<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>account and fee; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Supplement, section 103G.271, subdivision 6; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>water fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment. All appropriations in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>this act are onetime only.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
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<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
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<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>310,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>$310,000 the second year is for continued <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>rulemaking to establish water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>standards for total nitrogen and nitrate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>nitrogen.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
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<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>5,000,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>$5,000,000 the second year shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>transferred to the metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>groundwater monitoring account established <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.272, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>to be used by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>resources for the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(1) establish a groundwater monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>network in the 11-county metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>that monitors nonstressed systems to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>information on aquifer characteristics and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>natural water level and water quality trends; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(2) develop an automated data system, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>including existing wells, to capture <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>groundwater level and water use data to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>enhance the evaluation of water resource <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>changes in aquifer systems that are stressed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>by pumping of existing wells.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>The commissioner shall collaborate with the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>commissioners of health and the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>Control Agency in designing the methods <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>used to collect and evaluate the data.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>1,615,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(a) $558,000 the second year is to purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>and restore permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>easements on riparian buffers of up to 120 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>feet adjacent to public waters, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>wetlands, to keep water on the land in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>nutrient transport, reduce hydrologic impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>to surface waters, and increase infiltration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for groundwater recharge. The riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>buffers must be at least 50 feet unless <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>there is a natural impediment, a road, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>other impediment beyond the control of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>the landowner. This appropriation may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>be used for restoration of riparian buffers <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>protected by easements purchased with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>this appropriation and for stream bank <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>restorations when the riparian buffers have <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>been restored. Up to five percent may be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>used for administration of this program and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>up to five percent may be used for technical <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>design, construction, and project oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(b) $557,000 the second year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>to watershed districts and watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>management organizations for: (1) structural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>or vegetative management practices that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>reduce storm water runoff from developed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>or disturbed lands to reduce the movement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>to leverage federal funds for restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>protection, or enhancement of water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>groundwater and drinking water; and (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>the installation of proven and effective <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>water retention practices including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>infiltration basins and sediment control <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>basins in order to keep water on the land. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>The projects must be of long-lasting public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>benefit, include a local match, and be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>consistent with TMDL implementation plans <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>or local water management plans. Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>district and watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>organization staff and administration may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>be used for the local match. Priority may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>given to school projects that can be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>demonstrate water retention practices. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>five percent may be used for administering <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the grants and up to five percent may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>used for technical design, construction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>project oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(c) $500,000 the second year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>permanent conservation easements on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>wellhead protection areas under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>paragraph (d). Priority must be placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>land that is located where the vulnerability <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>of the drinking water supply management <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>area, as defined under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>part 4720.5100, subpart 13, is designated as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>high or very high by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>health. Up to five percent may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>administration of this program and up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>percent may be used for technical design, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>construction, and project oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(d) The Star Lake Board, established under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>provide recommendations to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Water and Soil Resources on a set of criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>that could be used to designate a lake or river <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>as a "Minnesota Star Lake" or "Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Star River."<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Water use permit processing fee.</b> (a) Except as described in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>at any time during the year. The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>applied to the total amount appropriated:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>    (1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>than 100,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>    (3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>than 150,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>    (4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    (5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>than 250,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>than 350,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    (8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    (9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>than 450,000,000 gallons per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    (b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>permit in force at any time during the year:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>    (1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>    (2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    (c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    (2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>    (i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>    (ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>    (iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>    (3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>cogeneration of electricity and steam; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    (5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    (e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16B.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    (f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>agricultural land is $20 for years in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>    (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>and October 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    (g) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>permits that supply a common distribution system.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>(h) Beginning January 1, 2010, until June 30, 2015, a water monitoring fee of .0008 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>cents per gallon shall be applied to the volume of groundwater used in the counties <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Washington, and Wright. Beginning July 1, 2015, and thereafter, the fee shall be .0006 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>cents per gallon. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>area groundwater monitoring account established in section 103G.272.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[103G.272] METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER MONITORING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><b>ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>A metropolitan area groundwater monitoring account is created in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>resources fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>resources to provide for monitoring the groundwater quantity and quality of nonstressed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>systems in the 11-county metropolitan area, to include the installation, maintenance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>sealing of new or existing groundwater level monitoring wells, monitoring equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>groundwater data analysis, and data management systems. Money received from the water <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>monitoring fee under section 103G.271, subdivision 6, paragraph (h), and interest earned <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>on the account shall be deposited into the account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>24,076,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>27,285,000</b><br/>
<b>22,785,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>the second year are to develop total <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>TMDL implementation plans for waters <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>listed on the United States Environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>Protection Agency approved impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>waters list in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>complete an average of ten percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>TMDLs each year over the biennium. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>this amount, $348,000 the first year is to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>retest the comprehensive assessment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>biological conditions of the lower Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>River and its tributaries within the Lower <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>Minnesota River Major Watershed, as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>previously assessed from 1976 to 1992 under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>the Minnesota River Assessment Project <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(MRAP). The assessment must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>same fish species sampling at the same 116 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>locations and the same macroinvertebrate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>sampling at the same 41 locations as the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>MRAP assessment. The assessment must:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(1) include an analysis of the findings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>(2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>the Minnesota River.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>for a pilot project for the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>conducted on a watershed basis within <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>the Buffalo River watershed in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams. The pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>project shall include all necessary field <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>work to develop TMDL studies for all <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>impaired subwatersheds within the Buffalo <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>River watershed and provide information <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>necessary to complete reports for most of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>remaining watersheds, including analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>water quality data, identification of sources <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>of water quality degradation and stressors, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>load allocation development, development <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>of reports that provide protection plans <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>for subwatersheds that meet water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>standards, and development of reports that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>provide information necessary to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>TMDL studies for subwatersheds that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>meet water quality standards, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>listed as impaired.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(b) $500,000 the first year is for development <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>of an enhanced TMDL database to manage <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>and track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>the first year is to promulgate rules. By <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>November 1, 2010, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>resources finance on the outcomes achieved <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>with this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,169,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the second year are for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116.195</statute_ref>, to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>political subdivisions for up to 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>of the costs to predesign, design, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>implement capital projects that use treated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>municipal wastewater instead of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>from drinking water aquifers, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>including the conservation and protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>water resources. Of this amount, $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>the first year is for grants to ethanol plants <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>that are within one and one-half miles of a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>city for improvements that reuse greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>300,000 gallons of wastewater per day.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>the second year are for groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>assessment and drinking water protection to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>include:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(1) the installation and sampling of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>30 new monitoring wells;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>shallow monitoring wells each year for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(3) the completion of at least four to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>five groundwater models for TMDL and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>watershed plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(e) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>water partnership program. Priority shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>given to projects preventing impairments and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>groundwater in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.20, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(f) $896,000 the first year is to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>a network of water monitoring sites, to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>include at least 20 additional sites, in public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>waters adjacent to wastewater treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>facilities across the state to assess levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>in this article. The data must be placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>the agency's Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(g) $155,000 the first year is to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>notification of the potential for coal tar <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>contamination, establish a storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>pond inventory schedule, and develop best <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>management practices for treating and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>cleaning up contaminated sediments as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>required in this article. $345,000 $645,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>the second year is to develop a model <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>ordinance for the restricted use of undiluted <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>coal tar sealants and to provide grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>units of government for up to 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>the costs to implement best management <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>practices to treat or clean up contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>sediments in storm water ponds and other <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>waters as defined under this article. Local <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>governments must have adopted an ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>for the restricted use of undiluted coal tar <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>sealants in order to be eligible for a grant, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>unless a statewide restriction has been <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>implemented. A grant awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>paragraph must not exceed $100,000. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>$145,000 of the appropriation in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>year may be used to complete work required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>under section 28, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>(h) $350,000 the first year and $400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>$600,000 the second year are for a restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>project in the lower St. Louis River and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>Duluth harbor in order to improve water <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>quality. This appropriation must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>by nonstate money at a rate of at least $2 for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>every $1 of state money.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(i) $150,000 the first year and $196,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>second year are for grants to the Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>Watershed Management Board to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>and expand existing river watch activities in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>the Red River of the North. The Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>Watershed Management Board shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>a report that includes formal evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>results from the river watch program to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>commissioners of education and the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Control Agency and to the legislative natural <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>resources finance and policy committees <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>and K-12 finance and policy committees by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>February 15, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(j) $200,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>second year are for coordination with the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>state of Wisconsin and the National Park <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>Service on comprehensive water monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>and phosphorus reduction activities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>Lake St. Croix portion of the St. Croix <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>River. The Pollution Control Agency <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>River Association in implementing the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>water monitoring and phosphorus reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>activities. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>to the extent matched by nonstate sources. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>Money not matched by November 15, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>cancels for this purpose and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>the purposes of paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(k) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>the second year are for completion of 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>percent of the needed statewide assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>of surface water quality and trends. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>amount, $175,000 the first year and $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>the second year are for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>analyzing endocrine disruptors in surface <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>waters.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(l) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>the second year are for civic engagement <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>in TMDL development. The agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>develop a plan for expenditures under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>this paragraph. The agency shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>consideration to civic engagement proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>from basin or sub-basin organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>and the Red River Basin Commission. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>By November 15, 2009, the plan shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>submitted to the house and senate chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>environmental finance divisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>(m) $5,000,000 the second year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>groundwater protection or prevention of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>groundwater degradation activities. By <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>January 15, 2010, the commissioner, in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>consultation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>natural resources, the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>Soil Resources, and other agencies, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>jurisdiction over the clean water fund on the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>intended use of these funds. The legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>must approve expenditure of these funds by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>law.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var><i>(n) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the </i><br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var><i>second year are for grants to the Star Lake </i><br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var><i>Board established under Minnesota Statutes, </i><br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var><i>section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.702</i></statute_ref><i>. The appropriation is a </i><br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var><i>pilot program to focus on engaging citizen </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><i>participation and fostering local partnerships </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><i>by increasing citizen involvement in water </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var><i>quality enhancement by designating star </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><i>lakes and rivers. The board shall include </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><i>information on the results of this pilot </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var><i>program in its next biennial report under </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><i>Minnesota Statutes, section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.702</i></statute_ref><i>. The </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var><i>second year grants are available only if </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var><i>the Board of Water and Soil Resources </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><i>determines that the money granted in the first </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><i>year furthered the water quality goals in the </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><i>star lakes program in Minnesota Statutes, </i><br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><i>section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.701</i></statute_ref><i>.</i> * (The preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>paragraph beginning "(n) $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>first year" was indicated as vetoed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>governor.)<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>16A.28
         </statute_ref>, the appropriations encumbered on or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>this section are available until June 30, 2013.<br/>