1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying duties of Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
1.4 	Resources;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 
1.5 	116P.08, subdivision 4; 116P.10.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.
 1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.9 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.10 	environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for 
1.11 	the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act 
1.12 	mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 
1.13 	30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second 
1.14 	year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.16				Available for the Year
	
1.17				Ending June 30
	
1.18					2010
		2011

1.19	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES.

1.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	26,088,000
	$
	-0-

1.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.22		2010
	2011
	
1.23
1.24
1.25	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust
	25,622,000
	-0-
	
2.1
2.2	Great Lakes 
Protection Account
	66,000
	-0-
	
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6	State Land and 
Water Conservation 
Account 
(LAWCON)
	400,000
	-0-
	
2.7 	Appropriations are available for two 
2.8 	years beginning July 1, 2009, unless 
2.9 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.10 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.11 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.12 	second year.

2.13	Subd. 2.Definitions
 					
2.14 	(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.15 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.16 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.17 	116P.02, subdivision 6.
2.18 	(b) "Great Lakes protection account" means 
2.19 	the account referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
2.20 	section 116Q.02.
2.21 	(c) "State land and water conservation 
2.22 	account (LAWCON)" means the state land 
2.23 	and water conservation account in the natural 
2.24 	resources fund referred to in Minnesota 
2.25 	Statutes, section 116P.14.

2.26
2.27	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		5,995,000
		-0-

2.28	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey
					
2.29 	$2,100,000 is from the trust fund to the 
2.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.31 	continuation of the Minnesota county 
2.32 	biological survey to provide a foundation 
2.33 	for conserving biological diversity by 
2.34 	systematically collecting, interpreting, 
2.35 	and delivering data on plant and animal 
3.1 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
3.2 	communities, and functional landscapes.

3.3
3.4	(b) County Geological Atlas and South-Central 
Minnesota Groundwater
					
3.5 	$2,695,000 is from the trust fund for 
3.6 	collection and interpretation of subsurface 
3.7 	geological information and acceleration of 
3.8 	the county geologic atlas program. $820,000 
3.9 	of this appropriation is to the Board of 
3.10 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
3.11 	the geological survey to continue and to 
3.12 	initiate the production of county geologic 
3.13 	atlases. $1,875,000 of this appropriation is 
3.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.15 	to investigate the physical and recharge 
3.16 	characteristics of the Mt. Simon aquifer. 
3.17 	This appropriation represents a continuing 
3.18 	effort to complete the county geologic atlases 
3.19 	throughout the state. This appropriation 
3.20 	is available until June 30, 2012, at which 
3.21 	time the project must be completed and final 
3.22 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
3.23 	specified in the work program.

3.24	(c) Soil Survey
					
3.25 	$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
3.26 	of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate the 
3.27 	county soil survey mapping and Web-based 
3.28 	data delivery. This appropriation represents 
3.29 	a continuing effort to complete the mapping. 
3.30 	The soil surveys must be done on a cost-share 
3.31 	basis with local and federal funds.

3.32
3.33	(d) Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream 
Management
					
3.34 	$500,000 is from the trust fund to continue 
3.35 	to identify and delineate supply areas and 
4.1 	springsheds for springs serving as coldwater 
4.2 	sources for trout streams and to assess 
4.3 	the impacts from development and water 
4.4 	appropriations. Of this appropriation, 
4.5 	$250,000 is to the Board of Regents of the 
4.6 	University of Minnesota and $250,000 is to 
4.7 	the commissioner of natural resources.

4.8	(e) Restorable Wetlands Inventory
					
4.9 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
4.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.11 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 
4.12 	to complete the inventory, mapping, and 
4.13 	digitizing of drained restorable wetlands in 
4.14 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
4.15 	until June 30, 2012, at which time the 
4.16 	project must be completed and final products 
4.17 	delivered, unless an earlier date is specified 
4.18 	in the work program.

4.19	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		13,227,000
		-0-

4.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.21
4.22
4.23	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust
	12,827,000
	-0-
	
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27	State Land and 
Water Conservation 
Account 
(LAWCON)
	400,000
	-0-

4.28	(a) State Parks Acquisition
					
4.29 	$590,000 is from the trust fund to the 
4.30 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
4.31 	in-holdings for state parks. Land acquired 
4.32 	with this appropriation must be sufficiently 
4.33 	improved to meet at least minimum 
4.34 	management standards as determined by the 
4.35 	commissioner of natural resources. A list of 
4.36 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
4.37 	part of the required work program.

5.1	(b) State Trail Acquisition
					
5.2 	$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the 
5.3 	commissioner of natural resources to assist 
5.4 	in the acquisition of the Brown's Creek 
5.5 	Segment of the Willard Munger Trail in 
5.6 	Washington County and Paul Bunyan State 
5.7 	Trail in the city of Bemidji.

5.8
5.9	(c) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
Acquisition
					
5.10 	$1,290,000 is from the trust fund to the 
5.11 	Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the 
5.12 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
5.13 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
5.14 	park system. This appropriation may not 
5.15 	be used for the purchase of residential 
5.16 	structures. A list of proposed fee title and 
5.17 	easement acquisitions must be provided 
5.18 	as part of the required work program. All 
5.19 	funding for conservation easements must 
5.20 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
5.21 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
5.22 	agreement. This appropriation must be 
5.23 	matched by at least 40 percent of nonstate 
5.24 	money and must be committed by December 
5.25 	31, 2009, or the appropriation cancels. This 
5.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, 
5.27 	at which time the project must be completed 
5.28 	and final products delivered, unless an earlier 
5.29 	date is specified in the work program.

5.30
5.31	(d) Statewide Scientific and Natural Area 
Acquisition and Restoration
					
5.32 	$590,000 is from the trust fund to the 
5.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
5.34 	high quality native plant communities and 
5.35 	rare features and restore parts of scientific 
6.1 	and natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
6.2 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5.  A list 
6.3 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
6.4 	part of the required work program.

6.5
6.6	(e) Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership 
(HCP) â€“ Phase VI
					
6.7 	$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the 
6.8 	commissioner of natural resources for the 
6.9 	sixth appropriation for acceleration of agency 
6.10 	programs and cooperative agreements. 
6.11 	Of this appropriation, $770,000 is for the 
6.12 	Department of Natural Resources agency 
6.13 	programs and $2,605,000 is for agreements 
6.14 	as follows: $450,000 with Pheasants 
6.15 	Forever; $50,000 with Minnesota Deer 
6.16 	Hunters Association; $895,000 with Ducks 
6.17 	Unlimited, Inc.; $85,000 with National Wild 
6.18 	Turkey Federation; $365,000 with the Nature 
6.19 	Conservancy; $210,000 with Minnesota Land 
6.20 	Trust; $350,000 with the Trust for Public 
6.21 	Land; $100,000 with Minnesota Valley 
6.22 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $50,000 
6.23 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
6.24 	Service; and $50,000 with Friends of Detroit 
6.25 	Lakes Watershed Management District 
6.26 	to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented 
6.27 	landscape corridors that connect areas of 
6.28 	quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and 
6.29 	plants. The United States Department of 
6.30 	Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation 
6.31 	Service is a cooperating partner in the 
6.32 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
6.33 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
6.34 	work program. Land acquired with this 
6.35 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
6.36 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
7.1 	management standards as determined by 
7.2 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
7.3 	This appropriation may not be used for the 
7.4 	purchase of residential structures, unless 
7.5 	expressly approved in the work program. All 
7.6 	conservation easements must be perpetual 
7.7 	and have a natural resource management 
7.8 	plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the 
7.9 	commissioner of natural resources with 
7.10 	money from this appropriation must be 
7.11 	designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
7.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
7.13 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
7.14 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
7.15 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
7.16 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
7.17 	as part of the required work program. All 
7.18 	funding for conservation easements must 
7.19 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
7.20 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
7.21 	agreement. To the maximum extent practical, 
7.22 	consistent with contractual easement or 
7.23 	fee acquisition obligations, the recipients 
7.24 	shall utilize staff resources to identify 
7.25 	future projects and shall maximize the 
7.26 	implementation of biodiverse, quality 
7.27 	restoration projects in the project proposal 
7.28 	into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.

7.29
7.30	(f) Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC)  - Phase 
V
					
7.31 	$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the 
7.32 	commissioner of natural resources for the 
7.33 	fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency 
7.34 	programs and cooperative agreements. 
7.35 	Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for 
7.36 	Department of Natural Resources agency 
8.1 	programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements 
8.2 	as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for 
8.3 	Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the 
8.4 	Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great 
8.5 	River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota 
8.6 	Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley 
8.7 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and 
8.8 	$90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota 
8.9 	Valley for the purposes of planning, 
8.10 	restoring, and protecting important natural 
8.11 	areas in the metropolitan area, as defined 
8.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
8.13 	subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding 
8.14 	counties, through grants, contracted services, 
8.15 	technical assistance, conservation easements, 
8.16 	and fee title acquisition. Land acquired 
8.17 	with this appropriation must be sufficiently 
8.18 	improved to meet at least minimum 
8.19 	management standards as determined by 
8.20 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
8.21 	Expenditures are limited to the identified 
8.22 	project corridor areas as defined in the work 
8.23 	program. This appropriation may not be used 
8.24 	for the purchase of residential structures, 
8.25 	unless expressly approved in the work 
8.26 	program. All conservation easements must 
8.27 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
8.28 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
8.29 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
8.30 	with money from this appropriation must 
8.31 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
8.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
8.33 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
8.34 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
8.35 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
8.36 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
9.1 	as part of the required work program. All 
9.2 	funding for conservation easements must 
9.3 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
9.4 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
9.5 	agreement.  To the maximum extent practical, 
9.6 	consistent with contractual easement or 
9.7 	fee acquisition obligations, the recipients 
9.8 	shall utilize staff resources to identify 
9.9 	future projects and shall maximize the 
9.10 	implementation of biodiverse, quality 
9.11 	restoration projects in the project proposal 
9.12 	into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.  

9.13
9.14	(g) Statewide Ecological Ranking of Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP) and Other Critical Lands
					
9.15 	$107,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
9.16 	of Water and Soil Resources to continue the 
9.17 	efforts funded by the emerging issues account 
9.18 	allocation to identify and rank the ecological 
9.19 	value of conservation reserve program (CRP) 
9.20 	and other critical lands throughout Minnesota 
9.21 	using a multiple parameter approach 
9.22 	including soil productivity, landscape, water, 
9.23 	and wildlife factors.

9.24	(h) Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem
					
9.25 	$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the 
9.26 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, in 
9.27 	cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water 
9.28 	Conservation District, to acquire perpetual 
9.29 	easements of unique granite rock outcrops 
9.30 	located in the Upper Minnesota River Valley 
9.31 	and to restore their ecological integrity.

9.32	(i) Minnesota Farm Bill Assistance Project
					
9.33 	$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
9.34 	of Water and Soil Resources to provide 
9.35 	funding for technical staff to assist in the 
10.1 	implementation provisions of conservation 
10.2 	programs including the federal farm bill 
10.3 	conservation programs. Documentation must 
10.4 	be provided on the number of landowner 
10.5 	contacts, program participation, federal 
10.6 	dollars leveraged, quantifiable criteria, and 
10.7 	measurement of the improvements to water 
10.8 	quality and habitat.

10.910.10
	(j) Land and Water Conservation Account 
(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements
					
10.11 	$400,000 is from the state land and water 
10.12 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
10.13 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
10.14 	natural resources for priorities established by 
10.15 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
10.16 	and administrative and planning activities 
10.17 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.18 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
10.19 	Conservation Fund Act.

10.20	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		2,063,000
		-0-

10.21
10.22	(a) Removal of Endocrine Disruptors; Treatment 
and Education
					
10.23 	$275,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
10.24 	of Regents at the University of Minnesota 
10.25 	to continue research on the removal of 
10.26 	endocrine disruptors from Minnesota's 
10.27 	waters through strategies of enhancing 
10.28 	treatment at wastewater treatment plants and 
10.29 	decreasing the use of the compounds. This 
10.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, 
10.31 	at which time the project must be completed 
10.32 	and final products delivered, unless an earlier 
10.33 	date is specified in the work program.

10.34
10.35	(b) Vulnerability of Fish Populations in Lakes to 
Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants
					
11.1 	$297,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.3 	agreement with the United States Geologic 
11.4 	Survey and St. Cloud State University to 
11.5 	develop quantitative data on juvenile and 
11.6 	adult fish vulnerability to endocrine-active 
11.7 	emerging contaminants found in Minnesota 
11.8 	lakes. This appropriation is available until 
11.9 	June 30, 2012, at which time the project must 
11.10 	be completed and final products delivered, 
11.11 	unless an earlier date is specified in the work 
11.12 	program.

11.13	(c) Cooperative Habitat Research in Deep Lakes
					
11.14 	$825,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.15 	commissioner of natural resources to assess 
11.16 	the consequences of large ecological drivers 
11.17 	of change on water quality and habitat 
11.18 	dynamics of deep water lakes with coldwater 
11.19 	fish populations. This appropriation is 
11.20 	available until June 30, 2012, at which time 
11.21 	the project must be completed and final 
11.22 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
11.23 	specified in the work program.

11.24	(d) Intensified Tile Drainage Evaluation
					
11.25 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.26 	Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. 
11.27 	Croix watershed research station to conduct 
11.28 	a comparative assessment of hydrologic 
11.29 	changes in watersheds with and without 
11.30 	intensive tile drainage to determine the 
11.31 	effects of climate and tile drainage on river 
11.32 	erosion. This appropriation is available until 
11.33 	June 30, 2012, at which time the project must 
11.34 	be completed and final products delivered, 
12.1 	unless an earlier date is specified in the work 
12.2 	program.

12.3	(e) Citizen-Based Stormwater Management
					
12.4 	$279,000 is from the trust fund to the 
12.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.6 	an agreement with Metro Blooms, in 
12.7 	cooperation with Minnehaha Creek 
12.8 	Watershed District and the city of 
12.9 	Minneapolis, to install and evaluate the 
12.10 	effectiveness of rain gardens on improving 
12.11 	the impaired water of Powderhorn Lake in 
12.12 	Minneapolis. This appropriation is available 
12.13 	until June 30, 2012, at which time the 
12.14 	project must be completed and final products 
12.15 	delivered, unless an earlier date is specified 
12.16 	in the work program. 

12.17
12.18	(f) Minnesota Drainage Law Analysis and 
Evaluation
					
12.19 	$87,000 is from the trust fund to the 
12.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.21 	agreement with Smith Partners PLLP to 
12.22 	identify and analyze legal and policy issues 
12.23 	where the drainage code conflicts with other 
12.24 	laws impacting protection of public waters 
12.25 	and wetlands.

12.26
12.27	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		1,068,000
		-0-

12.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.29
12.30
12.31	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust
	1,002,000
	-0-
	
12.32
12.33	Great Lakes 
Protection Account
	66,000
	-0-

12.34
12.35	(a) Ballast Water Sampling Method Development 
and Treatment Technology
					
13.1 	$300,000 is from the trust fund and $66,000 
13.2 	is from the Great Lakes protection account to 
13.3 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
13.4 	Agency in cooperation with the Department 
13.5 	of Natural Resources to conduct monitoring 
13.6 	for aquatic invasive species in ballast water 
13.7 	discharges to Minnesota waters of Lake 
13.8 	Superior and to test the effectiveness of 
13.9 	ballast water treatment systems.

13.10
13.11	(b) Emergency Delivery System Development for 
Disinfecting Ballast Water
					
13.12 	$125,000 is from the trust fund to the 
13.13 	commissioner of the Pollution Control 
13.14 	Agency for an agreement with the United 
13.15 	States Geologic Survey to test the viability 
13.16 	of treating ballast water through tank access 
13.17 	ports or air vents as a means to prevent the 
13.18 	spread of invasive species.

13.19
13.20	(c) Improving Emerging Fish Disease Surveillance 
in Minnesota
					
13.21 	$80,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
13.22 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
13.23 	to assess mechanisms and control of the 
13.24 	transmission of Heterosporosis, an emerging 
13.25 	fish disease in Minnesota, to assist in future 
13.26 	management decisions and research.

13.27
13.28	(d) Controlling the Movement of Invasive Fish 
Species
					
13.29 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
13.30 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
13.31 	develop and test sonic barriers that could be 
13.32 	effective in preventing and controlling the 
13.33 	movement of invasive carp in Minnesota's 
13.34 	waterways. This appropriation is available 
13.35 	until June 30, 2012, at which time the 
13.36 	project must be completed and final products 
14.1 	delivered, unless an earlier date is specified 
14.2 	in the work program.

14.3
14.4	(e) Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive 
Earthworms
					
14.5 	$150,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
14.6 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
14.7 	Natural Resources Research Institute for a 
14.8 	risk assessment of the methods of spreading, 
14.9 	testing of management recommendations, 
14.10 	and identification of key areas for action in 
14.11 	the state to reduce the impacts of invasive 
14.12 	earthworms on hardwood forest productivity. 
14.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
14.14 	30, 2012, at which time the project must 
14.15 	be completed and final products delivered, 
14.16 	unless an earlier date is specified in the work 
14.17 	program.

14.18
14.19	(f) Native Plant Biodiversity, Invasive Plant 
Species, and Invertebrates
					
14.20 	$47,000 is from the trust fund to the 
14.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.22 	an agreement with Concordia College to 
14.23 	survey plant, pollinator, and invertebrate 
14.24 	biodiversity in native and restored prairies to 
14.25 	assess impacts on invasive species and food 
14.26 	sources for grassland birds and ecosystem 
14.27 	services.

14.28	Subd. 7.Energy
 		2,323,000
		-0-

14.29
14.30	(a) Options to Decarbonize Minnesota's Electrical 
Power System
					
14.31 	$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
14.32 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
14.33 	to analyze the Minnesota Climate Change 
14.34 	Advisory Group's greenhouse gas reduction 
14.35 	recommendations related to electrical 
15.1 	power from a life-cycle analysis and a 
15.2 	socio-political perspective.

15.3
15.4	(b) Projecting Environmental Trajectories for 
Energy-Water-Habitat Planning
					
15.5 	$180,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
15.6 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
15.7 	to combine detailed climatic records of 
15.8 	Minnesota with present and past ecosystem 
15.9 	boundaries to forecast future fine-scale flow 
15.10 	of climate across the state impacting human 
15.11 	activities and natural resources.

15.12	(c) Energy Efficient Cities
					
15.13 	$2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the 
15.14 	commissioner of commerce for an agreement 
15.15 	with the Center for Energy and Environment 
15.16 	for demonstration of innovative residential 
15.17 	energy efficiency delivery and financing 
15.18 	strategies, training, installation, evaluation, 
15.19 	and recommendations for a utility residential 
15.20 	energy conservation program.

15.21	Subd. 8.Administration and Other
 		1,412,000
		-0-

15.22	(a) Contract Management
					
15.23 	$158,000 is from the trust fund to the 
15.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.25 	contract management for duties assigned 
15.26 	in Laws 2007, chapter 30, section 2, and 
15.27 	Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, and for 
15.28 	additional duties as assigned in this section.

15.29
15.30	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
Resources (LCCMR)
					
15.31 	$1,254,000 is from the trust fund for fiscal 
15.32 	years 2010 and 2011 and is for administration 
15.33 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.34 	116P.09, subdivision 5.

16.1	Subd. 9.Availability of Appropriations
 					
16.2 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
16.3 	this section are available until June 30, 2011, 
16.4 	when projects must be completed and final 
16.5 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
16.6 	property, the amounts in this section are 
16.7 	available until June 30, 2012, if a binding 
16.8 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2011, 
16.9 	and closed not later than June 30, 2012. If 
16.10 	a project receives a federal grant, the time 
16.11 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
16.12 	equal the federal grant period.

16.13	Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements
 					
16.14 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
16.15 	this section that have value for planning and 
16.16 	management of natural resources, emergency 
16.17 	preparedness, and infrastructure investments 
16.18 	must conform to the enterprise information 
16.19 	architecture developed by the Office of 
16.20 	Enterprise Technology. Spatial data must 
16.21 	conform to geographic information system 
16.22 	guidelines and standards outlined in that 
16.23 	architecture and adopted by the Minnesota 
16.24 	Geographic Data Clearinghouse at the 
16.25 	Land Management Information Center. A 
16.26 	description of these data that adheres to the 
16.27 	Office of Enterprise Technology geographic 
16.28 	metadata standards must be submitted to 
16.29 	the Land Management Information Center 
16.30 	to be made available online through the 
16.31 	clearinghouse and the data must be accessible 
16.32 	and free to the public unless made private 
16.33 	under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota 
16.34 	Statutes, chapter 13.
17.1 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
17.2 	results of projects funded under this section 
17.3 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
17.4 	and identified as an environment and natural 
17.5 	resources trust fund project.

17.6	Subd. 11.Project Requirements
 					
17.7 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
17.8 	appropriation in this section, any agency or 
17.9 	entity receiving an appropriation must, for 
17.10 	any project funded in whole or in part with 
17.11 	funds from the appropriation:
17.12 	(1) comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
17.13 	116P;
17.14 	(2) plant vegetation only of native ecotypes 
17.15 	to Minnesota and preferably of the local 
17.16 	ecotype using a high diversity of species 
17.17 	originating as close to the restoration site as 
17.18 	possible and when restoring prairies, protect 
17.19 	existing prairies from genetic contamination.
17.20 	Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these 
17.21 	requirements must be expressly approved in 
17.22 	the work program;
17.23 	(3) provide that all conservation easements:
17.24 	(i) are perpetual;
17.25 	(ii) specify the parties to an easement in the 
17.26 	easement;
17.27 	(iii) specify all of the provisions of an 
17.28 	agreement that are perpetual;
17.29 	(iv) are sent to the office of the 
17.30 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
17.31 	Minnesota Resources in an electronic format; 
17.32 	and
18.1 	(v) include a long-term stewardship plan and 
18.2 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
18.3 	easement agreement;
18.4 	(4) for all restorations, prepare an ecological 
18.5 	restoration and management plan that, to 
18.6 	the degree practicable, is consistent with the 
18.7 	highest quality conservation and ecological 
18.8 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
18.9 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
18.10 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
18.11 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
18.12 	restoration projects. The plan shall include 
18.13 	the proposed time table for implementing 
18.14 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
18.15 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
18.16 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
18.17 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
18.18 	maintenance and management needs of 
18.19 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
18.20 	management, and enhancement will be 
18.21 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
18.22 	available science and include innovative 
18.23 	techniques to achieve the best restoration;
18.24 	(5) for new lands acquired, prepare a 
18.25 	restoration and management plan in 
18.26 	compliance with clause (4), including 
18.27 	sufficient funding for implementation;
18.28 	(6) give priority in any acquisition of land 
18.29 	or interest in land to high quality natural 
18.30 	resources or conservation lands that provide 
18.31 	natural buffers to water resources;
18.32 	(7) to ensure public accountability for 
18.33 	the use of public funds, provide to the 
18.34 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
18.35 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
19.1 	selection process used to identify parcels 
19.2 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
19.3 	related transaction costs, including but not 
19.4 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
19.5 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
19.6 	and donations. This information must be 
19.7 	provided for all parties involved in the 
19.8 	transaction. The recipient shall also report 
19.9 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
19.10 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
19.11 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
19.12 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
19.13 	appraisal. Acquisition data such as appraisals 
19.14 	may remain private during negotiations but 
19.15 	must ultimately be made public according to 
19.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; and
19.17 	(8) give consideration to contracting with the 
19.18 	Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract 
19.19 	restoration and enhancement services.
19.20 	(b) The Legislative-Citizen Commission 
19.21 	on Minnesota Resources shall review the 
19.22 	requirement in paragraph (a), clause (7), 
19.23 	and provide a recommendation whether 
19.24 	to continue or modify the requirement in 
19.25 	future years. The commission may waive the 
19.26 	application of paragraph (a), clause (7), for 
19.27 	specific projects.

19.28
19.29	Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
19.30 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
19.31 	to in this section must be administered on 
19.32 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
19.33 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
19.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
19.35 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
19.36 	2009, or the date the work program is 
20.1 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
20.2 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
20.3 	in this section. Periodic payment must 
20.4 	be made upon receiving documentation 
20.5 	that the deliverable items articulated in 
20.6 	the approved work program have been 
20.7 	achieved, including partial achievements 
20.8 	as evidenced by approved progress reports. 
20.9 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
20.10 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 
20.11 	match federal money. The advances must 
20.12 	be approved as part of the work program. 
20.13 	No expenditures for capital equipment are 
20.14 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
20.15 	project work program.

20.16
20.17	Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
20.18 	A political subdivision, public or private 
20.19 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
20.20 	appropriation in this section must use the 
20.21 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
20.22 	Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding 
20.23 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
20.24 	materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
20.25 	and use of paper stock and printing.

20.26
20.27	Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
20.28 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
20.29 	in this section for a capital improvement 
20.30 	project shall ensure that the project complies 
20.31 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
20.32 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
20.33 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
20.34 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
20.35 	216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. 
20.36 	The recipient may use the energy planning, 
21.1 	advocacy, and State Energy Office units 
21.2 	of the Department of Commerce to obtain 
21.3 	information and technical assistance on 
21.4 	energy conservation and alternative energy 
21.5 	development relating to the planning and 
21.6 	construction of the capital improvement 
21.7 	project.

21.8	Subd. 15.Accessibility
 					
21.9 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
21.10 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
21.11 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
21.12 	guidelines.

21.13	Subd. 16.Carryforward
 					
21.14 	The availability of the appropriations for the 
21.15 	following projects is extended to June 30, 
21.16 	2010:
21.17 	(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session 
21.18 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
21.19 	9, paragraph (a), completing third-party 
21.20 	certification of Department of Natural 
21.21 	Resources forest lands, as extended by Laws 
21.22 	2007, chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 16;
21.23 	(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 
21.24 	1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 10, 
21.25 	paragraph (a), clean energy resource teams 
21.26 	and community wind energy rebate, as 
21.27 	amended by Laws 2006, chapter 243, section 
21.28 	15;
21.29 	(3) Laws 2005, First Special Session 
21.30 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
21.31 	10, paragraph (e), wind to hydrogen 
21.32 	demonstration, as extended by Laws 2007, 
21.33 	chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 16;
22.1 	(4) Laws 2007, chapter 30, section 2, 
22.2 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), forest legacy 
22.3 	conservation easements; and
22.4 	(5) Laws 2007, chapter 30, section 2, 
22.5 	subdivision 5, paragraph (m), threat of 
22.6 	emerging contaminants to Upper Mississippi 
22.7 	walleye.

22.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.9 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial 
22.10 	legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and 
22.11 	shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended 
22.12 	legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission. 
22.13 	(b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the legislature from the state 
22.14 	land and water conservation account in the natural resources fund.
22.15 	(c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
22.16 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
22.17 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit 
22.18 	a work program and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the  
22.19 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
22.20 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent 
22.21 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program.
22.22 	(d) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 must also review, comment, 
22.23 	and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an appropriation from the 
22.24 	oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
22.25 	(e) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this 
22.26 	chapter.
22.27 	(f) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
22.28 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
22.29 	funding decision recommendations;
22.30 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
22.31 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
22.32 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
22.33 	on need;
22.34 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
23.1 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
23.2 	possible; and 
23.3 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
23.4 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals. 

23.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subd. 4. Legislative recommendations. (a) Funding may be provided only for 
23.7 	those projects that meet the categories established in subdivision 1.
23.8 	(b) The commission must recommend an annual or biennial legislative bill to 
23.9 	make appropriations from the trust fund for the purposes provided in subdivision 1. The 
23.10 	recommendations must be submitted to the governor for inclusion in the biennial budget 
23.11 	and supplemental budget submitted to the legislature.
23.12 	(c) The commission may recommend regional block grants for a portion of trust 
23.13 	fund expenditures to partner with existing regional organizations that have strong citizen 
23.14 	involvement, to address unique local needs and capacity, and to leverage all available 
23.15 	funding sources for projects. 
23.16 	(d) The commission may recommend the establishment of an annual emerging 
23.17 	issues account in its annual legislative bill for funding emerging issues, which come up 
23.18 	unexpectedly, but which still adhere to the commission's strategic plan, to be approved by 
23.19 	the governor after initiation and recommendation by the commission.
23.20 	 (e) Money in the trust fund may not be spent except under an appropriation by law.

23.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116P.10, is amended to read:
23.22 	116P.10 ROYALTIES, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, AND SALE OF 
23.23 	PRODUCTS AND ASSETS.
23.24 	(a) This section applies to projects supported by the trust fund and the oil overcharge 
23.25 	money referred to in section 4.071, subdivision 2, each of which is referred to in this 
23.26 	section as a "fund."
23.27 	(b) The fund owns and shall take title to the percentage of a royalty, copyright, or 
23.28 	patent resulting from a project supported by the fund equal to the percentage of the project's 
23.29 	total funding provided by the fund. Cash receipts resulting from a royalty, copyright, or 
23.30 	patent, or the sale of the fund's rights to a royalty, copyright, or patent, must be credited 
23.31 	immediately to the principal of the fund. Receipts from Minnesota future resources fund 
23.32 	projects must be credited to the trust fund. The commission may include in its annual
23.33 	legislative bill a recommendation to relinquish the ownership or rights to a royalty, 
24.1 	copyright, or patent resulting from a project supported by the fund to the project's proposer 
24.2 	when the amount of the original grant or loan, plus interest, has been repaid to the fund.
24.3 	(c) If a project supported by the fund results in net income from the sale of products 
24.4 	or assets developed or acquired by an appropriation from the fund, the appropriation 
24.5 	must be repaid to the fund in an amount equal to the percentage of the project's total 
24.6 	funding provided by the fund. The commission may include in its annual legislative bill a 
24.7 	recommendation to relinquish the income if a plan is approved for reinvestment of the 
24.8 	income in the project or when the amount of the original grant or loan, plus interest, has 
24.9 	been repaid to the fund.