<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature; appropriating <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>money for environmental and natural resources capital projects; establishing new <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>state bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.271, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>6; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.222, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraph (a), to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, paragraphs (b) to (j), or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>article XIV. Unless otherwise specified, the appropriations in this act are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>the project is completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>153,587,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>To the commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>the purposes specified in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>The appropriations in this section are subject <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>to the requirements of the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>capital improvement program set forth in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>this section or the statutes referred to in this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>section provide more specific standards, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>criteria, or priorities for projects than <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.12.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>To the extent possible, prairie restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>funded in whole or in part with funds from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>this appropriation must be made using best <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>management practices for native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>restoration as defined under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>The commissioner must record in a central <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>location each project funded in whole or in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>part with funds from this appropriation, that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>is expected to have carbon sequestration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>value in anticipation of guidelines written by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>an interagency committee in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the University of Minnesota for assessing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>changes in carbon budgets resulting from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>bonded restoration projects including <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>identification of relevant carbon pools, time <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>frames, and measurement protocols.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Statewide Asset Preservation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>For the renovation of state-owned facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>operated by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>resources, to be spent in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>commissioner may use this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>to replace buildings if, considering the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>embedded energy in the building, that is the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>most energy efficient and carbon reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>method of renovation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>For the state share of flood hazard <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>mitigation grants for publicly owned capital <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>improvements to prevent or alleviate flood <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>damage under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>103F.161.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Western <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Mesabi Mine Planning Board to construct a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>conveyance system, and other improvements <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>to accommodate water level and outflow <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>control of the water level in the Canisteo <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>mine pit in Itasca County. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>does not require a local match. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>commissioner of natural resources shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>responsible to maintain the improvements <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>after completion of the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>Park and Recreation Board to be used in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>conjunction with the Minnehaha Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Watershed District's plan to repair and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>renovate Works Projects Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>projects in the glen area of Minnehaha <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Creek to repair, restore, and stabilize the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>shoreline and cavernous banks of Minnehaha <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Creek as it flows past Minnehaha Falls, to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>restore fish and other natural habitat, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>to provide storm water retention and creek <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>bank management at or below the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Veterans Home. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>not available until the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>finance determines that $2,000,000 has been <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>committed to the project from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>This appropriation also includes money for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>the following projects, based on need as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>determined by the commissioner, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>one-third of the unallocated appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>shall be used to create and restore wetlands <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>to protect areas from flooding, with emphasis <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>on areas that have recently flooded:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(a) Austin<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(b) Breckenridge<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(c) Browns Valley<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(d) Crookston<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(e) Granite Falls<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(f) Inver Grove Heights Heritage Park<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(g) Moorhead<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(h) Montevideo<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(i) North Ottawa Impoundment<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>(j) Roseau<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>For any project listed in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>that the commissioner determines is not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>ready to proceed or does not expend all the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>money allocated to it, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>allocate that project's money to a project on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>the commissioner's priority list.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>To the extent that the cost of a project <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>in Austin, Breckenridge, Browns Valley, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>Crookston, Granite Falls, Montevideo, North <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>Ottawa Impoundment, or Roseau exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>two percent of the median household income <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>in the municipality multiplied by the number <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>of households in the municipality, this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>appropriation is also for the local share of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>project.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>The Roseau project includes the state share <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>of land acquisition, engineering and design, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>and bridge construction costs for the U. S. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Army Corps of Engineers East Diversion <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>Flood Control Project, which will protect the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>city of Roseau from recurring flooding.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Flood Control Project Relocation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>For a grant to the city of Crookston to design, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>construct, furnish, and equip an ice arena <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>complex to replace an existing facility that is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>being relocated to accommodate a planned <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>flood control project. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>not available until the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>determined that the city of Crookston has <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>committed at least $1,720,825 to the project.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Stillwater Flood Control Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>section 103F.161, to the city of  Stillwater to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>predesign, design, and begin construction <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>of Phase III of the Stillwater flood control <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>project, including flood control structures and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>pumping stations. The appropriation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>available until the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>that $2,000,000 has been committed to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>project from nonstate sources.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Dam Renovation and Removal</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>To renovate or remove publicly owned dams. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>The commissioner shall determine project <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>priorities as appropriate under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>Statutes, sections 103G.511 and 103G.515.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>This appropriation includes money for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>following projects:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(a) Clayton Lake, Pine County<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>(b) Cross Lake, Pine County<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(c) Hartley, Saint Louis County<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(d) King's Mill, Rice County<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(e) Lake Bronson, Kittson County<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(f) Luverne, Rock County<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(g) Windom, Cottonwood County<br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>16A.69, subdivision 2, upon the award of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>final contracts for the completion of a project <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>listed in this subdivision, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>may transfer the unencumbered balance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>in the project account to any other dam <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>renovation or removal project on the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>commissioner's priority list.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Water Control Structures</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>To rehabilitate or replace water control <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>structures used to manage shallow lakes and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>wetlands for waterfowl habitat on wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>section 86A.05, subdivision 8.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Groundwater Monitoring Wells</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">750,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>To install new groundwater level monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>wells to monitor and assess groundwater for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>water supply planning, including ten to 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>wells in the metropolitan and adjoining areas <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>and several new monitoring wells in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>south central regions of the state to monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the Mt. Simon aquifer. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>may also be used to seal existing monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>wells that are no longer functional. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>appropriation, $250,000 is from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>resources fund in fiscal year 2009.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Mississippi River Aquatic Invasive </b><br/>
<b>Species Barrier</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>To predesign and design an adequate barrier <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>in the Mississippi River in order to prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>aquatic invasive species from migrating <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>upriver. This money may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>commissioner to match available federal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>dollars and dollars from other states. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>commissioner must inform and work with <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>affected federal and state agencies and local <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>communities along the Mississippi River <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>before construction of a river barrier.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Stream Protection and Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>For the design and construction of stream <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>protection and restoration projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>concentrate on downstream flooding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>protection. One-half of this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>is for projects within the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>metropolitan area and one-half is for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>outside of the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>area.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Shoreline and Critical Aquatic </b><br/>
<b>Habitat Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>To acquire land that is critical for fish <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>and other aquatic life under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, and to make <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>public improvements and betterments of a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>capital nature to aquatic management areas <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>86A.05, subdivision 14.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Fish Hatchery Improvements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>For improvements of a capital nature to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>create ponds and renovate fish culture <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>facilities at hatcheries owned by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>and operated by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>natural resources under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>section 97A.045, subdivision 1, except those <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>operated in wetlands.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Water Access Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">650,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>For public water access acquisition, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>construction, and renovation projects of a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>capital nature on lakes and rivers, including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>water access through the provision of fishing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>piers and shoreline access under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 9.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>State Fair Fish Habitat Educational </b><br/>
<b>Display</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>To design, construct, furnish, and equip the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>renovation of the fish habitat educational <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>display at the Minnesota State Fair.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>Native Prairie Bank Acquisition and </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>To acquire tracts of native prairie bank lands <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>to develop and restore certain tracts of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>bank lands. Prairie restorations, funded <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>in whole or in part with funds from this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>appropriation, must use native prairie species <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>of a local ecotype as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Scientific and Natural Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition and Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>To acquire land for scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>areas and for protection and improvements of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>a capital nature to scientific and natural areas <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>and 86A.05, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>This appropriation includes money for the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>following projects:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>(a) Avon Hills Forest SNA additions in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Stearns County<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(b) Big Woods of Cottonwood River in Lyon <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>County<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(c) Clinton Falls Dwarf Trout Lily site in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Steele County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(d) Cooks Lake Forest in Otter Tail and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Becker Counties<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(e) Des Moines R forest-prairie complex in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>Jackson County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(f) Franconia Bluffs in Chisago County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(g) Hovland Woods SNA addition in Cook <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(h) Lester Lake Forest in Hubbard County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(i) Morton Outcrops in Renville County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(j) Nopeming Unconformity in Saint Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>(k) Pine Bend Bluffs SNA addition in Dakota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>County<br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(l) Wycoff Balsam Fir SNA addition in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>Fillmore County<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 17.<b>Wildlife Area Acquisition and </b><br/>
<b>Improvement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>To acquire land in fee for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>management area purposes and for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>improvements of a capital nature to develop, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>protect, or improve habitat and facilities on <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>wildlife management areas under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. At <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>least five percent of this appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>be used for restoration of existing wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>management areas. Twenty percent of this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>appropriation is for restoration on land <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>acquired with this appropriation. Twenty <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>percent of this appropriation is for acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>of land in the seven-county metro area. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>Prairie restorations, funded in whole or in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>part with funds from this appropriation, must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>use native prairie species of a local ecotype <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>84.02, subdivision 6. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>shall submit a plan to the legislature and the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>chairs of the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>with jurisdiction over the environment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>and natural resources on the management <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>of native prairie lands and harvesting of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>native prairie vegetation for use for energy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>production in a manner that does not devalue <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>the natural habitat, water quality benefits, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>carbon sequestration functions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 18.<b>RIM Critical Habitat Match</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>To provide the state match for the critical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>habitat private sector matching account under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 19.<b>Forest Roads and Bridges</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>For reconstruction, resurfacing, replacement, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>and construction of state forest roads and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>bridges under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>89.002.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 20.<b>State Forest Land Reforestation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>To increase reforestation activities to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>the reforestation requirements of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Statutes, section 89.002, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>including planting, seeding, site preparation, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>and purchasing native seeds and native <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>seedlings.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 21.<b>Big Bog State Recreation Area</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>For improvements at the Big Bog State <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>Recreation Area, including upgrades to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>contact station and forest restoration.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 22.<b>Cuyuna Country State Recreation </b><br/>
<b>Area</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">125,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>To construct a new access road, rustic <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>campground, and support facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>biking and scuba activities and for other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>improvements of a capital nature at the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 23.<b>State Park and Recreation Area </b><br/>
<b>Facility Improvements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>For projects within state parks established <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>and state recreation areas established under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013, contained <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>in the Department of Natural Resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>Division of Parks and Recreation's ten-year <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>project list for the first biennium "New and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>Deferred Maintenance Bondable Projects" <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>dated January 24, 2008. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>includes money for Afton, Bear Head Lake, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>Beaver Creek Valley, Big Stone Lake, Blue <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>Mounds, Buffalo River, Camden, Cascade <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>River, Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>Area, Flandrau, Forestville Mystery Cave, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>Fort Ridgely, Frontenac, George Crosby <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>Manitou, Glendalough, Great River Bluffs, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>Itasca, Judge Magney, Kilen Woods, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>Lake Bemidji, Lake Carlos, Lake Louise, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Maplewood, Mille Lacs Kathio, Sakatah, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>Savanna Portage, Sibley, Soudan Mine, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Split Rock Creek, Split Rock Lighthouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>Temperance River, Tettegouche, Upper Sioux <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>Agency, Whitewater, and William O'Brien <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>State Parks and deciduous forest restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>in region 3. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>determine project priorities as appropriate, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>based on need.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 24.<b>State Park Rehabilitation and </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,000,000<br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>For deferred maintenance including <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>infrastructure rehabilitation and the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>renovation and development of facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>within state parks established under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>contained in the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation's <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>ten-year project list for the first biennium <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>"New and Deferred Maintenance Bondable <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Projects" dated January 24, 2008. This <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>appropriation includes money for Afton, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Banning, Bear Head Lake, Beaver Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>Valley, Big Stone Lake, Blue Mounds, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Camden, Crow Wing, Flandrau, Forestville <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Mystery Cave, Fort Ridgely, Fort Snelling, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>Frontenac, Glacial Lakes, Glendalough, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Gooseberry Falls, Hayes Lake, Hill Annex, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Itasca, Jay Cooke, Judge Magney, Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>Bemidji, Lake Bronson, Lake Carlos, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>Lake Louise, Lake Maria, Lake Shetek, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>Maplewood, McCarthy Beach, Minneopa, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Moose Lake, Myre-Big Island, Nerstrand, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>Old Mill, Rice Lake, Sakatah, Savanna <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>Portage, Scenic, Sibley, Soudan Mine, Split <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>Rock Lighthouse, St. Croix, Temperance <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>River, Tettegouche, Upper Sioux Agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>Wild River, and William O'Brien State Parks. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>The commissioner shall determine project <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>priorities as appropriate, based on need.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 25.<b>Lake Vermilion State Park </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition and Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>To acquire land for Lake Vermilion State <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>Park and to predesign, design, construct, and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>furnish park facilities for the development <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>of the park.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 26.<b>Green Leaf State Recreation Area</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>To acquire land for Green Leaf State <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>Recreation Area authorized under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Statutes, section 85.013, subdivision 11b.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 27.<b>State Park Prairie Reconstruction </b><br/>
<b>and Forest Restoration Projects</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">545,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>$290,000 is for prairie and savanna <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>reconstruction projects at the following state <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>parks: Big Stone, Blue Mounds, Camden, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Crow Wing, Frontenac, Glacial Lakes, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>Maplewood, Split Rock Creek, Upper Sioux, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>and William O'Brien.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>$255,000 is for forest restoration projects <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>at the following state parks: Itasca, Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>Bemidji, Nerstrand, and St. Croix.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>Prairie restorations, funded in whole or in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>part with funds from this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>must include planting native prairie species <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>of a local ecotype as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 28.<b>Regional and Local Park Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,642,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>$492,000 is for a grant to the Central <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>Coordination Board to acquire 23 acres of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>land adjacent to Warner Lake Park in Stearns <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>County.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>$1,400,000 is for a grant to Chisago City <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>to acquire land for the creation of Ojiketa <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>Regional Park in Chisago County.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>$4,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Sartell <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>to acquire 68 acres of land located along <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>the Sauk River near the confluence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Mississippi to serve as part of the Central <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>$750,000 is for a grant to Stearns County <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>to purchase land for Kraemer Lake Park <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>$8,000,000 is for a grant to Wright County <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>to acquire land for Bertram Chain of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>Lakes Regional Park, under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Statutes, section 85.019, subdivision 2. This <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>appropriation is not available unless an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>easement is placed on the land keeping the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>land as a park in perpetuity.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 29.<b>State Trail Acquisition and </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,520,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>To acquire land for and to construct and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>renovate state trails under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>Statutes, section 85.015.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>$970,000 is for the Chester Woods Trail from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Rochester to Dover.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>$750,000 is for the Gateway Trail bridge.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>$1,600,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>$1,200,000 is for the Great River Ridge Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>$500,000 is for the Heartland Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>$150,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>Faribault.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>$500,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Lake Byllesby Park to Cannon Falls.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>$1,500,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>from Appleton to Milan.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>$2,000,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>Walker to Guthrie.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>$100,000 is for the Root River Trail, the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>eastern extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>$250,000 is for the Root River Trail, the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>eastern extension Wagon Wheel.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>$4,000,000 is for the rehabilitation of state <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>For any project listed in this subdivision that <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>the commissioner determines is not ready <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>to proceed, the commissioner may allocate <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>that project's money to another state trail <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>project identified in this subdivision. The <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>chairs of the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>with jurisdiction over the environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>natural resources and legislators from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>affected legislative districts must be notified <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>of any changes.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 30.<b>Regional and Local Trails Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,480,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>$2,183,000 is for a grant to Anoka County as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>the local share to match federal funds for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>Rice Creek North Regional Trail from Rice <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve in Lino <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>Lakes to the Ramsey County trail system in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>Shoreview.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>$225,000 is for a grant to Clara City to design <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>and construct a walking path in Clara City.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>$500,000 is for a grant to the city of Coon <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Rapids to predesign, design, and construct <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>a bicycle and pedestrian trail connecting <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>the city of Fridley bicycle and pedestrian <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>trail along 85th Avenue to the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>Regional Trail Corridor in the city of Coon <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Rapids.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>Minneapolis to purchase, install, and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>replace lighting fixtures along the Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>Rounds. This appropriation may also <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>be used to improve the roadway of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Grand Rounds. Any outdoor lighting <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>fixtures installed, replaced, maintained, or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>operated with these funds must be a full <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>cutoff luminaire, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>Statutes, section 16B.328, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>if the rated output of the outdoor lighting <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>fixture is greater than 1,800 lumens, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>be the minimum illuminance adequate for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>the intended purpose with consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>given to nationally recognized standards. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>Full consideration must be given to energy <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>conservation and savings, reduction of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>glare, minimization of light pollution, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>preservation of the natural night environment.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>$100,000 is for a grant to the city of Inver <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Grove Heights for the Mississippi River <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>Bridge 5600 between Inver Grove Heights <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>and St. Paul Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>$100,000 is for a grant to the city of Mora <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>for construction of pedestrian and bicycle <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>trails, bridge restoration and renovation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>other improvements of a capital nature for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>the Spring Lake Trail, located in the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>Mora.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>$372,000 is for a grant to the city of Rockville <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>to design and construct the Rocori Trail from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>Richmond through Cold Spring to Rockville, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>connecting with the Glacial Lakes Trail, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>Beaver Island Trail, and the Lake Wobegon <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>For any project listed in this subdivision that <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>the commissioner determines is not ready <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>to proceed, the commissioner may allocate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>that project's money to another state trail <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>project identified in this subdivision. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>chairs of the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>with jurisdiction over the environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>natural resources and legislators from the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>affected legislative districts must be notified <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>of any changes.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 31.<b>Old Cedar Avenue Bridge</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>For a grant to the city of Bloomington <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>to renovate the old Cedar Avenue bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>to serve as a hiking and bicycling trail <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>connection.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 32.<b>Fort Snelling Upper Bluff Emergency </b><br/>
<b>Building Stabilization</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>For a grant to Hennepin County to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>emergency building stabilization at Fort <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Snelling Upper Bluff. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>is not available until the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>finance has determined that Hennepin County <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>has entered into appropriate agreements to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>use Sentence to Serve labor for the project <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>that will train the Sentence to Serve laborers <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>in the skills needed for the work.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 33.<b>Bell Museum Landscaping</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>To design and construct an environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>landscape at the new Bell Museum of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>History.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 34.<b>Diseased Shade Tree Removal and </b><br/>
<b>Replacement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>For grants to cities, counties, townships, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>park and recreation boards in cities of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>first class for the identification, removal, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>disposal, and replacement of dead or dying <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>shade trees lost to forest pests or disease. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>For purposes of this appropriation, "shade <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>tree" means a woody perennial grown <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>primarily for aesthetic or environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>purposes with minimal to residual timber <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>value. The commissioner shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>with municipalities, park and recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>boards in cities of the first class, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>organizations, and other interested parties in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>developing eligibility criteria.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 35.<b>Lake Zumbro</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">175,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>For a grant to Olmsted and Wabasha Counties <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>to design and engineer the restoration of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>Lake Zumbro. The design must include <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>public access.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 36.<b>Red River Basin Digital Elevation </b><br/>
<b>Model</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">600,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>To develop and implement a high-resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>digital elevation model for the Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>basin. This appropriation is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>16,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>To the Pollution Control Agency for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>purposes specified in this section.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Closed Landfill Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>To design and construct remedial systems <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>and acquire land at landfills throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>state in accordance with the closed landfill <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>115B.39 to 115B.42. $600,000 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>Mille Lacs Landfill. None of these funds <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>may be spent on the Washington County <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>landfill until a mutual agreement regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>the cleanup is made between the agency and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>the city of Lake Elmo.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Remedial Systems; Albert Lea</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>To design and construct remedial systems at <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>the Albert Lea Landfill, including relocating <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>and incorporating waste from the former <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>Albert Lea Dump owned by the city of Albert <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>Lea pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>115B.403, which action may be taken by the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>Pollution Control Agency notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>115B.403, paragraphs (a) and (b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Beneficial Reuse of Wastewater Grant </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>For grants to political subdivisions for up <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>to 50 percent of the costs to predesign and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>design capital projects that demonstrate the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>beneficial use of wastewater under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>Statutes, section 116.195.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>48,000,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>To the Board of Water and Soil Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>for the purposes specified in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>The board must record in a central location <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>each project, funded in whole or in part <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>with funds from this appropriation, that is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>expected to have carbon sequestration value <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>in anticipation of guidelines written by an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>interagency committee in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>the University of Minnesota for assessing <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>changes in carbon budgets resulting from <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>bonded restoration projects, including <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>identification of relevant carbon pools, time <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>frames, and measurement protocols.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>To the extent possible, prairie restorations, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>funded in whole or in part with funds from <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>this appropriation, must be made using best <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>management practices for native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>restoration as defined under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 2.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>RIM Reserve Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">42,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>To acquire conservation easements from <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>landowners to preserve, restore, and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>wetlands, riparian lands, and associated <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>uplands in order to protect soil and water <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>quality, support fish and wildlife habitat, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>and other public benefits. The provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>to this appropriation, except that the board <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>may establish alternative payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>easements and practices to establish restored <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>native prairies, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>to protect uplands. Of this appropriation, up <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>to ten percent may be used to administer the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>$2,400,000 of this amount is to be available <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>for use in the area designated for relief and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>recovery from the flooding that occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>on or after August 18, 2007, in the area <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>of Southeast Minnesota designated under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>DR-1717. Funds previously appropriated and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>waivers previously authorized to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>of Water and Soil Resources for DR-1717 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>flood relief and recovery in Minnesota Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>2007, First Special Session chapter 2, are <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>available and applicable until June 30, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>The board is authorized to enter into and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>amend past agreements with landowners <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>as required by Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>restoration, including overseeding and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>harvesting, of native prairie vegetation for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>use for energy production in a manner that <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>does not devalue the natural habitat, water <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>quality benefits, or carbon sequestration <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>functions of the area enrolled in the easement. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>This shall occur after seed production and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>minimize impacts on wildlife. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>appropriation, up to five percent may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>for restoration, including overseeding.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Wetland Replacement Due to Public </b><br/>
<b>Road Projects</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,575,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>To acquire land for wetland restoration or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>preservation to replace wetlands drained or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>filled as a result of the repair or rehabilitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>reconstruction, or replacement of existing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>public roads as required by Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>paragraphs (l) and (m). The provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, apply <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>to this appropriation, except that the board <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>may establish alternative payment rates for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>easements and practices to establish restored <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>native prairies, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>Statutes, section 84.02, subdivision 7, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>protect uplands. Up to ten percent may be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>used to administer the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>The purchase price paid for acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>land, in fee or perpetual easement, must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>be the fair market value as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>by the board. The board may enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>agreements with the federal government, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>other state agencies, political subdivisions, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>and nonprofit organizations or fee owners to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>acquire land and restore and create wetlands <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>or to acquire wetland banking credits. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>Acquisition of or the conveyance of land may <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>be in the name of the political subdivision.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Clean Water Legacy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,425,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>$1,425,000 is for improving water quality. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>The board may expend this amount for the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(1) $800,000 for a grant to Kandiyohi <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>County to acquire conservation easements, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>design and construct water control structures <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>and pumping infrastructure, and plant <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>native prairie species of a local ecotype as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>subdivision 6, in order to restore the Grass <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>Lake prairie wetland basins adjacent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>city of Willmar in Kandiyohi County. This <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>amount must be matched one-to-one by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>funding from other sources;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(2) $475,000 for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>Gaylord to improve water quality in the Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Titlow watershed. The funds may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>predesign and design holding ponds upstream <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>from Lake Titlow. The design must include <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>the best location for the ponds, an estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>of the cost of land acquisition or easements, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>construction costs of the holding ponds, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>the estimated expense of maintaining the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>structures and who will be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>the expense. The funds may also be used <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to construct and reconstruct storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>sewer drains and related facilities to divert <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>water that currently drains into Lake Titlow <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>into holding ponds south of the city. The <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>cost of reconstructing city streets as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>this diversion, and as outlined in the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>Gaylord's street improvement plan, is the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>responsibility of the city. This diversion <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>will keep phosphorus and other chemicals <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>from entering the lake, and will improve <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>the water quality of Lake Titlow. The city <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>must also coordinate with state and county <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>conservation officials to ensure correct <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>conservation practices and improvements in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>the watershed district. For the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>this appropriation, the criteria, limitations, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>and assessment requirements in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>Statutes, sections 103D.701, 103D.705, and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>103D.901, are waived. The information <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>gained from this project must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>available for public use. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>is not available until the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>finance determines that $200,000 has been <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>committed to the project from other sources; <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>(3) $150,000 for a grant to the Lower <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>Minnesota Watershed District to acquire land <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>for and to design and construct improvements <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>for dredge material site projects located <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>within the district.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>23,700,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>To the Metropolitan Council for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>specified in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>The commissioner must record in a central <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>location each project, funded in whole or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>in part with funds from this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>that is expected to have carbon sequestration <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>value in anticipation of guidelines written by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>an interagency committee in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>the University of Minnesota for assessing <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>changes in carbon budgets resulting from <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>bonded restoration projects, including <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>identification of relevant carbon pools, time <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>frames, and measurement protocols.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital </b><br/>
<b>Improvements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>For the cost of improvements and betterments <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>of a capital nature and acquisition by the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>council and local government units of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>regional recreational open-space lands in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>accordance with the council's policy plan <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>473.147. Priority must be given to park <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>rehabilitation and land acquisition projects. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>These funds shall not be used for the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>purchase of easements.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>St. Paul National Great River Park</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>land for and to predesign, design, construct, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>furnish, and equip river park development <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>and redevelopment infrastructure in National <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>Great River Park along the Mississippi River <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>in St. Paul. This appropriation is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>first phase and future bond funds must be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>matched.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>St. Paul National Great River Park </b><br/>
<b>Upper Landing</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>For a grant to the city of St. Paul to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>land for and to predesign, design, construct, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>furnish, and equip river park development <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>and redevelopment infrastructure for the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>National Great River Park in St. Paul, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>including the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Springbrook Nature Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>For a grant to the city of Fridley to predesign, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>design, construct, furnish, and equip <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>the redevelopment and expansion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>Springbrook Nature Center. No nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>match is required.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>South St. Paul Span Arch Bridge</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>For a grant to the city of South St. Paul to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>design and construct a span arch bridge under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>19th Avenue to connect with the Dakota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>County North Urban Regional Trail.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Father Hennepin Regional Park</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>Recreation Board for repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>rehabilitation of trails, picnic areas, lighting, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>signage, and stairs and for bluff and slope <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>stabilization at Father Hennepin Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>Park.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>or partially, unless replaced by restoring or creating wetland areas of at least equal <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland protection <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>and management plan approved by the board under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>, or, if a permit to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>mine is required under section 
         <statute_ref>93.481</statute_ref>, under a mining reclamation plan approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>commissioner under the permit to mine. Mining reclamation plans shall apply the same <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>principles and standards for replacing wetlands by restoration or creation of wetland areas <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>. Public <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>value must be determined in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>103B.3355</statute_ref> or a comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>wetland protection and management plan established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>. Sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>103G.221
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2372</statute_ref> also apply to excavation in permanently and semipermanently <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>    (b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>of priority:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>    (1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>the wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>    (2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>activity and its implementation;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>    (3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>wetland environment;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>    (4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>operations during the life of the activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>    (5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>    (6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>resources or environments.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    (c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>accomplished through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>(b), provided that a deed restriction is placed on the altered wetland prohibiting <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>nonagricultural use for at least ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    (d) If a wetland is drained under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>(b) and (e), the local government unit may require a deed restriction that prohibits <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>nonagricultural use for at least ten years unless the drained wetland is replaced as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>under this section. The local government unit may require the deed restriction if it <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>determines the wetland area drained is at risk of conversion to a nonagricultural use within <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>ten years based on the zoning classification, proximity to a municipality or full service <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>road, or other criteria as determined by the local government unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>    (e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>fulfill stormwater management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of replaced <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    (g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>    (i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been restored <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation in nonwetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches, or wetlands <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously drained or filled <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>wetlands may be used in a statewide banking program established in rules adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Modification or conversion of nondegraded naturally <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>occurring wetlands from one type to another are not eligible for enrollment in a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>wetlands bank. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>    (j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>2
         </statute_ref>, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has reason <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>    (k) This section and sections 
         <statute_ref>103G.223</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103G.2364</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>103G.2365</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>apply to the state and its departments and agencies. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>    (l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new public <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>transportation road project, and for public road projects expanded solely for additional <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>traffic capacity, public transportation road authorities may purchase credits from the board <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>at the cost to the board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>under this paragraph are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>For purposes of this paragraph, public road authorities include: the state of Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>counties, cities, and townships.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>    (m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public road <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded solely <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities for public <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>transportation projects that:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    (1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on-site;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>    (2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board, the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the location, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>be commenced during the upcoming year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>    (3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>board that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>or drained.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>    Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained or filled <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>by public transportation projects on existing roads.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>    Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to avoid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>    (n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed project <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the landowner to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement ratio otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>required.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>    (o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government unit, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the change <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    (p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local government <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed on the basis <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their petition, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. The local <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board under <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>paragraph (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Water use permit processing fee.</b> (a) Except as described in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>at any time during the year. The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>applied to the total amount appropriated:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>    (1) $101 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>    (2) $3 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>than 100,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>    (3) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>less than 150,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>    (4) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>than 200,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    (5) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>less than 250,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>    (6) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>than 300,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>    (7) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>less than 350,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    (8) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>than 400,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    (9) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>less than 450,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>    (10) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>    (11) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>    (b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>permit in force at any time during the year:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    (1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $150 per 1,000,000 gallons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    (2) for all other users, $300 per 1,000,000 gallons.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    (c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>    (d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    (1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>    (2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>    (i) $50,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    (ii) $75,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    (iii) $250,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    (3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>    (4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>cogeneration of electricity and steam; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    (5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>    (e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16B.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>    (f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>agricultural land is $20 for years in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>    (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>and October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    (g) A surcharge of $20 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>permits that supply a common distribution system.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>    (h) A water monitoring charge of .0002 cents per gallon shall be applied to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>the volume of groundwater used in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright. The revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>fund and is available for appropriation to be used for installation and rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>of groundwater level monitoring equipment in new or existing wells. The intent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>monitoring wells is to collect long-term water level data and to manage and interpret the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>data in order to determine potential depletion rates and sustainable water withdrawal rates <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>for aquifers in the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[116.195] BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER; CAPITAL GRANTS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var><b>FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>    (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    (c) "Beneficial use of wastewater" means use of the effluent from a wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>treatment plant that replaces use of groundwater.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>    (d) "Capital project" means the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>and other public improvements of a capital nature for the treatment of wastewater intended <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>for beneficial use. Capital project includes projects to retrofit, expand, or construct new <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>treatment facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Grants for capital project design.</b> The agency shall make grant awards <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to predesign and design capital <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>projects that demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater. The maximum amount for a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>grant under this subdivision is $500,000. The grant agreement must provide that the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>predesign and design work being funded is public information and available to anyone <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>without charge. The agency must make the predesign and design work available on its <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grants for capital project implementation.</b> The agency shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>grant awards to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to acquire, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>construct, install, furnish, and equip capital projects that demonstrate the beneficial use <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>of wastewater. The political subdivision must submit design plans and specifications <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>to the agency as part of the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>    The agency must consult with the Public Facilities Authority and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>of natural resources in reviewing and ranking applications for grants under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    The application must identify the uses of the treated wastewater and greater weight <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>will be given to applications that include a binding commitment to participate by the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>user or users.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>    The agency must give preference to projects that will reduce use of the greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>volume of groundwater from aquifers with the slowest rate of recharge.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application form; procedures.</b> The agency shall develop an application <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>form and procedures.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reports.</b> The agency shall report by February 1 of each year to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>and capital investment on the grants made and projects funded under this section. For each <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>demonstration project funded, the report must include information on the scale of water <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>constraints for the area, the volume of treated wastewater supply, the quality of treated <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>wastewater supplied and treatment implications for the industrial user, impacts to stream <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>flow and downstream users, and any considerations related to water appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>discharge permits.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>    Sec. 9. <b>BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds fund, the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>$240,937,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>sections 4 to 7.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>