1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and 
1.3 	natural resources; modifying meeting requirements of the Legislative-Citizen 
1.4 	Commission on Minnesota Resources;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.5 	section 116P.08, subdivision 5.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.9 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general 
1.10 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
1.11 	purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations 
1.12 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, 
1.13 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. 
1.14 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
1.15 	June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19					2008
		2009

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	23,366,000
	$
	-0-

1.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.23		2008
	2009
	
2.1
2.2
2.3	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust
	22,866,000
	-0-
	
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7	State Land and 
Water Conservation 
Account 
(LAWCON)
	500,000
	-0-
	
2.8 	Appropriations are available for either year 
2.9 	of the biennium. Any unencumbered balance 
2.10 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
2.11 	and is available for the second year of the 
2.12 	biennium.

2.13	Subd. 2.Definitions
 					
2.14 	(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.15 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.16 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.17 	116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.18 	(b) "State land and water conservation 
2.19 	account (LAWCON)" means the state land 
2.20 	and water conservation account in the natural 
2.21 	resources fund referred to in Minnesota 
2.22 	Statutes, section 116P.14.

2.23	Subd. 3.LCCMR and Contract Administration
 		1,318,000
		-0-

2.24
2.25	(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
Resources (LCCMR)
					
2.26 	$1,278,000 is from the trust fund for fiscal 
2.27 	years 2008 and 2009 and is for administration 
2.28 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.29 	116P.09, subdivision 5.
2.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.31 	16A.281, the availability of up to $50,000 of 
2.32 	the appropriation from Laws 2006, chapter 
2.33 	243, section 19, is extended to June 30, 2008, 
2.34 	for communications outreach.

2.35	(b) Contract Administration 
					
3.1 	$40,000 is from the trust fund to the 
3.2 	commissioner of natural resources to 
3.3 	complete contract management for duties 
3.4 	assigned in Laws 2005, First Special Session 
3.5 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
3.6 	3, paragraph (b), and additional duties as 
3.7 	assigned in this section.

3.8	Subd. 4.Land
 		14,835,000
		-0-

3.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.10
3.11
3.12	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust 
	14,335,000
	-0-
	
3.13	LAWCON
	500,000
	-0-

3.14	(a) Forest Legacy Conservation Easements
					
3.15 	$2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the 
3.16 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
3.17 	permanent working forest conservation 
3.18 	easements on private forests in northern 
3.19 	Minnesota, the Mississippi blufflands, and 
3.20 	other areas identified through the state forest 
3.21 	legacy program. Priority must be given to 
3.22 	acquiring easements on private lands within 
3.23 	existing Minnesota state forest boundaries. 
3.24 	Any easements acquired must have a 
3.25 	sustainable forestry practice management 
3.26 	plan. Land subject to easements acquired 
3.27 	under this appropriation may not be enrolled 
3.28 	in the sustainable forest management 
3.29 	incentive program under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.30 	chapter 290C. The commissioner must 
3.31 	report to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
3.32 	on Minnesota Resources with proposed 
3.33 	minimum standards for forest conservation 
3.34 	easements by June 1, 2007. The commission 
3.35 	shall consider the proposed standards as 
3.36 	part of the work program approval by June 
4.1 	30, 2007. No funds shall be expended until 
4.2 	the commission has reviewed and approved 
4.3 	minimum standards for forest conservation 
4.4 	easements funded by the trust fund.

4.5
4.6	(b) Minnesota Habitat Corridors Partnership - 
Phase IV 
					
4.7 	$4,200,000 is from the trust fund to the 
4.8 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.9 	acceleration of agency programs and 
4.10 	cooperative agreements with Pheasants 
4.11 	Forever; Minnesota Deer Hunters 
4.12 	Association; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; National 
4.13 	Wild Turkey Federation; The Nature 
4.14 	Conservancy; Minnesota Land Trust; The 
4.15 	Trust for Public Land; Minnesota Valley 
4.16 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; United 
4.17 	States Fish and Wildlife Service; Red Lake 
4.18 	Band of Chippewa; Leech Lake Band of 
4.19 	Chippewa; Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa; 
4.20 	USDA-Natural Resources Conservation 
4.21 	Service; and the Board of Water and Soil 
4.22 	Resources to plan, restore, and acquire 
4.23 	fragmented landscape corridors that connect 
4.24 	areas of quality habitat to sustain fish, 
4.25 	wildlife, and plants. Expenditures are limited 
4.26 	to the project corridor areas as defined in 
4.27 	the work program. Land acquired with this 
4.28 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
4.29 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
4.30 	management standards as determined by 
4.31 	the commissioner. This appropriation may 
4.32 	not be used for the purchase of residential 
4.33 	structures, unless expressly approved in the 
4.34 	work program. All conservation easements 
4.35 	must be perpetual and have a natural resource 
4.36 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
5.1 	title by the commissioner with money from 
5.2 	this appropriation must be designated:
5.3 	(1) as an outdoor recreation unit under 
5.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or
5.5 	(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
5.6 	sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); 
5.7 	97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. 
5.8 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
5.9 	any lands acquired in less than fee title.

5.10	(c) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase III 
					
5.11 	$2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the 
5.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.13 	acceleration of agency programs and 
5.14 	cooperative agreements with The Trust for 
5.15 	Public Land; Friends of the Mississippi 
5.16 	River; Great River Greening; Minnesota 
5.17 	Land Trust; Minnesota Valley National 
5.18 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; Trout Unlimited; 
5.19 	and Friends of the Minnesota Valley for 
5.20 	the purposes of planning, restoring, and 
5.21 	protecting important natural areas in the 
5.22 	metropolitan region, as defined by Minnesota 
5.23 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, 
5.24 	and portions of the surrounding counties, 
5.25 	through grants, contracted services, 
5.26 	conservation easements, and fee acquisition. 
5.27 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
5.28 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
5.29 	least minimum management standards 
5.30 	as determined by the commissioner. 
5.31 	Expenditures are limited to the identified 
5.32 	project corridor areas as defined in the work 
5.33 	program. This appropriation may not be used 
5.34 	for the purchase of residential structures, 
5.35 	unless expressly approved in the work 
6.1 	program. All conservation easements must 
6.2 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
6.3 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
6.4 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
6.5 	with money from this appropriation must be 
6.6 	designated:
6.7 	(1) as an outdoor recreation unit under 
6.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or
6.9 	(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.10 	sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); 
6.11 	97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. 
6.12 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
6.13 	any lands acquired in less than fee title.

6.14
6.15	(d) Prairie Stewardship Assistance for Private 
Landowners
					
6.16 	$220,000 is from the trust fund to the 
6.17 	commissioner of natural resources to develop 
6.18 	stewardship plans and implement prairie 
6.19 	management on private prairie lands on a 
6.20 	cost-share basis with private or federal funds.

6.21	(e) State Park and Trail Land Acquisition
					
6.22 	$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the 
6.23 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
6.24 	land for state trails and in-holdings for state 
6.25 	parks. Land acquired with this appropriation 
6.26 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
6.27 	least minimum management standards as 
6.28 	determined by the commissioner.

6.29
6.30	(f) Metropolitan Regional Park System Land 
Acquisition
					
6.31 	$2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the 
6.32 	Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the 
6.33 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
6.34 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
6.35 	park system. This appropriation may not 
7.1 	be used for the purchase of residential 
7.2 	structures. Subdivision 12 applies to grants 
7.3 	awarded in the approved work program. This 
7.4 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
7.5 	40 percent of nonstate money and must be 
7.6 	committed by December 31, 2007, or the 
7.7 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation 
7.8 	is available until June 30, 2010, at which 
7.9 	time the project must be completed and final 
7.10 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
7.11 	specified in the work program.

7.12
7.13	(g) Nonmetropolitan Regional Parks and Natural 
and Scenic Area Acquisitions
					
7.14 	$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the 
7.15 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
7.16 	matching grants to local governments for 
7.17 	acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as 
7.18 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.19 	85.019, subdivision 4a, and regional parks 
7.20 	outside of the metropolitan area, as defined 
7.21 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
7.22 	subdivision 2. The local match required for 
7.23 	a grant to acquire a regional park or regional 
7.24 	outdoor recreation area is $2 of nonstate 
7.25 	money for each $3 of state money. For the 
7.26 	purposes of this paragraph, the match may 
7.27 	be either cash or a qualifying land donation. 
7.28 	Recipients may receive funding for more 
7.29 	than one project in any given grant period. 
7.30 	Subdivision 12 applies to grants awarded in 
7.31 	the approved work program.

7.32	(h) LAWCON Federal Reimbursements
					
7.33 	$500,000 is from the state land and water 
7.34 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
7.35 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
8.1 	natural resources for priorities established by 
8.2 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
8.3 	and administrative and planning activities 
8.4 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.5 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
8.6 	Conservation Fund Act. Subdivision 12 
8.7 	applies to grants awarded in the approved 
8.8 	work program. This appropriation is 
8.9 	contingent upon receipt of the federal 
8.10 	obligation and remains available until June 
8.11 	30, 2010, at which time the project must 
8.12 	be completed and final products delivered, 
8.13 	unless an earlier date is specified in the work 
8.14 	program.

8.15
8.16	(i) Biological Control of European Buckthorn and 
Garlic Mustard
					
8.17 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
8.18 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.19 	research potential insects for biological 
8.20 	control of invasive European buckthorn 
8.21 	species for the third biennium and to 
8.22 	introduce and evaluate insects for biological 
8.23 	control of garlic mustard for the second 
8.24 	biennium. This appropriation is available 
8.25 	until June 30, 2010, at which time the 
8.26 	project must be completed and final products 
8.27 	delivered, unless an earlier date is specified 
8.28 	in the work program.

8.29
8.30	(j) Neutralization of Reed Canary Grass Root 
Exudates
					
8.31 	$115,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota 
8.32 	State University, Mankato, to assess 
8.33 	plant-soil feedback contribution to the 
8.34 	invasiveness of reed canary grass through 
8.35 	identification and neutralization of inhibitory 
8.36 	root exudates.

9.1	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		5,051,000
		-0-

9.2
9.3	(a) Local Water Management Matching Challenge 
Grants
					
9.4 	$350,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
9.5 	of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate 
9.6 	the local water management challenge 
9.7 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.8 	sections 103B.3361 to 103B.3369, through 
9.9 	matching grants to implement high priority 
9.10 	activities in state-approved comprehensive 
9.11 	water management plans. For the purposes 
9.12 	of this paragraph, the match must be a 
9.13 	nonstate contribution and may be either cash 
9.14 	or qualifying in-kind. The grants may be 
9.15 	provided on an advance basis as specified 
9.16 	in the work program. This appropriation 
9.17 	is available until June 30, 2010, at which 
9.18 	time the project must be completed and final 
9.19 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
9.20 	specified in the work program.

9.21
9.22	(b) Protection of Rare and Unique Rock Outcrop 
Wetlands
					
9.23 	$563,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
9.24 	of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation 
9.25 	with Renville and Redwood Soil and 
9.26 	Water Conservation Districts for perpetual 
9.27 	easements of unique wetland and riparian 
9.28 	habitats associated with rock outcrops in the 
9.29 	Minnesota River Valley.

9.30
9.31	(c) Land Retirement Effects on Minnesota River 
Basin Streams
					
9.32 	$275,000 is from the trust fund for the 
9.33 	second biennium to the Board of Water and 
9.34 	Soil Resources for a cooperative agreement 
9.35 	with the United States Geological Survey to 
10.1 	define the relation between land retirement 
10.2 	and water quality and biological integrity in 
10.3 	Minnesota River subbasins and to determine 
10.4 	if nutrient transport reductions improve 
10.5 	habitat and biodiversity in order to enhance 
10.6 	prioritization of future land retirements. 
10.7 	This appropriation must be matched by an 
10.8 	equal amount of nonstate money and must 
10.9 	be committed by December 31, 2007, or the 
10.10 	appropriation cancels.

10.11
10.12	(d) Demonstrating Benefits of Conservation 
Grasslands on Water Quality
					
10.13 	$374,000 is from the trust fund to the 
10.14 	Science Museum of Minnesota to assess the 
10.15 	long-term benefits of conservation grasslands 
10.16 	in reducing sediment and nutrient loads 
10.17 	through quantitative lake sediment analysis 
10.18 	in small watersheds with different grassland 
10.19 	acreages. This appropriation is available 
10.20 	until June 30, 2010, at which time the 
10.21 	project must be completed and final products 
10.22 	delivered, unless an earlier date is specified 
10.23 	in the work program.

10.24
10.25	(e) Improved River Quality Monitoring Using 
Airborne Remote Sensing
					
10.26 	$159,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota 
10.27 	State University, Mankato, to monitor river 
10.28 	water quality and riparian habitat through 
10.29 	airborne dynamic hyperspectral remote 
10.30 	sensing on the Blue Earth River.

10.31
10.32	(f) Evaluating Riparian Timber Harvesting 
Guidelines - Phase III
					
10.33 	$400,000 is from the trust fund to the 
10.34 	University of Minnesota to assess the timber 
10.35 	harvesting riparian management guidelines 
11.1 	for postharvest impacts on terrestrial, aquatic, 
11.2 	and wildlife habitats.

11.3
11.4	(g) Innovative Springshed Mapping for Trout 
Stream Management
					
11.5 	$270,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.6 	University of Minnesota to identify and 
11.7 	delineate supply areas and springsheds, for 
11.8 	springs serving as coldwater sources for 
11.9 	modern and historic trout streams, and to 
11.10 	assess the impacts from development and 
11.11 	groundwater appropriations.

11.12
11.13	(h) Intra-lake Zoning to Protect Sensitive 
Lakeshore Areas
					
11.14 	$110,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.15 	commissioner of natural resources in 
11.16 	cooperation with Cass County to identify 
11.17 	sensitive shorelines of the highest priority 
11.18 	lakes to protect water quality and near-shore 
11.19 	habitat through improved shoreland zoning 
11.20 	by Cass County.

11.21	(i) Water Resource Sustainability
					
11.22 	$292,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.23 	University of Minnesota to quantify 
11.24 	sustainable supplies of surface and 
11.25 	groundwater by integrating surface water, 
11.26 	vadose zone, and groundwater systems into 
11.27 	defined hydrologic units.

11.28	(j) County Geologic Atlas Program Acceleration
					
11.29 	$400,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.30 	University of Minnesota, Minnesota 
11.31 	Geologic Survey, to accelerate the production 
11.32 	of county geologic atlases that describe 
11.33 	location, size, boundaries, and vulnerability 
11.34 	of aquifers to enhance the protection and use 
11.35 	of groundwater.

12.1
12.2	(k) Minnesota's Water Resources: Impacts of 
Climate Change - Phase II
					
12.3 	$300,000 is from the trust fund for the second 
12.4 	biennium to the University of Minnesota, 
12.5 	Natural Resources Research Institute, to 
12.6 	quantify climate, hydrologic, and ecological 
12.7 	variability and trends, along with economic 
12.8 	impacts of environmental fluctuation on 
12.9 	water resources, and to identify indicators 
12.10 	of future climate change effects on aquatic 
12.11 	systems. This appropriation is available until 
12.12 	June 30, 2010, at which time the project must 
12.13 	be completed and final products delivered, 
12.14 	unless an earlier date is specified in the work 
12.15 	program.

12.16	(l) Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Pollution
					
12.17 	$302,000 is from the trust fund to 
12.18 	the University of Minnesota to 
12.19 	develop technologies that eliminate 
12.20 	antibiotic-resistant bacteria, hormones, 
12.21 	and other pharmaceutical compounds from 
12.22 	Minnesota's surface waters.

12.23
12.24	(m) Threat of Emerging Contaminants to Upper 
Mississippi Walleye
					
12.25 	$97,000 is from the trust fund to St. Cloud 
12.26 	State University to assess whether the genetic 
12.27 	diversity of walleye in the Upper Mississippi 
12.28 	is negatively impacted by emerging 
12.29 	contaminants at pollution hotspots where 
12.30 	feminized male fish have been identified.

12.31
12.32	(n) Cedar Creek Groundwater Project using 
Prairie Biofuel Buffers
					
12.33 	$659,000 is from the trust fund to the 
12.34 	University of Minnesota, Cedar Creek 
12.35 	Natural History Area, to provide quantitative 
13.1 	data on the ability of diverse prairie buffers to 
13.2 	capture runoff pollutants, to produce biofuel 
13.3 	with minimal water requirements, and to 
13.4 	provide high carbon sequestration. This 
13.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2010, 
13.6 	at which time the project must be completed 
13.7 	and final products delivered, unless an earlier 
13.8 	date is specified in the work program.

13.9	(o) Pyrolysis Pilot Project
					
13.10 	$500,000 is from the trust fund to the 
13.11 	University of Minnesota in cooperation with 
13.12 	Rural Advantage to demonstrate a water-free 
13.13 	pyrolysis technology for converting biomass 
13.14 	feedstock to biofuels. This appropriation 
13.15 	is available until June 30, 2010, at which 
13.16 	time the project must be completed and final 
13.17 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
13.18 	specified in the work program.

13.19	Subd. 6.Natural Resource Information
 		2,002,000
		-0-

13.20	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey
					
13.21 	$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to 
13.22 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
13.23 	accelerate the biological survey that identifies 
13.24 	significant natural areas and systematically 
13.25 	collects and interprets data on the distribution 
13.26 	and ecology of native plant communities, 
13.27 	rare plants, and rare animals.

13.28	(b) Soil Survey
					
13.29 	$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
13.30 	of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate 
13.31 	the completion of soil survey mapping and 
13.32 	Web-based data delivery in five or more 
13.33 	counties. The new soil surveys must be done 
14.1 	on a cost-share basis with local and federal 
14.2 	funds.

14.3
14.4	(c) Field Guide for Evaluating Vegetation of 
Restored Wetlands
					
14.5 	$53,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of 
14.6 	Water and Soil Resources for an agreement 
14.7 	with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik, & 
14.8 	Associates to develop a printed and 
14.9 	Web-based field guide to assist the evaluation 
14.10 	of the quality of wetland restorations in 
14.11 	Minnesota. This wetland guide must be 
14.12 	available for downloading free of charge on 
14.13 	the Internet.

14.14
14.15	(d) Natural Resource Data Collection and 
Mapping
					
14.16 	$49,000 is from the trust fund to the 
14.17 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
14.18 	Minnesota Resources for analysis and 
14.19 	implementation of critical state natural 
14.20 	resource data collection and mapping.

14.21	Subd. 7.Emerging Issues Account
 		160,000
		-0-
	
14.22 	$160,000 is from the trust fund to an 
14.23 	emerging issues account as authorized 
14.24 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
14.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

14.26	Subd. 8.Availability of Appropriations
 					
14.27 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
14.28 	this section are available until June 30, 2009, 
14.29 	when projects must be completed and final 
14.30 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
14.31 	property, the amounts in this section are 
14.32 	available until June 30, 2010, if a binding 
14.33 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2009, 
14.34 	and closed not later than June 30, 2010. The 
14.35 	amounts available in this section may be 
15.1 	extended through an approved work program 
15.2 	by up to one year. If a project receives 
15.3 	a federal grant, the appropriation for the 
15.4 	project shall be extended to equal the federal 
15.5 	grant period.

15.6
15.7	Subd. 9.Leveraged Funds for Real Property 
Interest Requirement
 					
15.8 	The work program for every appropriation 
15.9 	for acquisition of a real property interest 
15.10 	shall identify nonstate leveraged funds and a 
15.11 	plan for expenditure of funds to maximize 
15.12 	the benefit of the trust fund allocation. Any 
15.13 	work program that proposes materially less 
15.14 	leverage than the proposal shall be brought 
15.15 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
15.16 	on Minnesota Resources for review and 
15.17 	approval or disapproval. The final report 
15.18 	of each project shall identify all leverage 
15.19 	obtained. Leveraged funds shall be spent 
15.20 	concurrently with trust fund appropriations 
15.21 	to the extent possible.

15.22	Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements
 					
15.23 	(a) Data collected by the projects funded 
15.24 	under this section that have value for 
15.25 	planning and management of natural 
15.26 	resource, emergency preparedness, and 
15.27 	infrastructure investments must conform 
15.28 	to the enterprise technical architecture 
15.29 	maintained by the Office of Enterprise 
15.30 	Technology. Spatial data must conform to 
15.31 	geographic information system guidelines 
15.32 	and standards outlined in that architecture 
15.33 	and adopted by the Minnesota Geographic 
15.34 	Data Clearinghouse at the Land Management 
15.35 	Information Center. A description of spatial 
16.1 	data collected must adhere to Office of 
16.2 	Enterprise Technology geographic metadata 
16.3 	standards and must be submitted to the Land 
16.4 	Management Information Center to be made 
16.5 	available online through the clearinghouse 
16.6 	and the data themselves must be accessible 
16.7 	and free to the public unless made private 
16.8 	under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota 
16.9 	Statutes, chapter 13.
16.10 	(b) To the extent practicable, summary data 
16.11 	and results of projects funded under this 
16.12 	section should be readily accessible on the 
16.13 	Internet and identified as an environment and 
16.14 	natural resources trust fund project.

16.15	Subd. 11.Project Requirements
 					
16.16 	It is a condition of acceptance of the 
16.17 	appropriations in this section that any agency 
16.18 	or entity receiving the appropriation must 
16.19 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
16.20 	116P; vegetation planted must be of native 
16.21 	ecotypes to Minnesota, and preferably 
16.22 	of the local ecotype, unless expressly 
16.23 	approved in the work program; parties to an 
16.24 	easement must specify in the easement all 
16.25 	the provisions of their agreement that are 
16.26 	perpetual; an electronic copy of the terms 
16.27 	of an easement acquired must be sent to the 
16.28 	commission office; and in any acquisition of 
16.29 	land or interest in land, priority must be given 
16.30 	to lands with high quality natural resources 
16.31 	or conservation lands that provide natural 
16.32 	buffers to water resources.

16.33
16.34	Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
17.1 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
17.2 	to in this section must be administered on 
17.3 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
17.4 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
17.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
17.6 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
17.7 	2007, or the date the work program is 
17.8 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
17.9 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
17.10 	in this section. Periodic payment must 
17.11 	be made upon receiving documentation 
17.12 	that the deliverable items articulated in 
17.13 	the approved work program have been 
17.14 	achieved, including partial achievements 
17.15 	as evidenced by approved progress reports. 
17.16 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
17.17 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 
17.18 	match federal money. The advances must 
17.19 	be approved as part of the work program. 
17.20 	No expenditures for capital equipment are 
17.21 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
17.22 	project work program.

17.23
17.24	Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
17.25 	A political subdivision, public or private 
17.26 	corporation, or other entity that receives 
17.27 	an appropriation in this section must use 
17.28 	the appropriation in compliance with 
17.29 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.121 and 
17.30 	16B.122, requiring the purchase of recycled, 
17.31 	repairable, and durable materials; the 
17.32 	purchase of uncoated paper stock; and the 
17.33 	use of soy-based ink.

17.34
17.35	Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
18.1 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
18.2 	in this section for a capital improvement 
18.3 	project shall ensure that the project complies 
18.4 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
18.5 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
18.6 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
18.7 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
18.8 	216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. 
18.9 	The recipient may use the energy planning, 
18.10 	advocacy, and state energy office units of 
18.11 	the Department of Commerce to obtain 
18.12 	information and technical assistance on 
18.13 	energy conservation and alternative energy 
18.14 	development relating to the planning and 
18.15 	construction of the capital improvement 
18.16 	project.

18.17	Subd. 15.Accessibility
 					
18.18 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
18.19 	meet the design standards in the federal 
18.20 	Americans with Disability Act (ADA) 
18.21 	accessibility guidelines.

18.22	Subd. 16.Carryforward
 					
18.23 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
18.24 	the following projects is extended to June 
18.25 	30, 2008:
18.26 	(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session 
18.27 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
18.28 	7, paragraph (j), improving impaired 
18.29 	watersheds: conservation drainage research;
18.30 	(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 
18.31 	1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 8, 
18.32 	paragraph (d), open space planning and 
18.33 	protection; and
19.1 	(3) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 
19.2 	1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 10, 
19.3 	paragraph (d), dairy farm digesters.
19.4 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
19.5 	the following project is extended to June 30, 
19.6 	2009:
19.7 	(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session 
19.8 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
19.9 	9, paragraph (a), completing third-party 
19.10 	certification of DNR forest lands; and
19.11 	(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session 
19.12 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
19.13 	10, paragraph (e), wind to hydrogen 
19.14 	demonstration.

19.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
19.16 		Subd. 5.Public meetings. Technical advisory committee and commission (a)
19.17 	Meetings of the commission, committees or subcommittees of the commission, technical 
19.18 	advisory committees, and peer review panels must be open to the public. The commission 
19.19 	shall attempt to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For 
19.20 	purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action 
19.21 	is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or 
19.22 	subcommittee of the commission, a technical advisory committee, or a peer review panel.
19.23 	(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is 
19.24 	governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the commission, 
19.25 	enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.