SF 1051

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/14/2013 03:13pm

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; appropriating money from clean water fund and
parks and trails fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

CLEAN WATER FUND

Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015"
used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014
and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2014 new text end		new text begin 2015 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 92,715,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 92,449,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
sections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may
not be spent on activities unless they are
directly related to and necessary for a
specific appropriation. Money appropriated
in this article must be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Management and Budget's
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
2014 appropriations are available until June
30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
receives federal funds, the time period of
the appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,785,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,685,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are to increase monitoring for
pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
water and groundwater and to use data
collected to assess pesticide use practices.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are to increase monitoring
and evaluate trends in the concentration of
nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
and regionally and to promote and evaluate
regional and crop-specific nutrient best
management practices. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for the agriculture best
management practices loan program. At
least $1,300,000 each year is for transfer
to an agricultural and environmental
revolving account created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a,
and is available for pass-through to local
government and lenders for low-interest
loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.117. Any unencumbered balance
that is not used for pass-through to local
governments does not cancel at the end of the
first year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for research, pilot
projects, and technical assistance on
proper implementation of best management
practices and more precise information on
nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2018.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
the second year are for research to quantify
agricultural contributions to impaired waters
and for development and evaluation of
best management practices to protect and
restore water resources while maintaining
productivity. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (f) $175,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are for a research inventory
database containing water-related research
activities. Any information technology
development or support or costs necessary
for this research inventory database will be
incorporated into the agency's service level
agreement with and paid to the Office of
Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are to implement a Minnesota
agricultural water quality certification
program. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
second year are to provide funding for a
regional irrigation water quality specialist
through the University of Minnesota
Extension Service.
new text end

new text begin (i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are to develop and implement
a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
system for animal waste technicians who
apply manure to the ground for hire.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,000,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,000,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
the second year are for the total maximum
daily load grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 446A.073. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for small community
wastewater treatment grants and loans under
Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (c) If there are any uncommitted funds at
the end of each fiscal year under paragraph
(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority
may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
projects under any of the programs listed
in this section based on their priority rank
on the Pollution Control Agency's project
priority list.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 26,315,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 26,315,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
the second year are for completion of 20
percent of the needed statewide assessments
of surface water quality and trends. Of this
amount, $500,000 each year is to monitor
and assess contaminants of emerging concern
in groundwater and surface water
new text end

new text begin (b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
the second year are to develop watershed
restoration and protection strategies
(WRAPS), which include total maximum
daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL
implementation plans for waters listed on
the Unites States Environmental Protection
Agency approved impaired waters list in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter
114D. The agency shall complete an average
of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over
the biennium.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
the second year are for groundwater
assessment, including enhancing the
ambient monitoring network, modeling,
and continuing to monitor for and assess
contaminants of emerging concern.
new text end

new text begin (d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
the second year are for water quality
improvements in the lower St. Louis River
and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
money to 35 percent state money.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for the clean water
partnership program to provide grants
to protect and improve the basins and
watersheds of the state and provide financial
and technical assistance to study waters
with nonpoint source pollution problems.
Priority shall be given to projects preventing
impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
streams, and groundwater in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20,
subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel
and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
second year are for storm water research and
guidance.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
the second year are for TMDL research and
database development.
new text end

new text begin (h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are to initiate development of
a multiagency watershed database reporting
portal.
new text end

new text begin (i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for national pollutant
discharge elimination system wastewater and
storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
new text end

new text begin (j) $375,000 the first year and $375,000
the second year are for identification of
application options for water standards.
new text end

new text begin (k) $2,700,000 the first year and $2,700,000
the second year are to protect groundwater
or prevent groundwater degradation by
enhancing the county-level delivery system
for subsurface sewage treatment systems
(SSTS) to support activities necessary to
implement Minnesota Statutes, sections
115.55 and 115.56. The commissioner shall
consult with the SSTS Implementation and
Enforcement Task Force in developing a
distribution allocation for the county base
grants.
new text end

new text begin (l) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
second year are to support activities of the
Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
as grants or contracts in this section are
available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,010,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,010,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are for stream flow
monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
the second year are for lake Index of
Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
new text end

new text begin (c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
the second year are for assessing mercury
contamination of fish, including monitoring
to track the status of waters impaired by
mercury and mercury reduction efforts over
time.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
the second year are for developing targeted,
science-based watershed restoration and
protection strategies.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for water supply planning,
aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for technical assistance
to support local implementation of nonpoint
source restoration and protection activities,
including water quality protection in forested
watersheds.
new text end

new text begin (g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the
second year are for applied research and tools,
including watershed hydrologic modeling;
maintaining and updating spatial data for
watershed boundaries, streams, and water
bodies and integrating high-resolution digital
elevation data; assessing effectiveness of
forestry best management practices for water
quality; and developing a biomonitoring
database.
new text end

new text begin (h) $550,000 the first year and $550,000
the second year are for developing county
geologic atlases.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 33,984,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 33,984,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $18,000,000 the first year and
$18,000,000 the second year are for grants
to protect and restore surface water and
drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
protect, enhance, and restore water quality
in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
groundwater and drinking water, including
feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
treatment system (SSTS) projects and
stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline
restoration projects. The projects must be of
long-lasting public benefit, include a match,
and be consistent with total maximum daily
load (TMDL) implementation plans or local
water management plans or their equivalents.
new text end

new text begin (b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
the second year are for targeted local
resource protection and enhancement grants.
The board shall give priority consideration
to projects and practices that complement,
supplement, or exceed current state standards
for protection, enhancement, and restoration
of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
or that protect groundwater from degradation.
new text end

new text begin (c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
second year are to provide state oversight
and accountability, evaluate results, and
measure the value of conservation program
implementation by local governments,
including submission to the legislature
by March 1 each year an annual report
prepared by the board, in consultation with
the commissioners of natural resources,
health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
funded under this section.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
the second year are for grants and technical
assistance for the conservation drainage
management program in consultation with
the Drainage Work Group, created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101,
subdivision 13, to facilitate planning, design,
and installation of conservation practices on
drainage systems that will result in water
quality improvements, including associated
outcomes documentation and outreach to
conservation decision makers. The board
shall coordinate conservation practice
standards with the Natural Resources
Conservation Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
new text end

new text begin (e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
the second year are to purchase and restore
permanent conservation easements on
riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
impacts to surface waters; and increase
infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
appropriation may be used for restoration
of riparian buffers protected by easements
purchased with this appropriation and for
stream bank restorations when the riparian
buffers have been restored.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
the second year are for permanent
conservation easements on wellhead
protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
(d). Priority must be placed on land that
is located where the vulnerability of the
drinking water supply is designated as high
or very high by the commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for community partners
grants to local units of government for:
(1) structural or vegetative management
practices that reduce storm water runoff
from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
pollutants for restoration, protection, or
enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
and streams and to protect groundwater
and drinking water; and (2) installation
of proven and effective water retention
practices including, but not limited to, rain
gardens and other vegetated infiltration
basins and sediment control basins in order
to keep water on the land. The projects
must be of long-lasting public benefit,
include a local match, and be consistent
with TMDL implementation plans or local
water management plans or their equivalents.
Local government unit costs may be used as
a match.
new text end

new text begin (h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
second year are for a technical evaluation
panel to conduct up to ten restoration
evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (i) The board shall contract for services
with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
restoration, maintenance, and other activities
under this section for up to $500,000 the first
year and up to $500,000 the second year.
new text end

new text begin (j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the funds to leverage federal or
other nonstate funds or to address oversight
responsibilities or high-priority needs
identified in local water management plans.
new text end

new text begin (k) The board shall require grantees to
specify the outcomes that will be achieved
by the grants prior to any grant awards.
new text end

new text begin (l) The appropriations in this section are
available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
funds are available until expended and shall
be regranted consistent with the purposes of
this section.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,855,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,855,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,170,000 the first year and $1,170,000
the second year are for addressing public
health concerns related to contaminants found
in Minnesota drinking water for which no
health-based drinking water standards exist.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
the second year are for protection of drinking
water sources.
new text end

new text begin (c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for cost-share assistance to
public and private well owners for up to 50
percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
new text end

new text begin (d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the
second year are to update and expand the
County Well Index.
new text end

new text begin (e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
second year are for studying the occurrence
and magnitude of contaminants in private
wells and developing guidance to ensure that
new well placement minimizes the potential
for risks.
new text end

new text begin (f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
second year are for monitoring recreational
beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
may pose a public health risk.
new text end

new text begin (g) The appropriations in this section are
available until June 30, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 766,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 600,000 new text end

new text begin $766,000 the first year and $600,000 the
second year are for implementation of the
master water supply plan developed under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

Section 1. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2014 new text end		new text begin 2015 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 39,952,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 41,440,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
sections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this article may
not be spent on activities unless they are
directly related to and necessary for a
specific appropriation. Money appropriated
in this article must be spent in accordance
with Minnesota Management and Budget's
Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund
Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless
otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year
2014 appropriations are available until June
30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations
are available until June 30, 2016. If a project
receives federal funds, the time period of
the appropriation is extended to equal the
availability of federal funding.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 24,051,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 24,947,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $15,901,000 the first year and
$16,493,000 the second year are for state
parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
new text end

new text begin (1) connect people to the outdoors;
new text end

new text begin (2) acquire land and create opportunities;
new text end

new text begin (3) maintain existing holdings; and
new text end

new text begin (4) improve cooperation by coordinating
with partners to implement the 25-year
long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,950,000 the first year and $8,247,000
the second year are for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, to
acquire, develop, improve, and restore
parks and trails of regional or statewide
significance outside of the metropolitan area,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2. Up to 2.5 percent
of the total appropriation may be used for
administering the grants. Any unencumbered
balance at the end of a fiscal year is available
for the purposes in paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) $200,000 the first year and $207,000 the
second year are for enhanced, integrated,
and accessible Web-based information for
park and trail users; joint marketing and
promotional efforts for all parks and trails
of regional or statewide significance; and
support of activities of a parks and trails
legacy advisory committee.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall contract for
services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
for restoration, maintenance, and other
activities under this section for at least
$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,901,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,493,000 new text end

new text begin $15,901,000 the first year and $16,493,000
the second year are to be distributed
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
85.53, subdivision 3.
new text end