Minnesota Legislature
SF 2527
Conference Committee Report - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/21/2016 11:55am
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1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2527
1.3relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund;
1.4modifying evaluation provisions; modifying prior appropriations;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10; Laws 2015, First
1.6Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 5.
1.7May 20, 2016
1.8The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.9President of the Senate
1.10The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.11Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.12We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2527 report that we have agreed upon
1.13the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.14That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 2527 be further
1.15amended as follows:
1.16Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.20The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.21agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.22outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.23and "2017" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for
1.24the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is
1.25fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.262016 and 2017. The appropriations in this act are onetime.
2.5This appropriation is from the outdoor
2.6heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.7spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.8following subdivisions.
2.13$3,250,000 the second year is to the
2.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.15land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.17subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.18for scientific and natural area purposes
2.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.20subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.21in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.22must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.23are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.24Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.25adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.26proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.27as part of the required accomplishment plan.
2.30$5,229,000 the second year is to the
2.31commissioner of natural resources for
2.32an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
2.33acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.34management area purposes under Minnesota
2.35Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
3.1Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.2Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.3given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.4for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.5Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.6protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.7land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.8the required accomplishment plan.
3.11$1,000,000 the second year is to the
3.12commissioner of natural resources for an
3.13agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
3.14League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
3.15strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
3.16wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
3.17purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1886A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed
3.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.20required accomplishment plan.
3.23$2,754,000 the second year is to the
3.24commissioner of natural resources for an
3.25agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.26in cooperation with the United States Fish
3.27and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee
3.28or permanent conservation easements and
3.29restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass
3.30Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
3.31Minnesota for addition to the Northern
3.32Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
3.33Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.34Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.35given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.36for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.1Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.2protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.3land acquisitions must be provided as part
4.4of the required accomplishment plan and
4.5must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.6Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
4.9$583,000 the second year is to the
4.10commissioner of natural resources for an
4.11agreement with The Trust for Public Land
4.12to acquire land in fee and restore lands in
4.13the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
4.14management purposes under Minnesota
4.15Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
4.16Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
4.17Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
4.18given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
4.19for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.20Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.21protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.22land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.23the required accomplishment plan.
4.26$2,541,000 the second year is to the
4.27commissioner of natural resources
4.28to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.29Conservation Plan through the acquisition of
4.30permanent conservation easements to protect
4.31and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up
4.32to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.33and enforcement funds as approved in
4.34the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.35Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.36subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.1in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.2must be given to acquisition of lands that
5.3are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.4Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.5adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.6permanent conservation easements must be
5.7provided as part of the final report.
5.10$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board
5.11of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.12permanent conservation easements and
5.13restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
5.14section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and
5.15enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.16water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.17least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on
5.18private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000
5.19is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
5.20fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.21and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.2297A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.23conservation easements must be provided as
5.24part of the final report.
5.27$2,269,000 the second year is to the
5.28commissioner of natural resources for
5.29an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
5.30cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.31Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
5.32restore and enhance lands in the southern
5.33Red River Valley for wildlife management
5.34purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3586A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation
5.36and management as waterfowl production
6.1areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the
6.2United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
6.3Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
6.4Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.5given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.6for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.7Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.8protected native prairie. A list of proposed
6.9land acquisitions must be provided as part of
6.10the required accomplishment plan.
6.13$1,475,000 the second year is to the
6.14commissioner of natural resources for an
6.15agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
6.16cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
6.17acquire permanent conservation easements
6.18and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
6.19and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000
6.20to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000
6.21to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
6.22$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring
6.23and enforcement fund, as approved in
6.24the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.25Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.26subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
6.27in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
6.28must be given to acquisition of lands that
6.29are eligible for the native prairie bank under
6.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
6.31adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
6.32proposed acquisitions must be provided as
6.33part of the required accomplishment plan and
6.34must be consistent with the priorities in the
6.35Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
7.3$3,983,000 the second year is to the
7.4commissioner of natural resources to
7.5accelerate restoration and enhancement
7.6of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on
7.7wildlife management areas, scientific and
7.8natural areas, native prairie bank land,
7.9and bluff prairies on state forest land in
7.10southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed
7.11land restorations and enhancements
7.12must be provided as part of the required
7.13accomplishment plan.
7.16$1,208,000 the second year is to the
7.17commissioner of natural resources for
7.18agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
7.19habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
7.20Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
7.21follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
7.22District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks
7.23and Recreation Department; $813,000 to
7.24Great River Greening; and $277,000 to the
7.25National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of
7.26proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.27must be provided as part of the required
7.28accomplishment plan.
7.31$1,369,000 the second year is to the
7.32commissioner of natural resources for
7.33an agreement with the American Bird
7.34Conservancy to restore publicly owned,
7.35permanently protected forest lands for
8.1wildlife management purposes. A list
8.2of proposed forest land restorations
8.3must be provided as part of the required
8.4accomplishment plan.
8.7$3,570,000 the second year is to the
8.8commissioner of natural resources for an
8.9agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.10Association to acquire in fee and restore
8.11and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass
8.12and Hubbard Counties for county forest
8.13purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.14must be provided as part of the required
8.15accomplishment plan.
8.17$1,500,000 the second year is to the Board
8.18of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation
8.19with the Morrison County Soil and Water
8.20Conservation District, to acquire permanent
8.21conservation easements and restore forest
8.22wildlife habitat within the boundaries
8.23of the Minnesota National Guard Camp
8.24Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this
8.25amount, up to $72,000 is to establish
8.26a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
8.27approved in the accomplishment plan and
8.28subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
8.30conservation easements must be provided as
8.31part of the final report.
8.34$5,000,000 the second year is to the
8.35commissioner of natural resources for an
9.1agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
9.2cooperation with The Trust for Public Land
9.3and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land
9.4in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.6subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for
9.7scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
9.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
9.95, to acquire land in fee for state forest
9.10purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1186A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent
9.12conservation easements, and to restore
9.13and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest,
9.14and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to
9.15The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to
9.16The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000
9.17to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
9.18$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
9.19establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
9.20as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.21and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2297A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income
9.23statements and balance sheets for income
9.24and expenses from land acquired in fee with
9.25this appropriation and not transferred to
9.26state or local government ownership must
9.27be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
9.28Heritage Council. A list of proposed land
9.29acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.30required accomplishment plan.
9.32$1,840,000 the second year is to the
9.33commissioner of natural resources to
9.34acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.35habitat through working forest permanent
9.36conservation easements under the Minnesota
10.1forests for the future program pursuant
10.2to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
10.3A conservation easement acquired with
10.4money appropriated under this paragraph
10.5must comply with Minnesota Statutes,
10.6section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The
10.7accomplishment plan must include an
10.8easement monitoring and enforcement
10.9plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to
10.10establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
10.11as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.12and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
10.14conservation easements must be provided as
10.15part of the final report.
10.18$500,000 the second year is to the
10.19commissioner of natural resources for an
10.20agreement with Cass County to acquire land
10.21in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
10.22habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
10.23A list of proposed land acquisitions
10.24must be provided as part of the required
10.25accomplishment plan.
10.27$1,000,000 the second year is to the
10.28commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.29lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes
10.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.31subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.32acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.33required accomplishment plan.
11.1$1,000,000 the second year is to the
11.2commissioner of natural resources to acquire
11.3lands in fee and permanent conservation
11.4easements for wildlife habitat purposes,
11.5for forest consolidation and connective
11.6corridor purposes, or to prevent forest
11.7fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes,
11.8section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds
11.9from any subsequent sale of lands acquired
11.10with this appropriation must be used for the
11.11purposes of this appropriation. Any sale
11.12proceeds remaining unused upon close of the
11.13appropriation availability must be returned to
11.14the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed
11.15land acquisitions must be provided as part of
11.16the required accomplishment plan. Unless
11.17otherwise provided, this appropriation is
11.18available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition
11.19of real property, this appropriation is
11.20available until June 30, 2023, if a binding
11.21agreement with a landowner or purchase
11.22agreement is entered into by June 30,
11.232022, and closed no later than June 30,
11.242023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to
11.25establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
11.26as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.29conservation easements must be provided as
11.30part of the final report.
11.33$412,000 the second year is to the
11.34commissioner of natural resources for an
11.35agreement with the National Audubon
11.36Society to restore and enhance floodplain
12.1forest habitat for wildlife on public
12.2lands along the Mississippi River. A
12.3list of restorations and enhancements
12.4must be provided as part of the required
12.5accomplishment plan.
12.8$2,188,000 the second year is to the
12.9commissioner of natural resources for an
12.10agreement with the White Earth Band of
12.11Ojibwe to acquire lands in fee in Clearwater
12.12County to be managed for wildlife habitat
12.13purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
12.14must be provided as part of the required
12.15accomplishment plan. As a condition of
12.16receiving the grant under this paragraph, the
12.17White Earth Band of Ojibwe shall:
12.18(1) ensure that current access roads and trails
12.19on the property are maintained and open to
12.20continue the current access to adjoining lands;
12.21(2) ensure that the property remains open to
12.22hunting and fishing for individuals of the
12.23public who are not members of a federally
12.24recognized tribe in a manner consistent with
12.25current law; and
12.26(3) not transfer fee interest in whole or in part
12.27to the United States either directly or through
12.28an intermediary in trust for the White Earth
12.29Band of Ojibwe.
12.30Failure to comply with the provisions of
12.31this paragraph shall trigger the reversion
12.32provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
12.3397A.056, subdivision 15.
13.3$5,650,000 the second year is to the
13.4commissioner of natural resources for an
13.5agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
13.6in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
13.7grasslands to be designated and managed as
13.8waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
13.9in cooperation with the United States Fish
13.10and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
13.11acquisitions must be provided as part of the
13.12required accomplishment plan.
13.15$5,801,000 the second year is to the
13.16commissioner of natural resources for an
13.17agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
13.18in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
13.19and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
13.20management purposes under Minnesota
13.21Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
13.22of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
13.23part of the required accomplishment plan.
13.25$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board
13.26of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
13.27in permanent conservation easements and
13.28to restore wetlands and native grassland
13.29habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.30103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is
13.31to establish a monitoring and enforcement
13.32fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.33and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.3497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
14.1conservation easements must be provided as
14.2part of the final report.
14.5$1,629,000 the second year is to the
14.6commissioner of natural resources for an
14.7agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
14.8acquire permanent conservation easements
14.9in high-priority wetland habitat complexes
14.10in the prairie and forest/prairie transition
14.11regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to
14.12establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
14.13as approved in the accomplishment plan
14.14and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.1597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
14.16easement acquisitions must be provided as
14.17part of the final report.
14.20$2,167,000 the second year is to the
14.21commissioner of natural resources to enhance
14.22and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
14.23statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
14.24and enhancements must be provided as part
14.25of the required accomplishment plan.
14.27$2,000,000 the second year is to the
14.28commissioner of natural resources to modify
14.29the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
14.30management and to return the historic outlet
14.31of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
15.1$1,578,000 the second year is to the
15.2commissioner of natural resources to acquire
15.3land in fee and permanent conservation
15.4easements for aquatic management purposes
15.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
15.6subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire
15.7permanent conservation easements under
15.8the Minnesota forests for the future
15.9program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.10section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
15.11aquatic and adjacent upland habitat.
15.12Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to
15.13establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.14fund as approved in the accomplishment
15.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
15.16section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
15.17proposed land acquisitions, conservation
15.18easements, restorations, and enhancements
15.19must be provided as part of the required
15.20accomplishment plan.
15.22$4,000,000 the second year is to the
15.23commissioner of natural resources for
15.24agreements to acquire land in fee and
15.25permanent conservation easements and
15.26to restore and enhance natural systems
15.27associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
15.28and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan
15.29area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota
15.30Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust,
15.31Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi
15.32River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening;
15.33$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and
15.34$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of
15.35which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
15.36is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
16.1fund as approved in the accomplishment
16.2plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.3section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
16.4proposed land acquisitions and permanent
16.5conservation easements must be provided as
16.6part of the required accomplishment plan.
16.9$2,105,000 the second year is to the
16.10commissioner of natural resources for
16.11agreements to acquire lands in fee in the
16.12Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements
16.13as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi
16.14Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to
16.15The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000
16.16the second year is to the Board of Water
16.17and Soil Resources to acquire permanent
16.18conservation easements and to restore
16.19wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is
16.20to establish a monitoring and enforcement
16.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
16.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.24acquisitions must be included as part of the
16.25required accomplishment plan.
16.28$1,425,000 the second year is to the
16.29commissioner of natural resources for
16.30agreements with the Leech Lake Area
16.31Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
16.32Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
16.33conservation easements to sustain healthy
16.34fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin,
16.35Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties
16.36as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area
17.1Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to
17.2Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
17.3$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
17.4establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
17.5as approved in the accomplishment plan
17.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
17.797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
17.8land acquisitions must be provided as part of
17.9the required accomplishment plan.
17.13$1,975,000 the second year is to the
17.14commissioner of natural resources for an
17.15agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
17.16to restore or enhance habitat for trout and
17.17other species in and along cold water rivers,
17.18lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of
17.19proposed restorations and enhancements
17.20must be provided as part of the required
17.21accomplishment plan.
17.23$2,074,000 the second year is to the
17.24commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.25and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage,
17.26degraded streams, and critical aquatic species
17.27habitat. A list of proposed land restorations
17.28and enhancements must be provided as part
17.29of the required accomplishment plan.
17.32$2,707,000 the second year is to the
17.33commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.34aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River
17.35estuary. A list of proposed restorations
18.1must be provided as part of the required
18.2accomplishment plan.
18.4$828,000 the second year is to the
18.5commissioner of natural resources for
18.6an agreement with the Sand Hill River
18.7Watershed District, in cooperation with
18.8the Department of Natural Resources and
18.9Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and
18.10enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand
18.11Hill River watershed. A list of proposed
18.12restorations must be provided as part of the
18.13required accomplishment plan.
18.16$1,200,000 the second year is to the
18.17commissioner of natural resources for
18.18an agreement with the Shell Rock River
18.19Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore,
18.20and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
18.21Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
18.22acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
18.23must be provided as part of the required
18.24accomplishment plan.
18.26$2,763,000 the second year is to the
18.27commissioner of natural resources to acquire
18.28land in fee and permanent conservation
18.29easements for wildlife management purposes
18.30in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes,
18.31section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore
18.32and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of
18.33proposed land acquisitions and restorations
18.34and enhancements must be provided as part
18.35of the required accomplishment plan.
19.4$7,438,000 the second year is to the
19.5commissioner of natural resources for a
19.6program to provide competitive, matching
19.7grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
19.8state, and national organizations for
19.9enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
19.10wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or
19.11wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
19.12$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county
19.13metropolitan area and cities with a population
19.14of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
19.15for activities required to fulfill the duties
19.16of owners of lands subject to conservation
19.17easements. Grants shall not be made from the
19.18appropriation in this paragraph for projects
19.19that have a total project cost exceeding
19.20$575,000. Of the total appropriation,
19.21$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs
19.22and other direct and necessary administrative
19.23costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
19.24in land. Easements must be permanent.
19.25Grants may not be used to establish easement
19.26stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
19.27must be open to hunting and fishing during
19.28the open season unless otherwise provided
19.29by law. The program must require a match
19.30of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
19.31for all grants. The match may be cash or
19.32in-kind resources. For grant applications
19.33of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
19.34provide a separate, simplified application
19.35process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
19.36commissioner of natural resources shall,
20.1when evaluating projects of equal value,
20.2give priority to organizations that have a
20.3history of receiving or a charter to receive
20.4private contributions for local conservation
20.5or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee
20.6or a conservation easement, priority must be
20.7given to projects associated with or within
20.8one mile of existing wildlife management
20.9areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.1086A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
20.11areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
20.1284.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
20.13management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
20.14sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
20.15All restoration or enhancement projects
20.16must be on land permanently protected by
20.17a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
20.18maintenance and protection of restored
20.19and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
20.20easement, by public ownership, or in public
20.21waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
20.22section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
20.23must be given to restoration and enhancement
20.24projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
20.25section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
20.26to grants awarded under this paragraph.
20.27This appropriation is available until June
20.2830, 2020. No less than five percent of the
20.29amount of each grant must be held back from
20.30reimbursement until the grant recipient has
20.31completed a grant accomplishment report by
20.32the deadline and in the form prescribed by
20.33and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
20.34Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
20.35provide notice of the grant program in
20.36the game and fish law summary prepared
21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
21.2subdivision 2.
21.5$150,000 the second year is to the
21.6commissioner of natural resources for
21.7contract management duties assigned in this
21.8section. The commissioner shall provide an
21.9accomplishment plan in the form specified by
21.10the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
21.11on the expenditure of this appropriation.
21.12The accomplishment plan must include
21.13a copy of the grant contract template
21.14and reimbursement manual. No money
21.15may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
21.16Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
21.17accomplishment plan.
21.19$125,000 the second year is to the
21.20commissioner of natural resources for a
21.21technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
21.2215 restoration and enhancement evaluations
21.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
21.24subdivision 10.
21.26Money appropriated in this section may
21.27not be spent on activities unless they are
21.28directly related to and necessary for a
21.29specific appropriation and are specified in
21.30the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.31Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
21.32Money appropriated in this section must not
21.33be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
21.34overhead charges that are not directly related
22.1to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
22.2Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
22.3in this section are available until June 30,
22.42019. For acquisition of real property, the
22.5amounts in this section are available until
22.6June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a
22.7landowner or purchase agreement is entered
22.8into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later
22.9than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration
22.10or enhancement are available until June
22.1130, 2021, or five years after acquisition,
22.12whichever is later, in order to complete initial
22.13restoration or enhancement work. If a project
22.14receives at least 15 percent of its funding
22.15from federal funds, the time period of the
22.16appropriation may be extended to equal the
22.17availability of federal funding to a maximum
22.18of six years, provided the federal funding
22.19was confirmed and included in the first draft
22.20accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
22.21for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
22.22restore, enhance, and provide for public use
22.23of the land acquired with the appropriation.
22.24Public use facilities must have a minimal
22.25impact on habitat in acquired lands.
22.28All agreements referred to in this section must
22.29be administered on a reimbursement basis
22.30unless otherwise provided in this section.
22.31Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
22.3216A.41, expenditures directly related
22.33to each appropriation's purpose made
22.34on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of
22.35accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
22.36later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
23.1otherwise provided in this section. For the
23.2purposes of administering appropriations
23.3and legislatively authorized agreements paid
23.4out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense
23.5must be considered reimbursable by the
23.6administering agency when the recipient
23.7presents the agency with an invoice, or
23.8binding agreement with the landowner, and
23.9the recipient attests that the goods have
23.10been received or the landowner agreement
23.11is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
23.12be made upon receiving documentation that
23.13the items articulated in the accomplishment
23.14plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.15Heritage Council have been achieved,
23.16including partial achievements as evidenced
23.17by progress reports approved by the
23.18Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
23.19Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
23.20projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
23.21support future management of acquired
23.22lands, or match a federal share. The
23.23advances must be approved as part of the
23.24accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
23.25expenditures for specific items in excess of
23.26$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
23.27part of the accomplishment plan.
23.29Each direct recipient of money appropriated
23.30in this section, as well as each recipient of
23.31a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
23.32must provide geographic information to the
23.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.34for mapping of any lands acquired in fee
23.35with funds appropriated in this section and
23.36open to public taking of fish and game. The
24.1commissioner of natural resources shall
24.2include the lands acquired in fee with money
24.3appropriated in this section on maps showing
24.4public recreation opportunities. Maps must
24.5include information on and acknowledgment
24.6of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
24.7notation of any restrictions.
24.10The following appropriations to the Board
24.11of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM
24.12buffers for wildlife and water program
24.13may be used for restoration of lands
24.14acquired by conservation easement with the
24.15appropriations:
24.16(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session
24.17chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.18paragraph (f);
24.19(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section
24.202, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
24.21(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
24.222, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.23(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
24.242, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.25(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
24.26chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.27paragraph (c).
24.29(a) The availability of the appropriation in
24.30Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
24.312, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat
24.32Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is
24.33extended to June 30, 2017.
25.1(b) Paragraph (a) is effective the day
25.2following final enactment.
25.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.4 Subd. 2. Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams
25.5Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
25.6 (1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of
25.7the Committee on Rules and Administration;
25.8 (2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
25.9 (3) four public members appointed by the governor;
25.10 (4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees
25.11of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
25.12 (5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
25.13house.
25.14 (b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In
25.15making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
25.16on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic
25.17balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The
25.18governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
25.19 (c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience
25.20or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring,
25.21protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and
25.22wildlife.
25.23 (d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs
25.24of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
25.25finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one
25.26member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
25.27 (e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve
25.28at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to
25.29serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed
25.30according to the following schedule of terms:
25.31 (1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
25.32Monday in January 2011;
25.33 (2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
25.34Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
26.1 (3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
26.2the first Monday in January 2011;
26.3 (4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
26.4Monday in January 2013;
26.5 (5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
26.6Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January
26.72013; and
26.8 (6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
26.9the first Monday in January 2013.
26.10 (f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section
26.1115.0575
. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the
26.12remainder of the unexpired term.
26.13 (g)The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative
26.14Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair,
26.15vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may
26.16convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
26.17 (h)Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council
26.18may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary tocarry out
26.19support the functions of the council. The council has final approval authority for the
26.20hiring of a candidate for executive director. Up to one percent of the money appropriated
26.21from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for
26.22compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.
26.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
26.24 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
26.25 Subd. 10. Restoration and enhancements evaluations. The commissioner of
26.26natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resourcesmay must convene a technical
26.27evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from
26.28the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of
26.29Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota
26.30State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project
26.31being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from
26.32a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel
26.33may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon
26.34the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year,
26.35the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identifya sample of up to
27.1ten habitat restoration or enhancement projects completed with outdoor heritage funding.
27.2The coordinator shall secure therestoration plans for the projects specified and direct
27.3the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to
27.4the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in therestoration project
27.5plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
27.6establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
27.7of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
27.8Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
27.9finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
27.10heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting
27.11planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements,
27.12and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The
27.13report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least
27.14one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be
27.15used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.
27.16 Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
27.17is amended to read:
27.22$4,570,000 in the first year is to the
27.23commissioner of natural resources to acquire
27.24land in fee for wildlife management purposes
27.25under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
27.26subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee
27.27for scientific and natural area purposes
27.28under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
27.29subdivision 5 . Subject to evaluation criteria
27.30in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
27.31must be given to acquisition of lands that
27.32are eligible for the native prairie bank under
27.33Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
27.34adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
27.35proposed land and permanent conservation
28.1easement acquisitions must be provided as
28.2part of the required accomplishment plan.
28.5$7,452,000 in the first year is to the
28.6commissioner of natural resources for an
28.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
28.8land in fee for wildlife management area
28.9purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.1086A.05, subdivision 8
. Subject to evaluation
28.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.12priority must be given to acquisition of
28.13lands that are eligible for the native prairie
28.14bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.1584.96
, or lands adjacent to protected native
28.16prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.17must be provided as part of the required
28.18accomplishment plan.
28.21$4,032,000 in the first year is to the
28.22commissioner of natural resources for an
28.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy
28.24to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
28.25savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
28.26wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
28.27criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.28priority must be given to acquisition of lands
28.29that are eligible for the native prairie bank
28.30under Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or
28.31lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
28.32Annual income statements and balance sheets
28.33for income and expenses from land acquired
28.34with this appropriation must be submitted
28.35to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
28.36Council no later than 180 days following
29.1the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
29.2year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.3must be provided as part of the required
29.4accomplishment plan and must be consistent
29.5with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
29.6Prairie Conservation Plan.
29.9$3,430,000 in the first year is to the
29.10commissioner of natural resources for an
29.11agreement with The Nature Conservancy
29.12in cooperation with the United States Fish
29.13and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
29.14fee or permanent conservation easements
29.15within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
29.16Preservation Area in western Minnesota
29.17for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
29.18Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
29.19to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
29.20part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
29.21acquisition of lands that are eligible for
29.22the native prairie bank under Minnesota
29.23Statutes, section84.96 , or lands adjacent to
29.24protected native prairie. A list of proposed
29.25land acquisitions must be provided as part
29.26of the required accomplishment plan and
29.27must be consistent with the priorities in the
29.28Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
29.31$3,740,000 in the first year is to the
29.32commissioner of natural resources
29.33to implement the Minnesota Prairie
29.34Conservation Plan through the acquisition
29.35of permanent conservation easements to
29.36protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
30.1to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
30.2and enforcement funds as approved in
30.3the accomplishment plan and subject to
30.4Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
30.5subdivision 17 . Subject to evaluation criteria
30.6in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
30.7must be given to acquisition of lands that
30.8are eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.9Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
30.10adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.11permanent conservation easements must be
30.12provided as part of the final report.
30.15$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board
30.16of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
30.17permanent conservation easements to protect
30.18and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
30.19water fund riparian buffer program for at
30.20least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
30.21on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
30.22establishing a monitoring and enforcement
30.23fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
30.24and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
30.2597A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
30.26conservation easements must be provided as
30.27part of the final report.
30.30$1,380,000 in the first year is to the
30.31commissioner of natural resources for an
30.32agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
30.33acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
30.34watershed for wildlife management purposes
30.35under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
30.36subdivision 8 . Subject to evaluation criteria
31.1in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.2must be given to acquisition of lands that
31.3are eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.4Minnesota Statutes, section84.96 , or lands
31.5adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.6proposed land acquisitions must be provided
31.7as part of the required accomplishment plan.
31.10$1,800,000 in the first year is to the
31.11commissioner of natural resources for
31.12an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
31.13cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
31.14Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
31.15in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
31.16management purposes under Minnesota
31.17Statutes, section86A.05, subdivision 8 ,
31.18or for designation and management as
31.19waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
31.20in cooperation with the United States Fish
31.21and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
31.22acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.23required accomplishment plan.
31.26$1,730,000 in the first year is to the
31.27commissioner of natural resources for
31.28agreements to acquire conservation
31.29easements within important bird areas
31.30identified in the Minnesota Prairie
31.31Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
31.32$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
31.33$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
31.34which up to $100,000 is for establishing
31.35monitoring and enforcement funds as
31.36approved in the accomplishment plan and
32.1subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.297A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of permanent
32.3conservation easements must be provided as
32.4part of the final report.
32.7$2,270,000 in the first year is to the
32.8commissioner of natural resources for an
32.9agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
32.10District to acquire land in fee and permanent
32.11conservation easement and to `restore river
32.12and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
32.13corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
32.14restorations must be provided as part of the
32.15required accomplishment plan.
32.18$4,880,000 in the first year is to the
32.19commissioner of natural resources to
32.20accelerate the restoration and enhancement
32.21of prairie communities on wildlife
32.22management areas, scientific and natural
32.23areas, state forest land, and land under
32.24native prairie bank easements. A list of
32.25proposed land restorations and enhancements
32.26must be provided as part of the required
32.27accomplishment plan.
32.29$1,120,000 in the first year is to the
32.30commissioner of natural resources for an
32.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
32.32and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
32.33proposed land restorations and enhancements
32.34must be provided as part of the final report.
33.1 Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
33.2is amended to read:
33.5$1,500,000 in the first year is to the
33.6Board of Water and Soil Resources in
33.7cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
33.8and Water Conservation District to acquire
33.9permanent conservation easements within
33.10the boundaries of the Minnesota National
33.11Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
33.12forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
33.13establishing a monitoring and enforcement
33.14fund, as approved in the accomplishment
33.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
33.16section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
33.17permanent conservation easements must be
33.18provided as part of the final report.
33.21$2,910,000 in the first year is to the
33.22commissioner of natural resources for an
33.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
33.24acquire land in fee for wildlife management
33.25purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.2686A.05, subdivision 8
; to acquire land
33.27in fee for scientific and natural areas
33.28under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
33.29subdivision 5 ; for state forest purposes
33.30under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
33.31subdivision 7 ; and to enhance grasslands,
33.32forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
33.33acquisitions must be provided as part of the
33.34required accomplishment plan.
34.3$2,180,000 in the first year is to the
34.4commissioner of natural resources to acquire
34.5forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
34.6Counties for wildlife management purposes
34.7under Minnesota Statutes, section86A.05,
34.8subdivision 8 , and to acquire land in fee
34.9for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
34.10section86A.05, subdivision 7 . A list of
34.11proposed land acquisitions must be provided
34.12as part of the required accomplishment plan.
34.15$442,000 in the first year is to the
34.16commissioner of natural resources for an
34.17agreement with Cass County to acquire land
34.18in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
34.19habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
34.20A list of proposed land acquisitions
34.21must be provided as part of the required
34.22accomplishment plan.
34.25$1,690,000 in the first year is to the
34.26commissioner of natural resources for an
34.27agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
34.28acquire permanent conservation easements
34.29along rivers and lakes in the northern
34.30forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
34.31establishing a monitoring and enforcement
34.32fund, as approved in the accomplishment
34.33plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
34.34section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
34.35proposed permanent conservation easements
35.1must be provided as part of the required
35.2accomplishment plan.
35.4$3,002,000 in the first year is to the
35.5commissioner of natural resources to
35.6acquire lands in fee and for permanent
35.7conservation easements in the Mississippi
35.8Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
35.9$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
35.10and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
35.11of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
35.12a monitoring and enforcement fund as
35.13approved in the accomplishment plan and
35.14subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
35.1597A.056, subdivision 17
. A list of proposed
35.16acquisitions must be included as part of the
35.17required accomplishment plan.
35.19$910,000 in the first year is to the
35.20commissioner of natural resources to
35.21enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
35.22A list of proposed land enhancements
35.23must be provided as part of the required
35.24accomplishment plan.
35.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
35.26 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
35.27is amended to read:
35.30$4,540,000 in the first year is to the
35.31commissioner of natural resources to acquire
35.32interests in land in fee and permanent
36.1conservation easements for aquatic
36.2management purposes under Minnesota
36.3Statutes, sections86A.05, subdivision 14 ,
36.4and97C.02 , to acquire interests in land in
36.5permanent conservation easements for fish
36.6and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
36.7section84.66 , and to restore and enhance
36.8aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
36.9establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.10fund as approved in the accomplishment
36.11plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.12section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
36.13proposed land acquisitions and restorations
36.14and enhancements must be provided as part
36.15of the required accomplishment plan.
36.17$2,000,000 in the first year is to the
36.18commissioner of natural resources for
36.19agreements to acquire land in fee and in
36.20permanent conservation easements and
36.21to restore and enhance natural systems
36.22associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
36.23and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
36.24Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
36.25Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
36.26Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
36.27Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
36.28and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
36.29Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
36.30establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.31fund as approved in the accomplishment
36.32plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.33section97A.056, subdivision 17 . A list of
36.34proposed land acquisitions and permanent
36.35conservation easements must be provided as
36.36part of the required accomplishment plan.
37.4$1,890,000 in the first year is to the
37.5commissioner of natural resources for an
37.6agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
37.7to restore and enhance habitat for trout
37.8and other species in and along coldwater
37.9rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
37.10proposed restorations and enhancements
37.11must be provided as part of the required
37.12accomplishment plan.
37.15$1,650,000 in the first year is to the
37.16commissioner of natural resources for
37.17an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
37.18restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
37.19Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
37.20enhancements must be provided as part of
37.21the required accomplishment plan.
37.23$990,000 in the first year is to the
37.24commissioner of natural resources for
37.25an agreement with the Sand Hill River
37.26Watershed District to restore fish habitat
37.27in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
37.28proposed restorations must be provided as
37.29part of the required accomplishment plan.
37.32$2,414,000 in the first year is to the
37.33commissioner of natural resources for
37.34an agreement with the Shell Rock River
37.35Watershed District to protect, restore,
38.1and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
38.2Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
38.3acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
38.4must be provided as part of the required
38.5accomplishment plan.
38.8$444,000 in the first year is to the
38.9commissioner of natural resources for an
38.10agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
38.11Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
38.12on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
38.13enhancements must be provided as part of
38.14the required accomplishment plan.
38.18$8,440,000 in the first year is to the
38.19commissioner of natural resources for a
38.20program to provide competitive, matching
38.21grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
38.22state, and national organizations for
38.23enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
38.24wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
38.25or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
38.26$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
38.27metropolitan area and cities with a population
38.28of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
38.29for activities required to fulfill the duties
38.30of owners of lands subject to conservation
38.31easements. Grants shall not be made from the
38.32appropriation in this paragraph for projects
38.33that have a total project cost exceeding
38.34$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
38.35may be spent for personnel costs and other
38.36direct and necessary administrative costs.
39.1Grantees may acquire land or interests in
39.2land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
39.3may not be used to establish easement
39.4stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
39.5must be open to hunting and fishing during
39.6the open season unless otherwise provided
39.7by law. The program must require a match
39.8of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
39.9for all grants. The match may be cash or
39.10in-kind resources. For grant applications
39.11of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
39.12provide a separate, simplified application
39.13process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
39.14commissioner of natural resources shall,
39.15when evaluating projects of equal value,
39.16give priority to organizations that have a
39.17history of receiving or a charter to receive
39.18private contributions for local conservation
39.19or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
39.20conservation easement, priority must be
39.21given to projects associated with or within
39.22one mile of existing wildlife management
39.23areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.2486A.05, subdivision 8
; scientific and natural
39.25areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
39.2684.033
and
86A.05, subdivision 5 ; or aquatic
39.27management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
39.28sections86A.05, subdivision 14 , and
97C.02 .
39.29All restoration or enhancement projects
39.30must be on land permanently protected by
39.31a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
39.32maintenance and protection of restored
39.33and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
39.34easement, or by public ownership or in
39.35public waters as defined in Minnesota
39.36Statutes, section103G.005, subdivision
40.115 . Priority must be given to restoration
40.2and enhancement projects on public lands.
40.3Minnesota Statutes, section97A.056,
40.4subdivision 13 , applies to grants awarded
40.5under this paragraph. This appropriation is
40.6available until June 30,2018 2019. No less
40.7than five percent of the amount of each grant
40.8must be held back from reimbursement until
40.9the grant recipient has completed a grant
40.10accomplishment report by the deadline and
40.11in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
40.12the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
40.13The commissioner shall provide notice of
40.14the grant program in the game and fish law
40.15summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
40.16section97A.051, subdivision 2 .
40.19 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 3, is amended
40.20to read:
40.23(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
40.24second year are to increase monitoring for
40.25pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
40.26water and groundwater and to use data
40.27collected to assess pesticide use practices.
40.28(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000
40.29the second year are to increase monitoring
40.30and evaluate trends in the concentration of
40.31nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
40.32and regionally and to promote and evaluate
40.33regional and crop-specific nutrient best
40.34management practices. This appropriation is
40.35available until June 30, 2016.
41.1(c) $4,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
41.2the second year are for the agriculture best
41.3management practices loan program. At
41.4least $3,500,000 the first year and at least
41.5$3,900,000 the second year are for transfer to
41.6the clean water agricultural best management
41.7practices loan account and are available
41.8for pass-through to local governments
41.9and lenders for low-interest loans under
41.10Minnesota Statutes, section17.117 . Any
41.11unencumbered balance that is not used for
41.12pass-through to local governments does not
41.13cancel at the end of the first year and is
41.14available for the second year.
41.15(d) $775,000 the first year and$775,000
41.16$675,000 the second year are for research,
41.17pilot projects, and technical assistance on
41.18proper implementation of best management
41.19practices and more precise information on
41.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
41.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
41.222016.
41.23(e) $1,050,000 the first year and$1,050,000
41.24$560,000 the second year are for research
41.25to quantify agricultural contributions to
41.26impaired waters and for development and
41.27evaluation of best management practices to
41.28protect and restore water resources while
41.29maintaining productivity. This appropriation
41.30is available until June 30, 2016.
41.31(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
41.32second year are for a research inventory
41.33database containing water-related research
41.34activities. This appropriation is available
41.35until June 30, 2016.
42.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
42.2 Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 5, is amended to
42.3read:
42.6(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
42.7$7,485,000 the second year are for
42.8completion of 20 percent of the needed
42.9statewide assessments of surface water
42.10quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000
42.11the first year and $100,000 the second year
42.12are for grants to the Red River Watershed
42.13Management Board to enhance and expand
42.14the existing water quality and watershed
42.15monitoring river watch activities in the
42.16schools in the Red River of the North. The
42.17Red River Watershed Management Board
42.18shall provide a report to the commissioner
42.19of the Pollution Control Agency and the
42.20legislative committees and divisions with
42.21jurisdiction over environment and natural
42.22resources finance and policy and the clean
42.23water fund by February 15, 2013, on the
42.24expenditure of these funds.
42.25(b) $9,400,000 the first year and$9,400,000
42.26$9,261,000 the second year are to develop
42.27total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies
42.28and TMDL implementation plans for waters
42.29listed on the United States Environmental
42.30Protection Agency approved impaired waters
42.31list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
42.32chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
42.33average of ten percent of the TMDL's each
42.34year over the biennium.
43.1(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
43.2the second year are for groundwater
43.3assessment, including enhancing the
43.4ambient monitoring network, modeling,
43.5and continuing to monitor for and assess
43.6contaminants of emerging concern.
43.7(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
43.8the second year are for water quality
43.9improvements in the lower St. Louis River
43.10and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
43.11be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
43.12money to 35 percent state money.
43.13(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
43.14the second year are for the clean water
43.15partnership program to provide grants
43.16to protect and improve the basins and
43.17watersheds of the state and provide financial
43.18and technical assistance to study waters
43.19with nonpoint source pollution problems.
43.20Priority shall be given to projects preventing
43.21impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
43.22streams, and groundwater in accordance
43.23with Minnesota Statutes, section114D.20,
43.24subdivision 2 , clause (4). Any balance
43.25remaining in the first year does not cancel
43.26and is available for the second year.
43.27(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
43.28second year are for storm water research and
43.29guidance.
43.30(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
43.31the second year are for TMDL research and
43.32database development.
43.33(h) $800,000 the first year and $800,000
43.34the second year are for national pollutant
44.1discharge elimination system wastewater and
44.2storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
44.3(i) $225,000 the first year and $225,000
44.4the second year are transferred to the
44.5commissioner of administration for the
44.6Environmental Quality Board in cooperation
44.7with the United States Geological Survey to
44.8characterize groundwater flow and aquifer
44.9properties in the I-94 corridor in cooperation
44.10with local units of government. This
44.11appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.
44.12(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $500,000
44.13the second year are for a wild rice standards
44.14study.
44.15(k) $862,000 the first year and$708,000
44.16$704,000 the second year are for groundwater
44.17protection or prevention of groundwater
44.18degradation activities through enhancing the
44.19county-level delivery system for subsurface
44.20sewage treatment systems (SSTS). The
44.21commissioner shall consult with the SSTS
44.22Compliance Task Force in developing a
44.23distribution allocation for the county base
44.24grants.
44.25(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
44.26section16A.28 , the appropriations
44.27encumbered on or before June 30, 2013,
44.28as grants or contracts in this section are
44.29available until June 30, 2016.
44.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
44.31 Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, as amended by
44.32Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
45.3(a) $13,750,000 the first year and
45.4$15,350,000 $14,751,000 the second year are
45.5for pollution reduction and restoration grants
45.6to local government units and joint powers
45.7organizations of local government units to
45.8protect surface water and drinking water; to
45.9keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
45.10and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
45.11and streams; and to protect groundwater
45.12and drinking water, including feedlot water
45.13quality and subsurface sewage treatment
45.14system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
45.15stream channel, and shoreline restoration
45.16projects. The projects must be of long-lasting
45.17public benefit, include a match, and be
45.18consistent with TMDL implementation plans
45.19or local water management plans.
45.20(b) $3,000,000 the first year and$3,600,000
45.21$3,475,000 the second year are for targeted
45.22local resource protection and enhancement
45.23grants. The board shall give priority
45.24consideration to projects and practices
45.25that complement, supplement, or exceed
45.26current state standards for protection,
45.27enhancement, and restoration of water
45.28quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
45.29protect groundwater from degradation. Of
45.30this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is
45.31for county SSTS implementation.
45.32(c) $900,000 the first year and$1,200,000
45.33$897,000 the second year are to provide state
45.34oversight and accountability, evaluate results,
45.35and develop an electronic system to measure
46.1and track the value of conservation program
46.2implementation by local governments,
46.3including submission to the legislature
46.4by March 1 each year an annual report
46.5prepared by the board, in consultation with
46.6the commissioners of natural resources,
46.7health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
46.8Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
46.9funded under this section. The board shall
46.10require grantees to specify the outcomes that
46.11will be achieved by the grants prior to any
46.12grant awards.
46.13(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,700,000
46.14the second year are for technical assistance
46.15and grants for the conservation drainage
46.16program in consultation with the Drainage
46.17Work Group, created under Minnesota
46.18Statutes, section103B.101, subdivision 13 ,
46.19to facilitate the installation of conservation
46.20practices on drainage systems that will result
46.21in water quality improvements and evaluate
46.22the outcomes of these installations. The
46.23board shall coordinate practice standards
46.24with the Natural Resources Conservation
46.25Service of the United States Department
46.26of Agriculture and seek to leverage federal
46.27funds as part of conservation drainage
46.28program implementation.
46.29(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
46.30the second year are to purchase and restore
46.31permanent conservation easements on
46.32riparian buffers adjacent to public waters,
46.33excluding wetlands, to keep water on the
46.34land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
46.35and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
46.36impacts to surface waters; and increase
47.1infiltration for groundwater recharge. The
47.2riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet unless
47.3there is a natural impediment, a road, or
47.4other impediment beyond the control of the
47.5landowner. This appropriation may be used
47.6for restoration of riparian buffers protected by
47.7easements purchased with this appropriation
47.8and for stream bank restorations when the
47.9riparian buffers have been restored.
47.10(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $2,300,000
47.11the second year are for permanent
47.12conservation easements on wellhead
47.13protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
47.14section103F.515, subdivision 2 , paragraph
47.15(d). Priority must be placed on land that
47.16is located where the vulnerability of the
47.17drinking water supply is designated as high
47.18or very high by the commissioner of health.
47.19The board shall coordinate with the United
47.20States Geological Survey, the commissioners
47.21of health and natural resources, and local
47.22communities contained in the Decorah
47.23and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona,
47.24Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha Counties
47.25to obtain easements in identified areas as
47.26having the most vulnerability to groundwater
47.27contamination.
47.28(g) $1,500,000 the first year and$1,500,000
47.29$1,455,000 the second year are for
47.30community partners grants to local units of
47.31government for: (1) structural or vegetative
47.32management practices that reduce storm
47.33water runoff from developed or disturbed
47.34lands to reduce the movement of sediment,
47.35nutrients, and pollutants for restoration,
47.36protection, or enhancement of water quality
48.1in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect
48.2groundwater and drinking water; and (2)
48.3installation of proven and effective water
48.4retention practices including, but not
48.5limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated
48.6infiltration basins and sediment control
48.7basins in order to keep water on the land.
48.8The projects must be of long-lasting public
48.9benefit, include a local match, and be
48.10consistent with TMDL implementation plans
48.11or local water management plans. Local
48.12government unit staff and administration
48.13costs may be used as a match.
48.14(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
48.15second year are for a technical evaluation
48.16panel to conduct up to ten restoration
48.17evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
48.18section114D.50, subdivision 6 .
48.19(i) The board shall contract for services
48.20with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
48.21restoration, maintenance, and other activities
48.22under this section for $500,000 the first year
48.23and $500,000 the second year.
48.24(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
48.25funds in this section and may adjust the
48.26technical and administrative assistance
48.27portion of the funds to leverage federal or
48.28other nonstate funds or to address oversight
48.29responsibilities or high-priority needs
48.30identified in local water management plans.
48.31(k) The appropriations in this section are
48.32available until June 30, 2016.
48.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
49.1 Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
49.4(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
49.5second year are to increase monitoring for
49.6pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
49.7water and groundwater and to use data
49.8collected to assess pesticide use practices.
49.9(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
49.10the second year are to increase monitoring
49.11and evaluate trends in the concentration of
49.12nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable
49.13to groundwater degradation, including a
49.14substantial increase of monitoring of private
49.15wells in cooperation with the commissioner
49.16of health, monitoring for pesticides when
49.17nitrates are detected, and promoting and
49.18evaluating regional and crop-specific
49.19nutrient best management practices to
49.20protect groundwater from degradation.
49.21Of this amount, $75,000 may be used for
49.22accelerating the update for the commercial
49.23manure applicator manual. This amount
49.24is to be matched with general funds. This
49.25appropriation is available until June 30, 2016,
49.26when the commissioner shall submit a report
49.27to the chairs and ranking minority members
49.28of the senate and house of representatives
49.29committees and divisions with jurisdiction
49.30over agriculture and environment and
49.31natural resources policy and finance on
49.32the expenditure of these funds, including
49.33the progress in preventing groundwater
49.34degradation and recommendations. By
49.35October 15, 2014, the commissioner shall
49.36submit an interim report to the chairs and
50.1ranking minority members of the senate and
50.2house of representatives committees and
50.3divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
50.4and environment and natural resources policy
50.5and finance on the expenditure of these
50.6funds, including recommendations.
50.7(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000
50.8the second year are for the agriculture best
50.9management practices loan program. At
50.10least $170,000 each year is for transfer
50.11to an agricultural and environmental
50.12revolving account created under Minnesota
50.13Statutes, section17.117, subdivision 5a ,
50.14and is available for pass-through to local
50.15government and lenders for low-interest
50.16loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.1717.117
. Any unencumbered balance
50.18that is not used for pass-through to local
50.19governments does not cancel at the end of the
50.20first year and is available for the second year.
50.21(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
50.22the second year are for research, pilot
50.23projects, and technical assistance on
50.24proper implementation of best management
50.25practices and more precise information on
50.26nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
50.27This appropriation is available until June 30,
50.282018.
50.29(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000
50.30the second year are for research to quantify
50.31agricultural contributions to impaired waters
50.32and for development and evaluation of
50.33best management practices to protect and
50.34restore water resources while maintaining
51.1productivity. This appropriation is available
51.2until June 30, 2018.
51.3(f) $100,000 the first year and$150,000
51.4$90,000 the second year are for a research
51.5inventory database containing water-related
51.6research activities. Any information
51.7technology development or support or costs
51.8necessary for this research inventory database
51.9will be incorporated into the agency's service
51.10level agreement with and paid to the Office
51.11of Enterprise Technology. This appropriation
51.12is available until June 30, 2018.
51.13(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
51.14the second year are to implement a Minnesota
51.15agricultural water quality certification
51.16program. This appropriation is available
51.17until June 30, 2018.
51.18(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
51.19second year are to provide funding for a
51.20regional irrigation water quality specialist
51.21through University of Minnesota Extension.
51.22(i) $50,000 the first year and$50,000 $49,000
51.23the second year are to develop and implement
51.24a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
51.25system for animal waste technicians who
51.26apply manure to the ground for hire.
51.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
51.28 Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:
51.31(a) $7,600,000 the first year and $7,600,000
51.32$7,522,000 the second year are for
51.33completion of 20 percent of the needed
52.1statewide assessments of surface water
52.2quality and trends. Of this amount,
52.3$500,000 each year is to monitor and
52.4assess contaminants of emerging concern in
52.5groundwater and surface water, and $100,000
52.6each year is for grants to the Red River
52.7Watershed Management Board to enhance
52.8and expand the existing water quality and
52.9watershed monitoring river watch activities
52.10in the schools in the Red River of the North
52.11Watershed. The Red River Watershed
52.12Management Board shall provide a report to
52.13the commissioner of the Pollution Control
52.14Agency and the legislative committees and
52.15divisions with jurisdiction over environment
52.16and natural resources finance and policy and
52.17the clean water fund by February 15, 2015,
52.18on the expenditure of these funds.
52.19(b) $9,400,000 the first year and$9,400,000
52.20$9,323,000 the second year are to develop
52.21watershed restoration and protection
52.22strategies (WRAPS), which include total
52.23maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
52.24TMDL implementation plans for waters
52.25listed on the Unites States Environmental
52.26Protection Agency approved impaired waters
52.27list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
52.28chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
52.29average of ten percent of the TMDL's each
52.30year over the biennium.
52.31(c) $1,125,000 the first year and$1,125,000
52.32$1,108,000 the second year are for
52.33groundwater assessment, including
52.34enhancing the ambient monitoring network,
52.35modeling, and evaluating trends, including
52.36the reassessment of groundwater that was
53.1assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to
53.2be contaminated. By January 15, 2016, the
53.3commissioner shall submit a report with
53.4recommendations for reducing or preventing
53.5groundwater degradation from contaminants
53.6to the chairs and ranking minority members
53.7of the senate and house of representatives
53.8committees and divisions with jurisdiction
53.9over environment and natural resources
53.10policy and finance.
53.11(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
53.12the second year are for water quality
53.13improvements in the lower St. Louis River
53.14and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River
53.15System Area of Concern. This appropriation
53.16must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
53.17nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
53.18(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
53.19the second year are for the clean water
53.20partnership program to provide grants
53.21to protect and improve the basins and
53.22watersheds of the state and provide financial
53.23and technical assistance to study waters
53.24with nonpoint source pollution problems.
53.25Priority shall be given to projects preventing
53.26impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
53.27streams, and groundwater in accordance
53.28with Minnesota Statutes, section114D.20,
53.29subdivision 2 , clause (4). Any balance
53.30remaining in the first year does not cancel
53.31and is available for the second year.
53.32(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
53.33second year are for storm water research and
53.34guidance.
54.1(g) $1,150,000 the first year and$1,150,000
54.2$1,131,000 the second year are for TMDL
54.3research and database development.
54.4(h) $1,000,000 the first year and$1,000,000
54.5$936,000 the second year are to initiate
54.6development of a multiagency watershed
54.7database reporting portal. Any information
54.8technology development or support or costs
54.9necessary for this research inventory database
54.10will be incorporated into the agency's service
54.11level agreement with and paid to the Office
54.12of Enterprise Technology.
54.13(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
54.14the second year are for national pollutant
54.15discharge elimination system wastewater and
54.16storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
54.17(j) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000
54.18the second year are for enhancing the
54.19county-level delivery systems for subsurface
54.20sewage treatment systems (SSTS) activities
54.21necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
54.22sections115.55 and
115.56 , for protection
54.23of groundwater, including base grants
54.24for all counties with SSTS programs and
54.25competitive grants to counties with specific
54.26plans to significantly reduce water pollution
54.27by reducing the number of systems that
54.28are an imminent threat to public health or
54.29safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
54.30receive base grants must report the number
54.31of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
54.32through SSTS replacement, connection to
54.33a centralized sewer system, or other means
54.34including property abandonment or buy-out.
54.35Counties also must report the number of
55.1compliance inspections of existing SSTS's
55.2conducted in areas under county jurisdiction.
55.3These required reports are to be part of
55.4established annual reporting for SSTS
55.5programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
55.6inventories or those with an ordinance in
55.7place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
55.8as a condition of transferring property or as a
55.9condition of obtaining a local permit shall be
55.10given priority for competitive grants under
55.11this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
55.12each year is available to counties for grants to
55.13low-income landowners to address systems
55.14that pose an imminent threat to public health
55.15or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
55.16grant awarded under this paragraph may not
55.17exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
55.18receiving a grant under this paragraph must
55.19submit a report to the agency listing the
55.20projects funded, including an account of the
55.21expenditures.
55.22(k) $1,500,000 the first year is for a
55.23competitive grant program for sewer projects
55.24that helps protect or restore the water quality
55.25of waters in any national park located in
55.26the state. Grants may be awarded to local
55.27government units and must be matched with
55.2825 percent non-clean-water-fund dollars.
55.29(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
55.30second year are for developing wastewater
55.31treatment system designs and practices
55.32and providing technical assistance. Of
55.33this amount, $145,000 each year is for
55.34transfer to the Board of Regents of the
55.35University of Minnesota to provide ongoing
55.36support for design teams with scientific
56.1and technical expertise pertaining to
56.2wastewater management and treatment
56.3that will include representatives from the
56.4University of Minnesota, Pollution Control
56.5Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities
56.6and other wastewater engineering experts.
56.7The design teams shall promote the use of
56.8new technology, designs, and practices to
56.9address existing and emerging wastewater
56.10treatment challenges, including the treatment
56.11of wastewater for reuse and the emergence
56.12of new and other unregulated contaminants.
56.13This appropriation is available until June 30,
56.142016.
56.15(m) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
56.16second year are to support activities of the
56.17Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
56.18Statutes, section114D.30, subdivision 1 .
56.19(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
56.20section16A.28 , the appropriations
56.21encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
56.22as grants or contracts in this section are
56.23available until June 30, 2018.
56.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
56.25 Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, as amended by Laws 2015, First
56.26Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:
56.29(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
56.30the second year are for stream flow
56.31monitoring, including the installation of
56.32additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring
56.33necessary to determine the relationship
56.34between stream flow and groundwater.
57.1(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
57.2the second year are for lake Index of
57.3Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
57.4(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
57.5the second year are for assessing mercury
57.6and other contaminants of fish, including
57.7monitoring to track the status of waters
57.8impaired by mercury and mercury reduction
57.9efforts over time.
57.10(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
57.11the second year are for developing targeted,
57.12science-based watershed restoration and
57.13protection strategies, including regional
57.14technical assistance for TMDL plans and
57.15development of a watershed assessment tool,
57.16in cooperation with the commissioner of the
57.17Pollution Control Agency. By January 15,
57.182016, the commissioner shall submit a report
57.19to the chairs and ranking minority members
57.20of the senate and house of representatives
57.21committees and divisions with jurisdiction
57.22over environment and natural resources
57.23policy and finance providing the outcomes
57.24to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
57.25achieved with this appropriation and
57.26recommendations.
57.27(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
57.28the second year are for water supply planning,
57.29aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
57.30(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
57.31the second year are for technical assistance
57.32to support local implementation of nonpoint
57.33source restoration and protection activities,
57.34including water quality protection in forested
57.35watersheds.
58.1(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000
58.2the second year are for applied research
58.3and tools, including watershed hydrologic
58.4modeling; maintaining and updating spatial
58.5data for watershed boundaries, streams, and
58.6water bodies and integrating high-resolution
58.7digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness
58.8of forestry best management practices for
58.9water quality; and developing an ecological
58.10monitoring database.
58.11(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000
58.12the second year are for developing county
58.13geologic atlases.
58.14(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design
58.15standards and best management practices
58.16for public water access sites to maintain and
58.17improve water quality by avoiding shoreline
58.18erosion and runoff.
58.19(j)$3,000,000 $1,808,000 the first year
58.20is for beginning to develop and designate
58.21groundwater management areas under
58.22Minnesota Statutes, section103G.287,
58.23subdivision 4 . The commissioner, in
58.24consultation with the commissioners of
58.25the Pollution Control Agency, health,
58.26and agriculture, shall establish a uniform
58.27statewide hydrogeologic mapping system
58.28that will include designated groundwater
58.29management areas. The mapping system
58.30must include wellhead protection areas,
58.31special well construction areas, groundwater
58.32provinces, groundwater recharge areas, and
58.33other designated or geographical areas related
58.34to groundwater. This mapping system shall
58.35be used to implement all groundwater-related
59.1laws and for reporting and evaluations. This
59.2appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
59.3(k) $100,000 the first year is for the
59.4commissioner of natural resources for
59.5rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes,
59.6section116G.15, subdivision 7 .
59.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016.
59.8 Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:
59.11(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000
59.12the second year are for grants to local
59.13government units organized for the
59.14management of water in a watershed or
59.15subwatershed that have multiyear plans
59.16that will result in a significant reduction in
59.17water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
59.18The grants may be used for the following
59.19purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
59.20practices to store water for natural treatment
59.21and infiltration, including rain gardens;
59.22capturing storm water for reuse; stream
59.23bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
59.24enforcement activities; and implementation
59.25of best management practices for feedlots
59.26within riparian areas and other practices
59.27demonstrated to be most effective in
59.28protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
59.29quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
59.30protecting groundwater from degradation.
59.31Grant recipients must identify a nonstate
59.32cash match of at least 25 percent of the
59.33total eligible project costs. Grant recipients
59.34may use other legacy funds to supplement
60.1projects funded under this paragraph. Grants
60.2awarded under this paragraph are available
60.3for four years and priority shall be given
60.4to the three to six best designed plans each
60.5year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall
60.6submit an interim report on the outcomes
60.7achieved with this appropriation, including
60.8recommendations, to the chairs and ranking
60.9minority members of the senate and house
60.10of representatives committees and divisions
60.11with jurisdiction over environment and
60.12natural resources policy and finance. This
60.13appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
60.14(b) $9,705,000 the first year and$10,756,000
60.15$10,684,000 the second year are for grants
60.16to protect and restore surface water and
60.17drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
60.18protect, enhance, and restore water quality
60.19in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
60.20groundwater and drinking water, including
60.21feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
60.22treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream
60.23bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration,
60.24and ravine stabilization projects. The
60.25projects must use practices demonstrated
60.26to be effective, be of long-lasting public
60.27benefit, include a match, and be consistent
60.28with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
60.29implementation plans or local water
60.30management plans or their equivalents.
60.31(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
60.32the second year are for targeted local
60.33resource protection and enhancement grants
60.34for projects and practices that supplement or
60.35exceed current state standards for protection,
60.36enhancement, and restoration of water
61.1quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
61.2protect groundwater from degradation,
61.3including compliance.
61.4(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
61.5second year are to provide state oversight
61.6and accountability, evaluate results, and
61.7measure the value of conservation program
61.8implementation by local governments,
61.9including submission to the legislature
61.10by March 1 each year an annual report
61.11prepared by the board, in consultation with
61.12the commissioners of natural resources,
61.13health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
61.14Agency, detailing the recipients, projects
61.15funded under this section, and the amount of
61.16pollution reduced.
61.17(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
61.18the second year are for grants to local units
61.19of government to ensure compliance with
61.20Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
61.21sections103F.401 to
103F.455 , including
61.22enforcement efforts. Of this amount,
61.23$235,000 the first year is to update the
61.24Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the
61.25Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview
61.26for Decision Makers and to provide outreach
61.27to users.
61.28(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
61.29the second year are to purchase and restore
61.30permanent conservation easements on
61.31riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
61.32streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
61.33land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
61.34and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
61.35impacts to surface waters; and increase
62.1infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
62.2appropriation may be used for restoration
62.3of riparian buffers protected by easements
62.4purchased with this appropriation and for
62.5stream bank restorations when the riparian
62.6buffers have been restored.
62.7(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
62.8the second year are for permanent
62.9conservation easements on wellhead
62.10protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
62.11section103F.515, subdivision 2 , paragraph
62.12(d). Priority must be placed on land that
62.13is located where the vulnerability of the
62.14drinking water supply is designated as high
62.15or very high by the commissioner of health.
62.16(h) $1,500,000 the first year and$1,500,000
62.17$1,479,000 the second year are for
62.18community partners grants to local units of
62.19government for: (1) structural or vegetative
62.20management practices that reduce storm
62.21water runoff from developed or disturbed
62.22lands to reduce the movement of sediment,
62.23nutrients, and pollutants for restoration,
62.24protection, or enhancement of water quality
62.25in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect
62.26groundwater and drinking water; and (2)
62.27installation of proven and effective water
62.28retention practices including, but not
62.29limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated
62.30infiltration basins and sediment control
62.31basins in order to keep water on the land.
62.32The projects must be of long-lasting public
62.33benefit, include a local match, and be
62.34consistent with TMDL implementation plans
62.35or local water management plans or their
63.1equivalents. Local government unit costs
63.2may be used as a match.
63.3(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
63.4second year are for a technical evaluation
63.5panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
63.6under Minnesota Statutes, section114D.50,
63.7subdivision 6 .
63.8(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
63.9second year are for assistance and grants to
63.10local governments to transition local water
63.11management plans to a watershed approach
63.12as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
63.13chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
63.14(k) The board shall contract for services
63.15with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
63.16restoration, maintenance, and other activities
63.17under this section for up to $500,000 the first
63.18year and up to $500,000 the second year.
63.19(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share
63.20funds in this section and may adjust the
63.21technical and administrative assistance
63.22portion of the funds to leverage federal or
63.23other nonstate funds or to address oversight
63.24responsibilities or high-priority needs
63.25identified in local water management plans.
63.26(m) The board shall require grantees to
63.27specify the outcomes that will be achieved
63.28by the grants prior to any grant awards.
63.29(n) The appropriations in this section are
63.30available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
63.31funds are available until expended and shall
63.32be regranted consistent with the purposes of
63.33this section.
63.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
64.1 Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:
64.4(a) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
64.5the second year are for addressing public
64.6health concerns related to contaminants
64.7found in Minnesota drinking water for
64.8which no health-based drinking water
64.9standards exist, including accelerating the
64.10development of health risk limits, including
64.11triclosan, and improving the capacity of
64.12the department's laboratory to analyze
64.13unregulated contaminants.
64.14(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
64.15the second year are for protection of drinking
64.16water sources.
64.17(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
64.18second year are for cost-share assistance to
64.19public and private well owners for up to 50
64.20percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
64.21(d) $390,000 the first year and$390,000
64.22$290,000 the second year are to update and
64.23expand the county well index, in cooperation
64.24with the commissioner of natural resources.
64.25(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
64.26second year are for studying the occurrence
64.27and magnitude of contaminants in private
64.28wells and developing guidance to ensure
64.29that new well placement minimizes the
64.30potential for risks, in cooperation with the
64.31commissioner of agriculture.
64.32(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
64.33second year are for monitoring recreational
64.34beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
65.1may pose a public health risk and mitigating
65.2sources of bacterial contamination that are
65.3identified.
65.4(g) $800,000 the first year and $800,000
65.5the second year are for the development
65.6and implementation of a groundwater
65.7virus monitoring plan, including an
65.8epidemiological study to determine the
65.9association between groundwater virus
65.10concentration and community illness rates.
65.11This appropriation is available until June 30,
65.122017.
65.13(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
65.14appropriations in this section are available
65.15until June 30, 2016.
65.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
65.17 Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to
65.18read:
65.21(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
65.22second year are to increase monitoring for
65.23pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
65.24water and groundwater and to use data
65.25collected to assess pesticide use practices.
65.26(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000
65.27the second year are for monitoring and
65.28evaluating trends in the concentration of
65.29nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable
65.30to groundwater degradation; monitoring
65.31for pesticides when nitrate is detected;
65.32promoting, developing, and evaluating
65.33regional and crop-specific nutrient best
66.1management practices; assessing best
66.2management practice adoption; education
66.3and technical support from University of
66.4Minnesota Extension; and other actions to
66.5protect groundwater from degradation from
66.6nitrate. This appropriation is available until
66.7June 30, 2018.
66.8(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
66.9second year are for administering clean water
66.10funds managed through the agriculture best
66.11management practices loan program. Any
66.12unencumbered balance at the end of the
66.13second year shall be added to the corpus of
66.14the loan fund.
66.15(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
66.16the second year are for technical assistance,
66.17research, and demonstration projects on
66.18proper implementation of best management
66.19practices and more precise information on
66.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
66.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
66.222020.
66.23(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the
66.24second year are for research to quantify and
66.25reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
66.26waters and for development and evaluation
66.27of best management practices to protect and
66.28restore water resources. This appropriation
66.29is available until June 30, 2020.
66.30(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
66.31second year are for a research inventory
66.32database containing water-related research
66.33activities. Costs for information technology
66.34development or support for this research
66.35inventory database may be paid to the Office
67.1of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
67.2available until June 30, 2018.
67.3(g) $2,500,000 the first yearis and
67.4$2,500,000 the second year are to implement
67.5the Minnesota agricultural water quality
67.6certification program statewide. The
67.7commissioner of agriculture shall consult
67.8with the United States Department of
67.9Agriculture to determine whether other
67.10state spending would qualify as a match for
67.11the agricultural water quality certification
67.12program funds available from the federal
67.13government. By January 1, 2016, the
67.14commissioner shall submit a report on
67.15funding recommendations to the Clean Water
67.16Council and the chairs and ranking minority
67.17members of the house of representatives
67.18and senate committees and divisions with
67.19jurisdiction over agriculture, the environment
67.20and natural resources, and the clean water
67.21fund. Funds appropriated in this paragraph
67.22are available until June 30,2016, and the
67.23commissioner may request additional funding
67.24for this program for fiscal year 2017 2019.
67.25(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
67.26second year are to provide funding for a
67.27regional irrigation water quality specialist
67.28through University of Minnesota Extension.
67.29(i) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants
67.30to the Board of Regents of the University
67.31of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green
67.32Agriculture Initiative and to protect the
67.33state's natural resources while increasing
67.34the efficiency, profitability, and productivity
67.35of Minnesota farmers by incorporating
68.1perennial and winter-annual crops into
68.2existing agricultural practices.
68.3(j) A portion of the funds in this section may
68.4be used for programs to train state and local
68.5outreach staff in the intersection between
68.6agricultural economics and agricultural
68.7conservation.
68.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
68.9 Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to
68.10read:
68.13(a) $8,350,000 the first year and $8,350,000
68.14$8,400,000 the second year are for
68.15completion of 20 percent of the needed
68.16statewide assessments of surface water
68.17quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000
68.18each year is for grants to the Red River
68.19Watershed Management Board to enhance
68.20and expand the existing water quality
68.21and watershed monitoring river watch
68.22activities in the schools along the Red River
68.23of the North. The Red River Watershed
68.24Management Board shall provide a report to
68.25the commissioner of the Pollution Control
68.26Agency and the legislative committees and
68.27divisions with jurisdiction over environment
68.28and natural resources finance and policy and
68.29the clean water fund by February 15, 2017,
68.30on the expenditure of this appropriation. If
68.31the amount in the first year is insufficient, the
68.32amount in the second year is available in the
68.33first year.
69.1(b) $9,795,000 the first year and$9,795,000
69.2$10,495,000 the second year are to develop
69.3watershed restoration and protection
69.4strategies (WRAPS), which include total
69.5maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
69.6TMDL implementation plans for waters
69.7listed on the Unites States Environmental
69.8Protection Agency approved impaired waters
69.9list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
69.10chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
69.11average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
69.12year over the biennium.
69.13(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000
69.14the second year are for groundwater
69.15assessment, including enhancing the
69.16ambient monitoring network, modeling, and
69.17evaluating trends, including the reassessment
69.18of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15
69.19years ago and found to be contaminated.
69.20(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
69.21second year are for implementation of the
69.22St. Louis River System Area of Concern
69.23Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
69.24must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
69.25nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
69.26(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
69.27second year are for storm water research and
69.28guidance.
69.29(f)$1,150,000 $1,005,000 the first year and
69.30$1,150,000 the second year are for TMDL
69.31research and database development.
69.32(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
69.33the second year are for national pollutant
69.34discharge elimination system wastewater and
69.35storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
70.1(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000
70.2the second year are for enhancing the
70.3county-level delivery systems for subsurface
70.4sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
70.5necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
70.6sections115.55 and
115.56 , for protection
70.7of groundwater, including base grants
70.8for all counties with SSTS programs and
70.9competitive grants to counties with specific
70.10plans to significantly reduce water pollution
70.11by reducing the number of systems that
70.12are an imminent threat to public health or
70.13safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
70.14receive base grants must report the number
70.15of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
70.16through SSTS replacement, connection
70.17to a centralized sewer system, or other
70.18means, including property abandonment
70.19or buy-out. Counties also must report
70.20the number of existing SSTS compliance
70.21inspections conducted in areas under county
70.22jurisdiction. These required reports are to
70.23be part of established annual reporting for
70.24SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
70.25inventories or those with an ordinance in
70.26place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
70.27as a condition of transferring property or as a
70.28condition of obtaining a local permit must be
70.29given priority for competitive grants under
70.30this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
70.31each year is available to counties for grants to
70.32low-income landowners to address systems
70.33that pose an imminent threat to public health
70.34or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
70.35grant awarded under this paragraph may not
70.36exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
71.1receiving a grant under this paragraph must
71.2submit a report to the agency listing the
71.3projects funded, including an account of the
71.4expenditures.
71.5(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000
71.6the second year are for a storm water
71.7best management practice performance
71.8evaluation and technology transfer program
71.9to enhance data and information management
71.10of storm water best management practices;
71.11evaluate best management performance
71.12and effectiveness to support meeting total
71.13maximum daily loads; develop standards
71.14and incorporate state of the art guidance
71.15using minimal impact design standards as
71.16the model; and implement a knowledge
71.17and technology transfer system across
71.18local government, industry, and regulatory
71.19sectors for pass-through to the University of
71.20Minnesota. This appropriation is available
71.21until June 30, 2018.
71.22(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
71.23second year are to support activities of the
71.24Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
71.25Statutes, section114D.30, subdivision 1 .
71.26(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
71.27the second year are for a grant program for
71.28sanitary sewer projects that are included in
71.29the draft or any updated Voyageurs National
71.30Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive
71.31Plan to restore the water quality of waters
71.32within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must
71.33be awarded to local government units for
71.34projects approved by the Voyageurs National
71.35Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and
72.1must be matched by at least 25 percent from
72.2sources other than the clean water fund.
72.3(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
72.4section16A.28 , the appropriations in this
72.5section encumbered on or before June 30,
72.62017, as grants or contracts are available
72.7until June 30, 2020.
72.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
72.9 Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to
72.10read:
72.13(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
72.14the second year are for grants to local
72.15government units organized for the
72.16management of water in a watershed or
72.17subwatershed that have multiyear plans
72.18that will result in a significant reduction in
72.19water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
72.20The grants may be used for establishment
72.21of riparian buffers; practices to store
72.22water for natural treatment and infiltration,
72.23including rain gardens; capturing storm
72.24water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and
72.25ravine stabilization; enforcement activities;
72.26and implementation of best management
72.27practices for feedlots within riparian areas
72.28and other practices demonstrated to be
72.29most effective in protecting, enhancing, and
72.30restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and
72.31streams and protecting groundwater from
72.32degradation. Grant recipients must identify
72.33a nonstate match and may use other legacy
72.34funds to supplement projects funded under
73.1this paragraph. Grants awarded under this
73.2paragraph are available for four years and
73.3priority must be given to the best designed
73.4plans each year.
73.5(b) $10,187,000 the first year and
73.6$10,188,000 the second year are for grants
73.7to protect and restore surface water and
73.8drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
73.9protect, enhance, and restore water quality
73.10in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
73.11groundwater and drinking water, including
73.12feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
73.13treatment system projects and stream bank,
73.14stream channel, shoreline restoration,
73.15and ravine stabilization projects. The
73.16projects must use practices demonstrated
73.17to be effective, be of long-lasting public
73.18benefit, include a match, and be consistent
73.19with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
73.20implementation plans, watershed restoration
73.21and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
73.22water management plans or their equivalents.
73.23A portion of these funds may be used to seek
73.24administrative efficiencies through shared
73.25resources by multiple local governmental
73.26units.
73.27(c)$6,000,000 $5,500,000 the first year
73.28and $6,000,000 the second year are for
73.29targeted local resource protection and
73.30enhancement grants and statewide program
73.31enhancements for technical assistance,
73.32citizen and community outreach, and
73.33training and certification, as well as projects,
73.34practices, and programs that supplement or
73.35otherwise exceed current state standards for
73.36protection, enhancement, and restoration of
74.1water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or
74.2that protect groundwater from degradation,
74.3including compliance.
74.4(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000
74.5the second year are to provide state
74.6oversight and accountability, evaluate
74.7results, provide implementation tools, and
74.8measure the value of conservation program
74.9implementation by local governments,
74.10including submission to the legislature by
74.11March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial
74.12report prepared by the board, in consultation
74.13with the commissioners of natural resources,
74.14health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
74.15Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects
74.16funded under this section, and the amount of
74.17pollution reduced.
74.18(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
74.19the second year are for grants to local units
74.20of government to enhance compliance
74.21with riparian buffer or alternate practice
74.22requirements.
74.23(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
74.24the second year are to restore or preserve
74.25permanent conservation on riparian buffers
74.26adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
74.27tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
74.28to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
74.29transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to
74.30surface waters; and increase infiltration for
74.31groundwater recharge. This appropriation
74.32may be used for restoration of riparian
74.33buffers permanently protected by easements
74.34purchased with this appropriation or contracts
74.35to achieve permanent protection for riparian
75.1buffers or stream bank restorations when the
75.2riparian buffers have been restored. Up to
75.3$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
75.4enforcement account.
75.5(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
75.6the second year are for permanent
75.7conservation easements on wellhead
75.8protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
75.9section103F.515, subdivision 2 , paragraph
75.10(d), or for grants to local units of government
75.11for fee title acquisition to permanently
75.12protect groundwater supply sources on
75.13wellhead protection areas or for otherwise
75.14assuring long-term protection of groundwater
75.15supply sources as described under alternative
75.16management tools in the Department
75.17of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer
75.18Management Plan, including low nitrogen
75.19cropping systems or implementing nitrogen
75.20fertilizer best management practices. Priority
75.21must be placed on land that is located where
75.22the vulnerability of the drinking water supply
75.23is designated as high or very high by the
75.24commissioner of health, where drinking
75.25water protection plans have identified
75.26specific activities that will achieve long-term
75.27protection, and on lands with expiring
75.28Conservation Reserve Program contracts.
75.29Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a monitoring
75.30and enforcement account.
75.31(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
75.32the second year are for community partner
75.33grants to local units of government for:
75.34(1) structural or vegetative management
75.35practices that reduce storm water runoff
75.36from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
76.1the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
76.2pollutants for restoration, protection, or
76.3enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
76.4and streams and to protect groundwater
76.5and drinking water; and (2) installation
76.6of proven and effective water retention
76.7practices including, but not limited to, rain
76.8gardens and other vegetated infiltration
76.9basins and sediment control basins in order
76.10to keep water on the land. The projects must
76.11be of long-lasting public benefit, include a
76.12local match, and be consistent with TMDL
76.13implementation plans, watershed restoration
76.14and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
76.15water management plans or their equivalents.
76.16Local government unit costs may be used as
76.17a match.
76.18(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
76.19second year are for a technical evaluation
76.20panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
76.21under Minnesota Statutes, section114D.50,
76.22subdivision 6 .
76.23(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
76.24the second year are for assistance, oversight,
76.25and grants to local governments to transition
76.26local water management plans to a watershed
76.27approach as provided for in Minnesota
76.28Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
76.29114D.
76.30(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
76.31the second year are for technical assistance
76.32and grants for the conservation drainage
76.33program in consultation with the Drainage
76.34Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
76.35Statutes, section103B.101, subdivision
77.113 , that includes projects to improve
77.2multipurpose water management under
77.3Minnesota Statutes, section103E.015 .
77.4(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
77.5the second year are to purchase and restore
77.6permanent conservation sites via easements
77.7or contracts to treat and store water on the
77.8land for water quality improvement purposes
77.9and related technical assistance. This work
77.10may be done in cooperation with the United
77.11States Department of Agriculture with a first
77.12priority use to accomplish a conservation
77.13reserve enhancement program, or equivalent,
77.14in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit
77.15in a monitoring and enforcement account.
77.16(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
77.17the second year are to purchase permanent
77.18conservation easements to protect lands
77.19adjacent to public waters with good water
77.20quality but threatened with degradation. Up
77.21to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring
77.22and enforcement account.
77.23(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
77.24the second year are for a program to
77.25systematically collect data and produce
77.26county, watershed, and statewide estimates
77.27of soil erosion caused by water and wind
77.28along with tracking adoption of conservation
77.29measures to address erosion.
77.30(o) $11,000,000 the first year and
77.31$11,000,000 the second year are for
77.32payments to soil and water conservation
77.33districts for the purposes of Minnesota
77.34Statutes, sections103C.321 and
103C.331 .
77.35From this appropriation, each soil and water
78.1conservation district shall receive an increase
78.2in its base funding of $100,000 per year.
78.3Money remaining after the base increase
78.4is available for matching grants to soil and
78.5water conservation districts based on county
78.6allocations to soil and water conservation
78.7districts. The board and other agencies may
78.8reduce the amount of grants to a county by an
78.9amount equal to any reduction in the county's
78.10allocation to a soil and water conservation
78.11district from the county's previous-year
78.12allocation when the board determines that
78.13the reduction was disproportionate. The
78.14second-year appropriation cancels if new
78.15buffer requirements are not enacted in 2015.
78.16(p) $520,000 the first year is for a grant
78.17to Washington County for a water quality
78.18improvement project that will improve water
78.19quality and restore an essential backwater
78.20aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud
78.21Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi
78.22River Area. This appropriation is not
78.23available until at least an equal amount is
78.24committed from nonstate sources.
78.25(q) The Board of Water and Soil
78.26Resources must consider the inclusion
78.27of environmentally suitable annuals the
78.28next time the board establishes or revises
78.29vegetation establishment and enhancement
78.30guidelines for the purposes of riparian
78.31buffers.
78.32(r) The board shall contract for delivery of
78.33services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
78.34for restoration, maintenance, and other
78.35activities under this section for up to
79.1$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000
79.2the second year.
79.3(s) The board may shift grant or cost-share
79.4funds in this section and may adjust the
79.5technical and administrative assistance
79.6portion of the funds to leverage federal or
79.7other nonstate funds or to address oversight
79.8responsibilities or high-priority needs
79.9identified in local water management plans.
79.10(t) The board shall require grantees to specify
79.11the outcomes that will be achieved by the
79.12grants prior to any grant awards.
79.13(u) The appropriations in this section are
79.14available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant
79.15funds are available until expended and shall
79.16be regranted consistent with the purposes of
79.17this section.
79.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
79.19 Sec. 12. WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.
79.20(a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
79.21commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The
79.22commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to
79.23develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in
79.24White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work
79.25must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as
79.26clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues
79.27to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of
79.28any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the
79.29design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration
79.30with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water
79.31supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control
79.32Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on
79.33the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.
80.1(b) No detailed design or construction for the White Bear Lake augmentation project
80.2may be undertaken by the commissioner until the commissioner, the city of Vadnais
80.3Heights, the White Bear Lake Conservation District, the Metropolitan Council, and any
80.4other communities, agencies, or entities involved in the White Bear Lake augmentation
80.5project using water drawn from Vadnais Lake enter an agreement as to how the project
80.6will proceed, with protections for the city of Vadnais Heights' water system and property
80.7including, but not limited to, the following assurances for the city of Vadnais Heights, that:
80.8(1) the city will not lose its ability to develop lands near Vadnais Lake;
80.9(2) the city will be consulted regarding all aspects, including the legal planning
80.10process, of the siting of any proposed water filtration or treatment plant facility within its
80.11borders necessitated by the augmentation project;
80.12(3) the city will not be required to contribute financially to the construction,
80.13maintenance, or operations of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed
80.14filtration or treatment plant facility;
80.15(4) all city and county roads and streets affected by the proposed augmentation
80.16project and the proposed filtration or treatment plant facility will be reconstructed
80.17following project completion;
80.18(5) efforts will be made to minimize disruption and adverse impacts to residents and
80.19businesses during construction of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed
80.20filtration or treatment plant facility; and
80.21(6) the city will be given authority to force change to ongoing project operations that
80.22negatively affect the immediate neighborhood.
80.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is
80.26amended to read:
80.27 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
80.28from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
80.29support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
80.30receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
80.31defined in section3.303 , subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the
80.32results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
80.33state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
80.34of historical significance.
81.1(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
81.2across all regions and residents of the state.
81.3(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
81.4trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
81.5including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
81.63.303, subdivision 10
, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable
81.7or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
81.8Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
81.9under section3.303 , subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
81.10(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
81.11section16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process
81.12for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
81.13involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
81.14(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
81.15in Minnesota.
81.16(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
81.17trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
81.18logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
81.192010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
81.20information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
81.21the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
81.22use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
81.23Commission Web site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
81.24(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
81.25state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
81.26well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
81.27the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
81.28recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or
81.29regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be
81.30listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy
81.31funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient
81.32from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the
81.33list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient
81.34demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
81.35(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks
81.36and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having
82.1jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made,
82.2whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was
82.3not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
82.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2,
82.7is amended to read:
82.8 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural
82.9heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve
82.10Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from
82.11the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for
82.12measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current
82.13scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art
82.14technology when appropriate.
82.15(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire
82.16project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for
82.17the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the
82.18entire project will be completed.
82.19(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits
82.20across all regions and residents of the state.
82.21(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and
82.22cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or
82.23programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required
82.24under section3.303, subdivision 10 , to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon
82.25as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The
82.26Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site
82.27required under section3.303, subdivision 10 , as soon as it becomes available.
82.28(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented
82.29according to section16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for
82.30grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively
82.31awarded.
82.32(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located
82.33in Minnesota.
82.34(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
82.35heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
83.1logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
83.22010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
83.3information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
83.4the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
83.5use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
83.6Commission Web site required under section3.303, subdivision 10 .
83.7(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
83.8upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
83.9as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
83.10the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
83.11recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
83.12rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
83.13must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
83.14legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
83.15recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
83.16on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until
83.17the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
83.18(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts
83.19and cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees
83.20having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for
83.21funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous
83.22funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
83.23 Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3,
83.24is amended to read:
83.26(a) These amounts are appropriated to
83.27the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
83.28arts education, arts preservation, and arts
83.29access. Grant agreements entered into
83.30by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
83.31other recipients of appropriations in this
83.32subdivision must ensure that these funds are
83.33used to supplement and not substitute for
83.34traditional sources of funding. Each grant
83.35program established within this appropriation
84.1must be separately administered from other
84.2state appropriations for program planning
84.3and outcome measurements, but may take
84.4into consideration other state resources
84.5awarded in the selection of applicants and
84.6grant award size.
84.8$21,155,000 the first year and $25,350,000
84.9the second year are to support Minnesota
84.10artists and arts organizations in creating,
84.11producing, and presenting high-quality arts
84.12activities; to overcome barriers to accessing
84.13high-quality arts activities; to preserve,
84.14maintain, and interpret art forms and works
84.15of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota
84.16audiences; and to instill the arts into the
84.17community and public life in this state.
84.19$4,248,000 the first year and $4,472,000
84.20the second year are for high-quality,
84.21age-appropriate arts education for
84.22Minnesotans of all ages to develop
84.23knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
84.24arts.
84.26$1,416,000 the first year and $1,490,000
84.27the second year are for events and activities
84.28that represent, preserve, and maintain the
84.29diverse cultural arts traditions, including folk
84.30and traditional artists and art organizations,
84.31represented in this state.
84.32(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
84.33in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
84.34board for administering grant programs,
85.1delivering technical services, providing
85.2fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
85.3ensuring accountability.
85.4(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
85.5appropriation to each of the categories listed
85.6in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
85.7regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
85.8other provision of law, regional arts council
85.9grants or other arts council grants for touring
85.10programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
85.11the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
85.12tour in their own region as well as all other
85.13regions of the state.
85.14(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
85.15under this section in the first year does not
85.16cancel, but is available for the second year
85.17of the biennium.
"85.18Delete the title and insert:
85.20relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund
85.21and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
85.22provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;
85.23amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10;
85.24Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 129D.17,
85.25subdivision 2; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, sections 3; 5;
85.267, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6, as amended; 7;
85.278; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2,
85.283, 5; article 2, sections 3; 5; 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
"
1.3relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund;
1.4modifying evaluation provisions; modifying prior appropriations;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10; Laws 2015, First
1.6Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 5.
1.7May 20, 2016
1.8The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.9President of the Senate
1.10The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.11Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.12We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2527 report that we have agreed upon
1.13the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.14That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 2527 be further
1.15amended as follows:
1.16Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. |
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1.21agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.22outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016"
1.23and "2017" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for
1.24the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is
1.25fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years
1.262016 and 2017. The appropriations in this act are onetime.
| 1.27 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 1.28 |
Available for the Year |
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| 2.1 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 2.2 |
2016 |
2017 |
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| 2.3 |
Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND |
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| 2.4 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
-0- |
$ | 109,847,000 |
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2.6heritage fund. The amounts that may be
2.7spent for each purpose are specified in the
2.8following subdivisions.
| 2.9 |
Subd. 2.Prairies |
-0- | 31,000,000 |
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| 2.10 2.11 2.12 |
(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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2.14commissioner of natural resources to acquire
2.15land in fee for wildlife management purposes
2.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.17subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee
2.18for scientific and natural area purposes
2.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
2.20subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria
2.21in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
2.22must be given to acquisition of lands that
2.23are eligible for the native prairie bank under
2.24Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
2.25adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
2.26proposed land acquisitions must be provided
2.27as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 2.28 2.29 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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2.31commissioner of natural resources for
2.32an agreement with Pheasants Forever to
2.33acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife
2.34management area purposes under Minnesota
2.35Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
3.1Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.2Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.3given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.4for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
3.5Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
3.6protected native prairie. A list of proposed
3.7land acquisitions must be provided as part of
3.8the required accomplishment plan.
| 3.9 3.10 |
(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area Acquisition |
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3.12commissioner of natural resources for an
3.13agreement with Fox Lake Conservation
3.14League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore
3.15strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other
3.16wildlife habitat for wildlife management area
3.17purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1886A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed
3.19acquisitions must be provided as part of the
3.20required accomplishment plan.
| 3.21 3.22 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII |
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3.24commissioner of natural resources for an
3.25agreement with The Nature Conservancy
3.26in cooperation with the United States Fish
3.27and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee
3.28or permanent conservation easements and
3.29restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass
3.30Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western
3.31Minnesota for addition to the Northern
3.32Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
3.33Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
3.34Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
3.35given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
3.36for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.1Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.2protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.3land acquisitions must be provided as part
4.4of the required accomplishment plan and
4.5must be consistent with the priorities in the
4.6Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 4.7 4.8 |
(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase VI |
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4.10commissioner of natural resources for an
4.11agreement with The Trust for Public Land
4.12to acquire land in fee and restore lands in
4.13the Cannon River watershed for wildlife
4.14management purposes under Minnesota
4.15Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8.
4.16Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
4.17Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
4.18given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
4.19for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
4.20Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
4.21protected native prairie. A list of proposed
4.22land acquisitions must be provided as part of
4.23the required accomplishment plan.
| 4.24 4.25 |
(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase V |
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4.27commissioner of natural resources
4.28to implement the Minnesota Prairie
4.29Conservation Plan through the acquisition of
4.30permanent conservation easements to protect
4.31and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up
4.32to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring
4.33and enforcement funds as approved in
4.34the accomplishment plan and subject to
4.35Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
4.36subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
5.1in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
5.2must be given to acquisition of lands that
5.3are eligible for the native prairie bank under
5.4Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
5.5adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
5.6permanent conservation easements must be
5.7provided as part of the final report.
| 5.8 5.9 |
(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VI |
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5.11of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
5.12permanent conservation easements and
5.13restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
5.14section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and
5.15enhance habitat by expanding the clean
5.16water fund riparian buffer program for at
5.17least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on
5.18private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000
5.19is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
5.20fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
5.21and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
5.2297A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
5.23conservation easements must be provided as
5.24part of the final report.
| 5.25 5.26 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase II |
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5.28commissioner of natural resources for
5.29an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in
5.30cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
5.31Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and
5.32restore and enhance lands in the southern
5.33Red River Valley for wildlife management
5.34purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3586A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation
5.36and management as waterfowl production
6.1areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the
6.2United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
6.3Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota
6.4Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be
6.5given to acquisition of lands that are eligible
6.6for the native prairie bank under Minnesota
6.7Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to
6.8protected native prairie. A list of proposed
6.9land acquisitions must be provided as part of
6.10the required accomplishment plan.
| 6.11 6.12 |
(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase II |
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6.14commissioner of natural resources for an
6.15agreement with The Conservation Fund, in
6.16cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to
6.17acquire permanent conservation easements
6.18and restore high priority grassland, prairie,
6.19and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000
6.20to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000
6.21to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
6.22$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring
6.23and enforcement fund, as approved in
6.24the accomplishment plan and subject to
6.25Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
6.26subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria
6.27in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
6.28must be given to acquisition of lands that
6.29are eligible for the native prairie bank under
6.30Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands
6.31adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
6.32proposed acquisitions must be provided as
6.33part of the required accomplishment plan and
6.34must be consistent with the priorities in the
6.35Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 7.1 7.2 |
(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII |
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7.4commissioner of natural resources to
7.5accelerate restoration and enhancement
7.6of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on
7.7wildlife management areas, scientific and
7.8natural areas, native prairie bank land,
7.9and bluff prairies on state forest land in
7.10southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed
7.11land restorations and enhancements
7.12must be provided as part of the required
7.13accomplishment plan.
| 7.14 7.15 |
(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase IV |
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7.17commissioner of natural resources for
7.18agreements to restore and enhance wildlife
7.19habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti,
7.20Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as
7.21follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation
7.22District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks
7.23and Recreation Department; $813,000 to
7.24Great River Greening; and $277,000 to the
7.25National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of
7.26proposed land restorations and enhancements
7.27must be provided as part of the required
7.28accomplishment plan.
| 7.29 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
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18,379,000 |
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| 7.30 |
(a) Young Forest Conservation - Phase II |
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7.32commissioner of natural resources for
7.33an agreement with the American Bird
7.34Conservancy to restore publicly owned,
7.35permanently protected forest lands for
8.1wildlife management purposes. A list
8.2of proposed forest land restorations
8.3must be provided as part of the required
8.4accomplishment plan.
| 8.5 8.6 |
(b) Jack Pine Forest/Crow Wing River Watershed Habitat Acquisition |
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8.8commissioner of natural resources for an
8.9agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters
8.10Association to acquire in fee and restore
8.11and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass
8.12and Hubbard Counties for county forest
8.13purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
8.14must be provided as part of the required
8.15accomplishment plan.
| 8.16 |
(c) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VI |
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8.18of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation
8.19with the Morrison County Soil and Water
8.20Conservation District, to acquire permanent
8.21conservation easements and restore forest
8.22wildlife habitat within the boundaries
8.23of the Minnesota National Guard Camp
8.24Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this
8.25amount, up to $72,000 is to establish
8.26a monitoring and enforcement fund, as
8.27approved in the accomplishment plan and
8.28subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
8.2997A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
8.30conservation easements must be provided as
8.31part of the final report.
| 8.32 8.33 |
(d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase IV |
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8.35commissioner of natural resources for an
9.1agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in
9.2cooperation with The Trust for Public Land
9.3and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land
9.4in fee for wildlife management purposes
9.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
9.6subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for
9.7scientific and natural areas under Minnesota
9.8Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
9.95, to acquire land in fee for state forest
9.10purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1186A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent
9.12conservation easements, and to restore
9.13and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest,
9.14and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to
9.15The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to
9.16The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000
9.17to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
9.18$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
9.19establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
9.20as approved in the accomplishment plan
9.21and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
9.2297A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income
9.23statements and balance sheets for income
9.24and expenses from land acquired in fee with
9.25this appropriation and not transferred to
9.26state or local government ownership must
9.27be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
9.28Heritage Council. A list of proposed land
9.29acquisitions must be provided as part of the
9.30required accomplishment plan.
| 9.31 |
(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase IV |
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9.33commissioner of natural resources to
9.34acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline
9.35habitat through working forest permanent
9.36conservation easements under the Minnesota
10.1forests for the future program pursuant
10.2to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.
10.3A conservation easement acquired with
10.4money appropriated under this paragraph
10.5must comply with Minnesota Statutes,
10.6section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The
10.7accomplishment plan must include an
10.8easement monitoring and enforcement
10.9plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to
10.10establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
10.11as approved in the accomplishment plan
10.12and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.1397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
10.14conservation easements must be provided as
10.15part of the final report.
| 10.16 10.17 |
(f) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - Phase VII |
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10.19commissioner of natural resources for an
10.20agreement with Cass County to acquire land
10.21in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
10.22habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
10.23A list of proposed land acquisitions
10.24must be provided as part of the required
10.25accomplishment plan.
| 10.26 |
(g) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase III |
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10.28commissioner of natural resources to acquire
10.29lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes
10.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
10.31subdivision 7. A list of proposed land
10.32acquisitions must be provided as part of the
10.33required accomplishment plan.
| 10.34 10.35 |
(h) Forest Habitat Protection Revolving Account |
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11.2commissioner of natural resources to acquire
11.3lands in fee and permanent conservation
11.4easements for wildlife habitat purposes,
11.5for forest consolidation and connective
11.6corridor purposes, or to prevent forest
11.7fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes,
11.8section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds
11.9from any subsequent sale of lands acquired
11.10with this appropriation must be used for the
11.11purposes of this appropriation. Any sale
11.12proceeds remaining unused upon close of the
11.13appropriation availability must be returned to
11.14the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed
11.15land acquisitions must be provided as part of
11.16the required accomplishment plan. Unless
11.17otherwise provided, this appropriation is
11.18available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition
11.19of real property, this appropriation is
11.20available until June 30, 2023, if a binding
11.21agreement with a landowner or purchase
11.22agreement is entered into by June 30,
11.232022, and closed no later than June 30,
11.242023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to
11.25establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
11.26as approved in the accomplishment plan
11.27and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.2897A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
11.29conservation easements must be provided as
11.30part of the final report.
| 11.31 11.32 |
(i) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest Enhancement - Phase II |
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11.34commissioner of natural resources for an
11.35agreement with the National Audubon
11.36Society to restore and enhance floodplain
12.1forest habitat for wildlife on public
12.2lands along the Mississippi River. A
12.3list of restorations and enhancements
12.4must be provided as part of the required
12.5accomplishment plan.
| 12.6 12.7 |
(j) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the Wild Rice River Watershed |
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12.9commissioner of natural resources for an
12.10agreement with the White Earth Band of
12.11Ojibwe to acquire lands in fee in Clearwater
12.12County to be managed for wildlife habitat
12.13purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions
12.14must be provided as part of the required
12.15accomplishment plan. As a condition of
12.16receiving the grant under this paragraph, the
12.17White Earth Band of Ojibwe shall:
12.18(1) ensure that current access roads and trails
12.19on the property are maintained and open to
12.20continue the current access to adjoining lands;
12.21(2) ensure that the property remains open to
12.22hunting and fishing for individuals of the
12.23public who are not members of a federally
12.24recognized tribe in a manner consistent with
12.25current law; and
12.26(3) not transfer fee interest in whole or in part
12.27to the United States either directly or through
12.28an intermediary in trust for the White Earth
12.29Band of Ojibwe.
12.30Failure to comply with the provisions of
12.31this paragraph shall trigger the reversion
12.32provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
12.3397A.056, subdivision 15.
| 12.34 |
Subd. 4.Wetlands |
-0- | 31,055,000 |
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| 13.1 13.2 |
(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Acquisition - Phase VIII |
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13.4commissioner of natural resources for an
13.5agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
13.6in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and
13.7grasslands to be designated and managed as
13.8waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
13.9in cooperation with the United States Fish
13.10and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
13.11acquisitions must be provided as part of the
13.12required accomplishment plan.
| 13.13 13.14 |
(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection Program - Phase V |
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13.16commissioner of natural resources for an
13.17agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire
13.18in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands,
13.19and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife
13.20management purposes under Minnesota
13.21Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list
13.22of proposed acquisitions must be provided as
13.23part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 13.24 |
(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII |
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13.26of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands
13.27in permanent conservation easements and
13.28to restore wetlands and native grassland
13.29habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.30103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is
13.31to establish a monitoring and enforcement
13.32fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
13.33and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
13.3497A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent
14.1conservation easements must be provided as
14.2part of the final report.
| 14.3 14.4 |
(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase II |
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14.6commissioner of natural resources for an
14.7agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
14.8acquire permanent conservation easements
14.9in high-priority wetland habitat complexes
14.10in the prairie and forest/prairie transition
14.11regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to
14.12establish a monitoring and enforcement fund,
14.13as approved in the accomplishment plan
14.14and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
14.1597A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
14.16easement acquisitions must be provided as
14.17part of the final report.
| 14.18 14.19 |
(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement - Phase VIII |
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14.21commissioner of natural resources to enhance
14.22and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat
14.23statewide. A list of proposed land restorations
14.24and enhancements must be provided as part
14.25of the required accomplishment plan.
| 14.26 |
(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II |
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14.28commissioner of natural resources to modify
14.29the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat
14.30management and to return the historic outlet
14.31of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.
| 14.32 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
-0- | 29,138,000 |
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| 14.33 14.34 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat Protection - Phase VIII |
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15.2commissioner of natural resources to acquire
15.3land in fee and permanent conservation
15.4easements for aquatic management purposes
15.5under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05,
15.6subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire
15.7permanent conservation easements under
15.8the Minnesota forests for the future
15.9program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.10section 84.66, and to restore and enhance
15.11aquatic and adjacent upland habitat.
15.12Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to
15.13establish a monitoring and enforcement
15.14fund as approved in the accomplishment
15.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
15.16section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
15.17proposed land acquisitions, conservation
15.18easements, restorations, and enhancements
15.19must be provided as part of the required
15.20accomplishment plan.
| 15.21 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase VII |
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15.23commissioner of natural resources for
15.24agreements to acquire land in fee and
15.25permanent conservation easements and
15.26to restore and enhance natural systems
15.27associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
15.28and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan
15.29area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota
15.30Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust,
15.31Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi
15.32River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening;
15.33$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and
15.34$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of
15.35which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust
15.36is to establish a monitoring and enforcement
16.1fund as approved in the accomplishment
16.2plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.3section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of
16.4proposed land acquisitions and permanent
16.5conservation easements must be provided as
16.6part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 16.7 16.8 |
(c) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Partnership - Phase II |
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16.10commissioner of natural resources for
16.11agreements to acquire lands in fee in the
16.12Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements
16.13as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi
16.14Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to
16.15The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000
16.16the second year is to the Board of Water
16.17and Soil Resources to acquire permanent
16.18conservation easements and to restore
16.19wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is
16.20to establish a monitoring and enforcement
16.21fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
16.22and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.2397A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
16.24acquisitions must be included as part of the
16.25required accomplishment plan.
| 16.26 16.27 |
(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase II |
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16.29commissioner of natural resources for
16.30agreements with the Leech Lake Area
16.31Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land
16.32Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent
16.33conservation easements to sustain healthy
16.34fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin,
16.35Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties
16.36as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area
17.1Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to
17.2Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to
17.3$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to
17.4establish a monitoring and enforcement fund
17.5as approved in the accomplishment plan
17.6and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
17.797A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed
17.8land acquisitions must be provided as part of
17.9the required accomplishment plan.
| 17.10 17.11 17.12 |
(e) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VIII |
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17.14commissioner of natural resources for an
17.15agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
17.16to restore or enhance habitat for trout and
17.17other species in and along cold water rivers,
17.18lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of
17.19proposed restorations and enhancements
17.20must be provided as part of the required
17.21accomplishment plan.
| 17.22 |
(f) DNR Stream Habitat |
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17.24commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.25and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage,
17.26degraded streams, and critical aquatic species
17.27habitat. A list of proposed land restorations
17.28and enhancements must be provided as part
17.29of the required accomplishment plan.
| 17.30 17.31 |
(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase III |
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17.33commissioner of natural resources to restore
17.34aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River
17.35estuary. A list of proposed restorations
18.1must be provided as part of the required
18.2accomplishment plan.
| 18.3 |
(h) Sand Hill River Fish Passage - Phase II |
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18.5commissioner of natural resources for
18.6an agreement with the Sand Hill River
18.7Watershed District, in cooperation with
18.8the Department of Natural Resources and
18.9Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and
18.10enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand
18.11Hill River watershed. A list of proposed
18.12restorations must be provided as part of the
18.13required accomplishment plan.
| 18.14 18.15 |
(i) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase V |
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18.17commissioner of natural resources for
18.18an agreement with the Shell Rock River
18.19Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore,
18.20and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
18.21Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
18.22acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
18.23must be provided as part of the required
18.24accomplishment plan.
| 18.25 |
(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation |
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18.27commissioner of natural resources to acquire
18.28land in fee and permanent conservation
18.29easements for wildlife management purposes
18.30in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes,
18.31section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore
18.32and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of
18.33proposed land acquisitions and restorations
18.34and enhancements must be provided as part
18.35of the required accomplishment plan.
| 19.1 19.2 19.3 |
(k) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VIII |
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19.5commissioner of natural resources for a
19.6program to provide competitive, matching
19.7grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
19.8state, and national organizations for
19.9enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
19.10wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or
19.11wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to
19.12$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county
19.13metropolitan area and cities with a population
19.14of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
19.15for activities required to fulfill the duties
19.16of owners of lands subject to conservation
19.17easements. Grants shall not be made from the
19.18appropriation in this paragraph for projects
19.19that have a total project cost exceeding
19.20$575,000. Of the total appropriation,
19.21$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs
19.22and other direct and necessary administrative
19.23costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests
19.24in land. Easements must be permanent.
19.25Grants may not be used to establish easement
19.26stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
19.27must be open to hunting and fishing during
19.28the open season unless otherwise provided
19.29by law. The program must require a match
19.30of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
19.31for all grants. The match may be cash or
19.32in-kind resources. For grant applications
19.33of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
19.34provide a separate, simplified application
19.35process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
19.36commissioner of natural resources shall,
20.1when evaluating projects of equal value,
20.2give priority to organizations that have a
20.3history of receiving or a charter to receive
20.4private contributions for local conservation
20.5or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee
20.6or a conservation easement, priority must be
20.7given to projects associated with or within
20.8one mile of existing wildlife management
20.9areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.1086A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural
20.11areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
20.1284.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic
20.13management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
20.14sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02.
20.15All restoration or enhancement projects
20.16must be on land permanently protected by
20.17a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
20.18maintenance and protection of restored
20.19and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
20.20easement, by public ownership, or in public
20.21waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
20.22section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority
20.23must be given to restoration and enhancement
20.24projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes,
20.25section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies
20.26to grants awarded under this paragraph.
20.27This appropriation is available until June
20.2830, 2020. No less than five percent of the
20.29amount of each grant must be held back from
20.30reimbursement until the grant recipient has
20.31completed a grant accomplishment report by
20.32the deadline and in the form prescribed by
20.33and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
20.34Heritage Council. The commissioner shall
20.35provide notice of the grant program in
20.36the game and fish law summary prepared
21.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051,
21.2subdivision 2.
| 21.3 |
Subd. 6.Administration |
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275,000 |
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| 21.4 |
(a) Contract Management |
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21.6commissioner of natural resources for
21.7contract management duties assigned in this
21.8section. The commissioner shall provide an
21.9accomplishment plan in the form specified by
21.10the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
21.11on the expenditure of this appropriation.
21.12The accomplishment plan must include
21.13a copy of the grant contract template
21.14and reimbursement manual. No money
21.15may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams
21.16Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the
21.17accomplishment plan.
| 21.18 |
(b) Technical Evaluation Panel |
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21.20commissioner of natural resources for a
21.21technical evaluation panel to conduct up to
21.2215 restoration and enhancement evaluations
21.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056,
21.24subdivision 10.
| 21.25 |
Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation |
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21.27not be spent on activities unless they are
21.28directly related to and necessary for a
21.29specific appropriation and are specified in
21.30the accomplishment plan approved by the
21.31Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
21.32Money appropriated in this section must not
21.33be spent on indirect costs or other institutional
21.34overhead charges that are not directly related
22.1to and necessary for a specific appropriation.
22.2Unless otherwise provided, the amounts
22.3in this section are available until June 30,
22.42019. For acquisition of real property, the
22.5amounts in this section are available until
22.6June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a
22.7landowner or purchase agreement is entered
22.8into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later
22.9than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration
22.10or enhancement are available until June
22.1130, 2021, or five years after acquisition,
22.12whichever is later, in order to complete initial
22.13restoration or enhancement work. If a project
22.14receives at least 15 percent of its funding
22.15from federal funds, the time period of the
22.16appropriation may be extended to equal the
22.17availability of federal funding to a maximum
22.18of six years, provided the federal funding
22.19was confirmed and included in the first draft
22.20accomplishment plan. Money appropriated
22.21for fee title acquisition of land may be used to
22.22restore, enhance, and provide for public use
22.23of the land acquired with the appropriation.
22.24Public use facilities must have a minimal
22.25impact on habitat in acquired lands.
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Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures |
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22.29be administered on a reimbursement basis
22.30unless otherwise provided in this section.
22.31Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
22.3216A.41, expenditures directly related
22.33to each appropriation's purpose made
22.34on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of
22.35accomplishment plan approval, whichever is
22.36later, are eligible for reimbursement unless
23.1otherwise provided in this section. For the
23.2purposes of administering appropriations
23.3and legislatively authorized agreements paid
23.4out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense
23.5must be considered reimbursable by the
23.6administering agency when the recipient
23.7presents the agency with an invoice, or
23.8binding agreement with the landowner, and
23.9the recipient attests that the goods have
23.10been received or the landowner agreement
23.11is binding. Periodic reimbursement must
23.12be made upon receiving documentation that
23.13the items articulated in the accomplishment
23.14plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
23.15Heritage Council have been achieved,
23.16including partial achievements as evidenced
23.17by progress reports approved by the
23.18Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
23.19Reasonable amounts may be advanced to
23.20projects to accommodate cash flow needs,
23.21support future management of acquired
23.22lands, or match a federal share. The
23.23advances must be approved as part of the
23.24accomplishment plan. Capital equipment
23.25expenditures for specific items in excess of
23.26$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as
23.27part of the accomplishment plan.
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Subd. 9.Mapping |
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23.30in this section, as well as each recipient of
23.31a grant awarded pursuant to this section,
23.32must provide geographic information to the
23.33Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
23.34for mapping of any lands acquired in fee
23.35with funds appropriated in this section and
23.36open to public taking of fish and game. The
24.1commissioner of natural resources shall
24.2include the lands acquired in fee with money
24.3appropriated in this section on maps showing
24.4public recreation opportunities. Maps must
24.5include information on and acknowledgment
24.6of the outdoor heritage fund, including a
24.7notation of any restrictions.
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Subd. 10.RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water Restorations |
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24.11of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM
24.12buffers for wildlife and water program
24.13may be used for restoration of lands
24.14acquired by conservation easement with the
24.15appropriations:
24.16(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session
24.17chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.18paragraph (f);
24.19(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section
24.202, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
24.21(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
24.222, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.23(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section
24.242, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.25(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session
24.26chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
24.27paragraph (c).
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Subd. 11.Carryforward of Appropriation |
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24.30Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section
24.312, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat
24.32Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is
24.33extended to June 30, 2017.
25.1(b) Paragraph (a) is effective the day
25.2following final enactment.
25.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.4 Subd. 2. Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams
25.5Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
25.6 (1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of
25.7the Committee on Rules and Administration;
25.8 (2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
25.9 (3) four public members appointed by the governor;
25.10 (4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees
25.11of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
25.12 (5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
25.13house.
25.14 (b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In
25.15making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
25.16on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic
25.17balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The
25.18governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
25.19 (c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience
25.20or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring,
25.21protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and
25.22wildlife.
25.23 (d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs
25.24of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
25.25finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one
25.26member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
25.27 (e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve
25.28at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to
25.29serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed
25.30according to the following schedule of terms:
25.31 (1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
25.32Monday in January 2011;
25.33 (2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
25.34Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
26.1 (3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
26.2the first Monday in January 2011;
26.3 (4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first
26.4Monday in January 2013;
26.5 (5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the
26.6Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January
26.72013; and
26.8 (6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending
26.9the first Monday in January 2013.
26.10 (f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section
26.12remainder of the unexpired term.
26.13 (g)
26.14
26.15vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may
26.16convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
26.17 (h)
26.18may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to
26.19support the functions of the council. The council has final approval authority for the
26.20hiring of a candidate for executive director. Up to one percent of the money appropriated
26.21from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for
26.22compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.
26.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
26.24 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
26.25 Subd. 10. Restoration and enhancements evaluations. The commissioner of
26.26natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources
26.27evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from
26.28the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of
26.29Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota
26.30State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project
26.31being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from
26.32a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel
26.33may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon
26.34the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year,
26.35the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identify
27.1
27.2The coordinator shall secure the
27.3the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to
27.4the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the
27.5plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
27.6establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings
27.7of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
27.8Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and
27.9finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor
27.10heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting
27.11planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements,
27.12and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The
27.13report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least
27.14one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be
27.15used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.
27.16 Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
27.17is amended to read:
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Subd. 2.Prairies |
40,948,000 |
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(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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27.23commissioner of natural resources to acquire
27.24land in fee for wildlife management purposes
27.25under Minnesota Statutes, section
27.26subdivision 8
27.27for scientific and natural area purposes
27.28under Minnesota Statutes, section
27.29subdivision 5
27.30in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
27.31must be given to acquisition of lands that
27.32are eligible for the native prairie bank under
27.33Minnesota Statutes, section
27.34adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
27.35proposed land and permanent conservation
28.1easement acquisitions must be provided as
28.2part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 28.3 28.4 |
(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - Phase VII |
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28.6commissioner of natural resources for an
28.7agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire
28.8land in fee for wildlife management area
28.9purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.11criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.12priority must be given to acquisition of
28.13lands that are eligible for the native prairie
28.14bank under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.16prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions
28.17must be provided as part of the required
28.18accomplishment plan.
| 28.19 28.20 |
(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VI |
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28.22commissioner of natural resources for an
28.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy
28.24to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and
28.25savanna and restore and enhance grasslands,
28.26wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation
28.27criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900,
28.28priority must be given to acquisition of lands
28.29that are eligible for the native prairie bank
28.30under Minnesota Statutes, section
28.31lands adjacent to protected native prairie.
28.32Annual income statements and balance sheets
28.33for income and expenses from land acquired
28.34with this appropriation must be submitted
28.35to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
28.36Council no later than 180 days following
29.1the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal
29.2year. A list of proposed land acquisitions
29.3must be provided as part of the required
29.4accomplishment plan and must be consistent
29.5with the priorities identified in the Minnesota
29.6Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 29.7 29.8 |
(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase |
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29.10commissioner of natural resources for an
29.11agreement with The Nature Conservancy
29.12in cooperation with the United States Fish
29.13and Wildlife Service to acquire land in
29.14fee or permanent conservation easements
29.15within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat
29.16Preservation Area in western Minnesota
29.17for addition to the Northern Tallgrass
29.18Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject
29.19to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules,
29.20part 6136.0900, priority must be given to
29.21acquisition of lands that are eligible for
29.22the native prairie bank under Minnesota
29.23Statutes, section
29.24protected native prairie. A list of proposed
29.25land acquisitions must be provided as part
29.26of the required accomplishment plan and
29.27must be consistent with the priorities in the
29.28Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.
| 29.29 29.30 |
(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase IV |
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29.32commissioner of natural resources
29.33to implement the Minnesota Prairie
29.34Conservation Plan through the acquisition
29.35of permanent conservation easements to
29.36protect native prairie and grasslands. Up
30.1to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring
30.2and enforcement funds as approved in
30.3the accomplishment plan and subject to
30.4Minnesota Statutes, section
30.5subdivision 17
30.6in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
30.7must be given to acquisition of lands that
30.8are eligible for the native prairie bank under
30.9Minnesota Statutes, section
30.10adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
30.11permanent conservation easements must be
30.12provided as part of the final report.
| 30.13 30.14 |
(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase V |
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30.16of Water and Soil Resources to acquire
30.17permanent conservation easements to protect
30.18and enhance habitat by expanding the clean
30.19water fund riparian buffer program for at
30.20least equal wildlife benefits from buffers
30.21on private land. Up to $72,500 is for
30.22establishing a monitoring and enforcement
30.23fund as approved in the accomplishment plan
30.24and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
30.26conservation easements must be provided as
30.27part of the final report.
| 30.28 30.29 |
(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex - Phase V |
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30.31commissioner of natural resources for an
30.32agreement with The Trust for Public Land to
30.33acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River
30.34watershed for wildlife management purposes
30.35under Minnesota Statutes, section
30.36subdivision 8
31.1in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority
31.2must be given to acquisition of lands that
31.3are eligible for the native prairie bank under
31.4Minnesota Statutes, section
31.5adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of
31.6proposed land acquisitions must be provided
31.7as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 31.8 31.9 |
(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley |
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31.11commissioner of natural resources for
31.12an agreement with Pheasants Forever in
31.13cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie
31.14Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands
31.15in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife
31.16management purposes under Minnesota
31.17Statutes, section
31.18or for designation and management as
31.19waterfowl production areas in Minnesota,
31.20in cooperation with the United States Fish
31.21and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land
31.22acquisitions must be provided as part of the
31.23required accomplishment plan.
| 31.24 31.25 |
(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's Important Bird Areas |
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31.27commissioner of natural resources for
31.28agreements to acquire conservation
31.29easements within important bird areas
31.30identified in the Minnesota Prairie
31.31Conservation Plan, to be used as follows:
31.32$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and
31.33$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of
31.34which up to $100,000 is for establishing
31.35monitoring and enforcement funds as
31.36approved in the accomplishment plan and
32.1subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
32.3conservation easements must be provided as
32.4part of the final report.
| 32.5 32.6 |
(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat Restoration |
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32.8commissioner of natural resources for an
32.9agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed
32.10District to acquire land in fee and permanent
32.11conservation easement and to `restore river
32.12and related habitat in the Wild Rice River
32.13corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and
32.14restorations must be provided as part of the
32.15required accomplishment plan.
| 32.16 32.17 |
(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII |
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32.19commissioner of natural resources to
32.20accelerate the restoration and enhancement
32.21of prairie communities on wildlife
32.22management areas, scientific and natural
32.23areas, state forest land, and land under
32.24native prairie bank easements. A list of
32.25proposed land restorations and enhancements
32.26must be provided as part of the required
32.27accomplishment plan.
| 32.28 |
(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II |
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32.30commissioner of natural resources for an
32.31agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance
32.32and restore habitat on public lands. A list of
32.33proposed land restorations and enhancements
32.34must be provided as part of the final report.
33.1 Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
33.2is amended to read:
| 33.3 |
Subd. 3.Forests |
12,634,000 |
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| 33.4 |
(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V |
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33.6Board of Water and Soil Resources in
33.7cooperation with the Morrison County Soil
33.8and Water Conservation District to acquire
33.9permanent conservation easements within
33.10the boundaries of the Minnesota National
33.11Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect
33.12forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for
33.13establishing a monitoring and enforcement
33.14fund, as approved in the accomplishment
33.15plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
33.16section
33.17permanent conservation easements must be
33.18provided as part of the final report.
| 33.19 33.20 |
(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase III |
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33.22commissioner of natural resources for an
33.23agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
33.24acquire land in fee for wildlife management
33.25purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.27in fee for scientific and natural areas
33.28under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.29subdivision 5
33.30under Minnesota Statutes, section
33.31subdivision 7
33.32forest, and savanna. A list of proposed
33.33acquisitions must be provided as part of the
33.34required accomplishment plan.
| 34.1 34.2 |
(c) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer Forestlands - Phase II |
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34.4commissioner of natural resources to acquire
34.5forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena
34.6Counties for wildlife management purposes
34.7under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.8subdivision 8
34.9for state forests under Minnesota Statutes,
34.10section
34.11proposed land acquisitions must be provided
34.12as part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 34.13 34.14 |
(d) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - Phase VI |
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34.16commissioner of natural resources for an
34.17agreement with Cass County to acquire land
34.18in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife
34.19habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation.
34.20A list of proposed land acquisitions
34.21must be provided as part of the required
34.22accomplishment plan.
| 34.23 34.24 |
(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - Phase III |
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34.26commissioner of natural resources for an
34.27agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to
34.28acquire permanent conservation easements
34.29along rivers and lakes in the northern
34.30forest region. Up to $220,000 is for
34.31establishing a monitoring and enforcement
34.32fund, as approved in the accomplishment
34.33plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
34.34section
34.35proposed permanent conservation easements
35.1must be provided as part of the required
35.2accomplishment plan.
| 35.3 |
(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership |
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35.5commissioner of natural resources to
35.6acquire lands in fee and for permanent
35.7conservation easements in the Mississippi
35.8Headwaters and for agreements as follows:
35.9$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land;
35.10and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust,
35.11of which up to $80,000 is for establishing
35.12a monitoring and enforcement fund as
35.13approved in the accomplishment plan and
35.14subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
35.16acquisitions must be included as part of the
35.17required accomplishment plan.
| 35.18 |
(g) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement |
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35.20commissioner of natural resources to
35.21enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota.
35.22A list of proposed land enhancements
35.23must be provided as part of the required
35.24accomplishment plan.
35.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.
35.26 Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
35.27is amended to read:
| 35.28 |
Subd. 5.Habitats |
22,368,000 |
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| 35.29 |
(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII |
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35.31commissioner of natural resources to acquire
35.32interests in land in fee and permanent
36.1conservation easements for aquatic
36.2management purposes under Minnesota
36.3Statutes, sections
36.4and
36.5permanent conservation easements for fish
36.6and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes,
36.7section
36.8aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for
36.9establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.10fund as approved in the accomplishment
36.11plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.12section
36.13proposed land acquisitions and restorations
36.14and enhancements must be provided as part
36.15of the required accomplishment plan.
| 36.16 |
(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI |
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36.18commissioner of natural resources for
36.19agreements to acquire land in fee and in
36.20permanent conservation easements and
36.21to restore and enhance natural systems
36.22associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota,
36.23and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to
36.24Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
36.25Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the
36.26Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River
36.27Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust;
36.28and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land.
36.29Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for
36.30establishing a monitoring and enforcement
36.31fund as approved in the accomplishment
36.32plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes,
36.33section
36.34proposed land acquisitions and permanent
36.35conservation easements must be provided as
36.36part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 37.1 37.2 37.3 |
(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VII |
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37.5commissioner of natural resources for an
37.6agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
37.7to restore and enhance habitat for trout
37.8and other species in and along coldwater
37.9rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of
37.10proposed restorations and enhancements
37.11must be provided as part of the required
37.12accomplishment plan.
| 37.13 37.14 |
(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and Enhancement |
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37.16commissioner of natural resources for
37.17an agreement with the city of Bemidji to
37.18restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake
37.19Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and
37.20enhancements must be provided as part of
37.21the required accomplishment plan.
| 37.22 |
(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage |
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37.24commissioner of natural resources for
37.25an agreement with the Sand Hill River
37.26Watershed District to restore fish habitat
37.27in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of
37.28proposed restorations must be provided as
37.29part of the required accomplishment plan.
| 37.30 37.31 |
(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase IV |
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37.33commissioner of natural resources for
37.34an agreement with the Shell Rock River
37.35Watershed District to protect, restore,
38.1and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell
38.2Rock River watershed. A list of proposed
38.3acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements
38.4must be provided as part of the required
38.5accomplishment plan.
| 38.6 38.7 |
(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat Enhancement |
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38.9commissioner of natural resources for an
38.10agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
38.11Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat
38.12on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed
38.13enhancements must be provided as part of
38.14the required accomplishment plan.
| 38.15 38.16 38.17 |
(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VII |
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38.19commissioner of natural resources for a
38.20program to provide competitive, matching
38.21grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional,
38.22state, and national organizations for
38.23enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests,
38.24wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game,
38.25or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount,
38.26$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county
38.27metropolitan area and cities with a population
38.28of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made
38.29for activities required to fulfill the duties
38.30of owners of lands subject to conservation
38.31easements. Grants shall not be made from the
38.32appropriation in this paragraph for projects
38.33that have a total project cost exceeding
38.34$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000
38.35may be spent for personnel costs and other
38.36direct and necessary administrative costs.
39.1Grantees may acquire land or interests in
39.2land. Easements must be permanent. Grants
39.3may not be used to establish easement
39.4stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee
39.5must be open to hunting and fishing during
39.6the open season unless otherwise provided
39.7by law. The program must require a match
39.8of at least ten percent from nonstate sources
39.9for all grants. The match may be cash or
39.10in-kind resources. For grant applications
39.11of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall
39.12provide a separate, simplified application
39.13process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the
39.14commissioner of natural resources shall,
39.15when evaluating projects of equal value,
39.16give priority to organizations that have a
39.17history of receiving or a charter to receive
39.18private contributions for local conservation
39.19or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a
39.20conservation easement, priority must be
39.21given to projects associated with or within
39.22one mile of existing wildlife management
39.23areas under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.25areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections
39.27management areas under Minnesota Statutes,
39.28sections
39.29All restoration or enhancement projects
39.30must be on land permanently protected by
39.31a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual
39.32maintenance and protection of restored
39.33and enhanced habitat, by a conservation
39.34easement, or by public ownership or in
39.35public waters as defined in Minnesota
39.36Statutes, section
40.115
40.2and enhancement projects on public lands.
40.3Minnesota Statutes, section
40.4subdivision 13
40.5under this paragraph. This appropriation is
40.6available until June 30,
40.7than five percent of the amount of each grant
40.8must be held back from reimbursement until
40.9the grant recipient has completed a grant
40.10accomplishment report by the deadline and
40.11in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to
40.12the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
40.13The commissioner shall provide notice of
40.14the grant program in the game and fish law
40.15summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
40.16section
40.19 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 3, is amended
40.20to read:
| 40.21 40.22 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
7,700,000 |
$ |
7,110,000 |
||
40.24second year are to increase monitoring for
40.25pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
40.26water and groundwater and to use data
40.27collected to assess pesticide use practices.
40.28(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000
40.29the second year are to increase monitoring
40.30and evaluate trends in the concentration of
40.31nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas
40.32and regionally and to promote and evaluate
40.33regional and crop-specific nutrient best
40.34management practices. This appropriation is
40.35available until June 30, 2016.
41.1(c) $4,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
41.2the second year are for the agriculture best
41.3management practices loan program. At
41.4least $3,500,000 the first year and at least
41.5$3,900,000 the second year are for transfer to
41.6the clean water agricultural best management
41.7practices loan account and are available
41.8for pass-through to local governments
41.9and lenders for low-interest loans under
41.10Minnesota Statutes, section
41.11unencumbered balance that is not used for
41.12pass-through to local governments does not
41.13cancel at the end of the first year and is
41.14available for the second year.
41.15(d) $775,000 the first year and
41.16$675,000 the second year are for research,
41.17pilot projects, and technical assistance on
41.18proper implementation of best management
41.19practices and more precise information on
41.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
41.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
41.222016.
41.23(e) $1,050,000 the first year and
41.24$560,000 the second year are for research
41.25to quantify agricultural contributions to
41.26impaired waters and for development and
41.27evaluation of best management practices to
41.28protect and restore water resources while
41.29maintaining productivity. This appropriation
41.30is available until June 30, 2016.
41.31(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
41.32second year are for a research inventory
41.33database containing water-related research
41.34activities. This appropriation is available
41.35until June 30, 2016.
42.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
42.2 Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 5, is amended to
42.3read:
| 42.4 42.5 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
24,212,000 |
$ |
23,400,000 |
||
42.7$7,485,000 the second year are for
42.8completion of 20 percent of the needed
42.9statewide assessments of surface water
42.10quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000
42.11the first year and $100,000 the second year
42.12are for grants to the Red River Watershed
42.13Management Board to enhance and expand
42.14the existing water quality and watershed
42.15monitoring river watch activities in the
42.16schools in the Red River of the North. The
42.17Red River Watershed Management Board
42.18shall provide a report to the commissioner
42.19of the Pollution Control Agency and the
42.20legislative committees and divisions with
42.21jurisdiction over environment and natural
42.22resources finance and policy and the clean
42.23water fund by February 15, 2013, on the
42.24expenditure of these funds.
42.25(b) $9,400,000 the first year and
42.26$9,261,000 the second year are to develop
42.27total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies
42.28and TMDL implementation plans for waters
42.29listed on the United States Environmental
42.30Protection Agency approved impaired waters
42.31list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
42.32chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
42.33average of ten percent of the TMDL's each
42.34year over the biennium.
43.1(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
43.2the second year are for groundwater
43.3assessment, including enhancing the
43.4ambient monitoring network, modeling,
43.5and continuing to monitor for and assess
43.6contaminants of emerging concern.
43.7(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
43.8the second year are for water quality
43.9improvements in the lower St. Louis River
43.10and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must
43.11be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate
43.12money to 35 percent state money.
43.13(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
43.14the second year are for the clean water
43.15partnership program to provide grants
43.16to protect and improve the basins and
43.17watersheds of the state and provide financial
43.18and technical assistance to study waters
43.19with nonpoint source pollution problems.
43.20Priority shall be given to projects preventing
43.21impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
43.22streams, and groundwater in accordance
43.23with Minnesota Statutes, section
43.24subdivision 2
43.25remaining in the first year does not cancel
43.26and is available for the second year.
43.27(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
43.28second year are for storm water research and
43.29guidance.
43.30(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
43.31the second year are for TMDL research and
43.32database development.
43.33(h) $800,000 the first year and $800,000
43.34the second year are for national pollutant
44.1discharge elimination system wastewater and
44.2storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
44.3(i) $225,000 the first year and $225,000
44.4the second year are transferred to the
44.5commissioner of administration for the
44.6Environmental Quality Board in cooperation
44.7with the United States Geological Survey to
44.8characterize groundwater flow and aquifer
44.9properties in the I-94 corridor in cooperation
44.10with local units of government. This
44.11appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.
44.12(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $500,000
44.13the second year are for a wild rice standards
44.14study.
44.15(k) $862,000 the first year and
44.16$704,000 the second year are for groundwater
44.17protection or prevention of groundwater
44.18degradation activities through enhancing the
44.19county-level delivery system for subsurface
44.20sewage treatment systems (SSTS). The
44.21commissioner shall consult with the SSTS
44.22Compliance Task Force in developing a
44.23distribution allocation for the county base
44.24grants.
44.25(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
44.26section
44.27encumbered on or before June 30, 2013,
44.28as grants or contracts in this section are
44.29available until June 30, 2016.
44.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
44.31 Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, as amended by
44.32Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
| 45.1 45.2 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
27,534,000 |
$ |
30,662,000 |
||
45.4
45.5for pollution reduction and restoration grants
45.6to local government units and joint powers
45.7organizations of local government units to
45.8protect surface water and drinking water; to
45.9keep water on the land; to protect, enhance,
45.10and restore water quality in lakes, rivers,
45.11and streams; and to protect groundwater
45.12and drinking water, including feedlot water
45.13quality and subsurface sewage treatment
45.14system (SSTS) projects and stream bank,
45.15stream channel, and shoreline restoration
45.16projects. The projects must be of long-lasting
45.17public benefit, include a match, and be
45.18consistent with TMDL implementation plans
45.19or local water management plans.
45.20(b) $3,000,000 the first year and
45.21$3,475,000 the second year are for targeted
45.22local resource protection and enhancement
45.23grants. The board shall give priority
45.24consideration to projects and practices
45.25that complement, supplement, or exceed
45.26current state standards for protection,
45.27enhancement, and restoration of water
45.28quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
45.29protect groundwater from degradation. Of
45.30this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is
45.31for county SSTS implementation.
45.32(c) $900,000 the first year and
45.33$897,000 the second year are to provide state
45.34oversight and accountability, evaluate results,
45.35and develop an electronic system to measure
46.1and track the value of conservation program
46.2implementation by local governments,
46.3including submission to the legislature
46.4by March 1 each year an annual report
46.5prepared by the board, in consultation with
46.6the commissioners of natural resources,
46.7health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
46.8Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
46.9funded under this section. The board shall
46.10require grantees to specify the outcomes that
46.11will be achieved by the grants prior to any
46.12grant awards.
46.13(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,700,000
46.14the second year are for technical assistance
46.15and grants for the conservation drainage
46.16program in consultation with the Drainage
46.17Work Group, created under Minnesota
46.18Statutes, section
46.19to facilitate the installation of conservation
46.20practices on drainage systems that will result
46.21in water quality improvements and evaluate
46.22the outcomes of these installations. The
46.23board shall coordinate practice standards
46.24with the Natural Resources Conservation
46.25Service of the United States Department
46.26of Agriculture and seek to leverage federal
46.27funds as part of conservation drainage
46.28program implementation.
46.29(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000
46.30the second year are to purchase and restore
46.31permanent conservation easements on
46.32riparian buffers adjacent to public waters,
46.33excluding wetlands, to keep water on the
46.34land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
46.35and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
46.36impacts to surface waters; and increase
47.1infiltration for groundwater recharge. The
47.2riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet unless
47.3there is a natural impediment, a road, or
47.4other impediment beyond the control of the
47.5landowner. This appropriation may be used
47.6for restoration of riparian buffers protected by
47.7easements purchased with this appropriation
47.8and for stream bank restorations when the
47.9riparian buffers have been restored.
47.10(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $2,300,000
47.11the second year are for permanent
47.12conservation easements on wellhead
47.13protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
47.14section
47.15(d). Priority must be placed on land that
47.16is located where the vulnerability of the
47.17drinking water supply is designated as high
47.18or very high by the commissioner of health.
47.19The board shall coordinate with the United
47.20States Geological Survey, the commissioners
47.21of health and natural resources, and local
47.22communities contained in the Decorah
47.23and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona,
47.24Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha Counties
47.25to obtain easements in identified areas as
47.26having the most vulnerability to groundwater
47.27contamination.
47.28(g) $1,500,000 the first year and
47.29$1,455,000 the second year are for
47.30community partners grants to local units of
47.31government for: (1) structural or vegetative
47.32management practices that reduce storm
47.33water runoff from developed or disturbed
47.34lands to reduce the movement of sediment,
47.35nutrients, and pollutants for restoration,
47.36protection, or enhancement of water quality
48.1in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect
48.2groundwater and drinking water; and (2)
48.3installation of proven and effective water
48.4retention practices including, but not
48.5limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated
48.6infiltration basins and sediment control
48.7basins in order to keep water on the land.
48.8The projects must be of long-lasting public
48.9benefit, include a local match, and be
48.10consistent with TMDL implementation plans
48.11or local water management plans. Local
48.12government unit staff and administration
48.13costs may be used as a match.
48.14(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
48.15second year are for a technical evaluation
48.16panel to conduct up to ten restoration
48.17evaluations under Minnesota Statutes,
48.18section
48.19(i) The board shall contract for services
48.20with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
48.21restoration, maintenance, and other activities
48.22under this section for $500,000 the first year
48.23and $500,000 the second year.
48.24(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share
48.25funds in this section and may adjust the
48.26technical and administrative assistance
48.27portion of the funds to leverage federal or
48.28other nonstate funds or to address oversight
48.29responsibilities or high-priority needs
48.30identified in local water management plans.
48.31(k) The appropriations in this section are
48.32available until June 30, 2016.
48.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
49.1 Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
| 49.2 49.3 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
7,310,000 |
$ |
7,399,000 |
||
49.5second year are to increase monitoring for
49.6pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
49.7water and groundwater and to use data
49.8collected to assess pesticide use practices.
49.9(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
49.10the second year are to increase monitoring
49.11and evaluate trends in the concentration of
49.12nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable
49.13to groundwater degradation, including a
49.14substantial increase of monitoring of private
49.15wells in cooperation with the commissioner
49.16of health, monitoring for pesticides when
49.17nitrates are detected, and promoting and
49.18evaluating regional and crop-specific
49.19nutrient best management practices to
49.20protect groundwater from degradation.
49.21Of this amount, $75,000 may be used for
49.22accelerating the update for the commercial
49.23manure applicator manual. This amount
49.24is to be matched with general funds. This
49.25appropriation is available until June 30, 2016,
49.26when the commissioner shall submit a report
49.27to the chairs and ranking minority members
49.28of the senate and house of representatives
49.29committees and divisions with jurisdiction
49.30over agriculture and environment and
49.31natural resources policy and finance on
49.32the expenditure of these funds, including
49.33the progress in preventing groundwater
49.34degradation and recommendations. By
49.35October 15, 2014, the commissioner shall
49.36submit an interim report to the chairs and
50.1ranking minority members of the senate and
50.2house of representatives committees and
50.3divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture
50.4and environment and natural resources policy
50.5and finance on the expenditure of these
50.6funds, including recommendations.
50.7(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000
50.8the second year are for the agriculture best
50.9management practices loan program. At
50.10least $170,000 each year is for transfer
50.11to an agricultural and environmental
50.12revolving account created under Minnesota
50.13Statutes, section
50.14and is available for pass-through to local
50.15government and lenders for low-interest
50.16loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
50.18that is not used for pass-through to local
50.19governments does not cancel at the end of the
50.20first year and is available for the second year.
50.21(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
50.22the second year are for research, pilot
50.23projects, and technical assistance on
50.24proper implementation of best management
50.25practices and more precise information on
50.26nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
50.27This appropriation is available until June 30,
50.282018.
50.29(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000
50.30the second year are for research to quantify
50.31agricultural contributions to impaired waters
50.32and for development and evaluation of
50.33best management practices to protect and
50.34restore water resources while maintaining
51.1productivity. This appropriation is available
51.2until June 30, 2018.
51.3(f) $100,000 the first year and
51.4$90,000 the second year are for a research
51.5inventory database containing water-related
51.6research activities. Any information
51.7technology development or support or costs
51.8necessary for this research inventory database
51.9will be incorporated into the agency's service
51.10level agreement with and paid to the Office
51.11of Enterprise Technology. This appropriation
51.12is available until June 30, 2018.
51.13(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
51.14the second year are to implement a Minnesota
51.15agricultural water quality certification
51.16program. This appropriation is available
51.17until June 30, 2018.
51.18(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
51.19second year are to provide funding for a
51.20regional irrigation water quality specialist
51.21through University of Minnesota Extension.
51.22(i) $50,000 the first year and
51.23the second year are to develop and implement
51.24a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction
51.25system for animal waste technicians who
51.26apply manure to the ground for hire.
51.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
51.28 Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:
| 51.29 51.30 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
28,365,000 |
$ |
28,010,000 |
||
51.32$7,522,000 the second year are for
51.33completion of 20 percent of the needed
52.1statewide assessments of surface water
52.2quality and trends. Of this amount,
52.3$500,000 each year is to monitor and
52.4assess contaminants of emerging concern in
52.5groundwater and surface water, and $100,000
52.6each year is for grants to the Red River
52.7Watershed Management Board to enhance
52.8and expand the existing water quality and
52.9watershed monitoring river watch activities
52.10in the schools in the Red River of the North
52.11Watershed. The Red River Watershed
52.12Management Board shall provide a report to
52.13the commissioner of the Pollution Control
52.14Agency and the legislative committees and
52.15divisions with jurisdiction over environment
52.16and natural resources finance and policy and
52.17the clean water fund by February 15, 2015,
52.18on the expenditure of these funds.
52.19(b) $9,400,000 the first year and
52.20$9,323,000 the second year are to develop
52.21watershed restoration and protection
52.22strategies (WRAPS), which include total
52.23maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
52.24TMDL implementation plans for waters
52.25listed on the Unites States Environmental
52.26Protection Agency approved impaired waters
52.27list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
52.28chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
52.29average of ten percent of the TMDL's each
52.30year over the biennium.
52.31(c) $1,125,000 the first year and
52.32$1,108,000 the second year are for
52.33groundwater assessment, including
52.34enhancing the ambient monitoring network,
52.35modeling, and evaluating trends, including
52.36the reassessment of groundwater that was
53.1assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to
53.2be contaminated. By January 15, 2016, the
53.3commissioner shall submit a report with
53.4recommendations for reducing or preventing
53.5groundwater degradation from contaminants
53.6to the chairs and ranking minority members
53.7of the senate and house of representatives
53.8committees and divisions with jurisdiction
53.9over environment and natural resources
53.10policy and finance.
53.11(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
53.12the second year are for water quality
53.13improvements in the lower St. Louis River
53.14and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River
53.15System Area of Concern. This appropriation
53.16must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
53.17nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
53.18(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
53.19the second year are for the clean water
53.20partnership program to provide grants
53.21to protect and improve the basins and
53.22watersheds of the state and provide financial
53.23and technical assistance to study waters
53.24with nonpoint source pollution problems.
53.25Priority shall be given to projects preventing
53.26impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers,
53.27streams, and groundwater in accordance
53.28with Minnesota Statutes, section
53.29subdivision 2
53.30remaining in the first year does not cancel
53.31and is available for the second year.
53.32(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
53.33second year are for storm water research and
53.34guidance.
54.1(g) $1,150,000 the first year and
54.2$1,131,000 the second year are for TMDL
54.3research and database development.
54.4(h) $1,000,000 the first year and
54.5$936,000 the second year are to initiate
54.6development of a multiagency watershed
54.7database reporting portal. Any information
54.8technology development or support or costs
54.9necessary for this research inventory database
54.10will be incorporated into the agency's service
54.11level agreement with and paid to the Office
54.12of Enterprise Technology.
54.13(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
54.14the second year are for national pollutant
54.15discharge elimination system wastewater and
54.16storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
54.17(j) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000
54.18the second year are for enhancing the
54.19county-level delivery systems for subsurface
54.20sewage treatment systems (SSTS) activities
54.21necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
54.22sections
54.23of groundwater, including base grants
54.24for all counties with SSTS programs and
54.25competitive grants to counties with specific
54.26plans to significantly reduce water pollution
54.27by reducing the number of systems that
54.28are an imminent threat to public health or
54.29safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
54.30receive base grants must report the number
54.31of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
54.32through SSTS replacement, connection to
54.33a centralized sewer system, or other means
54.34including property abandonment or buy-out.
54.35Counties also must report the number of
55.1compliance inspections of existing SSTS's
55.2conducted in areas under county jurisdiction.
55.3These required reports are to be part of
55.4established annual reporting for SSTS
55.5programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
55.6inventories or those with an ordinance in
55.7place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
55.8as a condition of transferring property or as a
55.9condition of obtaining a local permit shall be
55.10given priority for competitive grants under
55.11this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
55.12each year is available to counties for grants to
55.13low-income landowners to address systems
55.14that pose an imminent threat to public health
55.15or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
55.16grant awarded under this paragraph may not
55.17exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
55.18receiving a grant under this paragraph must
55.19submit a report to the agency listing the
55.20projects funded, including an account of the
55.21expenditures.
55.22(k) $1,500,000 the first year is for a
55.23competitive grant program for sewer projects
55.24that helps protect or restore the water quality
55.25of waters in any national park located in
55.26the state. Grants may be awarded to local
55.27government units and must be matched with
55.2825 percent non-clean-water-fund dollars.
55.29(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
55.30second year are for developing wastewater
55.31treatment system designs and practices
55.32and providing technical assistance. Of
55.33this amount, $145,000 each year is for
55.34transfer to the Board of Regents of the
55.35University of Minnesota to provide ongoing
55.36support for design teams with scientific
56.1and technical expertise pertaining to
56.2wastewater management and treatment
56.3that will include representatives from the
56.4University of Minnesota, Pollution Control
56.5Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities
56.6and other wastewater engineering experts.
56.7The design teams shall promote the use of
56.8new technology, designs, and practices to
56.9address existing and emerging wastewater
56.10treatment challenges, including the treatment
56.11of wastewater for reuse and the emergence
56.12of new and other unregulated contaminants.
56.13This appropriation is available until June 30,
56.142016.
56.15(m) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the
56.16second year are to support activities of the
56.17Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
56.18Statutes, section
56.19(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
56.20section
56.21encumbered on or before June 30, 2015,
56.22as grants or contracts in this section are
56.23available until June 30, 2018.
56.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
56.25 Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, as amended by Laws 2015, First
56.26Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:
| 56.27 56.28 |
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
$ |
10,943,000 |
$ |
8,950,000 |
||
56.30the second year are for stream flow
56.31monitoring, including the installation of
56.32additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring
56.33necessary to determine the relationship
56.34between stream flow and groundwater.
57.1(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
57.2the second year are for lake Index of
57.3Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
57.4(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
57.5the second year are for assessing mercury
57.6and other contaminants of fish, including
57.7monitoring to track the status of waters
57.8impaired by mercury and mercury reduction
57.9efforts over time.
57.10(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000
57.11the second year are for developing targeted,
57.12science-based watershed restoration and
57.13protection strategies, including regional
57.14technical assistance for TMDL plans and
57.15development of a watershed assessment tool,
57.16in cooperation with the commissioner of the
57.17Pollution Control Agency. By January 15,
57.182016, the commissioner shall submit a report
57.19to the chairs and ranking minority members
57.20of the senate and house of representatives
57.21committees and divisions with jurisdiction
57.22over environment and natural resources
57.23policy and finance providing the outcomes
57.24to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
57.25achieved with this appropriation and
57.26recommendations.
57.27(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000
57.28the second year are for water supply planning,
57.29aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
57.30(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
57.31the second year are for technical assistance
57.32to support local implementation of nonpoint
57.33source restoration and protection activities,
57.34including water quality protection in forested
57.35watersheds.
58.1(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000
58.2the second year are for applied research
58.3and tools, including watershed hydrologic
58.4modeling; maintaining and updating spatial
58.5data for watershed boundaries, streams, and
58.6water bodies and integrating high-resolution
58.7digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness
58.8of forestry best management practices for
58.9water quality; and developing an ecological
58.10monitoring database.
58.11(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000
58.12the second year are for developing county
58.13geologic atlases.
58.14(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design
58.15standards and best management practices
58.16for public water access sites to maintain and
58.17improve water quality by avoiding shoreline
58.18erosion and runoff.
58.19(j)
58.20is for beginning to develop and designate
58.21groundwater management areas under
58.22Minnesota Statutes, section
58.23subdivision 4
58.24consultation with the commissioners of
58.25the Pollution Control Agency, health,
58.26and agriculture, shall establish a uniform
58.27statewide hydrogeologic mapping system
58.28that will include designated groundwater
58.29management areas. The mapping system
58.30must include wellhead protection areas,
58.31special well construction areas, groundwater
58.32provinces, groundwater recharge areas, and
58.33other designated or geographical areas related
58.34to groundwater. This mapping system shall
58.35be used to implement all groundwater-related
59.1laws and for reporting and evaluations. This
59.2appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
59.3(k) $100,000 the first year is for the
59.4commissioner of natural resources for
59.5rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes,
59.6section
59.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2016.
59.8 Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:
| 59.9 59.10 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
30,689,000 |
$ |
34,647,000 |
||
59.12the second year are for grants to local
59.13government units organized for the
59.14management of water in a watershed or
59.15subwatershed that have multiyear plans
59.16that will result in a significant reduction in
59.17water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
59.18The grants may be used for the following
59.19purposes: establishment of riparian buffers;
59.20practices to store water for natural treatment
59.21and infiltration, including rain gardens;
59.22capturing storm water for reuse; stream
59.23bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization;
59.24enforcement activities; and implementation
59.25of best management practices for feedlots
59.26within riparian areas and other practices
59.27demonstrated to be most effective in
59.28protecting, enhancing, and restoring water
59.29quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and
59.30protecting groundwater from degradation.
59.31Grant recipients must identify a nonstate
59.32cash match of at least 25 percent of the
59.33total eligible project costs. Grant recipients
59.34may use other legacy funds to supplement
60.1projects funded under this paragraph. Grants
60.2awarded under this paragraph are available
60.3for four years and priority shall be given
60.4to the three to six best designed plans each
60.5year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall
60.6submit an interim report on the outcomes
60.7achieved with this appropriation, including
60.8recommendations, to the chairs and ranking
60.9minority members of the senate and house
60.10of representatives committees and divisions
60.11with jurisdiction over environment and
60.12natural resources policy and finance. This
60.13appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
60.14(b) $9,705,000 the first year and
60.15$10,684,000 the second year are for grants
60.16to protect and restore surface water and
60.17drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
60.18protect, enhance, and restore water quality
60.19in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
60.20groundwater and drinking water, including
60.21feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
60.22treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream
60.23bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration,
60.24and ravine stabilization projects. The
60.25projects must use practices demonstrated
60.26to be effective, be of long-lasting public
60.27benefit, include a match, and be consistent
60.28with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
60.29implementation plans or local water
60.30management plans or their equivalents.
60.31(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000
60.32the second year are for targeted local
60.33resource protection and enhancement grants
60.34for projects and practices that supplement or
60.35exceed current state standards for protection,
60.36enhancement, and restoration of water
61.1quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that
61.2protect groundwater from degradation,
61.3including compliance.
61.4(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
61.5second year are to provide state oversight
61.6and accountability, evaluate results, and
61.7measure the value of conservation program
61.8implementation by local governments,
61.9including submission to the legislature
61.10by March 1 each year an annual report
61.11prepared by the board, in consultation with
61.12the commissioners of natural resources,
61.13health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
61.14Agency, detailing the recipients, projects
61.15funded under this section, and the amount of
61.16pollution reduced.
61.17(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000
61.18the second year are for grants to local units
61.19of government to ensure compliance with
61.20Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and
61.21sections
61.22enforcement efforts. Of this amount,
61.23$235,000 the first year is to update the
61.24Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the
61.25Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview
61.26for Decision Makers and to provide outreach
61.27to users.
61.28(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
61.29the second year are to purchase and restore
61.30permanent conservation easements on
61.31riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers,
61.32streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the
61.33land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
61.34and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
61.35impacts to surface waters; and increase
62.1infiltration for groundwater recharge. This
62.2appropriation may be used for restoration
62.3of riparian buffers protected by easements
62.4purchased with this appropriation and for
62.5stream bank restorations when the riparian
62.6buffers have been restored.
62.7(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
62.8the second year are for permanent
62.9conservation easements on wellhead
62.10protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
62.11section
62.12(d). Priority must be placed on land that
62.13is located where the vulnerability of the
62.14drinking water supply is designated as high
62.15or very high by the commissioner of health.
62.16(h) $1,500,000 the first year and
62.17$1,479,000 the second year are for
62.18community partners grants to local units of
62.19government for: (1) structural or vegetative
62.20management practices that reduce storm
62.21water runoff from developed or disturbed
62.22lands to reduce the movement of sediment,
62.23nutrients, and pollutants for restoration,
62.24protection, or enhancement of water quality
62.25in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect
62.26groundwater and drinking water; and (2)
62.27installation of proven and effective water
62.28retention practices including, but not
62.29limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated
62.30infiltration basins and sediment control
62.31basins in order to keep water on the land.
62.32The projects must be of long-lasting public
62.33benefit, include a local match, and be
62.34consistent with TMDL implementation plans
62.35or local water management plans or their
63.1equivalents. Local government unit costs
63.2may be used as a match.
63.3(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
63.4second year are for a technical evaluation
63.5panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
63.6under Minnesota Statutes, section
63.7subdivision 6
63.8(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
63.9second year are for assistance and grants to
63.10local governments to transition local water
63.11management plans to a watershed approach
63.12as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
63.13chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
63.14(k) The board shall contract for services
63.15with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
63.16restoration, maintenance, and other activities
63.17under this section for up to $500,000 the first
63.18year and up to $500,000 the second year.
63.19(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share
63.20funds in this section and may adjust the
63.21technical and administrative assistance
63.22portion of the funds to leverage federal or
63.23other nonstate funds or to address oversight
63.24responsibilities or high-priority needs
63.25identified in local water management plans.
63.26(m) The board shall require grantees to
63.27specify the outcomes that will be achieved
63.28by the grants prior to any grant awards.
63.29(n) The appropriations in this section are
63.30available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant
63.31funds are available until expended and shall
63.32be regranted consistent with the purposes of
63.33this section.
63.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
64.1 Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:
| 64.2 64.3 |
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
$ |
4,635,000 |
$ |
4,535,000 |
||
64.5the second year are for addressing public
64.6health concerns related to contaminants
64.7found in Minnesota drinking water for
64.8which no health-based drinking water
64.9standards exist, including accelerating the
64.10development of health risk limits, including
64.11triclosan, and improving the capacity of
64.12the department's laboratory to analyze
64.13unregulated contaminants.
64.14(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000
64.15the second year are for protection of drinking
64.16water sources.
64.17(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
64.18second year are for cost-share assistance to
64.19public and private well owners for up to 50
64.20percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
64.21(d) $390,000 the first year and
64.22$290,000 the second year are to update and
64.23expand the county well index, in cooperation
64.24with the commissioner of natural resources.
64.25(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the
64.26second year are for studying the occurrence
64.27and magnitude of contaminants in private
64.28wells and developing guidance to ensure
64.29that new well placement minimizes the
64.30potential for risks, in cooperation with the
64.31commissioner of agriculture.
64.32(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the
64.33second year are for monitoring recreational
64.34beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that
65.1may pose a public health risk and mitigating
65.2sources of bacterial contamination that are
65.3identified.
65.4(g) $800,000 the first year and $800,000
65.5the second year are for the development
65.6and implementation of a groundwater
65.7virus monitoring plan, including an
65.8epidemiological study to determine the
65.9association between groundwater virus
65.10concentration and community illness rates.
65.11This appropriation is available until June 30,
65.122017.
65.13(h) Unless otherwise specified, the
65.14appropriations in this section are available
65.15until June 30, 2016.
65.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
65.17 Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to
65.18read:
| 65.19 65.20 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
$ |
8,584,000 |
$ |
7,582,000 |
||
65.22second year are to increase monitoring for
65.23pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface
65.24water and groundwater and to use data
65.25collected to assess pesticide use practices.
65.26(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000
65.27the second year are for monitoring and
65.28evaluating trends in the concentration of
65.29nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable
65.30to groundwater degradation; monitoring
65.31for pesticides when nitrate is detected;
65.32promoting, developing, and evaluating
65.33regional and crop-specific nutrient best
66.1management practices; assessing best
66.2management practice adoption; education
66.3and technical support from University of
66.4Minnesota Extension; and other actions to
66.5protect groundwater from degradation from
66.6nitrate. This appropriation is available until
66.7June 30, 2018.
66.8(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
66.9second year are for administering clean water
66.10funds managed through the agriculture best
66.11management practices loan program. Any
66.12unencumbered balance at the end of the
66.13second year shall be added to the corpus of
66.14the loan fund.
66.15(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
66.16the second year are for technical assistance,
66.17research, and demonstration projects on
66.18proper implementation of best management
66.19practices and more precise information on
66.20nonpoint contributions to impaired waters.
66.21This appropriation is available until June 30,
66.222020.
66.23(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the
66.24second year are for research to quantify and
66.25reduce agricultural contributions to impaired
66.26waters and for development and evaluation
66.27of best management practices to protect and
66.28restore water resources. This appropriation
66.29is available until June 30, 2020.
66.30(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
66.31second year are for a research inventory
66.32database containing water-related research
66.33activities. Costs for information technology
66.34development or support for this research
66.35inventory database may be paid to the Office
67.1of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is
67.2available until June 30, 2018.
67.3(g) $2,500,000 the first year
67.4$2,500,000 the second year are to implement
67.5the Minnesota agricultural water quality
67.6certification program statewide. The
67.7commissioner of agriculture shall consult
67.8with the United States Department of
67.9Agriculture to determine whether other
67.10state spending would qualify as a match for
67.11the agricultural water quality certification
67.12program funds available from the federal
67.13government. By January 1, 2016, the
67.14commissioner shall submit a report on
67.15funding recommendations to the Clean Water
67.16Council and the chairs and ranking minority
67.17members of the house of representatives
67.18and senate committees and divisions with
67.19jurisdiction over agriculture, the environment
67.20and natural resources, and the clean water
67.21fund. Funds appropriated in this paragraph
67.22are available until June 30,
67.23
67.24
67.25(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the
67.26second year are to provide funding for a
67.27regional irrigation water quality specialist
67.28through University of Minnesota Extension.
67.29(i) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants
67.30to the Board of Regents of the University
67.31of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green
67.32Agriculture Initiative and to protect the
67.33state's natural resources while increasing
67.34the efficiency, profitability, and productivity
67.35of Minnesota farmers by incorporating
68.1perennial and winter-annual crops into
68.2existing agricultural practices.
68.3(j) A portion of the funds in this section may
68.4be used for programs to train state and local
68.5outreach staff in the intersection between
68.6agricultural economics and agricultural
68.7conservation.
68.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
68.9 Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to
68.10read:
| 68.11 68.12 |
Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY |
$ |
27,205,000 |
$ |
28,098,000 |
||
68.14$8,400,000 the second year are for
68.15completion of 20 percent of the needed
68.16statewide assessments of surface water
68.17quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000
68.18each year is for grants to the Red River
68.19Watershed Management Board to enhance
68.20and expand the existing water quality
68.21and watershed monitoring river watch
68.22activities in the schools along the Red River
68.23of the North. The Red River Watershed
68.24Management Board shall provide a report to
68.25the commissioner of the Pollution Control
68.26Agency and the legislative committees and
68.27divisions with jurisdiction over environment
68.28and natural resources finance and policy and
68.29the clean water fund by February 15, 2017,
68.30on the expenditure of this appropriation. If
68.31the amount in the first year is insufficient, the
68.32amount in the second year is available in the
68.33first year.
69.1(b) $9,795,000 the first year and
69.2$10,495,000 the second year are to develop
69.3watershed restoration and protection
69.4strategies (WRAPS), which include total
69.5maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and
69.6TMDL implementation plans for waters
69.7listed on the Unites States Environmental
69.8Protection Agency approved impaired waters
69.9list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
69.10chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an
69.11average of ten percent of the TMDLs each
69.12year over the biennium.
69.13(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000
69.14the second year are for groundwater
69.15assessment, including enhancing the
69.16ambient monitoring network, modeling, and
69.17evaluating trends, including the reassessment
69.18of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15
69.19years ago and found to be contaminated.
69.20(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
69.21second year are for implementation of the
69.22St. Louis River System Area of Concern
69.23Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation
69.24must be matched at a rate of 65 percent
69.25nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
69.26(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
69.27second year are for storm water research and
69.28guidance.
69.29(f)
69.30$1,150,000 the second year are for TMDL
69.31research and database development.
69.32(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
69.33the second year are for national pollutant
69.34discharge elimination system wastewater and
69.35storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
70.1(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000
70.2the second year are for enhancing the
70.3county-level delivery systems for subsurface
70.4sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities
70.5necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes,
70.6sections
70.7of groundwater, including base grants
70.8for all counties with SSTS programs and
70.9competitive grants to counties with specific
70.10plans to significantly reduce water pollution
70.11by reducing the number of systems that
70.12are an imminent threat to public health or
70.13safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that
70.14receive base grants must report the number
70.15of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded
70.16through SSTS replacement, connection
70.17to a centralized sewer system, or other
70.18means, including property abandonment
70.19or buy-out. Counties also must report
70.20the number of existing SSTS compliance
70.21inspections conducted in areas under county
70.22jurisdiction. These required reports are to
70.23be part of established annual reporting for
70.24SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS
70.25inventories or those with an ordinance in
70.26place that requires an SSTS to be inspected
70.27as a condition of transferring property or as a
70.28condition of obtaining a local permit must be
70.29given priority for competitive grants under
70.30this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000
70.31each year is available to counties for grants to
70.32low-income landowners to address systems
70.33that pose an imminent threat to public health
70.34or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A
70.35grant awarded under this paragraph may not
70.36exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county
71.1receiving a grant under this paragraph must
71.2submit a report to the agency listing the
71.3projects funded, including an account of the
71.4expenditures.
71.5(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000
71.6the second year are for a storm water
71.7best management practice performance
71.8evaluation and technology transfer program
71.9to enhance data and information management
71.10of storm water best management practices;
71.11evaluate best management performance
71.12and effectiveness to support meeting total
71.13maximum daily loads; develop standards
71.14and incorporate state of the art guidance
71.15using minimal impact design standards as
71.16the model; and implement a knowledge
71.17and technology transfer system across
71.18local government, industry, and regulatory
71.19sectors for pass-through to the University of
71.20Minnesota. This appropriation is available
71.21until June 30, 2018.
71.22(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
71.23second year are to support activities of the
71.24Clean Water Council according to Minnesota
71.25Statutes, section
71.26(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
71.27the second year are for a grant program for
71.28sanitary sewer projects that are included in
71.29the draft or any updated Voyageurs National
71.30Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive
71.31Plan to restore the water quality of waters
71.32within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must
71.33be awarded to local government units for
71.34projects approved by the Voyageurs National
71.35Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and
72.1must be matched by at least 25 percent from
72.2sources other than the clean water fund.
72.3(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
72.4section
72.5section encumbered on or before June 30,
72.62017, as grants or contracts are available
72.7until June 30, 2020.
72.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
72.9 Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to
72.10read:
| 72.11 72.12 |
Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES |
$ |
56,341,000 |
$ |
56,322,000 |
||
72.14the second year are for grants to local
72.15government units organized for the
72.16management of water in a watershed or
72.17subwatershed that have multiyear plans
72.18that will result in a significant reduction in
72.19water pollution in a selected subwatershed.
72.20The grants may be used for establishment
72.21of riparian buffers; practices to store
72.22water for natural treatment and infiltration,
72.23including rain gardens; capturing storm
72.24water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and
72.25ravine stabilization; enforcement activities;
72.26and implementation of best management
72.27practices for feedlots within riparian areas
72.28and other practices demonstrated to be
72.29most effective in protecting, enhancing, and
72.30restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and
72.31streams and protecting groundwater from
72.32degradation. Grant recipients must identify
72.33a nonstate match and may use other legacy
72.34funds to supplement projects funded under
73.1this paragraph. Grants awarded under this
73.2paragraph are available for four years and
73.3priority must be given to the best designed
73.4plans each year.
73.5(b) $10,187,000 the first year and
73.6$10,188,000 the second year are for grants
73.7to protect and restore surface water and
73.8drinking water; to keep water on the land; to
73.9protect, enhance, and restore water quality
73.10in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect
73.11groundwater and drinking water, including
73.12feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage
73.13treatment system projects and stream bank,
73.14stream channel, shoreline restoration,
73.15and ravine stabilization projects. The
73.16projects must use practices demonstrated
73.17to be effective, be of long-lasting public
73.18benefit, include a match, and be consistent
73.19with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
73.20implementation plans, watershed restoration
73.21and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
73.22water management plans or their equivalents.
73.23A portion of these funds may be used to seek
73.24administrative efficiencies through shared
73.25resources by multiple local governmental
73.26units.
73.27(c)
73.28and $6,000,000 the second year are for
73.29targeted local resource protection and
73.30enhancement grants and statewide program
73.31enhancements for technical assistance,
73.32citizen and community outreach, and
73.33training and certification, as well as projects,
73.34practices, and programs that supplement or
73.35otherwise exceed current state standards for
73.36protection, enhancement, and restoration of
74.1water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or
74.2that protect groundwater from degradation,
74.3including compliance.
74.4(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000
74.5the second year are to provide state
74.6oversight and accountability, evaluate
74.7results, provide implementation tools, and
74.8measure the value of conservation program
74.9implementation by local governments,
74.10including submission to the legislature by
74.11March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial
74.12report prepared by the board, in consultation
74.13with the commissioners of natural resources,
74.14health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
74.15Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects
74.16funded under this section, and the amount of
74.17pollution reduced.
74.18(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
74.19the second year are for grants to local units
74.20of government to enhance compliance
74.21with riparian buffer or alternate practice
74.22requirements.
74.23(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000
74.24the second year are to restore or preserve
74.25permanent conservation on riparian buffers
74.26adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and
74.27tributaries, to keep water on the land in order
74.28to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient
74.29transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to
74.30surface waters; and increase infiltration for
74.31groundwater recharge. This appropriation
74.32may be used for restoration of riparian
74.33buffers permanently protected by easements
74.34purchased with this appropriation or contracts
74.35to achieve permanent protection for riparian
75.1buffers or stream bank restorations when the
75.2riparian buffers have been restored. Up to
75.3$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and
75.4enforcement account.
75.5(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000
75.6the second year are for permanent
75.7conservation easements on wellhead
75.8protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
75.9section
75.10(d), or for grants to local units of government
75.11for fee title acquisition to permanently
75.12protect groundwater supply sources on
75.13wellhead protection areas or for otherwise
75.14assuring long-term protection of groundwater
75.15supply sources as described under alternative
75.16management tools in the Department
75.17of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer
75.18Management Plan, including low nitrogen
75.19cropping systems or implementing nitrogen
75.20fertilizer best management practices. Priority
75.21must be placed on land that is located where
75.22the vulnerability of the drinking water supply
75.23is designated as high or very high by the
75.24commissioner of health, where drinking
75.25water protection plans have identified
75.26specific activities that will achieve long-term
75.27protection, and on lands with expiring
75.28Conservation Reserve Program contracts.
75.29Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a monitoring
75.30and enforcement account.
75.31(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
75.32the second year are for community partner
75.33grants to local units of government for:
75.34(1) structural or vegetative management
75.35practices that reduce storm water runoff
75.36from developed or disturbed lands to reduce
76.1the movement of sediment, nutrients, and
76.2pollutants for restoration, protection, or
76.3enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers,
76.4and streams and to protect groundwater
76.5and drinking water; and (2) installation
76.6of proven and effective water retention
76.7practices including, but not limited to, rain
76.8gardens and other vegetated infiltration
76.9basins and sediment control basins in order
76.10to keep water on the land. The projects must
76.11be of long-lasting public benefit, include a
76.12local match, and be consistent with TMDL
76.13implementation plans, watershed restoration
76.14and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local
76.15water management plans or their equivalents.
76.16Local government unit costs may be used as
76.17a match.
76.18(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the
76.19second year are for a technical evaluation
76.20panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations
76.21under Minnesota Statutes, section
76.22subdivision 6
76.23(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000
76.24the second year are for assistance, oversight,
76.25and grants to local governments to transition
76.26local water management plans to a watershed
76.27approach as provided for in Minnesota
76.28Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and
76.29114D.
76.30(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000
76.31the second year are for technical assistance
76.32and grants for the conservation drainage
76.33program in consultation with the Drainage
76.34Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota
76.35Statutes, section
77.113
77.2multipurpose water management under
77.3Minnesota Statutes, section
77.4(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
77.5the second year are to purchase and restore
77.6permanent conservation sites via easements
77.7or contracts to treat and store water on the
77.8land for water quality improvement purposes
77.9and related technical assistance. This work
77.10may be done in cooperation with the United
77.11States Department of Agriculture with a first
77.12priority use to accomplish a conservation
77.13reserve enhancement program, or equivalent,
77.14in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit
77.15in a monitoring and enforcement account.
77.16(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
77.17the second year are to purchase permanent
77.18conservation easements to protect lands
77.19adjacent to public waters with good water
77.20quality but threatened with degradation. Up
77.21to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring
77.22and enforcement account.
77.23(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000
77.24the second year are for a program to
77.25systematically collect data and produce
77.26county, watershed, and statewide estimates
77.27of soil erosion caused by water and wind
77.28along with tracking adoption of conservation
77.29measures to address erosion.
77.30(o) $11,000,000 the first year and
77.31$11,000,000 the second year are for
77.32payments to soil and water conservation
77.33districts for the purposes of Minnesota
77.34Statutes, sections
77.35From this appropriation, each soil and water
78.1conservation district shall receive an increase
78.2in its base funding of $100,000 per year.
78.3Money remaining after the base increase
78.4is available for matching grants to soil and
78.5water conservation districts based on county
78.6allocations to soil and water conservation
78.7districts. The board and other agencies may
78.8reduce the amount of grants to a county by an
78.9amount equal to any reduction in the county's
78.10allocation to a soil and water conservation
78.11district from the county's previous-year
78.12allocation when the board determines that
78.13the reduction was disproportionate. The
78.14second-year appropriation cancels if new
78.15buffer requirements are not enacted in 2015.
78.16(p) $520,000 the first year is for a grant
78.17to Washington County for a water quality
78.18improvement project that will improve water
78.19quality and restore an essential backwater
78.20aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud
78.21Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi
78.22River Area. This appropriation is not
78.23available until at least an equal amount is
78.24committed from nonstate sources.
78.25(q) The Board of Water and Soil
78.26Resources must consider the inclusion
78.27of environmentally suitable annuals the
78.28next time the board establishes or revises
78.29vegetation establishment and enhancement
78.30guidelines for the purposes of riparian
78.31buffers.
78.32(r) The board shall contract for delivery of
78.33services with Conservation Corps Minnesota
78.34for restoration, maintenance, and other
78.35activities under this section for up to
79.1$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000
79.2the second year.
79.3(s) The board may shift grant or cost-share
79.4funds in this section and may adjust the
79.5technical and administrative assistance
79.6portion of the funds to leverage federal or
79.7other nonstate funds or to address oversight
79.8responsibilities or high-priority needs
79.9identified in local water management plans.
79.10(t) The board shall require grantees to specify
79.11the outcomes that will be achieved by the
79.12grants prior to any grant awards.
79.13(u) The appropriations in this section are
79.14available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant
79.15funds are available until expended and shall
79.16be regranted consistent with the purposes of
79.17this section.
79.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
79.19 Sec. 12. WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.
79.20(a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the
79.21commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The
79.22commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to
79.23develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in
79.24White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work
79.25must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as
79.26clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues
79.27to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of
79.28any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the
79.29design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration
79.30with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water
79.31supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control
79.32Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on
79.33the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.
80.1(b) No detailed design or construction for the White Bear Lake augmentation project
80.2may be undertaken by the commissioner until the commissioner, the city of Vadnais
80.3Heights, the White Bear Lake Conservation District, the Metropolitan Council, and any
80.4other communities, agencies, or entities involved in the White Bear Lake augmentation
80.5project using water drawn from Vadnais Lake enter an agreement as to how the project
80.6will proceed, with protections for the city of Vadnais Heights' water system and property
80.7including, but not limited to, the following assurances for the city of Vadnais Heights, that:
80.8(1) the city will not lose its ability to develop lands near Vadnais Lake;
80.9(2) the city will be consulted regarding all aspects, including the legal planning
80.10process, of the siting of any proposed water filtration or treatment plant facility within its
80.11borders necessitated by the augmentation project;
80.12(3) the city will not be required to contribute financially to the construction,
80.13maintenance, or operations of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed
80.14filtration or treatment plant facility;
80.15(4) all city and county roads and streets affected by the proposed augmentation
80.16project and the proposed filtration or treatment plant facility will be reconstructed
80.17following project completion;
80.18(5) efforts will be made to minimize disruption and adverse impacts to residents and
80.19businesses during construction of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed
80.20filtration or treatment plant facility; and
80.21(6) the city will be given authority to force change to ongoing project operations that
80.22negatively affect the immediate neighborhood.
80.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is
80.26amended to read:
80.27 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding
80.28from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to
80.29support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
80.30receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as
80.31defined in section
80.32results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
80.33state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration
80.34of historical significance.
81.1(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
81.2across all regions and residents of the state.
81.3(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
81.4trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
81.5including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
81.7or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
81.8Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required
81.9under section
81.10(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to
81.11section
81.12for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
81.13involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
81.14(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located
81.15in Minnesota.
81.16(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and
81.17trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
81.18logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
81.192010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
81.20information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
81.21the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
81.22use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
81.23Commission Web site required under section
81.24(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a
81.25state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as
81.26well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
81.27the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
81.28recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or
81.29regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be
81.30listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy
81.31funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient
81.32from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the
81.33list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient
81.34demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
81.35(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks
81.36and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having
82.1jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made,
82.2whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was
82.3not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
82.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2,
82.7is amended to read:
82.8 Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural
82.9heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve
82.10Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from
82.11the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for
82.12measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current
82.13scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art
82.14technology when appropriate.
82.15(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire
82.16project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for
82.17the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the
82.18entire project will be completed.
82.19(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits
82.20across all regions and residents of the state.
82.21(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and
82.22cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or
82.23programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required
82.24under section
82.25as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The
82.26Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site
82.27required under section
82.28(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented
82.29according to section
82.30grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively
82.31awarded.
82.32(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located
82.33in Minnesota.
82.34(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
82.35heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
83.1logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
83.22010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
83.3information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
83.4the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
83.5use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
83.6Commission Web site required under section
83.7(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
83.8upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
83.9as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of
83.10the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a
83.11recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws,
83.12rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient
83.13must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
83.14legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a
83.15recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient
83.16on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until
83.17the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
83.18(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts
83.19and cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees
83.20having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for
83.21funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous
83.22funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.
83.23 Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3,
83.24is amended to read:
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Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board |
26,819,000 |
31,312,000 |
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83.27the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts,
83.28arts education, arts preservation, and arts
83.29access. Grant agreements entered into
83.30by the Minnesota State Arts Board and
83.31other recipients of appropriations in this
83.32subdivision must ensure that these funds are
83.33used to supplement and not substitute for
83.34traditional sources of funding. Each grant
83.35program established within this appropriation
84.1must be separately administered from other
84.2state appropriations for program planning
84.3and outcome measurements, but may take
84.4into consideration other state resources
84.5awarded in the selection of applicants and
84.6grant award size.
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(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives |
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84.9the second year are to support Minnesota
84.10artists and arts organizations in creating,
84.11producing, and presenting high-quality arts
84.12activities; to overcome barriers to accessing
84.13high-quality arts activities; to preserve,
84.14maintain, and interpret art forms and works
84.15of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota
84.16audiences; and to instill the arts into the
84.17community and public life in this state.
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(c) Arts Education |
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84.20the second year are for high-quality,
84.21age-appropriate arts education for
84.22Minnesotans of all ages to develop
84.23knowledge, skills, and understanding of the
84.24arts.
| 84.25 |
(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage |
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84.27the second year are for events and activities
84.28that represent, preserve, and maintain the
84.29diverse cultural arts traditions, including folk
84.30and traditional artists and art organizations,
84.31represented in this state.
84.32(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated
84.33in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the
84.34board for administering grant programs,
85.1delivering technical services, providing
85.2fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and
85.3ensuring accountability.
85.4(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total
85.5appropriation to each of the categories listed
85.6in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the
85.7regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any
85.8other provision of law, regional arts council
85.9grants or other arts council grants for touring
85.10programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure
85.11the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to
85.12tour in their own region as well as all other
85.13regions of the state.
85.14(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
85.15under this section in the first year does not
85.16cancel, but is available for the second year
85.17of the biennium.
"85.18Delete the title and insert:
85.20relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund
85.21and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
85.22provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;
85.23amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10;
85.24Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 129D.17,
85.25subdivision 2; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, sections 3; 5;
85.267, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6, as amended; 7;
85.278; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2,
85.283, 5; article 2, sections 3; 5; 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
"