<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>natural resources; providing for repayment of certain appropriations from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>2006, section 116P.10.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>June 30, 2008, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2008</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2009</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA 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>
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<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>86,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,866,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environment and <br/>
Natural Resources <br/>
Trust<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,866,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Great Lakes <br/>
Protection Account<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">86,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>Appropriations are available for two <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>years beginning July 1, 2008, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>second year.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Definitions</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><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>116P.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(b) "Great Lakes protection account" means <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the account referred to in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>section 116Q.02.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Land and Habitat</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,817,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trust Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,817,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) ��� <br/>
Phase IV<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><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>$3,150,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>the fourth appropriation for acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>of agency programs and cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>agreements. Of this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>$1,915,000 is for Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>Resources agency programs and $1,235,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>is for agreements as follows: $475,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the Trust for Public Land; $92,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>Friends of the Mississippi River; $111,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>with Great River Greening; $225,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>Trust, Inc.; and $107,000 with Friends of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>planning, restoring, and protecting important <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>natural areas in the metropolitan area, as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>defined under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>the surrounding counties, through grants, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>contracted services, conservation easements, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>and fee title acquisition. Land acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>with this appropriation must be sufficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>improved to meet at least minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>management standards as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>Expenditures are limited to the identified <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>program. This appropriation may not be used <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for the purchase of residential structures, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>unless expressly approved in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>program. All conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>be perpetual and have a natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>management plan. Any land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>title by the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>with money from this appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>be designated as an outdoor recreation unit <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title. A <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>agreement.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Vermillion River Corridor Acquisition and <br/>
Restoration in Dakota County<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><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$400,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>an agreement with Dakota County to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>develop and implement a comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>and integrated water quality, wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>habitat, and outdoor recreational corridor <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>plan in the Vermillion River watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>through easement and fee title acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>and restoration. At least 90 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>this appropriation must be spent on the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>implementation of the comprehensive plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>A list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>agreement. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>until June 30, 2011, at which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>in the work program. On January 2, 2009, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>unobligated balance of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Dakota County wildlife habitat acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>and development in Laws 1999, chapter 231, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>section 16, subdivision 13, paragraph (m), is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>transferred and added to this appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Habitat Conservation Partnership <br/>
��� Phase V<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><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>$3,150,000 is from the trust fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>programs and cooperative agreements. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>this appropriation, $250,000 is to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>of Water and Soil Resources; $733,500 is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>for agency programs; and $2,166,500 is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>for agreements as follows: $420,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>Pheasants Forever; $30,000 with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Deer Hunters Association; $597,500 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $85,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>National Wild Turkey Federation; $317,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>with the Nature Conservancy; $210,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>with Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>the Trust for Public Land; $50,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>Trust, Inc.; $30,000 with U. S. Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Wildlife Service; $30,000 with the Leech <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Lake Band of Chippewa; $27,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>$20,000 with Friends of Detroit Lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Watershed Management District to plan, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>restore, and acquire fragmented landscape <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>corridors that connect areas of quality habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>USDA-Natural Resources Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>Service is a cooperating partner in the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>appropriation. Expenditures are limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>the project corridor areas as defined in the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>work program. Land acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>appropriation must be sufficiently improved <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>to meet at least minimum habitat and facility <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>management standards as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>This appropriation may not be used for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>purchase of residential structures, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>expressly approved in the work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>conservation easements must be perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>and have a natural resource management <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>commissioner of natural resources with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>money from this appropriation must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>designated as an outdoor recreation unit <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title. A <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>agreement.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Preserving the Avon Hills Landscape<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><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>$337,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>a grant to Saint John's Arboretum and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>University for community outreach, in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Land Trust; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>conservation easements, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>with the Minnesota Land Trust; and local <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>ordinance reviews and recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>the Avon Hills landscape in Stearns County. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>A list of proposed fee title and easement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>the required work program. All funding <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>for conservation easements must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>long-term stewardship plan and appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>funding for monitoring. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Minnesota River Valley Green Corridor Land <br/>
Protection<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><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>agreement with the Southwest Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>Foundation for planning, acquisition, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>easements in the Minnesota River Valley. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>The priority for acquisition must be on <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>lands with native prairies, unique geological <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>features, fens, and wetlands not currently <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>under a permanent protection program. A <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>agreement. No more than ten percent may be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>spent on planning and management.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition<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><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>acquisition of scientific and natural areas in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>the southern two-thirds of Minnesota. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>of proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>part of the required work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) State Land Acquisition Consolidation<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><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>$500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>consolidate state land ownership through <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>acquisition and sale to reduce forest <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>fragmentation and enhance management <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>efficiency. A list of proposed fee title and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>agreement. Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>94.16 and 94.165, apply to the proceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>from the sale of land. For this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>the Department of Natural Resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>establish a separate revolving account under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 94.165, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>use and accounting of trust fund money. This <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>at which time the project must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>and final products delivered, unless an earlier <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>date is specified in the work program. <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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(h) State Park and Trail Land Acquisition <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><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>land for designated state trail alignments and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>in-holdings for state parks. Land acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>with this appropriation must be sufficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>improved to meet at least minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>management standards as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>commissioner of natural resources. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>part of the required work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(i) Metropolitan Regional Park System Land <br/>
Acquisition<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><a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>acquisition of lands within the approved park <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>park system. This appropriation may not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>be used for the purchase of residential <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>structures. Subdivision 12 applies to grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>awarded in the approved work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>A list of proposed fee title and easement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>the required work program. All funding <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>for conservation easements must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>long-term stewardship plan and funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>monitoring and enforcing the agreement. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>This appropriation must be matched by at <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>least 40 percent of nonstate money and must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>be committed by December 31, 2008, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>appropriation cancels. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(j) Local Initiative Grants ��� Regional Parks and <br/>
Natural Areas<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><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>commissioner of natural resources for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>to Wright County for land acquisition for a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>proposed regional park on the Bertram Chain <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>of Lakes in Wright County. If the acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>for a proposed regional park on the Bertram <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>Chain of Lakes is not completed by June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>2010, then the appropriation is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>matching grants to other local governments <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>for acquisition of regional parks and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>and scenic areas as provided in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Statutes, section 85.019, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>paragraph (b), and 4a. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(k) Conservation Partners/Environmental <br/>
Partnerships Matching Grant Program<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><a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>$150,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>commissioner of natural resources to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>matching grants to local governments and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>private, nonprofit organizations for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>that enhance fish, wildlife, and native plant <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>habitat, provide related research or surveys, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>and protect and enhance the state's natural <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>environment.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(l) County Trail System Design<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><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>design recreational trail systems for Lyon, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>Brown, Redwood, and Renville Counties.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(m) Accelerated Prairie Management, Survey, <br/>
Acquisition, and Evaluation<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><a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>$1,250,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>commissioner of natural resources to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>for a rapid assessment of remaining native <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>prairie, accelerate the Minnesota county <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>biological survey in the prairie region, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>provide technical assistance to private prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>landowners, accelerate management of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>public and private prairie lands, evaluate and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>monitor prairie conditions and associated <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>wildlife, and acquire prairie natural areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>prairie bank easements, and buffers. At <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>least $475,000 of this appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>be spent on acquisition. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>restorations and fee title and easement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>the required work program. All funding <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>for conservation easements must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>long-term stewardship plan and funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>monitoring and enforcing the agreement.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(n) Prairie Ecosystem Restoration<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><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>$80,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>agreement with the Martin County Soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>Water Conservation District to collect and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>propagate local ecotype native plant materials <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>from prairie remnants for establishment on <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>lands with perpetual conservation protection <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>in Martin County. If the Martin County Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>and Water Conservation District sells seeds <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>or plants that were collected or propagated <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>using money from this appropriation, the net <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>proceeds of the sale must be repaid to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>trust fund.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(o) Best Practices for Native Prairie Management<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><a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>$45,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>agreement with the Minnesota Recreation and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>Park Association to provide information on <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>best practices for native prairie management <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>through field demonstrations, regional <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>workshops, and the Web.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(p) Impacts of Climate Change and CO2 on Prairie <br/>
and Forest Production<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><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>$330,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>to accelerate research simulating future <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>changing CO2, rainfall, and temperature <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>level impacts on biomass production, carbon <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>sequestration, and water quality in prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>and tree species. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>available until June 30, 2011, at which time <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(q) Biofuel Production and Wildlife Conservation <br/>
in Working Prairies<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><a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>$250,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>research and evaluate methods of managing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>diverse working prairies for wildlife and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>renewable bioenergy production. On June <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>1, 2008, the $500,000 appropriation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>Phillips biomass community energy system <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>under Laws 2006, chapter 243, section 20, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>subdivision 3, is transferred and added to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>this appropriation. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>available until June 30, 2011, at which time <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>specified in the work program.<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.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">86,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,480,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trust Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,480,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Great Lakes <br/>
Protection Account<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">86,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Future of Energy and Minnesota Water <br/>
Resources<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><a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>$270,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>spatially model water demand in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>under differing energy production scenarios <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>and develop a Web-based tool for comparing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>policy scenarios impacts on water resources <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>in the state.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Accelerating Plans for Integrated Control of <br/>
the Common Carp<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><a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>$550,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>to accelerate research on new approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>to control the invasive common carp. This <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>at which time the project must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>and final products delivered, unless an earlier <br/>
<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>date is specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Testing Pesticides and Degradates in Public <br/>
Drinking Water<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><a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>$368,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>commissioner of agriculture, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>with the commissioner of health, to purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>equipment and supplies to accelerate the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>sampling of public water supplies for the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>presence and concentration of pesticides and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>their degradates for health risk assessments.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Assessment of Riparian Buffers in the <br/>
Whitewater River Watershed<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><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>$52,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>Water and Soil Resources for an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>with the Whitewater Joint Powers Board to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>inventory streams and adjacent land use and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>survey riparian landowners to assist in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>prioritization of restoration efforts to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>water quality, habitat, and future enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>of riparian buffers in the southeast ten-county <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>region of the Southeast Minnesota Water <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Resources Board.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Intralake Zoning to Protect Sensitive <br/>
Lakeshore Areas<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><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>$125,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>commissioner of natural resources for the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>second appropriation for a cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>effort with Cass County to identify sensitive <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>shorelines for the highest priority lakes and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>develop innovative zoning in Cass County to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>protect water quality and near-shore habitat. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>30, 2011, at which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>be completed and final products delivered, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>unless an earlier date is specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) Native Shoreland Buffer Incentives Program<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><a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>$225,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>accelerate the native shoreland buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>incentive program through market research, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>technical assistance, and competitive grants <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>to local governments for creating and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>implementing shoreland buffer incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>programs. Grant recipients must have current <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>shoreline management requirements and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>effective enforcement. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) Southeast Minnesota Stream Restoration <br/>
Projects<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><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>$240,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>agreement with Trout Unlimited to accelerate <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>stream bank stabilization projects on at least <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>six miles of streams through restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>providing technical assistance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>conducting workshops. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(h) South-Central Minnesota Groundwater <br/>
Monitoring and County Geologic Atlases<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><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>$1,600,000 is from the trust fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>collection and interpretation of subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>geological information and acceleration of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>the county geologic atlas program. $706,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>of this appropriation is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>for the Geological Survey to begin county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>geologic atlases in three counties. $894,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>of this appropriation is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>of natural resources to investigate the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>physical and recharge characteristics of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>the Mt. Simon aquifer. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>represents a continuing effort to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>the county geologic atlases throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>state. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>June 30, 2011, at which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>be completed and final products delivered, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>unless an earlier date is specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>program.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(i) Lake Superior Research<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><a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>$86,000 is from the Great Lakes protection <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>account to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>University of Minnesota for the Large Lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>Observatory for research on Lake Superior <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>waters. This appropriation is added to Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>2006, chapter 243, section 20, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>Lake Superior research. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>and is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(j) Eurasian Water Milfoil Control Research<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><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>$50,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>to accelerate research on new approaches to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>control Eurasian water milfoil to be tested <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>on Green Lake in Kandiyohi County. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>$50,000 in additional funds from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>sources may be used for this study. This <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>at which time the project must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>and final products delivered, unless an earlier <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>date is specified in the work program.<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.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Natural Resource Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,365,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trust Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,365,000<br/>
</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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Updating the National Wetlands Inventory for <br/>
Minnesota<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><a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>$550,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>commissioner of natural resources to begin <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>updating the National Wetlands Inventory <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>through standards development, mapping, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>training, and imagery acquisition. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>the first phase of an overall effort to update <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>the inventory statewide. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Soil Survey<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><a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>of Water and Soil Resources for soil survey <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>mapping and interpretation efforts in areas of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>the state, including Crow Wing, Pine, Cook, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>Lake, and Isanti Counties, and to accelerate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>the delivery of soils data through the Internet <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>as a Web-based soil survey. The new soil <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>surveys must be done on a cost-share basis <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>with local and federal funds.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Updating Precipitation Intensities for Runoff <br/>
Estimation and Infrastructure Designs<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><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>$100,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Agency for a cooperative agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Administration to partially fund a multistate <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>effort to obtain updated climate change <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>related rainfall frequencies to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>engineering of storm water conveyance and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>treatment systems and roads. The acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>data shall be distributed free of charge. This <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>at which time the project must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>and final products delivered, unless an earlier <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>date is specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas<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><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>$270,000 is from the trust fund to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>statewide survey of Minnesota breeding bird <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>distribution and create related publications, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>including a book and online atlas with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>distribution maps and breeding status. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>Of this appropriation, $169,000 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>agreement with Audubon Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>$101,000 is to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>University of Minnesota for the Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>Resources Research Institute. The atlas must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>be available for downloading on the Internet <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>free of charge.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Restorable Wetlands Inventory<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><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>$245,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>to continue the inventory, mapping, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>digitizing of drained restorable wetlands in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>the southwest prairie region of Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>30, 2011, at which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>be completed and final products delivered, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>unless an earlier date is specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(f) Wildlife Disease Data Surveillance and <br/>
Analysis<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><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>$100,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>for the Raptor Center to develop a GIS-based <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>database that catalogs symptoms and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>conditions observed in injured wildlife.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(g) Conservation Easement Stewardship, <br/>
Oversight, and Maintenance<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><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>$180,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>of Water and Soil Resources to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>long-term stewardship, oversight, and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>maintenance of conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>held by the board and to update the current <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>easement database. This effort must be <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>done in cooperation with the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>of Natural Resources. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>is available until June 30, 2011, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>specified in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(h) Conservation Easement Stewardship and <br/>
Enforcement Program Plan<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><a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>$520,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>inventory and digitize the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>conservation easements and prepare a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>plan for monitoring, stewardship, and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>enforcement. This effort must be done in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>cooperation with the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>Resources. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>until June 30, 2011, at which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>in the work program.<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.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Environmental Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,099,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trust Fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,099,000<br/>
</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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Waters of Minnesota Documentary on <br/>
Watersheds<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><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>$349,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>Minnesota for the Bell Museum of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>History to begin the development of an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>educational documentary television series on <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>the waters of Minnesota designed to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>watershed understanding and citizen action <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>in protecting, restoring, and conserving water <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>resources. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>until June 30, 2011, at which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>in the work program.<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="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Global Warming - Reducing Carbon Footprint <br/>
of Minnesota Schools<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><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>$750,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>Agency to provide student-focused grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>high schools, colleges, and universities to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>identify their carbon footprints and develop <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>and implement innovative plans to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>carbon emissions. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>available until June 30, 2011, at which time <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>specified in the work program.<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.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Emerging Issues Account</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">105,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>$105,000 is from the trust fund for an <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>emerging issues account as authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d).<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.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Availability of Appropriations</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><a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>this section are available until June 30, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>when projects must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>products delivered. For acquisition of real <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>property, the amounts in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>available until June 30, 2011, if a binding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>contract is entered into by June 30, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>and closed not later than June 30, 2011. The <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>time period for the amounts available in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>this section may be extended by up to one <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>year through an approved work program. If <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>a project receives a federal grant, the time <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>period of the appropriation is extended to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>equal the federal grant period.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Leveraged Funds for Real Property </b><br/>
<b>Interest Requirement</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><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>The work program for every appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>under this section for acquisition of a real <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>property interest shall identify nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>leveraged funds and a plan for expenditure of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>funds to maximize the benefit of the trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>allocation. Any work program that proposes <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>materially less leverage than the proposal <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>shall be brought to the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>review and approval or disapproval. The <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>final report of each project shall identify <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>all leverage obtained. Leveraged funds <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>shall be spent concurrently with trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>appropriations to the extent possible.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Data Availability Requirements</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><a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>this section that have value for planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>management of natural resource, emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>preparedness, and infrastructure investments <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>must conform to the enterprise information <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>architecture developed by the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>Enterprise Technology. Spatial data must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>conform to geographic information system <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>guidelines and standards outlined in that <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>architecture and adopted by the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>Geographic Data Clearinghouse at the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Land Management Information Center. A <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>description of these data that adheres to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>Office of Enterprise Technology geographic <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>metadata standards must be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>the Land Management Information Center <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>to be made available online through the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>clearinghouse and the data must be accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>and free to the public unless made private <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>Statutes, chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>To the extent practicable, summary data and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>results of projects funded under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>should be readily accessible on the Internet <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>and identified as an environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>resources trust fund project.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Project Requirements</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><a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>As a condition of accepting an appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>in this section, any agency or entity receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>the appropriation must, for any project <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>funded in whole or in part with funds from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>this appropriation:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(1) comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>116P;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>(2) plant vegetation only of native ecotypes <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>to Minnesota and preferably of the local <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>ecotype using a high diversity of species <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>grown as close to the restoration site as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>possible;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(3) when restoring prairies:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(i) the seeds and plant materials must <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>originate in the same county as the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>restoration site or within 25 miles of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>county border, but not across the boundary <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>of an ecotype region. Ecotype regions <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>are defined by the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>Resources map, "Minnesota Ecotype Regions <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>Map - County Landscape Groupings Based <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>on Ecological Subsections," dated February <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>15, 2007;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(ii) if seeds and plant material described in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>item (i) are not available, then the restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>must use seeds and plant materials from <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>within the same ecotype region; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>(iii) if seeds and plant material described <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>in item (i) or (ii) are not available, then <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>the restoration must use seeds and plant <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>material from within the same ecotype region <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>or within 25 miles of the ecotype region <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>boundary.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>Use of seeds and plant materials from beyond <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>the geographic areas described in this clause <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>must be expressly approved in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>program;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(4) provide that all conservation easements:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>(i) are perpetual;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(ii) specify the parties to an easement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(iii) specify all of the provisions of an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>agreement that are perpetual;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>(iv) are sent to the commission office in an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>electronic format; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(v) include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>easement agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(5) give priority in any acquisition of land <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>or interest in land to high quality natural <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>resources or conservation lands that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>natural buffers to water resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(6) provide documentation to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>Minnesota Resources of the selection process <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>used to identify parcels acquired and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>documentation of all related transaction <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>costs, including but not limited to appraisals, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>legal fees, recording fees, commissions, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>other similar costs, and donations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>information must be provided for all parties <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>involved in the transaction. The recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>shall also report to the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources any <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>difference between the acquisition amount <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>paid to the seller and the state certified or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>state reviewed appraisal. Appropriate data <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>such as appraisals may remain private during <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>negotiations but must ultimately be made <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>public according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>chapter 13.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</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><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>All agreements, grants, or contracts referred <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>to in this section must be administered on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>a reimbursement basis unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>provided in this section. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>expenditures made on or after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>2008, or the date the work program is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>in this section. Periodic payment must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>be made upon receiving documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>that the deliverable items articulated in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>the approved work program have been <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>achieved, including partial achievements <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>as evidenced by approved progress reports. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>projects to accommodate cash flow needs or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>match federal money. The advances must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>be approved as part of the work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>No expenditures for capital equipment are <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>project work program.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br/>
<b>Materials</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><a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>corporation, or other entity that receives <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>an appropriation in this section must use <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>the appropriation in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.121 and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>16B.122, requiring the purchase of recycled, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>repairable, and durable materials; the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>purchase of uncoated paper stock; and the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>use of soy-based ink.<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.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br/>
<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</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><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>in this section for a capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>project shall ensure that the project complies <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>The recipient may use the energy planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>advocacy, and State Energy Office units <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>of the Department of Commerce to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>information and technical assistance on <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>energy conservation and alternative energy <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>development relating to the planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>construction of the capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>project.<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.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>Accessibility</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><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>guidelines.<br/>
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<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.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Carryforward</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><a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>(a) The availability of the appropriations for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>the following projects are extended to June <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>30, 2009:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>paragraph (h), as extended by Laws 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>Paul Bunyan State Trail connection; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>7, paragraph (j), improving impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>watersheds conservation drainage research.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(b) The availability of the appropriations for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the following projects are extended to June <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>30, 2010:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>paragraph (e), metropolitan regional parks <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>acquisition, rehabilitation, and development;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>paragraph (p), land acquisition, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>Landscape Arboretum;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(3) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 7, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>paragraph (i), improving water quality on the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>central sands; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>(4) Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>section 9, subdivision 6, paragraph (l), <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>as amended by Laws 2005, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>Session chapter 1, article 2, section 150, as <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>extended by Laws 2006, chapter 243, section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>16, land acquisition, Minnesota Landscape <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Arboretum.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116P.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var><b>116P.10 ROYALTIES, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS</b><b>, AND SALE OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var><b>PRODUCTS AND ASSETS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>    (a) This section applies to projects supported by the trust fund and the oil overcharge <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>money referred to in section 
         <statute_ref>4.071, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, each of which is referred to in this <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>section as a "fund."<br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>    (b) The fund owns and shall take title to the percentage of a royalty, copyright, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>or patent resulting from a project supported by the fund equal to the percentage of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>project's total funding provided by the fund. Cash receipts resulting from a royalty, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>copyright, or patent, or the sale of the fund's rights to a royalty, copyright, or patent, must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>be credited immediately to the principal of the fund. Receipts from Minnesota future <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>resources fund projects must be credited to the trust fund. Before a project is included <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>in the budget plan, The commission may vote include in its annual legislative bill a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>recommendation to relinquish the ownership or rights to a royalty, copyright, or patent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>resulting from a project supported by the fund to the project's proposer when the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>of the original grant or loan, plus interest, has been repaid to the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    (c) If a project supported by the fund results in net income from the sale of products <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>or assets developed or acquired by an appropriation from the fund, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>must be repaid to the fund in an amount equal to the percentage of the project's total <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>funding provided by the fund. The commission may include in its annual legislative bill a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>recommendation to relinquish the income if a plan is approved for reinvestment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>income in the project or when the amount of the original grant or loan, plus interest, has <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>been repaid to the fund.<br/>