1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

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 Appropriations
 	$
	418,000
	$
	25,611,000

1.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.22		2010
	2011
	
1.23
1.24
1.25	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	418,000
	25,611,000
	
2.1 	Appropriations are available for two 
2.2 	years beginning July 1, 2010, unless 
2.3 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.4 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.5 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.6 	second year.

2.7	Subd. 2.Trust Fund Definition
 					
2.8 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.9 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.10 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.11 	116P.02, subdivision 6.

2.12
2.13	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		-0-
		4,920,000

2.14
2.15	(a) County Geologic Atlases and Related 
Hydrogeologic Research
					
2.16 	$1,130,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
2.17 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
2.18 	the Geologic Survey to initiate and continue 
2.19 	the production of county geologic atlases, 
2.20 	establish hydrologic properties necessary to 
2.21 	water management, and investigate the use 
2.22 	of geochemical data in water management. 
2.23 	This appropriation represents a continuing 
2.24 	effort to complete the county geologic atlases 
2.25 	throughout the state. This appropriation 
2.26 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
2.27 	time the project must be completed and final 
2.28 	products delivered.

2.29
2.30	(b) Updating Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: 
Phase 2
					
2.31 	$1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the 
2.32 	commissioner of natural resources to 
2.33 	continue the update of wetland inventory 
2.34 	maps for Minnesota. This appropriation 
2.35 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
3.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
3.2 	products delivered.

3.3	(c) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas
					
3.4 	$372,000 is from the trust fund to continue 
3.5 	development of a statewide survey of 
3.6 	Minnesota breeding bird distribution and 
3.7 	create related publications, including a book 
3.8 	and online atlas with distribution maps 
3.9 	and breeding status. Of this appropriation, 
3.10 	$211,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
3.11 	resources for an agreement with Audubon 
3.12 	Minnesota and $161,000 is to the Board of 
3.13 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
3.14 	the Natural Resources Research Institute. 
3.15 	The atlas must be available for downloading 
3.16 	on the Internet free of charge.

3.17
3.18	(d) Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation 
Plan for Minnesota
					
3.19 	$151,000 is from the trust fund to the 
3.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.21 	agreement with Audubon Minnesota to 
3.22 	develop an integrated bird conservation plan 
3.23 	targeting priority species and providing a 
3.24 	framework for implementing coordinated, 
3.25 	focused, and effective bird conservation 
3.26 	throughout Minnesota.

3.27	(e) Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota
					
3.28 	$297,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
3.29 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
3.30 	assess the role of insecticides in pollinator 
3.31 	health in order to help mitigate pollinator 
3.32 	decline. This appropriation is available 
3.33 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
3.34 	project must be completed and final products 
3.35 	delivered.

4.1
4.2	(f) Science and Innovation from Soudan 
Underground Mine State Park
					
4.3 	$545,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
4.4 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
4.5 	to characterize unique microbes discovered 
4.6 	in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park 
4.7 	and investigate the potential application 
4.8 	in bioenergy and bioremediation. This 
4.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
4.10 	2013, by which time the project must be 
4.11 	completed and final products delivered.

4.12	(g) Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands
					
4.13 	$144,000 is from the trust fund to the 
4.14 	Board of Regents of the University of 
4.15 	Minnesota to determine the potential for 
4.16 	carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow 
4.17 	lakes and wetlands. This appropriation is 
4.18 	available until June 30, 2013, by which time 
4.19 	the project must be completed and final 
4.20 	products delivered.

4.21
4.22	(h) Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural 
and Artificial Watersheds
					
4.23 	$327,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
4.24 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
4.25 	to identify the interrelationship between 
4.26 	artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches 
4.27 	and natural watersheds to guide placement 
4.28 	of buffers and stream bed restoration and 
4.29 	modification.

4.30
4.31	(i) Ecosystem Services in Agricultural 
Watersheds
					
4.32 	$247,000 is from the trust fund to the 
4.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.34 	an agreement with the Chippewa River 
4.35 	Watershed Project to develop local food and 
5.1 	perennial biofuels markets coupled with 
5.2 	conservation incentives to encourage farmers 
5.3 	to diversify land cover in the Chippewa 
5.4 	River Watershed supporting improvement to 
5.5 	water quality and habitat. This appropriation 
5.6 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
5.7 	time the project must be completed and final 
5.8 	products delivered.

5.9	(j) Farmland Conservation in Minnesota
					
5.10 	$100,000 is from the trust fund to the 
5.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.12 	agreement with the Farmers Legal Action 
5.13 	Group, Inc. to assess the implementation of 
5.14 	applicable laws for preserving agricultural 
5.15 	land and develop a comprehensive and 
5.16 	systematic approach and policy tools to 
5.17 	preserve agricultural lands.

5.18
5.19	(k) Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in 
Northeastern Minnesota
					
5.20 	$507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
5.21 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
5.22 	for the Natural Resources Research Institute 
5.23 	to identify critical habitats for moose, 
5.24 	develop best management habitat protection 
5.25 	practices, and conduct educational outreach 
5.26 	in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo. 
5.27 	This appropriation is available until June 
5.28 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
5.29 	completed and final products delivered.

5.30	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		418,000
		9,762,000

5.31
5.32	(a) Ecological Restoration Training 
Cooperative for Habitat Restoration
					
5.33 	$550,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
5.34 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
5.35 	for improving ecological restoration success 
6.1 	in Minnesota by developing and offering 
6.2 	training programs for habitat restoration 
6.3 	professionals. This appropriation is available 
6.4 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
6.5 	project must be completed and final products 
6.6 	delivered.

6.7
6.8
6.9	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas and Native 
Prairie Restoration, Enhancement, and 
Acquisition
					
6.10 	$1,368,100 is from the trust fund to the 
6.11 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.12 	acquire lands with high quality native 
6.13 	plant communities and rare features to be 
6.14 	established as scientific and natural areas 
6.15 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.16 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of 
6.17 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
6.18 	assistance and incentives for native prairie 
6.19 	landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions 
6.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.21 	work program. Land acquired with this 
6.22 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
6.23 	to meet at least minimum management 
6.24 	standards as determined by the commissioner 
6.25 	of natural resources. This appropriation 
6.26 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
6.27 	time the project must be completed and final 
6.28 	products delivered.

6.29	(c) Park Improvement
					
6.30 	$4,202,400 is from the trust fund to the 
6.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.32 	improving parks for the state's citizens, 
6.33 	including, but not limited to, repairing and 
6.34 	improving park buildings and park trails. 
6.35 	The commissioner shall distribute this 
6.36 	amount equally to the state parks. None 
7.1 	of this amount shall be retained by the 
7.2 	commissioner for administrative expenses.

7.3
7.4	(d) Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop 
Ecosystem
					
7.5 	$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the 
7.6 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, in 
7.7 	cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water 
7.8 	Conservation District, to continue to acquire 
7.9 	perpetual easements of unique granite rock 
7.10 	outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota 
7.11 	River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation 
7.12 	is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the 
7.13 	day following final enactment.

7.14
7.15	(e) Minnesota's Habitat Conservation 
Partnership Supplemental
					
7.16 	$1,044,500 is added to Laws 2009, chapter 
7.17 	143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph 
7.18 	(e), from the trust fund for the acceleration 
7.19 	of agency programs and cooperative 
7.20 	agreements. Of this appropriation, $208,000 
7.21 	is to the commissioner of natural resources 
7.22 	for agency programs and $836,500 is for 
7.23 	agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks 
7.24 	Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National 
7.25 	Wild Turkey Federation; $164,500 with 
7.26 	the Nature Conservancy; $102,000 with 
7.27 	Minnesota Land Trust; $45,000 with Friends 
7.28 	of Detroit Lakes Wetland Management 
7.29 	District; and $50,000 to the Leech Lake 
7.30 	Band of Ojibwe to plan and restore landscape 
7.31 	corridors that connect areas of quality habitat 
7.32 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The 
7.33 	United States Department of Agriculture 
7.34 	Natural Resources Conservation Service 
7.35 	is an authorized cooperating partner in the 
7.36 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
8.1 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
8.2 	work program. This appropriation may 
8.3 	not be used for the purchase of residential 
8.4 	structures, unless expressly approved 
8.5 	in the work program. All conservation 
8.6 	easements must be perpetual and have 
8.7 	a natural resource management plan. A 
8.8 	list of proposed restorations and easement 
8.9 	acquisitions must be provided as part of 
8.10 	the required work program. All funding 
8.11 	for conservation easements must include a 
8.12 	long-term stewardship plan and funding for 
8.13 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement.

8.14
8.15	(f) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
Supplemental
					
8.16 	$535,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter 
8.17 	143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), 
8.18 	from the trust fund to the commissioner of 
8.19 	natural resources for acceleration of agency 
8.20 	programs and cooperative agreements. 
8.21 	Of this appropriation, $535,000 is for 
8.22 	agreements as follows: $485,000 with 
8.23 	Minnesota Land Trust; and $50,000 with 
8.24 	Friends of the Minnesota Valley for planning, 
8.25 	restoring, and protecting important natural 
8.26 	areas in the metropolitan area, as defined 
8.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
8.28 	subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding 
8.29 	counties, through grants, contracted services, 
8.30 	technical assistance, conservation easements, 
8.31 	and fee title acquisition. Land acquired 
8.32 	with this appropriation must be sufficiently 
8.33 	improved to meet at least minimum 
8.34 	management standards as determined by 
8.35 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
8.36 	Expenditures are limited to the identified 
9.1 	project corridor areas as defined in the work 
9.2 	program. This appropriation may not be used 
9.3 	for the purchase of residential structures, 
9.4 	unless expressly approved in the work 
9.5 	program. All conservation easements must 
9.6 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
9.7 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
9.8 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
9.9 	with money from this appropriation must 
9.10 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
9.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
9.12 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
9.13 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
9.14 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
9.15 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
9.16 	as part of the required work program. All 
9.17 	funding for conservation easements must 
9.18 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
9.19 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
9.20 	agreement.

9.21
9.22	(g) Conserving Sensitive and Priority 
Shorelands in Cass County
					
9.23 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
9.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.25 	agreement with Cass County to provide 
9.26 	assistance for the donation of perpetual 
9.27 	conservation easements to protect sensitive 
9.28 	shoreland parcels for long-term protection 
9.29 	of recreation, water quality, and critical 
9.30 	habitat in north central Minnesota. This 
9.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.32 	2013, by which time the project must be 
9.33 	completed and final products delivered.

9.34
9.35	(h) Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie 
Landscapes
					
10.1 	$380,000 is from the trust fund to the 
10.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.3 	agreement with the Nature Conservancy 
10.4 	to develop prairie landscape design plans 
10.5 	and monitoring protocol involving local 
10.6 	landowners and businesses to guide 
10.7 	conservation, restoration, and related 
10.8 	economic development. This appropriation 
10.9 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
10.10 	time the project must be completed and final 
10.11 	products delivered.

10.12	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		-0-
		3,455,000

10.13
10.14	(a) Understanding Sources of Aquatic 
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
					
10.15 	$640,000 is from the trust fund to the 
10.16 	Board of Regents of the University of 
10.17 	Minnesota to identify chemical markers to 
10.18 	characterize sources of endocrine disruptors 
10.19 	and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters 
10.20 	in the Zumbro River Watershed. This 
10.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
10.22 	2013, by which time the project must be 
10.23 	completed and final products delivered.

10.24
10.25	(b) Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. 
Louis River Basin
					
10.26 	$270,000 is from the trust fund to the 
10.27 	commissioner of natural resources to map 
10.28 	current sulfate sources and assess treatment 
10.29 	options to minimize potential impacts of 
10.30 	mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate 
10.31 	releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This 
10.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
10.33 	2013, by which time the project must be 
10.34 	completed and final products delivered.

10.35
10.36	(c) Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface 
Waters and Fish
					
11.1 	$340,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
11.2 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota in 
11.3 	cooperation with St. Cloud State University 
11.4 	to determine the chemical and biological 
11.5 	fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters 
11.6 	and the impacts on fish. This appropriation 
11.7 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
11.8 	time the project must be completed and final 
11.9 	products delivered.

11.10
11.11	(d) Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban 
Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis
					
11.12 	$485,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.13 	Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
11.14 	an agreement with the Blue Earth County 
11.15 	Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion, 
11.16 	peak water flows, and nutrient loading 
11.17 	through a demonstration model evaluating 
11.18 	storage and treatment options in drainage 
11.19 	systems in order to improve water quality. 
11.20 	This appropriation is available until June 
11.21 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
11.22 	completed and final products delivered.

11.23	(e) Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes
					
11.24 	$594,000 is from the trust fund to the 
11.25 	commissioner of health for department 
11.26 	activities and for an agreement with the 
11.27 	United States Geologic Survey in cooperation 
11.28 	with St. Cloud State University to develop 
11.29 	quantitative data on septic system discharge 
11.30 	of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds 
11.31 	and assess septic and watershed influences 
11.32 	on levels of contamination and biological 
11.33 	responses in Minnesota lakes. The United 
11.34 	States Geologic Survey is not subject to the 
11.35 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.1 	116P.10. This appropriation is available 
12.2 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
12.3 	project must be completed and final products 
12.4 	delivered.

12.5	(f) Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes
					
12.6 	$264,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
12.7 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
12.8 	to examine the concentration of dioxins in 
12.9 	lake sediment and options to improve water 
12.10 	quality in lakes.

12.11	(g) Assessment of Shallow Lake Management
					
12.12 	$262,000 is from the trust fund to the 
12.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
12.14 	evaluate the major causes of deterioration 
12.15 	of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate 
12.16 	results of current management efforts. This 
12.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.18 	2013, by which time the project must be 
12.19 	completed and final products delivered.

12.20
12.21	(h) Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline 
Development
					
12.22 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
12.23 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
12.24 	evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts 
12.25 	from shoreline development activities to 
12.26 	assist in the design and implementation of 
12.27 	management practices protecting critical 
12.28 	shorelands and aquatic habitat. This 
12.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.30 	2013, by which time the project must be 
12.31 	completed and final products delivered.

12.32
12.33	(i) Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of 
Trout Streams
					
12.34 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
12.35 	Board of Regents of the University of 
13.1 	Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic 
13.2 	insect abundance related to warming water 
13.3 	temperatures as predictors of trout growth in 
13.4 	southeastern Minnesota and assess options 
13.5 	to minimize stream temperature changes. 
13.6 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.7 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
13.8 	completed and final products delivered.

13.913.10
	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		1,470,000

13.11
13.12	(a) Biological Control of European Buckthorn 
and Garlic Mustard
					
13.13 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
13.14 	commissioner of natural resources in 
13.15 	cooperation with the commissioner of 
13.16 	agriculture to continue the development 
13.17 	and implementation of biological control 
13.18 	for European buckthorn and garlic mustard. 
13.19 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.20 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
13.21 	completed and final products delivered.

13.22
13.23	(b) Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of 
Emerald Ash Borer
					
13.24 	$636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
13.25 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
13.26 	assess the potential impacts of emerald ash 
13.27 	borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and 
13.28 	quantify potential impacts on native forest 
13.29 	vegetation, invasive species spread, and 
13.30 	hydrology. This appropriation is available 
13.31 	until June 30, 2015, by which time the 
13.32 	project must be completed and final products 
13.33 	delivered.

13.34	(c) Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion
					
14.1 	$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
14.2 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
14.3 	assess the role of forest health management 
14.4 	in resisting infestation of invasive species. 
14.5 	This appropriation is available until June 
14.6 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
14.7 	completed and final products delivered.

14.8
14.9	(d) Bioacoustic Traps for Management of 
Round Goby
					
14.10 	$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
14.11 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
14.12 	to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific 
14.13 	to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as 
14.14 	a method for early detection and population 
14.15 	reduction. This appropriation is available 
14.16 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
14.17 	project must be completed and final products 
14.18 	delivered.

14.19	Subd. 7.Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		3,364,000

14.20	(a) Algae for Fuels Pilot Project
					
14.21 	$900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
14.22 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
14.23 	to demonstrate an innovative microalgae 
14.24 	production system utilizing and treating 
14.25 	sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels 
14.26 	from algae. This appropriation is available 
14.27 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
14.28 	project must be completed and final products 
14.29 	delivered.

14.30
14.31	(b) Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate 
Change and Management
					
14.32 	$221,000 is from the trust fund to the 
14.33 	Board of Regents of the University of 
14.34 	Minnesota to determine how climate change, 
14.35 	fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of 
15.1 	grass monoculture and high diversity prairie 
15.2 	biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and 
15.3 	susceptibility to invasion by exotic species. 
15.4 	This appropriation is available until June 
15.5 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
15.6 	completed and final products delivered.

15.7
15.8	(c) Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy 
and Local Economies
					
15.9 	$600,000 is from the trust fund to the 
15.10 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
15.11 	high quality native habitats and expand 
15.12 	market opportunities for utilizing postharvest 
15.13 	restoration as a bioenergy source. This 
15.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.15 	2013, by which time the project must be 
15.16 	completed and final products delivered.

15.17
15.18
15.19	(d) Demonstrating Sustainable Energy 
Practices at Residential Environmental 
Learning Centers (RELCs)
					
15.20 	$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to 
15.21 	the commissioner of natural resources 
15.22 	for agreements as follows: $206,000 
15.23 	with Audubon Center of the North 
15.24 	Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage 
15.25 	Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle 
15.26 	Bluff Environmental Learning Center; 
15.27 	$258,000 with Laurentian Environmental 
15.28 	Learning Center; $240,000 with Long 
15.29 	Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 
15.30 	with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning 
15.31 	Center to implement renewable energy, 
15.32 	energy efficiency, and energy conservation 
15.33 	practices at the facilities. Efforts will include 
15.34 	dissemination of related energy education.

15.35
15.36	(e) Life Cycle Analysis of Options for 
Minnesota's Energy Needs
					
16.1 	$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
16.2 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
16.3 	for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy 
16.4 	technologies available to implement in 
16.5 	Minnesota.

16.6	Subd. 8.Environmental Education
 		-0-
		2,640,000

16.7
16.8	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship 
Academy
					
16.9 	$368,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 
16.10 	of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation 
16.11 	with the Minnesota Conservation Corps 
16.12 	or its successor to train and mentor future 
16.13 	conservation professionals by providing 
16.14 	apprenticeship service opportunities to 
16.15 	soil and water conservation districts. This 
16.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.17 	2013, by which time the project must be 
16.18 	completed and the final products delivered.

16.19
16.20	(b) Engaging Students in Environmental 
Stewardship through Adventure Learning
					
16.21 	$250,000 is from the trust fund to the 
16.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.23 	agreement with the Will Steger Foundation 
16.24 	to provide curriculum, teacher training, 
16.25 	online learning, and grants to schools 
16.26 	on investigating the connection between 
16.27 	Minnesota's changing climate and the 
16.28 	impacts on ecosystems and natural resources. 
16.29 	This appropriation is available until June 
16.30 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
16.31 	completed and final products delivered.

16.32
16.33	(c) Youth Connection to Nature Through 
Digital Photography
					
16.34 	$160,000 is from the trust fund to the 
16.35 	commissioner of natural resources to hold 
17.1 	teacher training workshops on the use of 
17.2 	digital photography as a tool for learning 
17.3 	about nature. The equipment must be 
17.4 	provided from other funds.

17.5
17.6	(d) Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor 
Education
					
17.7 	$557,000 is from the trust fund to the 
17.8 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.9 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
17.10 	provide an outdoor education and recreation 
17.11 	program on the Mississippi River. This 
17.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
17.13 	2013, by which time the project must be 
17.14 	completed and final products delivered.

17.15	(e) Urban Woodland Como Regional Park
					
17.16 	$218,000 is from the trust fund to the 
17.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.18 	an agreement with the city of St. Paul, 
17.19 	Department of Parks and Recreation, to 
17.20 	restore and develop an outdoor classroom 
17.21 	for ecological education and historical 
17.22 	interpretation at Como Regional Park in 
17.23 	St. Paul. This appropriation is available 
17.24 	until June 30, 2013, by which time the 
17.25 	project must be completed and final products 
17.26 	delivered.

17.27
17.28	(f) Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at 
Minnesota Schools
					
17.29 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
17.30 	commissioner of natural resources to 
17.31 	establish additional and enhance existing 
17.32 	outdoor school forest and prairie classroom 
17.33 	networks throughout Minnesota.

17.34
17.35	(g) Integrating Environmental and Outdoor 
Education in Grades 7-12
					
18.1 	$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 
18.2 	commissioner of education in cooperation 
18.3 	with the commissioner of natural resources 
18.4 	to train and support grade 7-12 teachers 
18.5 	to integrate environmental and outdoor 
18.6 	education into the instruction of academic 
18.7 	standards.

18.8	(h) Project Get Outdoors
					
18.9 	$15,000 is from the trust fund to the 
18.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.11 	agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to 
18.12 	develop out of school programs connecting 
18.13 	children to local nature experiences.

18.14
18.15	(i) Fishing: Cross Cultural Gateway to 
Environmental Education
					
18.16 	$155,000 is from the trust fund to the 
18.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
18.18 	an agreement with the Association for 
18.19 	the Advancement of Hmong Women 
18.20 	in Minnesota to provide environmental 
18.21 	information and teaching skills to and 
18.22 	increase participation of Southeast Asian 
18.23 	communities through the gateway of fishing 
18.24 	skills. Information on mercury in fish 
18.25 	advisories must be included as part of the 
18.26 	educational outreach. This appropriation 
18.27 	is available until June 30, 2013, by which 
18.28 	time the project must be completed and final 
18.29 	products delivered.

18.30	(j) Minnesota WolfLink
					
18.31 	$193,000 is from the trust fund to the 
18.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.33 	agreement with the International Wolf Center 
18.34 	to develop interactive onsite and distance 
18.35 	learning about wolves and their habitat. 
19.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
19.2 	30, 2013, by which time the project must be 
19.3 	completed and final products delivered.

19.4	(k) Online Field Trip of Minnesota River
					
19.5 	$124,000 is from the trust fund to the 
19.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.7 	agreement with Minnesota State University 
19.8 	- Mankato to develop online educational 
19.9 	materials on the Minnesota River for schools 
19.10 	and outreach centers.

19.11	Subd. 9.Availability of Appropriations
 					
19.12 	Money appropriated in this section may 
19.13 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
19.14 	directly related to the specific appropriation 
19.15 	and are specified in the approved work 
19.16 	program. Money appropriated in this section 
19.17 	must not be spent on indirect costs or other 
19.18 	institutional overhead charges. Unless 
19.19 	otherwise provided, the amounts in this 
19.20 	section are available until June 30, 2012, 
19.21 	when projects must be completed and final 
19.22 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
19.23 	property, the amounts in this section are 
19.24 	available until June 30, 2013, if a binding 
19.25 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2012, 
19.26 	and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If 
19.27 	a project receives a federal grant, the time 
19.28 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
19.29 	equal the federal grant period.

19.30	Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements
 					
19.31 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
19.32 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
19.33 	standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise 
19.34 	Technology. Spatial data also must conform 
20.1 	to additional guidelines and standards 
20.2 	designed to support data coordination and 
20.3 	distribution that have been published by the 
20.4 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
20.5 	Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared 
20.6 	as specified in the state's geographic metadata 
20.7 	guideline and must be submitted to the 
20.8 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
20.9 	All data must be accessible and free to the 
20.10 	public unless made private under the Data 
20.11 	Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
20.12 	13.
20.13 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
20.14 	results of projects funded under this section 
20.15 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
20.16 	and identified as an environment and natural 
20.17 	resources trust fund project.

20.18	Subd. 11.Project Requirements
 					
20.19 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
20.20 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
20.21 	or entity receiving an appropriation must 
20.22 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and 
20.23 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any 
20.24 	project funded in whole or in part with funds 
20.25 	from the appropriation.
20.26 	(b) To the extent possible, a person 
20.27 	conducting restoration with money 
20.28 	appropriated under this section must plant 
20.29 	vegetation only of ecotypes native to 
20.30 	Minnesota and preferably of the local 
20.31 	ecotype using a high diversity of species 
20.32 	originating as close to the restoration site as 
20.33 	possible and, when restoring prairies, protect 
20.34 	existing prairies from genetic contamination. 
20.35 	Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these 
21.1 	requirements must be expressly approved in 
21.2 	the work program.
21.3 	(c) All conservation easements acquired with 
21.4 	money appropriated under this section must:
21.5 	(1) be perpetual;
21.6 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
21.7 	easement;
21.8 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
21.9 	agreement that are perpetual;
21.10 	(4) be sent to the office of the 
21.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
21.12 	Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
21.13 	(5) include a long-term stewardship plan and 
21.14 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the 
21.15 	easement agreement; and
21.16 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
21.17 	document to address specific water quality 
21.18 	protection activities such as keeping water 
21.19 	on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
21.20 	contaminate loading, protecting groundwater, 
21.21 	and not permitting artificial hydrological 
21.22 	modifications.
21.23 	(d) For all restorations conducted with money 
21.24 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
21.25 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
21.26 	and management plan that, to the degree 
21.27 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
21.28 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
21.29 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
21.30 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
21.31 	other relevant factors that would provide 
21.32 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
21.33 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
21.34 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
22.1 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
22.2 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
22.3 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
22.4 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
22.5 	maintenance and management needs of 
22.6 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
22.7 	management, and enhancement will be 
22.8 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
22.9 	available science and include innovative 
22.10 	techniques to achieve the best restoration.
22.11 	(e) For new lands acquired with money 
22.12 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
22.13 	must prepare a restoration and management 
22.14 	plan in compliance with paragraph 
22.15 	(d) including sufficient funding for 
22.16 	implementation.
22.17 	(f) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
22.18 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
22.19 	this section must give priority to high quality 
22.20 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
22.21 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
22.22 	(g) To ensure public accountability for the 
22.23 	use of public funds, a recipient of money 
22.24 	appropriated under this section must provide 
22.25 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
22.26 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
22.27 	selection process used to identify parcels 
22.28 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
22.29 	related transaction costs, including but not 
22.30 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
22.31 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
22.32 	and donations. This information must be 
22.33 	provided for all parties involved in the 
22.34 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
22.35 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
23.1 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
23.2 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
23.3 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
23.4 	appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 
23.5 	appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 
23.6 	such as appraisals may remain private 
23.7 	during negotiations but must ultimately 
23.8 	be made public according to Minnesota 
23.9 	Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen 
23.10 	Commission on Minnesota Resources shall 
23.11 	review the requirement in this paragraph 
23.12 	and provide a recommendation whether 
23.13 	to continue or modify the requirement in 
23.14 	future years. The commission may waive 
23.15 	the application of this paragraph for specific 
23.16 	projects.
23.17 	(h) A recipient of money from an 
23.18 	appropriation under this section must 
23.19 	give consideration to contracting with 
23.20 	the Minnesota Conservation Corps or 
23.21 	its successor for contract restoration and 
23.22 	enhancement services.

23.23
23.24	Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.25 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
23.26 	to in this section must be administered on 
23.27 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
23.28 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
23.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
23.30 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
23.31 	2010, or the date the work program is 
23.32 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.33 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
23.34 	in this section. Periodic payment must 
23.35 	be made upon receiving documentation 
23.36 	that the deliverable items articulated in 
24.1 	the approved work program have been 
24.2 	achieved, including partial achievements 
24.3 	as evidenced by approved progress reports. 
24.4 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
24.5 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 
24.6 	match federal money. The advances must 
24.7 	be approved as part of the work program. 
24.8 	No expenditures for capital equipment are 
24.9 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
24.10 	project work program.

24.11
24.12	Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
24.13 	A political subdivision, public or private 
24.14 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
24.15 	appropriation under this section must use the 
24.16 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
24.17 	Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding 
24.18 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
24.19 	materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
24.20 	and use of paper stock and printing.

24.21
24.22	Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
24.23 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
24.24 	under this section for a capital improvement 
24.25 	project must ensure that the project complies 
24.26 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
24.27 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
24.28 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
24.29 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
24.30 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
24.31 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
24.32 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
24.33 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
24.34 	obtain information and technical assistance 
24.35 	on energy conservation and alternative 
24.36 	energy development relating to the planning 
25.1 	and construction of the capital improvement 
25.2 	project.

25.3	Subd. 15.Accessibility
 					
25.4 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
25.5 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
25.6 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
25.7 	guidelines.

25.8	Subd. 16.Carryforward
 					
25.9 	The availability of the appropriation for 
25.10 	the following projects is extended to 
25.11 	June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143, 
25.12 	section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j), 
25.13 	Land and Water Conservation Account 
25.14 	(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements; 
25.15 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability 
25.16 	of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine 
25.17 	Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6, 
25.18 	paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System 
25.19 	Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water.