HF 2624

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

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

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 1.3resources. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION. new text end 1.6 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 1.7 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the new text end 1.8 new text begin environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for new text end 1.9 new text begin the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this new text end 1.10 new text begin act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending new text end 1.11 new text begin June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The new text end 1.12 new text begin second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The new text end 1.13 new text begin appropriations in this act are onetime. Appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are available the new text end 1.14 new text begin day following final enactment. new text end 1.15 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 1.16 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 1.17 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 1.18 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 1.19 Sec. 2. new text begin MINNESOTA RESOURCES. new text end 1.20 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriations new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 418,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 25,611,000 new text end 1.21 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 1.22 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 1.23 1.24 1.25 new text begin Environment and new text end new text begin natural resources new text end new text begin trust fund new text end new text begin 418,000 new text end new text begin 25,611,000 new text end 2.1 new text begin Appropriations are available for two new text end 2.2 new text begin years beginning July 1, 2010, unless new text end 2.3 new text begin otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any new text end 2.4 new text begin unencumbered balance remaining in the first new text end 2.5 new text begin year does not cancel and is available for the new text end 2.6 new text begin second year. new text end 2.7 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Trust Fund Definition new text end 2.8 new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota new text end 2.9 new text begin environment and natural resources trust fund new text end 2.10 new text begin referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.11 new text begin 116P.02, subdivision 6. new text end 2.12 2.13 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Natural Resource Data and new text end new text begin Information new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 4,920,000 new text end 2.14 2.15 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin County Geologic Atlases and Related new text end new text begin Hydrogeologic Research new text end 2.16 new text begin $1,130,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 2.17 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota for new text end 2.18 new text begin the Geologic Survey to initiate and continue new text end 2.19 new text begin the production of county geologic atlases, new text end 2.20 new text begin establish hydrologic properties necessary to new text end 2.21 new text begin water management, and investigate the use new text end 2.22 new text begin of geochemical data in water management. new text end 2.23 new text begin This appropriation represents a continuing new text end 2.24 new text begin effort to complete the county geologic atlases new text end 2.25 new text begin throughout the state. This appropriation new text end 2.26 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 2.27 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 2.28 new text begin products delivered. new text end 2.29 2.30 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Updating Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: new text end new text begin Phase 2 new text end 2.31 new text begin $1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 2.32 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 2.33 new text begin continue the update of wetland inventory new text end 2.34 new text begin maps for Minnesota. This appropriation new text end 2.35 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 3.1 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 3.2 new text begin products delivered. new text end 3.3 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas new text end 3.4 new text begin $372,000 is from the trust fund to continue new text end 3.5 new text begin development of a statewide survey of new text end 3.6 new text begin Minnesota breeding bird distribution and new text end 3.7 new text begin create related publications, including a book new text end 3.8 new text begin and online atlas with distribution maps new text end 3.9 new text begin and breeding status. Of this appropriation, new text end 3.10 new text begin $211,000 is to the commissioner of natural new text end 3.11 new text begin resources for an agreement with Audubon new text end 3.12 new text begin Minnesota and $161,000 is to the Board of new text end 3.13 new text begin Regents of the University of Minnesota for new text end 3.14 new text begin the Natural Resources Research Institute. new text end 3.15 new text begin The atlas must be available for downloading new text end 3.16 new text begin on the Internet free of charge. new text end 3.17 3.18 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation new text end new text begin Plan for Minnesota new text end 3.19 new text begin $151,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 3.20 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 3.21 new text begin agreement with Audubon Minnesota to new text end 3.22 new text begin develop an integrated bird conservation plan new text end 3.23 new text begin targeting priority species and providing a new text end 3.24 new text begin framework for implementing coordinated, new text end 3.25 new text begin focused, and effective bird conservation new text end 3.26 new text begin throughout Minnesota. new text end 3.27 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota new text end 3.28 new text begin $297,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 3.29 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota to new text end 3.30 new text begin assess the role of insecticides in pollinator new text end 3.31 new text begin health in order to help mitigate pollinator new text end 3.32 new text begin decline. This appropriation is available new text end 3.33 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 3.34 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 3.35 new text begin delivered. new text end 4.1 4.2 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Science and Innovation from Soudan new text end new text begin Underground Mine State Park new text end 4.3 new text begin $545,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 4.4 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 4.5 new text begin to characterize unique microbes discovered new text end 4.6 new text begin in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park new text end 4.7 new text begin and investigate the potential application new text end 4.8 new text begin in bioenergy and bioremediation. This new text end 4.9 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 4.10 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 4.11 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 4.12 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands new text end 4.13 new text begin $144,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 4.14 new text begin Board of Regents of the University of new text end 4.15 new text begin Minnesota to determine the potential for new text end 4.16 new text begin carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow new text end 4.17 new text begin lakes and wetlands. This appropriation is new text end 4.18 new text begin available until June 30, 2013, by which time new text end 4.19 new text begin the project must be completed and final new text end 4.20 new text begin products delivered. new text end 4.21 4.22 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural new text end new text begin and Artificial Watersheds new text end 4.23 new text begin $327,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 4.24 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 4.25 new text begin to identify the interrelationship between new text end 4.26 new text begin artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches new text end 4.27 new text begin and natural watersheds to guide placement new text end 4.28 new text begin of buffers and stream bed restoration and new text end 4.29 new text begin modification. new text end 4.30 4.31 new text begin (i) new text end new text begin Ecosystem Services in Agricultural new text end new text begin Watersheds new text end 4.32 new text begin $247,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 4.33 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 4.34 new text begin an agreement with the Chippewa River new text end 4.35 new text begin Watershed Project to develop local food and new text end 5.1 new text begin perennial biofuels markets coupled with new text end 5.2 new text begin conservation incentives to encourage farmers new text end 5.3 new text begin to diversify land cover in the Chippewa new text end 5.4 new text begin River Watershed supporting improvement to new text end 5.5 new text begin water quality and habitat. This appropriation new text end 5.6 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 5.7 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 5.8 new text begin products delivered. new text end 5.9 new text begin (j) new text end new text begin Farmland Conservation in Minnesota new text end 5.10 new text begin $100,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 5.11 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 5.12 new text begin agreement with the Farmers Legal Action new text end 5.13 new text begin Group, Inc. to assess the implementation of new text end 5.14 new text begin applicable laws for preserving agricultural new text end 5.15 new text begin land and develop a comprehensive and new text end 5.16 new text begin systematic approach and policy tools to new text end 5.17 new text begin preserve agricultural lands. new text end 5.18 5.19 new text begin (k) new text end new text begin Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in new text end new text begin Northeastern Minnesota new text end 5.20 new text begin $507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 5.21 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 5.22 new text begin for the Natural Resources Research Institute new text end 5.23 new text begin to identify critical habitats for moose, new text end 5.24 new text begin develop best management habitat protection new text end 5.25 new text begin practices, and conduct educational outreach new text end 5.26 new text begin in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo. new text end 5.27 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 5.28 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 5.29 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 5.30 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Land, Habitat, and Recreation new text end new text begin 418,000 new text end new text begin 9,762,000 new text end 5.31 5.32 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Ecological Restoration Training new text end new text begin Cooperative for Habitat Restoration new text end 5.33 new text begin $550,00 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 5.34 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 5.35 new text begin for improving ecological restoration success new text end 6.1 new text begin in Minnesota by developing and offering new text end 6.2 new text begin training programs for habitat restoration new text end 6.3 new text begin professionals. This appropriation is available new text end 6.4 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 6.5 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 6.6 new text begin delivered. new text end 6.7 6.8 6.9 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Scientific and Natural Areas and Native new text end new text begin Prairie Restoration, Enhancement, and new text end new text begin Acquisition new text end 6.10 new text begin $1,750,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 6.11 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 6.12 new text begin acquire lands with high quality native new text end 6.13 new text begin plant communities and rare features to be new text end 6.14 new text begin established as scientific and natural areas new text end 6.15 new text begin as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 6.16 new text begin 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of new text end 6.17 new text begin scientific and natural areas, and provide new text end 6.18 new text begin assistance and incentives for native prairie new text end 6.19 new text begin landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions new text end 6.20 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 6.21 new text begin work program. Land acquired with this new text end 6.22 new text begin appropriation must be sufficiently improved new text end 6.23 new text begin to meet at least minimum management new text end 6.24 new text begin standards as determined by the commissioner new text end 6.25 new text begin of natural resources. This appropriation new text end 6.26 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 6.27 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 6.28 new text begin products delivered. new text end 6.29 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin State Park Land Acquisition new text end 6.30 new text begin $2,200,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 6.31 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 6.32 new text begin acquire and preserve critical parcels within new text end 6.33 new text begin the statutory boundaries of state parks. new text end 6.34 new text begin Land acquired with this appropriation new text end 6.35 new text begin must be sufficiently improved to meet at new text end 6.36 new text begin least minimum management standards as new text end 7.1 new text begin determined by the commissioner of natural new text end 7.2 new text begin resources. The first priority for acquisition new text end 7.3 new text begin must be in Crow Wing State Park. A list of new text end 7.4 new text begin proposed acquisitions must be provided as new text end 7.5 new text begin part of the required work program. new text end 7.6 7.7 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop new text end new text begin Ecosystem new text end 7.8 new text begin $1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 7.9 new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources, in new text end 7.10 new text begin cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water new text end 7.11 new text begin Conservation District, to continue to acquire new text end 7.12 new text begin perpetual easements of unique granite rock new text end 7.13 new text begin outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota new text end 7.14 new text begin River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation new text end 7.15 new text begin is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the new text end 7.16 new text begin day following final enactment. new text end 7.17 7.18 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Minnesota's Habitat Conservation new text end new text begin Partnership Supplemental new text end 7.19 new text begin $1,400,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter new text end 7.20 new text begin 143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph new text end 7.21 new text begin (e), from the trust fund for the acceleration new text end 7.22 new text begin of agency programs and cooperative new text end 7.23 new text begin agreements. Of this appropriation, $318,000 new text end 7.24 new text begin is to the commissioner of natural resources new text end 7.25 new text begin for agency programs and $1,082,000 is for new text end 7.26 new text begin agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks new text end 7.27 new text begin Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National Wild new text end 7.28 new text begin Turkey Federation; $210,000 with the Nature new text end 7.29 new text begin Conservancy; $102,000 with Minnesota new text end 7.30 new text begin Land Trust; $200,000 with the Trust for new text end 7.31 new text begin Public Land; $45,000 with Friends of Detroit new text end 7.32 new text begin Lakes Wetland Management District; and new text end 7.33 new text begin $50,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe new text end 7.34 new text begin to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented new text end 7.35 new text begin landscape corridors that connect areas of new text end 7.36 new text begin quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and new text end 8.1 new text begin plants. The United States Department of new text end 8.2 new text begin Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation new text end 8.3 new text begin Service is an authorized cooperating partner new text end 8.4 new text begin in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited new text end 8.5 new text begin to the project corridor areas as defined in new text end 8.6 new text begin the work program. Land acquired with this new text end 8.7 new text begin appropriation must be sufficiently improved new text end 8.8 new text begin to meet at least minimum habitat and facility new text end 8.9 new text begin management standards as determined by new text end 8.10 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources. new text end 8.11 new text begin This appropriation may not be used for the new text end 8.12 new text begin purchase of residential structures, unless new text end 8.13 new text begin expressly approved in the work program. All new text end 8.14 new text begin conservation easements must be perpetual new text end 8.15 new text begin and have a natural resource management new text end 8.16 new text begin plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the new text end 8.17 new text begin commissioner of natural resources with new text end 8.18 new text begin money from this appropriation must be new text end 8.19 new text begin designated as an outdoor recreation unit new text end 8.20 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. new text end 8.21 new text begin The commissioner may similarly designate new text end 8.22 new text begin any lands acquired in less than fee title. A new text end 8.23 new text begin list of proposed restorations and fee title new text end 8.24 new text begin and easement acquisitions must be provided new text end 8.25 new text begin as part of the required work program. All new text end 8.26 new text begin funding for conservation easements must new text end 8.27 new text begin include a long-term stewardship plan and new text end 8.28 new text begin funding for monitoring and enforcing the new text end 8.29 new text begin agreement. new text end 8.30 8.31 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Metropolitan Conservation Corridors new text end new text begin Supplemental new text end 8.32 new text begin $1,800,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter new text end 8.33 new text begin 143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), new text end 8.34 new text begin from the trust fund to the commissioner of new text end 8.35 new text begin natural resources for acceleration of agency new text end 8.36 new text begin programs and cooperative agreements. new text end 9.1 new text begin Of this appropriation, $1,800,000 is for new text end 9.2 new text begin agreements as follows: $915,000 with new text end 9.3 new text begin the Trust for Public Land; $485,000 with new text end 9.4 new text begin Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with new text end 9.5 new text begin Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge new text end 9.6 new text begin Trust, Inc.; and $50,000 with Friends new text end 9.7 new text begin of the Minnesota Valley for planning, new text end 9.8 new text begin restoring, and protecting important natural new text end 9.9 new text begin areas in the metropolitan area, as defined new text end 9.10 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, new text end 9.11 new text begin subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding new text end 9.12 new text begin counties, through grants, contracted services, new text end 9.13 new text begin technical assistance, conservation easements, new text end 9.14 new text begin and fee title acquisition. Land acquired new text end 9.15 new text begin with this appropriation must be sufficiently new text end 9.16 new text begin improved to meet at least minimum new text end 9.17 new text begin management standards as determined by new text end 9.18 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources. new text end 9.19 new text begin Expenditures are limited to the identified new text end 9.20 new text begin project corridor areas as defined in the work new text end 9.21 new text begin program. This appropriation may not be used new text end 9.22 new text begin for the purchase of residential structures, new text end 9.23 new text begin unless expressly approved in the work new text end 9.24 new text begin program. All conservation easements must new text end 9.25 new text begin be perpetual and have a natural resource new text end 9.26 new text begin management plan. Any land acquired in fee new text end 9.27 new text begin title by the commissioner of natural resources new text end 9.28 new text begin with money from this appropriation must new text end 9.29 new text begin be designated as an outdoor recreation unit new text end 9.30 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. new text end 9.31 new text begin The commissioner may similarly designate new text end 9.32 new text begin any lands acquired in less than fee title. A new text end 9.33 new text begin list of proposed restorations and fee title new text end 9.34 new text begin and easement acquisitions must be provided new text end 9.35 new text begin as part of the required work program. All new text end 9.36 new text begin funding for conservation easements must new text end 10.1 new text begin include a long-term stewardship plan and new text end 10.2 new text begin funding for monitoring and enforcing the new text end 10.3 new text begin agreement. new text end 10.4 10.5 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Conserving Sensitive and Priority new text end new text begin Shorelands in Cass County new text end 10.6 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 10.7 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 10.8 new text begin agreement with Cass County to provide new text end 10.9 new text begin assistance for the donation of perpetual new text end 10.10 new text begin conservation easements to protect sensitive new text end 10.11 new text begin shoreland parcels for long-term protection new text end 10.12 new text begin of recreation, water quality, and critical new text end 10.13 new text begin habitat in north central Minnesota. This new text end 10.14 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 10.15 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 10.16 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 10.17 10.18 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie new text end new text begin Landscapes new text end 10.19 new text begin $380,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 10.20 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 10.21 new text begin agreement with the Nature Conservancy new text end 10.22 new text begin to develop prairie landscape design plans new text end 10.23 new text begin and monitoring protocol involving local new text end 10.24 new text begin landowners and businesses to guide new text end 10.25 new text begin conservation, restoration, and related new text end 10.26 new text begin economic development. This appropriation new text end 10.27 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 10.28 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 10.29 new text begin products delivered. new text end 10.30 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Water Resources new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 3,455,000 new text end 10.31 10.32 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Understanding Sources of Aquatic new text end new text begin Contaminants of Emerging Concern new text end 10.33 new text begin $640,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 10.34 new text begin Board of Regents of the University of new text end 10.35 new text begin Minnesota to identify chemical markers to new text end 11.1 new text begin characterize sources of endocrine disruptors new text end 11.2 new text begin and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters new text end 11.3 new text begin in the Zumbro River Watershed. This new text end 11.4 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 11.5 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 11.6 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 11.7 11.8 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. new text end new text begin Louis River Basin new text end new text begin new text end 11.9 new text begin $270,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.10 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to map new text end 11.11 new text begin current sulfate sources and assess treatment new text end 11.12 new text begin options to minimize potential impacts of new text end 11.13 new text begin mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate new text end 11.14 new text begin releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This new text end 11.15 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 11.16 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 11.17 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 11.18 11.19 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface new text end new text begin Waters and Fish new text end new text begin new text end 11.20 new text begin $340,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 11.21 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota in new text end 11.22 new text begin cooperation with St. Cloud State University new text end 11.23 new text begin to determine the chemical and biological new text end 11.24 new text begin fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters new text end 11.25 new text begin and the impacts on fish. This appropriation new text end 11.26 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 11.27 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 11.28 new text begin products delivered. new text end 11.29 11.30 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban new text end new text begin Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis new text end new text begin new text end 11.31 new text begin $485,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 11.32 new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources for new text end 11.33 new text begin an agreement with the Blue Earth County new text end 11.34 new text begin Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion, new text end 11.35 new text begin peak water flows, and nutrient loading new text end 11.36 new text begin through a demonstration model evaluating new text end 12.1 new text begin storage and treatment options in drainage new text end 12.2 new text begin systems in order to improve water quality. new text end 12.3 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 12.4 new text begin 30, 2014, by which time the project must be new text end 12.5 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 12.6 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes new text end new text begin new text end 12.7 new text begin $594,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 12.8 new text begin commissioner of health for department new text end 12.9 new text begin activities and for an agreement with the new text end 12.10 new text begin United States Geologic Survey in cooperation new text end 12.11 new text begin with St. Cloud State University to develop new text end 12.12 new text begin quantitative data on septic system discharge new text end 12.13 new text begin of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds new text end 12.14 new text begin and assess septic and watershed influences new text end 12.15 new text begin on levels of contamination and biological new text end 12.16 new text begin responses in Minnesota lakes. The United new text end 12.17 new text begin States Geologic Survey is not subject to the new text end 12.18 new text begin requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 12.19 new text begin 116P.10. This appropriation is available new text end 12.20 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 12.21 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 12.22 new text begin delivered. new text end 12.23 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes new text end new text begin new text end 12.24 new text begin $264,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 12.25 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 12.26 new text begin to examine the concentration of dioxins in new text end 12.27 new text begin lake sediment and options to improve water new text end 12.28 new text begin quality in lakes. new text end 12.29 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Assessment of Shallow Lake Management new text end new text begin new text end 12.30 new text begin $262,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 12.31 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 12.32 new text begin evaluate the major causes of deterioration new text end 12.33 new text begin of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate new text end 12.34 new text begin results of current management efforts. This new text end 13.1 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 13.2 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 13.3 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 13.4 13.5 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline new text end new text begin Development new text end new text begin new text end 13.6 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 13.7 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota to new text end 13.8 new text begin evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts new text end 13.9 new text begin from shoreline development activities to new text end 13.10 new text begin assist in the design and implementation of new text end 13.11 new text begin management practices protecting critical new text end 13.12 new text begin shorelands and aquatic habitat. This new text end 13.13 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 13.14 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 13.15 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 13.16 13.17 new text begin (i) new text end new text begin Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of new text end new text begin Trout Streams new text end new text begin new text end 13.18 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 13.19 new text begin Board of Regents of the University of new text end 13.20 new text begin Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic new text end 13.21 new text begin insect abundance related to warming water new text end 13.22 new text begin temperatures as predictors of trout growth in new text end 13.23 new text begin southeastern Minnesota and assess options new text end 13.24 new text begin to minimize stream temperature changes. new text end 13.25 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 13.26 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 13.27 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 13.28 13.29 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive new text end new text begin Species new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 1,470,000 new text end 13.30 13.31 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Biological Control of European Buckthorn new text end new text begin and Garlic Mustard new text end 13.32 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 13.33 new text begin commissioner of natural resources in new text end 13.34 new text begin cooperation with the commissioner of new text end 13.35 new text begin agriculture to continue the development new text end 13.36 new text begin and implementation of biological control new text end 14.1 new text begin for European buckthorn and garlic mustard. new text end 14.2 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 14.3 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 14.4 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 14.5 14.6 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of new text end new text begin Emerald Ash Borer new text end 14.7 new text begin $636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 14.8 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota to new text end 14.9 new text begin assess the potential impacts of emerald ash new text end 14.10 new text begin borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and new text end 14.11 new text begin quantify potential impacts on native forest new text end 14.12 new text begin vegetation, invasive species spread, and new text end 14.13 new text begin hydrology. This appropriation is available new text end 14.14 new text begin until June 30, 2015, by which time the new text end 14.15 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 14.16 new text begin delivered. new text end 14.17 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion new text end 14.18 new text begin $359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 14.19 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota to new text end 14.20 new text begin assess the role of forest health management new text end 14.21 new text begin in resisting infestation of invasive species. new text end 14.22 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 14.23 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 14.24 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 14.25 14.26 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Bioacoustic Traps for Management of new text end new text begin Round Goby new text end 14.27 new text begin $175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 14.28 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 14.29 new text begin to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific new text end 14.30 new text begin to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as new text end 14.31 new text begin a method for early detection and population new text end 14.32 new text begin reduction. This appropriation is available new text end 14.33 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 14.34 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 14.35 new text begin delivered. new text end 15.1 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Renewable Energy new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 3,364,000 new text end 15.2 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Algae for Fuels Pilot Project new text end 15.3 new text begin $900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 15.4 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 15.5 new text begin to demonstrate an innovative microalgae new text end 15.6 new text begin production system utilizing and treating new text end 15.7 new text begin sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels new text end 15.8 new text begin from algae. This appropriation is available new text end 15.9 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 15.10 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 15.11 new text begin delivered. new text end 15.12 15.13 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate new text end new text begin Change and Management new text end 15.14 new text begin $221,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 15.15 new text begin Board of Regents of the University of new text end 15.16 new text begin Minnesota to determine how climate change, new text end 15.17 new text begin fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of new text end 15.18 new text begin grass monoculture and high diversity prairie new text end 15.19 new text begin biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and new text end 15.20 new text begin susceptibility to invasion by exotic species. new text end 15.21 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 15.22 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 15.23 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 15.24 15.25 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy new text end new text begin and Local Economies new text end 15.26 new text begin $600,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 15.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to restore new text end 15.28 new text begin high quality native habitats and expand new text end 15.29 new text begin market opportunities for utilizing postharvest new text end 15.30 new text begin restoration as a bioenergy source. This new text end 15.31 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 15.32 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 15.33 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 16.1 16.2 16.3 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Demonstrating Sustainable Energy new text end new text begin Practices at Residential Environmental new text end new text begin Learning Centers (RELCs) new text end 16.4 new text begin $1,500,000 is from the trust fund to new text end 16.5 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources new text end 16.6 new text begin for agreements as follows: $206,000 new text end 16.7 new text begin with Audubon Center of the North new text end 16.8 new text begin Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage new text end 16.9 new text begin Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle new text end 16.10 new text begin Bluff Environmental Learning Center; new text end 16.11 new text begin $258,000 with Laurentian Environmental new text end 16.12 new text begin Learning Center; $240,000 with Long new text end 16.13 new text begin Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 new text end 16.14 new text begin with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning new text end 16.15 new text begin Center to implement renewable energy, new text end 16.16 new text begin energy efficiency, and energy conservation new text end 16.17 new text begin practices at the facilities. Efforts will include new text end 16.18 new text begin dissemination of related energy education. new text end 16.19 16.20 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Life Cycle Analysis of Options for new text end new text begin Minnesota's Energy Needs new text end 16.21 new text begin $143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 16.22 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 16.23 new text begin for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy new text end 16.24 new text begin technologies available to implement in new text end 16.25 new text begin Minnesota. new text end 16.26 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Environmental Education new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 2,640,000 new text end 16.27 16.28 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship new text end new text begin Academy new text end 16.29 new text begin $368,000 is from the trust fund to the Board new text end 16.30 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation new text end 16.31 new text begin with the Conservation Corps Minnesota new text end 16.32 new text begin to train and mentor future conservation new text end 16.33 new text begin professionals by providing apprenticeship new text end 16.34 new text begin service opportunities to soil and water new text end 16.35 new text begin conservation districts. This appropriation is new text end 16.36 new text begin available until June 30, 2013, by which time new text end 17.1 new text begin the project must be completed and the final new text end 17.2 new text begin products delivered. new text end 17.3 17.4 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Engaging Students in Environmental new text end new text begin Stewardship through Adventure Learning new text end 17.5 new text begin $250,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 17.6 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 17.7 new text begin agreement with the Will Steger Foundation new text end 17.8 new text begin to provide curriculum, teacher training, new text end 17.9 new text begin online learning, and grants to schools new text end 17.10 new text begin on investigating the connection between new text end 17.11 new text begin Minnesota's changing climate and the new text end 17.12 new text begin impacts on ecosystems and natural resources. new text end 17.13 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 17.14 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 17.15 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 17.16 17.17 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Youth Connection to Nature Through new text end new text begin Digital Photography new text end 17.18 new text begin $160,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 17.19 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to hold new text end 17.20 new text begin teacher training workshops on the use of new text end 17.21 new text begin digital photography as a tool for learning new text end 17.22 new text begin about nature. The equipment must be new text end 17.23 new text begin provided from other funds. new text end 17.24 17.25 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor new text end new text begin Education new text end 17.26 new text begin $557,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 17.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 17.28 new text begin an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to new text end 17.29 new text begin provide an outdoor education and recreation new text end 17.30 new text begin program on the Mississippi River. This new text end 17.31 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 17.32 new text begin 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 17.33 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 17.34 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Urban Woodland Como Regional Park new text end 18.1 new text begin $218,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 18.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 18.3 new text begin an agreement with the city of St. Paul, new text end 18.4 new text begin Department of Parks and Recreation, to new text end 18.5 new text begin restore and develop an outdoor classroom new text end 18.6 new text begin for ecological education and historical new text end 18.7 new text begin interpretation at Como Regional Park in new text end 18.8 new text begin St. Paul. This appropriation is available new text end 18.9 new text begin until June 30, 2013, by which time the new text end 18.10 new text begin project must be completed and final products new text end 18.11 new text begin delivered. new text end 18.12 18.13 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at new text end new text begin Minnesota Schools new text end 18.14 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 18.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 18.16 new text begin establish additional and enhance existing new text end 18.17 new text begin outdoor school forest and prairie classroom new text end 18.18 new text begin networks throughout Minnesota. new text end 18.19 18.20 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Integrating Environmental and Outdoor new text end new text begin Education in Grades 7-12 new text end 18.21 new text begin $300,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 18.22 new text begin commissioner of education in cooperation new text end 18.23 new text begin with the commissioner of natural resources new text end 18.24 new text begin to train and support grade 7-12 teachers new text end 18.25 new text begin to integrate environmental and outdoor new text end 18.26 new text begin education into academic standards. new text end 18.27 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Project Get Outdoors new text end 18.28 new text begin $15,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 18.29 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 18.30 new text begin agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to new text end 18.31 new text begin develop out of school programs connecting new text end 18.32 new text begin children to local nature experiences. new text end 18.33 18.34 new text begin (i) new text end new text begin Fishing: Cross Cultural Gateway to new text end new text begin Environmental Education new text end 19.1 new text begin $155,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 19.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 19.3 new text begin an agreement with the Association for new text end 19.4 new text begin the Advancement of Hmong Women new text end 19.5 new text begin in Minnesota to provide environmental new text end 19.6 new text begin information and teaching skills to and new text end 19.7 new text begin increase participation of Southeast Asian new text end 19.8 new text begin communities through the gateway of fishing new text end 19.9 new text begin skills. Information on mercury in fish new text end 19.10 new text begin advisories must be included as part of the new text end 19.11 new text begin educational outreach. This appropriation new text end 19.12 new text begin is available until June 30, 2013, by which new text end 19.13 new text begin time the project must be completed and final new text end 19.14 new text begin products delivered. new text end 19.15 new text begin (j) new text end new text begin Minnesota WolfLink new text end 19.16 new text begin $193,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 19.17 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 19.18 new text begin agreement with the International Wolf Center new text end 19.19 new text begin to develop interactive onsite and distance new text end 19.20 new text begin learning about wolves and their habitat. new text end 19.21 new text begin This appropriation is available until June new text end 19.22 new text begin 30, 2013, by which time the project must be new text end 19.23 new text begin completed and final products delivered. new text end 19.24 new text begin (k) new text end new text begin Online Field Trip of Minnesota River new text end 19.25 new text begin $124,000 is from the trust fund to the new text end 19.26 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 19.27 new text begin agreement with Minnesota State University new text end 19.28 new text begin - Mankato to develop online educational new text end 19.29 new text begin materials on the Minnesota River for schools new text end 19.30 new text begin and outreach centers. new text end 19.31 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriations new text end 19.32 new text begin Money appropriated in this section may new text end 19.33 new text begin not be spent on activities unless they are new text end 19.34 new text begin directly related to the specific appropriation new text end 20.1 new text begin and are specified in the approved work new text end 20.2 new text begin program. Money appropriated in this section new text end 20.3 new text begin must not be spent on indirect costs or other new text end 20.4 new text begin institutional overhead charges. Unless new text end 20.5 new text begin otherwise provided, the amounts in this new text end 20.6 new text begin section are available until June 30, 2012, new text end 20.7 new text begin when projects must be completed and final new text end 20.8 new text begin products delivered. For acquisition of real new text end 20.9 new text begin property, the amounts in this section are new text end 20.10 new text begin available until June 30, 2013, if a binding new text end 20.11 new text begin contract is entered into by June 30, 2012, new text end 20.12 new text begin and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If new text end 20.13 new text begin a project receives a federal grant, the time new text end 20.14 new text begin period of the appropriation is extended to new text end 20.15 new text begin equal the federal grant period. new text end 20.16 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Data Availability Requirements new text end 20.17 new text begin Data collected by the projects funded under new text end 20.18 new text begin this section must conform to guidelines and new text end 20.19 new text begin standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise new text end 20.20 new text begin Technology. Spatial data also must conform new text end 20.21 new text begin to additional guidelines and standards new text end 20.22 new text begin designed to support data coordination and new text end 20.23 new text begin distribution that have been published by the new text end 20.24 new text begin Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. new text end 20.25 new text begin Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared new text end 20.26 new text begin as specified in the state's geographic metadata new text end 20.27 new text begin guideline and must be submitted to the new text end 20.28 new text begin Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. new text end 20.29 new text begin All data must be accessible and free to the new text end 20.30 new text begin public unless made private under the Data new text end 20.31 new text begin Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 20.32 new text begin 13. new text end 20.33 new text begin To the extent practicable, summary data and new text end 20.34 new text begin results of projects funded under this section new text end 20.35 new text begin should be readily accessible on the Internet new text end 21.1 new text begin and identified as an environment and natural new text end 21.2 new text begin resources trust fund project. new text end 21.3 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Project Requirements new text end 21.4 new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an new text end 21.5 new text begin appropriation under this section, any agency new text end 21.6 new text begin or entity receiving an appropriation must new text end 21.7 new text begin comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and new text end 21.8 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any new text end 21.9 new text begin project funded in whole or in part with funds new text end 21.10 new text begin from the appropriation. new text end 21.11 new text begin (b) To the extent possible, a person new text end 21.12 new text begin conducting restoration with money new text end 21.13 new text begin appropriated under this section must plant new text end 21.14 new text begin vegetation only of ecotypes native to new text end 21.15 new text begin Minnesota and preferably of the local new text end 21.16 new text begin ecotype using a high diversity of species new text end 21.17 new text begin originating as close to the restoration site as new text end 21.18 new text begin possible and, when restoring prairies, protect new text end 21.19 new text begin existing prairies from genetic contamination. new text end 21.20 new text begin Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these new text end 21.21 new text begin requirements must be expressly approved in new text end 21.22 new text begin the work program. new text end 21.23 new text begin (c) All conservation easements acquired with new text end 21.24 new text begin money appropriated under this section must: new text end 21.25 new text begin (1) be perpetual; new text end 21.26 new text begin (2) specify the parties to an easement in the new text end 21.27 new text begin easement; new text end 21.28 new text begin (3) specify all of the provisions of an new text end 21.29 new text begin agreement that are perpetual; new text end 21.30 new text begin (4) be sent to the office of the new text end 21.31 new text begin Legislative-Citizen Commission on new text end 21.32 new text begin Minnesota Resources in an electronic format; new text end 22.1 new text begin (5) include a long-term stewardship plan and new text end 22.2 new text begin funding for monitoring and enforcing the new text end 22.3 new text begin easement agreement; and new text end 22.4 new text begin (6) include requirements in the easement new text end 22.5 new text begin document to address specific water quality new text end 22.6 new text begin protection activities such as keeping water new text end 22.7 new text begin on the landscape, reducing nutrient and new text end 22.8 new text begin contaminate loading, protecting groundwater, new text end 22.9 new text begin and not permitting artificial hydrological new text end 22.10 new text begin modifications. new text end 22.11 new text begin (d) For all restorations conducted with money new text end 22.12 new text begin appropriated under this section, a recipient new text end 22.13 new text begin must prepare an ecological restoration new text end 22.14 new text begin and management plan that, to the degree new text end 22.15 new text begin practicable, is consistent with the highest new text end 22.16 new text begin quality conservation and ecological goals for new text end 22.17 new text begin the restoration site. Consideration should new text end 22.18 new text begin be given to soil, geology, topography, and new text end 22.19 new text begin other relevant factors that would provide new text end 22.20 new text begin the best chance for long-term success of the new text end 22.21 new text begin restoration projects. The plan must include new text end 22.22 new text begin the proposed timetable for implementing new text end 22.23 new text begin the restoration, including site preparation, new text end 22.24 new text begin establishment of diverse plant species, new text end 22.25 new text begin maintenance, and additional enhancement to new text end 22.26 new text begin establish the restoration; identify long-term new text end 22.27 new text begin maintenance and management needs of new text end 22.28 new text begin the restoration and how the maintenance, new text end 22.29 new text begin management, and enhancement will be new text end 22.30 new text begin financed; and take advantage of the best new text end 22.31 new text begin available science and include innovative new text end 22.32 new text begin techniques to achieve the best restoration. new text end 22.33 new text begin (e) For new lands acquired with money new text end 22.34 new text begin appropriated under this section, a recipient new text end 22.35 new text begin must prepare a restoration and management new text end 23.1 new text begin plan in compliance with paragraph new text end 23.2 new text begin (d) including sufficient funding for new text end 23.3 new text begin implementation. new text end 23.4 new text begin (f) For any acquisition of land or interest in new text end 23.5 new text begin land, a recipient of money appropriated under new text end 23.6 new text begin this section must give priority to high quality new text end 23.7 new text begin natural resources or conservation lands that new text end 23.8 new text begin provide natural buffers to water resources. new text end 23.9 new text begin (g) To ensure public accountability for the new text end 23.10 new text begin use of public funds, a recipient of money new text end 23.11 new text begin appropriated under this section must provide new text end 23.12 new text begin to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on new text end 23.13 new text begin Minnesota Resources documentation of the new text end 23.14 new text begin selection process used to identify parcels new text end 23.15 new text begin acquired and provide documentation of all new text end 23.16 new text begin related transaction costs, including but not new text end 23.17 new text begin limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording new text end 23.18 new text begin fees, commissions, other similar costs, new text end 23.19 new text begin and donations. This information must be new text end 23.20 new text begin provided for all parties involved in the new text end 23.21 new text begin transaction. The recipient must also report new text end 23.22 new text begin to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on new text end 23.23 new text begin Minnesota Resources any difference between new text end 23.24 new text begin the acquisition amount paid to the seller new text end 23.25 new text begin and the state-certified or state-reviewed new text end 23.26 new text begin appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed new text end 23.27 new text begin appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data new text end 23.28 new text begin such as appraisals may remain private new text end 23.29 new text begin during negotiations but must ultimately new text end 23.30 new text begin be made public according to Minnesota new text end 23.31 new text begin Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen new text end 23.32 new text begin Commission on Minnesota Resources shall new text end 23.33 new text begin review the requirement in this paragraph new text end 23.34 new text begin and provide a recommendation whether new text end 23.35 new text begin to continue or modify the requirement in new text end 23.36 new text begin future years. The commission may waive new text end 24.1 new text begin the application of this paragraph for specific new text end 24.2 new text begin projects. new text end 24.3 new text begin (h) A recipient of money from an new text end 24.4 new text begin appropriation under this section must new text end 24.5 new text begin give consideration to contracting with the new text end 24.6 new text begin Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract new text end 24.7 new text begin restoration and enhancement services. new text end 24.8 24.9 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital new text end new text begin Equipment Expenditures new text end 24.10 new text begin All agreements, grants, or contracts referred new text end 24.11 new text begin to in this section must be administered on new text end 24.12 new text begin a reimbursement basis unless otherwise new text end 24.13 new text begin provided in this section. Notwithstanding new text end 24.14 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, new text end 24.15 new text begin expenditures made on or after July 1, new text end 24.16 new text begin 2010, or the date the work program is new text end 24.17 new text begin approved, whichever is later, are eligible for new text end 24.18 new text begin reimbursement unless otherwise provided new text end 24.19 new text begin in this section. Periodic payment must new text end 24.20 new text begin be made upon receiving documentation new text end 24.21 new text begin that the deliverable items articulated in new text end 24.22 new text begin the approved work program have been new text end 24.23 new text begin achieved, including partial achievements new text end 24.24 new text begin as evidenced by approved progress reports. new text end 24.25 new text begin Reasonable amounts may be advanced to new text end 24.26 new text begin projects to accommodate cash flow needs or new text end 24.27 new text begin match federal money. The advances must new text end 24.28 new text begin be approved as part of the work program. new text end 24.29 new text begin No expenditures for capital equipment are new text end 24.30 new text begin allowed unless expressly authorized in the new text end 24.31 new text begin project work program. new text end 24.32 24.33 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable new text end new text begin Materials new text end 24.34 new text begin A political subdivision, public or private new text end 24.35 new text begin corporation, or other entity that receives an new text end 24.36 new text begin appropriation under this section must use the new text end 25.1 new text begin appropriation in compliance with Minnesota new text end 25.2 new text begin Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding new text end 25.3 new text begin purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable new text end 25.4 new text begin materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase new text end 25.5 new text begin and use of paper stock and printing. new text end 25.6 25.7 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Energy Conservation and new text end new text begin Sustainable Building Guidelines new text end 25.8 new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made new text end 25.9 new text begin under this section for a capital improvement new text end 25.10 new text begin project must ensure that the project complies new text end 25.11 new text begin with the applicable energy conservation and new text end 25.12 new text begin sustainable building guidelines and standards new text end 25.13 new text begin contained in law, including Minnesota new text end 25.14 new text begin Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and new text end 25.15 new text begin 216C.20, and rules adopted under those new text end 25.16 new text begin sections. The recipient may use the energy new text end 25.17 new text begin planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office new text end 25.18 new text begin units of the Department of Commerce to new text end 25.19 new text begin obtain information and technical assistance new text end 25.20 new text begin on energy conservation and alternative new text end 25.21 new text begin energy development relating to the planning new text end 25.22 new text begin and construction of the capital improvement new text end 25.23 new text begin project. new text end 25.24 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Accessibility new text end 25.25 new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must new text end 25.26 new text begin meet the design standards in the Americans new text end 25.27 new text begin with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility new text end 25.28 new text begin guidelines. new text end 25.29 new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Carryforward new text end 25.30 new text begin The availability of the appropriation for new text end 25.31 new text begin the following projects is extended to new text end 25.32 new text begin June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143, new text end 25.33 new text begin section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j), new text end 25.34 new text begin Land and Water Conservation Account new text end 25.35 new text begin (LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements; new text end 26.1 new text begin subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability new text end 26.2 new text begin of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine new text end 26.3 new text begin Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6, new text end 26.4 new text begin paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System new text end 26.5 new text begin Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water. new text end