HF 2131

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 1.3resources. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. new text end 1.6 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 1.7 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the new text end 1.8 new text begin outdoor heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The new text end 1.9 new text begin figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them new text end 1.10 new text begin are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The new text end 1.11 new text begin first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is new text end 1.12 new text begin fiscal years 2010 and 2011. new text end 1.13 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 1.14 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 1.15 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 1.16 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 1.17 Sec. 2. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE new text end 1.18 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 69,522,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end 1.19 new text begin This appropriation is from the outdoor new text end 1.20 new text begin heritage fund. new text end 1.21 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 1.22 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 1.23 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 2.1 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Prairies new text end new text begin 14,213,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.2 2.3 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Accelerated Prairie and Grassland new text end new text begin Management new text end 2.4 new text begin $1,700,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 2.5 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 2.6 new text begin accelerate the restoration and enhancement new text end 2.7 new text begin of native prairie vegetation on public new text end 2.8 new text begin lands, including roadsides. A list of new text end 2.9 new text begin proposed projects, describing the types and new text end 2.10 new text begin locations of restorations and enhancements, new text end 2.11 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 2.12 new text begin accomplishment plan. To the extent possible, new text end 2.13 new text begin prairie restorations conducted with money new text end 2.14 new text begin appropriated in this section must plant new text end 2.15 new text begin vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes new text end 2.16 new text begin native to Minnesota, and preferably of the new text end 2.17 new text begin local ecotype, using a high diversity of new text end 2.18 new text begin species originating from as close to the new text end 2.19 new text begin restoration site as possible, and protect new text end 2.20 new text begin existing native prairies from genetic new text end 2.21 new text begin contamination. new text end 2.22 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Green Corridor Legacy Program new text end 2.23 new text begin $1,617,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 2.24 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 2.25 new text begin agreement with the Southwest Initiative new text end 2.26 new text begin Foundation to acquire land in Redwood new text end 2.27 new text begin County to be added to the state outdoor new text end 2.28 new text begin recreation system. A list of proposed fee new text end 2.29 new text begin title acquisitions must be provided as part new text end 2.30 new text begin of the required accomplishment plan. The new text end 2.31 new text begin commissioner of natural resources must new text end 2.32 new text begin agree to each proposed acquisition. No more new text end 2.33 new text begin than five percent of this appropriation may new text end 2.34 new text begin be spent on professional services directly new text end 2.35 new text begin related to this appropriation's purposes. new text end 3.1 3.2 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Prairie Heritage Fund – Acquisition and new text end new text begin Restoration new text end 3.3 new text begin $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 3.4 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 3.5 new text begin an agreement with Pheasants Forever to new text end 3.6 new text begin acquire and restore land to be added to the new text end 3.7 new text begin state wildlife management area system. new text end 3.8 new text begin A list of proposed fee title acquisitions new text end 3.9 new text begin and a list of proposed restoration projects, new text end 3.10 new text begin describing the types and locations of new text end 3.11 new text begin restorations, must be provided as part of new text end 3.12 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. The new text end 3.13 new text begin commissioner of natural resources must new text end 3.14 new text begin agree to each proposed acquisition. To new text end 3.15 new text begin the extent possible, prairie restorations new text end 3.16 new text begin conducted with money appropriated in this new text end 3.17 new text begin section must plant vegetation or sow seed new text end 3.18 new text begin only of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and new text end 3.19 new text begin preferably of the local ecotype, using a high new text end 3.20 new text begin diversity of species originating from as new text end 3.21 new text begin close to the restoration site as possible, and new text end 3.22 new text begin protect existing native prairies from genetic new text end 3.23 new text begin contamination. new text end 3.24 3.25 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Accelerated Prairie Grassland Wildlife new text end new text begin Management Area Acquisition new text end 3.26 new text begin $3,913,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 3.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 3.28 new text begin acquire land for wildlife management areas new text end 3.29 new text begin with native prairie or grassland habitats. new text end 3.30 new text begin A list of proposed fee title acquisitions new text end 3.31 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 3.32 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 3.33 3.34 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Northern Tall Grass Prairie National new text end new text begin Wildlife Refuge Protection new text end 3.35 new text begin $1,583,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 3.36 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 4.1 new text begin agreement with the United States Fish new text end 4.2 new text begin and Wildlife Service to acquire land or new text end 4.3 new text begin permanent easements within the Northern new text end 4.4 new text begin Tall Grass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area new text end 4.5 new text begin in western Minnesota. The commissioner new text end 4.6 new text begin may advance funds to the United States Fish new text end 4.7 new text begin and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed fee new text end 4.8 new text begin title and permanent easement acquisitions new text end 4.9 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 4.10 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 4.11 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Bluffland Prairie Protection Initiative new text end 4.12 new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 4.13 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 4.14 new text begin agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust new text end 4.15 new text begin to acquire permanent easements protecting new text end 4.16 new text begin critical prairie and grassland habitats in the new text end 4.17 new text begin blufflands in southeastern Minnesota. A list new text end 4.18 new text begin of proposed fee title and permanent easement new text end 4.19 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 4.20 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 4.21 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Rum River – Cedar Creek Initiative new text end 4.22 new text begin $1,900,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 4.23 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 4.24 new text begin agreement with Anoka County to acquire new text end 4.25 new text begin land at the confluence of the Rum River and new text end 4.26 new text begin Cedar Creek in Anoka County. Acquired new text end 4.27 new text begin land must remain open to hunting and new text end 4.28 new text begin fishing, consistent with the capacity of the new text end 4.29 new text begin land, during the open season, as determined new text end 4.30 new text begin by the commissioner of natural resources. new text end 4.31 new text begin This is the first of two planned appropriations new text end 4.32 new text begin for this acquisition. new text end 4.33 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Forests new text end new text begin 20,000,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 5.1 new text begin $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 5.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to acquire new text end 5.3 new text begin land or permanent working forest easements new text end 5.4 new text begin on private forests in areas identified through new text end 5.5 new text begin the state forest for the future program. new text end 5.6 new text begin Priority must be given to acquiring land new text end 5.7 new text begin or interests in private lands within existing new text end 5.8 new text begin Minnesota state forest boundaries. Any new text end 5.9 new text begin easements acquired must have a forest new text end 5.10 new text begin management plan as described in Minnesota new text end 5.11 new text begin Statutes, section 290C.02, subdivision 7. new text end 5.12 new text begin A list of proposed fee title and easement new text end 5.13 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of new text end 5.14 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. The new text end 5.15 new text begin appropriation is available for closings taking new text end 5.16 new text begin place after April 30, 2010. This is the first of new text end 5.17 new text begin two planned appropriations for this program. new text end 5.18 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Wetlands new text end new text begin 20,836,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 5.19 5.20 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Accelerated Wildlife Management Area new text end new text begin Acquisition new text end 5.21 new text begin $2,900,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 5.22 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 5.23 new text begin acquire land for wildlife management areas. new text end 5.24 new text begin A list of proposed fee title acquisitions new text end 5.25 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 5.26 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 5.27 5.28 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Accelerated Shallow Lake Restorations and new text end new text begin Enhancements new text end 5.29 new text begin $2,528,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 5.30 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 5.31 new text begin agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to new text end 5.32 new text begin restore and enhance shallow lake habitats. new text end 5.33 new text begin Up to $400,000 of this appropriation may new text end 5.34 new text begin be used for permanent easements related to new text end 5.35 new text begin shallow lake restorations and enhancements. new text end 5.36 new text begin A list of proposed easements and projects, new text end 6.1 new text begin describing the types and locations of new text end 6.2 new text begin easements, restorations, and enhancements, new text end 6.3 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 6.4 new text begin accomplishment plan. The commissioner new text end 6.5 new text begin of natural resources must agree to each new text end 6.6 new text begin easement, restoration, and enhancement. new text end 6.7 6.8 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Accelerate the Waterfowl Production Area new text end new text begin Program in Minnesota new text end 6.9 new text begin $5,600,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 6.10 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 6.11 new text begin an agreement with Pheasants Forever to new text end 6.12 new text begin acquire and restore wetland and related new text end 6.13 new text begin upland habitats, in cooperation with the new text end 6.14 new text begin United States Fish and Wildlife Service new text end 6.15 new text begin and Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to be managed new text end 6.16 new text begin as waterfowl production areas. A list of new text end 6.17 new text begin proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed new text end 6.18 new text begin projects, describing the types and locations new text end 6.19 new text begin of restorations, must be provided as part of new text end 6.20 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. new text end 6.21 6.22 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve new text end new text begin Program Acquisition and Restoration new text end 6.23 new text begin $9,058,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the Board new text end 6.24 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources to acquire new text end 6.25 new text begin permanent easements and restore wetlands new text end 6.26 new text begin and associated uplands in cooperation with new text end 6.27 new text begin the United States Department of Agriculture new text end 6.28 new text begin Wetlands Reserve Program. A list of new text end 6.29 new text begin proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed new text end 6.30 new text begin projects, describing the types and locations new text end 6.31 new text begin of restorations, must be provided as part of new text end 6.32 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. new text end 6.33 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Shallow Lake Critical Shoreland new text end 6.34 new text begin $450,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 6.35 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 7.1 new text begin agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to new text end 7.2 new text begin protect habitat by acquiring land associated new text end 7.3 new text begin with shallow lakes. A list of proposed new text end 7.4 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of new text end 7.5 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. The new text end 7.6 new text begin commissioner of natural resources must new text end 7.7 new text begin agree to each proposed acquisition. new text end 7.8 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Fish, Game, and Wildlife Habitat new text end new text begin 13,903,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 7.9 7.10 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners new text end new text begin Grant Program new text end 7.11 new text begin $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 7.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 7.13 new text begin provide competitive, matching grants of up to new text end 7.14 new text begin $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national new text end 7.15 new text begin organizations, including government, for new text end 7.16 new text begin enhancement, restoration, or protection of new text end 7.17 new text begin forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for new text end 7.18 new text begin fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Up new text end 7.19 new text begin to 2-1/2 percent of this appropriation may new text end 7.20 new text begin be used for administering the grant. The new text end 7.21 new text begin funds may be advanced in three equal sums, new text end 7.22 new text begin on or after November 1, 2009, February new text end 7.23 new text begin 1, 2010, and April 1, 2010. Grantees may new text end 7.24 new text begin protect land through acquisition of land new text end 7.25 new text begin or interests in land. Easements must be new text end 7.26 new text begin permanent. Land acquired in fee must new text end 7.27 new text begin be open to hunting and fishing during the new text end 7.28 new text begin open season unless otherwise provided by new text end 7.29 new text begin state law. The commissioner of natural new text end 7.30 new text begin resources must agree to each proposed new text end 7.31 new text begin acquisition of land or interest in land. new text end 7.32 new text begin The program shall require a match of at new text end 7.33 new text begin least $1 nonstate funds to $10 state funds. new text end 7.34 new text begin Nonstate dollars match may be in-kind. The new text end 7.35 new text begin criteria for evaluating grant applications new text end 7.36 new text begin must include amount of habitat restored, new text end 8.1 new text begin enhanced, or protected; local support; degree new text end 8.2 new text begin of collaboration; urgency; multiple benefits; new text end 8.3 new text begin habitat benefits provided; consistency with new text end 8.4 new text begin sound conservation science; adjacency to new text end 8.5 new text begin protected lands; full funding of the project; new text end 8.6 new text begin supplementing existing funding; public new text end 8.7 new text begin access for hunting and fishing during the new text end 8.8 new text begin open season; sustainability; and use of native new text end 8.9 new text begin plant materials. All projects must conform new text end 8.10 new text begin to the Minnesota statewide conservation and new text end 8.11 new text begin preservation plan. Wildlife habitat projects new text end 8.12 new text begin must also conform to the state wildlife action new text end 8.13 new text begin plan. All restoration or enhancement projects new text end 8.14 new text begin must be on land permanently protected by new text end 8.15 new text begin conservation easement or public ownership. new text end 8.16 new text begin To the extent possible, prairie restorations new text end 8.17 new text begin conducted with money appropriated in this new text end 8.18 new text begin section must plant vegetation or sow seed new text end 8.19 new text begin only of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and new text end 8.20 new text begin preferably of the local ecotype, using a high new text end 8.21 new text begin diversity of species originating from as new text end 8.22 new text begin close to the restoration site as possible, and new text end 8.23 new text begin protect existing native prairies from genetic new text end 8.24 new text begin contamination. Subdivision 10 applies to new text end 8.25 new text begin grants awarded under this paragraph. This new text end 8.26 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 8.27 new text begin 2013, at which time all grant projects must new text end 8.28 new text begin be completed and final products delivered, new text end 8.29 new text begin unless an earlier date is specified in the grant new text end 8.30 new text begin agreement. No less than 15 percent of the new text end 8.31 new text begin amount of each grant must be held back from new text end 8.32 new text begin reimbursement until the grant recipient has new text end 8.33 new text begin completed a grant accomplishment report in new text end 8.34 new text begin the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the new text end 8.35 new text begin Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council. new text end 8.36 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Aquatic Management Area Acquisition new text end 9.1 new text begin $5,748,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 9.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to acquire new text end 9.3 new text begin land in fee title and easement to be added to new text end 9.4 new text begin the state aquatic management area system. new text end 9.5 new text begin Acquired land must remain open to hunting new text end 9.6 new text begin and fishing, consistent with the capacity new text end 9.7 new text begin of the land, during the open season, as new text end 9.8 new text begin determined by the commissioner of natural new text end 9.9 new text begin resources. A list of proposed fee title and new text end 9.10 new text begin easement acquisitions must be provided as new text end 9.11 new text begin part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 9.12 9.13 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, new text end new text begin Protection, and Enhancement new text end 9.14 new text begin $2,050,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 9.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 9.16 new text begin an agreement with Trout Unlimited to new text end 9.17 new text begin restore, enhance, and protect cold water new text end 9.18 new text begin river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A new text end 9.19 new text begin list of proposed acquisitions and a list of new text end 9.20 new text begin proposed projects, describing the types and new text end 9.21 new text begin locations of restorations and enhancements, new text end 9.22 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 9.23 new text begin accomplishment plan. The commissioner new text end 9.24 new text begin of natural resources must agree to each new text end 9.25 new text begin proposed acquisition, restoration, and new text end 9.26 new text begin enhancement. new text end 9.27 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Dakota County Habitat Protection new text end 9.28 new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 9.29 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 9.30 new text begin an agreement with Dakota County for new text end 9.31 new text begin acquisition of permanent easements. A list new text end 9.32 new text begin of proposed acquisitions must be provided as new text end 9.33 new text begin part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 9.34 9.35 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Lake Rebecca Water Quality Improvement new text end new text begin Project new text end 10.1 new text begin $450,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 10.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 10.3 new text begin agreement with the Three Rivers Park new text end 10.4 new text begin District to improve the water quality in Lake new text end 10.5 new text begin Rebecca in Lake Rebecca Park Reserve new text end 10.6 new text begin in Hennepin County. A description of the new text end 10.7 new text begin activities to enhance fish habitat in Lake new text end 10.8 new text begin Rebecca must be provided as part of the new text end 10.9 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 10.10 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Fountain Lake Fish Barriers new text end 10.11 new text begin $655,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 10.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 10.13 new text begin an agreement with the Shell Rock River new text end 10.14 new text begin Watershed District to construct fish barriers new text end 10.15 new text begin at three locations on Fountain Lake. Land new text end 10.16 new text begin acquisition necessary for fish barrier new text end 10.17 new text begin construction is permitted. A list of proposed new text end 10.18 new text begin projects, describing the types and locations new text end 10.19 new text begin of barriers, must be provided as part of new text end 10.20 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. The new text end 10.21 new text begin commissioner of natural resources must new text end 10.22 new text begin agree to each proposed barrier. new text end 10.23 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Administration and Other new text end new text begin 870,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 10.24 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Contract Management new text end 10.25 new text begin $175,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 10.26 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 10.27 new text begin contract management, in fiscal years 2010 new text end 10.28 new text begin and 2011, for duties assigned in this section. new text end 10.29 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end 10.30 new text begin $695,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the new text end 10.31 new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission for new text end 10.32 new text begin administrative expenses of the Lessard new text end 10.33 new text begin Outdoor Heritage Council and for new text end 10.34 new text begin compensation and expense reimbursement new text end 11.1 new text begin of council members. Up to $100,000 may new text end 11.2 new text begin be transferred to the game and fish fund as new text end 11.3 new text begin reimbursement for advances to the Lessard new text end 11.4 new text begin Outdoor Heritage Council made in fiscal new text end 11.5 new text begin year 2009. new text end 11.6 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end 11.7 new text begin Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in new text end 11.8 new text begin this section are available until June 30, 2011, new text end 11.9 new text begin when projects must be completed and final new text end 11.10 new text begin accomplishments reported. For acquisition new text end 11.11 new text begin of an interest in real property, the amounts in new text end 11.12 new text begin this section are available until June 30, 2012. new text end 11.13 new text begin If a project receives federal funds, the time new text end 11.14 new text begin period of the appropriation is extended to new text end 11.15 new text begin equal the availability of federal funding. new text end 11.16 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Cash Advances new text end 11.17 new text begin When the operations of the outdoor heritage new text end 11.18 new text begin fund would be impeded by projected cash new text end 11.19 new text begin deficiencies resulting from delays in the new text end 11.20 new text begin receipt of dedicated income, and when the new text end 11.21 new text begin deficiencies would be corrected within fiscal new text end 11.22 new text begin year 2010, the commissioner of finance may new text end 11.23 new text begin use fund-level cash reserves to meet cash new text end 11.24 new text begin demands of the outdoor heritage fund. If new text end 11.25 new text begin funds are transferred from the general fund to new text end 11.26 new text begin meet cash flow needs, the cash flow transfers new text end 11.27 new text begin must be returned to the general fund as soon new text end 11.28 new text begin as sufficient cash balances are available new text end 11.29 new text begin in the outdoor heritage fund. Any interest new text end 11.30 new text begin earned on general fund cash flow transfers new text end 11.31 new text begin accrues to the general fund and not to the new text end 11.32 new text begin outdoor heritage fund. new text end 11.33 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Accomplishment Plans new text end 12.1 new text begin It is a condition of acceptance of the new text end 12.2 new text begin appropriations made by this section that the new text end 12.3 new text begin agency or entity using the appropriation shall new text end 12.4 new text begin submit to the council an accomplishment new text end 12.5 new text begin plan and periodic accomplishment reports in new text end 12.6 new text begin the form determined by the Lessard Outdoor new text end 12.7 new text begin Heritage Council. The accomplishment plan new text end 12.8 new text begin must account for the use of the appropriation new text end 12.9 new text begin and outcomes of the expenditure in measures new text end 12.10 new text begin of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, new text end 12.11 new text begin and wildlife habitat restored, protected, and new text end 12.12 new text begin enhanced. The plan must include evaluation new text end 12.13 new text begin of results. None of the money provided new text end 12.14 new text begin in this section may be expended unless new text end 12.15 new text begin the council has approved the pertinent new text end 12.16 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 12.17 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Project Requirements new text end 12.18 new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an new text end 12.19 new text begin appropriation in this section, any agency or new text end 12.20 new text begin entity receiving an appropriation must, for new text end 12.21 new text begin any project funded in whole or in part with new text end 12.22 new text begin funds from the appropriation: new text end 12.23 new text begin (1) plant vegetation or sow seed only new text end 12.24 new text begin of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and new text end 12.25 new text begin preferably of the local ecotype, using a new text end 12.26 new text begin high diversity of species originating from new text end 12.27 new text begin as close to the restoration site as possible, new text end 12.28 new text begin and protect existing native prairies from new text end 12.29 new text begin genetic contamination, to the extent possible new text end 12.30 new text begin if conducting prairie restorations is a new text end 12.31 new text begin component of the accomplishment plan; new text end 12.32 new text begin (2) provide that all easements: new text end 12.33 new text begin (i) are permanent; new text end 12.34 new text begin (ii) specify the parties to an easement in the new text end 12.35 new text begin easement; new text end 13.1 new text begin (iii) specify all of the provisions of an new text end 13.2 new text begin agreement that are permanent; new text end 13.3 new text begin (iv) are sent to the office of the Lessard new text end 13.4 new text begin Outdoor Heritage Council; and new text end 13.5 new text begin (v) include a long-term stewardship plan and new text end 13.6 new text begin funding for monitoring and enforcing the new text end 13.7 new text begin easement agreement; new text end 13.8 new text begin (3) for all restorations, prepare an ecological new text end 13.9 new text begin restoration and management plan that, to new text end 13.10 new text begin the degree practicable, is consistent with the new text end 13.11 new text begin highest quality conservation and ecological new text end 13.12 new text begin goals for the restoration site. Consideration new text end 13.13 new text begin should be given to soil, geology, topography, new text end 13.14 new text begin and other relevant factors that would provide new text end 13.15 new text begin the best chance for long-term success of the new text end 13.16 new text begin restoration projects. The plan shall include new text end 13.17 new text begin the proposed timetable for implementing new text end 13.18 new text begin the restoration, including, but not limited new text end 13.19 new text begin to, site preparation, establishment of new text end 13.20 new text begin diverse plant species, maintenance, and new text end 13.21 new text begin additional enhancement to establish the new text end 13.22 new text begin restoration; identify long-term maintenance new text end 13.23 new text begin and management needs of the restoration new text end 13.24 new text begin and how the maintenance, management, and new text end 13.25 new text begin enhancement will be financed; and use the new text end 13.26 new text begin best available science to achieve the best new text end 13.27 new text begin restoration; new text end 13.28 new text begin (4) for new lands acquired, prepare a new text end 13.29 new text begin restoration and management plan in new text end 13.30 new text begin compliance with clause (3), including new text end 13.31 new text begin identification of sufficient funding for new text end 13.32 new text begin implementation; new text end 13.33 new text begin (5) to ensure public accountability for the new text end 13.34 new text begin use of public funds, provide to the Lessard new text end 13.35 new text begin Outdoor Heritage Council documentation new text end 14.1 new text begin of the selection process used to identify new text end 14.2 new text begin parcels acquired and provide documentation new text end 14.3 new text begin of all related transaction costs, including new text end 14.4 new text begin but not limited to appraisals, legal fees, new text end 14.5 new text begin recording fees, commissions, other similar new text end 14.6 new text begin costs, and donations. This information must new text end 14.7 new text begin be provided for all parties involved in the new text end 14.8 new text begin transaction. The recipient shall also report to new text end 14.9 new text begin the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council any new text end 14.10 new text begin difference between the acquisition amount new text end 14.11 new text begin paid to the seller and the state-certified or new text end 14.12 new text begin state-reviewed appraisal. Acquisition data new text end 14.13 new text begin such as appraisals may remain private during new text end 14.14 new text begin negotiations but must ultimately be made new text end 14.15 new text begin public according to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 14.16 new text begin chapter 13; new text end 14.17 new text begin (6) provide that all restoration and new text end 14.18 new text begin enhancement projects are on land new text end 14.19 new text begin permanently protected by conservation new text end 14.20 new text begin easement or public ownership; new text end 14.21 new text begin (7) to the extent the appropriation is used to new text end 14.22 new text begin acquire an interest in real property, provide new text end 14.23 new text begin to the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council and new text end 14.24 new text begin the commissioner of finance an analysis of new text end 14.25 new text begin increased operations and maintenance costs new text end 14.26 new text begin likely to be incurred by public entities as new text end 14.27 new text begin a result of the acquisition and of how these new text end 14.28 new text begin costs may be paid for; and new text end 14.29 new text begin (8) give consideration to contracting with the new text end 14.30 new text begin Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract new text end 14.31 new text begin restoration and enhancement services. new text end 14.32 new text begin (b) The Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council new text end 14.33 new text begin may waive the application of paragraph (a), new text end 14.34 new text begin clause (5), for specific projects. new text end 15.1 15.2 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital new text end new text begin Equipment Expenditures new text end 15.3 new text begin All agreements, grants, or contracts referred new text end 15.4 new text begin to in this section must be administered on new text end 15.5 new text begin a reimbursement basis unless otherwise new text end 15.6 new text begin provided in this section. Payments for new text end 15.7 new text begin reimbursement may not be made before new text end 15.8 new text begin November 1, 2009. Notwithstanding new text end 15.9 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, new text end 15.10 new text begin expenditures directly related to each new text end 15.11 new text begin appropriation's purpose made on or after July new text end 15.12 new text begin 1, 2009, are eligible for reimbursement unless new text end 15.13 new text begin otherwise provided in this section. Periodic new text end 15.14 new text begin payment must be made upon receiving new text end 15.15 new text begin documentation that the deliverable items new text end 15.16 new text begin articulated in the approved accomplishment new text end 15.17 new text begin plan have been achieved, including partial new text end 15.18 new text begin achievements as evidenced by approved new text end 15.19 new text begin progress reports. Reasonable amounts may new text end 15.20 new text begin be advanced to projects to accommodate new text end 15.21 new text begin cash flow needs or to match federal share. new text end 15.22 new text begin The advances must be approved as part of new text end 15.23 new text begin the accomplishment plan. Capital equipment new text end 15.24 new text begin expenditures in excess of $10,000 must be new text end 15.25 new text begin approved as part of the accomplishment plan. new text end 15.26 15.27 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable new text end new text begin Materials new text end 15.28 new text begin A political subdivision, public or private new text end 15.29 new text begin corporation, or other entity that receives an new text end 15.30 new text begin appropriation in this section must use the new text end 15.31 new text begin appropriation in compliance with Minnesota new text end 15.32 new text begin Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding new text end 15.33 new text begin purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable new text end 15.34 new text begin materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase new text end 15.35 new text begin and use of paper stock and printing. new text end 16.1 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Accessibility new text end 16.2 new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must new text end 16.3 new text begin meet the design standards in the Americans new text end 16.4 new text begin with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility new text end 16.5 new text begin guidelines. new text end 16.6 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Land Acquisition Restrictions new text end 16.7 new text begin (a) An interest in real property, including but new text end 16.8 new text begin not limited to an easement or fee title, that new text end 16.9 new text begin is acquired with money appropriated under new text end 16.10 new text begin this section must be used in perpetuity or for new text end 16.11 new text begin the specific term of an easement interest for new text end 16.12 new text begin the purpose for which the appropriation was new text end 16.13 new text begin made. new text end 16.14 new text begin (b) A recipient of funding who acquires new text end 16.15 new text begin an interest in real property subject to this new text end 16.16 new text begin subdivision may not alter the intended use of new text end 16.17 new text begin the interest in real property or convey any new text end 16.18 new text begin interest in the real property acquired with the new text end 16.19 new text begin appropriation without the prior review and new text end 16.20 new text begin approval of the Lessard Outdoor Heritage new text end 16.21 new text begin Council or its successor. The council shall new text end 16.22 new text begin establish procedures to review requests from new text end 16.23 new text begin recipients to alter the use of or convey an new text end 16.24 new text begin interest in real property. These procedures new text end 16.25 new text begin shall allow for the replacement of the interest new text end 16.26 new text begin in real property with another interest in real new text end 16.27 new text begin property meeting the following criteria: new text end 16.28 new text begin (1) the interest is at least equal in fair market new text end 16.29 new text begin value, as certified by the commissioner new text end 16.30 new text begin of natural resources, to the interest being new text end 16.31 new text begin replaced; and new text end 16.32 new text begin (2) the interest is in a reasonably equivalent new text end 16.33 new text begin location and has a reasonably equivalent new text end 17.1 new text begin useful conservation purpose compared to the new text end 17.2 new text begin interest being replaced. new text end 17.3 new text begin (c) A recipient of funding who acquires an new text end 17.4 new text begin interest in real property under paragraph new text end 17.5 new text begin (a) must separately record a notice of new text end 17.6 new text begin funding restrictions in the appropriate local new text end 17.7 new text begin government office where the conveyance new text end 17.8 new text begin of the interest in real property is filed. The new text end 17.9 new text begin notice of funding agreement must contain: new text end 17.10 new text begin (1) a legal description of the interest in real new text end 17.11 new text begin property covered by the funding agreement; new text end 17.12 new text begin (2) a reference to the underlying funding new text end 17.13 new text begin agreement; new text end 17.14 new text begin (3) a reference to this section; and new text end 17.15 new text begin (4) the following statement: "This interest new text end 17.16 new text begin in real property shall be administered in new text end 17.17 new text begin accordance with the terms, conditions, and new text end 17.18 new text begin purposes of the grant agreement controlling new text end 17.19 new text begin the acquisition of the property. The interest new text end 17.20 new text begin in real property, or any portion of the interest new text end 17.21 new text begin in real property, shall not be sold, transferred, new text end 17.22 new text begin pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further new text end 17.23 new text begin encumbered without obtaining the prior new text end 17.24 new text begin written approval of the Lessard Outdoor new text end 17.25 new text begin Heritage Council or its successor. If the new text end 17.26 new text begin holder of the interest in real property fails to new text end 17.27 new text begin comply with the terms and conditions of the new text end 17.28 new text begin grant agreement or work program, ownership new text end 17.29 new text begin of the interest in real property shall transfer new text end 17.30 new text begin to the state." new text end 17.31 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Real Property Interest Report new text end 17.32 new text begin By December 1 each year, a recipient of new text end 17.33 new text begin money appropriated under this section that new text end 17.34 new text begin is used for the acquisition of an interest in new text end 18.1 new text begin real property, including but not limited to an new text end 18.2 new text begin easement or fee title, must submit annual new text end 18.3 new text begin reports on the status of the real property to new text end 18.4 new text begin the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council or new text end 18.5 new text begin its successor in a form determined by the new text end 18.6 new text begin council. The responsibility for reporting new text end 18.7 new text begin under this section may be transferred by new text end 18.8 new text begin the recipient of the appropriation to another new text end 18.9 new text begin person or entity that holds the interest in the new text end 18.10 new text begin real property. To complete the transfer of new text end 18.11 new text begin reporting responsibility, the recipient of the new text end 18.12 new text begin appropriation must: new text end 18.13 new text begin (1) inform the person to whom the new text end 18.14 new text begin responsibility is transferred of that person's new text end 18.15 new text begin reporting responsibility; new text end 18.16 new text begin (2) inform the person to whom the new text end 18.17 new text begin responsibility is transferred of the property new text end 18.18 new text begin restrictions under subdivision 14; and new text end 18.19 new text begin (3) provide written notice to the council new text end 18.20 new text begin of the transfer of reporting responsibility, new text end 18.21 new text begin including contact information for the person new text end 18.22 new text begin to whom the responsibility is transferred. new text end 18.23 new text begin Before the transfer, the entity receiving new text end 18.24 new text begin the transfer of property must certify to the new text end 18.25 new text begin Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, or its new text end 18.26 new text begin successor, acceptance of all obligations and new text end 18.27 new text begin responsibilities held by the prior owner. new text end 18.28 new text begin After the transfer, the person or entity that new text end 18.29 new text begin holds the interest in the real property is new text end 18.30 new text begin responsible for reporting requirements under new text end 18.31 new text begin this section. new text end 18.32 new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Reports to Finance new text end 18.33 new text begin All reports submitted to the Lessard Outdoor new text end 18.34 new text begin Heritage Council by recipients of money new text end 18.35 new text begin appropriated under this section must also new text end 19.1 new text begin submit the reports to the commissioner of new text end 19.2 new text begin finance. The commissioner must maintain new text end 19.3 new text begin a Web site with a searchable data base new text end 19.4 new text begin providing the public with information on new text end 19.5 new text begin expenditures from the outdoor heritage fund. new text end 19.6 new text begin To the extent practical the commissioner new text end 19.7 new text begin must use systems developed to track new text end 19.8 new text begin expenditure of federal money under the new text end 19.9 new text begin American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to new text end 19.10 new text begin track expenditures from the outdoor heritage new text end 19.11 new text begin fund. new text end