1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund; appropriating money from the clean water fund; appropriating money from 
1.4 	the parks and trails fund; appropriating money from the arts and cultural heritage 
1.5 	fund; modifying certain outdoor heritage provisions; modifying the Clean 
1.6 	Water Legacy Act; revising the Clean Water Council; providing appointments;
1.7 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 85.53, 
1.8 	subdivisions 1, 5; 85.535, subdivision 1; 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 
1.9 	by adding a subdivision; 114D.10; 114D.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7; 114D.35; 
1.10 	114D.50, subdivision 6; 116.195; 129D.18, subdivision 4; 129D.19, subdivision 
1.11 	5; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 3, 15; Laws 2010, 
1.12 	chapter 361, article 1, section 2, subdivision 14; proposing coding for new law in 
1.13 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 
1.14 	84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 114D.30; 114D.45.
1.15 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.16 	ARTICLE 1
1.17 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.18	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.19 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.20 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.21 	outdoor heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
1.22 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.23 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
1.24 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
1.25 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

1.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.27				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2012
		2013

2.3	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE

2.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	86,471,000
	$
	471,000
	
2.5 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.6 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.7 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.8 	following subdivisions.

2.9	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		32,671,000
		-0-
	
2.10 	(a) Wildlife Management Area, Scientific 
2.11 	and Natural Areas, and Prairie Bank 
2.12 	Easement Acquisition - Phase III
2.13 	$3,931,000 the first year is to the 
2.14 	commissioner of natural resources to:
2.15 	(1) acquire land in fee for wildlife 
2.16 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
2.17 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.18 	97A.145;
2.19 	(2) acquire land in fee for scientific and 
2.20 	natural area purposes under Minnesota 
2.21 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
2.22 	subdivision 5; and
2.23 	(3) acquire native prairie bank easements 
2.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96.
2.25 	A list of proposed land or permanent 
2.26 	conservation easement acquisitions must 
2.27 	be provided as part of the required 
2.28 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
2.29 	plan must include an easement monitoring 
2.30 	and enforcement plan. Up to $14,000 is for 
2.31 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
2.32 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
2.33 	plan, and subject to subdivision 15. An 
3.1 	annual financial report is required for 
3.2 	any monitoring and enforcement fund 
3.3 	established, including expenditures from the 
3.4 	fund.
3.5 	(b) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
3.6 	Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase III
3.7 	$1,652,000 the first year is to the 
3.8 	commissioner of natural resources to 
3.9 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
3.10 	on wildlife management areas, scientific and 
3.11 	natural areas, and land under native prairie 
3.12 	bank easements.
3.13 	(c) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and 
3.14 	Water
3.15 	$2,249,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.16 	Water and Soil Resources in cooperation 
3.17 	with Pheasants Forever to acquire permanent 
3.18 	conservation easements to enhance habitat 
3.19 	by expanding riparian wildlife buffers on 
3.20 	private land. A list of proposed easement 
3.21 	acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.22 	the required accomplishment plan. The 
3.23 	accomplishment plan must include an 
3.24 	easement monitoring and enforcement 
3.25 	plan. Up to $200,000 is for establishing 
3.26 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
3.27 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
3.28 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
3.29 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
3.30 	and enforcement fund established, including 
3.31 	expenditures from the fund.
3.32 	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
3.33 	Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase 
3.34 	III
4.1 	$1,720,000 the first year is to the 
4.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.3 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
4.4 	to acquire land or permanent easements 
4.5 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.6 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.7 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.8 	National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed 
4.9 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
4.10 	of the required accomplishment plan. The 
4.11 	accomplishment plan must include an 
4.12 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan.
4.13 	(e) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - 
4.14 	Phase II
4.15 	$4,500,000 the first year is to the 
4.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.17 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
4.18 	acquire native prairie and savanna and restore 
4.19 	and enhance grasslands and savanna. A list of 
4.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
4.22 	Acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
4.23 	must be within the two existing and two 
4.24 	additional pilot focus areas contained in 
4.25 	the accomplishment plan. Annual income 
4.26 	statements and balance sheets for income 
4.27 	and expenses from land acquired with 
4.28 	appropriations from the outdoor heritage 
4.29 	fund must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams 
4.30 	Outdoor Heritage Council.
4.31 	(f) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
4.32 	Complex - Phase I
4.33 	$1,533,000 the first year is to the 
4.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.35 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
5.1 	to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon 
5.2 	River watershed for wildlife management 
5.3 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.4 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or aquatic 
5.5 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.6 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
5.7 	97C.02. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
5.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.9 	accomplishment plan.
5.10 	(g) Accelerating the Wildlife Management 
5.11 	Area Program - Phase III
5.12 	$5,500,000 the first year is to the 
5.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.14 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
5.15 	prairie and other habitat areas for wildlife 
5.16 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
5.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
5.18 	8. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
5.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.20 	accomplishment plan.
5.21 	(h) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
5.22 	Area Program - Phase III
5.23 	$9,815,000 the first year is to the 
5.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.25 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
5.26 	accelerate the acquisition of wetlands and 
5.27 	grasslands to be added to the waterfowl 
5.28 	production area system in Minnesota in 
5.29 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
5.30 	Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
5.31 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
5.32 	required accomplishment plan.
5.33 	(i) The Green Corridor Legacy Program - 
5.34 	Phase III
6.1 	$1,771,000 the first year is to the 
6.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.3 	an agreement with the Redwood Area 
6.4 	Development Corporation to acquire land 
6.5 	for wildlife management area purposes 
6.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.7 	subdivision 8, or aquatic management areas 
6.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
6.9 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
6.10 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
6.11 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

6.12	Subd. 3.Forests
 		14,371,000
		-0-
	
6.13 	(a) Minnesota Forests for the Future - 
6.14 	Phase III
6.15 	$5,409,000 the first year is to the 
6.16 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.17 	acquire forest and wetland habitat through 
6.18 	working forest easements and fee acquisition 
6.19 	under the Minnesota forests for the future 
6.20 	program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
6.21 	section 84.66. A conservation easement 
6.22 	acquired with money appropriated under this 
6.23 	paragraph must comply with subdivision 
6.24 	13. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
6.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.26 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
6.27 	plan must include an easement monitoring 
6.28 	and enforcement plan. Up to $150,000 is for 
6.29 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
6.30 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
6.31 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
6.32 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
6.33 	and enforcement fund established, including 
6.34 	expenditures from the fund. 
7.1 	(b) LaSalle Lake: Protecting Critical 
7.2 	Mississippi Headwaters Habitat
7.3 	$4,632,000 the first year is to the 
7.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.5 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
7.6 	to acquire land adjacent to LaSalle Lake in 
7.7 	Hubbard County. A list of proposed land 
7.8 	acquisitions must be provided as part of 
7.9 	the required accomplishment plan. If the 
7.10 	acquisition is not completed by July 15, 
7.11 	2012, or if a balance remains after acquisition 
7.12 	of land, the money under this paragraph is 
7.13 	available for acquisition under subdivision 
7.14 	2, paragraph (a).
7.15 	(c) Accelerated Forest Habitat 
7.16 	Enhancement - Phase II
7.17 	$826,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
7.18 	of natural resources to restore and enhance 
7.19 	lands in state forests, pursuant to Minnesota 
7.20 	Statutes, section 89.021.
7.21 	(d) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
7.22 	Grouse Habitat Partnership - Phase II
7.23 	$988,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
7.24 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
7.25 	Pheasants Forever in cooperation with the 
7.26 	Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society 
7.27 	to acquire and enhance lands for wildlife 
7.28 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
7.29 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
7.30 	8.  A list of proposed land acquisitions 
7.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.32 	accomplishment plan.
7.33 	(e) Lower Mississippi River Habitat 
7.34 	Partnership - Phase II
8.1 	$707,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
8.2 	of natural resources to acquire and enhance 
8.3 	habitat in the lower Root River and 
8.4 	lower Zumbro River watersheds, pursuant 
8.5 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.6 	subdivisions 7 and 8. A list of proposed land 
8.7 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.8 	required accomplishment plan.
8.9 	(f) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in 
8.10 	Cass County - Phase II
8.11 	$604,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
8.12 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
8.13 	Cass County to acquire land in fee for forest 
8.14 	wildlife habitat. A list of proposed land 
8.15 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.16 	required accomplishment plan.
8.17 	(g) State Forest Acquisition
8.18 	$1,205,000 the first year is to the 
8.19 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
8.20 	land in fee and permanent management 
8.21 	access easements for state forests under 
8.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.23 	subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
8.24 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.25 	required accomplishment plan. 

8.26	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		15,827,000
		-0-
	
8.27 	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands 
8.28 	Reserve Acquisition and Restoration 
8.29 	Program Partnership - Phase III
8.30 	$13,000,000 the first year is to the Board 
8.31 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
8.32 	permanent conservation easements and 
8.33 	restore wetlands and associated upland 
8.34 	habitat in cooperation with the United States 
9.1 	Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve 
9.2 	Program. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
9.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.4 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
9.5 	plan must include an easement monitoring 
9.6 	and enforcement plan. Up to $112,000 is for 
9.7 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
9.8 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
9.9 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
9.10 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
9.11 	and enforcement fund established, including 
9.12 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
9.13 	of monitoring and enforcement activities.
9.14 	(b) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and 
9.15 	Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement - 
9.16 	Phase III
9.17 	$936,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
9.18 	of natural resources to develop engineering 
9.19 	designs for shallow lakes and wetlands and 
9.20 	restore and enhance shallow lakes.
9.21 	(c) Shallow Lake Shoreland Protection: 
9.22 	Wild Rice Lakes
9.23 	$1,891,000 the first year is to the 
9.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.25 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited  and the 
9.26 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
9.27 	acquire wild rice lake shoreland habitat in 
9.28 	fee and as permanent conservation easements 
9.29 	as follows: $500,000 to the Department 
9.30 	of Natural Resources; $1,100,000 to the 
9.31 	Board of Water and Soil Resources; and 
9.32 	$291,000 to Ducks Unlimited. A list of 
9.33 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.34 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
9.35 	The accomplishment plan must include 
10.1 	an easement monitoring and enforcement 
10.2 	plan. Up to $18,000 is for establishing 
10.3 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.4 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
10.5 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
10.6 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
10.7 	and enforcement fund established, including 
10.8 	expenditures from the fund. 

10.9	Subd. 5.Habitat
 		22,914,000
		-0-
	
10.10 	(a) Accelerated Aquatic Management 
10.11 	Area Habitat Program - Phase III
10.12 	$6,500,000 the first year is to the 
10.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.14 	acquire interests in land in fee or permanent 
10.15 	conservation easements for aquatic 
10.16 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.17 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, 
10.18 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A 
10.19 	list of proposed acquisitions and stream and 
10.20 	lake habitat restorations and enhancements 
10.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.22 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
10.23 	plan must include an easement monitoring 
10.24 	and enforcement plan.
10.25 	(b) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement 
10.26 	Program - Phase III
10.27 	$1,533,000 the first year is to the 
10.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.29 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited. 
10.30 	A list of proposed projects, describing 
10.31 	types and locations of restorations and 
10.32 	enhancements, must be provided as part of 
10.33 	the required accomplishment plan.
10.34 	(c) Land Addition to the Janet Johnson 
10.35 	Memorial Wildlife Management Area
11.1 	$577,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
11.2 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
11.3 	Chisago County to acquire land in fee to 
11.4 	be added to the Janet Johnson Memorial 
11.5 	Wildlife Management Area under Minnesota 
11.6 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
11.7 	8. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
11.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.9 	accomplishment plan.
11.10 	(d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase II
11.11 	$5,000,000 the first year is to the 
11.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.13 	agreements to acquire interests in land in 
11.14 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
11.15 	and to restore and enhance natural systems 
11.16 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
11.17 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $960,000 
11.18 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
11.19 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $150,000 to Great 
11.20 	River Greening; $840,000 to Minnesota 
11.21 	Land Trust; $150,000 to Friends of the 
11.22 	Mississippi River; and $2,900,000 to The 
11.23 	Trust for Public Land. A list of proposed 
11.24 	projects, describing types and locations of 
11.25 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements, 
11.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.27 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
11.28 	plan must include an easement monitoring 
11.29 	and enforcement plan. Money appropriated 
11.30 	from the outdoor heritage fund for easement 
11.31 	acquisition may be used to establish a 
11.32 	monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.33 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
11.34 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
11.35 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
12.1 	and enforcement fund established, including 
12.2 	expenditures from the fund.
12.3 	(e) Protecting Sensitive Shorelands in 
12.4 	North Central Minnesota
12.5 	$1,098,000 the first year is to the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.7 	agreements with the Leech Lake Watershed 
12.8 	Foundation and the Minnesota Land Trust 
12.9 	as follows: $339,000 to the Leech Lake 
12.10 	Watershed Foundation; $741,000 to the 
12.11 	Minnesota Land Trust; and $18,000 to the 
12.12 	Department of Natural Resources to pay for 
12.13 	acquisition-related expenses and monitoring 
12.14 	costs of donated permanent conservation 
12.15 	easements on sensitive shorelands in north 
12.16 	central Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
12.17 	acquisitions must be provided as part of 
12.18 	the required accomplishment plan. The 
12.19 	accomplishment plan must include an 
12.20 	easement monitoring and enforcement 
12.21 	plan. Up to $342,000 is for establishing 
12.22 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
12.23 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
12.24 	and subject to subdivision 15. An annual 
12.25 	financial report is required for any monitoring 
12.26 	and enforcement fund established, including 
12.27 	expenditures from the fund.
12.28 	(f) Restoring Native Habitat and Water 
12.29 	Quality to Shell Rock River - Phase II
12.30 	$2,577,000 the first year is to the 
12.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.32 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
12.33 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee 
12.34 	at the headwaters of the Shell Rock River 
12.35 	for aquatic management area purposes 
13.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
13.2 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to restore 
13.3 	and enhance aquatic habitat. The leases 
13.4 	for gravel mining existing at the time of 
13.5 	acquisition may not be extended and all gross 
13.6 	income generated from mining operations 
13.7 	must be transferred to the commissioner of 
13.8 	management and budget and credited to the 
13.9 	outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed 
13.10 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
13.11 	the required accomplishment plan.
13.12 	(g) Outdoor Heritage Conservation 
13.13 	Partners Grant Program - Phase III
13.14 	$5,629,000 the first year is to the 
13.15 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
13.16 	program to provide competitive, matching 
13.17 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
13.18 	state, and national organizations for 
13.19 	enhancement, restoration, or protection of 
13.20 	forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for 
13.21 	fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants 
13.22 	shall not be made for activities required to 
13.23 	fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject 
13.24 	to conservation easements.  Grants shall 
13.25 	not be made from appropriations in this 
13.26 	paragraph for projects that have a total 
13.27 	project cost exceeding $475,000. $319,000 
13.28 	of this appropriation may be spent for 
13.29 	personnel costs and other administrative 
13.30 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
13.31 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
13.32 	Land acquired in fee must be open to 
13.33 	hunting and fishing during the open season 
13.34 	unless otherwise provided by state law. The 
13.35 	program shall require a match of at least ten 
13.36 	percent from nonstate sources for grants of 
14.1 	$100,000 or less and a match of at least 15 
14.2 	percent from nonstate sources for grants over 
14.3 	$100,000. Up to one-third of the match may 
14.4 	be in-kind resources. For grant applications 
14.5 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
14.6 	provide a separate, simplified application 
14.7 	process. The criteria for evaluating grant 
14.8 	applications over $25,000 must include the 
14.9 	amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or 
14.10 	protected; local support; encouragement 
14.11 	of a local conservation culture; urgency; 
14.12 	capacity to achieve multiple benefits; 
14.13 	habitat benefits provided; consistency with 
14.14 	current conservation science; adjacency 
14.15 	to protected lands; full funding of the 
14.16 	project; supplementing existing funding; 
14.17 	public access for hunting and fishing during 
14.18 	the open season; sustainability; degree 
14.19 	of collaboration; and use of native plant 
14.20 	materials. All projects must conform to 
14.21 	the Minnesota statewide conservation and 
14.22 	preservation plan. Wildlife habitat projects 
14.23 	must also conform to the Minnesota wildlife 
14.24 	action plan. Subject to the evaluation 
14.25 	criteria and requirements of this paragraph 
14.26 	and Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner 
14.27 	of natural resources shall give priority to 
14.28 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
14.29 	or charter to receive private contributions 
14.30 	for local conservation or habitat projects 
14.31 	when evaluating projects of equal value. If 
14.32 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
14.33 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
14.34 	with existing wildlife management areas 
14.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.36 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
15.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 
15.2 	and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic 
15.3 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.4 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
15.5 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
15.6 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
15.7 	conservation easement or public ownership 
15.8 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
15.9 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
15.10 	15. Priority shall be given to restoration 
15.11 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
15.12 	Subdivision 9 applies to grants awarded 
15.13 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
15.14 	available until June 30, 2015. No less than 
15.15 	five percent of the amount of each grant 
15.16 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
15.17 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
15.18 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
15.19 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
15.20 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
15.21 	The commissioner shall provide notice of the 
15.22 	grant program in the 2011 game and fish law 
15.23 	summaries that are prepared under Minnesota 
15.24 	Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.

15.25	Subd. 6.Administration
 		688,000
		471,000
	
15.26 	(a) Contract Management
15.27 	$175,000 the first year is to the Legislative 
15.28 	Coordinating Commission to contract with 
15.29 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.30 	expenses incurred for contract fiscal services 
15.31 	for the agreements specified in this section. 
15.32 	The contract management services must be 
15.33 	done on a reimbursement basis.
15.34 	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
16.1 	$471,000 the first year and $471,000 
16.2 	the second year are to the Legislative 
16.3 	Coordinating Commission for two years of 
16.4 	administrative expenses of the Lessard-Sams 
16.5 	Outdoor Heritage Council and for two years 
16.6 	of compensation and expense reimbursement 
16.7 	of council members.
16.8 	(c) Technical Assistance Panel
16.9 	$42,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
16.10 	of natural resources for a technical assistance 
16.11 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration audits 
16.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
16.13 	subdivision 10.

16.14	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
16.15 	Money appropriated in this section may 
16.16 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
16.17 	directly related to and necessary for a 
16.18 	specific appropriation and are specified in the 
16.19 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated 
16.20 	in this section must not be spent on indirect 
16.21 	costs or other institutional overhead charges. 
16.22 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
16.23 	in this section are available until June 30, 
16.24 	2014, when projects must be completed and 
16.25 	final accomplishments reported. Funds for 
16.26 	restoration or enhancement are available 
16.27 	until June 30, 2016, or four years after 
16.28 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
16.29 	complete restoration or enhancement work. 
16.30 	If a project receives federal funds, the time 
16.31 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
16.32 	equal the availability of federal funding. 
16.33 	Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition 
16.34 	of  land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
16.35 	provide for the public use of land acquired 
17.1 	with the appropriation. Public use facilities 
17.2 	must have a minimal impact on habitat on 
17.3 	acquired lands.

17.4	Subd. 8.Accomplishment Plans
 					
17.5 	It is a condition of acceptance of the 
17.6 	appropriations made under this section that 
17.7 	the  agency or entity using the appropriation 
17.8 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
17.9 	Heritage Council an accomplishment  plan 
17.10 	and periodic accomplishment  reports in 
17.11 	the form determined by the council. The 
17.12 	accomplishment plan must identify the 
17.13 	project manager responsible for expending 
17.14 	the appropriation and the final product. The 
17.15 	accomplishment plan must account for  the 
17.16 	use of the appropriation and outcomes  of 
17.17 	the expenditure in measures of wetlands, 
17.18 	prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife 
17.19 	habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. 
17.20 	The plan must include an evaluation of 
17.21 	results. None of the money provided in this 
17.22 	section may be expended unless the council 
17.23 	has approved the pertinent accomplishment 
17.24 	plan.

17.25	Subd. 9.Project Requirements
 					
17.26 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
17.27 	appropriation made under this section, an 
17.28 	agency or entity receiving an appropriation 
17.29 	must comply with this subdivision for any 
17.30 	project funded in whole or in part with funds 
17.31 	from the appropriation.
17.32 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with 
17.33 	money appropriated under this section must: 
17.34 	(1) be permanent; (2) specify the parties to 
17.35 	the easement; (3) specify all of the provisions 
18.1 	of an agreement that are permanent; (4) 
18.2 	specify the habitat types and location 
18.3 	being protected; (5) where appropriate for 
18.4 	conservation or water protection outcomes, 
18.5 	require the grantor to employ practices 
18.6 	retaining water on the eased land as long as 
18.7 	practicable; (6) specify the responsibilities 
18.8 	of the parties for habitat enhancement and 
18.9 	restoration and the associated costs of these 
18.10 	activities; (7) be sent to the office of the 
18.11 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; (8) 
18.12 	include a long-term stewardship plan and 
18.13 	identify the sources and amount of funding 
18.14 	for monitoring and enforcing the easement 
18.15 	agreement; and (9) identify the parties 
18.16 	responsible for monitoring and enforcing the 
18.17 	easement agreement.
18.18 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must 
18.19 	prepare and retain an ecological restoration 
18.20 	and management plan that, to the degree 
18.21 	practicable, is consistent with current 
18.22 	conservation science and ecological goals 
18.23 	for the restoration site. Consideration should 
18.24 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
18.25 	other relevant factors that would provide 
18.26 	the best chance for long-term success and 
18.27 	durability of the restoration projects. The 
18.28 	plan must include the proposed timetable for 
18.29 	implementing the restoration, including, but 
18.30 	not limited to, site preparation, establishment 
18.31 	of diverse plant species, maintenance, and 
18.32 	additional enhancement to establish the 
18.33 	restoration; identify long-term maintenance 
18.34 	and management needs of the restoration 
18.35 	and how the maintenance, management, 
18.36 	and enhancement will be financed; and use 
19.1 	current conservation science to achieve the 
19.2 	best restoration.
19.3 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient 
19.4 	must prepare a restoration and management 
19.5 	plan in compliance with paragraph (c), 
19.6 	including identification of sufficient funding 
19.7 	for implementation.
19.8 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the 
19.9 	use of public funds, a recipient must provide 
19.10 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
19.11 	Council documentation of the process 
19.12 	used to select parcels acquired in fee or as 
19.13 	permanent conservation easements and must 
19.14 	provide the council with documentation 
19.15 	of all related transaction costs, including, 
19.16 	but not limited to, appraisals, legal fees, 
19.17 	recording fees, commissions, other similar 
19.18 	costs, and donations. This information 
19.19 	must be provided for all parties involved 
19.20 	in the transaction. The recipient must 
19.21 	also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
19.22 	Heritage Council any difference between the 
19.23 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
19.24 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
19.25 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
19.26 	was conducted. Acquisition data such 
19.27 	as appraisals may remain private during 
19.28 	negotiations but must ultimately be made 
19.29 	public according to Minnesota Statutes, 
19.30 	chapter 13.
19.31 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in this 
19.32 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
19.33 	projects funded with money appropriated 
19.34 	under this section must be on land 
19.35 	permanently protected by a conservation 
20.1 	easement or public ownership or in public 
20.2 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
20.3 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
20.4 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
20.5 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
20.6 	of an appropriation under this section must 
20.7 	provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
20.8 	Heritage Council and the commissioner 
20.9 	of management and budget an analysis of 
20.10 	increased operations and maintenance costs 
20.11 	likely to be incurred by public entities as 
20.12 	a result of the acquisition and of how these 
20.13 	costs are to be paid.
20.14 	(h) A recipient of money from an 
20.15 	appropriation under this section must give 
20.16 	consideration to and make timely written 
20.17 	contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
20.18 	for possible use of the corps' services to 
20.19 	contract for restoration and enhancement 
20.20 	services. A copy of the written contact 
20.21 	must be filed with the Lessard-Sams 
20.22 	Outdoor Heritage Council within 15 days of 
20.23 	execution.
20.24 	(i) A recipient of money under this section 
20.25 	must erect signage according to Laws 2009, 
20.26 	chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

20.27
20.28	Subd. 10.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
20.29 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
20.30 	to in this section must be administered on 
20.31 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
20.32 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
20.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
20.34 	expenditures directly related to each 
20.35 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
21.1 	1, 2011, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
21.2 	otherwise provided in this section. Periodic 
21.3 	reimbursement must be made upon receiving 
21.4 	documentation that the deliverable items 
21.5 	articulated in the approved accomplishment 
21.6 	plan have been achieved, including partial 
21.7 	achievements as evidenced by approved 
21.8 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may 
21.9 	be advanced to projects to accommodate 
21.10 	cash flow needs, support future management 
21.11 	of acquired lands, or match a federal share. 
21.12 	The advances must be approved as part of 
21.13 	the accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
21.14 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
21.15 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
21.16 	part of the accomplishment plan.

21.17
21.18	Subd. 11.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
21.19 	A political subdivision, public or private 
21.20 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
21.21 	appropriation under this section must use the 
21.22 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
21.23 	Statutes, sections 16B.121, regarding 
21.24 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
21.25 	materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
21.26 	and use of paper stock and printing.

21.27	Subd. 12.Accessibility
 					
21.28 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
21.29 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
21.30 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
21.31 	guidelines.

21.32	Subd. 13.Land Acquisition Restrictions
 					
21.33 	(a) An interest in real property, including, but 
21.34 	not limited to, an easement or fee title that 
21.35 	is acquired with money appropriated under 
22.1 	this section must be used in perpetuity or for 
22.2 	the specific term of an easement interest for 
22.3 	the purpose for which the appropriation was 
22.4 	made.
22.5 	(b) A recipient of funding who acquires 
22.6 	an interest in real property subject to this 
22.7 	subdivision may not alter the intended use 
22.8 	of the interest in real property or convey 
22.9 	any interest in the real property acquired 
22.10 	with the appropriation without the prior 
22.11 	review and approval of the Lessard-Sams 
22.12 	Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. 
22.13 	The council shall notify the chairs and 
22.14 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
22.15 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
22.16 	over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 
22.17 	business days before approval under this 
22.18 	paragraph. The council shall establish 
22.19 	procedures to review requests from recipients 
22.20 	to alter the use of or convey an interest in 
22.21 	real property. These procedures shall allow 
22.22 	for the replacement of the interest in real 
22.23 	property with another interest in real property 
22.24 	meeting the following criteria: (1) the 
22.25 	interest must be at least equal in fair market 
22.26 	value, as certified by the commissioner 
22.27 	of natural resources, to the interest being 
22.28 	replaced; and (2) the interest must be in a 
22.29 	reasonably equivalent  location and have a 
22.30 	reasonably equivalent  useful conservation 
22.31 	purpose compared to the  interest being 
22.32 	replaced, taking into consideration all effects 
22.33 	from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
22.34 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an 
22.35 	interest in real property under paragraph 
22.36 	(a) must separately record a notice of 
23.1 	funding restrictions in the appropriate local 
23.2 	government office where the conveyance 
23.3 	of the interest in real property is filed. The 
23.4 	notice of funding agreement must contain: 
23.5 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real 
23.6 	property covered by the funding agreement; 
23.7 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding 
23.8 	agreement; (3) a reference to this section; and 
23.9 	(4) the following statement: "This interest 
23.10 	in real property shall be administered in 
23.11 	accordance with the terms, conditions, and 
23.12 	purposes of the grant agreement controlling 
23.13 	the acquisition of the property. The interest 
23.14 	in real property, or any portion of the interest 
23.15 	in real property, shall not be sold, transferred, 
23.16 	pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
23.17 	encumbered without obtaining the prior 
23.18 	written approval of the Lessard-Sams 
23.19 	Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. 
23.20 	The ownership of the interest in real property 
23.21 	shall transfer to the state if: (1) the holder of 
23.22 	the interest in real property fails to comply 
23.23 	with the terms and conditions of the grant 
23.24 	agreement or accomplishment plan; or 
23.25 	(2) restrictions are placed on the land that 
23.26 	preclude its use for the intended purpose as 
23.27 	specified in the appropriation."

23.28	Subd. 14.Real Property Interest Report
 					
23.29 	By December 1 each year, a recipient of 
23.30 	money appropriated under this section that 
23.31 	is used for the acquisition of an interest in 
23.32 	real property, including, but not limited to, 
23.33 	an easement or fee title, must submit annual 
23.34 	reports on the status of the real property to 
23.35 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.36 	or its successor in a form determined by the 
24.1 	council. The responsibility for reporting 
24.2 	under this section may be transferred by 
24.3 	the recipient of the appropriation to another 
24.4 	person or entity that holds the interest in the 
24.5 	real property. To complete the transfer of 
24.6 	reporting responsibility, the recipient of the 
24.7 	appropriation must: (1) inform the person 
24.8 	to whom the responsibility is transferred of 
24.9 	that person's reporting responsibility; (2) 
24.10 	inform the person to whom the responsibility 
24.11 	is transferred of the property restrictions 
24.12 	under subdivision 13; and (3) provide written 
24.13 	notice to the council of the transfer of 
24.14 	reporting responsibility, including contact 
24.15 	information for the person to whom the 
24.16 	responsibility is transferred. After the 
24.17 	transfer, the person or entity that holds the 
24.18 	interest in the real property is responsible for 
24.19 	reporting requirements under this section.

24.20
24.21	Subd. 15.Easement Monitoring and 
Enforcement Requirements
 					
24.22 	Money appropriated under this section 
24.23 	for easement monitoring and enforcement 
24.24 	may be spent only on activities included in 
24.25 	an easement monitoring and enforcement 
24.26 	plan contained within the accomplishment 
24.27 	plan. Money received for monitoring 
24.28 	and enforcement, including earnings on 
24.29 	the money received, shall be kept in a 
24.30 	monitoring and enforcement fund held by 
24.31 	the organization and is appropriated for 
24.32 	monitoring and enforcing conservation 
24.33 	easements within Minnesota. Within 120 
24.34 	days after the close of the entity's fiscal 
24.35 	year, an entity receiving appropriations for 
24.36 	easement monitoring and enforcement must 
25.1 	provide an annual financial report to the 
25.2 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council on 
25.3 	the easement monitoring and enforcement 
25.4 	fund as specified in the accomplishment plan. 
25.5 	Money appropriated under this section for 
25.6 	monitoring and enforcement of easements 
25.7 	and earnings on the money appropriated 
25.8 	shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement 
25.9 	transfers to the state under subdivision 13; 
25.10 	(2) the holder of the easement fails to file 
25.11 	an annual report and then fails to cure that 
25.12 	default within 30 days of notification of the 
25.13 	default by the state; or (3) the holder of the 
25.14 	easement fails to comply with the terms 
25.15 	of the monitoring and enforcement plan 
25.16 	contained within the accomplishment plan 
25.17 	and fails to cure that default within 90 days 
25.18 	of notification of the default by the state.

25.19	Subd. 16.Successor Organizations
 					
25.20 	The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
25.21 	may approve the continuation of a project 
25.22 	with an organization that has adopted 
25.23 	a new name. Continuation of a project 
25.24 	with an organization that has undergone 
25.25 	a significant change in mission, structure, 
25.26 	or purpose requires: (1) notice to the 
25.27 	chairs of the legislative committees with 
25.28 	relevant jurisdiction; and (2) presentation 
25.29 	by the council of proposed legislation either 
25.30 	ratifying or rejecting continued involvement 
25.31 	with the new organization.

25.32	Subd. 17.Appropriations Adjustment

25.33
25.34	(a) Mississippi River Bluffland Prairie 
Protection Initiative.
					
26.1 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2009, 
26.2 	chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
26.3 	2, paragraph (f), up to $65,000 is for deposit 
26.4 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
26.5 	authorized in subdivision 15.

26.6
26.7	(b) Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection 
Program
					
26.8 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2010, 
26.9 	chapter 361, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
26.10 	3, paragraph (a), up to $187,000 is for deposit 
26.11 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
26.12 	authorized in subdivision 15.

26.13
26.14	(c) Riparian and Lakeshore Protection in 
Dakota County
					
26.15 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2010, 
26.16 	chapter 361, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
26.17 	5, paragraph (d), up to $80,000 is for deposit 
26.18 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
26.19 	authorized in subdivision 15.

26.20	(d) Valley Creek Protection Partnership
					
26.21 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2010, 
26.22 	chapter 361, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
26.23 	5, paragraph (e), up to $12,000 is for deposit 
26.24 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
26.25 	authorized in subdivision 15.

26.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.27 	to read:
26.28 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. For the purpose of appropriations from the outdoor heritage 
26.29 	fund, "recipient" means the entity responsible for deliverables financed by the outdoor 
26.30 	heritage fund.

26.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

26.32 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.1 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams 
27.2 	Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
27.3 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 
27.4 	the Committee on Rules and Administration;
27.5 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
27.6 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
27.7 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
27.8 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
27.9 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
27.10 	house.
27.11 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. 
27.12 	In making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
27.13 	Committee on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider 
27.14 	geographic balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and 
27.15 	fishing. The governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent 
27.16 	of the senate.
27.17 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience 
27.18 	or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
27.19 	protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and 
27.20 	wildlife.
27.21 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs 
27.22 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
27.23 	finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one 
27.24 	member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
27.25 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms and. Appointed legislative members serve 
27.26 	at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to 
27.27 	serve until their successors are appointed.  Public members  shall be initially appointed 
27.28 	according to the following schedule of terms:
27.29 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
27.30 	Monday in January 2011;
27.31 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
27.32 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
27.33 	2011;
27.34 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
27.35 	the first Monday in January 2011;
28.1 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
28.2 	Monday in January 2013;
28.3 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
28.4 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
28.5 	2013; and
28.6 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the 
28.7 	first Monday in January 2013; and.
28.8 	(7) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
28.9 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in 
28.10 	January 2013, and two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker 
28.11 	of the house for a term ending the first Monday in January 2013.
28.12 	(f) Compensation Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as 
28.13 	provided in section 15.0575. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing 
28.14 	authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
28.15 	(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
28.16 	Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair, 
28.17 	vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may 
28.18 	convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
28.19 	(h) Upon coordination with and approval by the Legislative Coordinating 
28.20 	Commission, the council may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants 
28.21 	as necessary to carry out the functions of the council. Up to one percent of the money 
28.22 	appropriated from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council 
28.23 	and for compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.

28.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.25 		Subd. 3.Council recommendations. (a) The council shall make recommendations 
28.26 	to the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are 
28.27 	consistent with the Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of 
28.28 	existing natural resource plans, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Statewide 
28.29 	Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and 
28.30 	enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that 
28.31 	prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native 
28.32 	prairie. In making recommendations, the council shall consider a range of options that 
28.33 	would best restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, 
28.34 	game, and wildlife, and shall not adopt definitions of "restore", "protect", or "enhance" that 
28.35 	would limit the council from considering options that are consistent with the Constitution. 
29.1 	The council shall submit its initial recommendations to the legislature no later than April 1, 
29.2 	2009. Subsequent recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year. 
29.3 	The council shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives 
29.4 	committees with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by 
29.5 	February 15 in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative 
29.6 	session in even-numbered years. The council's budget recommendations to the legislature 
29.7 	shall be separate from the Department of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.
29.8 	(b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a 
29.9 	conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply 
29.10 	for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, 
29.11 	forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation, 
29.12 	encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.
29.13 	(c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that 
29.14 	are consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of 
29.15 	the clean water fund.
29.16 	(d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
29.17 	on Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and 
29.18 	enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing 
29.19 	forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native 
29.20 	prairie.
29.21 	(e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the 
29.22 	outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
29.23 	(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen 
29.24 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and 
29.25 	water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
29.26 	and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
29.27 	(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens 
29.28 	and potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the 
29.29 	development and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include 
29.30 	a fair, equitable, and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and 
29.31 	easily understood process for ranking projects.
29.32 	(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological regions
29.33 	sections and subregions subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources 
29.34 	and establish objectives for each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund 
29.35 	outlined in the state constitution.
30.1 	(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
30.2 	plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent 
30.3 	with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from 
30.4 	other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.

30.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.6 		Subd. 5.Open meetings. (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council 
30.7 	may establish are subject to chapter 13D are open to the public. Except where prohibited 
30.8 	by law, the council shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in 
30.9 	all aspects of its deliberations, including recording meetings, video conferencing, and 
30.10 	publishing minutes. For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum 
30.11 	is present and the members receive information or take action on any matter relating to the 
30.12 	duties of the council. The quorum requirement for the council shall be seven members.
30.13 	(b) Travel to and from scheduled and publicly noticed site visits by council members 
30.14 	for the purposes of receiving information is not a violation of paragraph (a). Any decision 
30.15 	or agreement to make a decision during the travel is a violation of paragraph (a).
30.16 	(c) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision is 
30.17 	governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the council, 
30.18 	enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.

30.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
30.20 		Subd. 6.Audit. The legislative auditor shall audit the outdoor heritage fund 
30.21 	expenditures, including administrative and staffing expenditures, every two years to 
30.22 	ensure that the money is spent to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, 
30.23 	and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife in compliance with all applicable law and the 
30.24 	Constitution.

30.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
30.26 		Subd. 9.Lands in public domain. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage 
30.27 	fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation 
30.28 	easement if the land in question is fully or partially owned by the state of Minnesota 
30.29 	or a political subdivision of the state, unless: (1) the purchase creates additional direct 
30.30 	benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
30.31 	for fish, game, and wildlife; and (2) the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of 
30.32 	at least nine members of the council. At least 15 business days prior to a decision under 
30.33 	this subdivision, the council shall submit the planned decision item to the Legislative 
31.1 	Coordinating Commission. The planned decision item takes effect 15 business days 
31.2 	after it is submitted by the council.

31.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
31.4 		Subd. 10.Restoration evaluations. Beginning July 1, 2011, The commissioner 
31.5 	of natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall may convene 
31.6 	a technical evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical 
31.7 	representative from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative 
31.8 	from the Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of 
31.9 	Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives 
31.10 	with expertise in the project being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add 
31.11 	a technical representative from a unit of federal or local government. The members of 
31.12 	the technical evaluation panel may not be associated with the restoration, may vary 
31.13 	depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of 
31.14 	interest. Each year, the board and the commissioner shall may assign a coordinator to 
31.15 	identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed with outdoor heritage 
31.16 	funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and 
31.17 	direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations relative to the law, current 
31.18 	science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration plan and, when applicable, to 
31.19 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement 
31.20 	guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings of the panel and provide a report 
31.21 	to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the chairs of the respective 
31.22 	house of representatives and senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over 
31.23 	natural resources and spending from the outdoor heritage fund. The report shall determine 
31.24 	if the restorations are meeting planned goals, any problems with the implementation of 
31.25 	restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations. The report 
31.26 	shall be focused on improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth of one percent of 
31.27 	forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund may be used for restoration evaluations 
31.28 	under this section.

31.29 	Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

31.30	Subd. 3.Forests
 		18,000,000
		18,000,000
	
31.31 	$18,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 and 
31.32 	$18,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 are to the 
31.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
31.34 	land or permanent working forest easements 
32.1 	on private forests in areas identified through 
32.2 	the Minnesota forests for the future program 
32.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. 
32.4 	Up to $750,000 in fiscal year 2011 may 
32.5 	be deposited in an account and used for 
32.6 	long-term monitoring and enforcement of 
32.7 	the easements acquired. Money, including 
32.8 	interest earned, shall be kept in a separate 
32.9 	fund and is appropriated for monitoring and 
32.10 	enforcement of permanent working forest 
32.11 	easements acquired with appropriations from 
32.12 	the outdoor heritage fund. Priority must be 
32.13 	given to acquiring land or interests in private 
32.14 	lands within existing Minnesota state forest 
32.15 	boundaries. Any easements acquired must 
32.16 	have a forest management plan as defined 
32.17 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 290C.02, 
32.18 	subdivision 7. A list of proposed fee title 
32.19 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
32.20 	as part of the required accomplishment 
32.21 	plan. The fiscal year 2011 appropriation 
32.22 	is available only for acquisitions that, by 
32.23 	August 15, 2009, are:
32.24 	(1) subject to a binding agreement with the 
32.25 	commissioner; and
32.26 	(2) matched by at least $9,000,000 in private 
32.27 	donations.

32.28 	Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 15, is amended to 
32.29 	read:

32.30	Subd. 15.Real Property Interest Report
 					
32.31 	By December 1 each year, a recipient of 
32.32 	money appropriated under this section that 
32.33 	is used for the acquisition of an interest in 
32.34 	real property, including but not limited to 
33.1 	an easement or fee title, must submit annual 
33.2 	reports on the status of the real property to 
33.3 	the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council or 
33.4 	its successor in a form determined by the 
33.5 	council. The responsibility for reporting 
33.6 	under this section may be transferred by 
33.7 	the recipient of the appropriation to another 
33.8 	person or entity that holds the interest in the 
33.9 	real property. To complete the transfer of 
33.10 	reporting responsibility, the recipient of the 
33.11 	appropriation must:
33.12 	(1) inform the person to whom the 
33.13 	responsibility is transferred of that person's 
33.14 	reporting responsibility;
33.15 	(2) inform the person to whom the 
33.16 	responsibility is transferred of the property 
33.17 	restrictions under subdivision 14; and
33.18 	(3) provide written notice to the council 
33.19 	of the transfer of reporting responsibility, 
33.20 	including contact information for the person 
33.21 	to whom the responsibility is transferred. 
33.22 	Before the transfer, the entity receiving 
33.23 	the transfer of property must certify to the 
33.24 	Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, or its 
33.25 	successor, acceptance of all obligations and 
33.26 	responsibilities held by the prior owner.
33.27 	After the transfer, the person or entity that 
33.28 	holds the interest in the real property is 
33.29 	responsible for reporting requirements under 
33.30 	this section.

33.31 	Sec. 12. Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 1, section 2, subdivision 14, is amended to 
33.32 	read:

33.33	Subd. 14.Real Property Interest Report
 					
34.1 	By December 1 each year, a recipient of 
34.2 	money appropriated under this section that 
34.3 	is used for the acquisition of an interest in 
34.4 	real property, including, but not limited to, 
34.5 	an easement or fee title, must submit annual 
34.6 	reports on the status of the real property to 
34.7 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
34.8 	or its successor in a form determined by the 
34.9 	council. The responsibility for reporting 
34.10 	under this section may be transferred by 
34.11 	the recipient of the appropriation to another 
34.12 	person or entity that holds the interest in the 
34.13 	real property. To complete the transfer of 
34.14 	reporting responsibility, the recipient of the 
34.15 	appropriation must: (1) inform the person 
34.16 	to whom the responsibility is transferred of 
34.17 	that person's reporting responsibility; (2) 
34.18 	inform the person to whom the responsibility 
34.19 	is transferred of the property restrictions 
34.20 	under subdivision 13; and (3) provide written 
34.21 	notice to the council of the transfer of 
34.22 	reporting responsibility, including contact 
34.23 	information for the person to whom the 
34.24 	responsibility is transferred; and (4) provide 
34.25 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
34.26 	or its successor written documentation from 
34.27 	the person or entity holding the interest in 
34.28 	real property certifying its acceptance of all 
34.29 	reporting obligations and responsibilities 
34.30 	previously held by the recipient of the 
34.31 	appropriation. After the transfer, the person 
34.32 	or entity that holds the interest in the 
34.33 	real property is responsible for reporting 
34.34 	requirements under this section.

34.35 	Sec. 13.  REPEALER.
 35.1 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are 
35.2 	repealed.

35.3 	ARTICLE 2
35.4 	CLEAN WATER FUND

35.5	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
35.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
35.7 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
35.8 	clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities 
35.9 	under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2012" and "2013" 
35.10 	used in this article mean that the appropriation listed under them are available for the 
35.11 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal 
35.12 	year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 
35.13 	and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

35.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
35.15				Available for the Year
	
35.16				Ending June 30
	
35.17					2012
		2013

35.18	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	8,200,000
	$
	8,200,000
	
35.19 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
35.20 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
35.21 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
35.22 	water and groundwater and to use data 
35.23 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
35.24 	(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 
35.25 	the second year are to increase monitoring 
35.26 	and evaluate trends in the concentration of 
35.27 	nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas 
35.28 	and regionally and to promote and evaluate 
35.29 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
35.30 	management practices. This appropriation is 
35.31 	available until spent.
35.32 	(c) $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 
35.33 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
35.34 	management practices loan program. At 
36.1 	least $4,000,000 the first year and at least 
36.2 	$4,400,000 the second year are for transfer to 
36.3 	the clean water agricultural best management 
36.4 	practices loan account and are available 
36.5 	for pass-through to local governments 
36.6 	and lenders for low-interest loans under 
36.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117. Any 
36.8 	unencumbered balance that is not used for 
36.9 	pass-through to local governments does not 
36.10 	cancel at the end of the first year and is 
36.11 	available for the second year.
36.12 	(d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 
36.13 	the second year are for research, pilot 
36.14 	projects, and technical assistance on proper 
36.15 	implementation of best management 
36.16 	practices and more precise information on 
36.17 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
36.18 	This appropriation is available until spent.
36.19 	(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000 
36.20 	the second year are for research to quantify 
36.21 	agricultural contributions to impaired waters 
36.22 	and for development and evaluation of 
36.23 	best management practices to protect and 
36.24 	restore water resources while maintaining 
36.25 	productivity. This appropriation is available 
36.26 	until spent.
36.27 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
36.28 	second year are for a research inventory 
36.29 	database containing water-related research 
36.30 	activities.

36.31	Sec. 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	16,710,000
	$
	16,710,000
	
36.32 	(a) $11,185,000 the first year and 
36.33 	$11,185,000 the second year are for the total 
36.34 	maximum daily load grant program under 
37.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
37.2 	appropriation is available until spent.
37.3 	(b) $4,275,000 the first year and $4,275,000 
37.4 	the second year are for the clean water legacy 
37.5 	phosphorus reduction grant program under 
37.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This 
37.7 	appropriation is available until spent.
37.8 	(c) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
37.9 	the second year are for small community 
37.10 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
37.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
37.12 	appropriation is available until spent.
37.13 	(d) If there are any uncommitted funds at the 
37.14 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a), 
37.15 	(b), or (c), the Public Facilities Authority 
37.16 	may transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
37.17 	projects under any of the programs listed 
37.18 	in this section based on their priority rank 
37.19 	on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
37.20 	priority list.

37.21	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,100,000
	$
	22,600,000
	
37.22 	(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
37.23 	the second year are for completion of 20 
37.24 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
37.25 	of surface water quality and trends. Of 
37.26 	this amount, $100,000 the first year and 
37.27 	$100,000 the second year are for grants 
37.28 	to the Red River Watershed Management 
37.29 	Board to enhance and expand the existing 
37.30 	water quality and watershed monitoring river 
37.31 	watch activities in the schools in the Red 
37.32 	River of the North. The Red River Watershed 
37.33 	Management Board shall provide a report to 
37.34 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
38.1 	Agency and the legislative committees and 
38.2 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
38.3 	and natural resources finance and policy and 
38.4 	the clean water fund by February 15, 2013, 
38.5 	on the expenditure of these funds.
38.6 	(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000 
38.7 	the second year are to develop total maximum 
38.8 	daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL 
38.9 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
38.10 	the United States Environmental Protection 
38.11 	Agency approved impaired waters list in 
38.12 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
38.13 	114D. The agency shall complete an average 
38.14 	of ten percent of the TMDL's each year over 
38.15 	the biennium.
38.16 	(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
38.17 	the second year are for groundwater 
38.18 	assessment, including enhancing the 
38.19 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, 
38.20 	and continuing to monitor for and assess 
38.21 	contaminants of emerging concern.
38.22 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
38.23 	the second year are for water quality 
38.24 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
38.25 	and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must 
38.26 	be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate 
38.27 	money to 35 percent state money.
38.28 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
38.29 	the second year are for the clean water 
38.30 	partnership program to provide grants 
38.31 	to protect and improve the basins and 
38.32 	watersheds of the state and provide financial 
38.33 	and technical assistance to study waters 
38.34 	with nonpoint source pollution problems. 
38.35 	Priority shall be given to projects preventing 
39.1 	impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, 
39.2 	streams, and groundwater in accordance 
39.3 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, 
39.4 	subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance 
39.5 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
39.6 	and is available for the second year.
39.7 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
39.8 	second year are for storm water research and 
39.9 	guidance.
39.10 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
39.11 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
39.12 	database development.
39.13 	(h) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
39.14 	the second year are for national pollutant 
39.15 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
39.16 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
39.17 	(i) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
39.18 	the second year are transferred to the 
39.19 	commissioner of administration for the 
39.20 	Environmental Quality Board in cooperation 
39.21 	with the United States Geological Survey 
39.22 	to characterize groundwater flow and 
39.23 	aquifer properties in the I-94 corridor in 
39.24 	cooperation with local units of government. 
39.25 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
39.26 	2014.
39.27 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year is for 
39.28 	demonstration grants under Minnesota 
39.29 	Statutes, section 116.195, to ethanol plants 
39.30 	for improvements that reuse stormwater or 
39.31 	wastewater.
39.32 	(k) $500,000 the first year is for a wild rice 
39.33 	standards study.
40.1 	(l) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
40.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
40.3 	protection or prevention of groundwater 
40.4 	degradation activities through enhancing the 
40.5 	county-level delivery system for subsurface 
40.6 	sewage treatment systems (SSTS). The 
40.7 	commissioner shall consult with the SSTS 
40.8 	Compliance Task Force in developing a 
40.9 	distribution allocation for the county base 
40.10 	grants.
40.11 	(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
40.12 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
40.13 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2013, 
40.14 	as grants or contracts in this section are 
40.15 	available until June 30, 2016.

40.16
40.17	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	11,160,000
	$
	10,160,000
	
40.18 	(a) $1,825,000 the first year and $1,825,000 
40.19 	the second year are for the continuation and 
40.20 	expansion of stream flow monitoring.
40.21 	(b) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
40.22 	the second year are for lake Index of 
40.23 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments, 
40.24 	including assessment of 400 additional lakes 
40.25 	and technical analysis to develop an aquatic 
40.26 	plant IBI analysis. The commissioner shall 
40.27 	work with the commissioner of the Pollution 
40.28 	Control Agency on the development of an 
40.29 	assessment tool.
40.30 	(c) $130,000 the first year and $130,000 
40.31 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
40.32 	contamination of fish, including monitoring 
40.33 	to track the status of waters impaired by 
40.34 	mercury and mercury reduction efforts over 
40.35 	time.
41.1 	(d) $1,730,000 the first year and $1,730,000 
41.2 	the second year are for TMDL development 
41.3 	and TMDL implementation plans for waters 
41.4 	listed on the United States Environmental 
41.5 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
41.6 	list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
41.7 	chapter 114D, and for development of a 
41.8 	watershed assessment tool.
41.9 	(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
41.10 	the second year are for water supply 
41.11 	planning, aquifer protection, and monitoring 
41.12 	activities.
41.13 	(f) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
41.14 	second year are for establishing a Web-based 
41.15 	electronic permitting system to capture water 
41.16 	appropriation use information.
41.17 	(g) $1,725,000 the first year and $1,725,000 
41.18 	the second year are for shoreland 
41.19 	stewardship, TMDL implementation 
41.20 	coordination, providing technical assistance 
41.21 	to the Drainage Work Group and Drainage 
41.22 	Management Team, and maintaining and 
41.23 	updating data. Of this amount, $235,000 
41.24 	each year is for maintaining and updating 
41.25 	watershed boundaries and integrating 
41.26 	high-resolution digital elevation data with 
41.27 	watershed modeling and $40,000 each year 
41.28 	is for a biomonitoring database. TMDL 
41.29 	implementation coordination efforts shall be 
41.30 	focused on major watersheds with TMDL 
41.31 	implementation plans, including forested 
41.32 	watersheds.
41.33 	(h) $1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 
41.34 	the second year are to acquire and distribute 
41.35 	high-resolution digital elevation data using 
42.1 	light detection and ranging to aid with 
42.2 	impaired waters modeling and TMDL 
42.3 	implementation under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.4 	chapter 114D. The money shall be used to 
42.5 	collect data for areas of the state that have not 
42.6 	acquired such data prior to January 1, 2007, 
42.7 	or to complete acquisition and distribution 
42.8 	of the data for those areas of the state that 
42.9 	have not previously received state funds for 
42.10 	acquiring and distributing the data. Mapping 
42.11 	and data set distribution under this paragraph 
42.12 	must be completed within three years of 
42.13 	funds availability. The commissioner shall 
42.14 	utilize department staff whenever possible. 
42.15 	The commissioner may contract for services 
42.16 	only if the services cannot otherwise be 
42.17 	provided by the department.
42.18 	(i) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
42.19 	the second year are for delivery of decision 
42.20 	support tools through outreach, education, 
42.21 	and citizen engagement.
42.22 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year is for 
42.23 	implementation of the metropolitan 
42.24 	groundwater monitoring and protection 
42.25 	activities under Minnesota Laws 2010, 
42.26 	chapter 361, article 2, section 4, subdivision 
42.27 	2, clauses (1) and (2).

42.28
42.29	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	26,992,000
	$
	26,992,000
	
42.30 	(a) $13,750,000 the first year and 
42.31 	$13,750,000 the second year are for 
42.32 	pollution reduction and restoration grants 
42.33 	to local government units and joint powers 
42.34 	organizations of local government units to 
42.35 	protect surface water and drinking water; to 
43.1 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
43.2 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, 
43.3 	and streams; and to protect groundwater 
43.4 	and drinking water, including feedlot water 
43.5 	quality and subsurface sewage treatment 
43.6 	system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, 
43.7 	stream channel, and shoreline restoration 
43.8 	projects. The projects must be of long-lasting 
43.9 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
43.10 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
43.11 	or local water management plans.
43.12 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
43.13 	the second year are for targeted local 
43.14 	resource protection and enhancement grants. 
43.15 	The board shall give priority consideration 
43.16 	to projects and practices that complement, 
43.17 	supplement, or exceed current state standards 
43.18 	for protection, enhancement, and restoration 
43.19 	of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams 
43.20 	or that protect groundwater from degradation. 
43.21 	Of this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year 
43.22 	is for county SSTS implementation.
43.23 	(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
43.24 	second year are to provide state oversight 
43.25 	and accountability, evaluate results, and 
43.26 	measure the value of conservation program 
43.27 	implementation by local governments, 
43.28 	including submission to the legislature 
43.29 	by March 1 each year an annual report 
43.30 	prepared by the board, in consultation with 
43.31 	the commissioners of natural resources, 
43.32 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
43.33 	Agency, detailing the recipients and projects 
43.34 	funded under this section. The board shall 
43.35 	require grantees to specify the outcomes that 
44.1 	will be achieved by the grants prior to any 
44.2 	grant awards.
44.3 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
44.4 	the second year are for technical assistance 
44.5 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
44.6 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
44.7 	Work Group, created under Minnesota 
44.8 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 
44.9 	13, that consists of projects to retrofit 
44.10 	existing drainage systems with water quality 
44.11 	improvement practices, evaluate outcomes, 
44.12 	and provide outreach to landowners, public 
44.13 	drainage authorities, drainage engineers and 
44.14 	contractors, and others.
44.15 	(e) $5,800,000 the first year and $5,800,000 
44.16 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
44.17 	permanent conservation easements on 
44.18 	riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, 
44.19 	excluding wetlands, to keep water on the 
44.20 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
44.21 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
44.22 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
44.23 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. The 
44.24 	riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet 
44.25 	unless there is a natural impediment, a road, 
44.26 	or other impediment beyond the control 
44.27 	of the landowner. This appropriation may 
44.28 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
44.29 	protected by easements purchased with 
44.30 	this appropriation and for stream bank 
44.31 	restorations when the riparian buffers have 
44.32 	been restored.
44.33 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
44.34 	the second year are for permanent 
44.35 	conservation easements on wellhead 
45.1 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
45.2 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
45.3 	(d). Priority must be placed on land that 
45.4 	is located where the vulnerability of the 
45.5 	drinking water supply is designated as high 
45.6 	or very high by the commissioner of health.
45.7 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
45.8 	the second year are for community partners 
45.9 	grants to local units of government for: 
45.10 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
45.11 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
45.12 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
45.13 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
45.14 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
45.15 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
45.16 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
45.17 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
45.18 	of proven and effective water retention 
45.19 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
45.20 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
45.21 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
45.22 	to keep water on the land. The projects 
45.23 	must be of long-lasting public benefit, 
45.24 	include a local match, and be consistent with 
45.25 	TMDL implementation plans or local water 
45.26 	management plans. Local government unit 
45.27 	staff and administration costs may be used 
45.28 	as a match.
45.29 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
45.30 	second year are for a technical assistance 
45.31 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration audits 
45.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
45.33 	subdivision 6.
45.34 	(i) The board shall contract for services 
45.35 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
46.1 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
46.2 	under this section for $500,000 the first year 
46.3 	and $500,000 the second year.
46.4 	(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
46.5 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
46.6 	technical and administrative assistance 
46.7 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
46.8 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
46.9 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
46.10 	identified in local water management plans.
46.11 	(k) The appropriations in this section are 
46.12 	available until June 30, 2014.

46.13	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	2,988,000
	$
	3,050,000
	
46.14 	(a) $1,020,000 the first year and $1,020,000 
46.15 	the second year are for addressing public 
46.16 	health concerns related to contaminants 
46.17 	found in Minnesota drinking water for which 
46.18 	no health-based drinking water standard 
46.19 	exists.
46.20 	(b) $1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 
46.21 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
46.22 	water sources.
46.23 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
46.24 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
46.25 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
46.26 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
46.27 	(d) $303,000 the first year and $365,000 the 
46.28 	second year are to expand the county well 
46.29 	index.

46.30	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	500,000
	$
	500,000
	
46.31 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
46.32 	second year are for implementation of the 
47.1 	master water supply plan developed under 
47.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.

47.3	Sec. 9. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	211,000
	$
	200,000
	
47.4 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 
47.5 	the second year are to the Legislative 
47.6 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
47.7 	expenses of the Clean Water Council and for 
47.8 	compensation and expense reimbursement 
47.9 	of council members.
47.10 	$11,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
47.11 	Coordinating Commission for the costs of 
47.12 	developing and implementing a Web site to 
47.13 	contain information on projects receiving 
47.14 	appropriations from the clean water fund and 
47.15 	other constitutionally dedicated funds.

47.16
47.17	Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF 
ADMINISTRATION
 	$
	154,000
	$
	-0-
	
47.18 	$154,000 the first year is for a grant to 
47.19 	the Cowles Center for Dance and the 
47.20 	Performing Arts for construction operations 
47.21 	in Minneapolis relating to the proper capping 
47.22 	and sealing of the abandoned well that once 
47.23 	served the former West Hotel, to include costs 
47.24 	related to the removal of any oil-lubricated 
47.25 	pumps or other debris in a manner that does 
47.26 	not compromise the two aquifers through 
47.27 	which the well runs and any other expenses 
47.28 	necessary to receive a certificate of full 
47.29 	compliance from the commissioner of health.

47.30	Sec. 11. CARRYFORWARD
 					
47.31 	(a) The appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 
47.32 	172, article 2, section 4, paragraph (g), as 
47.33 	amended by Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 
48.1 	2, section 2, are available until June 30, 
48.2 	2013, and may be spent to continue research 
48.3 	and testing on the potential for coal tar 
48.4 	contamination of waters, on the study of 
48.5 	treatment and disposal options, and for grants 
48.6 	to local units of government.
48.7 	(b) The appropriation in Laws 2010, chapter 
48.8 	361, article 2, section 4, subdivision 1, for 
48.9 	nitrogen and nitrate water quality standards 
48.10 	rulemaking is available until June 30, 2012.
48.11 	(c) The appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 
48.12 	172, article 2, section 4, paragraph (a), 
48.13 	as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 361, 
48.14 	article 2, section 2, for total maximum 
48.15 	daily load (TDML) study development and 
48.16 	implementation are available until June 30, 
48.17 	2014.
48.18 	(d) The appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 
48.19 	172, article 2, section 2, paragraph (d), 
48.20 	for research and pilot projects related to 
48.21 	ways agricultural practices contribute to 
48.22 	restoring impaired waters and assist with the 
48.23 	development of TMDL plans, are available 
48.24 	until spent.

48.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
48.26 		Subd. 35.Public official. "Public official" means any:
48.27 	(1) member of the legislature;
48.28 	(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 
48.29 	auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher, 
48.30 	legislative analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House 
48.31 	Research;
48.32 	(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 
48.33 	deputy;
48.34 	(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
49.1 	(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 
49.2 	department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 
49.3 	officer;
49.4 	(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 
49.5 	state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 
49.6 	chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
49.7 	(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 
49.8 	or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
49.9 	(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
49.10 	(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
49.11 	(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
49.12 	(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 
49.13 	Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment 
49.14 	and Economic Development;
49.15 	(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 
49.16 	manager of the Metropolitan Council;
49.17 	(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
49.18 	(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 
49.19 	Department of Public Safety;
49.20 	(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
49.21 	(16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;
49.22 	(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 
49.23 	High School League;
49.24 	(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;
49.25 	(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;
49.26 	(20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management 
49.27 	organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;
49.28 	(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
49.29 	(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism; or
49.30 	(23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established in 
49.31 	section 97A.056; or
49.32 	(24) a citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.31.

49.33 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.10, is amended to read:
49.34 	114D.10 LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
50.1 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the Clean Water Legacy Act is to protect, 
50.2 	enhance, and restore, and preserve the water quality of Minnesota's surface waters in 
50.3 	lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation, by providing 
50.4 	authority, direction, and resources to achieve and maintain water quality standards for 
50.5 	groundwater and surface waters as, including the standards required by section 303(d) 
50.6 	of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d), and other
50.7 	applicable state and federal regulations.
50.8 		Subd. 2.Findings. The legislature finds that:
50.9 	(1) there is a close link between protecting, enhancing, and restoring, and preserving
50.10 	the quality of Minnesota's groundwater and surface waters and the ability to develop the 
50.11 	state's economy, enhance its quality of life, and protect its human and natural resources;
50.12 	(2) achieving the state's water quality goals will require long-term commitment and 
50.13 	cooperation by all state and local agencies, and other public and private organizations 
50.14 	and individuals, with responsibility and authority for water management, planning, and 
50.15 	protection; and
50.16 	(3) all persons and organizations whose activities affect the quality of waters, 
50.17 	including point and nonpoint sources of pollution, have a responsibility to participate in 
50.18 	and support efforts to achieve the state's water quality goals.

50.19 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.20 		Subdivision 1.Coordination and cooperation. In implementing this chapter, 
50.21 	public agencies and private entities shall take into consideration the relevant provisions of 
50.22 	local and other applicable water management, conservation, land use, land management, 
50.23 	and development plans and programs. Public agencies with authority for local water 
50.24 	management, conservation, land use, land management, and development plans shall 
50.25 	take into consideration the manner in which their plans affect the implementation of 
50.26 	this chapter. Public agencies shall identify opportunities to participate and assist in the 
50.27 	successful implementation of this chapter, including the funding or technical assistance 
50.28 	needs, if any, that may be necessary. In implementing this chapter, public agencies shall 
50.29 	endeavor to engage the cooperation of organizations and individuals whose activities 
50.30 	affect the quality of groundwater or surface waters, including point and nonpoint sources 
50.31 	of pollution, and who have authority and responsibility for water management, planning, 
50.32 	and protection. To the extent practicable, public agencies shall endeavor to enter into 
50.33 	formal and informal agreements and arrangements with federal agencies and departments 
50.34 	to jointly utilize staff and educational, technical, and financial resources to deliver 
50.35 	programs or conduct activities to achieve the intent of this chapter, including efforts 
51.1 	under the federal Clean Water Act and other federal farm and soil and water conservation 
51.2 	programs. Nothing in this chapter affects the application of silvicultural exemptions under 
51.3 	any federal, state, or local law or requires silvicultural practices more stringent than those 
51.4 	recommended in the timber harvesting and forest management guidelines adopted by the 
51.5 	Minnesota Forest Resources Council under section 89A.05.

51.6 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.7 		Subd. 2.Goals for implementation. The following goals must guide the 
51.8 	implementation of this chapter:
51.9 	(1) to identify impaired waters in accordance with federal TMDL requirements 
51.10 	within ten years after the effective date of this section and thereafter to ensure continuing 
51.11 	evaluation of surface waters for impairments;
51.12 	(2) to submit TMDL's to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for all 
51.13 	impaired waters in a timely manner in accordance with federal TMDL requirements;
51.14 	(3) to set a reasonable time for implementing restoration of each identified impaired 
51.15 	water;
51.16 	(4) to provide assistance and incentives to prevent waters from becoming impaired 
51.17 	and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as impaired but do not have an 
51.18 	approved TMDL addressing the impairment;
51.19 	(5) to promptly seek the delisting of waters from the impaired waters list when those 
51.20 	waters are shown to achieve the designated uses applicable to the waters; and
51.21 	(6) to achieve compliance with federal Clean Water Act requirements in Minnesota.;
51.22 	(7) to support effective measures to prevent the degradation of groundwater 
51.23 	according to the groundwater degradation prevention goal under section 103H.001; and
51.24 	(8) to support effective measures to restore degraded groundwater.

51.25 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.26 		Subd. 3.Implementation policies. The following policies must guide the 
51.27 	implementation of this chapter:
51.28 	(1) develop regional and watershed TMDL's and TMDL implementation plans, and 
51.29 	TMDL's and TMDL implementation plans for multiple pollutants, where reasonable and 
51.30 	feasible;
51.31 	(2) maximize use of available organizational, technical, and financial resources to 
51.32 	perform sampling, monitoring, and other activities to identify degraded groundwater and
51.33 	impaired waters, including use of citizen monitoring and citizen monitoring data used 
51.34 	by the Pollution Control Agency in assessing water quality must meet that meets the 
52.1 	requirements in Appendix D of the Volunteer Surface Water Monitoring Guide, Minnesota 
52.2 	Pollution Control Agency (2003);
52.3 	(3) maximize opportunities for restoration of degraded groundwater and impaired 
52.4 	waters, by prioritizing and targeting of available programmatic, financial, and technical 
52.5 	resources and by providing additional state resources to complement and leverage 
52.6 	available resources;
52.7 	(4) use existing regulatory authorities to achieve restoration for point and nonpoint 
52.8 	sources of pollution where applicable, and promote the development and use of effective 
52.9 	nonregulatory measures to address pollution sources for which regulations are not 
52.10 	applicable;
52.11 	(5) use restoration methods that have a demonstrated effectiveness in reducing 
52.12 	impairments and provide the greatest long-term positive impact on water quality protection 
52.13 	and improvement and related conservation benefits while incorporating innovative 
52.14 	approaches on a case-by-case basis;
52.15 	(6) identify for the legislature any innovative approaches that may strengthen or 
52.16 	complement existing programs;
52.17 	(7) identify and encourage implementation of measures to prevent surface waters 
52.18 	from becoming impaired and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as impaired 
52.19 	but have no approved TMDL addressing the impairment using the best available data and 
52.20 	technology, and establish and report outcome-based performance measures that monitor 
52.21 	the progress and effectiveness of protection and restoration measures; and
52.22 	(8) monitor and enforce cost-sharing contracts and impose monetary damages in an 
52.23 	amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance received for failure to comply.; and
52.24 	(9) identify and encourage implementation of measures to prevent groundwater from 
52.25 	becoming degraded and measures that restore groundwater resources.

52.26 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
52.27 		Subd. 6.Priorities for restoration of impaired waters. In implementing 
52.28 	restoration of impaired waters, in addition to the priority considerations in subdivision 5, 
52.29 	the Clean Water Council shall give priority in its recommendations for restoration funding 
52.30 	from the clean water legacy account fund to restoration projects that:
52.31 	(1) coordinate with and utilize existing local authorities and infrastructure for 
52.32 	implementation;
52.33 	(2) can be implemented in whole or in part by providing support for existing or 
52.34 	ongoing restoration efforts;
53.1 	(3) most effectively leverage other sources of restoration funding, including federal, 
53.2 	state, local, and private sources of funds;
53.3 	(4) show a high potential for early restoration and delisting based upon scientific 
53.4 	data developed through public agency or citizen monitoring or other means; and
53.5 	(5) show a high potential for long-term water quality and related conservation 
53.6 	benefits.

53.7 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.8 		Subd. 7.Priorities for funding prevention actions. The Clean Water Council 
53.9 	shall apply the priorities applicable under subdivision 6, as far as practicable, when 
53.10 	recommending priorities for funding actions to prevent groundwater and surface waters 
53.11 	from becoming degraded or impaired and to improve the quality of surface waters that are 
53.12 	listed as impaired but do not have an approved TMDL.

53.13 	Sec. 19. [114D.31] CLEAN WATER COUNCIL.
53.14 		Subdivision 1.Creation; membership. (a) The Clean Water Council of 12 
53.15 	members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
53.16 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 
53.17 	the Committee on Rules and Administration;
53.18 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
53.19 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
53.20 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
53.21 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and 
53.22 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
53.23 	house.
53.24 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. 
53.25 	In making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
53.26 	Committee on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider 
53.27 	geographic balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests. The governor's 
53.28 	appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
53.29 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience 
53.30 	or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
53.31 	protecting, and enhancing the water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and protecting 
53.32 	groundwater from degradation.
53.33 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs 
53.34 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
54.1 	finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one 
54.2 	member from the minority party of the house of representatives. Legislative members 
54.3 	shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
54.4 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms and shall be initially appointed according 
54.5 	to the following schedule of terms:
54.6 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
54.7 	Monday in January 2013;
54.8 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
54.9 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
54.10 	2013;
54.11 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
54.12 	the first Monday in January 2013;
54.13 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
54.14 	Monday in January 2015;
54.15 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
54.16 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
54.17 	2015; and 
54.18 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
54.19 	the first Monday in January 2015.
54.20 	(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section 
54.21 	15.0575. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the 
54.22 	remainder of the unexpired term.
54.23 	(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
54.24 	Coordinating Commission no later than November 15, 2011. Members shall elect a chair, 
54.25 	vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may 
54.26 	convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
54.27 	(h) Upon coordination with the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council 
54.28 	may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to carry out the 
54.29 	functions of the council. Up to one percent of the annual revenue to the fund may be used 
54.30 	to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for compensation and expense 
54.31 	reimbursement of council members.
54.32 		Subd. 2.Council recommendations. (a) By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, 
54.33 	the council shall make recommendations to the legislature on appropriations of money 
54.34 	from the clean water fund and other policies under this chapter that are consistent with the 
54.35 	Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of existing water plans.
55.1 	(b) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the 
55.2 	clean water fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
55.3 	(c) The council may work with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, the 
55.4 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, appropriate state agencies, 
55.5 	soil and water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and 
55.6 	Universities and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
55.7 	(d) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens 
55.8 	and potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the 
55.9 	development and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include 
55.10 	a fair, equitable, and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and 
55.11 	easily understood process for ranking projects.
55.12 		Subd. 3.Conflict of interest. (a) A council member may not be an advocate for 
55.13 	or against a council action or vote on any action that may be a conflict of interest. A 
55.14 	conflict of interest must be disclosed as soon as it is discovered. The council shall follow 
55.15 	the policies and requirements related to conflicts of interest developed by the Office of 
55.16 	Grants Management under section 16B.98.
55.17 	(b) For the purposes of this section, a "conflict of interest" exists when a person has 
55.18 	an organizational conflict of interest or direct financial interests and those interests present 
55.19 	the appearance that it will be difficult for the person to impartially fulfill the person's duty. 
55.20 	An "organizational conflict of interest" exists when a person has an affiliation with an 
55.21 	organization that is subject to council activities that presents the appearance of a conflict 
55.22 	between organizational interests and council member duties. An "organizational conflict 
55.23 	of interest" does not exist if the person's only affiliation with an organization is being a 
55.24 	member of the organization.
55.25 		Subd. 4.Open meetings. (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council 
55.26 	may establish are open to the public. Except where prohibited by law, the council 
55.27 	shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its 
55.28 	deliberations, including recording meetings, video conferencing, and publishing minutes. 
55.29 	For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and the 
55.30 	members take action on any matter relating to the duties of the council. The quorum 
55.31 	requirement for the council is seven members.
55.32 	(b) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision is 
55.33 	governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the council, 
55.34 	enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.
56.1 		Subd. 5.Audit. The legislative auditor shall audit the clean water fund expenditures, 
56.2 	including administrative and staffing expenditures, to ensure that the money is spent in 
56.3 	compliance with all applicable law and the Constitution.

56.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.35, is amended to read:
56.5 	114D.35 PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; SCIENTIFIC 
56.6 	REVIEW; EDUCATION.
56.7 		Subdivision 1.Public and stakeholder participation. Public agencies and private 
56.8 	entities involved in the implementation of this chapter shall encourage participation by 
56.9 	the public and stakeholders, including local citizens, landowners and managers, and 
56.10 	public and private organizations, in the identification of identifying impaired waters, in 
56.11 	developing TMDL's, and in planning, priority setting, and implementing restoration of 
56.12 	impaired waters, in identifying degraded groundwater, and in protecting and restoring 
56.13 	groundwater resources. In particular, the Pollution Control Agency shall make reasonable 
56.14 	efforts to provide timely information to the public and to stakeholders about impaired 
56.15 	waters that have been identified by the agency. The agency shall seek broad and early 
56.16 	public and stakeholder participation in scoping the activities necessary to develop a 
56.17 	TMDL, including the scientific models, methods, and approaches to be used in TMDL 
56.18 	development, and to implement restoration pursuant to section 114D.15, subdivision 7.
56.19 		Subd. 2.Expert scientific advice. The Clean Water Council and public agencies 
56.20 	and private entities shall make use of available public and private expertise from 
56.21 	educational, research, and technical organizations, including the University of Minnesota 
56.22 	and other higher education institutions, to provide appropriate independent expert advice 
56.23 	on models, methods, and approaches used in identifying degraded ground water and 
56.24 	impaired waters, developing TMDL's, and implementing prevention and restoration.
56.25 		Subd. 3.Education. The Clean Water Council shall develop strategies for 
56.26 	informing, educating, and encouraging the participation of citizens, stakeholders, 
56.27 	and others regarding the identification of impaired waters, development of TMDL's, 
56.28 	development of TMDL implementation plans, and implementation of restoration for 
56.29 	impaired waters, identification of degraded groundwater, and protection and restoration 
56.30 	of groundwater resources. Public agencies shall be responsible for implementing the 
56.31 	strategies.

56.32 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
56.33 		Subd. 6.Restoration evaluations. Beginning July 1, 2011, The Board of Water 
56.34 	and Soil Resources shall may convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five 
57.1 	members, including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil 
57.2 	Resources, one technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, 
57.3 	one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges 
57.4 	and Universities, and two representatives with expertise related to the project being 
57.5 	evaluated. The board may add a technical representative from a unit of federal or local 
57.6 	government. The members of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated with 
57.7 	the restoration, may vary depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid 
57.8 	any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the board shall may assign a coordinator 
57.9 	to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed with clean water 
57.10 	funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and 
57.11 	direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations relative to the law, current 
57.12 	science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration plan and, when applicable, to 
57.13 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement 
57.14 	guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings of the panel and provide a 
57.15 	report to the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and 
57.16 	finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the clean 
57.17 	water fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are meeting planned goals, any 
57.18 	problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations on 
57.19 	improving restorations. The report shall be focused on improving future restorations. Up 
57.20 	to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the clean water fund may be used 
57.21 	for restoration evaluations under this section.

57.22 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.195, is amended to read:
57.23 	116.195 BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER; 
57.24 	CAPITAL GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
57.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
57.26 	have the meanings given them.
57.27 	(b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.
57.28 	(c) "Beneficial use of wastewater or storm water" means:
57.29 	(1) use of the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant that replaces use of 
57.30 	groundwater; or
57.31 	(2) use of storm water that replaces the use of groundwater.
57.32 	(d) "Capital project" means the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, 
57.33 	and other public improvements of a capital nature for the treatment of wastewater intended 
57.34 	for beneficial use or for the use of storm water to replace groundwater use. Capital project 
57.35 	includes projects to retrofit, expand, or construct new treatment facilities.
58.1 		Subd. 2.Grants for capital project design. The agency shall make grant awards 
58.2 	to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to predesign and design capital 
58.3 	projects that demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater or storm water. The maximum 
58.4 	amount for a grant under this subdivision is $500,000. The grant agreement must provide 
58.5 	that the predesign and design work being funded is public information and available to 
58.6 	anyone without charge. The agency must make the predesign and design work available 
58.7 	on its Web site.
58.8 		Subd. 3.Grants for capital project implementation. The agency shall make grant 
58.9 	awards to political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of the costs to acquire, construct, 
58.10 	install, furnish, and equip capital projects that demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater
58.11 	or storm water. The political subdivision must submit design plans and specifications 
58.12 	to the agency as part of the application.
58.13 	The agency must consult with the Public Facilities Authority and the commissioner 
58.14 	of natural resources in reviewing and ranking applications for grants under this section.
58.15 	The application must identify the uses of the treated wastewater or storm water 
58.16 	and greater weight will be given to applications that include a binding commitment to 
58.17 	participate by the user or users.
58.18 	The agency must give preference to projects that will reduce use of the greatest 
58.19 	volume of groundwater from aquifers with the slowest rate of recharge.
58.20 		Subd. 4.Application form; procedures. The agency shall develop an application 
58.21 	form and procedures.
58.22 		Subd. 5.Reports. The agency shall report by February 1 of each year to the chairs 
58.23 	of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment 
58.24 	policy and finance and capital investment on the grants made and projects funded under 
58.25 	this section. For each demonstration project funded, the report must include information 
58.26 	on the scale of water constraints for the area, the volume of treated wastewater supply
58.27 	supplied or storm water available, the quality of the storm water or treated wastewater 
58.28 	supplied and treatment implications for the industrial user, impacts to stream flow and 
58.29 	downstream users, and any considerations related to water appropriation and discharge 
58.30 	permits.

58.31 	Sec. 23. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
 58.32 	A recipient of funds appropriated in this article shall incorporate civic engagement 
58.33 	and public education when implementing projects and programs funded under this article.

58.34 	Sec. 24. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 59.1 	Money appropriated in this article may not be spent on activities unless they are 
59.2 	directly related to and necessary for a specific appropriation.

59.3 	Sec. 25.  REPEALER.
 59.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 114D.30; and 114D.45, are repealed.

59.5 	ARTICLE 3
59.6 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

59.7	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
59.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
59.9 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
59.10 	parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
59.11 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
59.12 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
59.13 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
59.14 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

59.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
59.16				Available for the Year
	
59.17				Ending June 30
	
59.18					2012
		2013

59.19
59.20	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	24,974,000
	$
	24,278,000
	
59.21 	(a) $14,645,000 the first year and 
59.22 	$14,240,000 the second year are for state 
59.23 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
59.24 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
59.25 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities for 
59.26 	accessibility;
59.27 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
59.28 	(4) develop a comprehensive, integrated, 
59.29 	and accessible database and Web site and 
59.30 	coordinate the implementation of the 25-year 
59.31 	long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
60.1 	(b) $10,291,000 the first year and 
60.2 	$10,000,000 the second year are for grants 
60.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. 
60.4 	Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may 
60.5 	be used for administering the grants. Any 
60.6 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
60.7 	end of the first year and is available for the 
60.8 	second year.
60.9 	(c) $38,000 the first year and $38,000 the 
60.10 	second year are for a technical assistance 
60.11 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration audits 
60.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
60.13 	subdivision 5.

60.14	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	14,645,000
	$
	14,240,000
	
60.15 	(a) $14,645,000 the first year and 
60.16 	$14,240,000 the second year are to be 
60.17 	distributed as required under Minnesota 
60.18 	Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
60.19 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit 
60.20 	a report on the expenditure and use of 
60.21 	money appropriated under this section to 
60.22 	the legislature as provided in Minnesota 
60.23 	Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each 
60.24 	year. The report must detail the outcomes in 
60.25 	terms of additional use of parks and trails 
60.26 	resources, user satisfaction surveys, and 
60.27 	other appropriate outcomes. 

60.28	Sec. 4. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	5,000
	$
	-0-
	
60.29 	$5,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
60.30 	Coordinating Commission for the costs of 
60.31 	developing and implementing a Web site to 
60.32 	contain information on projects receiving 
60.33 	appropriations from the parks and trails fund 
60.34 	and other constitutionally dedicated funds.

61.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.2 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The parks and trails fund is established in the 
61.3 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the parks and trails 
61.4 	fund must be credited to the fund. Subject to appropriation:
61.5 	(1) 37 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on state 
61.6 	parks, recreation areas, and trails;
61.7 	(2) 37 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on 
61.8 	metropolitan parks and trails under subdivision 3; and
61.9 	(3) 26 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on 
61.10 	grants under the parks and trails grants program under section 85.535.

61.11 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
61.12 		Subd. 5.Restoration evaluations. Beginning July 1, 2011, The commissioner 
61.13 	of natural resources shall may convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five 
61.14 	members, including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil 
61.15 	Resources, one technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, one 
61.16 	technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and 
61.17 	Universities, and two other representatives with expertise related to the project being 
61.18 	evaluated. The commissioner may add a technical representative from a unit of federal or 
61.19 	local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated 
61.20 	with the restoration, may vary depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall 
61.21 	avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the commissioner shall may assign 
61.22 	a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed 
61.23 	with parks and trails funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the 
61.24 	projects specified and direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations 
61.25 	relative to the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration 
61.26 	plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
61.27 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings 
61.28 	of the panel and provide a report to the chairs of the respective house of representatives 
61.29 	and senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and 
61.30 	spending from the parks and trails fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are 
61.31 	meeting planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if 
61.32 	necessary, recommendations on improving restorations. The report shall be focused on 
61.33 	improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from 
61.34 	the parks and trails fund may be used for restoration evaluations under this section.

62.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.535, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.2 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources shall 
62.3 	administer a program to provide grants from the parks and trails fund to support parks and 
62.4 	trails of regional or statewide significance. Grants shall not be made under this section for:
62.5 	(1) state parks, state recreational areas, or state trails.; or
62.6 	(2) parks and trails within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
62.7 	subdivision 2.

62.8 	Sec. 8. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 62.9 	Money appropriated in this article may not be spent on activities unless they are 
62.10 	directly related to and necessary for a specific appropriation.

62.11 	ARTICLE 4
62.12 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

62.13	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
62.14 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
62.15 	entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts 
62.16 	and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable 
62.17 	activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. Notwithstanding 
62.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this article, 
62.19 	fiscal year 2012 appropriations are available until June 30, 2013, and fiscal year 2013 
62.20 	appropriations are available until June 30, 2014. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The 
62.21 	second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. All 
62.22 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

62.23				APPROPRIATIONS
	
62.24				Available for the Year
	
62.25				Ending June 30
	
62.26					2012
		2013

62.27	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

62.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	 52,209,000
	$
	 52,503,000
	
62.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
62.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
62.31 	subdivisions.

62.32	Subd. 2.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		 25,205,000
		 25,955,000
	
63.1 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
63.2 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, 
63.3 	arts education, and arts access. Grant 
63.4 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
63.5 	State Arts Board and other recipients 
63.6 	of appropriations in this subdivision 
63.7 	shall ensure that these funds are used to 
63.8 	supplement and not supplant traditional 
63.9 	sources of funding. Appropriations made 
63.10 	directly to the Minnesota State Arts Board 
63.11 	shall supplement, and shall not substitute for, 
63.12 	traditional sources of funding. Each grant 
63.13 	program established within this appropriation 
63.14 	shall be separately administered from other 
63.15 	state appropriations for program planning 
63.16 	and outcome measurements, but may take 
63.17 	into consideration other state resources 
63.18 	awarded in the selection of applicants and 
63.19 	grant award size.
63.20 	Thirty percent of the total appropriated to 
63.21 	each of the categories established in this 
63.22 	subdivision is for grants to the regional arts 
63.23 	councils. This percentage does not apply to 
63.24 	administrative costs.
63.25 	Arts and Arts Access Initiatives. 
63.26 	$16,550,000 the first year and $17,400,000 
63.27 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
63.28 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
63.29 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
63.30 	activities; to overcome barriers to accessing 
63.31 	high-quality arts activities; and to instill the 
63.32 	arts into the community and public life in 
63.33 	this state.
63.34 	A portion of these funds may be used to:
64.1 	(1) pay attendance fees and travel costs 
64.2 	for youth to visit art museums, arts 
64.3 	performances, or other arts activities; or
64.4 	(2) bring artists to schools, libraries, or other 
64.5 	community centers or organizations for 
64.6 	teaching, training, or performance purposes.
64.7 	Arts Education. $4,000,000 the first year 
64.8 	and $3,900,000 the second year are for 
64.9 	high-quality, age-appropriate arts education 
64.10 	for Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
64.11 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
64.12 	arts.
64.13 	A portion of this appropriation may be used 
64.14 	for grants to school districts to provide 
64.15 	materials or resources to teachers, students, 
64.16 	and parents to promote achievement of K-12 
64.17 	academic standards in the arts.
64.18 	Arts and Cultural Heritage. $1,080,000 
64.19 	the first year and $1,080,000 the second year 
64.20 	are for events and activities that represent 
64.21 	the diverse ethnic and cultural arts traditions, 
64.22 	including folk and traditional artists and art 
64.23 	organizations, represented in this state.
64.24 	Library Grants.$3,000,000 the first 
64.25 	year and $3,000,000 the second year are 
64.26 	for programs and projects that provide 
64.27 	educational opportunities in the arts, 
64.28 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage 
64.29 	of Minnesota. Funds are to be distributed 
64.30 	through a competitive grants process. Grant 
64.31 	funds may be used to sponsor programs 
64.32 	provided by an eligible library, or to provide 
64.33 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
64.34 	programs in partnership with an eligible 
64.35 	library. Eligible libraries include any public 
65.1 	library, or regional public library system or 
65.2 	multicounty, multitype library system under 
65.3 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134. The board, 
65.4 	in consultation with the commissioner of 
65.5 	education, shall establish criteria for the 
65.6 	competitive grant program.
65.7 	Administration, Fiscal Oversight, and 
65.8 	Accountability. $575,000 the first year 
65.9 	and $575,000 the second year are for 
65.10 	administration of grant programs, delivering 
65.11 	technical services, providing fiscal oversight 
65.12 	for the statewide system, and ensuring 
65.13 	accountability for these state resources.

65.14	Subd. 3.Minnesota Historical Society
 		12,250,000
		12,250,000
	
65.15 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
65.16 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
65.17 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
65.18 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
65.19 	historical resources. Grant agreements 
65.20 	entered into by the Minnesota Historical 
65.21 	Society and other recipients of appropriations 
65.22 	in this subdivision shall ensure that 
65.23 	these funds are used to supplement and 
65.24 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
65.25 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to 
65.26 	the Minnesota Historical Society shall be 
65.27 	used to supplement, and not substitute for, 
65.28 	traditional sources of funding. If a project 
65.29 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
65.30 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
65.31 	availability of the federal funds. For historic 
65.32 	preservation projects that improve historic 
65.33 	structures, the amounts are available until 
65.34 	June 30, 2015.
66.1 	Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. 
66.2 	$5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 
66.3 	the second year are for history programs 
66.4 	and projects operated or conducted by or 
66.5 	through local, county, regional, or other 
66.6 	historical or cultural organizations; or for 
66.7 	activities to preserve significant historic 
66.8 	and cultural resources. Funds are to be 
66.9 	distributed through a competitive grants 
66.10 	process. The Minnesota Historical Society 
66.11 	shall administer these funds using established 
66.12 	grants mechanisms, and with assistance 
66.13 	from the advisory committee created under 
66.14 	Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, 
66.15 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
66.16 	Programs. $5,000,000 the first year and 
66.17 	$5,000,000 the second year are for programs 
66.18 	and purposes related to the historical and 
66.19 	cultural heritage of the state of Minnesota, 
66.20 	conducted by the Minnesota Historical 
66.21 	Society.
66.22 	History Partnerships. $1,500,000 the 
66.23 	first year and $1,500,000 the second year 
66.24 	are for partnerships involving multiple 
66.25 	organizations to preserve and enhance access 
66.26 	to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage 
66.27 	in all regions of the state.
66.28 	Statewide Survey of Historical and 
66.29 	Archaeological Sites. $250,000 the first 
66.30 	year and $250,000 the second year are 
66.31 	for a contract or contracts to be let on a 
66.32 	competitive basis to conduct statewide 
66.33 	surveys of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
66.34 	archaeological, and cultural significance. 
66.35 	Results of this survey must be published in 
67.1 	a searchable form, available to the public on 
67.2 	a cost-free basis. The Minnesota Historical 
67.3 	Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, 
67.4 	and the Indian Affairs Council shall each 
67.5 	appoint a representative to an oversight 
67.6 	board to select contractors and direct the 
67.7 	conduct of these surveys. The oversight 
67.8 	board shall consult with the Departments of 
67.9 	Transportation and Natural Resources.
67.10 	Digital Library. $250,000 the first year and 
67.11 	$250,000 the second year are for a digital 
67.12 	library project to preserve, digitize, and share 
67.13 	Minnesota images, documents, and historical 
67.14 	materials. The Minnesota Historical Society 
67.15 	shall cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary 
67.16 	loan system and shall jointly share this 
67.17 	appropriation for these purposes.

67.18	Subd. 4.Department of Administration
 		 8,448,000
		 8,448,000
	
67.19 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
67.20 	commissioner of administration for grants 
67.21 	to the named organizations for the purposes 
67.22 	specified in this subdivision. Up to one 
67.23 	percent of funds may be used by the 
67.24 	commissioner for grants administration.
67.25 	Grant agreements entered into by 
67.26 	the commissioner and recipients of 
67.27 	appropriations in this subdivision must 
67.28 	ensure that money appropriated in this 
67.29 	subdivision is used to supplement and not 
67.30 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
67.31 	Public Television. $3,500,000 the first 
67.32 	year and $3,500,000 the second year are for 
67.33 	grants to the Minnesota Public Television 
67.34 	Association for production and acquisition 
67.35 	grants according to Minnesota Statutes, 
68.1 	section 129D.18. This appropriation is 
68.2 	available until June 30, 2015.
68.3 	Minnesota Public Radio. $1,325,000 the 
68.4 	first year and $1,325,000 the second year 
68.5 	are for grants to Minnesota Public Radio 
68.6 	to create new programming and events, 
68.7 	expand regional news service, amplify 
68.8 	Minnesota culture to a regional and national 
68.9 	audience, and document Minnesota's history 
68.10 	through the Minnesota Audio Archives. This 
68.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.
68.12 	Association of Minnesota Public 
68.13 	Educational Radio Stations. $1,325,000 
68.14 	the first year and $1,325,000 the second 
68.15 	year are for grants to the Association of 
68.16 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
68.17 	for production and acquisition grants in 
68.18 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
68.19 	129D.19. This appropriation is available 
68.20 	until June 30, 2015.
68.21 	Zoos. $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
68.22 	the second year are for grants of $200,000 
68.23 	each year to the Como Park Zoo and 
68.24 	$100,000 each year to the Lake Superior Zoo 
68.25 	for programmatic development.
68.26 	Children's Museums. $998,000 the first 
68.27 	year and $998,000 the second year are 
68.28 	for grants of: $500,000 each year to the 
68.29 	Minnesota Children's Museum, $166,000 
68.30 	each year to the Duluth Children's Museum, 
68.31 	$166,000 each year to the Children's 
68.32 	Discovery Museum of Grand Rapids, and 
68.33 	$166,000 each year to the Children's Museum 
68.34 	of Southern Minnesota. These amounts are 
68.35 	for arts, arts education, and arts access and 
69.1 	to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural 
69.2 	heritage.
69.3 	Science Museum of Minnesota. $500,000 
69.4 	the first year and $500,000 the second year 
69.5 	are for grants to the Science Museum of 
69.6 	Minnesota. These amounts are for arts, arts 
69.7 	education, and arts access and to preserve 
69.8 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
69.9 	Minnesota Film and TV Board. $500,000 
69.10 	the first year and $500,000 the second year 
69.11 	are for grants to the Minnesota Film and 
69.12 	TV Board for grants to Minnesota residents 
69.13 	to create film or television productions that 
69.14 	promote Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
69.15 	for the film production jobs program under 
69.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. This 
69.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.

69.18	Subd. 5.Minnesota Zoological Garden
 		1,500,000
		1,500,000
	
69.19 	These amounts are appropriated to 
69.20 	the Minnesota Zoological Board for 
69.21 	programmatic development of the Minnesota 
69.22 	Zoo.

69.23	Subd. 6.Minnesota Humanities Center 
 		1,075,000
		1,075,000
	
69.24 	These amounts are appropriated to the board 
69.25 	of directors of the Minnesota Humanities 
69.26 	Center for the purposes specified in this 
69.27 	subdivision.
69.28 	Programs and Purposes. $325,000 the first 
69.29 	year and $325,000 the second year are for 
69.30 	programs and purposes of the Minnesota 
69.31 	Humanities Center.
69.32 	The Minnesota Humanities Center may 
69.33 	consider museums and organizations 
70.1 	celebrating the ethnic identities of 
70.2 	Minnesotans for grants from these funds.
70.3 	Councils of Color.  $500,000 the first 
70.4 	year and $500,000 the second year are for 
70.5 	competitive grants to the Council on Asian 
70.6 	Pacific Minnesotans, the Council on Black 
70.7 	Minnesotans, the Indian Affairs Council, and 
70.8 	the Chicano Latino Affairs Council. Grants 
70.9 	are for programs and cooperation between 
70.10 	the Minnesota Humanities Center and the 
70.11 	grant recipients for community events and 
70.12 	programs that celebrate and preserve artistic, 
70.13 	historical, and cultural heritage.
70.14 	Civics Education. $250,000 the first 
70.15 	year and $250,000 the second year are for 
70.16 	grants to the Learning Law and Democracy 
70.17 	Foundation, Kids Voting Minnesota, and 
70.18 	YMCA Youth in Government to conduct 
70.19 	civics education programs for the civic and 
70.20 	cultural development of Minnesota youth.

70.21	Subd. 7.Perpich Center For Arts Education
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
70.22 	These amounts are appropriated to the board 
70.23 	of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts 
70.24 	Education for arts, arts education, and arts 
70.25 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history 
70.26 	and cultural heritage. This appropriation is 
70.27 	available until June 30, 2015.

70.28	Subd. 8.Department of Agriculture
 		1,400,000
		1,400,000
	
70.29 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
70.30 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to 
70.31 	county agricultural societies to enhance arts 
70.32 	access and education and to preserve and 
70.33 	promote Minnesota's history and cultural 
70.34 	heritage as embodied in its county fairs. 
70.35 	The grants shall be in addition to the aid 
71.1 	distributed to county agricultural societies 
71.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The 
71.3 	commissioner shall award grants as follows:
71.4 	(1) $700,000 each year, distributed in equal 
71.5 	amounts to each of the state's county fairs 
71.6 	to enhance arts access and education and to 
71.7 	preserve and promote Minnesota's history 
71.8 	and cultural heritage; and
71.9 	(2) $700,000 each year, distributed as 
71.10 	competitive grants for the development or 
71.11 	enhancement of county fair facilities or other 
71.12 	projects or programs that provide access 
71.13 	to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, 
71.14 	historical, and cultural heritage programs, 
71.15 	including but not limited to agricultural 
71.16 	education centers, arts buildings, and 
71.17 	performance stages.

71.18	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		875,000
		875,000
	
71.19 	These amounts are appropriated to the Indian 
71.20 	Affairs Council for the purposes identified in 
71.21 	this subdivision.
71.22 	Language Working Group. $75,000 the 
71.23 	first year and $75,000 the second year are 
71.24 	for continuation of the Working Group on 
71.25 	Dakota and Ojibwe Language Revitalization 
71.26 	and Preservation established under Laws 
71.27 	2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 9.
71.28 	Language Preservation and Education. 
71.29 	$550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
71.30 	second year are for grants for programs 
71.31 	that preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
71.32 	languages and to foster educational programs 
71.33 	in Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
72.1 	Language Immersion. $250,000 the first 
72.2 	year and $250,000 the second year are for 
72.3 	grants of $125,000 each year to the Niigaane 
72.4 	Ojibwe Immersion School and the Wicoie 
72.5 	Nandagikendan Urban Immersion Project to:
72.6 	(1) develop and expand K-12 curriculum;
72.7 	(2) provide fluent speakers in the classroom;
72.8 	(3) develop appropriate testing and 
72.9 	evaluation procedures; and
72.10 	(4) develop community-based training and 
72.11 	engagement.

72.12	Subd. 10.Veterans Affairs
 		450,000
		0
	
72.13 	This amount is appropriated to the 
72.14 	commissioner of veterans affairs for grants 
72.15 	to programs or facilities serving disabled 
72.16 	veterans in a camp or resort-styled setting. 
72.17 	Grants may be used for new facilities or 
72.18 	improvements to existing facilities and other 
72.19 	camp improvements. The commissioner 
72.20 	shall seek other public and nonpublic funding 
72.21 	to supplement this appropriation. This 
72.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
72.23 	2015.

72.24	Subd. 11.Legislature
 		6,000
		0
	
72.25 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
72.26 	Legislative Coordinating Commission to 
72.27 	operate the Web site for dedicated funds 
72.28 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.29 	3.303, subdivision 10.

72.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 129D.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
72.31 		Subd. 4.Reporting. A public station receiving funds appropriated under this section 
72.32 	must report annually by January 15 to the commissioner, the Legislative Coordinating 
72.33 	Commission, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house 
73.1 	of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over arts and cultural 
73.2 	heritage policy and finance regarding how the previous year's grant funds were expended. 
73.3 	ThisIn addition to all information required of each recipient of money from the arts and 
73.4 	cultural heritage fund under section 3.303, subdivision 10, the report must contain specific 
73.5 	information for each program produced and broadcast, including the cost of production, 
73.6 	the number of stations broadcasting the program, estimated viewership, the number of 
73.7 	hours of legacy program content available for streaming on Web site downloads sites, 
73.8 	and other related measures. If the programs produced include educational material, the 
73.9 	public station must report on these efforts.

73.10 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 129D.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
73.11 		Subd. 5.Reporting. A noncommercial radio station receiving funds appropriated 
73.12 	under this section must report annually by January 15 to the commissioner, the Legislative 
73.13 	Coordinating Commission, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate 
73.14 	and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over arts and 
73.15 	cultural heritage policy and finance regarding how the previous year's grant funds were 
73.16 	expended. ThisIn addition to all information required of each recipient of money from 
73.17 	the arts and cultural heritage fund under section 3.303, subdivision 10, the report must 
73.18 	contain specific information for each program produced and broadcast, including the 
73.19 	cost of production, the number of stations broadcasting the program, estimated number 
73.20 	of listeners, and other related measures. If the programs produced include educational 
73.21 	material, the noncommercial radio station must report on these efforts.

73.22 	Sec. 5. ADMINISTRATION ALLOWANCE.
 73.23 	Money appropriated in this article may not be spent on activities unless they are 
73.24 	directly related to a specific appropriation. Unless otherwise specified in this article, an 
73.25 	entity that receives money through a direct appropriation in this article may spend no more 
73.26 	than five percent of the money for administration, indirect costs, and other institutional 
73.27 	overhead charges.