1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural 
1.3 	resources, and energy; creating accounts; modifying disposition of certain 
1.4 	receipts; modifying responsibilities and authorities; creating an advisory 
1.5 	committee; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; modifying 
1.6 	cooperative electric association petition provisions; repealing definitions and 
1.7 	requirements; requiring rulemaking on wild rice standards;amending Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes 2010, sections 85.052, subdivision 4; 89.21; 97A.055, by adding 
1.9 	a subdivision; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 
1.10 	103G.301, subdivision 2; 115A.1314; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115C.09, 
1.11 	subdivision 3c; 115C.13; 116.07, subdivision 4h; 116P.04, by adding a 
1.12 	subdivision; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 127A.31; 216B.026, subdivision 1; 290.431; 
1.13 	290.432; 357.021, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes, chapters 16E; 84; 89; 97A; 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, 
1.15 	sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 84.027, subdivision 11; 116P.09, 
1.16 	subdivision 4; 116P.14.
1.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.18 	ARTICLE 1
1.19 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE

1.20	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.21 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.22 	in this article.

1.23			2012
		2013
		Total
	
1.24	General
	$
	71,858,000
	$
	71,708,000
	$
	143,566,000
	
1.25
1.26	State Government Special 
Revenue
		75,000
		75,000
		150,000
	
1.27	Environmental
		62,614,000
		62,783,000
		125,397,000
	
1.28	Natural Resources
		90,792,000
		90,492,000
		181,284,000
	
1.29	Game and Fish
		88,217,000
		87,617,000
		175,834,000
	
1.30	Remediation
		10,596,000
		10,596,000
		21,192,000
	
2.1	Permanent School
		200,000
		200,000
		400,000
	
2.2	Total
	$
	324,352,000
	$
	323,471,000
	$
	647,823,000

2.3	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.5 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.6 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.7 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
2.8 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
2.9 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.10 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.11 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.13				Available for the Year
	
2.14				Ending June 30
	
2.15					2012
		2013

2.16	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	76,228,000
	$
	76,397,000

2.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.19		2012
	2013
	
2.20	General
	3,043,000
	3,043,000
	
2.21
2.22	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.23	Environmental
	62,614,000
	62,783,000
	
2.24	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
2.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.27 	subdivisions.
2.28 	A recipient of a grant funded by an 
2.29 	appropriation under this section shall 
2.30 	display on its Web site detailed information 
2.31 	on the expenditure of the grant funds 
2.32 	and measurable outcomes as a result of 
2.33 	the expenditure of funds and submit this 
2.34 	information to the agency by June 30 each 
2.35 	year. A recipient without an active Web site 
3.1 	shall report to the agency by June 30 each 
3.2 	year detailed information on the expenditure 
3.3 	of the grant funds and measurable outcomes 
3.4 	as a result of the expenditure of funds. The 
3.5 	commissioner shall display the information 
3.6 	received by recipients under this paragraph 
3.7 	on the agency's Web site.

3.8	Subd. 2.Water
 		21,734,000
		21,734,000

3.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.10		2012
	2013
	
3.11	General
	3,043,000
	3,043,000
	
3.12
3.13	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
3.14	Environmental
	18,616,000
	18,616,000
	
3.15 	$1,378,000 the first year and $1,378,000 
3.16 	the second year are for water program 
3.17 	operations.
3.18 	$1,665,000 the first year and $1,665,000 
3.19 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
3.20 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
3.21 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.22 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
3.23 	remaining after the first year is available for 
3.24 	the second year.
3.25 	$740,000 the first year and $740,000 the 
3.26 	second year are from the environmental 
3.27 	fund to address the need for continued 
3.28 	increased activity in the areas of new 
3.29 	technology review, technical assistance 
3.30 	for local governments, and enforcement 
3.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 
3.32 	to 115.58, and to complete the requirements 
3.33 	of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 
3.34 	165.
3.35 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.36 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
4.1 	before June 30, 2013, as grants or contracts 
4.2 	for SSTS's, surface water and groundwater 
4.3 	assessments, total maximum daily loads, 
4.4 	storm water, and local basinwide water 
4.5 	quality protection in this subdivision are 
4.6 	available until June 30, 2016.

4.7	Subd. 3.Air
 		12,297,000
		12,466,000

4.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.9		2012
	2013
	
4.10	Environmental
	12,297,000
	12,466,000
	
4.11 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
4.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.13 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
4.14 	Statutes, section 116.454.

4.15	Subd. 4.Land
 		17,412,000
		17,412,000

4.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.17		2012
	2013
	
4.18	Environmental
	6,916,000
	6,916,000
	
4.19	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
4.20 	All money for environmental response, 
4.21 	compensation, and compliance in the 
4.22 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
4.23 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
4.24 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture 
4.25 	for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.26 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), 
4.27 	(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each 
4.28 	fiscal year, the two commissioners shall 
4.29 	jointly submit an annual spending plan 
4.30 	to the commissioner of management and 
4.31 	budget that maximizes the utilization of 
4.32 	resources and appropriately allocates the 
4.33 	money between the two departments. This 
4.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2013.
5.1 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the 
5.2 	second year are from the petroleum tank fund 
5.3 	to be transferred to the remediation fund for 
5.4 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
5.5 	tank program to protect the land.
5.6 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
5.7 	second year are from the remediation fund 
5.8 	for transfer to the commissioner of health for 
5.9 	private water supply monitoring and health 
5.10 	assessment costs in areas contaminated 
5.11 	by unpermitted mixed municipal solid 
5.12 	waste disposal facilities and drinking water 
5.13 	advisories and public information activities 
5.14 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

5.15
5.16	Subd. 5.Environmental Assistance and 
Cross-Media
 		24,785,000
		24,785,000

5.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.18		2012
	2013
	
5.19	Environmental
	24,785,000
	24,785,000
	
5.20 	$14,250,000 the first year and $14,250,000 
5.21 	the second year are from the environmental 
5.22 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
5.23 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
5.24 	second year are from the environmental 
5.25 	fund for environmental assistance grants 
5.26 	or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.27 	115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and 
5.28 	loan balances in the first year do not cancel 
5.29 	but are available for grants and loans in the 
5.30 	second year.
5.31 	$89,000 the first year and $89,000 the 
5.32 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.33 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
5.34 	products under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.35 	116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, 
6.1 	$57,000 each year is transferred to the 
6.2 	commissioner of health.
6.3 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
6.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.5 	for the electronics waste program under 
6.6 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.1310 to 
6.7 	115A.1330.
6.8 	All money deposited in the environmental 
6.9 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste 
6.10 	landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota 
6.11 	Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise 
6.12 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
6.13 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
6.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.15 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on 
6.16 	or before June 30, 2013, as contracts or 
6.17 	grants for surface water and groundwater 
6.18 	assessments; environmental assistance 
6.19 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.20 	115A.0716; technical and research assistance 
6.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; 
6.22 	technical assistance under Minnesota 
6.23 	Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution 
6.24 	prevention assistance under Minnesota 
6.25 	Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until 
6.26 	June 30, 2015.

6.27	Subd. 6.Remediation Fund
 					
6.28 	The commissioner may transfer money from 
6.29 	the environmental fund to the remediation 
6.30 	fund for the purposes of the remediation fund 
6.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.155, 
6.32 	subdivision 2.

6.33	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

6.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	221,809,000
	$
	220,904,000

7.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.2		2012
	2013
	
7.3	General
	48,520,000
	48,515,000
	
7.4	Natural Resources
	84,772,000
	84,472,000
	
7.5	Game and Fish
	88,217,000
	87,617,000
	
7.6	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
7.7	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
7.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.10 	subdivisions.

7.11
7.12	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		8,963,000
		8,963,000

7.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.14		2012
	2013
	
7.15	General
	2,500,000
	2,500,000
	
7.16	Natural Resources
	4,861,000
	4,861,000
	
7.17	Game and Fish
	1,402,000
	1,402,000
	
7.18	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
7.19 	$2,696,000 the first year and $2,696,000 
7.20 	the second year are from the minerals 
7.21 	management account in the natural resources 
7.22 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
7.23 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), 
7.24 	for mineral resource management, projects 
7.25 	to enhance future mineral income, and 
7.26 	projects to promote new mineral resource 
7.27 	opportunities.
7.28 	$68,000 the first year and $68,000 the 
7.29 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
7.30 	environmental research, of which $34,000 
7.31 	the first year and $40,000 the second year are 
7.32 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
7.33 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
7.34 	match may be cash or in-kind.
7.35 	$251,000 the first year and $251,000 the 
7.36 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
8.1 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year 
8.2 	is from the minerals management account 
8.3 	in the natural resources fund. $51,000 the 
8.4 	first year and $51,000 the second year are 
8.5 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
8.6 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
8.7 	match may be cash or in-kind.

8.8	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		20,107,000
		20,107,000

8.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.10		2012
	2013
	
8.11	General
	6,728,000
	6,728,000
	
8.12	Natural Resources
	9,680,000
	9,680,000
	
8.13	Game and Fish
	3,699,000
	3,699,000
	
8.14 	$2,142,000 the first year and $2,142,000 the 
8.15 	second year are from the invasive species 
8.16 	account in the natural resources fund and 
8.17 	$1,674,000 the first year and $1,674,000 the 
8.18 	second year are from the general fund for 
8.19 	management, public awareness, assessment 
8.20 	and monitoring research, law enforcement, 
8.21 	and water access inspection to prevent the 
8.22 	spread of invasive species; management 
8.23 	of invasive plants in public waters; and 
8.24 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
8.25 	on state-administered lands.
8.26 	$5,000,000 the first year, and $5,000,000 the 
8.27 	second year are from the water management 
8.28 	account in the natural resources fund for only 
8.29 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
8.30 	section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
8.31 	$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
8.32 	second year are for grants for up to 50 
8.33 	percent of the cost of implementation of 
8.34 	the Red River mediation agreement. The 
8.35 	commissioner shall submit a report to the 
8.36 	chairs of the legislative committees having 
9.1 	primary jurisdiction over environment and 
9.2 	natural resources policy and finance on the 
9.3 	accomplishments achieved with the grants 
9.4 	by January 15, 2014.
9.5 	$1,636,000 the first year and $1,636,000 
9.6 	the second year are from the heritage 
9.7 	enhancement account in the game and 
9.8 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
9.9 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
9.10 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
9.11 	$1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the 
9.12 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
9.13 	management account in the natural resources 
9.14 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
9.15 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
9.16 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
9.17 	year and $100,000 the second year may 
9.18 	be used for nongame wildlife information, 
9.19 	education, and promotion. 

9.20	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		32,211,000
		32,211,000

9.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.22		2012
	2013
	
9.23	General
	17,854,000
	17,854,000
	
9.24	Natural Resources
	13,093,000
	13,093,000
	
9.25	Game and Fish
	1,264,000
	1,264,000
	
9.26 	$7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000 
9.27 	the second year are for prevention, 
9.28 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
9.29 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
9.30 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.31 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
9.32 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
9.33 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
9.34 	fund.
10.1 	By January 15 of each year, the commissioner 
10.2 	of natural resources shall submit a report to 
10.3 	the chairs and ranking minority members 
10.4 	of the house and senate committees 
10.5 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
10.6 	environment and natural resources finance, 
10.7 	identifying all firefighting costs incurred 
10.8 	and reimbursements received in the prior 
10.9 	fiscal year. These appropriations may 
10.10 	not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
10.11 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
10.12 	commissioner from any source other than 
10.13 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
10.14 	the general fund.
10.15 	$13,093,000 the first year and $13,093,000 
10.16 	the second year are from the forest 
10.17 	management investment account in the 
10.18 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
10.19 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.20 	89.039, subdivision 2.
10.21 	$580,000 the first year and $580,000 the 
10.22 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
10.23 	Council for implementation of the 
10.24 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act.
10.25 	$250,000 in the first year and $250,000 in the 
10.26 	second year are reductions for the FORIST 
10.27 	system.
10.28 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
10.29 	the second year are from the heritage 
10.30 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
10.31 	fund to maintain and expand the ecological 
10.32 	classification system program. This is a 
10.33 	onetime appropriation.

10.34	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		66,529,000
		66,224,000

11.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.2		2012
	2013
	
11.3	General
	18,135,000
	18,130,000
	
11.4	Natural Resources
	46,200,000
	45,900,000
	
11.5	Game and Fish
	2,194,000
	2,194,000
	
11.6 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
11.7 	second year are from the water recreation 
11.8 	account in the natural resources fund to 
11.9 	enable the department to develop and 
11.10 	implement best management practices for 
11.11 	public water access facilities to implement 
11.12 	aquatic invasive species prevention 
11.13 	strategies.
11.14 	The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter 
11.15 	128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, from 
11.16 	the water recreation account in the natural 
11.17 	resources fund for a cooperative project with 
11.18 	the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
11.19 	to develop the Mississippi Whitewater Park 
11.20 	is available until June 30, 2013. The project 
11.21 	must be designed to prevent the spread of 
11.22 	aquatic invasive species.
11.23 	$5,731,000 the first year and $5,731,000 the 
11.24 	second year are from the natural resources 
11.25 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
11.26 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
11.27 	revenue deposited in the natural resources 
11.28 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.29 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
11.30 	$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 
11.31 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
11.32 	trails and enforcement account in the 
11.33 	natural resources fund for the snowmobile 
11.34 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
11.35 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
11.36 	year and is available for the second year.
12.1 	$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 
12.2 	the second year are from the natural 
12.3 	resources fund for the off-highway vehicle 
12.4 	grants-in-aid program. Of this amount, 
12.5 	$1,110,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
12.6 	vehicle account; $150,000 each year is from 
12.7 	the off-highway motorcycle account; and 
12.8 	$100,000 each year is from the off-road 
12.9 	vehicle account. Any unencumbered balance 
12.10 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
12.11 	and is available for the second year.
12.12 	$805,000 the first year and $805,000 the 
12.13 	second year are from the natural resources 
12.14 	fund for trail grants to local units of 
12.15 	government on land to be maintained for at 
12.16 	least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. 
12.17 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
12.18 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
12.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
12.20 	paragraph (e), clause (4).
12.21 	$200,000 the first year from the off-highway 
12.22 	vehicle damage account in the natural 
12.23 	resources fund is for all-terrain vehicle 
12.24 	grants-in-aid.
12.25 	$100,000 the first year is from the all-terrain 
12.26 	vehicle account in the natural resources fund 
12.27 	for a pass-through grant to Lake County for 
12.28 	completion of the Lake County Regional 
12.29 	All-Terrain Vehicle Trail. This is a onetime 
12.30 	appropriation and is available until spent.
12.31 	$400,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
12.32 	vehicle account in the natural resources 
12.33 	fund. Of this amount, $100,000 the first 
12.34 	year is for developing a comprehensive 
12.35 	all-terrain vehicle trail plan under current 
13.1 	forest designation. The plan shall be 
13.2 	provided to the chairs and ranking minority 
13.3 	members of the house of representatives and 
13.4 	senate committees having jurisdiction over 
13.5 	environment and natural resources policy 
13.6 	and finance by January 15, 2012. $200,000 
13.7 	the first year and $300,000 the second year 
13.8 	are for the all-terrain vehicle grant-in-aid 
13.9 	program for trail building. $100,000 each 
13.10 	year is to provide downloadable trail maps on 
13.11 	the Internet and is a onetime appropriation.

13.12	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		60,761,000
		60,161,000

13.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.14		2012
	2013
	
13.15	General
	199,000
	199,000
	
13.16	Natural Resources
	1,899,000
	1,899,000
	
13.17	Game and Fish
	58,663,000
	58,063,000
	
13.18 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
13.19 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
13.20 	account in the natural resources fund for gray 
13.21 	wolf research.
13.22 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000 the 
13.23 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
13.24 	for gray wolf management.
13.25 	$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
13.26 	the second year are from the heritage 
13.27 	enhancement account in the game and 
13.28 	fish fund only for activities specified in 
13.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
13.30 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
13.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
13.32 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
13.33 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
13.34 	retention.
14.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.2 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
14.3 	the second year from the critical habitat 
14.4 	private sector matching account may be used 
14.5 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
14.6 	match program.
14.7 	$199,000 the first year and $199,000 the 
14.8 	second year are for preserving, restoring, and 
14.9 	enhancing grassland and wetland complexes 
14.10 	on public or private lands.
14.11 	$600,000 the first year is from the game and 
14.12 	fish fund for land acquisition.
14.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.14 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
14.15 	under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for 
14.16 	aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat 
14.17 	grants are available until June 30, 2014.

14.18	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		30,928,000
		30,928,000

14.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.20		2012
	2013
	
14.21	General
	2,216,000
	2,216,000
	
14.22	Natural Resources
	8,558,000
	8,558,000
	
14.23	Game and Fish
	20,054,000
	20,054,000
	
14.24	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
14.25 	$1,204,000 the first year and $1,307,000 
14.26 	the second year are from the heritage 
14.27 	enhancement account in the game and 
14.28 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
14.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
14.30 	paragraph (e), clause (1). The base 
14.31 	appropriation in 2014 is $1,297,000.
14.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.33 	84.780, $100,000 the first year is from the 
14.34 	game and fish fund to fund a conservation 
15.1 	officer academy in 2011. This is a onetime 
15.2 	appropriation.
15.3 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
15.4 	second year are from the snowmobile 
15.5 	trails and enforcement account in the 
15.6 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
15.7 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
15.8 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
15.9 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
15.10 	year and is available for the second year.
15.11 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
15.12 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
15.13 	account for grants to qualifying organizations 
15.14 	to assist in safety and environmental 
15.15 	education and monitoring trails on public 
15.16 	lands under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.17 	84.9011. Grants issued under this paragraph: 
15.18 	(1) must be issued through a formal 
15.19 	agreement with the organization; and (2) 
15.20 	must not be used as a substitute for traditional 
15.21 	spending by the organization. By December 
15.22 	15 each year, an organization receiving a 
15.23 	grant under this paragraph shall report to the 
15.24 	commissioner with details on expenditures 
15.25 	and outcomes from the grant. By January 
15.26 	15, 2013, the commissioner shall report on 
15.27 	the expenditures and outcomes of the grants 
15.28 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
15.29 	of the legislative committees and divisions 
15.30 	having jurisdiction over natural resources 
15.31 	policy and finance. Of this appropriation, 
15.32 	$25,000 each year is for administration of 
15.33 	these grants. Any unencumbered balance 
15.34 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
15.35 	and is available for the second year.
16.1 	$510,000 the first year and $510,000 
16.2 	the second year are from the natural 
16.3 	resources fund for grants to county law 
16.4 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
16.5 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
16.6 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
16.7 	in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each 
16.8 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
16.9 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
16.10 	motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year 
16.11 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
16.12 	county enforcement agencies may use 
16.13 	money received under this appropriation 
16.14 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
16.15 	agencies within the county that have a high 
16.16 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. 
16.17 	Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year 
16.18 	is for administration of these grants. Any 
16.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
16.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
16.21 	second year.
16.22 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
16.23 	second year are from the water recreation 
16.24 	account in the natural resources fund for 
16.25 	grants to counties for boat and water safety. 
16.26 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
16.27 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
16.28 	the second year.

16.29	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		2,310,000
		2,310,000

16.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.31		2012
	2013
	
16.32	General
	888,000
	888,000
	
16.33	Natural Resources
	481,000
	481,000
	
16.34	Game and Fish
	941,000
	941,000
	
16.35 	$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the 
16.36 	second year are from the natural resources 
17.1 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
17.2 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo 
17.3 	and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
17.4 	for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation 
17.5 	is from the revenue deposited to the fund 
17.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
17.7 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

17.8
17.9	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	11,532,000
	$
	11,532,000
	
17.10 	$2,996,000 the first year and $2,996,000 the 
17.11 	second year are for natural resources block 
17.12 	grants to local governments. The board may 
17.13 	reduce the amount of the natural resources 
17.14 	block grant to a county by an amount equal to 
17.15 	any reduction in the county's general services 
17.16 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
17.17 	district from the county's previous year 
17.18 	allocation when the board determines that 
17.19 	the reduction was disproportionate. Grants 
17.20 	must be matched with a combination of local 
17.21 	cash or in-kind contributions. The base 
17.22 	grant portion related to water planning must 
17.23 	be matched by an amount as specified by 
17.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
17.25 	$2,707,000 the first year and $2,707,000 
17.26 	the second year are for grants requested 
17.27 	by soil and water conservation districts for 
17.28 	general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
17.29 	implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota 
17.30 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
17.31 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
17.32 	appropriations for supplies and services 
17.33 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
17.34 	districts. Any district requesting a grant 
17.35 	under this paragraph shall maintain a Web 
18.1 	page that publishes, at a minimum, its annual 
18.2 	plan, annual report, annual audit, annual 
18.3 	budget, including membership dues, and 
18.4 	meeting notices and minutes.
18.5 	$1,797,000 the first year and $1,797,000 
18.6 	the second year are for grants to soil and 
18.7 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
18.8 	contracts for erosion control, water quality 
18.9 	management, feedlot water quality projects, 
18.10 	and establishing and maintaining riparian 
18.11 	vegetation buffers of restored native 
18.12 	prairie and for county cooperative weed 
18.13 	management programs.
18.14 	$386,000 the first year and $386,000 the 
18.15 	second year are for implementation and 
18.16 	enforcement of the Wetland Conservation 
18.17 	Act.
18.18 	$51,000 the first year and $51,000 the second 
18.19 	year are for staff to monitor and enforce 
18.20 	wetland replacement, wetland bank sites, 
18.21 	and the Wetland Conservation Act. The 
18.22 	board must include in its biennial report to 
18.23 	the legislature information on all state and 
18.24 	local units of government, including special 
18.25 	purpose districts, and impacts on wetlands 
18.26 	in the state.
18.27 	$166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
18.28 	second year are to provide assistance to local 
18.29 	drainage management officials and for the 
18.30 	costs of the Drainage Work Group.
18.31 	$84,000 the first year and $84,000 the second 
18.32 	year are for a grant to the Red River Basin 
18.33 	Commission for water quality and floodplain 
18.34 	management, including administration of 
18.35 	programs. If the appropriation in either year 
19.1 	is insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
19.2 	year is available for it.
19.3 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000 
19.4 	the second year are for grants to Area 
19.5 	II Minnesota River Basin Projects for 
19.6 	floodplain management.
19.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.8 	103C.501, the board may shift cost-share 
19.9 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
19.10 	technical and administrative assistance 
19.11 	portion of the grant funds to leverage 
19.12 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
19.13 	high-priority needs identified in local water 
19.14 	management plans.
19.15 	The appropriations for grants in this 
19.16 	section are available until expended. If an 
19.17 	appropriation for grants in either year is 
19.18 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
19.19 	year is available for it.

19.20	Sec. 6. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	8,226,000
	$
	8,226,000

19.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.22		2012
	2013
	
19.23	General
	2,856,000
	2,856,000
	
19.24	Natural Resources
	5,370,000
	5,370,000
	
19.25 	$2,856,000 the first year and $2,856,000 
19.26 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
19.27 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
19.28 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.29 	473.351.
19.30 	$5,370,000 the first year and $5,370,000 the 
19.31 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.32 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
19.33 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
19.34 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
20.1 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
20.2 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
20.3 	clause (3).

20.4
20.5	Sec. 7. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	790,000
	$
	645,000

20.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.7		2012
	2013
	
20.8	General
	300,000
	155,000
	
20.9	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
20.10 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
20.11 	money appropriated from the natural 
20.12 	resources fund under this section only 
20.13 	as provided in an agreement with the 
20.14 	commissioner of natural resources.

20.15	Sec. 8. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	5,767,000
	$
	5,767,000

20.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.17		2012
	2013
	
20.18	General
	5,607,000
	5,607,000
	
20.19	Natural Resources
	160,000
	160,000
	
20.20 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the 
20.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
20.22 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
20.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
20.24 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

20.25 	ARTICLE 2
20.26 	ENERGY FINANCE

20.27	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
20.28 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
20.29 	in this article.

20.30			2012
		2013
		Total
	
20.31	General
	$
	25,171,000
	$
	25,179,000
	$
	50,350,000
	
20.32	Special Revenue
		400,000
		400,000
		800,000
	
20.33	Petroleum Tank Cleanup
		1,052,000
		1,052,000
		2,104,000
	
21.1	Workers' Compensation
		751,000
		751,000
		1,502,000
	
21.2	Total
	$
	27,374,000
	$
	27,382,000
	$
	54,756,000

21.3	Sec. 2. ENERGY FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
21.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
21.5 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
21.6 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
21.7 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
21.8 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
21.9 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
21.10 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
21.11 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

21.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
21.13				Available for the Year
	
21.14				Ending June 30
	
21.15					2012
		2013

21.16	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

21.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	21,542,000
	$
	21,550,000

21.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.19		2012
	2013
	
21.20	General
	19,739,000
	19,747,000
	
21.21	Petroleum Cleanup
	1,052,000
	1,052,000
	
21.22
21.23	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000
	
21.24 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
21.25 	purpose are specified in the following 
21.26 	subdivisions.

21.27	Subd. 2.Financial Institutions
 		6,774,000
		6,778,000
	
21.28 	$138,000 the first year and $142,000 
21.29 	the second year are for the regulation of 
21.30 	mortgage originators and servicers under 
21.31 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58 and 58A.

21.32
21.33	Subd. 3.Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup 
Board
 		1,052,000
		1,052,000
	
21.34 	This appropriation is from the petroleum 
21.35 	tank release cleanup fund.

22.1	Subd. 4.Administrative Services
 		3,465,000
		3,465,000

22.2	Subd. 5.Telecommunications
 		1,010,000
		1,010,000

22.3	Subd. 6.Market Assurance
 		6,251,000
		6,255,000

22.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.5		2012
	2013
	
22.6	General
	5,500,000
	5,504,000
	
22.7
22.8	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000

22.9	Subd. 7.Office of Energy Security
 		2,990,000
		2,990,000

22.10	Subd. 8.Transfer
 					
22.11 	$300,000 first year and $300,000 the second 
22.12 	year are for transfer to the commissioner of 
22.13 	human services to supplement the ongoing 
22.14 	operational expenses of the Commission 
22.15 	of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing 
22.16 	Minnesotans. This appropriation is from the 
22.17 	telecommunication access Minnesota fund.

22.18
22.19	Sec. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS 
MINNESOTA FUND
 	$
	400,000
	$
	400,000
	
22.20 	In addition to the appropriation authorized in 
22.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52, $400,000 
22.22 	the first year and $400,000 the second year 
22.23 	are from the telecommunications access 
22.24 	Minnesota fund as follows:
22.25 	(1) $230,000 each year is to the Office of 
22.26 	Enterprise Technology;
22.27 	(2) $20,000 each year is to the Commission 
22.28 	of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing 
22.29 	Minnesotans to provide information on their 
22.30 	Web site in American Sign Language and to 
22.31 	provide technical assistance to state agencies; 
22.32 	and
23.1 	(3) $150,000 each year is to the Legislative 
23.2 	Coordinating Commission to provide 
23.3 	captioning of live streaming of legislative 
23.4 	activity on the commission's Web site and 
23.5 	for a consolidated access fund for other state 
23.6 	agencies.
23.7 	These appropriations are onetime.

23.8	Sec. 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	5,432,000
	$
	5,432,000

23.9	Sec. 6. TRANSFERS.
 					
23.10 	(a) By June 30, 2013, the commissioner 
23.11 	of management and budget shall transfer 
23.12 	$3,000,000 from the special revenue fund to 
23.13 	the general fund. The transfers must be from 
23.14 	the following appropriation reductions and 
23.15 	accounts with the special revenue fund:
23.16 	(1) $250,000 is from the telecommunications 
23.17 	access Minnesota fund established in 
23.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52;
23.19 	(2) $250,000 is from the Department of 
23.20 	Commerce license technology surcharge 
23.21 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, 
23.22 	section 45.24;
23.23 	(3) $300,000 is from the energy and 
23.24 	conservation account established in 
23.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241;
23.26 	(4) $500,000 is from the insurance fraud 
23.27 	prevention account established in Minnesota 
23.28 	Statutes, section 45.0135;
23.29 	(5) $1,500,000 is from the automobile theft 
23.30 	prevention account established in Minnesota 
23.31 	Statutes, section 168A.40; and
24.1 	(6) $200,000 is from the real estate education, 
24.2 	research and recovery fund established in 
24.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 82.86.
24.4 	(b) By June 30, 2013, the commissioner 
24.5 	of management and budget shall transfer 
24.6 	$15,000,000 in assets of the workers' 
24.7 	compensation assigned risk plan created 
24.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, to 
24.9 	the general fund.

24.10 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.11 		Subdivision 1.Election. (a) A cooperative electric association may elect to become 
24.12 	subject to rate regulation by the commission pursuant to sections 216B.03 to 216B.23. 
24.13 	The election shall be approved by a majority of members or stockholders voting by mail 
24.14 	ballot initiated by petition of not less than five percent of the members or stockholders of 
24.15 	the association, as determined by membership figures submitted by the association to the 
24.16 	Rural Electric Administration for the month in which the petition was submitted. 
24.17 	(b) For a cooperative electric association that is the product of a merger or 
24.18 	consolidation of three or more associations between December 30, 1996, and January 1, 
24.19 	2001, the number of members or stockholders necessary to initiate the petition shall be no 
24.20 	less than one percent of the members or stockholders of the association.

24.21 	ARTICLE 3
24.22 	STATUTORY CHANGES

24.23 	Section 1. [16E.0475] ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TECHNOLOGY 
24.24 	STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY.
24.25 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Advisory Committee for Technology 
24.26 	Standards for Accessibility and Usability consists of ten members, appointed as follows:
24.27 	(1) the state chief information officer, or the state chief information officer's designee;
24.28 	(2) a representative from State Services for the Blind, appointed by the commissioner 
24.29 	of employment and economic development;
24.30 	(3) the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee; 
24.31 	(4) a representative selected by the Minnesota system of technology to achieve 
24.32 	results program; 
25.1 	(5) a representative selected by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and 
25.2 	Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans;
25.3 	(6) the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee;
25.4 	(7) the commissioner of health, or the commissioner's designee;
25.5 	(8) the commissioner of human services, or the commissioner's designee; 
25.6 	(9) one representative from the Minnesota judicial system designated by the chief 
25.7 	justice; and
25.8 	(10) one staff member from the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Legislative 
25.9 	Coordinating Commission.
25.10 	(b) The appointing authorities under this subdivision must use their best efforts to 
25.11 	ensure that the membership of the advisory committee includes at least one representative 
25.12 	who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind and at least one representative who is blind.
25.13 	(c) The advisory committee shall elect a chair from its membership.
25.14 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The advisory committee shall:
25.15 	(1) recommend review processes to be used for the evaluation or certification of 
25.16 	accessibility of technology against accessibility standards;
25.17 	(2) recommend an exception process and thresholds for any deviation from the 
25.18 	accessibility standards;
25.19 	(3) identify, in consultation with state agencies serving Minnesotans with disabilities, 
25.20 	resources for training and technical assistance for state agency staff, including instruction 
25.21 	regarding compliance with accessibility standards;
25.22 	(4) convene customer groups composed of individuals with disabilities to assist in 
25.23 	implementation of accessibility standards;
25.24 	(5) review customer comments about accessibility and usability issues collected by 
25.25 	State Services for the Blind; and
25.26 	(6) develop proposals for funding captioning of live videoconferencing, live 
25.27 	Webcasts, Web streaming, podcasts, and other emerging technologies. 
25.28 	(b) The advisory committee shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
25.29 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state technology systems by January 
25.30 	15 each year regarding the findings, progress, and recommendations made by the advisory 
25.31 	committee under this subdivision. The report shall include any draft legislation necessary 
25.32 	to implement the committee's recommendations.
25.33 		Subd. 3.Terms, compensation, and removal. The terms, compensation, and 
25.34 	removal of members are governed by section 15.059.
25.35 		Subd. 4.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2013.

26.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subd. 4.Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and 
26.3 	services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park 
26.4 	uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a 
26.5 	state parks account.
26.6 	(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within 
26.7 	state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be 
26.8 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account. 
26.9 	The appropriation under section 85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is limited to 
26.10 	$25,000 per fiscal year.
26.11 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile 
26.12 	materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
26.13 	Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund 
26.14 	from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.

26.15 	Sec. 3. [89.0385] FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST 
26.16 	CERTIFICATION.
26.17 	(a) After each fiscal year, the commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for 
26.18 	forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands 
26.19 	during that year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to 
26.20 	various accounts according to this section.
26.21 	(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities 
26.22 	on state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the 
26.23 	forest management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those 
26.24 	costs certified under section 16A.125. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts 
26.25 	credited to the account.

26.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

26.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.21, is amended to read:
26.28 	89.21 CAMPGROUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES.
26.29 	(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest 
26.30 	campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the 
26.31 	state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses as specified 
26.32 	by the commissioner of natural resources.
27.1 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner shall, by written order, 
27.2 	establish fees providing for the use of state forest campgrounds. The fees are not subject 
27.3 	to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 
27.4 	(c) All fees shall be deposited in the general fund an account in the natural resources 
27.5 	fund and are appropriated annually to the commissioner.

27.6 	Sec. 5. [97A.052] PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ACCOUNT.
27.7 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The peace officer training account is 
27.8 	created in the game and fish fund in the state treasury. Revenue from the portion of the 
27.9 	surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders in section 357.021, subdivision 7, 
27.10 	clause (1), shall be deposited in the account and is appropriated to the commissioner. 
27.11 	Money in the account may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2.
27.12 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the peace officer training account 
27.13 	may only be spent by the commissioner for peace officer training for employees of the 
27.14 	Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863 
27.15 	to enforce game and fish laws.

27.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.17 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a subdivision 
27.18 	to read:
27.19 		Subd. 2b.Certified costs. Money for the certified costs under section 89.0385 is 
27.20 	appropriated annually to the commissioner for reimbursement of certified costs on state 
27.21 	lands acquired by purchase or gift for game and fish purposes.

27.22 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.23 		Subd. 2.Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
 27.24 	Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and 
27.25 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections 
27.26 	97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the 
27.27 	wildlife acquisition account and is appropriated to the commissioner. The money in the 
27.28 	account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and 
27.29 	acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of 
27.30 	the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. 

28.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
28.2 	97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
28.3 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
28.4 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
28.5 	2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and 
28.6 	(12),and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
28.7 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
28.8 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
28.9 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 
28.10 	shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer 
28.11 	management programs.
28.12 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
28.13 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
28.14 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
28.15 	management account and shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and 
28.16 	bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
28.17 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 
28.18 	wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
28.19 	and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
28.20 	and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 
28.21 	inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 
28.22 	on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 
28.23 	has been spent.
28.24 	 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
28.25 	and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
28.26 	unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
28.27 	management programs and computerized licensing.
28.28 		Subd. 2.Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue 
28.29 	from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat 
28.30 	improvement account. Money in the account may be used and is appropriated to the 
28.31 	commissioner only for:
28.32 	(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl 
28.33 	management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat 
28.34 	evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest 
28.35 	cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development 
29.1 	and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters 
29.2 	under section 97A.101;
29.3 	(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
29.4 	(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl 
29.5 	habitat;
29.6 	(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
29.7 	(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including 
29.8 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
29.9 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
29.10 	a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or 
29.11 	to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
29.12 		Subd. 3.Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout 
29.13 	and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money 
29.14 	in the account may be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
29.15 	(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and 
29.16 	preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but 
29.17 	not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; 
29.18 	modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on 
29.19 	stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
29.20 	(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with 
29.21 	coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes 
29.22 	and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
29.23 	(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
29.24 	(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
29.25 	(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and 
29.26 	Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
29.27 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related 
29.28 	to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing 
29.29 	activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and 
29.30 	equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
29.31 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
29.32 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account may 
29.33 	be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
29.34 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
29.35 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
29.36 	cover, and reliable food sources;
30.1 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
30.2 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
30.3 	land;
30.4 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
30.5 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
30.6 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
30.7 	hunting.
30.8 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
30.9 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
30.10 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
30.11 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
30.12 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired 
30.13 	to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
30.14 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
30.15 		Subd. 5.Turkey account. (a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth 
30.16 	licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, clause (7), 
30.17 	must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account may be 
30.18 	used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
30.19 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
30.20 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
30.21 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
30.22 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
30.23 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
30.24 	private land;
30.25 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
30.26 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
30.27 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
30.28 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
30.29 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
30.30 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
30.31 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
30.32 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.
30.33 		Subd. 6.Walleye stamp. (a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the 
30.34 	walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used and is appropriated to the 
30.35 	commissioner only for stocking walleye in waters of the state and related activities.
31.1 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
31.2 	a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and 
31.3 	equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

31.4 	Sec. 9. [103G.27] WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
31.5 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The water management account 
31.6 	is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. Revenues collected from 
31.7 	water use permits, penalties, and other receipts according to section 103G.271, shall be 
31.8 	deposited in the account for the purposes described in subdivision 2. Interest earned on 
31.9 	money in the account accrues to the account.
31.10 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the water management account may 
31.11 	only be spent for the costs associated with permit applications, inspections, and other 
31.12 	expenditures under sections 103G.271 and 103G.301.

31.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
31.14 		Subd. 6.Water use permit processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs 
31.15 	(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in 
31.16 	accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force 
31.17 	at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water 
31.18 	management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the 
31.19 	stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
31.20 	(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
31.21 	(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less 
31.22 	than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
31.23 	(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less 
31.24 	than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
31.25 	(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but 
31.26 	less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
31.27 	(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less 
31.28 	than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
31.29 	(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but 
31.30 	less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
31.31 	(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less 
31.32 	than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
31.33 	(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but 
31.34 	less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
32.1 	(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less 
32.2 	than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
32.3 	(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but 
32.4 	less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
32.5 	(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.
32.6 	(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed 
32.7 	by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use 
32.8 	permit in force at any time during the year:
32.9 	(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
32.10 	(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
32.11 	(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year 
32.12 	and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
32.13 	(d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
32.14 	(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;
32.15 	(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
32.16 	(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
32.17 	(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
32.18 	(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
32.19 	(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;
32.20 	(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam 
32.21 	for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the 
32.22 	cogeneration of electricity and steam; and
32.23 	(5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to 
32.24 	prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined 
32.25 	by the commissioner.
32.26 	(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two 
32.27 	percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid 
32.28 	balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee 
32.29 	may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal 
32.30 	governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
32.31 	(f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of 
32.32 	agricultural land is $20 for years in which:
32.33 	(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
32.34 	(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 
32.35 	and October 1.
33.1 	(g) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in 
33.2 	paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, 
33.3 	July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water 
33.4 	use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities 
33.5 	with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all 
33.6 	permits that supply a common distribution system.

33.7 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.8 		Subd. 2.Permit application fees. (a) A permit application fee to defray the costs of 
33.9 	receiving, recording, and processing the application must be paid for a permit authorized 
33.10 	under this chapter and for each request to amend or transfer an existing permit. Fees 
33.11 	established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), shall be compliant 
33.12 	with section 16A.1285.
33.13 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year 
33.14 	must be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs 
33.15 	incurred for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited 
33.16 	to an account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
33.17 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
33.18 	paragraph (b); a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety inspection; 
33.19 	or a state general permit is $150. The application fee for a permit to work in public waters 
33.20 	or to divert waters for mining must be at least $150, but not more than $1,000.
33.21 	(d) Fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the water management 
33.22 	account in the natural resources fund.

33.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1314, is amended to read:
33.24 	115A.1314 MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE; CREATION OF 
33.25 	ACCOUNT.
33.26 		Subdivision 1.Registration fee. (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section 
33.27 	115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner 
33.28 	of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the 
33.29 	fee in the account established in subdivision 2 state treasury and credit the fee to the 
33.30 	environmental fund.
33.31 	(b) The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer's 
33.32 	video display devices are sold to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, The 
33.33 	registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee calculated 
33.34 	according to the formula:
34.1 	((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:
34.2 	(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to 
34.3 	households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section 
34.4 	115A.1316, subdivision 1;
34.5 	(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at 
34.6 	0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter;
34.7 	(3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a 
34.8 	manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the 
34.9 	department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;
34.10 	(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the 
34.11 	variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 
34.12 	1; and
34.13 	(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for 
34.14 	manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound 
34.15 	for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product 
34.16 	(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less 
34.17 	than 100 percent of the product (A x B).
34.18 	(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of 
34.19 	pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer 
34.20 	may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as 
34.21 	reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any succeeding program year, 
34.22 	provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any 
34.23 	program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year. A 
34.24 	manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer, at 
34.25 	a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.
34.26 	(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under 
34.27 	paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located 
34.28 	outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is 
34.29 	calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.
34.30 	(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee 
34.31 	thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale 
34.32 	annually to households is $1,250.
34.33 		Subd. 2.Creation of account; appropriations Use of registration fees. (a) The 
34.34 	electronic waste account is established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of 
34.35 	revenue must deposit receipts from the fee established in subdivision 1 in the account. 
34.36 	Any interest earned on the account must be credited to the account. Money from other 
35.1 	sources may be credited to the account. Beginning in the second program year and 
35.2 	continuing each program year thereafter, as of the last day of each program year, the 
35.3 	commissioner shall determine the total amount of the variable fees that were collected. To 
35.4 	the extent that the total fees collected by the commissioner in connection with this section 
35.5 	exceed the amount the commissioner determines necessary to operate the program for the 
35.6 	new program year, the commissioner shall refund on a pro rata basis, to all manufacturers 
35.7 	who paid any fees for the previous program year, the amount of fees collected by the 
35.8 	commissioner in excess of the amount necessary to operate the program for the new 
35.9 	program year. No individual refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal 
35.10 	year. Manufacturers who report collections less than 50 percent of their obligation for 
35.11 	the previous program year are not eligible for a refund.
35.12 	(b) Until June 30, 2011, money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
35.13 	Pollution Control Agency: (a) Registration fees may be used by the commissioner for:
35.14 	(1) for the purpose of implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including 
35.15 	transfer to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the department's duties under 
35.16 	section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer to the commissioner of administration for 
35.17 	responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and
35.18 	(2) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on 
35.19 	a competitive basis through contracts with grants to counties outside the 11-county 
35.20 	metropolitan area, as defined in paragraph (c) (b), and with to private entities that collect 
35.21 	for recycling covered electronic devices in counties outside the 11-county metropolitan 
35.22 	area, where the collection and recycling is consistent with the respective county's solid 
35.23 	waste plan, for the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312 to 
35.24 	115A.1330. In awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must 
35.25 	give preference to counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with 
35.26 	manufacturers to help them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, 
35.27 	subdivision 1.
35.28 	(c) (b)  The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver, 
35.29 	Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.

35.30 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to 
35.31 	read:
35.32 		Subdivision 1.Duties of the agency. (a) The agency shall administer sections 
35.33 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330.
35.34 	(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:
36.1 	(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed 
36.2 	with the agency under section 115A.1312; and
36.3 	(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, 
36.4 	retailers, and members of the public.
36.5 	(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are 
36.6 	part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section 
36.7 	115A.1314, subdivision 1:
36.8 	(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that 
36.9 	manufacturers are required to recycle;
36.10 	(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to 
36.11 	households;
36.12 	(3) the base registration fee; and
36.13 	(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected 
36.14 	in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of 
36.15 	these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the 
36.16 	activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330or if the revenues in the 
36.17 	account exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, the agency shall 
36.18 	submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and 
36.19 	house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
36.20 	(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated 
36.21 	sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the 
36.22 	preceding program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the 
36.23 	department.
36.24 	(e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314, 
36.25 	subdivision 2. If the revenues in the account exceed the amount that the agency determines 
36.26 	is necessary for efficient and effective administration of the program, including any 
36.27 	amount for contingencies, the agency must recommend to the legislature that the base 
36.28 	registration fee, the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, 
36.29 	or the estimated per pound cost of recycling established under section 115A.1314, 
36.30 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or any combination thereof, be lowered in order to reduce 
36.31 	revenues collected in the subsequent program year by the estimated amount of the excess.
36.32 	(f) (e) On or before December 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the agency shall 
36.33 	provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections 
36.34 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight 
36.35 	of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports 
36.36 	submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must 
37.1 	also discuss the various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered 
37.2 	electronic devices; information regarding covered electronic devices that are being 
37.3 	collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and 
37.4 	information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in 
37.5 	this state. The report must include a description of enforcement actions under sections 
37.6 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report other information received 
37.7 	by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330.
37.8 	(g) (f) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under 
37.9 	sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.
37.10 	(h) (g) The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner 
37.11 	provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those 
37.12 	provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may 
37.13 	revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310
37.14 	to 115A.1330.
37.15 	(i) (h) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and 
37.16 	recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video 
37.17 	display devices available for recycling.
37.18 	(j) (i) The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to 
37.19 	manufacturers under section 115A.1318 and post it on the agency's Web site.
37.20 	(k) (j) The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by 
37.21 	each manufacturer under section 115A.1318, paragraph (e).

37.22 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.09, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
37.23 		Subd. 3c.Release at refineries and tank facilities not eligible for reimbursement.
 37.24 	(a) Reimbursement may not be made under this chapter for costs associated with a release:
37.25 	(1) from a tank located at a petroleum refinery; or
37.26 	(2) from a tank facility, including a pipeline terminal, with more than 1,000,000 
37.27 	gallons of total petroleum storage capacity at the tank facility.
37.28 	(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to reimbursement for costs associated 
37.29 	with a release from a tank facility:
37.30 	(1) owned or operated by a person engaged in the business of mining iron ore or 
37.31 	taconite;
37.32 	(2) owned by a political subdivision, a housing and redevelopment authority, an 
37.33 	economic development authority, or a port authority that acquired the tank facility prior 
37.34 	to May 23, 1989; or
37.35 	(3) owned by a person:
38.1 	(i) who acquired the tank facility prior to May 23, 1989;
38.2 	(ii) who did not use the tank facility for the bulk storage of petroleum; and
38.3 	(iii) who is not affiliated with the party who used the tank facility for the bulk 
38.4 	storage of petroleum.; or
38.5 	(4) that is not a petroleum refinery or pipeline terminal and is owned by a person 
38.6 	engaged in the business of storing used oil primarily for sales to end users.

38.7 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.13, is amended to read:
38.8 	115C.13 REPEALER.
38.9 	Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05, 
38.10 	115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11, 
38.11 	115C.111, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30, 
38.12 	2012 2017.

38.13 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 4h, is amended to read:
38.14 		Subd. 4h.Financial responsibility rules. (a) The agency shall adopt rules requiring 
38.15 	the operator or owner of a solid waste disposal facility to submit to the agency proof 
38.16 	of the operator's or owner's financial capability to provide reasonable and necessary 
38.17 	response during the operating life of the facility and for 30 years after closure for a mixed 
38.18 	municipal solid waste disposal facility or for a minimum of 20 years after closure, as 
38.19 	determined by agency rules, for any other solid waste disposal facility, and to provide for 
38.20 	the closure of the facility and postclosure care required under agency rules. Proof of 
38.21 	financial responsibility is required of the operator or owner of a facility receiving an 
38.22 	original permit or a permit for expansion after adoption of the rules. Within 180 days of 
38.23 	the effective date of the rules or by July 1, 1987, whichever is later, proof of financial 
38.24 	responsibility is required of an operator or owner of a facility with a remaining capacity of 
38.25 	more than five years or 500,000 cubic yards that is in operation at the time the rules are 
38.26 	adopted. Compliance with the rules and the requirements of paragraph (b) is a condition 
38.27 	of obtaining or retaining a permit to operate the facility.
38.28 	(b) A municipality, as defined in section 475.51, subdivision 2, including a sanitary 
38.29 	district, that owns or operates a solid waste disposal facility that was in operation on May 
38.30 	15, 1989, may meet its financial responsibility for all or a portion of the contingency 
38.31 	action portion of the reasonable and necessary response costs at the facility by pledging its 
38.32 	full faith and credit to meet its responsibility.
38.33 	The pledge must be made in accordance with the requirements in chapter 475 for 
38.34 	issuing bonds of the municipality, and the following additional requirements:
39.1 	(1) The governing body of the municipality shall enact an ordinance that clearly 
39.2 	accepts responsibility for the costs of contingency action at the facility and that reserves, 
39.3 	during the operating life of the facility and for the time period required in paragraph (a) 
39.4 	after closure, a portion of the debt limit of the municipality, as established under section 
39.5 	475.53 or other law, that is equal to the total contingency action costs.
39.6 	(2) The municipality shall require that all collectors that haul to the facility 
39.7 	implement a plan for reducing solid waste by using volume-based pricing, recycling 
39.8 	incentives, or other means.
39.9 	(3) When a municipality opts to meet a portion of its financial responsibility by 
39.10 	relying on its authority to issue bonds, it shall also begin setting aside in a dedicated 
39.11 	long-term care trust fund money that will cover a portion of the potential contingency 
39.12 	action costs at the facility, the amount to be determined by the agency for each facility 
39.13 	based on at least the amount of waste deposited in the disposal facility each year, and the 
39.14 	likelihood and potential timing of conditions arising at the facility that will necessitate 
39.15 	response action. The agency may not require a municipality to set aside more than five 
39.16 	percent of the total cost in a single year.
39.17 	(4) A municipality shall have and consistently maintain an investment grade bond 
39.18 	rating as a condition of using bonding authority to meet financial responsibility under 
39.19 	this section.
39.20 	(5) The municipality shall file with the commissioner of revenue its consent to have 
39.21 	the amount of its contingency action costs deducted from state aid payments otherwise 
39.22 	due the municipality and paid instead to the remediation fund created in section 116.155, 
39.23 	if the municipality fails to conduct the contingency action at the facility when ordered 
39.24 	by the agency. If the agency notifies the commissioner that the municipality has failed to 
39.25 	conduct contingency action when ordered by the agency, the commissioner shall deduct 
39.26 	the amounts indicated by the agency from the state aids in accordance with the consent 
39.27 	filed with the commissioner.
39.28 	(6) The municipality shall file with the agency written proof that it has complied 
39.29 	with the requirements of paragraph (b).
39.30 	(c) The method for proving financial responsibility under paragraph (b) may not be 
39.31 	applied to a new solid waste disposal facility or to expansion of an existing facility, unless 
39.32 	the expansion is a vertical expansion. Vertical expansions of qualifying existing facilities 
39.33 	cannot be permitted for a duration of longer than three years.
39.34 	(d) The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management and 
39.35 	budget for guidance on the forms of financial assurance that are acceptable for private 
39.36 	owners and public owners, and in carrying out a periodic review of the adequacy of 
40.1 	financial assurance for solid waste disposal facilities. Financial assurance rules shall 
40.2 	allow financial mechanisms to public owners of solid waste disposal facilities that are 
40.3 	appropriate to their status as subdivisions of the state.
40.4 	(e) Persons who wish the agency to consider unique financial assurance mechanisms 
40.5 	to meet their obligations under this subdivision and subdivisions 4f and 4g must reimburse 
40.6 	the agency for the costs of consultant services needed to complete a review to determine 
40.7 	the appropriateness of the proposed mechanism. The reimbursement shall be in addition 
40.8 	to any other fees imposed by law. Reimbursements accepted by the agency are deposited 
40.9 	in the miscellaneous special revenue fund and appropriated to the agency for the cost to 
40.10 	review the financial assurance mechanism.

40.11 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 127A.31, is amended to read:
40.12 	127A.31 GOAL OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
40.13 	The legislature intends that it is the goal of the permanent school fund to secure the 
40.14 	maximum long-term economic return from the school trust lands consistent with the 
40.15 	fiduciary responsibilities imposed by the trust relationship established in the Minnesota 
40.16 	Constitution, with sound natural resource conservation and management principles, and 
40.17 	with other specific policy provided in state law.

40.18 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
40.19 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and 
40.20 	budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of 
40.21 	management and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 and 
40.22 	section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:
40.23 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the peace officer training account in the game and 
40.24 	fish fund to provide and is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
40.25 	for peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are 
40.26 	licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for the 
40.27 	purpose of enforcing game and fish laws;
40.28 	(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special 
40.29 	revenue fund; and
40.30 	(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
40.31 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge 
40.32 	received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.
41.1 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of 
41.2 	management and budget shall credit $47 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 
41.3 	and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
41.4 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the 
41.5 	additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator 
41.6 	in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of 
41.7 	management and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County 
41.8 	surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated 
41.9 	to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program 
41.10 	operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

41.11 	Sec. 19. WILD RICE STANDARDS; RULEMAKING.
 41.12 	(a) Within 30 days of enactment, the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
41.13 	Agency shall initiate a process to amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050, which may 
41.14 	be accomplished through rulemaking already in progress related to the water quality 
41.15 	standards contained in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050. The amended rule shall designate 
41.16 	each body of water, or specific portion thereof, to which the wild rice water quality 
41.17 	standards apply and the specific times of year during which the standard applies. Before 
41.18 	designating waters containing natural beds of wild rice as waters subject to a standard, 
41.19 	the commissioner shall establish criteria for such waters after consultation with the 
41.20 	commissioner of natural resources, Minnesota Indian tribes, and other interested parties 
41.21 	and after public notice and comment. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, 
41.22 	documented history of wild rice harvests, minimum acreage, and wild rice density. Waters 
41.23 	where individual wild rice plants or isolated, sparse stands of wild rice exist shall not 
41.24 	be designated as subject to the standard.
41.25 	(b) Within 30 days of enactment, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
41.26 	must create an advisory group to provide input to the commissioner on a protocol for 
41.27 	scientific research to assess the impacts of sulfates and other substances on the growth of 
41.28 	wild rice, review research results, and provide other advice on the development of future 
41.29 	rule amendments to protect wild rice. The advisory group must include representatives of 
41.30 	tribal governments, municipal wastewater treatment facilities, industrial dischargers, wild 
41.31 	rice harvesters, and wild rice research experts.
41.32 	(c) After receiving the advice of the advisory group under paragraph (b), the 
41.33 	commissioner shall, after consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and 
41.34 	review of all available scientific research on water quality and other environmental 
41.35 	impacts on the growth of wild rice, adopt and implement a wild rice research plan using 
42.1 	the funding appropriated for a wild rice standards study in this act to contract with 
42.2 	appropriate scientific experts. The commissioner shall periodically review the results of 
42.3 	the research with the commissioner of natural resources and the advisory group.
42.4 	(d) Upon completion of the research referenced in paragraph (c), the commissioner 
42.5 	shall initiate a process to amend Minnesota Rules to revise water quality standards related 
42.6 	to the protection of wild rice to be consistent with the results of the research.
42.7 	(e) Until the rule amendment described in paragraph (d) is complete, in any permit 
42.8 	issued for the discharge of wastewater, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
42.9 	may only require that the permittee monitor sulfate concentrations in discharges, and if 
42.10 	appropriate based on site-specific conditions, implement a sulfate minimization plan to 
42.11 	avoid or minimize sulfate concentrations during periods when wild rice may be susceptible 
42.12 	to damage, but may not require expenditures for design and implementation of sulfate 
42.13 	treatment technologies. Upon completion of the rule amendment processes described in 
42.14 	paragraph (d), the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall provide permittees 
42.15 	a reasonable period of time in which to comply with the amended standards.
42.16 	(f) By December 15, 2011, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs of 
42.17 	the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
42.18 	environment and natural resources policy and finance on the status of implementation of 
42.19 	this section. The report must include an estimated timeline for completion of the wild 
42.20 	rice research plan and initiation and completion of the formal rulemaking process under 
42.21 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

42.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.23 	Sec. 20. WILD RICE WATER QUALITY STANDARD.
 42.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2, the water quality 
42.25 	standard for sulfates in Class 4A waters is 50 milligrams per liter, applicable to water used 
42.26 	for production of wild rice during periods when the rice may be susceptible to damage by 
42.27 	high sulfate levels. This standard is effective until the new standard developed through 
42.28 	the rulemaking required under section 14 goes into effect.

42.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.30 	Sec. 21. HARVEST OF TIMBER; STATE PARKS.
 42.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 2, or any other 
42.32 	law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the black walnut 
42.33 	and other timber resources in Frontenac State Park and Whitewater State Park, harvest the 
43.1 	black walnut and timber resources suitable for harvest, and deposit the proceeds from the 
43.2 	sale into the state parks account in the natural resources fund by June 30, 2013.

43.3 	Sec. 22.  REPEALER.
 43.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are 
43.5 	repealed.

43.6 	ARTICLE 4
43.7 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND

43.8	Section 1. MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
43.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
43.10 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
43.11 	environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for 
43.12 	the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this 
43.13 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
43.14 	ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. 
43.15 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The 
43.16 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

43.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
43.18				Available for the Year
	
43.19				Ending June 30
	
43.20					2012
		2013

43.21	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

43.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	26,011,000
	$
	25,261,000

43.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
43.24		2012
	2013
	
43.25
43.26
43.27	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	25,261,000
	25,261,000
	
43.28
43.29
43.30	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
43.31 	Appropriations are available for two 
43.32 	years beginning July 1, 2011, unless 
43.33 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
43.34 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
44.1 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
44.2 	second year.

44.3	Subd. 2.Definitions
 					
44.4 	(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
44.5 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
44.6 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
44.7 	116P.02, subdivision 6.
44.8 	(b) "State land and water conservation 
44.9 	account (LAWCON)" means the state land 
44.10 	and water conservation account in the natural 
44.11 	resources fund referred to in Minnesota 
44.12 	Statutes, section 116P.14.

44.13
44.14	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		3,867,000
		5,368,000
	
44.15 	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey
44.16 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
44.17 	the second year are from the trust fund 
44.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
44.19 	for continuation of the Minnesota county 
44.20 	biological survey to provide a foundation 
44.21 	for conserving biological diversity by 
44.22 	systematically collecting, interpreting, 
44.23 	and delivering data on plant and animal 
44.24 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
44.25 	communities, and functional landscapes.
44.26 	(b) County Geologic Atlases for 
44.27 	Sustainable Water Management
44.28 	$900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
44.29 	second year are from the trust fund to 
44.30 	accelerate the production of county geologic 
44.31 	atlases to provide information essential to 
44.32 	sustainable management of ground water 
44.33 	resources by defining aquifer boundaries 
44.34 	and the connection of aquifers to the land 
45.1 	surface and surface water resources. Of 
45.2 	this appropriation, $600,000 each year is 
45.3 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
45.4 	of Minnesota for the Geologic Survey and 
45.5 	$300,000 each year is to the commissioner 
45.6 	of natural resources. This appropriation 
45.7 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
45.8 	time the project must be completed and final 
45.9 	products delivered.
45.10 	(c) Completion of Statewide Digital Soil 
45.11 	Survey
45.12 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
45.13 	second year are from the trust fund to 
45.14 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
45.15 	to accelerate the completion of county 
45.16 	soil survey mapping and Web-based data 
45.17 	delivery. The soil surveys must be done on a 
45.18 	cost-share basis with local and federal funds.
45.19 	(d) Updating National Wetlands Inventory 
45.20 	for Minnesota - Phase III
45.21 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
45.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
45.23 	to continue the update of wetland inventory 
45.24 	maps for Minnesota. This appropriation 
45.25 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
45.26 	time the project must be completed and final 
45.27 	products delivered.
45.28 	(e) Golden Eagle Survey
45.29 	$45,000 the first year and $45,000 the 
45.30 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
45.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
45.32 	agreement with the National Eagle Center to 
45.33 	increase the understanding of golden eagles 
45.34 	in Minnesota through surveys and education. 
45.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
46.1 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
46.2 	completed and final products delivered.
46.3 	(f) Determining Causes of Mortality in 
46.4 	Moose Populations
46.5 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
46.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
46.7 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.8 	determine specific causes of moose mortality 
46.9 	and population decline in Minnesota and 
46.10 	to develop specific management actions to 
46.11 	prevent further population decline. This 
46.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
46.13 	2014, by which time the project must be 
46.14 	completed and final products delivered.
46.15 	(g) Prairie Management for Wildlife and 
46.16 	Bioenergy - Phase II
46.17 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
46.18 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
46.19 	Board of Regents of the University of 
46.20 	Minnesota to research and evaluate methods 
46.21 	of managing diverse working prairies for 
46.22 	wildlife and renewable bioenergy production. 
46.23 	This appropriation is available until June 
46.24 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
46.25 	completed and final products delivered.
46.26 	(h) Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting 
46.27 	Impacts on Minnesota's Forests
46.28 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
46.29 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
46.30 	Board of Regents of the University of 
46.31 	Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass 
46.32 	harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, 
46.33 	native forest vegetation, invasive species 
46.34 	spread, and long-term tree productivity within 
46.35 	Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is 
47.1 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
47.2 	the project must be completed and final 
47.3 	products delivered.
47.4 	(i) Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests 
47.5 	in Northern Minnesota
47.6 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
47.7 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.8 	Board of Regents of the University of 
47.9 	Minnesota to assess the potential response 
47.10 	of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to 
47.11 	observed and predicted changes in climate 
47.12 	conditions and develop related management 
47.13 	guidelines and adaptation strategies. This 
47.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
47.15 	2014, by which time the project must be 
47.16 	completed and final products delivered.
47.17 	(j) Information System for Wildlife and 
47.18 	Aquatic Management Areas
47.19 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
47.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.21 	commissioner of natural resources to develop 
47.22 	an information system to facilitate improved 
47.23 	management of wildlife and fish habitat and 
47.24 	facilities. This appropriation is available 
47.25 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
47.26 	project must be completed and final products 
47.27 	delivered.
47.28 	(k) Strengthening Natural Resource 
47.29 	Management with LiDAR Training
47.30 	$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second 
47.31 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
47.32 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
47.33 	provide workshops and Web-based training 
47.34 	and information on the use of LiDAR 
48.1 	elevation data in planning for and managing 
48.2 	natural resources.
48.3 	(l) Measuring Conservation Practice 
48.4 	Outcomes
48.5 	$170,000 the first year and $170,000 the 
48.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
48.7 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
48.8 	to improve measurement of impacts of 
48.9 	conservation practices through refinement 
48.10 	of existing and development of new 
48.11 	pollution estimators and by providing local 
48.12 	government training.
48.13 	(m) Conservation-Based Approach for 
48.14 	Assessing Public Drainage Benefits
48.15 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
48.16 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
48.17 	of Water and Soil Resources to develop an 
48.18 	alternative framework to assess drainage 
48.19 	benefits on public systems to enhance water 
48.20 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
48.21 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
48.22 	project must be completed and final products 
48.23 	delivered.
48.24 	(n) Mississippi River Central Minnesota 
48.25 	Conservation Planning
48.26 	$87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
48.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
48.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
48.29 	agreement with Stearns County Soil and 
48.30 	Water Conservation District to develop 
48.31 	and adopt river protection strategies in 
48.32 	cooperation with local jurisdictions in 
48.33 	the communities of the 26 miles of the 
48.34 	Mississippi River between Benton and 
48.35 	Stearns Counties. This appropriation must 
49.1 	be matched by $175,000 of nonstate cash or 
49.2 	qualifying in-kind funds.

49.3	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		15,173,000
		12,584,000

49.4	Summary by Fund
	
49.5
49.6
49.7	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	14,423,000
	12,584,000
	
49.8
49.949.10
	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
49.11 	(a) Lake Vermilion State Park 
49.12 	Development
49.13 	$2,421,000 the first year and $579,000 the 
49.14 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
49.15 	commissioner of natural resources for initial 
49.16 	phases of development of Lake Vermilion 
49.17 	State Park. A master plan must be completed 
49.18 	and a specific list of proposed projects 
49.19 	and project elements must be provided to 
49.20 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
49.21 	Minnesota Resources before any expenditure 
49.22 	of money appropriated in this paragraph.
49.23 	(b) State Parks and Trails Land 
49.24 	Acquisition
49.25 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
49.26 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
49.27 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
49.28 	state trails and critical parcels within the 
49.29 	statutory boundaries of state parks. State 
49.30 	park land acquired with this appropriation 
49.31 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
49.32 	least minimum management standards, as 
49.33 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
49.34 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions 
49.35 	must be provided as part of the work 
49.36 	program. This appropriation is available 
50.1 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
50.2 	project must be completed and final products 
50.3 	delivered.
50.4 	(c) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
50.5 	Acquisition
50.6 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
50.7 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
50.8 	the Metropolitan Council for grants for the 
50.9 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
50.10 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
50.11 	park system. This appropriation may not 
50.12 	be used for the purchase of residential 
50.13 	structures. A list of proposed fee title and 
50.14 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
50.15 	part of the required work program. This 
50.16 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
50.17 	40 percent of nonstate money and must be 
50.18 	committed by December 31, 2011, or the 
50.19 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation 
50.20 	is available until June 30, 2014, at which 
50.21 	time the project must be completed and final 
50.22 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
50.23 	specified in the work program.
50.24 	(d) Regional Park, Trail, and Connection 
50.25 	Acquisition and Development Grants
50.26 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
50.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
50.28 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
50.29 	matching grants to local units of government 
50.30 	for acquisition and development of regional 
50.31 	parks, regional trails, and trail connections. 
50.32 	The local match required for a grant to 
50.33 	acquire a regional park or regional outdoor 
50.34 	recreation area is two dollars of nonstate 
50.35 	money for each three dollars of state money. 
51.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
51.2 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
51.3 	completed and final products delivered.
51.4 	(e) State Recreation Area Acquisition and 
51.5 	Restoration
51.6 	$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the 
51.7 	second year are from the trust fund to 
51.8 	the commissioner of natural resources 
51.9 	to acquire lands with high-quality native 
51.10 	plant communities and rare features to 
51.11 	be established as state recreation areas as 
51.12 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
51.13 	85.013, restore parts of state recreation 
51.14 	areas, and provide technical assistance and 
51.15 	outreach. A list of proposed acquisitions 
51.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
51.17 	work program. Land acquired with 
51.18 	this appropriation must be sufficiently 
51.19 	improved to meet at least minimum 
51.20 	management standards, as determined by 
51.21 	the commissioner of natural resources. This 
51.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
51.23 	2014, by which time the project must be 
51.24 	completed and final products delivered.
51.25 	(f) LaSalle Lake State Recreation Area 
51.26 	Acquisition
51.27 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
51.28 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
51.29 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
51.30 	an agreement with The Trust for Public 
51.31 	Land to acquire approximately 190 acres 
51.32 	to be designated as a state recreation area 
51.33 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
51.34 	85.013, on LaSalle Lake adjacent to the 
51.35 	upper Mississippi River. If this acquisition 
52.1 	is not completed by July 15, 2012, then the 
52.2 	appropriation is canceled. Up to $10,000 
52.3 	may be retained by the Department of Natural 
52.4 	Resources at the request of The Trust for 
52.5 	Public Land for transaction costs, associated 
52.6 	professional services, and restoration needs.
52.7 	(g) Minnesota River Valley State 
52.8 	Recreation Area Acquisition
52.9 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
52.10 	the second year are from the trust fund 
52.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
52.12 	for an agreement with the Redwood Area 
52.13 	Communities Foundation to acquire lands 
52.14 	with high-quality native plant communities 
52.15 	and rare features to be established as state 
52.16 	recreation areas as provided in Minnesota 
52.17 	Statutes, section 85.013. A list of proposed 
52.18 	acquisitions must be provided as part of 
52.19 	the required work program. Land acquired 
52.20 	with this appropriation must be sufficiently 
52.21 	improved to meet at least minimum 
52.22 	management standards, as determined by 
52.23 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
52.24 	Up to $54,000 may be retained by the 
52.25 	Department of Natural Resources at the 
52.26 	request of the Redwood Area Communities 
52.27 	Foundation for transaction costs, associated 
52.28 	professional services, and restoration needs. 
52.29 	This appropriation is available until June 
52.30 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
52.31 	completed and final products delivered.
52.32 	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Native 
52.33 	Prairie Bank Acquisition
52.34 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
52.35 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
53.1 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
53.2 	native prairie bank easements, prepare 
53.3 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
53.4 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
53.5 	technical assistance to landowners. This 
53.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
53.7 	2014, by which time the project must be 
53.8 	completed and final products delivered.
53.9 	(i) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
53.10 	(MeCC) - Phase VI
53.11 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
53.12 	the second year are from the trust fund 
53.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
53.14 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
53.15 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
53.16 	appropriation, $150,000 the first year 
53.17 	and $150,000 the second year are to the 
53.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
53.19 	agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the 
53.20 	agreements as follows: $100,000 the first 
53.21 	year and $100,000 the second year with 
53.22 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 
53.23 	the first year and $518,000 the second year 
53.24 	with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year 
53.25 	and $200,000 the second year with Great 
53.26 	River Greening; $220,000 the first year and 
53.27 	$220,000 the second year with Minnesota 
53.28 	Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and 
53.29 	$300,000 the second year with Minnesota 
53.30 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; 
53.31 	and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
53.32 	the second year with The Trust for Public 
53.33 	Land for planning, restoring, and protecting 
53.34 	priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, 
53.35 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
53.36 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
54.1 	surrounding counties, through contracted 
54.2 	services, technical assistance, conservation 
54.3 	easements, and fee title acquisition. Land 
54.4 	acquired with this appropriation must 
54.5 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
54.6 	minimum management standards, as 
54.7 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
54.8 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
54.9 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
54.10 	the work program. This appropriation may 
54.11 	not be used for the purchase of habitable 
54.12 	residential structures, unless specified in the 
54.13 	work program. All conservation easements 
54.14 	must be perpetual and have a natural resource 
54.15 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
54.16 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
54.17 	with money from this appropriation must 
54.18 	be designated as an outdoor recreation 
54.19 	unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.20 	86A.07. The commissioner may similarly 
54.21 	designate any lands acquired in less than 
54.22 	fee title. A list of proposed restorations 
54.23 	and fee title and easement acquisitions 
54.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
54.25 	work program. An entity that acquires a 
54.26 	conservation easement with appropriations 
54.27 	from the trust fund must have a long-term 
54.28 	stewardship plan for the easement and a fund 
54.29 	established for monitoring and enforcing the 
54.30 	agreement as provided in subdivision 17. 
54.31 	This appropriation is available until June 
54.32 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
54.33 	completed and final products delivered.
54.34 	(j) Habitat Conservation Partnership 
54.35 	(HCP) - Phase VII
55.1 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
55.2 	the second year are from the trust fund 
55.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
55.4 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
55.5 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
55.6 	appropriation, $125,000 the first year 
55.7 	and $125,000 the second year are to the 
55.8 	commissioner of natural resources for 
55.9 	agency programs and $3,225,000 is for 
55.10 	agreements as follows: $637,000 the first 
55.11 	year and $638,000 the second year with 
55.12 	Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $38,000 the first year 
55.13 	and $37,000 the second year with Friends 
55.14 	of Detroit Lakes Wetland Management 
55.15 	District; $25,000 the first year and $25,000 
55.16 	the second year with Leech Lake Band of 
55.17 	Ojibwe; $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
55.18 	the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; 
55.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
55.20 	second year with Minnesota Valley National 
55.21 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $242,000 the 
55.22 	first year and $243,000 the second year 
55.23 	with Pheasants Forever, Inc.; and $245,000 
55.24 	the first year and $245,000 the second year 
55.25 	with The Trust for Public Land to plan, 
55.26 	restore, and acquire fragmented landscape 
55.27 	corridors that connect areas of quality habitat 
55.28 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The 
55.29 	United States Department of Agriculture, 
55.30 	Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
55.31 	is an authorized cooperating partner in the 
55.32 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
55.33 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
55.34 	work program. Land acquired with this 
55.35 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
55.36 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
56.1 	management standards, as determined by 
56.2 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
56.3 	This appropriation may not be used for the 
56.4 	purchase of habitable residential structures, 
56.5 	unless specified in the work program. All 
56.6 	conservation easements must be perpetual 
56.7 	and have a natural resource management 
56.8 	plan. Any land acquired in fee title by 
56.9 	the commissioner of natural resources 
56.10 	with money from this appropriation must 
56.11 	be designated as an outdoor recreation 
56.12 	unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.13 	86A.07. The commissioner may similarly 
56.14 	designate any lands acquired in less than 
56.15 	fee title. A list of proposed restorations 
56.16 	and fee title and easement acquisitions 
56.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
56.18 	work program. An entity that acquires a 
56.19 	conservation easement with appropriations 
56.20 	from the trust fund must have a long-term 
56.21 	stewardship plan for the easement and a fund 
56.22 	established for monitoring and enforcing the 
56.23 	agreement as provided in subdivision 17. 
56.24 	This appropriation is available until June 
56.25 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
56.26 	completed and final products delivered.
56.27 	(k) Natural and Scenic Area Acquisition 
56.28 	Grants
56.29 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
56.30 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
56.31 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
56.32 	matching grants to local governments for 
56.33 	acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as 
56.34 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.35 	85.019, subdivision 4a. This appropriation 
56.36 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
57.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
57.2 	products delivered.
57.3 	(l) Acceleration of Minnesota Conservation 
57.4 	Assistance
57.5 	$313,000 the first year and $312,000 the 
57.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
57.7 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide 
57.8 	grants to soil and water conservation districts 
57.9 	to provide technical assistance to secure 
57.10 	enrollment and retention of private lands in 
57.11 	federal and state programs for conservation.
57.12 	(m) Conservation Easement Stewardship 
57.13 	and Enforcement Program - Phase II
57.14 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
57.15 	second year are from the trust fund to 
57.16 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
57.17 	accelerate the implementation of the Phase 
57.18 	I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan 
57.19 	being developed with an appropriation 
57.20 	from Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
57.21 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h).
57.22 	(n) Recovery of At-Risk Native Prairie 
57.23 	Species
57.24 	$73,000 the first year and $74,000 the second 
57.25 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
57.26 	Water and Soil Resources for an agreement 
57.27 	with the Martin County Soil and Water 
57.28 	Conservation District to collect, propagate, 
57.29 	and plant declining, at-risk native species 
57.30 	on protected habitat and to enhance private 
57.31 	market sources for local ecotype native seed. 
57.32 	This appropriation is available until June 
57.33 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
57.34 	completed and final products delivered.
58.1 	(o) Understanding Threats, Genetic 
58.2 	Diversity, and Conservation Options for 
58.3 	Wild Rice
58.4 	$97,000 the first year and $98,000 the second 
58.5 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
58.6 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
58.7 	to research the genetic diversity of wild 
58.8 	rice population throughout Minnesota for 
58.9 	use in related conservation and restoration 
58.10 	efforts. This appropriation is contingent upon 
58.11 	demonstration of review and cooperation 
58.12 	with the Native American tribal nations 
58.13 	in Minnesota. Equipment purchased with 
58.14 	this appropriation must be available for 
58.15 	future publicly funded projects at no charge 
58.16 	except for typical operating expenses. This 
58.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
58.18 	2014, by which time the project must be 
58.19 	completed and final products delivered.
58.20 	(p) Southeast Minnesota Stream 
58.21 	Restoration
58.22 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
58.23 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
58.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
58.25 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at 
58.26 	least four miles of riparian corridor for trout 
58.27 	and nongame species in southeast Minnesota 
58.28 	and increase local capacities to implement 
58.29 	stream restoration through training and 
58.30 	technical assistance. This appropriation is 
58.31 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
58.32 	the project must be completed and final 
58.33 	products delivered.
58.34 	(q) Restoration Strategies for Ditched 
58.35 	Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas
59.1 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
59.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
59.3 	commissioner of natural resources to evaluate 
59.4 	the hydrology and habitat of the Winter Road 
59.5 	Lake peatland watershed protection area to 
59.6 	determine the effects of ditch abandonment 
59.7 	and examine the potential for restoration 
59.8 	of patterned peatlands. This appropriation 
59.9 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
59.10 	time the project must be completed and final 
59.11 	products delivered.
59.12 	(r) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar 
59.13 	Plant Community Restoration
59.14 	$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 
59.15 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
59.16 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
59.17 	assess the decline of northern white cedar 
59.18 	plant communities in northeast Minnesota, 
59.19 	prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and 
59.20 	provide cedar restoration training to local 
59.21 	units of government.
59.22 	(s) Land and Water Conservation Account 
59.23 	(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement
59.24 	$750,000 is from the state land and water 
59.25 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
59.26 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
59.27 	natural resources for priorities established by 
59.28 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
59.29 	and administrative and planning activities 
59.30 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.31 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
59.32 	Conservation Fund Act. This appropriation 
59.33 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
59.34 	time the project must be completed and final 
59.35 	products delivered.

60.1	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		778,000
		779,000
	
60.2 	(a) Itasca County Sensitive Lakeshore 
60.3 	Identification
60.4 	$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
60.5 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
60.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
60.7 	agreement with Itasca County Soil and Water 
60.8 	Conservation District to identify sensitive 
60.9 	lakeshore and restorable shoreline in Itasca 
60.10 	County. Up to $130,000 may be retained by 
60.11 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
60.12 	request of Itasca County to provide technical 
60.13 	assistance.
60.14 	(b) Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in 
60.15 	Southeast Minnesota - Phase III
60.16 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
60.17 	second year are from the trust fund to 
60.18 	continue to identify and delineate water 
60.19 	supply areas and springsheds for springs 
60.20 	serving as cold water sources for trout 
60.21 	streams and to assess the impacts from 
60.22 	development and water appropriations. Of 
60.23 	this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to 
60.24 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
60.25 	Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the 
60.26 	commissioner of natural resources.
60.27 	(c) Mississippi River Water Quality 
60.28 	Assessment
60.29 	$278,000 the first year and $279,000 the 
60.30 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
60.31 	Board of Regents of the University of 
60.32 	Minnesota to assess water quality in the 
60.33 	Mississippi River using DNA sequencing 
60.34 	approaches and chemical analyses. The 
61.1 	assessments shall be incorporated into 
61.2 	a Web-based educational tool for use 
61.3 	in classrooms and public exhibits. This 
61.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
61.5 	2014, by which time the project must be 
61.6 	completed and final products delivered.
61.7 	(d) Zumbro River Watershed Restoration 
61.8 	Prioritization
61.9 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
61.10 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
61.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
61.12 	agreement with the Zumbro Watershed 
61.13 	Partnership, Inc. to identify sources of 
61.14 	erosion and runoff in the Zumbro River 
61.15 	Watershed in order to prioritize restoration 
61.16 	and protection projects.
61.17 	(e) Assessment of Minnesota River 
61.18 	Antibiotic Concentrations
61.19 	$95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
61.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
61.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
61.22 	agreement with Saint Thomas University 
61.23 	in cooperation with Gustavus Adolphus 
61.24 	College and the University of Minnesota 
61.25 	to measure antibiotic concentrations and 
61.26 	antibiotic resistance levels at sites on the 
61.27 	Minnesota River.

61.28
61.29	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		435,000
		435,000
	
61.30 	(a) Improved Detection of Harmful 
61.31 	Microbes in Ballast Water
61.32 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
61.33 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
61.34 	Board of Regents of the University of 
61.35 	Minnesota for the University of Minnesota 
62.1 	Duluth to identify and analyze potentially 
62.2 	harmful bacteria transported into Lake 
62.3 	Superior through ship ballast water 
62.4 	discharge. This appropriation is available 
62.5 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
62.6 	project must be completed and final products 
62.7 	delivered.
62.8 	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol 
62.9 	Research and Implementation
62.10 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
62.11 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
62.12 	commissioner of agriculture to assess a 
62.13 	biocontrol method for suppressing emerald 
62.14 	ash borers by testing bioagent winter survival 
62.15 	potential, developing release and monitoring 
62.16 	methods, and piloting implementation 
62.17 	of emerald ash borer biocontrol. This 
62.18 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
62.19 	2014, by which time the project must be 
62.20 	completed and final products delivered.
62.21 	(c) Evaluation of Switchgrass as Biofuel 
62.22 	Crop
62.23 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the second 
62.24 	year are from the trust fund to the Minnesota 
62.25 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
62.26 	Central Lakes College in cooperation with 
62.27 	the University of Minnesota to determine 
62.28 	the invasion risk of selectively bred 
62.29 	native grasses for biofuel production and 
62.30 	develop strategies to minimize the invasion 
62.31 	potential and impacts on biodiversity. This 
62.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
62.33 	2014, by which time the project must be 
62.34 	completed and final products delivered.

62.35	Subd. 7.Renewable Energy and Air Quality
 		75,000
		75,000
	
63.1 	Supporting Community-Driven 
63.2 	Sustainable Bioenergy Projects
63.3 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
63.4 	second year are from the trust fund to 
63.5 	the commissioner of natural resources 
63.6 	for an agreement with Dovetail Partners, 
63.7 	Inc. in cooperation with the University of 
63.8 	Minnesota to assess feasibility, impacts, 
63.9 	and management needs of community-scale 
63.10 	forest bioenergy systems through pilot 
63.11 	studies in Ely and Cook County and to 
63.12 	disseminate findings to inform related efforts 
63.13 	in other communities.

63.14	Subd. 8.Environmental Education
 		123,000
		123,000
	
63.15 	Youth-Led Renewable Energy and 
63.16 	Energy Conservation in West Central and 
63.17 	Southwest Minnesota
63.18 	$123,000 the first year and $123,000 the 
63.19 	second year are from the trust fund to 
63.20 	the commissioner of natural resources 
63.21 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
63.22 	Environmental Learning Center to initiate 
63.23 	youth-led renewable energy and conservation 
63.24 	projects in over 30 communities in west 
63.25 	central and southwest Minnesota.

63.26	Subd. 9.Emerging Issues
 		4,984,000
		5,324,000
	
63.27 	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
63.28 	Academy
63.29 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
63.30 	second year are from the trust fund to 
63.31 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
63.32 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
63.33 	Minnesota to train and mentor future 
63.34 	conservation professionals by providing 
64.1 	apprenticeship service opportunities to 
64.2 	soil and water conservation districts. This 
64.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
64.4 	2014, by which time the project must be 
64.5 	completed and the final products delivered.
64.6 	(b) Wild Rice Standards
64.7 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust 
64.8 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
64.9 	Control Agency for a wild rice standards 
64.10 	study. This appropriation is available until 
64.11 	June 30, 2015.
64.12 	(c) Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal 
64.13 	Health
64.14 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
64.15 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
64.16 	commissioner of natural resources to address 
64.17 	chronic wasting disease and accelerate 
64.18 	wildlife health programs.
64.19 	(d) Aquatic Invasive Species
64.20 	$1,822,000 the first year and $3,804,000 
64.21 	the second year are from the trust fund 
64.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
64.23 	to accelerate aquatic invasive species 
64.24 	programs, including the development 
64.25 	and implementation of best management 
64.26 	practices for public water access facilities 
64.27 	to implement aquatic invasive species 
64.28 	prevention strategies.
64.29 	(e) Coon Rapids Dam
64.30 	$442,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
64.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
64.32 	for a grant to Three Rivers Park District for 
64.33 	predesign and design of the Coon Rapids 
65.1 	Dam for improvements and to function as a 
65.2 	barrier to invasive fish.
65.3 	(f) Accelerated Land Sales and Exchanges
65.4 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
65.5 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
65.6 	accelerate evaluation of the department's 
65.7 	land holdings and sell, exchange, and 
65.8 	acquire property more efficiently and 
65.9 	effectively to achieve the department's land 
65.10 	management goals in counties where public 
65.11 	land ownership exceeds 50 percent.
65.12 	(g) Environment and Natural Resources 
65.13 	Trust Fund Land Management Account
65.14 	$820,00 the first year and $820,000 the 
65.15 	second year are to the commissioner of 
65.16 	management and budget to be deposited 
65.17 	into the environment and natural resources 
65.18 	trust fund land management account within 
65.19 	the special revenue fund to be used to pay 
65.20 	for future restoration and enhancement of 
65.21 	lands purchased in fee with money from the 
65.22 	trust fund and held by the state and to make 
65.23 	the payments required under Minnesota 
65.24 	Statutes, sections 97A.061, subdivision 1, 
65.25 	and 477A.12.

65.26
65.27	Subd. 10.Administration and Contract 
Management
 		576,000
		573,000
	
65.28 	(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
65.29 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
65.30 	$473,000 the first year and $473,000 the 
65.31 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
65.32 	LCCMR for administration as provided 
65.33 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
65.34 	subdivision 5. 
65.35 	(b) Contract Management
66.1 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
66.2 	second year are from the trust fund to 
66.3 	the commissioner of natural resources 
66.4 	for expenses incurred for contract fiscal 
66.5 	services for the agreements specified in this 
66.6 	section. The commissioner shall provide 
66.7 	documentation to the Legislative-Citizen 
66.8 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
66.9 	on the expenditure of these funds. This 
66.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2014.
66.11 	(c) LCC Web Site
66.12 	$3,000 in the first year is appropriated to the 
66.13 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
66.14 	the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, 
66.15 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

66.16	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations 
 					
66.17 	Money appropriated in this section may 
66.18 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
66.19 	directly related to the specific appropriation 
66.20 	and are specified in the work program. 
66.21 	Money appropriated in this section must 
66.22 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
66.23 	institutional overhead charges. Unless 
66.24 	otherwise provided, the amounts in this 
66.25 	section are available until June 30, 2013, 
66.26 	when projects must be completed and final 
66.27 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
66.28 	property, the amounts in this section are 
66.29 	available until June 30, 2014, if a binding 
66.30 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2013, 
66.31 	and closed not later than June 30, 2014. If 
66.32 	a project receives a federal grant, the time 
66.33 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
66.34 	equal the federal grant period.

66.35	Subd. 12. Data Availability Requirements 
 					
67.1 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
67.2 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
67.3 	standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise 
67.4 	Technology. Spatial data also must conform 
67.5 	to additional guidelines and standards 
67.6 	designed to support data coordination and 
67.7 	distribution that have been published by the 
67.8 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
67.9 	Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared 
67.10 	as specified in the state's geographic metadata 
67.11 	guideline and must be submitted to the 
67.12 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
67.13 	All data must be accessible and free to the 
67.14 	public unless made private under the Data 
67.15 	Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
67.16 	13.
67.17 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
67.18 	results of projects funded under this section 
67.19 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
67.20 	and identified as an environment and natural 
67.21 	resources trust fund project.

67.22	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
67.23 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
67.24 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
67.25 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
67.26 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
67.27 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k) and 
67.28 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
67.29 	submit a work program and semiannual 
67.30 	progress reports in the form determined 
67.31 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
67.32 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
67.33 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
67.34 	appropriation.
68.1 	(b) For all restorations conducted with money 
68.2 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
68.3 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
68.4 	and management plan that, to the degree 
68.5 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
68.6 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
68.7 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
68.8 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
68.9 	other relevant factors that would provide 
68.10 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
68.11 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
68.12 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
68.13 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
68.14 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
68.15 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
68.16 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
68.17 	maintenance and management needs of 
68.18 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
68.19 	management, and enhancement will be 
68.20 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
68.21 	available science and include innovative 
68.22 	techniques to achieve the best restoration.
68.23 	(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in 
68.24 	this section for restoration activities must 
68.25 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
68.26 	at the completion of the appropriation 
68.27 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
68.28 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
68.29 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
68.30 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
68.31 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
68.32 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
68.33 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
68.34 	guidelines. The evaluation shall determine 
68.35 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
68.36 	goals, identify any problems with the 
69.1 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
69.2 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
69.3 	improving restorations. The evaluation shall 
69.4 	be focused on improving future restorations.
69.5 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in this 
69.6 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
69.7 	projects funded with money appropriated in 
69.8 	this section must be on land permanently 
69.9 	protected by a conservation easement or 
69.10 	public ownership or in public waters as 
69.11 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
69.12 	103G.005, subdivision 15.
69.13 	(e) A recipient of money from an 
69.14 	appropriation under this section must 
69.15 	give consideration to contracting with 
69.16 	Conservation Corps Minnesota or its 
69.17 	successor for contract restoration and 
69.18 	enhancement services.
69.19 	(f) All conservation easements acquired with 
69.20 	money appropriated under this section must:
69.21 	(1) be perpetual;
69.22 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
69.23 	easement;
69.24 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
69.25 	agreement that are perpetual;
69.26 	(4) be sent to the Office of the 
69.27 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
69.28 	Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
69.29 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
69.30 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
69.31 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
69.32 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
69.33 	document to address specific water quality 
69.34 	protection activities such as keeping water 
70.1 	on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
70.2 	contaminant loading, protecting groundwater, 
70.3 	and not permitting artificial hydrological 
70.4 	modifications.
70.5 	(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
70.6 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
70.7 	this section must give priority to high quality 
70.8 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
70.9 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
70.10 	(h) For new lands acquired with money 
70.11 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
70.12 	must prepare a restoration and management 
70.13 	plan in compliance with paragraph 
70.14 	(b), including sufficient funding for 
70.15 	implementation unless the work program 
70.16 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
70.17 	not necessary to achieve a high-quality 
70.18 	restoration.
70.19 	(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
70.20 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
70.21 	of an appropriation under this section must 
70.22 	provide to the Legislative-Citizen 
70.23 	Commission on Minnesota Resources and 
70.24 	the commissioner of management and budget 
70.25 	an analysis of increased operations and 
70.26 	maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
70.27 	public entities as a result of the acquisition 
70.28 	and how these costs are to be paid.
70.29 	(j) To ensure public accountability for the 
70.30 	use of public funds, a recipient of money 
70.31 	appropriated under this section must provide 
70.32 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
70.33 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
70.34 	selection process used to identify parcels 
70.35 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
71.1 	related transaction costs, including but not 
71.2 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
71.3 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
71.4 	and donations. This information must be 
71.5 	provided for all parties involved in the 
71.6 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
71.7 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
71.8 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
71.9 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
71.10 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
71.11 	appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 
71.12 	appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 
71.13 	such as appraisals may remain private 
71.14 	during negotiations but must ultimately 
71.15 	be made public according to Minnesota 
71.16 	Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen 
71.17 	Commission on Minnesota Resources shall 
71.18 	review the requirement in this paragraph 
71.19 	and provide a recommendation on whether 
71.20 	to continue or modify the requirement in 
71.21 	future years. The commission may waive 
71.22 	the application of this paragraph for specific 
71.23 	projects. 
71.24 	(k) A recipient of an appropriation from 
71.25 	the trust fund under this section must 
71.26 	acknowledge financial support from the 
71.27 	Minnesota environment and natural resources 
71.28 	trust fund in project publications, signage, 
71.29 	and other public communications and 
71.30 	outreach related to work completed using the 
71.31 	appropriation. Acknowledgment may occur, 
71.32 	as appropriate, through use of the trust fund 
71.33 	logo or inclusion of language attributing 
71.34 	support from the trust fund. 

71.35
71.36	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
72.1 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
72.2 	to in this section must be administered on 
72.3 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
72.4 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
72.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
72.6 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
72.7 	2011, or the date specified in the work 
72.8 	program, whichever is later, are eligible for 
72.9 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
72.10 	in this section. Periodic payment must be 
72.11 	made upon receiving documentation that 
72.12 	the deliverable items articulated in the work 
72.13 	program have been achieved, including 
72.14 	partial achievements as evidenced by 
72.15 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may 
72.16 	be advanced to projects to accommodate 
72.17 	cash flow needs or match federal money. 
72.18 	The advances must be specified in the 
72.19 	work program. No expenditures for capital 
72.20 	equipment are allowed unless specified in 
72.21 	the work program.

72.22
72.23	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
72.24 	A political subdivision, public or private 
72.25 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
72.26 	appropriation under this section must use the 
72.27 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
72.28 	Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding 
72.29 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
72.30 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.31 	16B.122, regarding purchase and use of 
72.32 	paper stock and printing.

72.33
72.34	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines 
 					
72.35 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
72.36 	under this section for a capital improvement 
73.1 	project must ensure that the project complies 
73.2 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
73.3 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
73.4 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
73.5 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
73.6 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
73.7 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
73.8 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
73.9 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
73.10 	obtain information and technical assistance 
73.11 	on energy conservation and alternative 
73.12 	energy development relating to the planning 
73.13 	and construction of the capital improvement 
73.14 	project.

73.15
73.16	Subd. 17.Easement Monitoring and 
Enforcement Requirements
 					
73.17 	Money appropriated under this section and 
73.18 	adjustments made under subdivision 20 for 
73.19 	easement monitoring and enforcement may 
73.20 	be spent only on activities included in an 
73.21 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan 
73.22 	contained within the work program. Money 
73.23 	received for monitoring and enforcement, 
73.24 	including earnings on the money received, 
73.25 	shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement 
73.26 	fund held by the organization and dedicated 
73.27 	to monitoring and enforcing conservation 
73.28 	easements within Minnesota. Within 120 
73.29 	days after the close of the entity's fiscal 
73.30 	year, an entity receiving appropriations 
73.31 	for easement monitoring and enforcement 
73.32 	must provide an annual financial report 
73.33 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
73.34 	on Minnesota Resources on the easement 
73.35 	monitoring and enforcement fund as specified 
73.36 	in the work program. Money appropriated 
74.1 	under this section for monitoring and 
74.2 	enforcement of easements and earnings on 
74.3 	the money appropriated shall revert to the 
74.4 	state if:
74.5 	(1) the easement transfers to the state;
74.6 	(2) the holder of the easement fails to file 
74.7 	an annual report and then fails to cure that 
74.8 	default within 30 days of notification of the 
74.9 	default by the state; or
74.10 	(3) the holder of the easement fails to 
74.11 	comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
74.12 	enforcement plan contained within the work 
74.13 	program and fails to cure that default within 
74.14 	90 days of notification of the default by the 
74.15 	state.

74.16	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
74.17 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
74.18 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
74.19 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
74.20 	guidelines.

74.21	Subd. 19.Carryforward
 					
74.22 	(a) The availability of the appropriation for 
74.23 	the following projects is extended to June 
74.24 	30, 2012:
74.25 	(1) Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 
74.26 	2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Native 
74.27 	Shoreland Buffer Incentives Program;
74.28 	(2) Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
74.29 	subdivision 4, paragraph (g), Southeast 
74.30 	Minnesota Stream Restoration Projects;
74.31 	(3) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
74.32 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), State Park 
74.33 	Acquisition;
75.1 	(4) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
75.2 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), State Trail 
75.3 	Acquisition;
75.4 	(5) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
75.5 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving 
75.6 	Emerging Fish Disease Surveillance in 
75.7 	Minnesota; and
75.8 	(6) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
75.9 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Contract 
75.10 	Management.
75.11 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
75.12 	the following project is extended to June 30, 
75.13 	2013:
75.14 	(1) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
75.15 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Expanding 
75.16 	Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools; 
75.17 	and 
75.18 	(2) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
75.19 	subdivision 8, paragraph (g), Integrating 
75.20 	Environmental and Outdoor Education in 
75.21 	Grades 7-12.

75.22	Subd. 20.Appropriations Adjustment
 					
75.23 	(a) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors
75.24 	(1) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
75.25 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, 
75.26 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), $48,000 is for 
75.27 	deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
75.28 	account as authorized in subdivision 17.
75.29 	(2) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
75.30 	2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 
75.31 	2, section 11, subdivision 5, paragraph 
75.32 	(b), $49,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
75.33 	and enforcement account as authorized in 
75.34 	subdivision 17.
76.1 	(3) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.2 	2007, chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 
76.3 	4, paragraph (c), $59,000 is for deposit in 
76.4 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
76.5 	authorized in subdivision 17.
76.6 	(4) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.7 	2008, chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 
76.8 	3, paragraph (a), $42,000 is for deposit in 
76.9 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
76.10 	authorized in subdivision 17.
76.11 	(5) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.12 	2009, chapter 143, section 2, subdivision 
76.13 	4, paragraph (f), $80,000 is for deposit in 
76.14 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
76.15 	authorized in subdivision 17.
76.16 	(6) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.17 	2010, chapter 362, section 2, subdivision 
76.18 	4, paragraph (g), $10,000 is for deposit in 
76.19 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
76.20 	authorized in subdivision 17.
76.21 	(b) Habitat Conservation Partnership
76.22 	(1) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.23 	2001, First Special Session chapter 2, section 
76.24 	14, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), $288,000 is 
76.25 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
76.26 	account as authorized in subdivision 17.
76.27 	(2) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.28 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, 
76.29 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), up to $78,000 is 
76.30 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
76.31 	account as authorized in subdivision 17.
76.32 	(3) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
76.33 	2005, First Special Session chapter 1, section 
76.34 	11, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), $25,000 is 
77.1 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
77.2 	account as authorized in subdivision 17.
77.3 	(4) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
77.4 	2007, chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 
77.5 	4, paragraph (b), $69,000 is for deposit in 
77.6 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.7 	authorized in subdivision 17.
77.8 	(5) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
77.9 	2008, chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 
77.10 	3, paragraph (c), $66,000 is for deposit in 
77.11 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.12 	authorized in subdivision 17.
77.13 	(6) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
77.14 	2009, chapter 143, section 2, subdivision 
77.15 	4, paragraph (e), $60,000 is for deposit in 
77.16 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.17 	authorized in subdivision 17.
77.18 	(7) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
77.19 	2010, chapter 362, section 2, subdivision 
77.20 	4, paragraph (f), $30,000 is for deposit in 
77.21 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.22 	authorized in subdivision 17.
77.23 	(c) Preserving the Avon Hills Landscape
77.24 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2008, 
77.25 	chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 3, 
77.26 	paragraph (d), $120,000 is for deposit in 
77.27 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.28 	authorized in subdivision 17.
77.29 	(d) New Models for Land-Use Planning
77.30 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 1997, 
77.31 	chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 9, 
77.32 	paragraph (d), up to $33,000 is for deposit 
77.33 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
77.34 	authorized in subdivision 17.
78.1 	(e) Conservation-Based Development 
78.2 	Program
78.3 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 1999, 
78.4 	chapter 231, section 16, subdivision 8, 
78.5 	paragraph (e), $5,000 is for deposit in a 
78.6 	monitoring and enforcement account as 
78.7 	authorized in subdivision 17.

78.8 	Sec. 3. [84.0264] FEDERAL LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS.
78.9 		Subdivision 1.Designated agency. The Department of Natural Resources 
78.10 	is designated as the state agency to apply for, accept, receive, and disburse federal 
78.11 	reimbursement funds and private funds that are granted to the state of Minnesota from 
78.12 	section 6 of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
78.13 		Subd. 2.State land and water conservation account. A state land and water 
78.14 	conservation account is created in the natural resources fund. All of the money made 
78.15 	available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the 
78.16 	state land and water conservation account.
78.17 		Subd. 3.Local share. Fifty percent of all money made available to the state 
78.18 	from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be distributed for projects to be acquired, 
78.19 	developed, and maintained by local units of government, provided that any project 
78.20 	approved is consistent with a statewide or a county or regional recreational plan and 
78.21 	compatible with the statewide recreational plan. All money received by the commissioner 
78.22 	for local units of government is appropriated annually to carry out the purposes for which 
78.23 	the funds are received.
78.24 		Subd. 4.State share. Fifty percent of the money made available to the state from 
78.25 	funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be used for state land acquisition and development 
78.26 	for the state outdoor recreation system under chapter 86A and the administrative expenses 
78.27 	necessary to maintain eligibility for the federal land and water conservation fund.

78.28 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116P.04, is amended by adding a subdivision 
78.29 	to read:
78.30 		Subd. 6.Environment and natural resources trust fund land management 
78.31 	account. An environment and natural resources trust fund land management account is 
78.32 	created as an account in the special revenue fund. The State Board of Investment shall 
78.33 	ensure the account is invested under section 11A.24. The commissioner of management 
78.34 	and budget shall credit to the account all money appropriated to the account and all money 
79.1 	earned by the account. The principal of the account and any unexpended earnings must 
79.2 	be invested and reinvested by the State Board of Investment. Nothing in this section 
79.3 	limits the source of contributions to the account. No more than five and one-half percent 
79.4 	of the market value of the account as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year is appropriated 
79.5 	to the commissioner of natural resources to pay for future restoration and enhancement 
79.6 	of lands purchased in fee with money from the environment and natural resources trust 
79.7 	fund and held by the state and to reimburse the general fund for payments made under 
79.8 	sections 97A.061, subdivision 1, and 477A.12 for lands purchased with funds from the 
79.9 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

79.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
79.11 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial 
79.12 	legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and 
79.13 	shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended 
79.14 	legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
79.15 	(b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the legislature from the state 
79.16 	land and water conservation account in the natural resources fund.
79.17 	(c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
79.18 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
79.19 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit 
79.20 	a work program and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the 
79.21 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
79.22 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent 
79.23 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program.
79.24 	(d) (c) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 must also review, 
79.25 	comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
79.26 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
79.27 	(e) (d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under 
79.28 	this chapter.
79.29 	(f) (e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
79.30 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
79.31 	funding decision recommendations;
79.32 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
79.33 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
79.34 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
79.35 	on need;
80.1 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
80.2 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
80.3 	possible; and
80.4 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
80.5 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

80.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.431, is amended to read:
80.7 	290.431 NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
80.8 	Every individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form 
80.9 	may designate on their original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted 
80.10 	from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual and paid into an 
80.11 	account to be established for the management of nongame wildlife. The commissioner 
80.12 	of revenue shall, on the income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify 
80.13 	filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or refund shall be paid into the 
80.14 	nongame wildlife management account. The sum of the amounts so designated to be paid 
80.15 	shall be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use by the nongame 
80.16 	program in the Department of Natural Resources. All interest earned on money accrued, 
80.17 	gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures 
80.18 	in the nongame wildlife management account shall be credited to the account by the 
80.19 	commissioner of management and budget, except that gifts or contributions received 
80.20 	directly by the commissioner of natural resources and directed by the contributor for 
80.21 	use in specific nongame field projects or geographic areas shall be handled according to 
80.22 	section 84.085, subdivision 1. The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a work 
80.23 	program for each fiscal year and semiannual progress reports to the Legislative-Citizen 
80.24 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined by the commission.
80.25 	The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the nongame wildlife 
80.26 	management account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of nongame 
80.27 	wildlife projects and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 
80.28 	restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural 
80.29 	resources to use the available funds for the most efficient and effective management of 
80.30 	nongame wildlife. The commissioner may use funds appropriated for nongame wildlife 
80.31 	programs for the purpose of developing, preserving, restoring, and maintaining wintering 
80.32 	habitat for neotropical migrant birds in Latin America and the Caribbean under agreement 
80.33 	or contract with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and 
80.34 	repair of such projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having jurisdiction 
80.35 	over the land and water affected by the projects. Under this authority, the commissioner 
81.1 	may execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that the use of the 
81.2 	funds will benefit neotropical migrant birds that breed in or migrate through the state.

81.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.432, is amended to read:
81.4 	290.432 CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
81.5 	A corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original return that 
81.6 	$1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise 
81.7 	be payable by or to that corporation and paid into the nongame wildlife management 
81.8 	account established by section 290.431 for use by the Department of Natural Resources 
81.9 	for its nongame wildlife program. The commissioner of revenue shall, on the corporate 
81.10 	tax return, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid 
81.11 	into the nongame wildlife management account for the protection of endangered natural 
81.12 	resources. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to 
81.13 	the program, and reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife management 
81.14 	account shall be credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget, 
81.15 	except that gifts or contributions received directly by the commissioner of natural 
81.16 	resources and directed by the contributor for use in specific nongame field projects or 
81.17 	geographic areas shall be handled according to section 84.085, subdivision 1. The 
81.18 	commissioner of natural resources shall submit a work program for each fiscal year to 
81.19 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined 
81.20 	by the commission.
81.21 	The state pledges and agrees with all corporate contributors to the nongame wildlife 
81.22 	account to use the funds contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program and further 
81.23 	agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or restrictions that will limit or 
81.24 	otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 
81.25 	funds for the most efficient and effective management of those programs.

81.26 	Sec. 8.  REPEALER.
 81.27 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.027, subdivision 11; 116P.09, subdivision 4; 
81.28 	and 116P.14, are repealed.