1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for
1.3 	environment and natural resource projects approved by
1.4 	the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.05,
1.6 	subdivision 2; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1,
1.7 	section 9, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law
1.8 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
1.12 	appropriated from the named fund to the agencies and for the
1.13 	purposes specified in this act, to be available for the fiscal
1.14 	years indicated for each purpose.
1.15 	APPROPRIATIONS
1.16 	                                       Available for the Year
1.17 	                                           Ending June 30
1.18 	                                          2006         2007

1.19 	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES
 1.20 		Subdivision 1.Total
1.21 	Appropriation
1.22 	                                     $20,457,000    $18,829,000
1.23 	Summary by Fund
1.24 	State Land and Water Conservation
1.25 	Account (LAWCON)      1,600,000       -0-
1.26 	Environment and Natural Resources
1.27 	Trust Fund           18,829,000    18,829,000
1.28 	Great Lakes Protection
1.29 	Account                  28,000       -0-
1.30 	Appropriations from the LAWCON account
1.31 	and Great Lakes protection account are
1.32 	available for either year of the
2.1 	biennium.
2.2 	For appropriations from the environment
2.3 	and natural resources trust fund, any
2.4 	unencumbered balance remaining in the
2.5 	first year does not cancel and is
2.6 	available for the second year of the
2.7 	biennium.  Unless otherwise provided,
2.8 	the amounts in this section are
2.9 	available until June 30, 2007, when
2.10 	projects must be completed and final
2.11 	products delivered.
2.12 	Subd. 2.  Definitions
2.13 	(a) "State Land and Water Conservation
2.14 	Account (LAWCON)" means the state land
2.15 	and water conservation account in the
2.16 	natural resources fund referred to in
2.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.14.
2.18 	(b) "Great Lakes Protection Account"
2.19 	means the Great Lakes protection
2.20 	account referred to in Minnesota
2.21 	Statutes, section 116Q.02, subdivision
2.22 	1.
2.23 	(c) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
2.24 	environment and natural resources trust
2.25 	fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes,
2.26 	section 116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.27 		Subd. 3.Administration                 524,000        525,000
2.28 	Summary by Fund
2.29 	Trust Fund              524,000       525,000
2.30 	(a) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources       899,000
2.31 	$449,000 the first year and $450,000
2.32 	the second year are from the trust fund
2.33 	for administration as provided in
2.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09,
2.35 	subdivision 5.
2.36 	(b) Contract Administration                             150,000
2.37 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
2.38 	second year are from the trust fund to
2.39 	the commissioner of natural resources
2.40 	for contract administration activities
2.41 	assigned to the commissioner in this
2.42 	section.  This appropriation is
2.43 	available until June 30, 2008.
2.44 		Subd. 4.Citizen Advisory Committee     10,000         10,000
2.45 	Summary by Fund
2.46 	Trust Fund               10,000        10,000
2.47 	$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the
2.48 	second year are from the trust fund to
2.49 	the Legislative Commission on Minnesota
2.50 	Resources for expenses of the citizen
2.51 	advisory committee as provided in
2.52 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.06.
2.53 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
2.54 	section 16A.281, the availability of
2.55 	$15,000 of the appropriation from Laws
3.1 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section
3.2 	9, subdivision 4, advisory committee,
3.3 	is extended to June 30, 2007.
3.4 		Subd. 5.Fish and Wildlife Habitat    5,038,000      5,038,000
3.5 	Summary by Fund
3.6 	Trust Fund            5,038,000     5,038,000
3.7 	(a) Restoring Minnesota's Fish and Wildlife
3.8 	Habitat Corridors-Phase III                           4,062,000
3.9 	$2,031,000 the first year and
3.10 	$2,031,000 the second year are from the
3.11 	trust fund to the commissioner of
3.12 	natural resources for the third
3.13 	biennium for acceleration of agency
3.14 	programs and cooperative agreements
3.15 	with Pheasants Forever, Minnesota Deer
3.16 	Hunters Association, Ducks Unlimited,
3.17 	Inc., National Wild Turkey Federation,
3.18 	the Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Land
3.19 	Trust, the Trust for Public Land,
3.20 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
3.21 	Refuge Trust, Inc., U.S. Fish and
3.22 	Wildlife Service, Red Lake Band of
3.23 	Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa,
3.24 	Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa,
3.25 	USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
3.26 	Service, and the Board of Water and
3.27 	Soil Resources to plan, restore, and
3.28 	acquire fragmented landscape corridors
3.29 	that connect areas of quality habitat
3.30 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants.
3.31 	Expenditures are limited to the 11
3.32 	project areas as defined in the work
3.33 	program.  Land acquired with this
3.34 	appropriation must be sufficiently
3.35 	improved to meet at least minimum
3.36 	habitat and facility management
3.37 	standards as determined by the
3.38 	commissioner of natural resources.
3.39 	This appropriation may not be used for
3.40 	the purchase of residential structures,
3.41 	unless expressly approved in the work
3.42 	program.  Any land acquired in fee
3.43 	title by the commissioner of natural
3.44 	resources with money from this
3.45 	appropriation must be designated:  (1)
3.46 	as an outdoor recreation unit under
3.47 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or
3.48 	(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
3.49 	sections 89.018, subdivision 2,
3.50 	paragraph (a); 97A.101; 97A.125;
3.51 	97C.001; and 97C.011.  The commissioner
3.52 	may similarly designate any lands
3.53 	acquired in less than fee title.  This
3.54 	appropriation is available until June
3.55 	30, 2008, at which time the project
3.56 	must be completed and final products
3.57 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
3.58 	specified in the work program.
3.59 	(b) Metropolitan Area Wildlife
3.60 	Corridors-Phase II                                    3,530,000
3.61 	$1,765,000 the first year and
3.62 	$1,765,000 the second year are from the
3.63 	trust fund to the commissioner of
3.64 	natural resources for the second
4.1 	biennium for acceleration of agency
4.2 	programs and cooperative agreements
4.3 	with the Trust for Public Land, Ducks
4.4 	Unlimited, Inc., Friends of the
4.5 	Mississippi River, Great River
4.6 	Greening, Minnesota Land Trust,
4.7 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
4.8 	Refuge Trust, Inc., Pheasants Forever,
4.9 	Inc., and Friends of the Minnesota
4.10 	Valley for the purposes of planning,
4.11 	improving, and protecting important
4.12 	natural areas in the metropolitan
4.13 	region, as defined by Minnesota
4.14 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision
4.15 	2, and portions of the surrounding
4.16 	counties, through grants, contracted
4.17 	services, conservation easements, and
4.18 	fee acquisition.  Land acquired with
4.19 	this appropriation must be sufficiently
4.20 	improved to meet at least minimum
4.21 	management standards as determined by
4.22 	the commissioner of natural resources.
4.23 	Expenditures are limited to the
4.24 	identified project areas as defined in
4.25 	the work program.  This appropriation
4.26 	may not be used for the purchase of
4.27 	residential structures, unless
4.28 	expressly approved in the work
4.29 	program.  Any land acquired in fee
4.30 	title by the commissioner of natural
4.31 	resources with money from this
4.32 	appropriation must be designated:  (1)
4.33 	as an outdoor recreation unit under
4.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or
4.35 	(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
4.36 	sections 89.018, subdivision 2,
4.37 	paragraph (a); 97A.101; 97A.125;
4.38 	97C.001; and 97C.011.  The commissioner
4.39 	may similarly designate any lands
4.40 	acquired in less than fee title.  This
4.41 	appropriation is available until June
4.42 	30, 2008, at which time the project
4.43 	must be completed and final products
4.44 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
4.45 	specified in the work program.
4.46 	(c) Development of Scientific and Natural Areas         134,000
4.47 	$67,000 the first year and $67,000 the
4.48 	second year are from the trust fund to
4.49 	the commissioner of natural resources
4.50 	to develop and enhance lands designated
4.51 	as scientific and natural areas.  This
4.52 	appropriation is available until June
4.53 	30, 2008, at which time the project
4.54 	must be completed and final products
4.55 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
4.56 	specified in the work program.
4.57 	(d) Prairie Stewardship of Private Lands                100,000
4.58 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
4.59 	second year are from the trust fund to
4.60 	the commissioner of natural resources
4.61 	to develop stewardship plans and
4.62 	implement prairie management on private
4.63 	prairie lands on a cost-share basis
4.64 	with private or federal funds.  This
4.65 	appropriation is available until June
4.66 	30, 2008, at which time the project
4.67 	must be completed and final products
5.1 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
5.2 	specified in the work program.
5.3 	(e) Local Initiative Grants-Conservation
5.4 	Partners and Environmental Partnerships                 500,000
5.5 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
5.6 	the second year are from the trust fund
5.7 	to the commissioner of natural
5.8 	resources to provide matching grants of
5.9 	up to $20,000 to local government and
5.10 	private organizations for enhancement,
5.11 	restoration, research, and education
5.12 	associated with natural habitat and
5.13 	environmental service projects.
5.14 	Subdivision 16 applies to grants
5.15 	awarded in the approved work program.
5.16 	This appropriation is available until
5.17 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
5.18 	project must be completed and final
5.19 	products delivered, unless an earlier
5.20 	date is specified in the work program.
5.21 	(f) Minnesota ReLeaf Community Forest
5.22 	Development and Protection                              500,000
5.23 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
5.24 	the second year are from the trust fund
5.25 	to the commissioner of natural
5.26 	resources for acceleration of the
5.27 	agency program and a cooperative
5.28 	agreement with Tree Trust to protect
5.29 	forest resources, develop
5.30 	inventory-based management plans, and
5.31 	provide matching grants to communities
5.32 	to plant native trees.  At least
5.33 	$390,000 of this appropriation must be
5.34 	used for grants to communities.  For
5.35 	the purposes of this paragraph, the
5.36 	match must be a nonstate contribution,
5.37 	but may be either cash or qualifying
5.38 	in-kind.  This appropriation is
5.39 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
5.40 	time the project must be completed and
5.41 	final projects delivered, unless an
5.42 	earlier date is specified in the work
5.43 	program.
5.44 	(g) Integrated and Pheromonal Control of
5.45 	Common Carp                                             550,000
5.46 	$275,000 the first year and $275,000
5.47 	the second year are from the trust fund
5.48 	to the University of Minnesota for the
5.49 	second biennium to research new options
5.50 	for controlling common carp.  This
5.51 	appropriation is available until June
5.52 	30, 2009, at which time the project
5.53 	must be completed and final products
5.54 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
5.55 	specified in the work program.
5.56 	(h) Biological Control of European Buckthorn
5.57 	and Garlic Mustard                                      200,000
5.58 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
5.59 	the second year are from the trust fund
5.60 	to the commissioner of natural
5.61 	resources to research potential insects
5.62 	for biological control of invasive
5.63 	European buckthorn species for the
6.1 	second biennium and to introduce and
6.2 	evaluate insects for biological control
6.3 	of garlic mustard.  This appropriation
6.4 	is available until June 30, 2008, at
6.5 	which time the project must be
6.6 	completed and final products delivered,
6.7 	unless an earlier date is specified in
6.8 	the work program.
6.9 	(i) Land Exchange Revolving Fund for
6.10 	Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties                    500,000
6.11 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
6.12 	the second year are from the trust fund
6.13 	to the commissioner of natural
6.14 	resources for an agreement with Aitkin
6.15 	County for a six-year revolving loan
6.16 	fund to improve public and private land
6.17 	ownership patterns, increase management
6.18 	efficiency, and protect critical
6.19 	habitat in Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing
6.20 	Counties.  By June 30, 2011, Aitkin
6.21 	County shall repay the $500,000 to the
6.22 	commissioner of finance for deposit in
6.23 	the environment and natural resources
6.24 	trust fund.
6.25 		Subd. 6.Recreation                   7,160,000      5,559,000
6.26 	Summary by Fund
6.27 	Trust Fund            5,560,000     5,559,000
6.28 	State Land and Water Conservation
6.29 	Account (LAWCON)      1,600,000       -0-
6.30 	(a) State Park and Recreation Area
6.31 	Land Acquisition                                      2,000,000
6.32 	$1,000,000 the first year and
6.33 	$1,000,000 the second year are from the
6.34 	trust fund to the commissioner of
6.35 	natural resources to acquire
6.36 	in-holdings for state park and
6.37 	recreation areas.  Land acquired with
6.38 	this appropriation must be sufficiently
6.39 	improved to meet at least minimum
6.40 	management standards as determined by
6.41 	the commissioner of natural resources.
6.42 	This appropriation is available until
6.43 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
6.44 	project must be completed and final
6.45 	products delivered, unless an earlier
6.46 	date is specified in the work program.
6.47 	(b) LAWCON Federal Reimbursements                     1,600,000
6.48 	$1,600,000 is from the State Land and
6.49 	Water Conservation Account (LAWCON) in
6.50 	the natural resources fund to the
6.51 	commissioner of natural resources for
6.52 	priorities established by the
6.53 	commissioner for eligible state
6.54 	projects and administrative and
6.55 	planning activities consistent with
6.56 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.14,
6.57 	and the federal Land and Water
6.58 	Conservation Fund Act.  Subdivision 16
6.59 	applies to grants awarded in the
6.60 	approved work program.  This
6.61 	appropriation is contingent upon
7.1 	receipt of the federal obligation and
7.2 	remains available until June 30, 2008,
7.3 	at which time the project must be
7.4 	completed and final products delivered,
7.5 	unless an earlier date is specified in
7.6 	the work program.
7.7 	(c) State Park and Recreation Area
7.8 	Revenue-Enhancing Development                           200,000
7.9 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
7.10 	the second year are from the trust fund
7.11 	to the commissioner of natural
7.12 	resources to enhance revenue generation
7.13 	in the state's park and recreation
7.14 	system.
7.15 	(d) Best Management Practices for Parks
7.16 	and Outdoor Recreation                                  200,000
7.17 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
7.18 	the second year are from the trust fund
7.19 	to the commissioner of natural
7.20 	resources for an agreement with the
7.21 	Minnesota Recreation and Park
7.22 	Association to develop and evaluate
7.23 	opportunities to more efficiently
7.24 	manage Minnesota's parks and outdoor
7.25 	recreation areas.
7.26 	(e) Metropolitan Regional Parks Acquisition,
7.27 	Rehabilitation, and Development                       2,000,000
7.28 	$1,000,000 the first year and
7.29 	$1,000,000 the second year are from the
7.30 	trust fund to the commissioner of
7.31 	natural resources for an agreement with
7.32 	the Metropolitan Council for subgrants
7.33 	for the acquisition, development, and
7.34 	rehabilitation in the metropolitan
7.35 	regional park system, consistent with
7.36 	the Metropolitan Council regional
7.37 	recreation open space capital
7.38 	improvement plan.  This appropriation
7.39 	may not be used for the purchase of
7.40 	residential structures, may be used to
7.41 	reimburse implementing agencies for
7.42 	acquisition as expressly approved in
7.43 	the work program, and must be matched
7.44 	by at least 40 percent of nonstate
7.45 	money.  Subdivision 16 applies to
7.46 	grants awarded in the approved work
7.47 	program.  This appropriation is
7.48 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
7.49 	time the project must be completed and
7.50 	final products delivered, unless an
7.51 	earlier date is specified in the work
7.52 	program.  If a project financed under
7.53 	this program receives a federal grant
7.54 	award, the availability of the
7.55 	financing from this paragraph for that
7.56 	project is extended to equal the period
7.57 	of the federal grant.
7.58 	(f) Gitchi-Gami State Trail                             500,000
7.59 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
7.60 	the second year are from the trust fund
7.61 	to the commissioner of natural
7.62 	resources, in cooperation with the
7.63 	Gitchi-Gami Trail Association, for the
8.1 	fourth biennium, to design and
8.2 	construct approximately two miles of
8.3 	Gitchi-Gami State Trail segments.  This
8.4 	appropriation is available until June
8.5 	30, 2008, at which time the project
8.6 	must be completed and final products
8.7 	delivered.  If this project receives a
8.8 	federal grant award, the availability
8.9 	of the financing from this paragraph
8.10 	for the project is extended to equal
8.11 	the period of the federal grant.
8.12 	(g) Casey Jones State Trail                           1,200,000
8.13 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000
8.14 	the second year are from the trust fund
8.15 	to the commissioner of natural
8.16 	resources in cooperation with the
8.17 	Friends of the Casey Jones Trail
8.18 	Association for land acquisition and
8.19 	development of the Casey Jones State
8.20 	Trail in southwest Minnesota.  This
8.21 	appropriation is available until June
8.22 	30, 2008, at which time the project
8.23 	must be completed and final products
8.24 	delivered.  If this project receives a
8.25 	federal grant award, the availability
8.26 	of the financing from this paragraph
8.27 	for the project is extended to equal
8.28 	the period of the federal grant.
8.29 	(h) Paul Bunyan State Trail Connection                  400,000
8.30 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000
8.31 	the second year are from the trust fund
8.32 	to the commissioner of natural
8.33 	resources to acquire land to connect
8.34 	the Paul Bunyan State Trail within the
8.35 	city of Bemidji.
8.36 	(i) Minnesota River Trail Planning                      200,000
8.37 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
8.38 	the second year are from the trust fund
8.39 	to the commissioner of natural
8.40 	resources for an agreement with the
8.41 	University of Minnesota to provide
8.42 	trail planning assistance to three
8.43 	communities along the Minnesota River
8.44 	State Trail.
8.45 	(j) Local Initiative Grants-Parks and Natural Areas   1,200,000
8.46 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000
8.47 	the second year are from the trust fund
8.48 	to the commissioner of natural
8.49 	resources to provide matching grants to
8.50 	local governments for acquisition and
8.51 	development of natural and scenic areas
8.52 	and local parks as provided in
8.53 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
8.54 	subdivisions 2 and 4a, and regional
8.55 	parks outside of the metropolitan
8.56 	area.  Grants may provide up to 50
8.57 	percent of the nonfederal share of the
8.58 	project cost, except nonmetropolitan
8.59 	regional park grants may provide up to
8.60 	60 percent of the nonfederal share of
8.61 	the project cost.  $500,000 of this
8.62 	appropriation is for land acquisition
8.63 	for a proposed county regional park on
9.1 	Kraemer Lake in Stearns County.  The
9.2 	commission will monitor the grants for
9.3 	approximate balance over extended
9.4 	periods of time between the
9.5 	metropolitan area, under Minnesota
9.6 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision
9.7 	2, and the nonmetropolitan area through
9.8 	work program oversight and periodic
9.9 	allocation decisions.  For the purposes
9.10 	of this paragraph, the match must be a
9.11 	nonstate contribution, but may be
9.12 	either cash or qualifying in-kind.
9.13 	Recipients may receive funding for more
9.14 	than one project in any given grant
9.15 	period.  Subdivision 16 applies to
9.16 	grants awarded in the approved work
9.17 	program.  This appropriation is
9.18 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
9.19 	time the project must be completed and
9.20 	final products delivered.
9.21 	(k) Regional Park Planning for Nonmetropolitan
9.22 	Urban Areas                                              86,000
9.23 	$43,000 the first year and $43,000 the
9.24 	second year are from the trust fund to
9.25 	the commissioner of natural resources
9.26 	for an agreement with the University of
9.27 	Minnesota to develop a plan for a
9.28 	system of regional recreation areas for
9.29 	major outstate urban complexes in
9.30 	Minnesota.
9.31 	(l) Local and Regional Trail Grant Initiative Program   700,000
9.32 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000
9.33 	the second year are from the trust fund
9.34 	to the commissioner of natural
9.35 	resources to provide matching grants to
9.36 	local units of government for the cost
9.37 	of acquisition, development,
9.38 	engineering services, and enhancement
9.39 	of existing and new trail facilities.
9.40 	Subdivision 16 applies to grants
9.41 	awarded in the approved work program.
9.42 	This appropriation is available until
9.43 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
9.44 	project must be completed and final
9.45 	products delivered, unless an earlier
9.46 	date is specified in the work program.
9.47 	In addition, if a project financed
9.48 	under this program receives a federal
9.49 	grant award, the availability of the
9.50 	financing from this paragraph for that
9.51 	project is extended to equal the period
9.52 	of the federal grant.
9.53 	(m) Mesabi Trail                                      1,000,000
9.54 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000
9.55 	the second year are from the trust fund
9.56 	to the commissioner of natural
9.57 	resources for an agreement with St.
9.58 	Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail
9.59 	Authority for the seventh biennium to
9.60 	acquire and develop segments for the
9.61 	Mesabi Trail.  This appropriation is
9.62 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
9.63 	time the project must be completed and
9.64 	final products delivered.  If this
9.65 	project receives a federal grant award,
10.1 	the availability of the financing from
10.2 	this paragraph for the project is
10.3 	extended to equal the period of the
10.4 	federal grant.
10.5 	(n) Cannon Valley Trail Belle Creek Bridge
10.6 	Replacement                                             300,000
10.7 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
10.8 	the second year are from the trust fund
10.9 	to the commissioner of natural
10.10 	resources for an agreement with the
10.11 	Cannon Valley Trail Joint Powers Board
10.12 	for bridge replacement of the Belle
10.13 	Creek Bridge on the Cannon Valley
10.14 	Trail.  This appropriation must be
10.15 	matched by at least $44,000 of nonstate
10.16 	money.
10.17 	(o) Arrowhead Regional Bike Trail Connections Plan       83,000
10.18 	$42,000 the first year and $41,000 the
10.19 	second year are from the trust fund to
10.20 	the commissioner of natural resources
10.21 	for an agreement with the Arrowhead
10.22 	Regional Development Commission to
10.23 	analyze the Arrowhead's major bike
10.24 	trails and plan new trail connections.
10.25 	(p) Land Acquisition, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum     650,000
10.26 	$325,000 the first year and $325,000
10.27 	the second year are from the trust fund
10.28 	to the University of Minnesota for an
10.29 	agreement with the University of
10.30 	Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
10.31 	Foundation for the sixth biennium to
10.32 	acquire land from willing sellers.
10.33 	This appropriation must be matched by
10.34 	an equal amount of nonstate money.
10.35 	This appropriation is available until
10.36 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
10.37 	project must be completed and final
10.38 	products delivered, unless an earlier
10.39 	date is specified in the work program.
10.40 	(q) Development and Rehabilitation of Minnesota
10.41 	Shooting Ranges                                         300,000
10.42 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
10.43 	the second year are from the trust fund
10.44 	to the commissioner of natural
10.45 	resources to provide technical
10.46 	assistance and matching grants to local
10.47 	communities and recreational shooting
10.48 	and archery clubs for the purpose of
10.49 	developing or rehabilitating shooting
10.50 	and archery facilities for public use.
10.51 	Recipient facilities must be open to
10.52 	the general public at reasonable times
10.53 	and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
10.54 	basis.  This appropriation is available
10.55 	until June 30, 2008, at which time the
10.56 	project must be completed and final
10.57 	products delivered, unless an earlier
10.58 	date is specified in the work program.
10.59 	(r) Birding Maps                                        100,000
10.60 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
10.61 	second year are from the trust fund to
11.1 	the commissioner of natural resources
11.2 	for an agreement with Audubon Minnesota
11.3 	to create a new birding trail guide for
11.4 	the North Shore/Arrowhead region and
11.5 	reprint and distribute guides for three
11.6 	existing birding trails.
11.7 		Subd. 7.Water Resources              3,027,000      3,000,000
11.8 	Summary by Fund
11.9 	Trust Fund            2,999,000     3,000,000
11.10 	Great Lakes Protection
11.11 	Account                                28,000
11.12 	(a) Local Water Management Matching Challenge Grants  1,000,000
11.13 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000
11.14 	the second year are from the trust fund
11.15 	to the Board of Water and Soil
11.16 	Resources to accelerate the local water
11.17 	management challenge grant program
11.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections
11.19 	103B.3361 to 103B.3369, through
11.20 	matching grants to implement high
11.21 	priority activities in state-approved
11.22 	comprehensive water management plans.
11.23 	For the purposes of this paragraph, the
11.24 	match must be a nonstate contribution,
11.25 	but may be either cash or qualifying
11.26 	in-kind.  The grants may be provided on
11.27 	an advance basis as specified in the
11.28 	work program.  This appropriation is
11.29 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
11.30 	time the project must be completed and
11.31 	final products delivered, unless an
11.32 	earlier date is specified in the work
11.33 	program.
11.34 	(b) Accelerating and Enhancing Surface Water
11.35 	Monitoring for Lakes and Streams                        600,000
11.36 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000
11.37 	the second year are from the trust fund
11.38 	to the commissioner of the Pollution
11.39 	Control Agency for acceleration of
11.40 	agency programs and cooperative
11.41 	agreements with the Minnesota Lakes
11.42 	Association, Rivers Council of
11.43 	Minnesota, and the University of
11.44 	Minnesota to accelerate monitoring
11.45 	efforts through assessments, citizen
11.46 	training, and implementation grants.
11.47 	This appropriation is available until
11.48 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
11.49 	project must be completed and final
11.50 	products delivered, unless an earlier
11.51 	date is specified in the work program.
11.52 	(c) Effects of Land Retirements on the
11.53 	Minnesota River                                         300,000
11.54 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
11.55 	the second year are from the trust fund
11.56 	to the Board of Water and Soil
11.57 	Resources for a cooperative agreement
11.58 	with the U.S. Geological Survey to
11.59 	evaluate effects of retired or
11.60 	set-aside agricultural lands on the
11.61 	water quality and aquatic habitat of
12.1 	streams in the Minnesota River Basin in
12.2 	order to enhance prioritization of
12.3 	future land retirements.  This
12.4 	appropriation must be matched by an
12.5 	equal amount of nonstate money.  This
12.6 	appropriation is available until June
12.7 	30, 2008, at which time the project
12.8 	must be completed and final products
12.9 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
12.10 	specified in the work program.
12.11 	(d) Recycling Treated Municipal Wastewater for
12.12 	Industrial Water Use                                    300,000
12.13 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
12.14 	the second year are from the trust fund
12.15 	to the commissioner of natural
12.16 	resources for an agreement with the
12.17 	Metropolitan Council to determine the
12.18 	feasibility of recycling treated
12.19 	municipal wastewater for industrial
12.20 	use, characterize industrial water
12.21 	demand and quality, and determine the
12.22 	costs to treat municipal wastewater to
12.23 	meet specific industrial needs.
12.24 	(e) Unwanted Hormone Therapy:  Protecting Water
12.25 	and Public Health                                       300,000
12.26 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
12.27 	the second year are from the trust fund
12.28 	to the University of Minnesota to
12.29 	determine where behavior-altering
12.30 	estrogenic compounds come from and how
12.31 	they are distributed in wastewater
12.32 	treatment plants.  This appropriation
12.33 	is available until June 30, 2008, at
12.34 	which time the project must be
12.35 	completed and final products delivered,
12.36 	unless an earlier date is specified in
12.37 	the work program.
12.38 	(f) Climate Change Impacts on Minnesota's
12.39 	Aquatic Resources                                       250,000
12.40 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000
12.41 	the second year are from the trust fund
12.42 	to the University of Minnesota, Natural
12.43 	Resources Research Institute, to
12.44 	quantify climate, hydrologic, and
12.45 	ecological variability and trends; and
12.46 	identify indicators of future climate
12.47 	change effects on aquatic systems.
12.48 	This appropriation is available until
12.49 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
12.50 	project must be completed and final
12.51 	products delivered, unless an earlier
12.52 	date is specified in the work program.
12.53 	(g) Green Roof Cost Share and Monitoring                350,000
12.54 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000
12.55 	the second year are from the trust fund
12.56 	to the commissioner of natural
12.57 	resources for an agreement with Ramsey
12.58 	Conservation District to install green,
12.59 	vegetated roofs on four commercial or
12.60 	industrial buildings in Roseville and
12.61 	Falcon Heights and to monitor their
12.62 	effectiveness for stormwater
12.63 	management, flood reduction, water
13.1 	quality, and energy efficiency.  The
13.2 	cost of the installations must be
13.3 	matched by at least 50 percent nonstate
13.4 	money.
13.5 	(h) Woodchip Biofilter Treatment of Feedlot Runoff      270,000
13.6 	$135,000 the first year and $135,000
13.7 	the second year are from the trust fund
13.8 	to the commissioner of natural
13.9 	resources for agreements with Stearns
13.10 	County Soil and Water Conservation
13.11 	District and the University of
13.12 	Minnesota to treat feedlot runoff with
13.13 	woodchip biofilters to remove
13.14 	pollutants and assess improvements to
13.15 	surface water quality.  This
13.16 	appropriation is available until June
13.17 	30, 2008, at which time the project
13.18 	must be completed and final products
13.19 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
13.20 	specified in the work program.
13.21 	(i) Improving Water Quality on the Central Sands        587,000
13.22 	$294,000 the first year and $293,000
13.23 	the second year are from the trust fund
13.24 	to the commissioner of natural
13.25 	resources for agreements with the
13.26 	University of Minnesota and the Central
13.27 	Lakes College Agricultural Center to
13.28 	reduce nitrate and phosphorus losses to
13.29 	groundwater and surface waters of sandy
13.30 	ecoregions through the development,
13.31 	promotion, and adoption of new farming
13.32 	and land management practices and
13.33 	techniques.  This appropriation is
13.34 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
13.35 	time the project must be completed and
13.36 	final products delivered, unless an
13.37 	earlier date is specified in the work
13.38 	program.
13.39 	(j) Improving Impaired Watersheds:  Conservation
13.40 	Drainage Research                                       300,000
13.41 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000
13.42 	the second year are from the trust fund
13.43 	to the commissioner of agriculture to
13.44 	analyze conservation drainage systems
13.45 	at University of Minnesota research and
13.46 	outreach centers for opportunities to
13.47 	retrofit drainage infrastructure with
13.48 	water quality improvement
13.49 	technologies.  This appropriation is
13.50 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
13.51 	time the project must be completed and
13.52 	final products delivered, unless an
13.53 	earlier date is specified in the work
13.54 	program.
13.55 	(k) Hydrology, Habitat, and Energy Potential
13.56 	of Mine Lakes                                           500,000
13.57 	$188,000 the first year and $211,000
13.58 	the second year are from the trust fund
13.59 	to the commissioner of natural
13.60 	resources for agency work and
13.61 	agreements with Architectural
13.62 	Resources, Inc., and Northeast
13.63 	Technical Services, Inc., for a
14.1 	coordinated effort of the Central Iron
14.2 	Range Initiative to establish ultimate
14.3 	mine water elevations, outflows, and
14.4 	quality; design optimum future mineland
14.5 	configurations for fish habitat and
14.6 	lakeshore development; and evaluate
14.7 	wind-pumped hydropower potential.
14.8 	$62,000 the first year and $39,000 the
14.9 	second year are from the trust fund to
14.10 	the Minnesota Geological Survey at the
14.11 	University of Minnesota to assess the
14.12 	geology and mine pit morphometry.
14.13 	(l) Hennepin County Beach Water Quality
14.14 	Monitoring Project                                      100,000
14.15 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
14.16 	second year are from the trust fund to
14.17 	the commissioner of natural resources
14.18 	for an agreement with Hennepin County
14.19 	to develop a predictive model for
14.20 	on-site determination of beach water
14.21 	quality to prevent outbreaks of
14.22 	waterborne illnesses and provide
14.23 	related water safety outreach to the
14.24 	public.
14.25 	(m) Southwest Minnesota Floodwater Retention Projects   500,000
14.26 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
14.27 	the second year are from the trust fund
14.28 	to the commissioner of natural
14.29 	resources for an agreement with Area II
14.30 	MN River Basin Projects, Inc., to
14.31 	acquire easements and construct four
14.32 	floodwater retention projects in the
14.33 	Minnesota River Basin to improve water
14.34 	quality and waterfowl habitat.
14.35 	(n) Upgrades to Blue Heron Research Vessel              295,000
14.36 	$28,000 is from the Great Lakes
14.37 	protection account in the first year
14.38 	and $133,000 the first year and
14.39 	$134,000 the second year are from the
14.40 	trust fund to the University of
14.41 	Minnesota, Large Lakes Observatory, to
14.42 	upgrade and overhaul the Blue Heron
14.43 	Research Vessel.
14.44 	(o) Bassett Creek Valley Channel Restoration            175,000
14.45 	$87,000 the first year and $88,000 the
14.46 	second year are from the trust fund to
14.47 	the commissioner of natural resources
14.48 	for an agreement with the city of
14.49 	Minneapolis for design and engineering
14.50 	activities for habitat restoration and
14.51 	water quality and channel improvements
14.52 	for Bassett Creek Valley.
14.53 	(p) Restoration of Indian Lake                          200,000
14.54 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
14.55 	the second year are from the trust fund
14.56 	to the commissioner of natural
14.57 	resources for agreements with MN
14.58 	Environmental Services and Bemidji
14.59 	State University to demonstrate the
14.60 	removal of excess nutrients from Indian
14.61 	Lake in Wright County.  This
15.1 	appropriation is contingent on all
15.2 	appropriate permits being obtained.
15.3 		Subd. 8.Land Use and Natural Resource
15.4 	Information                            1,000,000      1,000,000
15.5 	Summary by Fund
15.6 	Trust Fund            1,000,000     1,000,000
15.7 	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey                1,000,000
15.8 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000
15.9 	the second year are from the trust fund
15.10 	to the commissioner of natural
15.11 	resources for the tenth biennium to
15.12 	accelerate the survey that identifies
15.13 	significant natural areas and
15.14 	systematically collects and interprets
15.15 	data on the distribution and ecology of
15.16 	native plant communities, rare plants,
15.17 	and rare animals.
15.18 	(b) Soil Survey                                         500,000
15.19 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
15.20 	the second year are from the trust fund
15.21 	to the Board of Water and Soil
15.22 	Resources to accelerate digitizing of
15.23 	completed soil surveys for Web-based
15.24 	user application and for agreements
15.25 	with Pine and Crow Wing Counties to
15.26 	begin soil surveys.  The new soil
15.27 	surveys must be done on a cost-share
15.28 	basis with local and federal funds.
15.29 	This appropriation is available until
15.30 	June 30, 2008, at which time the
15.31 	project must be completed and final
15.32 	products delivered, unless an earlier
15.33 	date is specified in the work program.
15.34 	(c) Land Cover Mapping for Natural Resource Protection  250,000
15.35 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000
15.36 	the second year are from the trust fund
15.37 	to the commissioner of natural
15.38 	resources for an agreement with
15.39 	Hennepin County to develop GIS tools
15.40 	for prioritizing natural areas for
15.41 	protection and restoration and to
15.42 	update and complete land cover
15.43 	classification mapping.
15.44 	(d) Open Space Planning and Protection                  250,000
15.45 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000
15.46 	the second year are from the trust fund
15.47 	to the commissioner of natural
15.48 	resources for an agreement with Anoka
15.49 	Conservation District to protect open
15.50 	space by identifying high priority
15.51 	natural resource corridors through
15.52 	planning, conservation easements, and
15.53 	land dedication as part of development
15.54 	processes.
15.55 		Subd. 9.Agriculture and Natural
15.56 	Resource Industries                    1,342,000      1,341,000
15.57 	Summary by Fund
16.1 	Trust Fund            1,342,000     1,341,000
16.2 	(a) Completing Third-Party Certification
16.3 	of DNR Forest Lands                                     250,000
16.4 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000
16.5 	the second year are from the trust fund
16.6 	to the commissioner of natural
16.7 	resources for third-party assessment
16.8 	and certification of 4,470,000 acres of
16.9 	DNR-administered lands under forest
16.10 	sustainability standards established by
16.11 	two internationally recognized forest
16.12 	certification systems, the Forest
16.13 	Stewardship Council system, and the
16.14 	Sustainable Forestry Initiative system.
16.15 	(b) Third-Party Certification of Private Woodlands      376,000
16.16 	$188,000 the first year and $188,000
16.17 	the second year are from the trust fund
16.18 	to the University of Minnesota, Cloquet
16.19 	Forestry Center, to pilot a third-party
16.20 	certification assessment framework for
16.21 	nonindustrial private forest owners.
16.22 	(c) Sustainable Management of Private Forest Lands      874,000
16.23 	$437,000 the first year and $437,000
16.24 	the second year are from the trust fund
16.25 	to the commissioner of natural
16.26 	resources to develop stewardship plans
16.27 	for private forested lands, implement
16.28 	stewardship plans on a cost-share basis
16.29 	and for conservation easements matching
16.30 	federal funds.  This appropriation is
16.31 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
16.32 	time the project must be completed and
16.33 	final products delivered, unless an
16.34 	earlier date is specified in the work
16.35 	program.
16.36 	(d) Evaluating Riparian Timber Harvesting
16.37 	Guidelines:  Phase 2                                    333,000
16.38 	$167,000 the first year and $166,000
16.39 	the second year are from the trust fund
16.40 	to the University of Minnesota for a
16.41 	second biennium to assess the timber
16.42 	harvesting riparian management
16.43 	guidelines for postharvest impacts on
16.44 	terrestrial, aquatic, and wildlife
16.45 	habitat.  This appropriation is
16.46 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
16.47 	time the project must be completed and
16.48 	final products delivered, unless an
16.49 	earlier date is specified in the work
16.50 	program.
16.51 	(e) Third Crops for Water Quality-Phase 2                 500,000
16.52 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000
16.53 	the second year are from the trust fund
16.54 	to the commissioner of natural
16.55 	resources for cooperative agreements
16.56 	with Rural Advantage and the University
16.57 	of Minnesota to accelerate adoption of
16.58 	third crops to enhance water quality,
16.59 	diversify cropping systems, supply
16.60 	bioenergy, and provide wildlife habitat
16.61 	through demonstration, research, and
17.1 	education.  This appropriation is
17.2 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
17.3 	time the project must be completed and
17.4 	final products delivered, unless an
17.5 	earlier date is specified in the work
17.6 	program.
17.7 	(f) Bioconversion of Potato Waste into
17.8 	Marketable Biopolymers                                  350,000
17.9 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000
17.10 	the second year are from the trust fund
17.11 	to the commissioner of natural
17.12 	resources for an agreement with Bemidji
17.13 	State University to evaluate the
17.14 	bioconversion of potato waste into
17.15 	plant-based plastics.
17.16 		Subd. 10.Energy                      1,896,000      1,896,000
17.17 	Summary by Fund
17.18 	Trust Fund            1,896,000     1,896,000
17.19 	(a) Clean Energy Resource Teams and Community Wind
17.20 	Energy Rebate Programs                                  700,000
17.21 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000
17.22 	the second year are from the trust fund
17.23 	to the commissioner of commerce.
17.24 	$300,000 of this appropriation is to
17.25 	provide technical assistance to
17.26 	implement cost-effective conservation,
17.27 	energy efficiency, and renewable energy
17.28 	projects.  $400,000 of this
17.29 	appropriation is to assist two
17.30 	Minnesota communities in developing
17.31 	locally owned wind energy projects by
17.32 	offering financial assistance rebates.
17.33 	(b) Planning for Economic Development
17.34 	via Energy Independence                                 240,000
17.35 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000
17.36 	the second year are from the trust fund
17.37 	to the commissioner of natural
17.38 	resources for an agreement with the
17.39 	University of Minnesota-Duluth to
17.40 	evaluate the socioeconomic benefits of
17.41 	statewide and community renewable
17.42 	energy production and distribution by
17.43 	analyzing system installation,
17.44 	technical capabilities,
17.45 	cost-competitiveness, economic impacts,
17.46 	and policy incentives.
17.47 	(c) Manure Methane Digester Compatible Wastes
17.48 	and Electrical Generation                               100,000
17.49 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
17.50 	second year are from the trust fund to
17.51 	the commissioner of agriculture to
17.52 	research the potential for a centrally
17.53 	located, multifarm manure digester and
17.54 	the potential use of compatible waste
17.55 	streams with manure digesters.
17.56 	(d) Dairy Farm Digesters                                336,000
17.57 	$168,000 the first year and $168,000
17.58 	the second year are from the trust fund
18.1 	to the commissioner of natural
18.2 	resources for an agreement with the
18.3 	Minnesota Project for a pilot project
18.4 	to evaluate anaerobic digester
18.5 	technology on average size dairy farms
18.6 	of 50 to 300 cows.
18.7 	(e) Wind to Hydrogen Demonstration                      800,000
18.8 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000
18.9 	the second year are from the trust fund
18.10 	to the commissioner of natural
18.11 	resources for an agreement with the
18.12 	University of Minnesota, West Central
18.13 	Research and Outreach Center, to
18.14 	develop a model community-scale
18.15 	wind-to-hydrogen facility.
18.16 	(f) Natural Gas Production from
18.17 	Agricultural Biomass                                    100,000
18.18 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
18.19 	second year are from the trust fund to
18.20 	the commissioner of natural resources
18.21 	for an agreement with Sebesta Blomberg
18.22 	and Associates to demonstrate potential
18.23 	natural gas yield using anaerobic
18.24 	digestion of blends of chopped grasses
18.25 	or crop residue with hog manure and
18.26 	determine optimum operating conditions
18.27 	for conversion to natural gas.
18.28 	(g) Biomass-Derived Oils for Generating Electricity
18.29 	and Reducing Emissions                                  150,000
18.30 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
18.31 	second year are from the trust fund to
18.32 	the University of Minnesota to evaluate
18.33 	the environmental and performance
18.34 	benefits of using renewable
18.35 	biomass-derived oils, such as soybean
18.36 	oil, for generating electricity.
18.37 	(h) Phillips Biomass Community Energy System            900,000
18.38 	$450,000 the first year and $450,000
18.39 	the second year are from the trust fund
18.40 	to the commissioner of natural
18.41 	resources for an agreement with
18.42 	Phillips Community Energy Cooperative
18.43 	to assist in the distribution system
18.44 	equipment and construction costs for a
18.45 	biomass district energy system.  This
18.46 	appropriation is contingent on all
18.47 	appropriate permits being obtained and
18.48 	a signed commitment of financing for
18.49 	the biomass electrical generating
18.50 	facility being in place.
18.51 	(i) Laurentian Energy Authority Biomass Project         466,000
18.52 	$233,000 the first year and $233,000
18.53 	the second year are from the trust fund
18.54 	to the commissioner of natural
18.55 	resources for an agreement with
18.56 	Virginia Public Utility to lease land
18.57 	and plant approximately 1,000 acres of
18.58 	trees to support a proposed conversion
18.59 	to a biomass power plant.
18.60 		Subd. 11.Environmental Education       360,000        360,000
19.1 	Summary by Fund
19.2 	Trust Fund              360,000       360,000
19.3 	(a) Enhancing Civic Understanding of Groundwater        150,000
19.4 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
19.5 	second year are from the trust fund to
19.6 	the commissioner of natural resources
19.7 	for an agreement with the Science
19.8 	Museum of Minnesota to create
19.9 	groundwater exhibits and a statewide
19.10 	traveling groundwater classroom
19.11 	program.  This appropriation is
19.12 	available until June 30, 2008, at which
19.13 	time the project must be completed and
19.14 	final products delivered, unless an
19.15 	earlier date is specified in the work
19.16 	program.
19.17 	(b) Cedar Creek Natural History Area Interpretive
19.18 	Center and Restoration                                  400,000
19.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000
19.20 	the second year are from the trust fund
19.21 	to the commissioner of natural
19.22 	resources for an agreement with the
19.23 	University of Minnesota, Cedar Creek
19.24 	Natural History Area, to restore 400
19.25 	acres of savanna and prairie; construct
19.26 	a Science Interpretive Center to
19.27 	publicly demonstrate technologies for
19.28 	energy efficiency; and create
19.29 	interpretive trails.  This
19.30 	appropriation is available until June
19.31 	30, 2008, at which time the project
19.32 	must be completed and final products
19.33 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
19.34 	specified in the work program.
19.35 	(c) Environmental Problem-Solving Model
19.36 	for Twin Cities Schools                                  75,000
19.37 	$38,000 the first year and $37,000 the
19.38 	second year are from the trust fund to
19.39 	the commissioner of natural resources
19.40 	for an agreement with Eco Education to
19.41 	train high school students and teachers
19.42 	on environmental problem solving.
19.43 	(d) Tamarack Nature Center Exhibits                      95,000
19.44 	$47,000 the first year and $48,000 the
19.45 	second year are from the trust fund to
19.46 	the commissioner of natural resources
19.47 	for an agreement with Ramsey County
19.48 	Parks and Recreation Department to
19.49 	develop interactive ecological exhibits
19.50 	at Tamarack Nature Center.
19.51 		Subd. 12.Children's Environmental
19.52 	Health                                   100,000        100,000
19.53 	Summary by Fund
19.54 	Trust Fund              100,000       100,000
19.55 	Minnesota Children's Pesticide Exposure
19.56 	Reduction Initiative                                    200,000
19.57 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000
20.1 	the second year are appropriated to the
20.2 	commissioner of agriculture to reduce
20.3 	children's pesticide exposure through
20.4 	parent education on alternative pest
20.5 	control methods and safe pesticide use.
20.6 		Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
20.7 	(a) During the biennium ending June 30,
20.8 	2007, data collected by the projects
20.9 	funded under this section that have
20.10 	value for planning and management of
20.11 	natural resource, emergency
20.12 	preparedness, and infrastructure
20.13 	investments must conform to the
20.14 	enterprise information architecture
20.15 	developed by the Office of Technology.
20.16 	Spatial data must conform to geographic
20.17 	information system guidelines and
20.18 	standards outlined in that architecture
20.19 	and adopted by the Minnesota Geographic
20.20 	Data Clearinghouse at the Land
20.21 	Management Information Center.  A
20.22 	description of these data that adheres
20.23 	to Office of Technology geographic
20.24 	metadata standards must be submitted to
20.25 	the Land Management Information Center
20.26 	to be made available on-line through
20.27 	the clearinghouse, and the data
20.28 	themselves must be accessible and free
20.29 	to the public unless made private under
20.30 	the Data Practices Act, Minnesota
20.31 	Statutes, chapter 13.
20.32 	(b) To the extent practicable, summary
20.33 	data and results of projects funded
20.34 	under this section should be readily
20.35 	accessible on the Internet and
20.36 	identified as an environment and
20.37 	natural resources trust fund project.
20.38 	(c) As part of project expenditures,
20.39 	recipients of land acquisition
20.40 	appropriations must provide the
20.41 	information necessary to update public
20.42 	recreation information maps to the
20.43 	Department of Natural Resources in the
20.44 	form specified by the department.
20.45 		Subd. 14.Project Requirements
20.46 	It is a condition of acceptance of the
20.47 	appropriations in this section that any
20.48 	agency or entity receiving the
20.49 	appropriation must comply with
20.50 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and
20.51 	vegetation planted must be native to
20.52 	Minnesota and preferably of the local
20.53 	ecotype unless the work program
20.54 	approved by the commission expressly
20.55 	allows the planting of species that are
20.56 	not native to Minnesota.
20.57 		Subd. 15.Match Requirements
20.58 	Unless specifically authorized,
20.59 	appropriations in this section that
20.60 	must be matched and for which the match
20.61 	has not been committed by December 31,
20.62 	2005, are canceled, and in-kind
20.63 	contributions may not be counted as
21.1 	matching funds.
21.2 		Subd. 16.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures
21.3 	All agreements, grants, or contracts
21.4 	referred to in this section must be
21.5 	administered on a reimbursement basis
21.6 	unless otherwise provided in this
21.7 	section.  Notwithstanding Minnesota
21.8 	Statutes, section 16A.41, expenditures
21.9 	made on or after July 1, 2005, or the
21.10 	date the work program is approved,
21.11 	whichever is later, are eligible for
21.12 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided
21.13 	in this section.  Payment must be made
21.14 	upon receiving documentation that
21.15 	project-eligible, reimbursable dollar
21.16 	amounts have been expended, except that
21.17 	reasonable amounts may be advanced to
21.18 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs
21.19 	or match federal funds.  The advances
21.20 	must be approved as part of the work
21.21 	program.  No expenditures for capital
21.22 	equipment are allowed unless expressly
21.23 	authorized in the project work program.
21.24 		Subd. 17.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials
21.25 	A political subdivision, public or
21.26 	private corporation, or other entity
21.27 	that receives an appropriation in this
21.28 	section must use the appropriation in
21.29 	compliance with Minnesota Statutes,
21.30 	sections 16B.121 and 16B.122, requiring
21.31 	the purchase of recycled, repairable,
21.32 	and durable materials; the purchase of
21.33 	uncoated paper stock; and the use of
21.34 	soy-based ink, the same as if it were a
21.35 	state agency.
21.36 		Subd. 18.Energy Conservation
21.37 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is
21.38 	made in this section for a capital
21.39 	improvement project shall ensure that
21.40 	the project complies with the
21.41 	applicable energy conservation
21.42 	standards contained in law, including
21.43 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19
21.44 	and 216C.20, and rules adopted
21.45 	thereunder.  The recipient may use the
21.46 	energy planning, advocacy, and state
21.47 	energy office units of the Department
21.48 	of Commerce to obtain information and
21.49 	technical assistance on energy
21.50 	conservation and alternative energy
21.51 	development relating to the planning
21.52 	and construction of the capital
21.53 	improvement project.
21.54 		Subd. 19.Accessibility
21.55 	Structural and nonstructural facilities
21.56 	must meet the design standards in the
21.57 	Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
21.58 	accessibility guidelines.

21.59 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.05,
21.60 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.1 		Subd. 2.Duties.  (a) The commission shall recommend a
22.2 	budget plan for expenditures from the environment and natural
22.3 	resources trust fund and shall adopt a strategic plan as
22.4 	provided in section 116P.08.
22.5 	(b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the
22.6 	legislature from the state land and water conservation account
22.7 	in the natural resources fund.
22.8 	(c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations
22.9 	made from the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust
22.10 	fund, and oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision
22.11 	2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must
22.12 	submit a work program and semiannual progress reports in the
22.13 	form determined by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota
22.14 	Resources, and comply with applicable reporting requirements
22.15 	under section 116P.16.  None of the money provided may be spent
22.16 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program.
22.17 	(d) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08
22.18 	must also review, comment, and report to the commission on
22.19 	research proposals applying for an appropriation from the oil
22.20 	overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
22.21 	(e) The commission may adopt operating procedures to
22.22 	fulfill its duties under chapter 116P.
22.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for interests
22.24 	in land acquired after June 30, 2005.

22.25 	Sec. 4. [116P.16] REAL PROPERTY INTEREST REPORT.
22.26 	By December 1 each year, a recipient of an appropriation
22.27 	from the trust fund, that is used for the acquisition of an
22.28 	interest in real property, must submit annual reports on the
22.29 	status of the real property to the Legislative Commission on
22.30 	Minnesota Resources in a form determined by the commission.  The
22.31 	responsibility for reporting under this section may be
22.32 	transferred by the recipient of the appropriation to another
22.33 	person who holds the interest in the real property.  To complete
22.34 	the transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of the
22.35 	appropriation must:
22.36 	(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is
23.1 	transferred of that person's reporting responsibility;
23.2 	(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is
23.3 	transferred of the property restrictions under section 116P.15;
23.4 	and 
23.5 	(3) provide written notice to the commission of the
23.6 	transfer of reporting responsibility, including contact
23.7 	information for the person to whom the responsibility is
23.8 	transferred.
23.9 	After the transfer, the person who holds the interest in the
23.10 	real property is responsible for reporting requirements under
23.11 	this section.

23.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for interests
23.13 	in land acquired after June 30, 2005.

23.14 	Sec. 5. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9,
23.15 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
23.16 		Subd. 6.Recreation                   7,622,000      5,870,000
23.17 	Summary by Fund
23.18 	Trust Fund            5,622,000     5,870,000
23.19 	State Land and Conservation
23.20 	Account (LAWCON)      2,000,000
23.21 	(a) State Park and Recreation Area Land
23.22 	Acquisition
23.23 	$750,000 the first year and $750,000
23.24 	the second year are from the trust fund
23.25 	to the commissioner of natural
23.26 	resources to acquire in-holdings for
23.27 	state park and recreation areas.  Land
23.28 	acquired with this appropriation must
23.29 	be sufficiently improved to meet at
23.30 	least minimum management standards as
23.31 	determined by the commissioner of
23.32 	natural resources.  This appropriation
23.33 	is available until June 30, 2006, at
23.34 	which time the project must be
23.35 	completed and final products delivered,
23.36 	unless an earlier date is specified in
23.37 	the work program.
23.38 	(b) LAWCON Federal Reimbursements
23.39 	$2,000,000 is from the state land and
23.40 	water conservation account (LAWCON) in
23.41 	the natural resources fund to the
23.42 	commissioner of natural resources for
23.43 	eligible state projects and
23.44 	administrative and planning activities
23.45 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
23.46 	section 116P.14, and the federal Land
23.47 	and Water Conservation Fund Act.  This
23.48 	appropriation is contingent upon
23.49 	receipt of the federal obligation and
24.1 	remains available until June 30, 2006,
24.2 	at which time the project must be
24.3 	completed and final products delivered,
24.4 	unless an earlier date is specified in
24.5 	the work program.
24.6 	(c) Local Initiative Grants-Parks and
24.7 	Natural Areas
24.8 	$1,290,000 the first year and
24.9 	$1,289,000 the second year are from the
24.10 	trust fund to the commissioner of
24.11 	natural resources for matching grants
24.12 	to local governments for acquisition
24.13 	and development of natural and scenic
24.14 	areas and local parks as provided in
24.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
24.16 	subdivisions 2 and 4a, and regional
24.17 	parks outside of the metropolitan
24.18 	area.  Grants may provide up to 50
24.19 	percent of the nonfederal share of the
24.20 	project cost, except nonmetropolitan
24.21 	regional park grants may provide up to
24.22 	60 percent of the nonfederal share of
24.23 	the project cost.  The commission will
24.24 	monitor the grants for approximate
24.25 	balance over extended periods of time
24.26 	between the metropolitan area, under
24.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
24.28 	subdivision 2, and the nonmetropolitan
24.29 	area through work program oversight and
24.30 	periodic allocation decisions.  For the
24.31 	purposes of this paragraph, the match
24.32 	must be a nonstate contribution, but
24.33 	may be either cash or qualifying
24.34 	in-kind.  Recipients may receive
24.35 	funding for more than one project in
24.36 	any given grant period.  This
24.37 	appropriation is available until June
24.38 	30, 2006, at which time the project
24.39 	must be completed and final products
24.40 	delivered.
24.41 	(d) Metropolitan Regional Parks
24.42 	Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and
24.43 	Development
24.44 	$1,670,000 the first year and
24.45 	$1,669,000 the second year are from the
24.46 	trust fund to the commissioner of
24.47 	natural resources for an agreement with
24.48 	the metropolitan council for subgrants
24.49 	for the acquisition, development, and
24.50 	rehabilitation in the metropolitan
24.51 	regional park system, consistent with
24.52 	the metropolitan council regional
24.53 	recreation open space capital
24.54 	improvement plan.  This appropriation
24.55 	may not be used for the purchase of
24.56 	residential structures.  This
24.57 	appropriation may be used to reimburse
24.58 	implementing agencies for acquisition
24.59 	of nonresidential property as expressly
24.60 	approved in the work program.  This
24.61 	appropriation is available until June
24.62 	30, 2006, at which time the project
24.63 	must be completed and final products
24.64 	delivered, unless an earlier date is
24.65 	specified in the work program.  In
24.66 	addition, if a project financed under
24.67 	this program receives a federal grant,
25.1 	the availability of the financing from
25.2 	this paragraph for that project is
25.3 	extended to equal the period of the
25.4 	federal grant.
25.5 	(e) Local and Regional Trail Grant
25.6 	Initiative Program
25.7 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000
25.8 	the second year are from the trust fund
25.9 	to the commissioner of natural
25.10 	resources to provide matching grants to
25.11 	local units of government for the cost
25.12 	of acquisition, development,
25.13 	engineering services, and enhancement
25.14 	of existing and new trail facilities.
25.15 	This appropriation is available until
25.16 	June 30, 2006, at which time the
25.17 	project must be completed and final
25.18 	products delivered, unless an earlier
25.19 	date is specified in the work program.
25.20 	In addition, if a project financed
25.21 	under this program receives a federal
25.22 	grant, the availability of the
25.23 	financing from this paragraph for that
25.24 	project is extended to equal the period
25.25 	of the federal grant.
25.26 	(f) Gitchi-Gami State Trail
25.27 	$650,000 the first year and $650,000
25.28 	the second year are from the trust fund
25.29 	to the commissioner of natural
25.30 	resources, in cooperation with the
25.31 	Gitchi-Gami Trail Association, for the
25.32 	third biennium, to design and construct
25.33 	approximately five miles of Gitchi-Gami
25.34 	state trail segments.  This
25.35 	appropriation must be matched by at
25.36 	least $400,000 of nonstate money.  The
25.37 	availability of the financing from this
25.38 	paragraph is extended to equal the
25.39 	period of any federal money received.
25.40 	(g) Water Recreation:  Boat Access,
25.41 	Fishing Piers, and Shore-fishing
25.42 	$450,000 the first year and $700,000
25.43 	the second year are from the trust fund
25.44 	to the commissioner of natural
25.45 	resources to acquire and develop public
25.46 	water access sites statewide, construct
25.47 	shore-fishing and pier sites, and
25.48 	restore shorelands at public accesses.
25.49 	This appropriation is available until
25.50 	June 30, 2006, at which time the
25.51 	project must be completed and final
25.52 	products delivered, unless an earlier
25.53 	date is specified in the work program.
25.54 	(h) Mesabi Trail
25.55 	$190,000 the first year and $190,000
25.56 	the second year are from the trust fund
25.57 	to the commissioner of natural
25.58 	resources for an agreement with St.
25.59 	Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail
25.60 	Authority for the sixth biennium to
25.61 	acquire and develop segments of the
25.62 	Mesabi trail.  If a federal grant is
25.63 	received, the availability of the
26.1 	financing from this paragraph is
26.2 	extended to equal the period of the
26.3 	federal grant.
26.4 	(i) Linking Communities Design,
26.5 	Technology, and DNR Trail Resources
26.6 	$92,000 the first year and $92,000 the
26.7 	second year are from the trust fund to
26.8 	the commissioner of natural resources
26.9 	for an agreement with the University of
26.10 	Minnesota to provide designs for up to
26.11 	three state trails incorporating
26.12 	recreation, natural, and cultural
26.13 	features.
26.14 	(j) Ft. Ridgley Historic Site
26.15 	Interpretive Trail
26.16 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
26.17 	second year are from the trust fund to
26.18 	the Minnesota historical society to
26.19 	construct a trail through the original
26.20 	fort site and install interpretive
26.21 	markers.  This appropriation is
26.22 	available until June 30, 2006, at which
26.23 	time the project must be completed and
26.24 	final products delivered, unless an
26.25 	earlier date is specified in the work
26.26 	program.
26.27 	(k) Development and Rehabilitation of
26.28 	Minnesota Shooting Ranges
26.29 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000
26.30 	the second year are from the trust fund
26.31 	to the commissioner of natural
26.32 	resources to provide technical
26.33 	assistance and matching cost-share
26.34 	grants to local recreational shooting
26.35 	and archery clubs for the purpose of
26.36 	developing or rehabilitating shooting
26.37 	and archery facilities for public use.
26.38 	Recipient facilities must be open to
26.39 	the general public at reasonable times
26.40 	and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
26.41 	basis.  This appropriation is available
26.42 	until June 30, 2006, at which time the
26.43 	project must be completed and final
26.44 	products delivered, unless an earlier
26.45 	date is specified in the work program.
26.46 	(l) Land Acquisition, Minnesota
26.47 	Landscape Arboretum
26.48 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000
26.49 	the second year are from the trust fund
26.50 	to the University of Minnesota for an
26.51 	agreement with the University of
26.52 	Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
26.53 	Foundation for the fifth biennium to
26.54 	acquire in-holdings within the
26.55 	arboretum's boundary land from willing
26.56 	sellers.  This appropriation must be
26.57 	matched by an equal amount of nonstate
26.58 	money.  This appropriation is available
26.59 	until June 30, 2006, at which time the
26.60 	project must be completed and final
26.61 	products delivered, unless an earlier
26.62 	date is specified in the work program.