Appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for an agreement with Eco education to train high school students and teachers on environmental problem solving, to the science museum to create groundwater exhibits and a statewide traveling groundwater classroom program, to the commissioner of commerce for an agreement with the Phillips community energy cooperative to assist in the distribution system equipment and construction costs of a biomass district energy system, for an agreement with the Virginia public utility to lease land and plant tree to support a proposed conversion to a biomass power plant, for an agreement with the university of Minnesota Duluth to evaluate the socioeconomic benefits of statewide and community renewable energy production and distribution, to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for an agreement with Hennepin county to develop geographic information system tools for prioritizing natural areas for protection and restoration, to the university of Minnesota for the large lakes observatory to upgrade and overhaul the Blue Heron research vessel, to the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for an agreement with Ramsey conservation district to install green, vegetated roofs on a certain number of commercial or industrial buildings in Roseville and Falcon Heights, to the university of Minnesota for the natural resources institute and to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for an agreement with Aitkin county for a revolving loan fund to improve public and private land ownership patterns and protect critical habitat in Aitkin, Cass and Crow Wing counties
(ra)