1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 1.3resources.1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5Section 1.MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.

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

1.15APPROPRIATIONS1.16Available for the Year1.17Ending June 301.1820102011

1.19Sec. 2.MINNESOTA RESOURCES.

1.20Subdivision 1.Total Appropriations$418,000$25,611,000

1.21Appropriations by Fund1.22201020111.231.241.25Environment and natural resources trust fund418,00025,611,000

2.1Appropriations are available for two 2.2years beginning July 1, 2010, unless 2.3otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 2.4unencumbered balance remaining in the first 2.5year does not cancel and is available for the 2.6second year.

2.7Subd. 2.Trust Fund Definition

2.8"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 2.9environment and natural resources trust fund 2.10referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 2.11116P.02, subdivision 6.

2.122.13Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and Information-0-4,920,000

2.142.15(a) County Geologic Atlases and Related Hydrogeologic Research

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

2.292.30(b) Updating Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2

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

3.3(c) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas

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

3.173.18(d) Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation Plan for Minnesota

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

3.27(e) Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota

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

4.14.2(f) Science and Innovation from Soudan Underground Mine State Park

4.3$545,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 4.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota 4.5to characterize unique microbes discovered 4.6in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park 4.7and investigate the potential application 4.8in bioenergy and bioremediation. This 4.9appropriation is available until June 30, 4.102013, by which time the project must be 4.11completed and final products delivered.

4.12(g) Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands

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

4.214.22(h) Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural and Artificial Watersheds

4.23$327,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 4.24of Regents of the University of Minnesota 4.25to identify the interrelationship between 4.26artificial systems of drain tiles and ditches 4.27and natural watersheds to guide placement 4.28of buffers and stream bed restoration and 4.29modification.

4.304.31(i) Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Watersheds

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

5.9(j) Farmland Conservation in Minnesota

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

5.185.19(k) Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota

5.20$507,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 5.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota 5.22for the Natural Resources Research Institute 5.23to identify critical habitats for moose, 5.24develop best management habitat protection 5.25practices, and conduct educational outreach 5.26in cooperation with the Minnesota Zoo. 5.27This appropriation is available until June 5.2830, 2013, by which time the project must be 5.29completed and final products delivered.

5.30Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation418,0009,762,000

5.315.32(a) Ecological Restoration Training Cooperative for Habitat Restoration

5.33$550,00 is from the trust fund to the Board 5.34of Regents of the University of Minnesota 5.35for improving ecological restoration success 6.1in Minnesota by developing and offering 6.2training programs for habitat restoration 6.3professionals. This appropriation is available 6.4until June 30, 2013, by which time the 6.5project must be completed and final products 6.6delivered.

6.76.86.9(b) Scientific and Natural Areas and Native Prairie Restoration, Enhancement, and Acquisition

6.10$1,750,000 is from the trust fund to the 6.11commissioner of natural resources to 6.12acquire lands with high quality native 6.13plant communities and rare features to be 6.14established as scientific and natural areas 6.15as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 6.1686A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of 6.17scientific and natural areas, and provide 6.18assistance and incentives for native prairie 6.19landowners. A list of proposed acquisitions 6.20must be provided as part of the required 6.21work program. Land acquired with this 6.22appropriation must be sufficiently improved 6.23to meet at least minimum management 6.24standards as determined by the commissioner 6.25of natural resources. This appropriation 6.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which 6.27time the project must be completed and final 6.28products delivered.

6.29(c) State Park Land Acquisition

6.30$2,200,000 is from the trust fund to the 6.31commissioner of natural resources to 6.32acquire and preserve critical parcels within 6.33the statutory boundaries of state parks. 6.34Land acquired with this appropriation 6.35must be sufficiently improved to meet at 6.36least minimum management standards as 7.1determined by the commissioner of natural 7.2resources. The first priority for acquisition 7.3must be in Crow Wing State Park. A list of 7.4proposed acquisitions must be provided as 7.5part of the required work program.

7.67.7(d) Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem

7.8$1,800,000 is from the trust fund to the 7.9Board of Water and Soil Resources, in 7.10cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water 7.11Conservation District, to continue to acquire 7.12perpetual easements of unique granite rock 7.13outcrops, located in the Upper Minnesota 7.14River Valley. $418,000 of this appropriation 7.15is for fiscal year 2010 and is available the 7.16day following final enactment.

7.177.18(e) Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership Supplemental

7.19$1,400,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter 7.20143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph 7.21(e), from the trust fund for the acceleration 7.22of agency programs and cooperative 7.23agreements. Of this appropriation, $318,000 7.24is to the commissioner of natural resources 7.25for agency programs and $1,082,000 is for 7.26agreements as follows: $425,000 with Ducks 7.27Unlimited, Inc.; $50,000 with National Wild 7.28Turkey Federation; $210,000 with the Nature 7.29Conservancy; $102,000 with Minnesota 7.30Land Trust; $200,000 with the Trust for 7.31Public Land; $45,000 with Friends of Detroit 7.32Lakes Wetland Management District; and 7.33$50,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 7.34to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented 7.35landscape corridors that connect areas of 7.36quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and 8.1plants. The United States Department of 8.2Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation 8.3Service is an authorized cooperating partner 8.4in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited 8.5to the project corridor areas as defined in 8.6the work program. Land acquired with this 8.7appropriation must be sufficiently improved 8.8to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 8.9management standards as determined by 8.10the commissioner of natural resources. 8.11This appropriation may not be used for the 8.12purchase of residential structures, unless 8.13expressly approved in the work program. All 8.14conservation easements must be perpetual 8.15and have a natural resource management 8.16plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the 8.17commissioner of natural resources with 8.18money from this appropriation must be 8.19designated as an outdoor recreation unit 8.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 8.21The commissioner may similarly designate 8.22any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 8.23list of proposed restorations and fee title 8.24and easement acquisitions must be provided 8.25as part of the required work program. All 8.26funding for conservation easements must 8.27include a long-term stewardship plan and 8.28funding for monitoring and enforcing the 8.29agreement.

8.308.31(f) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors Supplemental

8.32$1,800,000 is added to Laws 2009, chapter 8.33143, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), 8.34from the trust fund to the commissioner of 8.35natural resources for acceleration of agency 8.36programs and cooperative agreements. 9.1Of this appropriation, $1,800,000 is for 9.2agreements as follows: $915,000 with 9.3the Trust for Public Land; $485,000 with 9.4Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with 9.5Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 9.6Trust, Inc.; and $50,000 with Friends 9.7of the Minnesota Valley for planning, 9.8restoring, and protecting important natural 9.9areas in the metropolitan area, as defined 9.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 9.11subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding 9.12counties, through grants, contracted services, 9.13technical assistance, conservation easements, 9.14and fee title acquisition. Land acquired 9.15with this appropriation must be sufficiently 9.16improved to meet at least minimum 9.17management standards as determined by 9.18the commissioner of natural resources. 9.19Expenditures are limited to the identified 9.20project corridor areas as defined in the work 9.21program. This appropriation may not be used 9.22for the purchase of residential structures, 9.23unless expressly approved in the work 9.24program. All conservation easements must 9.25be perpetual and have a natural resource 9.26management plan. Any land acquired in fee 9.27title by the commissioner of natural resources 9.28with money from this appropriation must 9.29be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 9.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 9.31The commissioner may similarly designate 9.32any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 9.33list of proposed restorations and fee title 9.34and easement acquisitions must be provided 9.35as part of the required work program. All 9.36funding for conservation easements must 10.1include a long-term stewardship plan and 10.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the 10.3agreement.

10.410.5(g) Conserving Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass County

10.6$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 10.7commissioner of natural resources for an 10.8agreement with Cass County to provide 10.9assistance for the donation of perpetual 10.10conservation easements to protect sensitive 10.11shoreland parcels for long-term protection 10.12of recreation, water quality, and critical 10.13habitat in north central Minnesota. This 10.14appropriation is available until June 30, 10.152013, by which time the project must be 10.16completed and final products delivered.

10.1710.18(h) Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie Landscapes

10.19$380,000 is from the trust fund to the 10.20commissioner of natural resources for an 10.21agreement with the Nature Conservancy 10.22to develop prairie landscape design plans 10.23and monitoring protocol involving local 10.24landowners and businesses to guide 10.25conservation, restoration, and related 10.26economic development. This appropriation 10.27is available until June 30, 2013, by which 10.28time the project must be completed and final 10.29products delivered.

10.30Subd. 5.Water Resources-0-3,455,000

10.3110.32(a) Understanding Sources of Aquatic Contaminants of Emerging Concern

10.33$640,000 is from the trust fund to the 10.34Board of Regents of the University of 10.35Minnesota to identify chemical markers to 11.1characterize sources of endocrine disruptors 11.2and pharmaceuticals entering surface waters 11.3in the Zumbro River Watershed. This 11.4appropriation is available until June 30, 11.52013, by which time the project must be 11.6completed and final products delivered.

11.711.8(b) Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. Louis River Basin

11.9$270,000 is from the trust fund to the 11.10commissioner of natural resources to map 11.11current sulfate sources and assess treatment 11.12options to minimize potential impacts of 11.13mercury on fish and wildlife from sulfate 11.14releases in the St. Louis River Basin. This 11.15appropriation is available until June 30, 11.162013, by which time the project must be 11.17completed and final products delivered.

11.1811.19(c) Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface Waters and Fish

11.20$340,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 11.21of Regents of the University of Minnesota in 11.22cooperation with St. Cloud State University 11.23to determine the chemical and biological 11.24fate of phytoestrogens in surface waters 11.25and the impacts on fish. This appropriation 11.26is available until June 30, 2013, by which 11.27time the project must be completed and final 11.28products delivered.

11.2911.30(d) Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis

11.31$485,000 is from the trust fund to the 11.32Board of Water and Soil Resources for 11.33an agreement with the Blue Earth County 11.34Drainage Authority to reduce soil erosion, 11.35peak water flows, and nutrient loading 11.36through a demonstration model evaluating 12.1storage and treatment options in drainage 12.2systems in order to improve water quality. 12.3This appropriation is available until June 12.430, 2014, by which time the project must be 12.5completed and final products delivered.

12.6(e) Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes

12.7$594,000 is from the trust fund to the 12.8commissioner of health for department 12.9activities and for an agreement with the 12.10United States Geologic Survey in cooperation 12.11with St. Cloud State University to develop 12.12quantitative data on septic system discharge 12.13of estrogenic and pharmaceutical compounds 12.14and assess septic and watershed influences 12.15on levels of contamination and biological 12.16responses in Minnesota lakes. The United 12.17States Geologic Survey is not subject to the 12.18requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 12.19116P.10. This appropriation is available 12.20until June 30, 2013, by which time the 12.21project must be completed and final products 12.22delivered.

12.23(f) Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes

12.24$264,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 12.25of Regents of the University of Minnesota 12.26to examine the concentration of dioxins in 12.27lake sediment and options to improve water 12.28quality in lakes.

12.29(g) Assessment of Shallow Lake Management

12.30$262,000 is from the trust fund to the 12.31commissioner of natural resources to 12.32evaluate the major causes of deterioration 12.33of shallow lakes in Minnesota and evaluate 12.34results of current management efforts. This 13.1appropriation is available until June 30, 13.22013, by which time the project must be 13.3completed and final products delivered.

13.413.5(h) Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline Development

13.6$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 13.7of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 13.8evaluate near-shore, in-water habitat impacts 13.9from shoreline development activities to 13.10assist in the design and implementation of 13.11management practices protecting critical 13.12shorelands and aquatic habitat. This 13.13appropriation is available until June 30, 13.142013, by which time the project must be 13.15completed and final products delivered.

13.1613.17(i) Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of Trout Streams

13.18$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 13.19Board of Regents of the University of 13.20Minnesota to assess cold water aquatic 13.21insect abundance related to warming water 13.22temperatures as predictors of trout growth in 13.23southeastern Minnesota and assess options 13.24to minimize stream temperature changes. 13.25This appropriation is available until June 13.2630, 2013, by which time the project must be 13.27completed and final products delivered.

13.2813.29Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species-0-1,470,000

13.3013.31(a) Biological Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard

13.32$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 13.33commissioner of natural resources in 13.34cooperation with the commissioner of 13.35agriculture to continue the development 13.36and implementation of biological control 14.1for European buckthorn and garlic mustard. 14.2This appropriation is available until June 14.330, 2013, by which time the project must be 14.4completed and final products delivered.

14.514.6(b) Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer

14.7$636,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 14.8of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 14.9assess the potential impacts of emerald ash 14.10borer on Minnesota's black ash forests and 14.11quantify potential impacts on native forest 14.12vegetation, invasive species spread, and 14.13hydrology. This appropriation is available 14.14until June 30, 2015, by which time the 14.15project must be completed and final products 14.16delivered.

14.17(c) Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion

14.18$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 14.19of Regents of the University of Minnesota to 14.20assess the role of forest health management 14.21in resisting infestation of invasive species. 14.22This appropriation is available until June 14.2330, 2013, by which time the project must be 14.24completed and final products delivered.

14.2514.26(d) Bioacoustic Traps for Management of Round Goby

14.27$175,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 14.28of Regents of the University of Minnesota 14.29to evaluate bioacoustic technology specific 14.30to invasive round goby in Lake Superior as 14.31a method for early detection and population 14.32reduction. This appropriation is available 14.33until June 30, 2013, by which time the 14.34project must be completed and final products 14.35delivered.

15.1Subd. 7.Renewable Energy-0-3,364,000

15.2(a) Algae for Fuels Pilot Project

15.3$900,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 15.4of Regents of the University of Minnesota 15.5to demonstrate an innovative microalgae 15.6production system utilizing and treating 15.7sanitary wastewater to produce biofuels 15.8from algae. This appropriation is available 15.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the 15.10project must be completed and final products 15.11delivered.

15.1215.13(b) Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate Change and Management

15.14$221,000 is from the trust fund to the 15.15Board of Regents of the University of 15.16Minnesota to determine how climate change, 15.17fertilization, and irrigation impact yields of 15.18grass monoculture and high diversity prairie 15.19biofuel crops, their storage of soil carbon, and 15.20susceptibility to invasion by exotic species. 15.21This appropriation is available until June 15.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be 15.23completed and final products delivered.

15.2415.25(c) Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies

15.26$600,000 is from the trust fund to the 15.27commissioner of natural resources to restore 15.28high quality native habitats and expand 15.29market opportunities for utilizing postharvest 15.30restoration as a bioenergy source. This 15.31appropriation is available until June 30, 15.322013, by which time the project must be 15.33completed and final products delivered.

16.116.216.3(d) Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs)

16.4$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to 16.5the commissioner of natural resources 16.6for agreements as follows: $206,000 16.7with Audubon Center of the North 16.8Woods; $212,000 with Deep Portage 16.9Learning Center; $350,000 with Eagle 16.10Bluff Environmental Learning Center; 16.11$258,000 with Laurentian Environmental 16.12Learning Center; $240,000 with Long 16.13Lake Conservation Center; and $234,000 16.14with Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning 16.15Center to implement renewable energy, 16.16energy efficiency, and energy conservation 16.17practices at the facilities. Efforts will include 16.18dissemination of related energy education.

16.1916.20(e) Life Cycle Analysis of Options for Minnesota's Energy Needs

16.21$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 16.22of Regents of the University of Minnesota 16.23for a life cycle analysis of low carbon energy 16.24technologies available to implement in 16.25Minnesota.

16.26Subd. 8.Environmental Education-0-2,640,000

16.2716.28(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy

16.29$368,000 is from the trust fund to the Board 16.30of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation 16.31with the Conservation Corps Minnesota 16.32to train and mentor future conservation 16.33professionals by providing apprenticeship 16.34service opportunities to soil and water 16.35conservation districts. This appropriation is 16.36available until June 30, 2013, by which time 17.1the project must be completed and the final 17.2products delivered.

17.317.4(b) Engaging Students in Environmental Stewardship through Adventure Learning

17.5$250,000 is from the trust fund to the 17.6commissioner of natural resources for an 17.7agreement with the Will Steger Foundation 17.8to provide curriculum, teacher training, 17.9online learning, and grants to schools 17.10on investigating the connection between 17.11Minnesota's changing climate and the 17.12impacts on ecosystems and natural resources. 17.13This appropriation is available until June 17.1430, 2013, by which time the project must be 17.15completed and final products delivered.

17.1617.17(c) Youth Connection to Nature Through Digital Photography

17.18$160,000 is from the trust fund to the 17.19commissioner of natural resources to hold 17.20teacher training workshops on the use of 17.21digital photography as a tool for learning 17.22about nature. The equipment must be 17.23provided from other funds.

17.2417.25(d) Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor Education

17.26$557,000 is from the trust fund to the 17.27commissioner of natural resources for 17.28an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 17.29provide an outdoor education and recreation 17.30program on the Mississippi River. This 17.31appropriation is available until June 30, 17.322013, by which time the project must be 17.33completed and final products delivered.

17.34(e) Urban Woodland Como Regional Park

18.1$218,000 is from the trust fund to the 18.2commissioner of natural resources for 18.3an agreement with the city of St. Paul, 18.4Department of Parks and Recreation, to 18.5restore and develop an outdoor classroom 18.6for ecological education and historical 18.7interpretation at Como Regional Park in 18.8St. Paul. This appropriation is available 18.9until June 30, 2013, by which time the 18.10project must be completed and final products 18.11delivered.

18.1218.13(f) Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools

18.14$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 18.15commissioner of natural resources to 18.16establish additional and enhance existing 18.17outdoor school forest and prairie classroom 18.18networks throughout Minnesota.

18.1918.20(g) Integrating Environmental and Outdoor Education in Grades 7-12

18.21$300,000 is from the trust fund to the 18.22commissioner of education in cooperation 18.23with the commissioner of natural resources 18.24to train and support grade 7-12 teachers 18.25to integrate environmental and outdoor 18.26education into academic standards.

18.27(h) Project Get Outdoors

18.28$15,000 is from the trust fund to the 18.29commissioner of natural resources for an 18.30agreement with Project Get Outdoors, Inc. to 18.31develop out of school programs connecting 18.32children to local nature experiences.

18.3318.34(i) Fishing: Cross Cultural Gateway to Environmental Education

19.1$155,000 is from the trust fund to the 19.2commissioner of natural resources for 19.3an agreement with the Association for 19.4the Advancement of Hmong Women 19.5in Minnesota to provide environmental 19.6information and teaching skills to and 19.7increase participation of Southeast Asian 19.8communities through the gateway of fishing 19.9skills. Information on mercury in fish 19.10advisories must be included as part of the 19.11educational outreach. This appropriation 19.12is available until June 30, 2013, by which 19.13time the project must be completed and final 19.14products delivered.

19.15(j) Minnesota WolfLink

19.16$193,000 is from the trust fund to the 19.17commissioner of natural resources for an 19.18agreement with the International Wolf Center 19.19to develop interactive onsite and distance 19.20learning about wolves and their habitat. 19.21This appropriation is available until June 19.2230, 2013, by which time the project must be 19.23completed and final products delivered.

19.24(k) Online Field Trip of Minnesota River

19.25$124,000 is from the trust fund to the 19.26commissioner of natural resources for an 19.27agreement with Minnesota State University 19.28- Mankato to develop online educational 19.29materials on the Minnesota River for schools 19.30and outreach centers.

19.31Subd. 9.Availability of Appropriations

19.32Money appropriated in this section may 19.33not be spent on activities unless they are 19.34directly related to the specific appropriation 20.1and are specified in the approved work 20.2program. Money appropriated in this section 20.3must not be spent on indirect costs or other 20.4institutional overhead charges. Unless 20.5otherwise provided, the amounts in this 20.6section are available until June 30, 2012, 20.7when projects must be completed and final 20.8products delivered. For acquisition of real 20.9property, the amounts in this section are 20.10available until June 30, 2013, if a binding 20.11contract is entered into by June 30, 2012, 20.12and closed not later than June 30, 2013. If 20.13a project receives a federal grant, the time 20.14period of the appropriation is extended to 20.15equal the federal grant period.

20.16Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements

20.17Data collected by the projects funded under 20.18this section must conform to guidelines and 20.19standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise 20.20Technology. Spatial data also must conform 20.21to additional guidelines and standards 20.22designed to support data coordination and 20.23distribution that have been published by the 20.24Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 20.25Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared 20.26as specified in the state's geographic metadata 20.27guideline and must be submitted to the 20.28Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 20.29All data must be accessible and free to the 20.30public unless made private under the Data 20.31Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 20.3213.20.33To the extent practicable, summary data and 20.34results of projects funded under this section 20.35should be readily accessible on the Internet 21.1and identified as an environment and natural 21.2resources trust fund project.

21.3Subd. 11.Project Requirements

21.4(a) As a condition of accepting an 21.5appropriation under this section, any agency 21.6or entity receiving an appropriation must 21.7comply with paragraphs (b) to (h) and 21.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, for any 21.9project funded in whole or in part with funds 21.10from the appropriation.21.11(b) To the extent possible, a person 21.12conducting restoration with money 21.13appropriated under this section must plant 21.14vegetation only of ecotypes native to 21.15Minnesota and preferably of the local 21.16ecotype using a high diversity of species 21.17originating as close to the restoration site as 21.18possible and, when restoring prairies, protect 21.19existing prairies from genetic contamination. 21.20Use of seeds and plant materials beyond these 21.21requirements must be expressly approved in 21.22the work program.21.23(c) All conservation easements acquired with 21.24money appropriated under this section must:21.25(1) be perpetual;21.26(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 21.27easement;21.28(3) specify all of the provisions of an 21.29agreement that are perpetual;21.30(4) be sent to the office of the 21.31Legislative-Citizen Commission on 21.32Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;22.1(5) include a long-term stewardship plan and 22.2funding for monitoring and enforcing the 22.3easement agreement; and22.4(6) include requirements in the easement 22.5document to address specific water quality 22.6protection activities such as keeping water 22.7on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 22.8contaminate loading, protecting groundwater, 22.9and not permitting artificial hydrological 22.10modifications.22.11(d) For all restorations conducted with money 22.12appropriated under this section, a recipient 22.13must prepare an ecological restoration 22.14and management plan that, to the degree 22.15practicable, is consistent with the highest 22.16quality conservation and ecological goals for 22.17the restoration site. Consideration should 22.18be given to soil, geology, topography, and 22.19other relevant factors that would provide 22.20the best chance for long-term success of the 22.21restoration projects. The plan must include 22.22the proposed timetable for implementing 22.23the restoration, including site preparation, 22.24establishment of diverse plant species, 22.25maintenance, and additional enhancement to 22.26establish the restoration; identify long-term 22.27maintenance and management needs of 22.28the restoration and how the maintenance, 22.29management, and enhancement will be 22.30financed; and take advantage of the best 22.31available science and include innovative 22.32techniques to achieve the best restoration.22.33(e) For new lands acquired with money 22.34appropriated under this section, a recipient 22.35must prepare a restoration and management 23.1plan in compliance with paragraph 23.2(d) including sufficient funding for 23.3implementation.23.4(f) For any acquisition of land or interest in 23.5land, a recipient of money appropriated under 23.6this section must give priority to high quality 23.7natural resources or conservation lands that 23.8provide natural buffers to water resources.23.9(g) To ensure public accountability for the 23.10use of public funds, a recipient of money 23.11appropriated under this section must provide 23.12to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 23.13Minnesota Resources documentation of the 23.14selection process used to identify parcels 23.15acquired and provide documentation of all 23.16related transaction costs, including but not 23.17limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 23.18fees, commissions, other similar costs, 23.19and donations. This information must be 23.20provided for all parties involved in the 23.21transaction. The recipient must also report 23.22to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 23.23Minnesota Resources any difference between 23.24the acquisition amount paid to the seller 23.25and the state-certified or state-reviewed 23.26appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 23.27appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 23.28such as appraisals may remain private 23.29during negotiations but must ultimately 23.30be made public according to Minnesota 23.31Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen 23.32Commission on Minnesota Resources shall 23.33review the requirement in this paragraph 23.34and provide a recommendation whether 23.35to continue or modify the requirement in 23.36future years. The commission may waive 24.1the application of this paragraph for specific 24.2projects.24.3(h) A recipient of money from an 24.4appropriation under this section must 24.5give consideration to contracting with the 24.6Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract 24.7restoration and enhancement services.

24.824.9Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital Equipment Expenditures

24.10All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 24.11to in this section must be administered on 24.12a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 24.13provided in this section. Notwithstanding 24.14Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 24.15expenditures made on or after July 1, 24.162010, or the date the work program is 24.17approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 24.18reimbursement unless otherwise provided 24.19in this section. Periodic payment must 24.20be made upon receiving documentation 24.21that the deliverable items articulated in 24.22the approved work program have been 24.23achieved, including partial achievements 24.24as evidenced by approved progress reports. 24.25Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 24.26projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 24.27match federal money. The advances must 24.28be approved as part of the work program. 24.29No expenditures for capital equipment are 24.30allowed unless expressly authorized in the 24.31project work program.

24.3224.33Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable Materials

24.34A political subdivision, public or private 24.35corporation, or other entity that receives an 24.36appropriation under this section must use the 25.1appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 25.2Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding 25.3purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 25.4materials; and 16B.122, regarding purchase 25.5and use of paper stock and printing.

25.625.7Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Guidelines

25.8A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 25.9under this section for a capital improvement 25.10project must ensure that the project complies 25.11with the applicable energy conservation and 25.12sustainable building guidelines and standards 25.13contained in law, including Minnesota 25.14Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 25.15216C.20, and rules adopted under those 25.16sections. The recipient may use the energy 25.17planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 25.18units of the Department of Commerce to 25.19obtain information and technical assistance 25.20on energy conservation and alternative 25.21energy development relating to the planning 25.22and construction of the capital improvement 25.23project.

25.24Subd. 15.Accessibility

25.25Structural and nonstructural facilities must 25.26meet the design standards in the Americans 25.27with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 25.28guidelines.

25.29Subd. 16.Carryforward

25.30The availability of the appropriation for 25.31the following projects is extended to 25.32June 30, 2011: Laws 2009, chapter 143, 25.33section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (j), 25.34Land and Water Conservation Account 25.35(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursements; 26.1subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Vulnerability 26.2of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine 26.3Disrupting Contaminants; and subdivision 6, 26.4paragraph (b), Emergency Delivery System 26.5Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water.