HF 293

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and 1.3natural resources; modifying meeting requirements of the Legislative-Citizen 1.4Commission on Minnesota Resources;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 1.5section 116P.08, subdivision 5. 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION. new text end 1.8 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 1.9 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general new text end 1.10 new text begin fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each new text end 1.11 new text begin purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations new text end 1.12 new text begin listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, new text end 1.13 new text begin respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. new text end 1.14 new text begin "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending new text end 1.15 new text begin June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment. new text end 1.16 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 1.17 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 1.18 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 1.19 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 1.20 Sec. 2. new text begin MINNESOTA RESOURCES new text end 1.21 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 23,366,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end 1.22 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 1.23 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 2.1 2.2 2.3 new text begin Environment and new text end new text begin Natural Resources new text end new text begin Trust new text end new text begin 22,866,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 new text begin State Land and new text end new text begin Water Conservation new text end new text begin Account new text end new text begin (LAWCON) new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.8 new text begin Appropriations are available for either year new text end 2.9 new text begin of the biennium. Any unencumbered balance new text end 2.10 new text begin remaining in the first year does not cancel new text end 2.11 new text begin and is available for the second year of the new text end 2.12 new text begin biennium. new text end 2.13 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions new text end 2.14 new text begin (a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota new text end 2.15 new text begin environment and natural resources trust fund new text end 2.16 new text begin referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.17 new text begin 116P.02, subdivision 6. new text end 2.18 new text begin (b) "State land and water conservation new text end 2.19 new text begin account (LAWCON)" means the state land new text end 2.20 new text begin and water conservation account in the natural new text end 2.21 new text begin resources fund referred to in Minnesota new text end 2.22 new text begin Statutes, section 116P.14. new text end 2.23 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin LCCMR and Contract Administration new text end new text begin 1,318,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.24 2.25 new text begin (a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota new text end new text begin Resources (LCCMR) new text end 2.26 new text begin $1,278,000 is from the trust fund for fiscal new text end 2.27 new text begin years 2008 and 2009 and is for administration new text end 2.28 new text begin as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.29 new text begin 116P.09, subdivision 5. new text end 2.30 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.31 new text begin 16A.281, the availability of up to $50,000 of new text end 2.32 new text begin the appropriation from Laws 2006, chapter new text end 2.33 new text begin 243, section 19, is extended to June 30, 2008, new text end 2.34 new text begin for communications outreach. new text end 2.35 new text begin (b) Contract Administration new text end 3.1 new text begin $40,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 3.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 3.3 new text begin complete contract management for duties new text end 3.4 new text begin assigned in Laws 2005, First Special Session new text end 3.5 new text begin chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision new text end 3.6 new text begin 3, paragraph (b), and additional duties as new text end 3.7 new text begin assigned in this section. new text end 3.8 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Land new text end new text begin 14,835,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 3.9 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 3.10 3.11 3.12 new text begin Environment and new text end new text begin Natural Resources new text end new text begin Trust new text end new text begin 14,335,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 3.13 new text begin LAWCON new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 3.14 new text begin (a) Forest Legacy Conservation Easements new text end 3.15 new text begin $2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 3.16 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to acquire new text end 3.17 new text begin permanent working forest conservation new text end 3.18 new text begin easements on private forests in northern new text end 3.19 new text begin Minnesota, the Mississippi blufflands, and new text end 3.20 new text begin other areas identified through the state forest new text end 3.21 new text begin legacy program. Priority must be given to new text end 3.22 new text begin acquiring easements on private lands within new text end 3.23 new text begin existing Minnesota state forest boundaries. new text end 3.24 new text begin Any easements acquired must have a new text end 3.25 new text begin sustainable forestry practice management new text end 3.26 new text begin plan. Land subject to easements acquired new text end 3.27 new text begin under this appropriation is not eligible for new text end 3.28 new text begin payment under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.29 new text begin 290C.07. The commissioner must report new text end 3.30 new text begin to the Legislative-Citizen Commission new text end 3.31 new text begin on Minnesota Resources with proposed new text end 3.32 new text begin minimum standards for forest conservation new text end 3.33 new text begin easements by June 1, 2007. The commission new text end 3.34 new text begin shall consider the proposed standards as new text end 3.35 new text begin part of the work program approval by June new text end 3.36 new text begin 30, 2007. No funds shall be expended until new text end 4.1 new text begin the commission has reviewed and approved new text end 4.2 new text begin minimum standards for forest conservation new text end 4.3 new text begin easements funded by the trust fund. new text end 4.4 4.5 new text begin (b) Minnesota Habitat Corridors Partnership - new text end new text begin Phase IV new text end 4.6 new text begin $4,200,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 4.7 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 4.8 new text begin acceleration of agency programs and new text end 4.9 new text begin cooperative agreements with Pheasants new text end 4.10 new text begin Forever; Minnesota Deer Hunters new text end 4.11 new text begin Association; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; National new text end 4.12 new text begin Wild Turkey Federation; The Nature new text end 4.13 new text begin Conservancy; Minnesota Land Trust; The new text end 4.14 new text begin Trust for Public Land; Minnesota Valley new text end 4.15 new text begin National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; United new text end 4.16 new text begin States Fish and Wildlife Service; Red Lake new text end 4.17 new text begin Band of Chippewa; Leech Lake Band of new text end 4.18 new text begin Chippewa; Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa; new text end 4.19 new text begin USDA-Natural Resources Conservation new text end 4.20 new text begin Service; and the Board of Water and Soil new text end 4.21 new text begin Resources to plan, restore, and acquire new text end 4.22 new text begin fragmented landscape corridors that connect new text end 4.23 new text begin areas of quality habitat to sustain fish, new text end 4.24 new text begin wildlife, and plants. Expenditures are limited new text end 4.25 new text begin to the project corridor areas as defined in new text end 4.26 new text begin the work program. Land acquired with this new text end 4.27 new text begin appropriation must be sufficiently improved new text end 4.28 new text begin to meet at least minimum habitat and facility new text end 4.29 new text begin management standards as determined by new text end 4.30 new text begin the commissioner. This appropriation may new text end 4.31 new text begin not be used for the purchase of residential new text end 4.32 new text begin structures, unless expressly approved in the new text end 4.33 new text begin work program. All conservation easements new text end 4.34 new text begin must be perpetual and have a natural resource new text end 4.35 new text begin management plan. Any land acquired in fee new text end 5.1 new text begin title by the commissioner with money from new text end 5.2 new text begin this appropriation must be designated: new text end 5.3 new text begin (1) as an outdoor recreation unit under new text end 5.4 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or new text end 5.5 new text begin (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 5.6 new text begin sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); new text end 5.7 new text begin 97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. new text end 5.8 new text begin The commissioner may similarly designate new text end 5.9 new text begin any lands acquired in less than fee title. new text end 5.10 new text begin (c) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase III new text end 5.11 new text begin $2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 5.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 5.13 new text begin acceleration of agency programs and new text end 5.14 new text begin cooperative agreements with The Trust for new text end 5.15 new text begin Public Land; Friends of the Mississippi new text end 5.16 new text begin River; Great River Greening; Minnesota new text end 5.17 new text begin Land Trust; Minnesota Valley National new text end 5.18 new text begin Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; Trout Unlimited; new text end 5.19 new text begin and Friends of the Minnesota Valley for new text end 5.20 new text begin the purposes of planning, restoring, and new text end 5.21 new text begin protecting important natural areas in the new text end 5.22 new text begin metropolitan region, as defined by Minnesota new text end 5.23 new text begin Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, new text end 5.24 new text begin and portions of the surrounding counties, new text end 5.25 new text begin through grants, contracted services, new text end 5.26 new text begin conservation easements, and fee acquisition. new text end 5.27 new text begin Land acquired with this appropriation new text end 5.28 new text begin must be sufficiently improved to meet at new text end 5.29 new text begin least minimum management standards new text end 5.30 new text begin as determined by the commissioner. new text end 5.31 new text begin Expenditures are limited to the identified new text end 5.32 new text begin project corridor areas as defined in the work new text end 5.33 new text begin program. This appropriation may not be used new text end 5.34 new text begin for the purchase of residential structures, new text end 5.35 new text begin unless expressly approved in the work new text end 6.1 new text begin program. All conservation easements must new text end 6.2 new text begin be perpetual and have a natural resource new text end 6.3 new text begin management plan. Any land acquired in fee new text end 6.4 new text begin title by the commissioner of natural resources new text end 6.5 new text begin with money from this appropriation must be new text end 6.6 new text begin designated: new text end 6.7 new text begin (1) as an outdoor recreation unit under new text end 6.8 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or new text end 6.9 new text begin (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 6.10 new text begin sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); new text end 6.11 new text begin 97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. new text end 6.12 new text begin The commissioner may similarly designate new text end 6.13 new text begin any lands acquired in less than fee title. new text end 6.14 6.15 new text begin (d) Prairie Stewardship Assistance for Private new text end new text begin Landowners new text end 6.16 new text begin $220,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 6.17 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to develop new text end 6.18 new text begin stewardship plans and implement prairie new text end 6.19 new text begin management on private prairie lands on a new text end 6.20 new text begin cost-share basis with private or federal funds. new text end 6.21 new text begin (e) State Park and Trail Land Acquisition new text end 6.22 new text begin $1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 6.23 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to acquire new text end 6.24 new text begin land for state trails and in-holdings for state new text end 6.25 new text begin parks. Land acquired with this appropriation new text end 6.26 new text begin must be sufficiently improved to meet at new text end 6.27 new text begin least minimum management standards as new text end 6.28 new text begin determined by the commissioner. new text end 6.29 6.30 new text begin (f) Metropolitan Regional Park System Land new text end new text begin Acquisition new text end 6.31 new text begin $2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 6.32 new text begin Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the new text end 6.33 new text begin acquisition of lands within the approved park new text end 6.34 new text begin unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional new text end 6.35 new text begin park system. This appropriation may not new text end 7.1 new text begin be used for the purchase of residential new text end 7.2 new text begin structures. Subdivision 12 applies to grants new text end 7.3 new text begin awarded in the approved work program. This new text end 7.4 new text begin appropriation must be matched by at least new text end 7.5 new text begin 40 percent of nonstate money and must be new text end 7.6 new text begin committed by December 31, 2007, or the new text end 7.7 new text begin appropriation cancels. This appropriation new text end 7.8 new text begin is available until June 30, 2010, at which new text end 7.9 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 7.10 new text begin products delivered, unless an earlier date is new text end 7.11 new text begin specified in the work program. new text end 7.12 7.13 new text begin (g) Nonmetropolitan Regional Parks and Natural new text end new text begin and Scenic Area Acquisitions new text end 7.14 new text begin $1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 7.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to provide new text end 7.16 new text begin matching grants to local governments for new text end 7.17 new text begin acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as new text end 7.18 new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 7.19 new text begin 85.019, subdivision 4a, and regional parks new text end 7.20 new text begin outside of the metropolitan area, as defined new text end 7.21 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, new text end 7.22 new text begin subdivision 2. The local match required for new text end 7.23 new text begin a grant to acquire a regional park or regional new text end 7.24 new text begin outdoor recreation area is $2 of nonstate new text end 7.25 new text begin money for each $3 of state money. For the new text end 7.26 new text begin purposes of this paragraph, the match may new text end 7.27 new text begin be either cash or a qualifying land donation. new text end 7.28 new text begin Recipients may receive funding for more new text end 7.29 new text begin than one project in any given grant period. new text end 7.30 new text begin Subdivision 12 applies to grants awarded in new text end 7.31 new text begin the approved work program. new text end 7.32 new text begin (h) LAWCON Federal Reimbursements new text end 7.33 new text begin $500,000 is from the state land and water new text end 7.34 new text begin conservation account (LAWCON) in the new text end 7.35 new text begin natural resources fund to the commissioner of new text end 8.1 new text begin natural resources for priorities established by new text end 8.2 new text begin the commissioner for eligible state projects new text end 8.3 new text begin and administrative and planning activities new text end 8.4 new text begin consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 8.5 new text begin 116P.14, and the federal Land and Water new text end 8.6 new text begin Conservation Fund Act. Subdivision 12 new text end 8.7 new text begin applies to grants awarded in the approved new text end 8.8 new text begin work program. This appropriation is new text end 8.9 new text begin contingent upon receipt of the federal new text end 8.10 new text begin obligation and remains available until June new text end 8.11 new text begin 30, 2010, at which time the project must new text end 8.12 new text begin be completed and final products delivered, new text end 8.13 new text begin unless an earlier date is specified in the work new text end 8.14 new text begin program. new text end 8.15 8.16 new text begin (i) Biological Control of European Buckthorn and new text end new text begin Garlic Mustard new text end 8.17 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 8.18 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 8.19 new text begin research potential insects for biological new text end 8.20 new text begin control of invasive European buckthorn new text end 8.21 new text begin species for the third biennium and to new text end 8.22 new text begin introduce and evaluate insects for biological new text end 8.23 new text begin control of garlic mustard for the second new text end 8.24 new text begin biennium. This appropriation is available new text end 8.25 new text begin until June 30, 2010, at which time the new text end 8.26 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 8.27 new text begin delivered, unless an earlier date is specified new text end 8.28 new text begin in the work program. new text end 8.29 8.30 new text begin (j) Neutralization of Reed Canary Grass Root new text end new text begin Exudates new text end 8.31 new text begin $115,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota new text end 8.32 new text begin State University, Mankato, to assess new text end 8.33 new text begin plant-soil feedback contribution to the new text end 8.34 new text begin invasiveness of reed canary grass through new text end 8.35 new text begin identification and neutralization of inhibitory new text end 8.36 new text begin root exudates. new text end 9.1 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Water Resources new text end new text begin 5,051,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 9.2 9.3 new text begin (a) Local Water Management Matching Challenge new text end new text begin Grants new text end 9.4 new text begin $350,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 9.5 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate new text end 9.6 new text begin the local water management challenge new text end 9.7 new text begin grant program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 9.8 new text begin sections 103B.3361 to 103B.3369, through new text end 9.9 new text begin matching grants to implement high priority new text end 9.10 new text begin activities in state-approved comprehensive new text end 9.11 new text begin water management plans. For the purposes new text end 9.12 new text begin of this paragraph, the match must be a new text end 9.13 new text begin nonstate contribution and may be either cash new text end 9.14 new text begin or qualifying in-kind. The grants may be new text end 9.15 new text begin provided on an advance basis as specified new text end 9.16 new text begin in the work program. This appropriation new text end 9.17 new text begin is available until June 30, 2010, at which new text end 9.18 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 9.19 new text begin products delivered, unless an earlier date is new text end 9.20 new text begin specified in the work program. new text end 9.21 9.22 new text begin (b) Protection of Rare and Unique Rock Outcrop new text end new text begin Wetlands new text end 9.23 new text begin $563,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 9.24 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation new text end 9.25 new text begin with Renville and Redwood Soil and new text end 9.26 new text begin Water Conservation Districts for perpetual new text end 9.27 new text begin easements of unique wetland and riparian new text end 9.28 new text begin habitats associated with rock outcrops in the new text end 9.29 new text begin Minnesota River Valley. new text end 9.30 9.31 new text begin (c) Land Retirement Effects on Minnesota River new text end new text begin Basin Streams new text end 9.32 new text begin $275,000 is from the trust fund for the new text end 9.33 new text begin second biennium to the Board of Water and new text end 9.34 new text begin Soil Resources for a cooperative agreement new text end 9.35 new text begin with the United States Geological Survey to new text end 10.1 new text begin define the relation between land retirement new text end 10.2 new text begin and water quality and biological integrity in new text end 10.3 new text begin Minnesota River subbasins and to determine new text end 10.4 new text begin if nutrient transport reductions improve new text end 10.5 new text begin habitat and biodiversity in order to enhance new text end 10.6 new text begin prioritization of future land retirements. new text end 10.7 new text begin This appropriation must be matched by an new text end 10.8 new text begin equal amount of nonstate money and must new text end 10.9 new text begin be committed by December 31, 2007, or the new text end 10.10 new text begin appropriation cancels. new text end 10.11 10.12 new text begin (d) Demonstrating Benefits of Conservation new text end new text begin Grasslands on Water Quality new text end 10.13 new text begin $374,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 10.14 new text begin Science Museum of Minnesota to assess the new text end 10.15 new text begin long-term benefits of conservation grasslands new text end 10.16 new text begin in reducing sediment and nutrient loads new text end 10.17 new text begin through quantitative lake sediment analysis new text end 10.18 new text begin in small watersheds with different grassland new text end 10.19 new text begin acreages. This appropriation is available new text end 10.20 new text begin until June 30, 2010, at which time the new text end 10.21 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 10.22 new text begin delivered, unless an earlier date is specified new text end 10.23 new text begin in the work program. new text end 10.24 10.25 new text begin (e) Improved River Quality Monitoring Using new text end new text begin Airborne Remote Sensing new text end 10.26 new text begin $159,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota new text end 10.27 new text begin State University, Mankato, to monitor river new text end 10.28 new text begin water quality and riparian habitat through new text end 10.29 new text begin airborne dynamic hyperspectral remote new text end 10.30 new text begin sensing on the Blue Earth River. new text end 10.31 10.32 new text begin (f) Evaluating Riparian Timber Harvesting new text end new text begin Guidelines - Phase III new text end 10.33 new text begin $400,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 10.34 new text begin University of Minnesota to assess the timber new text end 10.35 new text begin harvesting riparian management guidelines new text end 11.1 new text begin for postharvest impacts on terrestrial, aquatic, new text end 11.2 new text begin and wildlife habitats. new text end 11.3 11.4 new text begin (g) Innovative Springshed Mapping for Trout new text end new text begin Stream Management new text end 11.5 new text begin $270,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.6 new text begin University of Minnesota to identify and new text end 11.7 new text begin delineate supply areas and springsheds, for new text end 11.8 new text begin springs serving as coldwater sources for new text end 11.9 new text begin modern and historic trout streams, and to new text end 11.10 new text begin assess the impacts from development and new text end 11.11 new text begin groundwater appropriations. new text end 11.12 11.13 new text begin (h) Intra-lake Zoning to Protect Sensitive new text end new text begin Lakeshore Areas new text end 11.14 new text begin $110,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources in new text end 11.16 new text begin cooperation with Cass County to identify new text end 11.17 new text begin sensitive shorelines of the highest priority new text end 11.18 new text begin lakes to protect water quality and near-shore new text end 11.19 new text begin habitat through improved shoreland zoning new text end 11.20 new text begin by Cass County. new text end 11.21 new text begin (i) Water Resource Sustainability new text end 11.22 new text begin $292,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.23 new text begin University of Minnesota to quantify new text end 11.24 new text begin sustainable supplies of surface and new text end 11.25 new text begin groundwater by integrating surface water, new text end 11.26 new text begin vadose zone, and groundwater systems into new text end 11.27 new text begin defined hydrologic units. new text end 11.28 new text begin (j) County Geologic Atlas Program Acceleration new text end 11.29 new text begin $400,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.30 new text begin University of Minnesota, Minnesota new text end 11.31 new text begin Geologic Survey, to accelerate the production new text end 11.32 new text begin of county geologic atlases that describe new text end 11.33 new text begin location, size, boundaries, and vulnerability new text end 11.34 new text begin of aquifers to enhance the protection and use new text end 11.35 new text begin of groundwater. new text end 12.1 12.2 new text begin (k) Minnesota's Water Resources: Impacts of new text end new text begin Climate Change - Phase II new text end 12.3 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund for the second new text end 12.4 new text begin biennium to the University of Minnesota, new text end 12.5 new text begin Natural Resources Research Institute, to new text end 12.6 new text begin quantify climate, hydrologic, and ecological new text end 12.7 new text begin variability and trends, along with economic new text end 12.8 new text begin impacts of environmental fluctuation on new text end 12.9 new text begin water resources, and to identify indicators new text end 12.10 new text begin of future climate change effects on aquatic new text end 12.11 new text begin systems. This appropriation is available until new text end 12.12 new text begin June 30, 2010, at which time the project must new text end 12.13 new text begin be completed and final products delivered, new text end 12.14 new text begin unless an earlier date is specified in the work new text end 12.15 new text begin program. new text end 12.16 new text begin (l) Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Pollution new text end 12.17 new text begin $302,000 is from the trust fund to new text end 12.18 new text begin the University of Minnesota to new text end 12.19 new text begin develop technologies that eliminate new text end 12.20 new text begin antibiotic-resistant bacteria, hormones, new text end 12.21 new text begin and other pharmaceutical compounds from new text end 12.22 new text begin Minnesota's surface waters. new text end 12.23 12.24 new text begin (m) Threat of Emerging Contaminants to Upper new text end new text begin Mississippi Walleye new text end 12.25 new text begin $97,000 is from the trust fund to St. Cloud new text end 12.26 new text begin State University to assess whether the genetic new text end 12.27 new text begin diversity of walleye in the Upper Mississippi new text end 12.28 new text begin is negatively impacted by emerging new text end 12.29 new text begin contaminants at pollution hotspots where new text end 12.30 new text begin feminized male fish have been identified. new text end 12.31 12.32 new text begin (n) Cedar Creek Groundwater Project using new text end new text begin Prairie Biofuel Buffers new text end 12.33 new text begin $659,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 12.34 new text begin University of Minnesota, Cedar Creek new text end 12.35 new text begin Natural History Area, to provide quantitative new text end 13.1 new text begin data on the ability of diverse prairie buffers to new text end 13.2 new text begin capture runoff pollutants, to produce biofuel new text end 13.3 new text begin with minimal water requirements, and to new text end 13.4 new text begin provide high carbon sequestration. This new text end 13.5 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, 2010, new text end 13.6 new text begin at which time the project must be completed new text end 13.7 new text begin and final products delivered, unless an earlier new text end 13.8 new text begin date is specified in the work program. new text end 13.9 new text begin (o) Pyrolysis Pilot Project new text end 13.10 new text begin $500,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 13.11 new text begin University of Minnesota in cooperation with new text end 13.12 new text begin Rural Advantage to demonstrate a water-free new text end 13.13 new text begin pyrolysis technology for converting biomass new text end 13.14 new text begin feedstock to biofuels. This appropriation new text end 13.15 new text begin is available until June 30, 2010, at which new text end 13.16 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 13.17 new text begin products delivered, unless an earlier date is new text end 13.18 new text begin specified in the work program. new text end 13.19 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Natural Resource Information new text end new text begin 2,002,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 13.20 new text begin (a) Minnesota County Biological Survey new text end 13.21 new text begin $1,500,000 is from the trust fund to new text end 13.22 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources to new text end 13.23 new text begin accelerate the biological survey that identifies new text end 13.24 new text begin significant natural areas and systematically new text end 13.25 new text begin collects and interprets data on the distribution new text end 13.26 new text begin and ecology of native plant communities, new text end 13.27 new text begin rare plants, and rare animals. new text end 13.28 new text begin (b) Soil Survey new text end 13.29 new text begin $400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 13.30 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate new text end 13.31 new text begin the completion of soil survey mapping and new text end 13.32 new text begin Web-based data delivery in five or more new text end 13.33 new text begin counties. The new soil surveys must be done new text end 14.1 new text begin on a cost-share basis with local and federal new text end 14.2 new text begin funds. new text end 14.3 14.4 new text begin (c) Field Guide for Evaluating Vegetation of new text end new text begin Restored Wetlands new text end 14.5 new text begin $53,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of new text end 14.6 new text begin Water and Soil Resources for an agreement new text end 14.7 new text begin with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik, & new text end 14.8 new text begin Associates to develop a printed and new text end 14.9 new text begin Web-based field guide to assist the evaluation new text end 14.10 new text begin of the quality of wetland restorations in new text end 14.11 new text begin Minnesota. This wetland guide must be new text end 14.12 new text begin available for downloading free of charge on new text end 14.13 new text begin the Internet. new text end 14.14 14.15 new text begin (d) Natural Resource Data Collection and new text end new text begin Mapping new text end 14.16 new text begin $49,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 14.17 new text begin Legislative-Citizen Commission on new text end 14.18 new text begin Minnesota Resources for analysis and new text end 14.19 new text begin implementation of critical state natural new text end 14.20 new text begin resource data collection and mapping. new text end 14.21 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Emerging Issues Account new text end new text begin 160,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 14.22 new text begin $160,000 is from the trust fund to an new text end 14.23 new text begin emerging issues account as authorized new text end 14.24 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, new text end 14.25 new text begin subdivision 4, paragraph (d). new text end 14.26 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriations new text end 14.27 new text begin Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in new text end 14.28 new text begin this section are available until June 30, 2009, new text end 14.29 new text begin when projects must be completed and final new text end 14.30 new text begin products delivered. For acquisition of real new text end 14.31 new text begin property, the amounts in this section are new text end 14.32 new text begin available until June 30, 2010, if a binding new text end 14.33 new text begin contract is entered into by June 30, 2009, new text end 14.34 new text begin and closed not later than June 30, 2010. The new text end 14.35 new text begin amounts available in this section may be new text end 15.1 new text begin extended through an approved work program new text end 15.2 new text begin by up to one year. If a project receives new text end 15.3 new text begin a federal grant, the appropriation for the new text end 15.4 new text begin project shall be extended to equal the federal new text end 15.5 new text begin grant period. new text end 15.6 15.7 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Leveraged Funds for Real Property new text end new text begin Interest Requirement new text end 15.8 new text begin The work program for every appropriation new text end 15.9 new text begin for acquisition of a real property interest new text end 15.10 new text begin shall identify nonstate leveraged funds and a new text end 15.11 new text begin plan for expenditure of funds to maximize new text end 15.12 new text begin the benefit of the trust fund allocation. Any new text end 15.13 new text begin work program that proposes materially less new text end 15.14 new text begin leverage than the proposal shall be brought new text end 15.15 new text begin to the Legislative-Citizen Commission new text end 15.16 new text begin on Minnesota Resources for review and new text end 15.17 new text begin approval or disapproval. The final report new text end 15.18 new text begin of each project shall identify all leverage new text end 15.19 new text begin obtained. Leveraged funds shall be spent new text end 15.20 new text begin concurrently with trust fund appropriations new text end 15.21 new text begin to the extent possible. new text end 15.22 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Data Availability Requirements new text end 15.23 new text begin (a) Data collected by the projects funded new text end 15.24 new text begin under this section that have value for new text end 15.25 new text begin planning and management of natural new text end 15.26 new text begin resource, emergency preparedness, and new text end 15.27 new text begin infrastructure investments must conform new text end 15.28 new text begin to the enterprise technical architecture new text end 15.29 new text begin maintained by the Office of Enterprise new text end 15.30 new text begin Technology. Spatial data must conform to new text end 15.31 new text begin geographic information system guidelines new text end 15.32 new text begin and standards outlined in that architecture new text end 15.33 new text begin and adopted by the Minnesota Geographic new text end 15.34 new text begin Data Clearinghouse at the Land Management new text end 15.35 new text begin Information Center. A description of spatial new text end 16.1 new text begin data collected must adhere to Office of new text end 16.2 new text begin Enterprise Technology geographic metadata new text end 16.3 new text begin standards and must be submitted to the Land new text end 16.4 new text begin Management Information Center to be made new text end 16.5 new text begin available online through the clearinghouse new text end 16.6 new text begin and the data themselves must be accessible new text end 16.7 new text begin and free to the public unless made private new text end 16.8 new text begin under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota new text end 16.9 new text begin Statutes, chapter 13. new text end 16.10 new text begin (b) To the extent practicable, summary data new text end 16.11 new text begin and results of projects funded under this new text end 16.12 new text begin section should be readily accessible on the new text end 16.13 new text begin Internet and identified as an environment and new text end 16.14 new text begin natural resources trust fund project. new text end 16.15 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Project Requirements new text end 16.16 new text begin It is a condition of acceptance of the new text end 16.17 new text begin appropriations in this section that any agency new text end 16.18 new text begin or entity receiving the appropriation must new text end 16.19 new text begin comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 16.20 new text begin 116P; vegetation planted must be of native new text end 16.21 new text begin ecotypes to Minnesota, and preferably new text end 16.22 new text begin of the local ecotype, unless expressly new text end 16.23 new text begin approved in the work program; parties to an new text end 16.24 new text begin easement must specify in the easement all new text end 16.25 new text begin the provisions of their agreement that are new text end 16.26 new text begin perpetual; an electronic copy of the terms new text end 16.27 new text begin of an easement acquired must be sent to the new text end 16.28 new text begin commission office; and in any acquisition of new text end 16.29 new text begin land or interest in land, priority must be given new text end 16.30 new text begin to lands with high quality natural resources new text end 16.31 new text begin or conservation lands that provide natural new text end 16.32 new text begin buffers to water resources. new text end 16.33 16.34 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital new text end new text begin Equipment Expenditures new text end 17.1 new text begin All agreements, grants, or contracts referred new text end 17.2 new text begin to in this section must be administered on new text end 17.3 new text begin a reimbursement basis unless otherwise new text end 17.4 new text begin provided in this section. Notwithstanding new text end 17.5 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, new text end 17.6 new text begin expenditures made on or after July 1, new text end 17.7 new text begin 2007, or the date the work program is new text end 17.8 new text begin approved, whichever is later, are eligible for new text end 17.9 new text begin reimbursement unless otherwise provided new text end 17.10 new text begin in this section. Periodic payment must new text end 17.11 new text begin be made upon receiving documentation new text end 17.12 new text begin that the deliverable items articulated in new text end 17.13 new text begin the approved work program have been new text end 17.14 new text begin achieved, including partial achievements new text end 17.15 new text begin as evidenced by approved progress reports. new text end 17.16 new text begin Reasonable amounts may be advanced to new text end 17.17 new text begin projects to accommodate cash flow needs or new text end 17.18 new text begin match federal money. The advances must new text end 17.19 new text begin be approved as part of the work program. new text end 17.20 new text begin No expenditures for capital equipment are new text end 17.21 new text begin allowed unless expressly authorized in the new text end 17.22 new text begin project work program. new text end 17.23 17.24 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable new text end new text begin Materials new text end 17.25 new text begin A political subdivision, public or private new text end 17.26 new text begin corporation, or other entity that receives new text end 17.27 new text begin an appropriation in this section must use new text end 17.28 new text begin the appropriation in compliance with new text end 17.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.121 and new text end 17.30 new text begin 16B.122, requiring the purchase of recycled, new text end 17.31 new text begin repairable, and durable materials; the new text end 17.32 new text begin purchase of uncoated paper stock; and the new text end 17.33 new text begin use of soy-based ink. new text end 17.34 17.35 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Energy Conservation and new text end new text begin Sustainable Building Guidelines new text end 18.1 new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made new text end 18.2 new text begin in this section for a capital improvement new text end 18.3 new text begin project shall ensure that the project complies new text end 18.4 new text begin with the applicable energy conservation and new text end 18.5 new text begin sustainable building guidelines and standards new text end 18.6 new text begin contained in law, including Minnesota new text end 18.7 new text begin Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and new text end 18.8 new text begin 216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. new text end 18.9 new text begin The recipient may use the energy planning, new text end 18.10 new text begin advocacy, and state energy office units of new text end 18.11 new text begin the Department of Commerce to obtain new text end 18.12 new text begin information and technical assistance on new text end 18.13 new text begin energy conservation and alternative energy new text end 18.14 new text begin development relating to the planning and new text end 18.15 new text begin construction of the capital improvement new text end 18.16 new text begin project. new text end 18.17 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Accessibility new text end 18.18 new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must new text end 18.19 new text begin meet the design standards in the federal new text end 18.20 new text begin Americans with Disability Act (ADA) new text end 18.21 new text begin accessibility guidelines. new text end 18.22 new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Carryforward new text end 18.23 new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations for new text end 18.24 new text begin the following projects is extended to June new text end 18.25 new text begin 30, 2008: new text end 18.26 new text begin (1) Laws 2005, First Special Session new text end 18.27 new text begin chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision new text end 18.28 new text begin 7, paragraph (j), improving impaired new text end 18.29 new text begin watersheds: conservation drainage research; new text end 18.30 new text begin (2) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter new text end 18.31 new text begin 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 8, new text end 18.32 new text begin paragraph (d), open space planning and new text end 18.33 new text begin protection; and new text end 19.1 new text begin (3) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter new text end 19.2 new text begin 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 10, new text end 19.3 new text begin paragraph (d), dairy farm digesters. new text end 19.4 new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation for new text end 19.5 new text begin the following project is extended to June 30, new text end 19.6 new text begin 2009: new text end 19.7 new text begin (1) Laws 2005, First Special Session new text end 19.8 new text begin chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision new text end 19.9 new text begin 9, paragraph (a), completing third-party new text end 19.10 new text begin certification of DNR forest lands; and new text end 19.11 new text begin (2) Laws 2005, First Special Session new text end 19.12 new text begin chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision new text end 19.13 new text begin 10, paragraph (e), wind to hydrogen new text end 19.14 new text begin demonstration. new text end 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 new text begin (a) new text end 19.17Meetings new text begin of the commission, committees or subcommittees of the commission, technical new text end 19.18 new text begin advisory committees, and peer review panels new text end must be open to the public. The commission 19.19shall attempt to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. new text begin For new text end 19.20 new text begin purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action new text end 19.21 new text begin is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or new text end 19.22 new text begin subcommittee of the commission, a technical advisory committee, or a peer review panel. new text end 19.23 new text begin (b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is new text end 19.24 new text begin governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the commission, new text end 19.25 new text begin enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2. new text end