<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>establishing purposes for the clean water fund; making wellhead protection areas <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>eligible for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program; prohibiting the use of coal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>tar; modifying the Critical Areas Act of 1973; requiring rulemaking;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103F.515, subdivisions 2, 4; 114D.50; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>116G.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>water fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment. All appropriations in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>this act are onetime only.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
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<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>
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<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</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/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,075,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,850,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>$339,000 the first year is to intensively <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>monitor and analyze three sub-watersheds <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>for changes in agricultural runoff related to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>land management practices and evaluate best <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>management practices in sub-watersheds <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>within the Root River Watershed in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>southeastern Minnesota. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>shall submit a report on the use of this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>appropriation to the chairs of the house and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>agriculture, agriculture finance, environment <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>and natural resources, and environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>natural resources finance by January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>2012. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>spent.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,125,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>17,250,000</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the second year are for the total maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>daily load grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>Statutes, section 446A.073. This <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $5,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>the second year are for the clean water legacy <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>phosphorus reduction grant program under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(c) $125,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>second year are for the small community <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>wastewater treatment program for technical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>section 446A.075. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(d) $500,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the second year are for the small community <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>wastewater treatment program for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>reconstruction loans and grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>16,503,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>23,688,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the second year is to develop total maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>implementation plans for waters listed on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the United States Environmental Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>Agency approved impaired waters list in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>114D. The agency shall complete an average <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(b) $500,000 the first year and $1,188,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the second year are for development of an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>enhanced TMDL database to manage and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>first year is to promulgate rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>the second year are for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>political subdivisions for up to 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>of the costs to predesign, design, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>implement capital projects that use treated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>municipal wastewater instead of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>from drinking water aquifers, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>including the conservation and protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>water resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>second year are for groundwater assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>and drinking water protection to include:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(1) the installation and sampling of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>30 new monitoring wells;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>shallow monitoring wells each year for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(3) the completion of at least four to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>five ground water models for TMDL and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>watershed plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(e) $348,000 the first year is to retest the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>comprehensive assessment of the biological <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>conditions of the lower Minnesota River and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>its tributaries within the Lower Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>River Major Watershed, as previously <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>assessed from 1976 to 1992 under the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Minnesota River Assessment Project <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(MRAP). The assessment must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>same fish species sampling at the same 116 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>locations and the same macroinvertebrate <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>sampling at the same 41 locations as the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>MRAP assessment. The assessment must:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(1) include an analysis of the findings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>the Minnesota River.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>the second year are for the clean water <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>partnership program. Priority shall be given <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>to projects preventing impairments and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>groundwater in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(g) $1,000,000 the first year is to establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>network of water monitoring sites in public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>waters adjacent to wastewater treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>facilities across the state to assess levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>in this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(h) $155,000 the first year is to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>notification of the potential for coal tar <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>contamination, establish a storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>pond inventory schedule, and develop best <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>management practices for treating and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>cleaning up contaminated sediments as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>required in this act. $1,000,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>year is to develop a model ordinance for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>and to provide grants to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>government for up to 50 percent of the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>to implement best management practices to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>treat or clean up contaminated sediments <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>in storm water ponds and other waters as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>defined under this act. Local governments <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>must have adopted an ordinance for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>in order to be eligible for a grant, unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>statewide restriction has been implemented. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>A grant awarded under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>not exceed $100,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(i) $750,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>restoration project in the lower St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>River and Duluth harbor.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>in this subdivision are available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>30, 2013.<br/>
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<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,208,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>9,566,000</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(a) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,665,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the second year are for work assisting in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>water quality assessment, total maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>daily load study and implementation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>watershed restoration and protection.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(b) $375,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>second year are for drinking water planning <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>and protection activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(c) $950,000 the second year is for work <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>assisting in water quality assessment, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>total maximum daily load study and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>implementation, and watershed restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>and protection in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Statutes, chapter 114D.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(d) $1,058,000 the first year and $1,601,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>the second year are for work assisting in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>water quality assessment, total maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>daily load study and implementation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>watershed restoration and protection in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>114D.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the second year are to acquire and distribute <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>high-resolution digital elevation data to be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>used to predict water and sediment flows, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>and for planning and installation measures to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>clean up impaired waters. The data will be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>collected for areas of the state that have not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>acquired such data prior to January 1, 2007, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>or to complete acquisition and distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>of the data for those areas of the state that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>have not previously received state funds for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>acquiring and distributing the data. Mapping <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>and data set distribution under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>must be completed within three years of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>funds availability. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>utilize department staff whenever possible. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>The commissioner may contract for services <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>only if they cannot otherwise be provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(g) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>the second year are to adopt rules for the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>Mississippi River corridor critical area <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>The commissioner shall begin rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>under chapter 14 no later than January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>2010. At least 30 days prior to beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>the rulemaking, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>notify local units of government within the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Mississippi River corridor critical area of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>the intent to adopt rules. The local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>government shall make reasonable efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>to notify owners of property within the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>Mississippi River corridor critical area <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>of the proposed schedule for rulemaking, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>opportunities for public comment, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>contact information for the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>department staff. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>maintain a listserv of interested parties <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>to provide timely information about <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>the proposed schedule for rulemaking, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>opportunities for public comment, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>contact information for the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>department staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>(h) $1,875,000 the second year is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>to investigate physical and recharge <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>characteristics as part of the collection <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>and interpretation of subsurface geological <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>information and acceleration of the county <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>geologic atlas program. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>represents a continuing effort to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>the county geologic atlases throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>state in order to provide information and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>assist in planning for the sustainable use <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>of ground and surface water that does not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>harm ecosystems, degrade water quality, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>compromise the ability of future generations <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>to meet their own needs. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>is available until December 31, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>15,937,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(a) $1,500,000 the first year and $5,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>permanent conservation easements on <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>riparian buffers of up to 100 feet adjacent <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>to public waters, excluding wetlands, to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>keep water on the land in order to decrease <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>sediment, pollutant and nutrient transport, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>and increase infiltration for groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>recharge. The riparian buffers must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>at least 50 feet unless there is a natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>impediment, a road, or other impediment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>beyond the control of the landowner. This <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>appropriation may be used for restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>of riparian buffers protected by easements <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>purchased with this appropriation and for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>stream bank restorations when the riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>buffers have been restored. Up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>percent may be used for administration of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>this program.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $4,424,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the second year are for grants to watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>districts and watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>organizations for the installation of proven <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>and effective water retention practices <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>including, but not limited to, rain gardens <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>and other vegetated infiltration basins, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>and sediment control basins in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>keep water on the land. The projects must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>be of long-lasting public benefit, include <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>a local match, and be consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>TMDL implementation plans or local water <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>management plans. Watershed district and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>watershed management organization staff <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>and administration may be used for local <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>match. Priority may be given to school <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>projects that can be used to demonstrate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>water retention practices. Up to five percent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>may be used for administering the grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>the second year are for nonpoint source <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>pollution reduction and restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>grants to watershed districts, watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>management organizations, and soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>water conservation districts for grants in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>addition to grants available under paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>(a) and (b) to keep water on the land and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>to protect, enhance, and restore water <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>to protect groundwater and drinking water. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>The projects must be of long-lasting public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>benefit, include a local match, and be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>consistent with TMDL implementation plans <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>or local water management plans. Up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>percent may be used for administering the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(d) $500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>second year are for permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>easements on wellhead protection areas <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (d). Priority must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>be placed on land that is located where <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the vulnerability of the drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>supply management area, as defined under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>Minnesota Rules, part 4720.5100, subpart <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>13, is designated as high or very high by the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>the second year are for feedlot water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>improvement grants for feedlots under 300 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>animal units on riparian land, to include <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>water quality assessment to determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>effectiveness of the grants in protecting, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>enhancing, and restoring water quality in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>lakes, rivers, and streams, and in protecting <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>groundwater from degradation.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>The board shall contract for services with <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>the Minnesota Conservation Corps for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>under this section for at least $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>first year and $500,000 the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>The board shall give priority consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>to projects and practices that complement, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>supplement, or exceed current state standards <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>for protection, enhancement, and restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>or that protect groundwater from degradation.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>To the extent possible, any restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>conducted with money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>section must plant vegetation or sow seed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>only of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>preferably of the local ecotype, using a high <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>diversity of species originating from as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>close to the restoration site as possible, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>protect existing native prairies from genetic <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>contamination.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>The board shall submit a report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>expenditure and use of money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>under this section to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>of representatives and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>with jurisdiction over environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>natural resources and environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>natural resources finance by March 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>each year. The report must provide detail <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>on: the expenditure of funds, including <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>maps; the effectiveness of the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>in protecting, enhancing, and restoring water <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>protecting groundwater from degradation; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>and the effectiveness of the expenditures in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>keeping water on the land.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,250,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>2,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(a) $805,000 in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>$1,610,000 in fiscal year 2012 are for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>protection of drinking water sources, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>including assisting 30 or more communities <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>communities in fiscal year 2011 with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>the development and implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>community source water protection plans <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>before new community wells are installed, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>and awarding ten or more communities in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>fiscal year 2010 and 20 or more communities <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>in fiscal year 2011 with source water <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>protection implementation grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(b) $445,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $890,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>in fiscal year 2011 are for addressing public <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>health concerns related to contaminants <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>found in Minnesota drinking water for which <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>no health-based drinking water standard <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>exists. The commissioner shall characterize <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>and issue health-based guidance for three or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>more additional unregulated drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>contaminants in fiscal year 2010, and seven <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>or more additional unregulated drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>water contaminants in fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>750,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>820,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(a) $820,000 the second year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>geological survey to continue and to initiate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>the production of county geologic atlases. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>This appropriation represents a continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>effort to complete the county geologic atlases <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>throughout the state in order to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>information and assist in planning for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>sustainable use of ground and surface water <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>that does not harm ecosystems, degrade <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>water quality, or compromise the ability <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>of future generations to meet their own <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>needs. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>December 31, 2014.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(b) $750,000 the first year is to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>comprehensive statewide sustainable water <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>resources 25-year detailed framework.<br/>
<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>LEGISLATURE.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>117,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>99,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>$117,000 the first year and $99,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>the second year are for the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>Coordinating Commission to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>and operate the new Office of Public <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>Accountability for Constitutionally <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>Dedicated Funding as required under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>subdivision 10, and for the legislative auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>to conduct restoration audits under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>Statutes, section 3.971, subdivision 9.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligible land.</b> (a) Land may be placed in the conservation reinvest in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Minnesota reserve program if the land meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>(c) or paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(b) Land is eligible if the land:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>(1) is marginal agricultural land;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(2) is adjacent to marginal agricultural land and is either beneficial to resource <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>protection or necessary for efficient recording of the land description;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(3) consists of a drained wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(4) is land that with a windbreak or water quality improvement practice would be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>beneficial to resource protection;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(5) is land in a sensitive groundwater area;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(6) is riparian land;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>(7) is cropland or noncropland adjacent to restored wetlands to the extent of up to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>four acres of cropland or one acre of noncropland for each acre of wetland restored;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>(8) is a woodlot on agricultural land;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(9) is abandoned building site on agricultural land, provided that funds are not used <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>for compensation of the value of the buildings; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(10) is land on a hillside used for pasture that is marginal in nature.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>(c) Eligible land under paragraph (a) must:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(1) be owned by the landowner, or a parent or other blood relative of the landowner, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>for at least one year before the date of application;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(2) be at least five acres in size, except for a drained wetland area, riparian area, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>windbreak, woodlot, wellhead protection area, or abandoned building site, or be a whole <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>field as defined by the United States Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>(3) not be set aside, enrolled or diverted under another federal or state government <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>program unless enrollment in the conservation reinvest in Minnesota reserve program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>would provide additional conservation benefits or a longer term of enrollment than under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>the current federal or state program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(4) have been in agricultural crop production for at least two of the last five <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>years before the date of application except drained wetlands, riparian lands, woodlots, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>abandoned building sites, environmentally sensitive areas, wellhead protection areas, or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>land on a hillside used for pasture.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(d) In selecting drained wetlands for enrollment in the program, the highest priority <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>must be given to wetlands with a cropping history during the period 1976 to 1985. Land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>is eligible if the land is a wellhead protection area as defined under section 103I.005, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>subdivision 24, and has a wellhead protection plan approved by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>health.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(e) In selecting land for enrollment in the program, highest priority must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>permanent easements that are consistent with the purposes stated in section 
         <statute_ref>103F.505</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Nature of property rights acquired.</b> (a) A conservation easement must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>prohibit:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(1) alteration of wildlife habitat and other natural features, unless specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>approved by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(2) agricultural crop production and livestock grazing, unless specifically approved <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>by the board for wildlife conservation management purposes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>(3) grazing of livestock except, for agreements entered before the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>Laws 1990, chapter 391, grazing of livestock may be allowed only if approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>board after consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, in the case of severe <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>drought, or a local emergency declared under section 
<statute_ref>12.29</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(4) (3) spraying with chemicals or mowing, except: <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(i) as necessary to comply with noxious weed control laws or;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(ii) for emergency control of pests necessary to protect public health; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(iii) as approved by the board for conservation management purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(b) A conservation easement is subject to the terms of the agreement provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(c) A conservation easement must allow repairs, improvements, and inspections <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>necessary to maintain public drainage systems provided the easement area is restored to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>the condition required by the terms of the conservation easement.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board must permit the harvest of native <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>grasses for use in seed production or bioenergy on wellhead protection lands eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (d).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 114D.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><b>114D.50 CLEAN WATER FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The clean water fund is established in the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Sustainable drinking water account.</b> The sustainable drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>account is established as an account in the clean water fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Purpose.</b> (a) The clean water fund may be spent only to protect, enhance, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, to protect groundwater from <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>degradation, and to protect drinking water sources by:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(1) providing additional grants, loans, and technical assistance to public agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>and others who are participating in the process of testing waters, identifying impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>waters, developing total maximum daily loads, implementing restoration plans for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>impaired waters, and evaluating the effectiveness of restoration;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(2) supporting additional measures to prevent surface waters from becoming <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>impaired and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as impaired, but do not have <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>an approved total maximum daily load addressing the impairment;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(3) providing additional grants and loans for wastewater and storm water treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>projects through the Public Facilities Authority;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>(4) supporting additional measures to prevent the degradation of groundwater in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>accordance with the groundwater degradation prevention goal under section 103H.001; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(5) providing additional funds to state agencies to carry out their responsibilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>including enhanced compliance and enforcement, under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(b) Funds from the clean water fund must supplement traditional sources of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>for these purposes and may not be used as a substitute.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[116.201] COAL TAR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>A state agency may not purchase undiluted coal tar sealant. For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>section, "undiluted coal tar sealant" means a sealant material containing coal tar that <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>has not been mixed with asphalt and is for use on asphalt surfaces, including driveways <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>and parking lots.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var><b>116G.15 MISSISSIPPI RIVER </b><b>CORRIDOR </b><b>CRITICAL AREA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> (a) The federal Mississippi National <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>River and Recreation Area established pursuant to United States Code, title 16, section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>460zz-2(k), is designated an area of critical concern in accordance with this chapter. The <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>governor shall review the existing Mississippi River critical area plan and specify any <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>additional standards and guidelines to affected communities in accordance with section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var><statute_ref>116G.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4), needed to insure preservation of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>the area pending the completion of the federal plan. The purpose of the designation is to: <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(1) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and adjacent lands that the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>finds to be unique, valuable, and dynamic and environmental state and regional resources <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>nation;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(2) prevent and mitigate irreversible damages to the natural resources listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(3) preserve and enhance the natural, aesthetic, cultural, recreational, and historical <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>values of the Mississippi River and its corridor for public use and benefit;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(4) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and its corridor as an essential element <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>in the national, state, and regional transportation, sewer and water, and recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(5) protect and preserve the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>River and its corridor.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>The results of an environmental impact statement prepared under chapter 116D <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>begun before and completed after July 1, 1994, for a proposed project that is located in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>the Mississippi River critical area north of the United States Army Corps of Engineers <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Lock and Dam Number One must be submitted in a report to the chairs of the environment <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>and natural resources policy and finance committees of the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>and the senate prior to the issuance of any state or local permits and the authorization <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>for an issuance of any bonds for the project. A report made under this paragraph shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>be submitted by the responsible governmental unit that prepared the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>impact statement, and must list alternatives to the project that are determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>environmental impact statement to be economically less expensive and environmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>superior to the proposed project and identify any legislative actions that may assist in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>implementation of environmentally superior alternatives. This paragraph does not apply <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>to a proposed project to be carried out by the Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>agency as defined in section 
<statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(b) If the results of an environmental impact statement required to be submitted by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>paragraph (a) indicate that there is an economically less expensive and environmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>superior alternative, then no member agency of the Environmental Quality Board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>issue a permit for the facility that is the subject of the environmental impact statement, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>other than an economically less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>nor shall any government bonds be issued for the facility, other than an economically <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, until after the legislature has <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>adjourned its regular session sine die in 1996.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Administration; rules.</b> (a) The commissioner of natural resources may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>adopt such rules pursuant to chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>Mississippi River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter and related rules <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>and in the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>March 12, 1979, related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>the commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other agencies, local <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>units of government, and other interested parties to ensure that the Mississippi River <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>corridor critical area is managed in a way that:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>Mississippi River and riverfront;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>(3) provides for the continuation and development of a variety of urban uses, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>including industrial and commercial uses, and residential uses, where appropriate, within <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>the Mississippi River and its corridor;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>(4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and for receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>wastewater effluents and discharges that meet all applicable standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>River and its corridor.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>(b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Districts.</b> The commissioner shall establish districts within the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>River corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to minimize the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>districts within any one municipality and take into account existing ordinances. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>commissioner shall consider the following when establishing the districts:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>(1) the protection of the major features of the river in existence as of March 12, 1979;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(2) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas, recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>areas, and interpretive centers;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>(3) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(4) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(5) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>counties, cities, and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>(6) the intent of the Mississippi River corridor critical area land use districts from <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on March <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>12, 1979; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(7) identified scenic, geologic, and ecological resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Standards.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish minimum guidelines and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>standards for the districts established in subdivision 3. The guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>for each district shall include the intent of each district, key resources, and features to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>be protected or enhanced based upon paragraph (b), permitted uses, and dimensional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>and performance standards for development. The commissioner must take into account <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>existing ordinances when developing the guidelines and standards under this section. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>commissioner may provide certain exceptions and criteria for standards, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>not limited to, exceptions for river access facilities, water supply facilities, storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, and hydropower facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(b) The guidelines and standards must protect or enhance the following key <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>resources and features:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>(1) floodplains;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(2) wetlands;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>(3) gorges;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(4) areas of confluence with key tributaries;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(5) natural drainage routes;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>(6) shorelines and riverbanks;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>(7) bluffs;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>(8) steep slopes and very steep slopes;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>(9) unstable soils and bedrock;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>(10) significant existing vegetative stands, tree canopies, and native plant <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>communities;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(11) scenic views and vistas;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>(12) publicly owned parks, trails, and open spaces;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>(13) cultural and historic sites and structures; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>(14) water quality.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>(c) The commissioner shall establish a map to define bluffs and bluff-related features <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>within the Mississippi River corridor critical area. At the outset of the rulemaking process, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>the commissioner shall create a preliminary map of all the bluffs and bluff lines within <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>the Mississippi River corridor critical area, based on the guidelines in paragraph (d). The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>rulemaking process shall provide an opportunity to refine the preliminary bluff map. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>commissioner may add to or remove areas of demonstrably unique or atypical conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>that warrant special protection or exemption. At the end of the rulemaking process, the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>commissioner shall adopt a final bluff map that contains associated features, including <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>bluff lines, bases of bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(d) The following guidelines shall be used by the commissioner to create a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>preliminary bluff map as part of the rulemaking process:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(1) "bluff face" or "bluff" means the area between the bluff line and the bluff base. A <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>bluff is a high, steep, natural topographic feature such as a broad hill, cliff, or embankment <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>with a slope of 18 percent or greater and a vertical rise of at least ten feet between the bluff <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>base and the bluff line;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(2) "bluff line" means a line delineating the top of a slope connecting the points <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>at which the slope becomes less than 18 percent. More than one bluff line may be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>encountered proceeding upslope from the river valley;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>(3) "bluff base" means a line delineating the bottom of a slope connecting the points <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>at which the slope becomes 18 percent or greater. More than one bluff base may be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>encountered proceeding landward from the water;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>(4) "steep slopes" means 12 percent to 18 percent slopes. Steep slopes are natural <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>topographic features with an average slope of 12 to 18 percent measured over a horizontal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>distance of 50 feet or more; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>(5) "very steep slopes" means slopes 18 percent or greater. Very steep slopes are <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>natural topographic features with an average slope of 18 percent or greater, measured over <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>a horizontal distance of 50 feet or more.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> The standards established under this section shall be used:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(1) by local units of government when preparing or updating plans or modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>regulations;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(2) by state and regional agencies for permit regulation and in developing plans <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>within their jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(3) by the Metropolitan Council for reviewing plans, regulations, and development <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>permit applications; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(4) by the commissioner when approving plans, regulations, and development <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>permit applications.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Notification; fees.</b> (a) A local unit of government or a regional or state <br/>
<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>agency shall notify the commissioner of natural resources of all developments in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>corridor that require discretionary actions under their rules at least ten days before taking <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>final action on the application. A local unit of government or agency failing to notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>commissioner at least ten days before taking final action shall submit a late fee of $50 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>to the commissioner. The commissioner may establish exemptions from the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>requirement for certain types of applications. For purposes of this section, a discretionary <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>action includes all actions that require a public hearing, including variances, conditional <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>use permits, and zoning amendments.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(b) The commissioner shall recover costs of reviewing information submitted under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>paragraph (a). Amounts collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure compliance with this <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>section. By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall begin the rulemaking required <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>by this section under chapter 14. Until the rules required under this section take effect, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>the commissioner shall administer the Mississippi River corridor critical area program <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>in accordance with the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>Register on March 12, 1979.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    Sec. 15. <b>ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR MONITORING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall establish a network of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>water monitoring sites in public waters adjacent to wastewater treatment facilities across <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>the state to assess levels of endocrine disrupting compounds, antibiotic compounds, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>pharmaceuticals.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(b) Each of the monitoring sites must provide enhanced monitoring of the effluent <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>at the discharge point of the wastewater treatment facility and monitoring of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>waters above and below the discharge point.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(c) The monitoring sites must be located throughout the state, represent a variety of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>wastewater treatment facility sizes based on the number of gallons of water discharged per <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>day, and represent a variety of waste treatment systems used for primary, secondary, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>tertiary disinfecting treatment and management of biosolids.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>(d) In establishing the monitoring network, the commissioner of the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>Control Agency must consult with the commissioners of health and natural resources, the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>United States Geological Survey, the Metropolitan Council, local wastewater treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>facility operators, and the Water Resources Center at the University of Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>Consideration may be given to monitoring sites at facilities identified as part of a total <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>maximum daily load study and facilities located on a water body identified for enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>protection. The initial monitoring network must include at least ten sites.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(e) Monitoring must include, but is not limited to, endocrine-disrupting compounds <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>from natural and synthetic hormones, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>a range of industrial products and by-products. At a minimum, concentrations of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>estrone, nonylphenol, bisphenol-A, 17-beta-estradiol, 17-alpha-ethynylestradiol, estriol, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>and antibacterial triclosan must be monitored. Additional compounds, antibacterial <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>compounds, and pharmaceuticals potentially impacting human health and aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>communities may be considered for identification and monitoring including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>limited to, nonylphenol ethoxylates, octylphenol, and octylphenol ethoxylates; the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>hormones androstenedione, trenbelone, and diethylphthalate; antidepressant medications, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>including fluoxetine and fluvoxamine; carbamazepine; and triclocarban.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(f) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall begin the monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>and testing required under this section no later than November 1, 2009. Information <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>about requirements under this section and the results from the monitoring and testing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>must be available on the agency's Web site by June 1, 2010. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>submit a preliminary report on the results of the monitoring and testing to the chairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>and finance by April 15, 2010, and a final report no later than January 15, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>    Sec. 16. <b>COAL TAR; NOTIFICATION, INVENTORY, AND BEST </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var><b>MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(a) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>notify state agencies and local units of government of the potential for contamination of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>constructed storm water ponds and wetlands or natural ponds used for the collection <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>of storm water via constructed conveyances with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>from the use of coal tar sealant products. For the purpose of this section, a storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>pond is a treatment pond constructed and operated for water quality treatment, storm <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>water detention, and flood control. Storm water ponds do not include areas of temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>ponding, such as ponds that exist only during a construction project or short-term <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>accumulations of water in road ditches.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(b) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>establish a schedule and information requirements for state agencies and local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>government regulated under a national pollutant discharge elimination system/state <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>disposal system permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems to report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on all storm water ponds and other waters <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>defined in paragraph (a) located within their jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall develop best <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>management practices for state agencies and local units of government regulated under a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>national pollutant discharge elimination system/state disposal system permit for municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>separate storm sewer systems treating or cleaning up contaminated sediments in storm <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>water ponds and other waters defined under paragraph (a) and make the best management <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>practices available on the agency's Web site. As part of the development of the best <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>management practices, the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(1) sample a set of storm water pond sediments in residential, commercial, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>industrial areas for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other contaminants of potential <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>concern;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(2) investigate the feasibility of screening methods to provide more cost-effective <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>analytical results and to identify which kinds of ponds are likely to have the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(3) develop guidance on testing, treatment, removal, and disposal of polycyclic <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated sediments.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(d) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall incorporate the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>requirements for inventory and best management practices specified in paragraphs (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>and (c) into the next permitting cycle for the national pollutant discharge elimination <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>system/state disposal system permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems.<br/>