1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for restoring and enhancing 
1.3 	wild-rice waters.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; RESTORING WILD-RICE WATERS.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of natural resources for restoring and enhancing wild-rice waters, of which $500,000 is for 
1.8 	competitive grants to bands of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe to restore and enhance wild-rice 
1.9 	waters. The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for soliciting and reviewing 
1.10 	applications for grants under this section.