scientific and natural area purposes
10.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.18subdivision 5; or to acquire land in fee
10.19for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
10.20section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of
10.21proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.22as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.23(d) Protecting Key Forest Lands in Cass
10.24County - Phase V
10.25$880,000 in the second year is to the
10.26commissioner of natural resources for a
10.27contract with Cass County to acquire land in
10.28fee in Cass County for forest wildlife habitat
10.29or to prevent forest fragmentation. A list of
10.30proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.31as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.32(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase II
10.33$950,000 in the second year is to the
10.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.35lands in fee and permanent management
11.1easements, including for habitat purposes,
11.2in the Richard J. Dorer State Forest under
11.3Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
11.4subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
11.5acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.6required accomplishment plan.
11.7(f) Southeast Minnesota Protection and
11.8Restoration - Phase II
11.9$5,770,000 in the second year is to the
11.10commissioner of natural resources for
11.11agreements to acquire land in fee for wildlife
11.12management area purposes under Minnesota
11.13Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; to
11.14acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
11.15areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.1686A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee
11.17for state forest purposes under Minnesota
11.18Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7; for
11.19permanent conservation easements; and
11.20to restore and enhance habitat on publicly
11.21protected lands as follows: $4,800,000 to
11.22The Nature Conservancy; and $970,000
11.23to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
11.24$160,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
11.25establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.26fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2897A.056, subdivision 17. Lands acquired
11.29or lands with easements acquired with this
11.30appropriation may not be used for emergency
11.31haying and grazing in response to federal
11.32or state disaster declarations. Conservation
11.33grazing or haying under a management
11.34plan that is already being implemented may
11.35continue. A list of proposed acquisitions,
11.36permanent conservation easements, and
12.1restorations and enhancements must
12.2be provided as part of the required
12.3accomplishment plan.
12.4(g) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase IV
12.5$1,200,000 in the second year is to the
12.6Board of Water and Soil Resources in
12.7cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
12.8and Water Conservation District to acquire
12.9permanent conservation easements within
12.10the boundaries of the Minnesota National
12.11Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
12.12forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for
12.13establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.14fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
12.15and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.1697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
12.17conservation easements must be provided as
12.18part of the final report.
12.19(h) Floodplain Forest Enhancement on
12.20Mississippi River
12.21$300,000 is to the commissioner of natural
12.22resources for an agreement with National
12.23Audubon Society to enhance floodplain forest
12.24habitat for wildlife on public lands along the
12.25Mississippi River. A list of restorations and
12.26enhancements must be provided as part of
12.27the required accomplishment plan.
12.29(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands
12.30Partnership - Phase VI
12.31$9,710,000 in the second year is to the
12.32Board of Soil and Water Resources to
12.33acquire permanent conservation easements
12.34and restore wetlands and associated upland
13.1habitat in cooperation with the United
13.2States Department of Agriculture and
13.3Ducks Unlimited, including $645,000
13.4for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited
13.5to provide technical and bioengineering
13.6assistance. Up to $190,000 to the Board of
13.7Water and Soil Resources is for establishing
13.8a monitoring and enforcement fund as
13.9approved in the accomplishment plan and
13.10subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.12conservation easements must be provided as
13.13part of the final report. The appropriations
13.14in Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
13.152, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), and Laws
13.162013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2,
13.17subdivision 4, paragraph (a), may be used for
13.18the purposes of this appropriation.
13.19(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production
13.20Area Acquisition - Phase VI
13.21$7,280,000 in the second year is to the
13.22commissioner of natural resources for a
13.23contract with Pheasants Forever to acquire
13.24land in fee to be designated and managed as
13.25waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
13.26in cooperation with the United States Fish
13.27and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
13.28acquisitions must be provided as part of the
13.29required accomplishment plan.
13.30(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland
13.31Initiative - Phase IV
13.32$4,910,000 in the second year is to the
13.33commissioner of natural resources for
13.34an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to
13.35assess, enhance, and restore shallow lakes
14.1and wetlands, including bioengineering,
14.2technical assistance, feasibility investigation,
14.3survey, and design to develop new
14.4enhancement and restoration projects for
14.5future implementation. A list of proposed
14.6enhancements and restorations to be
14.7constructed through this appropriation
14.8must be provided as part of the required
14.9accomplishment plan.
14.10(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection
14.11Program - Phase III
14.12$198,000 in the second year is to the
14.13commissioner of natural resources for
14.14acquisition of land in fee and $862,000 is to
14.15the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
14.16acquire permanent conservation easements
14.17on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native
14.18wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
14.19to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
14.20Resources is for establishing a monitoring
14.21and enforcement fund as approved in
14.22the accomplishment plan and subject to
14.23Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
14.24subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land
14.25acquisitions must be included as part of
14.26the required accomplishment plan by the
14.27Department of Natural Resources and a list
14.28of permanent conservation easements must
14.29be provided as part of the final report by the
14.30Board of Water and Soil Resources.
14.31(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and
14.32Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VI
14.33$1,050,000 in the second year is to the
14.34commissioner of natural resources to enhance
14.35and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of
15.1proposed land restorations and enhancements
15.2must be provided as part of the required
15.3accomplishment plan.
15.5(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VI
15.6$2,560,000 in the second year is to the
15.7commissioner of natural resources to
15.8acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic
15.9management purposes under Minnesota
15.10Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14,
15.11and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance
15.12aquatic habitat. A list of proposed
15.13land acquisitions and restorations and
15.14enhancements must be provided as part of
15.15the required accomplishment plan.
15.16(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on
15.17Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
15.18$2,130,000 in the second year is to the
15.19commissioner of natural resources for
15.20agreements with the Leech Lake Area
15.21Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
15.22Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
15.23conservation easements to sustain healthy
15.24fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow
15.25Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows:
15.26$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed
15.27Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota
15.28Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to
15.29Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
15.30a monitoring and enforcement fund as
15.31approved in the accomplishment plan and
15.32subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
15.34land acquisitions must be provided as part of
15.35the required accomplishment plan.
16.1(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County
16.2- Phase V
16.3$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
16.4commissioner of natural resources for a
16.5contract with Dakota County to acquire
16.6permanent conservation easements and land
16.7in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in
16.8rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County.
16.9Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for
16.10establishing a monitoring and enforcement
16.11fund as approved in the accomplishment
16.12plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.13section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands
16.14acquired or lands with easements acquired
16.15with this appropriation may not be used for
16.16emergency haying and grazing in response
16.17to federal or state disaster declarations.
16.18Conservation grazing or haying under a
16.19management plan that is already being
16.20implemented may continue. A list of
16.21proposed land acquisitions and restorations
16.22and enhancements must be provided as part
16.23of the required accomplishment plan.
16.24(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
16.25$2,650,000 in the second year is to the
16.26commissioner of natural resources for
16.27agreements to acquire land in fee and
16.28permanent conservation easements and
16.29to restore and enhance natural systems
16.30associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
16.31and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000
16.32to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
16.33Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of
16.34the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great
16.35River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota
17.1Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for
17.2establishing a monitoring and enforcement
17.3fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
17.4and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
17.597A.056, subdivision 17; and $900,000 to
17.6The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired
17.7or lands with easements acquired with this
17.8appropriation may not be used for emergency
17.9haying and grazing in response to federal
17.10or state disaster declarations. Conservation
17.11grazing or haying under a management
17.12plan that is already being implemented may
17.13continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
17.14and permanent conservation easements
17.15must be provided as part of the required
17.16accomplishment plan.
17.17(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife
17.18Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
17.19$2,440,000 in the second year is to the
17.20commissioner of natural resources for an
17.21agreement with the Bois de Sioux Watershed
17.22District to acquire land in fee and to
17.23restore natural systems associated with the
17.24Mustinka River located within the Bois de
17.25Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired with this
17.26appropriation may not be used for emergency
17.27haying and grazing in response to federal
17.28or state disaster declarations. Conservation
17.29grazing or haying under a management
17.30plan that is already being implemented may
17.31continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
17.32must be provided as part of the required
17.33accomplishment plan.
18.1(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater
18.2Fish Habitat Enhancement and
18.3Restoration - Phase VI
18.4$1,900,000 in the second year is to the
18.5commissioner of natural resources for an
18.6agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
18.7to restore and enhance habitat for trout
18.8and other species in and along coldwater
18.9rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
18.10proposed land restorations and enhancements
18.11must be provided as part of the required
18.12accomplishment plan.
18.13(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative -
18.14Phase II
18.15$2,290,000 in the second year is to the
18.16commissioner of natural resources to restore
18.17habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
18.18Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for
18.19an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
18.20list of proposed restorations must be provided
18.21as part of the required accomplishment plan.
18.22(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation -
18.23Phase II
18.24$1,410,000 in the second year is to the
18.25commissioner of natural resources for an
18.26agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
18.27Association to enhance trout habitat in the
18.28Knife River watershed. A list of proposed
18.29enhancements must be provided as part of
18.30the required accomplishment plan.
18.31(i) Restoration and Enhancement of
18.32Washington County Public Lands
18.33$430,000 in the second year is to the
18.34commissioner of natural resources for an
19.1agreement with Washington County to
19.2restore and enhance habitat on public lands
19.3in Washington County. A restoration and
19.4enhancement plan and a list of proposed
19.5land restorations and enhancements
19.6must be provided as part of the required
19.7accomplishment plan.
19.8(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
19.9$600,000 in the second year is to the
19.10commissioner of natural resources for an
19.11agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board
19.12to enhance riparian and upland habitat
19.13within Wirth Park in Hennepin County.
19.14A restoration and enhancement plan and
19.15a list of proposed land restorations and
19.16enhancements must be provided as part of
19.17the required accomplishment plan.
19.18(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic
19.19Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
19.20$4,040,000 in the second year is to the
19.21commissioner of natural resources for an
19.22agreement with the Central Minnesota
19.23Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot
19.24projects to enhance aquatic habitat by
19.25preventing the spread of aquatic invasive
19.26species. All pilot projects must be conducted
19.27on a reimbursement basis and require a
19.28match of nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A
19.29required evaluation of results must be funded
19.30with nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A
19.31list of pilot projects must be included in the
19.32required final report.
20.1$700,000 in the second year is added to
20.2the appropriation contained in Laws 2013,
20.3chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision
20.45, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of
20.5natural resources for an agreement with
20.6the Shell Rock River Watershed District to
20.7construct structural deterrents and lake level
20.8controls.
20.9(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
20.10Program - Phase V
20.11$4,550,000 in the second year is to the
20.12commissioner of natural resources for a
20.13program to provide competitive, matching
20.14grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
20.15state, and national organizations for
20.16enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
20.17wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
20.18or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not
20.19be made for activities required to fulfill
20.20the duties of owners of lands subject to
20.21conservation easements. Grants shall not be
20.22made from the appropriation in this paragraph
20.23for projects that have a total project cost
20.24exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation,
20.25$460,000 may be spent for personnel costs
20.26and other direct and necessary administrative
20.27costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
20.28in land. Easements must be permanent.
20.29Grants may not be used to establish easement
20.30stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
20.31must be open to hunting and fishing during
20.32the open season unless otherwise provided
20.33by state law. Lands acquired or lands with
20.34easements acquired with this appropriation
20.35may not be used for emergency haying
20.36and grazing in response to federal or state
21.1disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
21.2or haying under a management plan that is
21.3already being implemented may continue.
21.4The program shall require a match of at
21.5least ten percent from nonstate sources
21.6for all grants. The match may be cash or
21.7in-kind resources. For grant applications
21.8of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
21.9provide a separate, simplified application
21.10process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
21.11commissioner of natural resources shall,
21.12when evaluating projects of equal value,
21.13give priority to organizations that have a
21.14history of receiving or charter to receive
21.15private contributions for local conservation
21.16or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
21.17conservation easement, priority shall be
21.18given to projects associated with or within
21.19one mile of existing wildlife management
21.20areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.2186A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
21.22areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
21.2384.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
21.24management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
21.25sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
21.26All restoration or enhancement projects
21.27must be on land permanently protected by
21.28a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
21.29maintenance and protection of restored
21.30and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
21.31easement, or by public ownership or in public
21.32waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
21.33section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
21.34shall be given to restoration and enhancement
21.35projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
21.36section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
22.1to grants awarded under this paragraph.
22.2This appropriation is available until June
22.330, 2018. No less than five percent of the
22.4amount of each grant must be held back from
22.5reimbursement until the grant recipient has
22.6completed a grant accomplishment report by
22.7the deadline and in the form prescribed by
22.8and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
22.9Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
22.10provide notice of the grant program in
22.11the game and fish law summary prepared
22.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
22.13subdivision 2.
22.14(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro
22.15Grant Program
22.16$4,000,000 in the second year is to the
22.17commissioner of natural resources for a
22.18program to provide competitive, matching
22.19grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
22.20state, and national organizations for
22.21enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
22.22wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
22.23or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan
22.24area and cities with a population of 50,000 or
22.25greater. Grants shall not be made for activities
22.26required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands
22.27subject to conservation easements. Grants
22.28shall not be made from the appropriation
22.29in this paragraph for projects that have a
22.30total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of
22.31this appropriation, $70,000 may be spent for
22.32direct and necessary administrative costs.
22.33Grantees may acquire land or interests in
22.34land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
22.35may not be used to establish easement
22.36stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
23.1must be open to hunting and fishing during
23.2the open season unless otherwise provided
23.3by state law. Lands acquired or lands with
23.4easements acquired with this appropriation
23.5may not be used for emergency haying
23.6and grazing in response to federal or state
23.7disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
23.8or haying under a management plan that is
23.9already being implemented may continue.
23.10The program shall require a match of at
23.11least ten percent from nonstate sources
23.12for all grants. The match may be cash or
23.13in-kind resources. For grant applications
23.14of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
23.15provide a separate, simplified application
23.16process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
23.17commissioner of natural resources shall,
23.18when evaluating projects of equal value,
23.19give priority to organizations that have a
23.20history of receiving or charter to receive
23.21private contributions for local conservation
23.22or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
23.23conservation easement, priority shall be
23.24given to projects associated with or within
23.25one mile of existing wildlife management
23.26areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
23.2786A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
23.28areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
23.2984.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
23.30management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
23.31sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
23.32All restoration or enhancement projects
23.33must be on land permanently protected by
23.34a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
23.35maintenance and protection of restored
23.36and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
24.1easement, or by public ownership or in public
24.2waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
24.3section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
24.4shall be given to restoration and enhancement
24.5projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
24.6section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
24.7to grants awarded under this paragraph.
24.8This appropriation is available until June
24.930, 2018. No less than five percent of the
24.10amount of each grant must be held back from
24.11reimbursement until the grant recipient has
24.12completed a grant accomplishment report by
24.13the deadline and in the form prescribed by
24.14and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
24.15Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
24.16provide notice of the grant program in
24.17the game and fish law summary prepared
24.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
24.19subdivision 2.
24.21(a) Contract Management
24.22$150,000 in the second year is to the
24.23commissioner of natural resources for
24.24contract management duties assigned in this
24.25section. The commissioner shall provide an
24.26accomplishment plan in the form specified by
24.27the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
24.28on the expenditure of this appropriation.
24.29The accomplishment plan must include
24.30a copy of the grant contract template
24.31and reimbursement manual. No money
24.32may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
24.33Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
24.34accomplishment plan.
24.35(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
25.1$570,000 in the second year is to the
25.2Legislative Coordinating Commission for
25.3administrative expenses of the Lessard-Sams
25.4Outdoor Heritage Council and for
25.5compensation and expense reimbursement
25.6of council members. This appropriation is
25.7available until June 30, 2015. Minnesota
25.8Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
25.9appropriation.
25.10(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
25.11$100,000 in the second year is to the
25.12commissioner of natural resources for a
25.13technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
25.14ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota
25.15Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
25.16(d) High Priority Pre-Transaction Service
25.17Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
25.18Heritage Council
25.19$50,000 in the second year is to the
25.20commissioner of natural resources to provide
25.21land acquisition pre-transaction services
25.22including but not limited to appraisals,
25.23surveys, or title research for acquisition
25.24proposals under consideration by the
25.25Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
25.26list of activities must be included in the final
25.27accomplishment plan.
25.28(e) Legacy Web Site
25.29$15,000 in the second year is to the
25.30Legislative Coordinating Commission for
25.31the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes,
25.32section 3.303, subdivision 10.
26.1Money appropriated in this section may
26.2not be spent on activities unless they are
26.3directly related to and necessary for a
26.4specific appropriation and are specified in
26.5the accomplishment plan approved by the
26.6Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
26.7Money appropriated in this section must
26.8not be spent on indirect costs or other
26.9institutional overhead charges that are not
26.10directly related to and necessary for a specific
26.11appropriation. Unless otherwise provided,
26.12the amounts in this section are available
26.13until June 30, 2017. For acquisition of real
26.14property, the amounts in this section are
26.15available until June 30, 2018, if a binding
26.16agreement with a landowner or purchase
26.17agreement is entered into by June 30, 2017,
26.18and closed no later than June 30, 2018. Funds
26.19for restoration or enhancement are available
26.20until June 30, 2019, or five years after
26.21acquisition, whichever is later, in order to
26.22complete initial restoration or enhancement
26.23work. If a project receives federal funds, the
26.24time period of the appropriation is extended
26.25to equal the availability of federal funding.
26.26Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition
26.27of land may be used to restore, enhance, and
26.28provide for public use of the land acquired
26.29with the appropriation. Public use facilities
26.30must have a minimal impact on habitat in
26.31acquired lands.
26.34All agreements referred to in this section must
26.35be administered on a reimbursement basis
26.36unless otherwise provided in this section.
27.1Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
27.216A.41, expenditures directly related
27.3to each appropriation's purpose made
27.4on or after July 1, 2014, or the date of
27.5accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
27.6later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
27.7otherwise provided in this section. For the
27.8purposes of administering appropriations
27.9and legislatively authorized agreements
27.10paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
27.11expense must be considered reimbursable
27.12by the administering agency when the
27.13recipient presents the agency with an invoice
27.14or binding agreement with the landowner
27.15and the recipient attests that the goods have
27.16been received or the landowner agreement
27.17is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
27.18be made upon receiving documentation that
27.19the items articulated in the accomplishment
27.20plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
27.21Heritage Council have been achieved,
27.22including partial achievements as evidenced
27.23by progress reports approved by the
27.24Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
27.25Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
27.26projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
27.27support future management of acquired
27.28lands, or match a federal share. The
27.29advances must be approved as part of the
27.30accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
27.31expenditures for specific items in excess of
27.32$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
27.33part of the accomplishment plan.
27.35Each direct recipient of money appropriated
27.36in this section, as well as each recipient of
28.1a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
28.2must provide geographic information to
28.3the Department of Natural Resources for
28.4mapping of any lands acquired in fee with
28.5funds appropriated in this section and open
28.6to public taking of fish and game. The
28.7commissioner of natural resources shall
28.8include the lands acquired in fee with
28.9money appropriated in this section on maps
28.10showing public recreation opportunities.
28.11Maps shall include information on and
28.12acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
28.13fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
28.14 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.15 Subdivision 1. Outdoor heritage fund. An outdoor heritage fund, under article
28.16XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state
28.17treasury. All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At
28.18least 99 percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore,
28.19protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
28.20 Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property
28.21by eminent domain or to acquire property that has previously been acquired by eminent
28.22domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent domain.
28.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.26 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
28.27from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
28.28support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
28.29receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
28.30defined in section3.303 , subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the
28.31results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
28.32state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
28.33of historical significance.
29.1(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
29.2across all regions and residents of the state.
29.3(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
29.4trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
29.5including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
29.63.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
29.7or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
29.8Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
29.9under section3.303 , subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
29.10(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
29.11section16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process
29.12for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
29.13involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
29.14(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
29.15in Minnesota.
29.16(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
29.17trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
29.18logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
29.192010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
29.20information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
29.21the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
29.22use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
29.23Commission Web site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
29.24(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
29.25state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
29.26well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law.
29.27(h) Money appropriated from the parks and trails fund shall not be spent to acquire
29.28property by eminent domain or to acquire property that has previously been acquired
29.29by eminent domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by
29.30eminent domain.
29.31 Sec. 2. CARVER COUNTY PARKS AND TRAILS GRANT MODIFICATION.
29.32The fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the parks and trails fund to the Metropolitan
29.33Council for grants to Carver County contained in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
29.34section 4, paragraph (d), may be used for a park programmer position, roads, parking lots,
29.35and paving construction at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park.
1.3from the outdoor heritage fund; modifying previous parks and trails fund
1.4appropriation; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivision 1.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. |
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1.11agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.12outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014"
1.13and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
1.14for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is
1.15fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.162014 and 2015. The appropriations in this act are onetime.
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APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.18 |
Available for the Year |
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| 1.19 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 1.20 |
2014 |
2015 |
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Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
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$ |
109,320,000 |
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1.24heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.1spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.2following subdivisions.
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Subd. 2.Prairies |
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37,435,000 |
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2.5Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition -
2.6Phase VI
2.7$8,145,000 in the second year is to the
2.8commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.9land in fee for wildlife management area
2.10purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1186A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire
2.12land in fee for scientific and natural area
2.13purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1486A.05, subdivision 5. Of this amount,
2.15$4,250,000 is for the Vermillion River
2.16Wildlife Management Area addition in
2.17Dakota County. Any funds not spent on
2.18the Vermillion River Wildlife Management
2.19Area addition must be used for acquisition of
2.20land in the seven-county metropolitan area.
2.21Development of a recreational trail on land
2.22acquired under this paragraph constitutes an
2.23alteration of the intended use of the interest in
2.24real property and must be handled according
2.25to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
2.26subdivision 15. The trail alignment and
2.27type for the development of a recreational
2.28trail must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams
2.29Outdoor Heritage Council for approval. No
2.30recreational trail development or recreational
2.31trail use is allowed unless it is approved by
2.32the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
2.33Lands acquired with this appropriation
2.34may not be used for emergency haying and
2.35grazing in response to federal or state disaster
3.1declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
3.2under a management plan that is already
3.3being implemented may continue. Subject
3.4to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
3.5Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.6given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.7for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.8Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.9protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.10land and permanent conservation easement
3.11acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.12required accomplishment plan.
3.13(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management
3.14Area Acquisition - Phase VI
3.15$10,350,000 in the second year is to the
3.16commissioner of natural resources for an
3.17agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
3.18land in fee for wildlife management area
3.19purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.2086A.05, subdivision 8. Lands acquired
3.21with this appropriation may not be used for
3.22emergency haying and grazing in response
3.23to federal or state disaster declarations.
3.24Conservation grazing or haying under a
3.25management plan that is already being
3.26implemented may continue. Subject to the
3.27evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules,
3.28part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
3.29acquisition of lands that are eligible for
3.30the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.31Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.32protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.33land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.34the required accomplishment plan.
4.1(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project -
4.2Phase V
4.3$3,940,000 in the second year is to the
4.4commissioner of natural resources for a
4.5contract with The Nature Conservancy
4.6to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
4.7savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
4.8wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed
4.9land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.10the required accomplishment plan and must
4.11be consistent with the priorities identified
4.12in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.13Lands acquired with this appropriation
4.14may not be used for emergency haying
4.15and grazing in response to federal or state
4.16disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
4.17or haying under a management plan that is
4.18already being implemented may continue.
4.19Subject to the evaluation criteria under
4.20Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
4.21must be given to acquisition of lands that
4.22are eligible for the native prairie bank under
4.23Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
4.24adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual
4.25income statements and balance sheets for
4.26income and expenses from land acquired
4.27with this appropriation must be submitted to
4.28the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
4.29no later than 180 days following the close of
4.30The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.
4.31(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National
4.32Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase
4.33V
4.34$2,450,000 in the second year is to the
4.35commissioner of natural resources for a
5.1contract with The Nature Conservancy in
5.2cooperation with the United States Fish
5.3and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
5.4fee or permanent conservation easements
5.5within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
5.6Preservation Area in western Minnesota for
5.7addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie
5.8National Wildlife Refuge. Lands acquired
5.9with this appropriation may not be used for
5.10emergency haying and grazing in response
5.11to federal or state disaster declarations.
5.12Conservation grazing or haying under a
5.13management plan that is already being
5.14implemented may continue. Subject to the
5.15evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules,
5.16part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
5.17acquisition of lands that are eligible for
5.18the native prairie bank under Minnesota
5.19Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
5.20protected native prairie. A list of proposed
5.21land acquisitions must be provided as part
5.22of the required accomplishment plan and
5.23must be consistent with the priorities in the
5.24Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
5.25(e) Accelerated Protection of Grassland
5.26and Prairie Habitat with Reinvest in
5.27Minnesota and Native Prairie Bank
5.28Easements
5.29$3,000,000 in the second year is to the
5.30commissioner of natural resources and
5.31$2,450,000 in the second year is to the Board
5.32of Water and Soil Resources to implement
5.33the Minnesota Prairie Conservation
5.34Plan through acquisition of permanent
5.35conservation easements to protect native
5.36prairie and grasslands. Of these amounts,
6.1up to $112,000 to the Department of
6.2Natural Resources and up to $65,000 to the
6.3Board of Water and Soil Resources are for
6.4establishing monitoring and enforcement
6.5funds as approved in the accomplishment
6.6plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.7section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with
6.8easements acquired with this appropriation
6.9may not be used for emergency haying and
6.10grazing in response to federal or state disaster
6.11declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
6.12under a management plan that is already
6.13being implemented may continue. Subject
6.14to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
6.15Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.16given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.17for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.18Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.19protected native prairie. A list of permanent
6.20conservation easements must be provided as
6.21part of the final report.
6.22(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and
6.23Water - Phase IV
6.24$2,200,000 in the second year is to the Board
6.25of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
6.26permanent conservation easements to protect
6.27and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
6.28water fund riparian buffer program for at
6.29least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
6.30on private land. Up to $112,500 is for
6.31establishing a monitoring and enforcement
6.32fund as approved in the accomplishment
6.33plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
6.34section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands with
6.35easements acquired with this appropriation
6.36may not be used for emergency haying and
7.1grazing in response to federal or state disaster
7.2declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
7.3under a management plan that is already
7.4being implemented may continue. A list of
7.5permanent conservation easements must be
7.6provided as part of the final report.
7.7(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat
7.8Complex - Phase IV
7.9$1,430,000 in the second year is to the
7.10commissioner of natural resources for an
7.11agreement with The Trust for Public Land
7.12to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon
7.13River watershed for wildlife management
7.14area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
7.15section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands
7.16acquired with this appropriation may not
7.17be used for emergency haying and grazing
7.18in response to federal or state disaster
7.19declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
7.20under a management plan that is already
7.21being implemented may continue. Subject
7.22to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota
7.23Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
7.24given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
7.25for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
7.26Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
7.27protected native prairie. A list of proposed
7.28land acquisitions must be provided as part of
7.29the required accomplishment plan.
7.30(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and
7.31Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VI
7.32$1,530,000 in the second year is to
7.33the commissioner of natural resources to
7.34accelerate the restoration and enhancement of
7.35prairie communities in wildlife management
8.1areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic
8.2management areas, state forest land, and land
8.3under native prairie bank easements. A list of
8.4proposed land restorations and enhancements
8.5must be provided as part of the required
8.6accomplishment plan.
8.7(i) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration
8.8and Enhancement - Phase III
8.9$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
8.10commissioner of natural resources for
8.11agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
8.12habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton,
8.13Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne, and Stearns
8.14Counties as follows: $155,000 is to Anoka
8.15Conservation District; $79,000 is to Isanti
8.16County Parks Department; $901,000 is to
8.17Great River Greening; and $55,000 is to
8.18Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation
8.19District. A list of proposed land restorations
8.20and enhancements must be provided as part
8.21of the required accomplishment plan.
8.22(j) Crow-Hassen Prairie Complex
8.23Restoration and Enhancement
8.24$370,000 in the second year is to the
8.25commissioner of natural resources for an
8.26agreement with Three Rivers Park District
8.27to restore and enhance prairie habitat
8.28within the Crow-Hassen Park Reserve.
8.29A restoration and enhancement plan and
8.30a list of proposed land restorations and
8.31enhancements must be provided as part of
8.32the required accomplishment plan.
8.33(k) Prairie and Oak Savanna Restoration
8.34along Mississippi and Rum Rivers
9.1$380,000 in the second year is to the
9.2commissioner of natural resources for an
9.3agreement with Anoka County to restore
9.4and enhance riparian and upland habitat in
9.5the Rum River Central Regional Park/Cedar
9.6Creek Conservation Area complex and
9.7in the Mississippi West Regional Park.
9.8A restoration and enhancement plan and
9.9a list of proposed land restorations and
9.10enhancements must be provided as part of
9.11the required accomplishment plan.
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9.14and Protecting and Restoring Lake and
9.15Stream Habitat in St. Louis River
9.16$2,800,000 in the second year is to the
9.17commissioner of natural resources for a
9.18contract with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
9.19Superior Chippewa to acquire lands in fee in
9.20the St. Louis River watershed to be managed
9.21for fish and wildlife purposes. A list of
9.22proposed land acquisitions must be provided
9.23as part of the required accomplishment plan.
9.24(b) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
9.25Grouse Habitat Program - Phase V
9.26$3,150,000 in the second year is to the
9.27commissioner of natural resources for
9.28an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
9.29cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed
9.30Grouse Society to acquire and enhance lands
9.31in Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, and St.
9.32Louis Counties for wildlife management
9.33area purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
9.34section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Lands
9.35acquired with this appropriation may not
10.1be used for emergency haying and grazing
10.2in response to federal or state disaster
10.3declarations. Conservation grazing or haying
10.4under a management plan that is already
10.5being implemented may continue. A list of
10.6proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.7as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.8(c) Protecting Pineland Sands Aquifer
10.9Forest Lands
10.10$1,050,000 in the second year is to the
10.11commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.12forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
10.13Counties for wildlife management area
10.14purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1586A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land in
10.16fee for scientific and natural area purposes
10.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.18subdivision 5; or to acquire land in fee
10.19for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
10.20section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of
10.21proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.22as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.23(d) Protecting Key Forest Lands in Cass
10.24County - Phase V
10.25$880,000 in the second year is to the
10.26commissioner of natural resources for a
10.27contract with Cass County to acquire land in
10.28fee in Cass County for forest wildlife habitat
10.29or to prevent forest fragmentation. A list of
10.30proposed land acquisitions must be provided
10.31as part of the required accomplishment plan.
10.32(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase II
10.33$950,000 in the second year is to the
10.34commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.35lands in fee and permanent management
11.1easements, including for habitat purposes,
11.2in the Richard J. Dorer State Forest under
11.3Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
11.4subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
11.5acquisitions must be provided as part of the
11.6required accomplishment plan.
11.7(f) Southeast Minnesota Protection and
11.8Restoration - Phase II
11.9$5,770,000 in the second year is to the
11.10commissioner of natural resources for
11.11agreements to acquire land in fee for wildlife
11.12management area purposes under Minnesota
11.13Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; to
11.14acquire land in fee for scientific and natural
11.15areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.1686A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee
11.17for state forest purposes under Minnesota
11.18Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7; for
11.19permanent conservation easements; and
11.20to restore and enhance habitat on publicly
11.21protected lands as follows: $4,800,000 to
11.22The Nature Conservancy; and $970,000
11.23to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
11.24$160,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
11.25establishing a monitoring and enforcement
11.26fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2897A.056, subdivision 17. Lands acquired
11.29or lands with easements acquired with this
11.30appropriation may not be used for emergency
11.31haying and grazing in response to federal
11.32or state disaster declarations. Conservation
11.33grazing or haying under a management
11.34plan that is already being implemented may
11.35continue. A list of proposed acquisitions,
11.36permanent conservation easements, and
12.1restorations and enhancements must
12.2be provided as part of the required
12.3accomplishment plan.
12.4(g) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase IV
12.5$1,200,000 in the second year is to the
12.6Board of Water and Soil Resources in
12.7cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
12.8and Water Conservation District to acquire
12.9permanent conservation easements within
12.10the boundaries of the Minnesota National
12.11Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
12.12forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for
12.13establishing a monitoring and enforcement
12.14fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
12.15and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
12.1697A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
12.17conservation easements must be provided as
12.18part of the final report.
12.19(h) Floodplain Forest Enhancement on
12.20Mississippi River
12.21$300,000 is to the commissioner of natural
12.22resources for an agreement with National
12.23Audubon Society to enhance floodplain forest
12.24habitat for wildlife on public lands along the
12.25Mississippi River. A list of restorations and
12.26enhancements must be provided as part of
12.27the required accomplishment plan.
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12.30Partnership - Phase VI
12.31$9,710,000 in the second year is to the
12.32Board of Soil and Water Resources to
12.33acquire permanent conservation easements
12.34and restore wetlands and associated upland
13.1habitat in cooperation with the United
13.2States Department of Agriculture and
13.3Ducks Unlimited, including $645,000
13.4for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited
13.5to provide technical and bioengineering
13.6assistance. Up to $190,000 to the Board of
13.7Water and Soil Resources is for establishing
13.8a monitoring and enforcement fund as
13.9approved in the accomplishment plan and
13.10subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.1197A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
13.12conservation easements must be provided as
13.13part of the final report. The appropriations
13.14in Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
13.152, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), and Laws
13.162013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2,
13.17subdivision 4, paragraph (a), may be used for
13.18the purposes of this appropriation.
13.19(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production
13.20Area Acquisition - Phase VI
13.21$7,280,000 in the second year is to the
13.22commissioner of natural resources for a
13.23contract with Pheasants Forever to acquire
13.24land in fee to be designated and managed as
13.25waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
13.26in cooperation with the United States Fish
13.27and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
13.28acquisitions must be provided as part of the
13.29required accomplishment plan.
13.30(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland
13.31Initiative - Phase IV
13.32$4,910,000 in the second year is to the
13.33commissioner of natural resources for
13.34an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to
13.35assess, enhance, and restore shallow lakes
14.1and wetlands, including bioengineering,
14.2technical assistance, feasibility investigation,
14.3survey, and design to develop new
14.4enhancement and restoration projects for
14.5future implementation. A list of proposed
14.6enhancements and restorations to be
14.7constructed through this appropriation
14.8must be provided as part of the required
14.9accomplishment plan.
14.10(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection
14.11Program - Phase III
14.12$198,000 in the second year is to the
14.13commissioner of natural resources for
14.14acquisition of land in fee and $862,000 is to
14.15the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
14.16acquire permanent conservation easements
14.17on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native
14.18wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up
14.19to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil
14.20Resources is for establishing a monitoring
14.21and enforcement fund as approved in
14.22the accomplishment plan and subject to
14.23Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
14.24subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land
14.25acquisitions must be included as part of
14.26the required accomplishment plan by the
14.27Department of Natural Resources and a list
14.28of permanent conservation easements must
14.29be provided as part of the final report by the
14.30Board of Water and Soil Resources.
14.31(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and
14.32Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VI
14.33$1,050,000 in the second year is to the
14.34commissioner of natural resources to enhance
14.35and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of
15.1proposed land restorations and enhancements
15.2must be provided as part of the required
15.3accomplishment plan.
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15.6$2,560,000 in the second year is to the
15.7commissioner of natural resources to
15.8acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic
15.9management purposes under Minnesota
15.10Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14,
15.11and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance
15.12aquatic habitat. A list of proposed
15.13land acquisitions and restorations and
15.14enhancements must be provided as part of
15.15the required accomplishment plan.
15.16(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on
15.17Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
15.18$2,130,000 in the second year is to the
15.19commissioner of natural resources for
15.20agreements with the Leech Lake Area
15.21Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
15.22Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
15.23conservation easements to sustain healthy
15.24fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow
15.25Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows:
15.26$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed
15.27Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota
15.28Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to
15.29Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing
15.30a monitoring and enforcement fund as
15.31approved in the accomplishment plan and
15.32subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
15.34land acquisitions must be provided as part of
15.35the required accomplishment plan.
16.1(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County
16.2- Phase V
16.3$1,190,000 in the second year is to the
16.4commissioner of natural resources for a
16.5contract with Dakota County to acquire
16.6permanent conservation easements and land
16.7in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in
16.8rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County.
16.9Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for
16.10establishing a monitoring and enforcement
16.11fund as approved in the accomplishment
16.12plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.13section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands
16.14acquired or lands with easements acquired
16.15with this appropriation may not be used for
16.16emergency haying and grazing in response
16.17to federal or state disaster declarations.
16.18Conservation grazing or haying under a
16.19management plan that is already being
16.20implemented may continue. A list of
16.21proposed land acquisitions and restorations
16.22and enhancements must be provided as part
16.23of the required accomplishment plan.
16.24(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
16.25$2,650,000 in the second year is to the
16.26commissioner of natural resources for
16.27agreements to acquire land in fee and
16.28permanent conservation easements and
16.29to restore and enhance natural systems
16.30associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
16.31and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000
16.32to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
16.33Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of
16.34the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great
16.35River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota
17.1Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for
17.2establishing a monitoring and enforcement
17.3fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
17.4and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
17.597A.056, subdivision 17; and $900,000 to
17.6The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired
17.7or lands with easements acquired with this
17.8appropriation may not be used for emergency
17.9haying and grazing in response to federal
17.10or state disaster declarations. Conservation
17.11grazing or haying under a management
17.12plan that is already being implemented may
17.13continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
17.14and permanent conservation easements
17.15must be provided as part of the required
17.16accomplishment plan.
17.17(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife
17.18Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
17.19$2,440,000 in the second year is to the
17.20commissioner of natural resources for an
17.21agreement with the Bois de Sioux Watershed
17.22District to acquire land in fee and to
17.23restore natural systems associated with the
17.24Mustinka River located within the Bois de
17.25Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired with this
17.26appropriation may not be used for emergency
17.27haying and grazing in response to federal
17.28or state disaster declarations. Conservation
17.29grazing or haying under a management
17.30plan that is already being implemented may
17.31continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions
17.32must be provided as part of the required
17.33accomplishment plan.
18.1(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater
18.2Fish Habitat Enhancement and
18.3Restoration - Phase VI
18.4$1,900,000 in the second year is to the
18.5commissioner of natural resources for an
18.6agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
18.7to restore and enhance habitat for trout
18.8and other species in and along coldwater
18.9rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
18.10proposed land restorations and enhancements
18.11must be provided as part of the required
18.12accomplishment plan.
18.13(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative -
18.14Phase II
18.15$2,290,000 in the second year is to the
18.16commissioner of natural resources to restore
18.17habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary.
18.18Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for
18.19an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A
18.20list of proposed restorations must be provided
18.21as part of the required accomplishment plan.
18.22(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation -
18.23Phase II
18.24$1,410,000 in the second year is to the
18.25commissioner of natural resources for an
18.26agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead
18.27Association to enhance trout habitat in the
18.28Knife River watershed. A list of proposed
18.29enhancements must be provided as part of
18.30the required accomplishment plan.
18.31(i) Restoration and Enhancement of
18.32Washington County Public Lands
18.33$430,000 in the second year is to the
18.34commissioner of natural resources for an
19.1agreement with Washington County to
19.2restore and enhance habitat on public lands
19.3in Washington County. A restoration and
19.4enhancement plan and a list of proposed
19.5land restorations and enhancements
19.6must be provided as part of the required
19.7accomplishment plan.
19.8(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
19.9$600,000 in the second year is to the
19.10commissioner of natural resources for an
19.11agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board
19.12to enhance riparian and upland habitat
19.13within Wirth Park in Hennepin County.
19.14A restoration and enhancement plan and
19.15a list of proposed land restorations and
19.16enhancements must be provided as part of
19.17the required accomplishment plan.
19.18(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic
19.19Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
19.20$4,040,000 in the second year is to the
19.21commissioner of natural resources for an
19.22agreement with the Central Minnesota
19.23Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot
19.24projects to enhance aquatic habitat by
19.25preventing the spread of aquatic invasive
19.26species. All pilot projects must be conducted
19.27on a reimbursement basis and require a
19.28match of nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A
19.29required evaluation of results must be funded
19.30with nonoutdoor heritage fund dollars. A
19.31list of pilot projects must be included in the
19.32required final report.
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20.2the appropriation contained in Laws 2013,
20.3chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision
20.45, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of
20.5natural resources for an agreement with
20.6the Shell Rock River Watershed District to
20.7construct structural deterrents and lake level
20.8controls.
20.9(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant
20.10Program - Phase V
20.11$4,550,000 in the second year is to the
20.12commissioner of natural resources for a
20.13program to provide competitive, matching
20.14grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
20.15state, and national organizations for
20.16enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
20.17wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
20.18or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not
20.19be made for activities required to fulfill
20.20the duties of owners of lands subject to
20.21conservation easements. Grants shall not be
20.22made from the appropriation in this paragraph
20.23for projects that have a total project cost
20.24exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation,
20.25$460,000 may be spent for personnel costs
20.26and other direct and necessary administrative
20.27costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
20.28in land. Easements must be permanent.
20.29Grants may not be used to establish easement
20.30stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
20.31must be open to hunting and fishing during
20.32the open season unless otherwise provided
20.33by state law. Lands acquired or lands with
20.34easements acquired with this appropriation
20.35may not be used for emergency haying
20.36and grazing in response to federal or state
21.1disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
21.2or haying under a management plan that is
21.3already being implemented may continue.
21.4The program shall require a match of at
21.5least ten percent from nonstate sources
21.6for all grants. The match may be cash or
21.7in-kind resources. For grant applications
21.8of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
21.9provide a separate, simplified application
21.10process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
21.11commissioner of natural resources shall,
21.12when evaluating projects of equal value,
21.13give priority to organizations that have a
21.14history of receiving or charter to receive
21.15private contributions for local conservation
21.16or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
21.17conservation easement, priority shall be
21.18given to projects associated with or within
21.19one mile of existing wildlife management
21.20areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
21.2186A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
21.22areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
21.2384.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
21.24management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
21.25sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
21.26All restoration or enhancement projects
21.27must be on land permanently protected by
21.28a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
21.29maintenance and protection of restored
21.30and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
21.31easement, or by public ownership or in public
21.32waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
21.33section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
21.34shall be given to restoration and enhancement
21.35projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
21.36section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
22.1to grants awarded under this paragraph.
22.2This appropriation is available until June
22.330, 2018. No less than five percent of the
22.4amount of each grant must be held back from
22.5reimbursement until the grant recipient has
22.6completed a grant accomplishment report by
22.7the deadline and in the form prescribed by
22.8and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
22.9Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
22.10provide notice of the grant program in
22.11the game and fish law summary prepared
22.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
22.13subdivision 2.
22.14(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro
22.15Grant Program
22.16$4,000,000 in the second year is to the
22.17commissioner of natural resources for a
22.18program to provide competitive, matching
22.19grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
22.20state, and national organizations for
22.21enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
22.22wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
22.23or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan
22.24area and cities with a population of 50,000 or
22.25greater. Grants shall not be made for activities
22.26required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands
22.27subject to conservation easements. Grants
22.28shall not be made from the appropriation
22.29in this paragraph for projects that have a
22.30total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of
22.31this appropriation, $70,000 may be spent for
22.32direct and necessary administrative costs.
22.33Grantees may acquire land or interests in
22.34land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
22.35may not be used to establish easement
22.36stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
23.1must be open to hunting and fishing during
23.2the open season unless otherwise provided
23.3by state law. Lands acquired or lands with
23.4easements acquired with this appropriation
23.5may not be used for emergency haying
23.6and grazing in response to federal or state
23.7disaster declarations. Conservation grazing
23.8or haying under a management plan that is
23.9already being implemented may continue.
23.10The program shall require a match of at
23.11least ten percent from nonstate sources
23.12for all grants. The match may be cash or
23.13in-kind resources. For grant applications
23.14of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
23.15provide a separate, simplified application
23.16process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
23.17commissioner of natural resources shall,
23.18when evaluating projects of equal value,
23.19give priority to organizations that have a
23.20history of receiving or charter to receive
23.21private contributions for local conservation
23.22or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
23.23conservation easement, priority shall be
23.24given to projects associated with or within
23.25one mile of existing wildlife management
23.26areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
23.2786A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
23.28areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
23.2984.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
23.30management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
23.31sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
23.32All restoration or enhancement projects
23.33must be on land permanently protected by
23.34a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
23.35maintenance and protection of restored
23.36and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
24.1easement, or by public ownership or in public
24.2waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
24.3section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
24.4shall be given to restoration and enhancement
24.5projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
24.6section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
24.7to grants awarded under this paragraph.
24.8This appropriation is available until June
24.930, 2018. No less than five percent of the
24.10amount of each grant must be held back from
24.11reimbursement until the grant recipient has
24.12completed a grant accomplishment report by
24.13the deadline and in the form prescribed by
24.14and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
24.15Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
24.16provide notice of the grant program in
24.17the game and fish law summary prepared
24.18under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
24.19subdivision 2.
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24.22$150,000 in the second year is to the
24.23commissioner of natural resources for
24.24contract management duties assigned in this
24.25section. The commissioner shall provide an
24.26accomplishment plan in the form specified by
24.27the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
24.28on the expenditure of this appropriation.
24.29The accomplishment plan must include
24.30a copy of the grant contract template
24.31and reimbursement manual. No money
24.32may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
24.33Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
24.34accomplishment plan.
24.35(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
25.1$570,000 in the second year is to the
25.2Legislative Coordinating Commission for
25.3administrative expenses of the Lessard-Sams
25.4Outdoor Heritage Council and for
25.5compensation and expense reimbursement
25.6of council members. This appropriation is
25.7available until June 30, 2015. Minnesota
25.8Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this
25.9appropriation.
25.10(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
25.11$100,000 in the second year is to the
25.12commissioner of natural resources for a
25.13technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
25.14ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota
25.15Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.
25.16(d) High Priority Pre-Transaction Service
25.17Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor
25.18Heritage Council
25.19$50,000 in the second year is to the
25.20commissioner of natural resources to provide
25.21land acquisition pre-transaction services
25.22including but not limited to appraisals,
25.23surveys, or title research for acquisition
25.24proposals under consideration by the
25.25Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A
25.26list of activities must be included in the final
25.27accomplishment plan.
25.28(e) Legacy Web Site
25.29$15,000 in the second year is to the
25.30Legislative Coordinating Commission for
25.31the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes,
25.32section 3.303, subdivision 10.
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26.2not be spent on activities unless they are
26.3directly related to and necessary for a
26.4specific appropriation and are specified in
26.5the accomplishment plan approved by the
26.6Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
26.7Money appropriated in this section must
26.8not be spent on indirect costs or other
26.9institutional overhead charges that are not
26.10directly related to and necessary for a specific
26.11appropriation. Unless otherwise provided,
26.12the amounts in this section are available
26.13until June 30, 2017. For acquisition of real
26.14property, the amounts in this section are
26.15available until June 30, 2018, if a binding
26.16agreement with a landowner or purchase
26.17agreement is entered into by June 30, 2017,
26.18and closed no later than June 30, 2018. Funds
26.19for restoration or enhancement are available
26.20until June 30, 2019, or five years after
26.21acquisition, whichever is later, in order to
26.22complete initial restoration or enhancement
26.23work. If a project receives federal funds, the
26.24time period of the appropriation is extended
26.25to equal the availability of federal funding.
26.26Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition
26.27of land may be used to restore, enhance, and
26.28provide for public use of the land acquired
26.29with the appropriation. Public use facilities
26.30must have a minimal impact on habitat in
26.31acquired lands.
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26.35be administered on a reimbursement basis
26.36unless otherwise provided in this section.
27.1Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
27.216A.41, expenditures directly related
27.3to each appropriation's purpose made
27.4on or after July 1, 2014, or the date of
27.5accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
27.6later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
27.7otherwise provided in this section. For the
27.8purposes of administering appropriations
27.9and legislatively authorized agreements
27.10paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an
27.11expense must be considered reimbursable
27.12by the administering agency when the
27.13recipient presents the agency with an invoice
27.14or binding agreement with the landowner
27.15and the recipient attests that the goods have
27.16been received or the landowner agreement
27.17is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
27.18be made upon receiving documentation that
27.19the items articulated in the accomplishment
27.20plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
27.21Heritage Council have been achieved,
27.22including partial achievements as evidenced
27.23by progress reports approved by the
27.24Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
27.25Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
27.26projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
27.27support future management of acquired
27.28lands, or match a federal share. The
27.29advances must be approved as part of the
27.30accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
27.31expenditures for specific items in excess of
27.32$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
27.33part of the accomplishment plan.
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27.36in this section, as well as each recipient of
28.1a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
28.2must provide geographic information to
28.3the Department of Natural Resources for
28.4mapping of any lands acquired in fee with
28.5funds appropriated in this section and open
28.6to public taking of fish and game. The
28.7commissioner of natural resources shall
28.8include the lands acquired in fee with
28.9money appropriated in this section on maps
28.10showing public recreation opportunities.
28.11Maps shall include information on and
28.12acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage
28.13fund, including a notation of any restrictions.
28.14 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.15 Subdivision 1. Outdoor heritage fund. An outdoor heritage fund, under article
28.16XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state
28.17treasury. All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At
28.18least 99 percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore,
28.19protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
28.20 Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property
28.21by eminent domain or to acquire property that has previously been acquired by eminent
28.22domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent domain.
28.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.26 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
28.27from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
28.28support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
28.29receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
28.30defined in section
28.31results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
28.32state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
28.33of historical significance.
29.1(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
29.2across all regions and residents of the state.
29.3(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
29.4trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
29.5including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
29.7or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
29.8Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
29.9under section
29.10(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
29.11section
29.12for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
29.13involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
29.14(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
29.15in Minnesota.
29.16(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
29.17trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
29.18logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
29.192010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
29.20information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
29.21the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
29.22use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
29.23Commission Web site required under section
29.24(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
29.25state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
29.26well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law.
29.27(h) Money appropriated from the parks and trails fund shall not be spent to acquire
29.28property by eminent domain or to acquire property that has previously been acquired
29.29by eminent domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by
29.30eminent domain.
29.31 Sec. 2. CARVER COUNTY PARKS AND TRAILS GRANT MODIFICATION.
29.32The fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the parks and trails fund to the Metropolitan
29.33Council for grants to Carver County contained in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3,
29.34section 4, paragraph (d), may be used for a park programmer position, roads, parking lots,
29.35and paving construction at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park.