<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1.<b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>appropriations in this act are onetime. Appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are available the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2011</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2.<b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>418,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>25,611,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2010<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2011<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environment and <br/>
natural resources <br/>
trust fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">418,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">25,611,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Appropriations are available for two <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>years beginning July 1, 2010, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>second year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Trust Fund Definition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>"Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>116P.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Natural Resource Data and </b><br/>
<b>Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">4,920,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>County Geologic Atlases and Related </b><br/>
<b>Hydrogeologic Research</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>$1,130,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the Geologic Survey to initiate and continue <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>the production of county geologic atlases, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>establish hydrologic properties necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>water management, and investigate the use <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>of geochemical data in water management. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>This appropriation represents a continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>effort to complete the county geologic atlases <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>throughout the state. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Updating Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: </b><br/>
<b>Phase 2</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>$1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>continue the update of wetland inventory <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>maps for Minnesota. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>$372,000 is from the trust fund to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>development of a statewide survey of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>Minnesota breeding bird distribution and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>create related publications, including a book <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>and online atlas with distribution maps <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>and breeding status. Of this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>$211,000 is to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>resources for an agreement with Audubon <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Minnesota and $161,000 is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>the Natural Resources Research Institute. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>The atlas must be available for downloading <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>on the Internet free of charge.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation </b><br/>
<b>Plan for Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>$151,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>agreement with Audubon Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>develop an integrated bird conservation plan <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>targeting priority species and providing a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>framework for implementing coordinated, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>focused, and effective bird conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>throughout Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>$297,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>assess the role of insecticides in pollinator <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>health in order to help mitigate pollinator <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>decline. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Science and Innovation from Soudan </b><br/>
<b>Underground Mine State Park</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$545,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>to characterize unique microbes discovered <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>and investigate the potential application <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>in bioenergy and bioremediation. This <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>$144,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Minnesota to determine the potential for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>lakes and wetlands. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>available until June 30, 2013, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural </b><br/>
<b>and Artificial Watersheds</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>$327,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>to identify the interrelationship between <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>and natural watersheds to guide placement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>of buffers and stream bed restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>modification.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Ecosystem Services in Agricultural </b><br/>
<b>Watersheds</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>$247,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>an agreement with the Chippewa River <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>Watershed Project to develop local food and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>perennial biofuels markets coupled with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>conservation incentives to encourage farmers <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>to diversify land cover in the Chippewa <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>River Watershed supporting improvement to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>water quality and habitat. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Farmland Conservation in Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>$100,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>agreement with the Farmers Legal Action <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Group, Inc. to assess the implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>applicable laws for preserving agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>land and develop a comprehensive and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>systematic approach and policy tools to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>preserve agricultural lands.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) <b>Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in </b><br/>
<b>Northeastern Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>$507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>for the Natural Resources Research Institute <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>to identify critical habitats for moose, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>develop best management habitat protection <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>practices, and conduct educational outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Land, Habitat, and Recreation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">418,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">9,762,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Ecological Restoration Training </b><br/>
<b>Cooperative for Habitat Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>$550,00 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>for improving ecological restoration success <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>in Minnesota by developing and offering <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>training programs for habitat restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>professionals. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Scientific and Natural Areas and Native </b><br/>
<b>Prairie Restoration, Enhancement, and </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>$1,750,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>acquire lands with high quality native <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>plant communities and rare features to be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>established as scientific and natural areas <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>scientific and natural areas, and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>assistance and incentives for native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>work program. Land acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>appropriation must be sufficiently improved <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>to meet at least minimum management <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>standards as determined by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>of natural resources. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>State Park Land Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>$2,200,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>acquire and preserve critical parcels within <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>the statutory boundaries of state parks. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>Land acquired with this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>least minimum management standards as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>determined by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>resources. The first priority for acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>must be in Crow Wing State Park. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>part of the required work program.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop </b><br/>
<b>Ecosystem</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources, in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>Conservation District, to continue to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>perpetual easements of unique granite rock <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Minnesota's Habitat Conservation </b><br/>
<b>Partnership Supplemental</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>$1,400,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(e), from the trust fund for the acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>of agency programs and cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>agreements. Of this appropriation, $318,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>is to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>for agency programs and $1,082,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National Wild <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>Turkey Federation; $210,000 with the Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Conservancy; $102,000 with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>Land Trust; $200,000 with the Trust for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>Public Land; $45,000 with Friends of Detroit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>Lakes Wetland Management District; and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>$50,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>landscape corridors that connect areas of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>plants. The United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Service is an authorized cooperating partner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>to the project corridor areas as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>the work program. Land acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>appropriation must be sufficiently improved <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>to meet at least minimum habitat and facility <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>management standards as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>This appropriation may not be used for the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>purchase of residential structures, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>expressly approved in the work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>conservation easements must be perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>and have a natural resource management <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>commissioner of natural resources with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>money from this appropriation must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>designated as an outdoor recreation unit <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title. A <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>agreement.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Metropolitan Conservation Corridors </b><br/>
<b>Supplemental</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>$1,800,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>from the trust fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>natural resources for acceleration of agency <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>programs and cooperative agreements. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>Of this appropriation, $1,800,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>agreements as follows: $915,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>the Trust for Public Land; $485,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>Trust, Inc.; and $50,000 with Friends <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>of the Minnesota Valley for planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>restoring, and protecting important natural <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>areas in the metropolitan area, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>counties, through grants, contracted services, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>technical assistance, conservation easements, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>and fee title acquisition. Land acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>with this appropriation must be sufficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>improved to meet at least minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>management standards as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>Expenditures are limited to the identified <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>program. This appropriation may not be used <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>for the purchase of residential structures, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>unless expressly approved in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>program. All conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>be perpetual and have a natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>management plan. Any land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>title by the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>with money from this appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>be designated as an outdoor recreation unit <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title. A <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>list of proposed restorations and fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>and easement acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>as part of the required work program. All <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>funding for conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>agreement.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Conserving Sensitive and Priority </b><br/>
<b>Shorelands in Cass County</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>agreement with Cass County to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>assistance for the donation of perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>conservation easements to protect sensitive <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>shoreland parcels for long-term protection <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>of recreation, water quality, and critical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>habitat in north central Minnesota. This <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie </b><br/>
<b>Landscapes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>$380,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>agreement with the Nature Conservancy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>to develop prairie landscape design plans <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>and monitoring protocol involving local <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>landowners and businesses to guide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>conservation, restoration, and related <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>economic development. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,455,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Understanding Sources of Aquatic </b><br/>
<b>Contaminants of Emerging Concern</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>$640,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>Minnesota to identify chemical markers to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>characterize sources of endocrine disruptors <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>in the Zumbro River Watershed. This <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. </b><br/>
<b>Louis River Basin</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>$270,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>commissioner of natural resources to map <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>current sulfate sources and assess treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>options to minimize potential impacts of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface </b><br/>
<b>Waters and Fish</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>$340,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>cooperation with St. Cloud State University <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>to determine the chemical and biological <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>and the impacts on fish. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban </b><br/>
<b>Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>$485,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>an agreement with the Blue Earth County <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>peak water flows, and nutrient loading <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>through a demonstration model evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>storage and treatment options in drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>systems in order to improve water quality. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>30, 2014, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>$594,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>commissioner of health for department <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>activities and for an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>United States Geologic Survey in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>with St. Cloud State University to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>quantitative data on septic system discharge <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>and assess septic and watershed influences <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>on levels of contamination and biological <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>responses in Minnesota lakes. The United <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>States Geologic Survey is not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>116P.10. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>$264,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>to examine the concentration of dioxins in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>lake sediment and options to improve water <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>quality in lakes.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Assessment of Shallow Lake Management</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>$262,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>evaluate the major causes of deterioration <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>results of current management efforts. This <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline </b><br/>
<b>Development</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>from shoreline development activities to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>assist in the design and implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>management practices protecting critical <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>shorelands and aquatic habitat. This <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of </b><br/>
<b>Trout Streams</b> <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>insect abundance related to warming water <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>temperatures as predictors of trout growth in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>southeastern Minnesota and assess options <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>to minimize stream temperature changes. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive </b><br/>
<b>Species</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,470,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Biological Control of European Buckthorn </b><br/>
<b>and Garlic Mustard</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>commissioner of natural resources in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>cooperation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>agriculture to continue the development <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>and implementation of biological control <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>for European buckthorn and garlic mustard. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of </b><br/>
<b>Emerald Ash Borer</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>$636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>assess the potential impacts of emerald ash <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>quantify potential impacts on native forest <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>vegetation, invasive species spread, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>hydrology. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>until June 30, 2015, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>assess the role of forest health management <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>in resisting infestation of invasive species. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Bioacoustic Traps for Management of </b><br/>
<b>Round Goby</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>a method for early detection and population <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>reduction. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Renewable Energy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,364,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Algae for Fuels Pilot Project</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>$900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>to demonstrate an innovative microalgae <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>production system utilizing and treating <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>from algae. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate </b><br/>
<b>Change and Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>$221,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>Minnesota to determine how climate change, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>grass monoculture and high diversity prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>susceptibility to invasion by exotic species. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy </b><br/>
<b>and Local Economies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>$600,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>high quality native habitats and expand <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>market opportunities for utilizing postharvest <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>restoration as a bioenergy source. This <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Demonstrating Sustainable Energy </b><br/>
<b>Practices at Residential Environmental </b><br/>
<b>Learning Centers (RELCs)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>for agreements as follows: $206,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>with Audubon Center of the North <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>Bluff Environmental Learning Center; <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>$258,000 with Laurentian Environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>Learning Center; $240,000 with Long <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Center to implement renewable energy, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>energy efficiency, and energy conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>practices at the facilities. Efforts will include <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>dissemination of related energy education.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Life Cycle Analysis of Options for </b><br/>
<b>Minnesota's Energy Needs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>technologies available to implement in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Environmental Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,640,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship </b><br/>
<b>Academy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>$368,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>with the Conservation Corps Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>to train and mentor future conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>professionals by providing apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>service opportunities to soil and water <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>conservation districts. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>available until June 30, 2013, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>the project must be completed and the final <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Engaging Students in Environmental </b><br/>
<b>Stewardship through Adventure Learning</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>$250,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>agreement with the Will Steger Foundation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>to provide curriculum, teacher training, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>online learning, and grants to schools <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>on investigating the connection between <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Minnesota's changing climate and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>impacts on ecosystems and natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Youth Connection to Nature Through </b><br/>
<b>Digital Photography</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>$160,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>commissioner of natural resources to hold <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>teacher training workshops on the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>digital photography as a tool for learning <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>about nature. The equipment must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>provided from other funds.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor </b><br/>
<b>Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>$557,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>provide an outdoor education and recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>program on the Mississippi River. This <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Urban Woodland Como Regional Park</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$218,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>an agreement with the city of St. Paul, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>Department of Parks and Recreation, to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>restore and develop an outdoor classroom <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>for ecological education and historical <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>interpretation at Como Regional Park in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>St. Paul. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>until June 30, 2013, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at </b><br/>
<b>Minnesota Schools</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>establish additional and enhance existing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>outdoor school forest and prairie classroom <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>networks throughout Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Integrating Environmental and Outdoor </b><br/>
<b>Education in Grades 7-12</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>commissioner of education in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>with the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>to train and support grade 7-12 teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>to integrate environmental and outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>education into academic standards.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Project Get Outdoors</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>$15,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>develop out of school programs connecting <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>children to local nature experiences.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Fishing: Cross Cultural Gateway to </b><br/>
<b>Environmental Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>$155,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>an agreement with the Association for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>the Advancement of Hmong Women <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>in Minnesota to provide environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>information and teaching skills to and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>increase participation of Southeast Asian <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>communities through the gateway of fishing <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>skills. Information on mercury in fish <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>advisories must be included as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>educational outreach. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>is available until June 30, 2013, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Minnesota WolfLink</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>$193,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>agreement with the International Wolf Center <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>to develop interactive onsite and distance <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>learning about wolves and their habitat. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>30, 2013, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) <b>Online Field Trip of Minnesota River</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>$124,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>agreement with Minnesota State University <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>- Mankato to develop online educational <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>materials on the Minnesota River for schools <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>and outreach centers.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>directly related to the specific appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>and are specified in the approved work <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>program. Money appropriated in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>must not be spent on indirect costs or other <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>institutional overhead charges. Unless <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>otherwise provided, the amounts in this <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>section are available until June 30, 2012, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>when projects must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>products delivered. For acquisition of real <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>property, the amounts in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>available until June 30, 2013, if a binding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>contract is entered into by June 30, 2012, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>a project receives a federal grant, the time <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>period of the appropriation is extended to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>equal the federal grant period.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>this section must conform to guidelines and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>Technology. Spatial data also must conform <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>to additional guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>designed to support data coordination and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>distribution that have been published by the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>as specified in the state's geographic metadata <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>guideline and must be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>All data must be accessible and free to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>public unless made private under the Data <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>13.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>To the extent practicable, summary data and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>results of projects funded under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>should be readily accessible on the Internet <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>and identified as an environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>resources trust fund project.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Project Requirements</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>appropriation under this section, any agency <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>or entity receiving an appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>project funded in whole or in part with funds <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>from the appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(b) To the extent possible, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>conducting restoration with money <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>appropriated under this section must plant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>vegetation only of ecotypes native to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>Minnesota and preferably of the local <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>ecotype using a high diversity of species <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>originating as close to the restoration site as <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>possible and, when restoring prairies, protect <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>existing prairies from genetic contamination. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>requirements must be expressly approved in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>the work program.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(c) All conservation easements acquired with <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>money appropriated under this section must:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>(1) be perpetual;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(2) specify the parties to an easement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(3) specify all of the provisions of an <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>agreement that are perpetual;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(4) be sent to the office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(5) include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>funding for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>easement agreement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>(6) include requirements in the easement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>document to address specific water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>protection activities such as keeping water <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>on the landscape, reducing nutrient and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>contaminate loading, protecting groundwater, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>and not permitting artificial hydrological <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>modifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(d) For all restorations conducted with money <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>and management plan that, to the degree <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>practicable, is consistent with the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>quality conservation and ecological goals for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>the restoration site. Consideration should <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>be given to soil, geology, topography, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>other relevant factors that would provide <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>the best chance for long-term success of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>restoration projects. The plan must include <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>the proposed timetable for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>the restoration, including site preparation, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>establishment of diverse plant species, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>maintenance, and additional enhancement to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>establish the restoration; identify long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>maintenance and management needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>the restoration and how the maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>management, and enhancement will be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>financed; and take advantage of the best <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>available science and include innovative <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>techniques to achieve the best restoration.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(e) For new lands acquired with money <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>must prepare a restoration and management <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>plan in compliance with paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>(d) including sufficient funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>implementation.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>(f) For any acquisition of land or interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>land, a recipient of money appropriated under <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>this section must give priority to high quality <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>natural resources or conservation lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>provide natural buffers to water resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(g) To ensure public accountability for the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>use of public funds, a recipient of money <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>appropriated under this section must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>Minnesota Resources documentation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>selection process used to identify parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>acquired and provide documentation of all <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>related transaction costs, including but not <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>fees, commissions, other similar costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>and donations. This information must be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>provided for all parties involved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>transaction. The recipient must also report <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>Minnesota Resources any difference between <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>the acquisition amount paid to the seller <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>and the state-certified or state-reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>such as appraisals may remain private <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>during negotiations but must ultimately <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>be made public according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources shall <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>review the requirement in this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>and provide a recommendation whether <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>to continue or modify the requirement in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>future years. The commission may waive <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>the application of this paragraph for specific <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(h) A recipient of money from an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>appropriation under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>give consideration to contracting with the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>restoration and enhancement services.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
</td>
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</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>All agreements, grants, or contracts referred <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>to in this section must be administered on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>a reimbursement basis unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>provided in this section. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>expenditures made on or after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>2010, or the date the work program is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>in this section. Periodic payment must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>be made upon receiving documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>that the deliverable items articulated in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>the approved work program have been <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>achieved, including partial achievements <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>as evidenced by approved progress reports. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>projects to accommodate cash flow needs or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>match federal money. The advances must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>be approved as part of the work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>No expenditures for capital equipment are <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>project work program.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br/>
<b>Materials</b><br/>
</td>
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</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.36"></a><var>24.36</var>appropriation under this section must use the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>and use of paper stock and printing.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br/>
<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>under this section for a capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>project must ensure that the project complies <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>216C.20, and rules adopted under those <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>sections. The recipient may use the energy <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>units of the Department of Commerce to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>obtain information and technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>on energy conservation and alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>energy development relating to the planning <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>and construction of the capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>project.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>guidelines.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Carryforward</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>The availability of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>the following projects is extended to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j), <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>Land and Water Conservation Account <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water.<br/>