1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for natural resource purposes 
1.3 	from the clean water fund; providing for a legacy Web site, signs, and a 25-year 
1.4 	strategic plan; modifying provisions relating to the Mississippi River Critical 
1.5 	Area;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.15.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	ARTICLE 1
1.8 	CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS

1.9	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations from the clean 
1.11 	water fund, by agency, made in this article.

1.12			2010
		2011
		Total
	
1.13	Pollution Control Agency
	$
	15,325,000
	$
	18,600,000
	$
	33,925,000
	
1.14
1.15	Department of Natural 
Resources
		6,943,000
		9,142,000
		16,085,000
	
1.16
1.17	Board of Water and Soil 
Resources
		20,175,000
		 22,865,000
		 43,040,000
	
1.18	Department of Agriculture
		3,935,000
		4,360,000
		8,295,000
	
1.19	Department of Health
		1,600,000
		2,150,000
		3,750,000
	
1.20	Metropolitan Council
		400,000
		500,000
		900,000
	
1.21	Public Facilities Authority
		20,272,000
		 23,678,000
		 43,950,000
	
1.22	University of Minnesota
		872,000
		183,000
		1,055,000
	
1.23	Total
	$
	69,522,000
	$
	81,478,000
	$
	151,000,000

1.24	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.25 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.26 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.1 	clean water fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities 
2.2 	under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2010" and "2011" 
2.3 	used in this act mean that the appropriation listed under them are available for the fiscal 
2.4 	year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
2.5 	2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 
2.6 	2011. The appropriations in this act are onetime.

2.7				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.8				Available for the Year
	
2.9				Ending June 30
	
2.10					2010
		2011

2.11
2.12	Sec. 3. NONPOINT SOURCE PROTECTION 
AND PRESERVATION

2.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	24,050,000
	$
	27,740,000
	
2.14 	The appropriations in this section are to 
2.15 	the agencies specified for the protection, 
2.16 	enhancement, and restoration of lakes, rivers, 
2.17 	and streams.

2.18
2.19	Subd. 2.Nonpoint Source Restoration, 
Protection, and Preservation
 		1,500,000
		2,000,000
	
2.20 	To the Department of Natural Resources for 
2.21 	nonpoint source restoration and protection 
2.22 	activities. Money appropriated under this 
2.23 	subdivision must be used to acquire aquatic 
2.24 	management areas to address water quality 
2.25 	protection under a total maximum daily load 
2.26 	(TMDL) implementation plan.

2.27
2.28	Subd. 3.Targeted Nonpoint Source Pollution 
Reduction
 		9,200,000
		10,000,000
	
2.29 	(a) To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
2.30 	for targeted nonpoint source pollution 
2.31 	reduction projects to restore water quality in 
2.32 	lakes, rivers, and streams. At least 93 percent 
2.33 	of this amount must be made available for 
2.34 	grants. At least 20 percent of this amount 
2.35 	must be for water quality grants in the Twin 
2.36 	Cities metropolitan area.
3.1 	(b) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
3.2 	second year are to the Anoka Conservation 
3.3 	District for the metropolitan landscape 
3.4 	restoration program for water quality and 
3.5 	improvement projects.
3.6 	(c) The Board of Water and Soil Resources 
3.7 	shall contract for services with the Minnesota 
3.8 	Conservation Corps for restoration, 
3.9 	maintenance, and other activities under this 
3.10 	subdivision for at least $500,000 the first 
3.11 	year and $500,000 the second year.

3.12
3.13	Subd. 4.Nonpoint Restoration Technical 
Assistance and Engineering
 		2,500,000
		3,000,000
	
3.14 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
3.15 	for targeted nonpoint restoration technical 
3.16 	assistance and engineering. At least 93 
3.17 	percent of this amount must be made 
3.18 	available for grants.

3.19
3.20	Subd. 5.Subsurface Sewage Treatment System 
Program
 		1,600,0000
		1,900,000
	
3.21 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
3.22 	for grants to implement county subsurface 
3.23 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) programs, 
3.24 	including inventories, enforcement, 
3.25 	development of databases, and systems 
3.26 	to insure SSTS maintenance reporting 
3.27 	program results to the Board of Water and 
3.28 	Soil Resources and the Pollution Control 
3.29 	Agency, and base grants. Grants are 
3.30 	limited to counties with ordinances adopted 
3.31 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.32 	115.55, subdivision 2, that can demonstrate 
3.33 	enforcement of the ordinances.

3.34
3.35	Subd. 6.Failing Subsurface Sewage Treatment 
Systems
 		800,000
		1,000,000
	
4.1 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
4.2 	grants to address imminent threat and failing 
4.3 	subsurface sewage treatment systems.

4.4	Subd. 7.Feedlot Water Quality Grants
 		1,800,000
		2,200,000
	
4.5 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.6 	for feedlot water quality grants to upgrade 
4.7 	feedlots in riparian and shoreland areas to 
4.8 	address feedlot-related water quality impacts.

4.94.10
	Subd. 8.Local Nonpoint Source Activity 
Support
 		1,700,000
		2,300,000
	
4.11 	To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.12 	for grants to support local nonpoint source 
4.13 	protection activities that show demonstrated 
4.14 	results on lake, river, and stream protection 
4.15 	and management.

4.16
4.17	Subd. 9.Shoreline Protection and Restoration 
Grants
 		2,100,000
		1,900,000
	
4.18 	(a) To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.19 	for grants to implement stream bank, 
4.20 	stream channel, lakeshore, and roadside 
4.21 	protection and restoration projects that show 
4.22 	demonstrated results on lake, river, or stream 
4.23 	protection and management.
4.24 	(b) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to 
4.25 	Hennepin County for riparian restoration 
4.26 	and stream bank stabilization in the ten 
4.27 	primary stream systems in Hennepin County 
4.28 	in order to protect, enhance, and help 
4.29 	restore the water quality of the streams and 
4.30 	downstream receiving waters. The county 
4.31 	shall work with watershed districts and water 
4.32 	management organizations to identify and 
4.33 	prioritize projects. To the extent possible, 
4.34 	the county shall employ youth through the 
4.35 	Minnesota Conservation Corps and Tree 
5.1 	Trust to plant trees and shrubs to reduce 
5.2 	erosion and stabilize stream banks. This 
5.3 	appropriation must be matched by nonstate 
5.4 	sources, including in-kind contributions.

5.5	Subd. 10.St. Louis River
 		350,000
		400,000
	
5.6 	To the Pollution Control Agency for a 
5.7 	restoration project in the lower St. Louis 
5.8 	River and Duluth Harbor. This appropriation 
5.9 	must be matched by nonstate money at a rate 
5.10 	of $2 for every $1 of state money.

5.11	Subd. 11.Mississippi River Critical Area
 		225,000
		225,000
	
5.12 	To the Department of Natural Resources to 
5.13 	develop and adopt rules for the Mississippi 
5.14 	River corridor critical area under Minnesota 
5.15 	Statutes, section 116G.15, in order to achieve 
5.16 	the required outcomes. The commissioner 
5.17 	shall begin rulemaking under Minnesota 
5.18 	Statutes, chapter 14, no later than January 
5.19 	15, 2010.

5.20
5.21	Subd. 12.Oversight, Support, and 
Accountability
 		275,000
		315,000
	
5.22 	(a) To the Board of Water and Soil 
5.23 	Resources for state oversight, support, 
5.24 	and accountability reporting of local 
5.25 	government implementation, including 
5.26 	an annual report prepared jointly by 
5.27 	the board, the commissioner of natural 
5.28 	resources and the commissioner of the 
5.29 	Pollution Control Agency to the legislature 
5.30 	detailing the recipients and projects funded 
5.31 	under this section; the anticipated water 
5.32 	quality benefits of projects funded; the 
5.33 	relationship of restoration projects to 
5.34 	TMDL load allocations; the relationship 
5.35 	of protection projects to monitored water 
6.1 	quality trends; and individual county and 
6.2 	aggregated statewide progress in: (1) 
6.3 	identifying noncompliant SSTS, establishing 
6.4 	maintenance oversight systems, and SSTS 
6.5 	upgrades funded under paragraphs (c) and 
6.6 	(d); and (2) identifying and upgrading 
6.7 	open lot feedlots under 300 animal units in 
6.8 	shoreland.
6.9 	(b) Organizations receiving grants under 
6.10 	this section shall provide information to 
6.11 	the agencies listed in paragraph (a) on the 
6.12 	information required in the report.

6.13	Subd. 13.Agriculture BMP Loans
 		2,000,000
		2,500,000
	
6.14 	To the Department of Agriculture for the 
6.15 	agricultural best management practices loan 
6.16 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.17 	17.117. At least 90 percent is available 
6.18 	for pass-through to local governments and 
6.19 	lenders for low-interest loans and is available 
6.20 	until spent. Any unencumbered balance 
6.21 	that is not used for pass-through to local 
6.22 	governments does not cancel at the end of the 
6.23 	first year and is available for the second year.

6.24	Subd. 14.Appropriation Conditions
 					
6.25 	If the appropriations in this section in either 
6.26 	year are insufficient, the appropriation in the 
6.27 	other year is available for it. All of the money 
6.28 	appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil 
6.29 	Resources in this section as grants to local 
6.30 	governments shall be administered through 
6.31 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' local 
6.32 	water resources protection and management 
6.33 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.34 	103B.3369.
7.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.2 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
7.3 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
7.4 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

7.5	Sec. 4. POINT SOURCE PROTECTION

7.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	20,272,000
	$
	23,678,000
	
7.7 	The appropriations in this section are to 
7.8 	the agencies specified for the protection, 
7.9 	enhancement, and restoration of lakes, rivers, 
7.10 	and streams.

7.11	Subd. 2.TMDL Grants
 		10,522,000
		12,628,000
	
7.12 	To the Public Facilities Authority for 
7.13 	total maximum daily loads grants under 
7.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073.

7.15	Subd. 3.Phosphorus Reduction Grants
 		6,550,000
		6,850,000
	
7.16 	To the Public Facilities Authority for 
7.17 	phosphorus reduction grants under 
7.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074.

7.19
7.20	Subd. 4.Small Community Wastewater 
Treatment Grants and Loans
 		2,200,000
		3,200,000
	
7.21 	To the Public Facilities Authority for small 
7.22 	community wastewater treatment grants 
7.23 	and loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.24 	446A.075.

7.25	Subd. 5.Wastewater Reuse Pilot
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
7.26 	(a) To the Public Facilities Authority for 
7.27 	grants for wastewater reuse pilot projects.
7.28 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants 
7.29 	to ethanol plants that are within one and 
7.30 	one-half miles of a city for improvements 
7.31 	that reuse greater than 300,000 gallons of 
7.32 	wastewater per day.

7.33	Subd. 6.Appropriation Conditions
 					
8.1 	Appropriations under this section are 
8.2 	available until spent.

8.3
8.4	Sec. 5. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND 
TMDL DEVELOPMENT

8.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	17,150,000
	$
	25,080,000
	
8.6 	The appropriations in this section are to 
8.7 	the agencies specified for the protection, 
8.8 	enhancement, and restoration of lakes, rivers, 
8.9 	and streams.

8.10	Subd. 2.Statewide Assessment and Monitoring
 		5,850,000
		6,950,000
	
8.11 	(a) To the Pollution Control Agency for 
8.12 	20 percent of the necessary statewide 
8.13 	assessments and monitoring of surface water 
8.14 	quality and trends.
8.15 	(b) $150,000 the first year and $196,000 the 
8.16 	second year are for grants to the Red River 
8.17 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
8.18 	and expand existing river watch activities in 
8.19 	the Red River of the North. The Red River 
8.20 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
8.21 	a report that includes formal evaluation 
8.22 	results from the river watch program to the 
8.23 	commissioners of education and the Pollution 
8.24 	Control Agency and to the legislative natural 
8.25 	resources finance and policy committees 
8.26 	and K-12 finance and policy committees by 
8.27 	February 15, 2011.
8.28 	(c) $200,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
8.29 	second year are for coordination with the 
8.30 	state of Wisconsin and the National Park 
8.31 	Service on comprehensive water monitoring 
8.32 	and phosphorus reduction activities in the 
8.33 	Lake St. Croix portion of the St. Croix 
8.34 	River. The Pollution Control Agency 
9.1 	shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water 
9.2 	Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix 
9.3 	River Association in implementing the 
9.4 	water monitoring and phosphorus reduction 
9.5 	activities. This appropriation is available 
9.6 	to the extent matched by nonstate sources. 
9.7 	Money not matched by November 15, 2010, 
9.8 	cancels for this purpose and is available for 
9.9 	the purposes of paragraph (a).

9.10
9.11	Subd. 3.Endocrine Disruptor Monitoring and 
Analysis
 		175,000
		200,000
	
9.12 	To the Pollution Control Agency for 
9.13 	endocrine disruptor monitoring and analysis. 
9.14 	The agency shall monitor and analyze 
9.15 	endocrine disruptors in surface waters in at 
9.16 	least 20 additional sites. The data must be 
9.17 	placed on the agency's Web site.

9.18	Subd. 4.Water Quality Assessments
 		1,240,000
		1,760,000
	
9.19 	To the Department of Natural Resources for 
9.20 	work assisting in water quality assessments 
9.21 	in supporting the identification of impaired 
9.22 	waters.

9.23	Subd. 5.Pesticide Monitoring and Assessment
 		535,000
		170,000
	
9.24 	(a) To the commissioner of agriculture for 
9.25 	pesticide monitoring and assessment.
9.26 	(b) $395,000 the first year is for a 
9.27 	demonstration project to monitor agricultural 
9.28 	nonpoint source pollution and implement 
9.29 	best management practices in sub-watersheds 
9.30 	within the Root River Watershed in 
9.31 	southeastern Minnesota. 

9.32	Subd. 6.PCA TMDL Development
 		8,250,000
		10,000,000
	
9.33 	(a) To the Pollution Control Agency for total 
9.34 	maximum daily load (TMDL) development 
10.1 	and TMDL implementation plans for waters 
10.2 	listed on the United States Environmental 
10.3 	Protection Agency approved Impaired 
10.4 	Waters List in accordance with Minnesota 
10.5 	Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency shall 
10.6 	complete an average of ten percent of the 
10.7 	TMDLs each year over the biennium.
10.8 	(b) $250,000 the first year is for a pilot project 
10.9 	for the development of total maximum daily 
10.10 	load (TMDL) studies conducted on a 
10.11 	watershed basis within the Buffalo River 
10.12 	watershed in order to protect, enhance, and 
10.13 	restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
10.14 	streams. The pilot project shall include all 
10.15 	necessary field work to develop TMDL 
10.16 	studies for all impaired subwatersheds within 
10.17 	the Buffalo River watershed and provide 
10.18 	information necessary to complete reports for 
10.19 	most of the remaining watersheds, including 
10.20 	analysis of water quality data, identification 
10.21 	of sources of water quality degradation 
10.22 	and stressors, load allocation development, 
10.23 	development of reports that provide 
10.24 	protection plans for subwatersheds that meet 
10.25 	water quality standards, and development of 
10.26 	reports that provide information necessary to 
10.27 	complete TMDL studies for subwatersheds 
10.28 	that do not meet water quality standards, but 
10.29 	are not listed as impaired.

10.30	Subd. 7.DNR TMDL Development
 		900,000
		1,200,000
	
10.31 	To the Department of Natural Resources 
10.32 	for TMDL development and TMDL 
10.33 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
10.34 	the United States Environmental Protection 
10.35 	Agency approved Impaired Waters List in 
11.1 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
11.2 	114D.

11.3	Subd. 8.MDA TMDL Technical Assistance
 		200,000
		300,000
	
11.4 	To the Department of Agriculture for 
11.5 	technical assistance in developing TMDL 
11.6 	plans.

11.7	Subd. 9.Appropriation Conditions
 					
11.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.9 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
11.10 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
11.11 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

11.12
11.13	Sec. 6. GROUNDWATER AND DRINKING 
WATER PROTECTION

11.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	3,200,000
	$
	4,430,000
	
11.15 	The appropriations in this section are to 
11.16 	the agencies specified for the protection of 
11.17 	groundwater and drinking water sources.

11.18	Subd. 2.PCA Assessment and Protection
 		600,000
		900,000
	
11.19 	To the Pollution Control Agency for 
11.20 	groundwater assessment and drinking water 
11.21 	protection.

11.22	Subd. 3.DNR Assessment and Protection
 		300,000
		440,000
	
11.23 	To the Department of Natural Resources for 
11.24 	groundwater assessment and drinking water 
11.25 	protection activities.

11.26	Subd. 4.Contaminant Assessment
 		600,000
		735,000
	
11.27 	To the Department of Health for additional 
11.28 	assessment of drinking water contaminants.

11.29
11.30	Subd. 5.Source Water Protection and 
Preservation
 		1,000,000
		1,415,000
	
11.31 	To the Department of Health for additional 
11.32 	source water protection activities.

12.1
12.2	Subd. 6.Metropolitan Master Plan 
Implementation
 		400,000
		500,000
	
12.3 	To the Metropolitan Council for 
12.4 	implementation of the master water 
12.5 	supply plan developed under Minnesota 
12.6 	Statutes, section 473.1565.

12.7	Subd. 7.MDA Assessment and Protection
 		300,000
		440,000
	
12.8 	To the Department of Agriculture for 
12.9 	groundwater assessment and drinking water 
12.10 	protection activities.

12.11	Subd. 8.Appropriation Conditions
 					
12.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.13 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
12.14 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
12.15 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

12.16
12.17	Sec. 7. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC 
ENGAGEMENT

12.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	300,000
	$
	400,000
	
12.19 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
12.20 	agencies specified for education and public 
12.21 	engagement on the protection, restoration, 
12.22 	and enhancement of waters of the state.

12.23	Subd. 2.Nonpoint Civic Engagement
 		200,000
		250,000
	
12.24 	(a) To the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
12.25 	for grants for civic engagement and education 
12.26 	in water restoration and protection activities 
12.27 	for nonpoint sources. The board shall give 
12.28 	consideration to civic engagement proposals 
12.29 	from basin or sub-basin organizations, 
12.30 	including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, 
12.31 	the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, 
12.32 	Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, and 
12.33 	the Red River Basin Commission. The board 
13.1 	shall develop a plan for expenditures under 
13.2 	this paragraph. By November 15, 2009, the 
13.3 	plan shall be submitted to the house and 
13.4 	senate chairs and ranking minority members 
13.5 	of the environmental finance divisions.
13.6 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
13.7 	second year are for grants to the Star Lake 
13.8 	Board established under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.9 	section 103B.702. The appropriation is a 
13.10 	pilot program to focus on engaging citizen 
13.11 	participation and fostering local partnerships 
13.12 	by increasing citizen involvement in water 
13.13 	quality enhancement by designating star 
13.14 	lakes and rivers. The board shall include 
13.15 	information on the results of this pilot 
13.16 	program in its next biennial report under 
13.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702. The 
13.18 	second year grants are available only if 
13.19 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
13.20 	determines that the money granted in the first 
13.21 	year furthered the water quality goals in the 
13.22 	star lakes program in Minnesota Statutes, 
13.23 	section 103B.701.

13.24
13.25	Subd. 3.TMDL Development Civic 
Engagement
 		100,000
		150,000
	
13.26 	To the Pollution Control Agency for civic 
13.27 	engagement in TMDL development. The 
13.28 	agency shall develop a plan for expenditures 
13.29 	under this paragraph. The agency shall give 
13.30 	consideration to civic engagement proposals 
13.31 	from basin or sub-basin organizations, 
13.32 	including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, 
13.33 	the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, 
13.34 	Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, 
13.35 	and the Red River Basin Commission. 
13.36 	By November 15, 2009, the plan shall be 
14.1 	submitted to the house and senate chairs 
14.2 	and ranking minority members of the 
14.3 	environmental finance divisions.

14.4	Subd. 4.Appropriation Conditions
 					
14.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.6 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
14.7 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
14.8 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

14.914.10
	Sec. 8. RESEARCH AND TOOL 
DEVELOPMENT

14.11	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,550,000
	$
	4,650,000
	
14.12 	The appropriations in this section are 
14.13 	to the agencies specified for research 
14.14 	and tool development for the protection, 
14.15 	enhancement, and restoration of waters of 
14.16 	the state. 

14.17
14.18	Subd. 2.Agricultural Practice Research, 
Evaluations, and Effectiveness
 		900,000
		950,000
	
14.19 	(a) To the Department of Agriculture for 
14.20 	research, evaluation, and effectiveness 
14.21 	monitoring of agricultural practices and 
14.22 	load allocations and assisting in TMDL 
14.23 	development in restoring impaired waters.
14.24 	(b) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to 
14.25 	the South Central Service Cooperative to 
14.26 	develop a water ecology pilot program to 
14.27 	develop a model curriculum on the protection 
14.28 	and restoration of the quality of surface water 
14.29 	and groundwater. 
14.30 	(c) $150,000 each year is for grants to the 
14.31 	livestock environmental quality assurance 
14.32 	program to develop resource management 
14.33 	plans, provide resource management analysis 
14.34 	and assistance, provide an implementation 
15.1 	plan, and provide for annual reporting on 
15.2 	water quality assessment and reasonable 
15.3 	assurance of the water quality effects for 
15.4 	the purposes of TMDL plans, including an 
15.5 	assurance walk-through for farms enrolled 
15.6 	in the program.
15.7 	(d) December 15, 2010, the commissioner 
15.8 	of agriculture shall submit a report to the 
15.9 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
15.10 	legislative committees and divisions with 
15.11 	jurisdiction over agriculture and environment 
15.12 	policy and finance on the activities of the 
15.13 	livestock environmental quality assurance 
15.14 	program. The report shall include:
15.15 	(1) the number of farms enrolled;
15.16 	(2) an analysis of the estimated water quality 
15.17 	improvements to enrolled farms;
15.18 	(3) an analysis of the ability to provide 
15.19 	reasonable assurance of the water quality 
15.20 	effects; and
15.21 	(4) consideration of recommendations 
15.22 	contained in the commissioner's report on 
15.23 	Star Farms.

15.24	Subd. 3.County Geologic Atlases
 		400,000
		600,000
	
15.25 	$400,000 the first year and $600,000 
15.26 	the second year are for collection and 
15.27 	interpretation of subsurface geological 
15.28 	information and acceleration of the county 
15.29 	geologic atlas program. $122,000 the 
15.30 	first year and $183,000 the second year 
15.31 	of this appropriation is to the Board of 
15.32 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
15.33 	the Geological Survey to continue and to 
15.34 	initiate the production of county geologic 
16.1 	atlases. $278,000 the first year and $417,000 
16.2 	the second year of this appropriation is 
16.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
16.4 	to investigate physical and recharge 
16.5 	characteristics. This appropriation represents 
16.6 	a continuing effort to complete the county 
16.7 	geologic atlases throughout the state.

16.8	Subd. 4.High-Resolution Elevation Data
 		2,500,000
		3,100,000
	
16.9 	To the commissioner of natural resources 
16.10 	to acquire and distribute high-resolution 
16.11 	elevation data collection using light detection 
16.12 	and ranging to aid with impaired waters 
16.13 	modeling and total maximum daily load 
16.14 	implementation under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.15 	chapter 114D. 

16.16
16.17	Subd. 5.Statewide Sustainable Water 
Resources Framework
 		750,000
		0
	
16.18 	(a) To the University of Minnesota for the 
16.19 	development of a statewide sustainable 
16.20 	water resources framework to protect, 
16.21 	conserve, and enhance the quantity and 
16.22 	quality of the state's ground and surface 
16.23 	waters. The detailed framework shall be 
16.24 	developed by the University of Minnesota 
16.25 	Water Resources Center in cooperation with 
16.26 	staff from the Environmental Quality Board 
16.27 	and representatives who have expertise 
16.28 	in water resources from federal agencies, 
16.29 	state agencies, local governments, private 
16.30 	nonprofits, and other interested groups. 
16.31 	The framework must include, but is not 
16.32 	limited to, identification of infrastructure 
16.33 	needs; drinking water; groundwater and 
16.34 	surface waters; storm water; agricultural and 
16.35 	industrial needs; the interfaces of climate 
17.1 	change, development and land use, and 
17.2 	demographics; public engagement strategies; 
17.3 	and accountability mechanisms.
17.4 	(b) The University of Minnesota, 
17.5 	in cooperation with staff from the 
17.6 	Environmental Quality Board, shall 
17.7 	submit the framework to the chairs 
17.8 	and ranking minority members of the 
17.9 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
17.10 	environment and natural resources policy 
17.11 	and finance by January 15, 2011.

17.12	Subd. 6.Appropriation Conditions
 					
17.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.14 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
17.15 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
17.16 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

17.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.15, is amended to read:
17.18 	116G.15 MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA.
17.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. (a) The federal Mississippi National 
17.20 	River and Recreation Area established pursuant to United States Code, title 16, section 
17.21 	460zz-2(k), is designated an area of critical concern in accordance with this chapter. The 
17.22 	governor shall review the existing Mississippi River critical area plan and specify any 
17.23 	additional standards and guidelines to affected communities in accordance with section 
17.24 	116G.06, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4), needed to insure preservation of 
17.25 	the area pending the completion of the federal plan.The purpose of the designation is to:
17.26 	(1) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and adjacent lands that the legislature 
17.27 	finds to be unique and valuable state and regional resources for the benefit of the health, 
17.28 	safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation;
17.29 	(2) prevent and mitigate irreversible damages to these state, regional, and natural 
17.30 	resources;
17.31 	(3) preserve and enhance the natural, aesthetic, cultural, and historical values of the 
17.32 	Mississippi River and adjacent lands for public use and benefit;
17.33 	(4) protect and preserve the Mississippi River as an essential element in the national, 
17.34 	state, and regional transportation, sewer and water, and recreational systems; and
18.1 	(5) protect and preserve the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi 
18.2 	River corridor.
18.3 	The results of an environmental impact statement prepared under chapter 116D 
18.4 	begun before and completed after July 1, 1994, for a proposed project that is located in 
18.5 	the Mississippi River critical area north of the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
18.6 	Lock and Dam Number One must be submitted in a report to the chairs of the environment 
18.7 	and natural resources policy and finance committees of the house of representatives 
18.8 	and the senate prior to the issuance of any state or local permits and the authorization 
18.9 	for an issuance of any bonds for the project. A report made under this paragraph shall 
18.10 	be submitted by the responsible governmental unit that prepared the environmental 
18.11 	impact statement, and must list alternatives to the project that are determined by the 
18.12 	environmental impact statement to be economically less expensive and environmentally 
18.13 	superior to the proposed project and identify any legislative actions that may assist in the 
18.14 	implementation of environmentally superior alternatives. This paragraph does not apply 
18.15 	to a proposed project to be carried out by the Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan 
18.16 	agency as defined in section 473.121.  
18.17 	(b) If the results of an environmental impact statement required to be submitted by 
18.18 	paragraph (a) indicate that there is an economically less expensive and environmentally 
18.19 	superior alternative, then no member agency of the Environmental Quality Board shall 
18.20 	issue a permit for the facility that is the subject of the environmental impact statement, 
18.21 	other than an economically less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, 
18.22 	nor shall any government bonds be issued for the facility, other than an economically 
18.23 	less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, until after the legislature has 
18.24 	adjourned its regular session sine die in 1996.
18.25 		Subd. 2.Administration; duties. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may 
18.26 	adopt rules under chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of the Mississippi 
18.27 	River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality Council or the 
18.28 	Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter, related rules, and the governor's 
18.29 	executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12, 1979, 
18.30 	that are related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of the 
18.31 	commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect 
18.32 	and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with 
18.33 	law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps of 
18.34 	Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other agencies, and local 
18.35 	units of government to ensure that the Mississippi River corridor critical area is managed 
18.36 	as a multipurpose resource in a way that:
19.1 	(1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, 
19.2 	and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;
19.3 	(2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining 
19.4 	barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the 
19.5 	Mississippi River and riverfront;
19.6 	(3) provides for the continuation and development of a variety of urban uses, 
19.7 	including industrial and commercial uses, and residential uses, where appropriate, within 
19.8 	the Mississippi River corridor;
19.9 	(4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and as a receiving 
19.10 	water for properly treated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste effluents; and
19.11 	(5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the corridor.
19.12 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under 
19.13 	this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the 
19.14 	commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.
19.15 		Subd. 3.Districts. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, districts within 
19.16 	the Mississippi River corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to determine 
19.17 	an appropriate number of districts within any one municipality and take into account 
19.18 	municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions. The commissioner 
19.19 	shall consider the following when establishing the districts:
19.20 	(1) the protection of resources that existed as of March 12, 1979;
19.21 	(2) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas, recreational 
19.22 	areas, and interpretive centers;
19.23 	(3) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;
19.24 	(4) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and 
19.25 	Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan;
19.26 	(5) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by 
19.27 	counties, cities, and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;
19.28 	(6) the intent of the Mississippi River corridor critical area land use districts from 
19.29 	the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on March 
19.30 	12, 1979; and
19.31 	(7) identified scenic, geologic, and ecological resources.
19.32 		Subd. 4.Standards. (a) The commissioner shall establish, by rule, minimum 
19.33 	guidelines and standards for the districts established in subdivision 3. The guidelines 
19.34 	and standards for each district shall include: the intent of each district; key resources 
19.35 	and features to be protected or enhanced based upon paragraph (b); permitted uses; 
19.36 	and dimensional and performance standards for development. The commissioner must 
20.1 	take into account municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions 
20.2 	when developing the guidelines in this section. The commissioner may provide certain 
20.3 	exceptions and criteria for standards, including, but not limited to, exceptions for river 
20.4 	access facilities, water supply facilities, stormwater facilities, and wastewater treatment 
20.5 	facilities, and hydropower facilities.
20.6 	(b) The guidelines and standards must protect or enhance the following key 
20.7 	resources and features:
20.8 	(1) floodplains;
20.9 	(2) wetlands;
20.10 	(3) gorges;
20.11 	(4) areas of confluence with key tributaries;
20.12 	(5) natural drainage routes;
20.13 	(6) shorelines and riverbanks;
20.14 	(7) bluffs;
20.15 	(8) steep slopes and very steep slopes;
20.16 	(9) unstable soils and bedrock;
20.17 	(10) significant existing vegetative stands, tree canopies, and native plant 
20.18 	communities;
20.19 	(11) scenic views and vistas;
20.20 	(12) publicly owned parks, trails, and open spaces;
20.21 	(13) cultural and historic sites and structures; and
20.22 	(14) water quality.
20.23 	(c) The commissioner shall establish a map to define bluffs and bluff-related features 
20.24 	within the Mississippi River corridor critical area. At the outset of the rulemaking process, 
20.25 	the commissioner shall create a preliminary map of all the bluffs and bluff lines within 
20.26 	the Mississippi River corridor critical area, based on the guidelines in paragraph (d). The 
20.27 	rulemaking process shall provide an opportunity to refine the preliminary bluff map. The 
20.28 	commissioner may add to or remove areas of demonstrably unique or atypical conditions 
20.29 	that warrant special protection or exemption. At the end of the rulemaking process, the 
20.30 	commissioner shall adopt a final bluff map that contains associated features, including 
20.31 	bluff lines, bases of bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes.
20.32 	(d) The following guidelines shall be used by the commissioner to create a 
20.33 	preliminary bluff map as part of the rulemaking process: 
20.34 	(1) "bluff face" or "bluff" means the area between the bluff line and the bluff base. A 
20.35 	high, steep, natural topographic feature such as a broad hill, cliff, or embankment with 
21.1 	a slope of 18 percent or greater and a vertical rise of at least ten feet between the bluff 
21.2 	base and the bluff line;
21.3 	(2) "bluff line" means a line delineating the top of a slope connecting the points 
21.4 	at which the slope becomes less than 18 percent. More than one bluff line may be 
21.5 	encountered proceeding upslope from the river valley;
21.6 	(3) "base of the bluff" means a line delineating the bottom of a slope connecting 
21.7 	the points at which the slope becomes 18 percent or greater. More than one bluff base 
21.8 	may be encountered proceeding landward from the water;
21.9 	(4) "steep slopes" means 12 percent to 18 percent slopes. Steep slopes are natural 
21.10 	topographic features with an average slope of 12 to 18 percent measured over a horizontal 
21.11 	distance of 50 feet or more; and
21.12 	(5) "very steep slopes" means slopes 18 percent or greater. Very steep slopes are 
21.13 	natural topographic features with an average slope of 18 percent or greater, measured over 
21.14 	a horizontal distance of 50 feet or more.
21.15 		Subd. 5.Application. The standards established under this section shall be used:
21.16 	(1) by local units of government when preparing or updating plans or modifying 
21.17 	regulations;
21.18 	(2) by state and regional agencies for permit regulation and in developing plans 
21.19 	within their jurisdiction;
21.20 	(3) by the Metropolitan Council for reviewing plans, regulations, and development 
21.21 	permit applications; and
21.22 	(4) by the commissioner when approving plans, regulations, and development 
21.23 	permit applications.
21.24 		Subd. 6.Notification; fees.  A local unit of government or a regional or state agency 
21.25 	shall notify the commissioner of natural resources of all developments in the corridor that 
21.26 	require discretionary actions under their rules at least 10 days before taking final action on 
21.27 	the application. A local unit of government or agency failing to notify the commissioner at 
21.28 	least ten days before taking final action shall submit a late fee of $50 to the commissioner. 
21.29 	For purposes of this section, a discretionary action includes all actions that require a public 
21.30 	hearing, including variances, conditional use permits, and zoning amendments.
21.31 		Subd. 7.Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure compliance with this 
21.32 	section. By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall begin the rulemaking required by 
21.33 	this section. Until the rules required under this section take effect, the commissioner 
21.34 	shall administer the Mississippi River corridor critical area program in accordance with 
21.35 	the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on March 
21.36 	12, 1979.

22.1 	ARTICLE 2
22.2 	GENERAL PROVISIONS

22.3	Section 1. LEGACY WEB SITE
 					
22.4 	(a) The Legislative Coordinating 
22.5 	Commission shall establish and maintain 
22.6 	a Web site to provide information on all 
22.7 	projects receiving appropriations in this 
22.8 	act. The commission may provide a link 
22.9 	to a state Web site that contains all of the 
22.10 	necessary information on projects to satisfy 
22.11 	this requirement. The Web site must provide 
22.12 	information for each project, including, but 
22.13 	not limited to:
22.14 	(1) the name of the project;
22.15 	(2) a brief description of the project;
22.16 	(3) the amount of money appropriated in this 
22.17 	act for the project;
22.18 	(4) any nonstate sources of funding specified 
22.19 	for the project; and
22.20 	(5) goals and outcomes of the project.
22.21 	(b) As a condition of accepting an 
22.22 	appropriation in this act, any agency or entity 
22.23 	receiving an appropriation must provide the 
22.24 	information to the Legislative Coordinating 
22.25 	Commission that is necessary to establish and 
22.26 	maintain the Web site under paragraph (a). 
22.27 	The provision of the necessary information 
22.28 	required for the Web site under paragraph (a) 
22.29 	to another state entity that is linked to the 
22.30 	commission's Web site shall be considered 
22.31 	meeting this requirement.
22.32 	(c) $50,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated 
22.33 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
22.34 	for the costs of developing and implementing 
23.1 	a Web site to contain information on projects 
23.2 	receiving appropriations from the outdoor 
23.3 	heritage fund, the clean water fund, and 
23.4 	the parks and trails fund. Of this amount, 
23.5 	$10,000 is from the outdoor heritage fund; 
23.6 	$25,000 is from the clean water fund; and 
23.7 	$15,000 is from the parks and trails fund.

23.8	Sec. 2. SIGNS
 					
23.9 	(a) The Legislative Coordinating 
23.10 	Commission shall sponsor a contest 
23.11 	for selecting the design of a logo to use on 
23.12 	signage for projects receiving money from 
23.13 	the outdoor heritage fund, the clean water 
23.14 	fund, and the parks and trails fund. 
23.15 	(b) As a condition of accepting an 
23.16 	appropriation in this act, any agency or entity 
23.17 	receiving an appropriation must provide a 
23.18 	sign with the logo selected under paragraph 
23.19 	(a) at all access points to any land or water 
23.20 	resources that were:
23.21 	(1) acquired, in fee title or an interest in less 
23.22 	than fee title, with money appropriated in 
23.23 	this act; or
23.24 	(2) restored, protected, or enhanced with 
23.25 	money appropriated in this act.

23.26	Sec. 3. 25-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
 					
23.27 	By January 15, 2011, the legislative 
23.28 	committees, divisions, or councils 
23.29 	responsible for recommending expenditures 
23.30 	to the full legislature from the outdoor 
23.31 	heritage fund, the clean water fund, and the 
23.32 	parks and trails fund must develop, with 
23.33 	broad public input, and adopt a 25-year 
24.1 	strategic plan for the expenditures that 
24.2 	will be recommended from the funds. The 
24.3 	plan must include applicable outcomes 
24.4 	for restoring, protecting, and enhancing 
24.5 	wetlands, prairies, forests, habitat for fish and 
24.6 	game, lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater, 
24.7 	and supporting parks and trails. The strategic 
24.8 	plan shall be updated on a regular basis, but 
24.9 	no longer than every five years. The Web 
24.10 	site established under section 1 must include 
24.11 	a link to the plans developed under this 
24.12 	section. The plan for restoring, protecting, 
24.13 	and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, 
24.14 	habitat for fish and game must be based 
24.15 	on ecological sections and subsections 
24.16 	established by the Department of Natural 
24.17 	Resources and be based on sound science 
24.18 	and achieve benefits across all ecological 
24.19 	sections within the state. The plan for 
24.20 	restoring, protecting, and enhancing lakes, 
24.21 	rivers, streams, and groundwater must be 
24.22 	based on watersheds and aquifers, and shall 
24.23 	take into account existing plans, be based on 
24.24 	sound science, and achieve benefits across 
24.25 	all ecological sections within the state. Any 
24.26 	recommendations for appropriations may be 
24.27 	prioritized based on science and urgency.