1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission 
1.4 	on Minnesota Resources; modifying requirements for land acquisition with trust 
1.5 	fund money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116P.05, subdivisions 
1.6 	1, 2; 116P.09, subdivision 2; 116P.15; 116P.16; 116P.17; proposing coding for 
1.7 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to 
1.11 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from 
1.12 	the environment and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years 
1.13 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this act mean that the 
1.14 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, 
1.15 	or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is 
1.16 	fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The appropriations in 
1.17 	this act are onetime.

1.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.19				Available for the Year
	
1.20				Ending June 30
	
1.21					2014
		2015

1.22	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	33,810,000
	$
	4,350,000

2.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.2		2014
	2015
	
2.3
2.4
2.5	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	33,810,000
	4,350,000
	
2.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.8 	subdivisions.
2.9 	Appropriations are available for two 
2.10 	years beginning July 1, 2013, unless 
2.11 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.12 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.13 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.14 	second year.

2.15	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.16 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.17 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.18 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.19 	116P.02, subdivision 6.

2.20
2.21	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		8,076,000
		-0-

2.22	(a) Minnesota Biological Survey
					
2.23 	$2,650,000 the first year is from the 
2.24 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
2.25 	resources for continuation of the Minnesota 
2.26 	biological survey to provide a foundation 
2.27 	for conserving biological diversity by 
2.28 	systematically collecting, interpreting, 
2.29 	monitoring, and delivering data on plant and 
2.30 	animal distribution and ecology, native plant 
2.31 	communities, and functional landscapes.

2.32	(b) County Geologic Atlases - Part A
					
2.33 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.34 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.35 	of Minnesota to continue the acceleration 
3.1 	of the production of county geologic atlases 
3.2 	that define aquifer boundaries and the 
3.3 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
3.4 	surface water resources for the purpose of 
3.5 	sustainable management of surface water and 
3.6 	groundwater resources. This appropriation 
3.7 	is available until June 30, 2016, by which 
3.8 	time the project must be completed and final 
3.9 	products delivered.

3.10	(c) County Geologic Atlases - Part B
					
3.11 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust 
3.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.13 	to continue the analysis and compilation 
3.14 	of groundwater data for the production 
3.15 	of county geologic atlases, publication of 
3.16 	geospatial groundwater data, and continued 
3.17 	mapping of springsheds and karst features 
3.18 	for Winona and Houston Counties. This 
3.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.20 	2016, by which time the project must be 
3.21 	completed and final products delivered.

3.22
3.23	(d) Updating National Wetland Inventory for 
Minnesota - Phase IV
					
3.24 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust 
3.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.26 	to continue the update and enhancement 
3.27 	of wetland inventory maps for Minnesota. 
3.28 	This appropriation is available until June 
3.29 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
3.30 	completed and final products delivered.

3.31
3.32	(e) Conservation Easement Stewardship 
Program - Phase III
					
3.33 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.35 	for the final phase to bring conservation 
4.1 	easements held by the Department of Natural 
4.2 	Resources up to minimum conservation 
4.3 	standards, through monitoring, baseline data 
4.4 	collection, and baseline report preparation.

4.5
4.6	(f) Harnessing Soudan Mine Microbes: 
Bioremediation, Bioenergy, and Biocontrol
					
4.7 	$838,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.8 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.9 	Minnesota to continue the characterization of 
4.10 	unique microbes discovered in the Soudan 
4.11 	Underground Mine State Park that have 
4.12 	potential applications for metal remediation 
4.13 	in water resources, microbial electrofuels, 
4.14 	and biocontrol of white-nose bat syndrome. 
4.15 	This appropriation is available until June 
4.16 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
4.17 	completed and final products delivered.

4.18
4.19	(g) Improved Rapid Forest Ecosystem and 
Habitat Inventory
					
4.20 	$262,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.22 	of Minnesota to evaluate a new approach to 
4.23 	forest inventory, based on statewide forest 
4.24 	inventory and analysis (FIA) data.

4.25
4.26	(h) Finding Disease Resistant Elm Trees in 
Minnesota
					
4.27 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.29 	of Minnesota to evaluate and identify 
4.30 	native Minnesota elms resistant to Dutch 
4.31 	elm disease to assist with limiting the 
4.32 	susceptibility of the state's elms to Dutch elm 
4.33 	disease. This appropriation is available until 
4.34 	June 30, 2016, by which time the project must 
4.35 	be completed and final products delivered.

5.1
5.2	(i) Enhancing Timber Sale Program 
Environmental and Economic Sustainability
					
5.3 	$336,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
5.5 	of Minnesota to evaluate the impacts of 
5.6 	timber payment methods on postharvest 
5.7 	forest ecological conditions and net revenue 
5.8 	generated from public timber sale programs. 
5.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
5.10 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
5.11 	completed and final products delivered.

5.12
5.13	(j) Enhancing Environmental and Economic 
Benefits of Woodland Grazing
					
5.14 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.16 	Minnesota to evaluate management options 
5.17 	for woodlands used for grazing to improve 
5.18 	ecological and economic benefits. This 
5.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.20 	2016, by which time the project must be 
5.21 	completed and final products delivered.

5.22
5.23	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, Restoration, and 
Recreation
 		13,522,000
		-0-

5.24	(a) State Parks and Trails Land Acquisition
					
5.25 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust 
5.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.27 	to acquire authorized state trails and critical 
5.28 	parcels within the statutory boundaries 
5.29 	of state parks. State park land acquired 
5.30 	with this appropriation must be sufficiently 
5.31 	improved to meet at least minimum 
5.32 	management standards, as determined by the 
5.33 	commissioner of natural resources. A list 
5.34 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
5.35 	as part of the required work plan. This 
6.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
6.2 	2016, by which time the project must be 
6.3 	completed and final products delivered.

6.4
6.5	(b) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration, 
Enhancement, and Citizen Engagement
					
6.6 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the 
6.7 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
6.8 	resources to conserve sites of biodiversity 
6.9 	significance by restoring and enhancing 
6.10 	lands established as scientific and natural 
6.11 	areas as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.12 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5, and providing 
6.13 	volunteer engagement and outreach. This 
6.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
6.15 	2016, by which time the project must be 
6.16 	completed and final products delivered.

6.17
6.18	(c) Native Prairie Stewardship and Native 
Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition
					
6.19 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
6.21 	to acquire native prairie bank easements, 
6.22 	prepare baseline property assessments, 
6.23 	restore and enhance native prairie sites, and 
6.24 	provide technical assistance to landowners. 
6.25 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.26 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
6.27 	completed and final products delivered.

6.28
6.29	(d) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
(MeCC) - Phase VII
					
6.30 	$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust 
6.31 	fund for the acceleration of agency programs 
6.32 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
6.33 	appropriation, $10,000 is to the commissioner 
6.34 	of natural resources for agency programs 
6.35 	and $1,990,000 is to the commissioner of ... 
6.36 	for agreements as follows: $304,000 with 
7.1 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $368,000 
7.2 	with Dakota County; $208,000 with Great 
7.3 	River Greening; $310,000 with Minnesota 
7.4 	Land Trust; $400,000 with Minnesota Valley 
7.5 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and 
7.6 	$400,000 with the Trust for Public Land for 
7.7 	planning, restoring, and protecting priority 
7.8 	natural areas in the metropolitan area, as 
7.9 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.10 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
7.11 	surrounding counties, through contracted 
7.12 	services, technical assistance, conservation 
7.13 	easements, and fee title acquisition. Land 
7.14 	acquired with this appropriation must 
7.15 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
7.16 	minimum management standards, as 
7.17 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
7.18 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
7.19 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
7.20 	the work plan. This appropriation may not be 
7.21 	used for the purchase of habitable residential 
7.22 	structures, unless expressly approved in the 
7.23 	work plan. All conservation easements must 
7.24 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
7.25 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
7.26 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
7.27 	with money from this appropriation must 
7.28 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
7.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
7.30 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
7.31 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
7.32 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
7.33 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
7.34 	as part of the required work plan. Lands 
7.35 	that would require payments in lieu of taxes 
7.36 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.061 
8.1 	or 477A.12, shall not be acquired with money 
8.2 	from this appropriation. Up to $54,000 is for 
8.3 	use by Minnesota Land Trust in a monitoring 
8.4 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.5 	work plan and subject to subdivision 16. An 
8.6 	entity that acquires a conservation easement 
8.7 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
8.8 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
8.9 	for the easement and a fund established for 
8.10 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
8.11 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
8.12 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
8.13 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
8.14 	fund as approved in the work plan. An 
8.15 	annual financial report is required for any 
8.16 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
8.17 	fund established, including expenditures 
8.18 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
8.19 	until June 30, 2016, by which time the 
8.20 	project must be completed and final products 
8.21 	delivered.

8.22
8.23	(e) Landscape Arboretum Acquisition - Lake 
Tamarack
					
8.24 	$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.26 	of Minnesota to acquire land surrounding 
8.27 	Lake Tamarack in Carver County as part of 
8.28 	the acquisition of approximately 80 acres. 
8.29 	This appropriation is available until June 
8.30 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
8.31 	completed and final products delivered.

8.32
8.33	(f) Conservation Program Technical Assistance 
Grants
					
8.34 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.35 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
8.36 	continue providing grants to soil and water 
9.1 	conservation districts and other units of local 
9.2 	and state government for the employment 
9.3 	of staff to reenroll expiring lands into 
9.4 	programs for conservation purposes. This 
9.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.6 	2016, by which time the project must be 
9.7 	completed and final products delivered.

9.8
9.9	(g) Moose Habitat Restoration in Northeastern 
Minnesota
					
9.10 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.12 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
9.13 	Research Institute to develop best practices 
9.14 	guidelines for creating moose foraging 
9.15 	habitat efficiently and cost-effectively. This 
9.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.17 	2016, by which time the project must be 
9.18 	completed and final products delivered.

9.19	(h) Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement
					
9.20 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust 
9.21 	fund to the Board of Regents of the 
9.22 	University of Minnesota to assess the 
9.23 	potential to supplement traditional turf grass 
9.24 	by providing critical floral plant resources 
9.25 	to enhance bee pollinator habitat. This 
9.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.27 	2016, by which time the project must be 
9.28 	completed and final products delivered.

9.29
9.30	(i) Conservation Grazing to Improve Wildlife 
Habitat on Wildlife Management Areas
					
9.31 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
9.33 	to develop grazing plans and provide 
9.34 	infrastructure to support conservation 
9.35 	grazing on approximately 10,000 acres 
10.1 	of targeted wildlife management areas in 
10.2 	partnership with local livestock producers. 
10.3 	Any revenue generated as a result of 
10.4 	this appropriation must be reinvested in 
10.5 	producing plans, conducting maintenance, 
10.6 	or building infrastructure for new or 
10.7 	existing conservation grazing efforts. This 
10.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
10.9 	2016, by which time the project must be 
10.10 	completed and final products delivered.

10.11
10.12	(j) Preserving the Avon Hills Landscape - 
Phase II
					
10.13 	$772,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.15 	an agreement with Saint John's University in 
10.16 	cooperation with the Minnesota Land Trust 
10.17 	to secure permanent conservation easements 
10.18 	on high quality habitat in Stearns County, 
10.19 	prepare conservation management plans, and 
10.20 	provide public outreach. A list of proposed 
10.21 	easement acquisitions must be provided 
10.22 	as part of the required work plan. Up to 
10.23 	$80,000 is for use by Minnesota Land Trust 
10.24 	in a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.25 	approved in the work plan and subject to 
10.26 	subdivision 16. An entity that acquires a 
10.27 	conservation easement with appropriations 
10.28 	from the trust fund must have a long-term 
10.29 	stewardship plan for the easement and a fund 
10.30 	established for monitoring and enforcing the 
10.31 	agreement. Money appropriated from the 
10.32 	trust fund for easement acquisition may be 
10.33 	used to establish a monitoring, management, 
10.34 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.35 	work plan. An annual financial report is 
10.36 	required for any monitoring, management, 
11.1 	and enforcement fund established, 
11.2 	including expenditures from the fund. This 
11.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
11.4 	2016, by which time the project must be 
11.5 	completed and final products delivered.

11.6	(k) Frogtown Farm and Park Acquisition
					
11.7 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.9 	an agreement with the Trust for Public Land 
11.10 	to acquire a portion of 12 acres for Frogtown 
11.11 	Farm and Park to be established as a St. Paul 
11.12 	city park.

11.13	(l) Restoration Evaluations
					
11.14 	$200,000 from Laws 2009, chapter 
11.15 	143, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph 
11.16 	(b), Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
11.17 	Minnesota Resources, as amended by Laws 
11.18 	2011, First Special Session, chapter 2, article 
11.19 	3, section 2, subdivision 18, paragraph (a), 
11.20 	clause (8), is transferred to the Board of 
11.21 	Regents of the University of Minnesota 
11.22 	for evaluation of lands restored using 
11.23 	money from the trust fund. The lands to be 
11.24 	evaluated shall be identified and prioritized 
11.25 	in consultation with the Legislative-Citizen 
11.26 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.

11.27	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		3,819,000
		-0-

11.28
11.29	(a) Sustaining Lakes in Changing Environment 
- Phase II
					
11.30 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the 
11.31 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
11.32 	resources in cooperation with the United 
11.33 	States Geological Survey, the University of 
11.34 	Minnesota, and the University of St. Thomas 
11.35 	to continue development and implementation 
12.1 	of monitoring, modeling, and reporting 
12.2 	protocols for Minnesota lakes to be used 
12.3 	in water and fisheries management. This 
12.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.5 	2016, by which time the project must be 
12.6 	completed and final products delivered.

12.7
12.8	(b) Assessment of Natural Copper-Nickel 
Bedrocks on Water Quality
					
12.9 	$585,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
12.11 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
12.12 	States Geological Survey to assess impacts 
12.13 	of existing mineralization and potential 
12.14 	mining on northeastern Minnesota regional 
12.15 	water quality, including impacts from copper, 
12.16 	nickel, and other metal concentrations in 
12.17 	rocks, streambed sediments, and soils in 
12.18 	areas of potential base-metal mining. This 
12.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.20 	2016, by which time the project must be 
12.21 	completed and final products delivered.

12.22
12.23	(c) Heron Lake Sediment and Phosphorus 
Reduction Implementation Projects
					
12.24 	$122,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.25 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
12.26 	an agreement with the Heron Lake Watershed 
12.27 	District for public outreach and installation 
12.28 	and monitoring of water quality improvement 
12.29 	projects. This appropriation is available until 
12.30 	June 30, 2016, by which time the project must 
12.31 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.32	(d) Southern Minnesota Lakes Restoration
					
12.33 	$463,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.34 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for 
12.35 	an agreement with Le Sueur County to install 
13.1 	shoreland and agricultural best management 
13.2 	practices to improve water quality for up 
13.3 	to 14 lakes in a tri-county area in southern 
13.4 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
13.5 	until June 30, 2016, by which time the 
13.6 	project must be completed and final products 
13.7 	delivered.

13.8
13.9	(e) Measuring Hydrologic Benefits from 
Glacial Ridge Habitat Restoration
					
13.10 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.12 	an agreement with the Red Lake Watershed 
13.13 	District in cooperation with the United States 
13.14 	Geological Survey to compare the hydrology 
13.15 	of habitats before and after restorations to 
13.16 	evaluate and quantify the impacts on flood 
13.17 	reduction and water quality in order to inform 
13.18 	improvements to restoration techniques. 
13.19 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.20 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
13.21 	completed and final products delivered.

13.22
13.23	(f) Evaluation of Lake Superior Water Quality 
Health
					
13.24 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.26 	of Minnesota to evaluate impacts to Lake 
13.27 	Superior from a changing thermal structure 
13.28 	and invasive species in order to implement 
13.29 	lake water quality management strategies. 
13.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.31 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
13.32 	completed and final products delivered.

13.33
13.34	(g) Membranes for Wastewater-Generated 
Hydrogen and Clean Water
					
13.35 	$246,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.36 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
14.1 	of Minnesota to develop, optimize, and test 
14.2 	membranes made of thin film polymers 
14.3 	embedded with selected bacteria to 
14.4 	generate clean water and energy in the 
14.5 	form of hydrogen from wastewater. This 
14.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
14.7 	2016, by which time the project must be 
14.8 	completed and final products delivered.

14.914.10
	(h) Antibiotics in Minnesota Waters - Phase II 
Mississippi River
					
14.11 	$203,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
14.13 	for an agreement with the University of St. 
14.14 	Thomas to measure antibiotic concentrations 
14.15 	and antibiotic resistance levels and assess the 
14.16 	contributions of farm runoff and wastewater 
14.17 	treatment in a portion of the Mississippi 
14.18 	River. This appropriation is available until 
14.19 	June 30, 2016, by which time the project must 
14.20 	be completed and final products delivered.

14.21
14.22	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		6,632,000
		4,350,000

14.23	(a) Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
					
14.24 	$4,350,000 the first year and $4,350,000 
14.25 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
14.26 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.27 	Minnesota to develop and support an aquatic 
14.28 	invasive species (AIS) research center at the 
14.29 	University of Minnesota that will develop 
14.30 	new techniques to control aquatic invasive 
14.31 	species including Asian carp, zebra mussels, 
14.32 	and plant species. This appropriation is 
14.33 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
14.34 	the project must be completed and final 
14.35 	products delivered.

15.1
15.2	(b) Detecting and Monitoring Asian Carp 
Populations
					
15.3 	$540,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
15.5 	accelerate a search and monitoring program 
15.6 	directly targeting Asian carp to be used in the 
15.7 	development of potential control strategies.

15.8
15.9	(c) Improving Emerald Ash Borer Detection 
Efficacy for Control
					
15.10 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust 
15.11 	fund to evaluate and implement options for 
15.12 	effective detection of the presence of emerald 
15.13 	ash borer. Of this appropriation, $240,000 
15.14 	is to the commissioner of agriculture and 
15.15 	$360,000 is to the Board of Regents of the 
15.16 	University of Minnesota. This appropriation 
15.17 	is available until June 30, 2016, by which 
15.18 	time the project must be completed and final 
15.19 	products delivered.

15.20	(d) Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species
					
15.21 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.22 	to the commissioner of agriculture to train 
15.23 	volunteers and professionals to find, control, 
15.24 	and monitor targeted newly emergent 
15.25 	invasive species. This appropriation is 
15.26 	available until June 30, 2016, by which time 
15.27 	the project must be completed and final 
15.28 	products delivered.

15.29	(e) Biological Control of Garlic Mustard
					
15.30 	$140,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources in 
15.32 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
15.33 	to continue the implementation of biological 
15.34 	control for invasive garlic mustard plants. 
15.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
16.1 	30, 2016, by which time the project must be 
16.2 	completed and final products delivered.

16.3
16.4	(f) Zebra Mussel Control Research and 
Evaluation in Minnesota Waters
					
16.5 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust 
16.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural 
16.7 	resources for an agreement with the United 
16.8 	States Geological Survey, Upper Midwest 
16.9 	Environmental Sciences Center, to assess 
16.10 	the ecological impacts of a commercially 
16.11 	available molluscicide formulation on the 
16.12 	reproduction and development of native fish, 
16.13 	as well as impacts on larval aquatic insect 
16.14 	survival, and to evaluate the effectiveness 
16.15 	of these treatment options for detection and 
16.16 	control of zebra mussels. This appropriation 
16.17 	is available until June 30, 2016, by which 
16.18 	time the project must be completed and final 
16.19 	products delivered.

16.20
16.21	(g) Controlling Terrestrial Invasive Plants with 
Grazing Animals
					
16.22 	$52,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
16.23 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.24 	agreement with Hiawatha Valley Resource 
16.25 	Conservation and Development, Inc. to 
16.26 	develop cost effective best management 
16.27 	practices to control invasive terrestrial 
16.28 	species through planned grazing. This 
16.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.30 	2016, by which time the project must be 
16.31 	completed and final products delivered.

16.32	Subd. 7.Environmental Education
 		636,000
		-0-

16.33
16.34	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
Academy
					
17.1 	$186,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.2 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
17.3 	in cooperation with the Conservation 
17.4 	Corps Minnesota to continue a program 
17.5 	to train and mentor future conservation 
17.6 	professionals by providing apprenticeship 
17.7 	service opportunities with soil and water 
17.8 	conservation districts.

17.917.10
	(b) Youth Outdoors: Mississippi River 
Education and Employment Opportunities
					
17.11 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
17.13 	for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry 
17.14 	to provide outdoor education, recreation, 
17.15 	and youth employment on the Mississippi 
17.16 	River from Grand Rapids to St. Cloud, the 
17.17 	Twin Cities, Hastings, and Red Wing. This 
17.18 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
17.19 	2016, by which time the project must be 
17.20 	completed and final products delivered.

17.21
17.22	Subd. 8.Administration and Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 		1,125,000
		-0-

17.23
17.24	(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
					
17.25 	$990,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
17.26 	the LCCMR for administration in fiscal years 
17.27 	2014 and 2015 as provided in Minnesota 
17.28 	Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 5.

17.29	(b) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
17.30 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
17.32 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
17.33 	Commission on Minnesota Resources for 
17.34 	expenses incurred for contract agreement 
17.35 	reimbursement for the agreements specified 
18.1 	in this section. The commissioner 
18.2 	shall provide documentation to the 
18.3 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
18.4 	Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of 
18.5 	these funds.

18.6	Subd. 9.Availability of Appropriations
 					
18.7 	Money appropriated in this section may 
18.8 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
18.9 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
18.10 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
18.11 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
18.12 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. 
18.13 	Money appropriated in this section must 
18.14 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
18.15 	institutional overhead charges that are 
18.16 	not directly related to and necessary for 
18.17 	a specific appropriation. Costs that are 
18.18 	directly related to and necessary for an 
18.19 	appropriation, including financial services, 
18.20 	human resources, information services, rent, 
18.21 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs 
18.22 	can be clearly justified and individually 
18.23 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
18.24 	purpose and would not be generated by 
18.25 	the recipient but for the receipt of the 
18.26 	appropriation. No broad allocations for costs 
18.27 	in either dollars or percentages are allowed. 
18.28 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
18.29 	this section are available until June 30, 2015, 
18.30 	when projects must be completed and final 
18.31 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
18.32 	property, the appropriations in this section 
18.33 	are available for an additional fiscal year if a 
18.34 	binding contract for acquisition of the real 
18.35 	property is entered into before the original 
18.36 	expiration date of the appropriation. If a 
19.1 	project receives a federal grant, the time 
19.2 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
19.3 	equal the federal grant period.

19.4	Subd. 10.Data Availability Requirements
 					
19.5 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
19.6 	this section must conform to guidelines 
19.7 	and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. 
19.8 	Spatial data also must conform to additional 
19.9 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
19.10 	data coordination and distribution that have 
19.11 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
19.12 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
19.13 	data must be prepared as specified in 
19.14 	the state's geographic metadata guideline 
19.15 	and must be submitted to the Minnesota 
19.16 	Geospatial Information Office. All data must 
19.17 	be accessible and free to the public unless 
19.18 	made private under the Data Practices Act, 
19.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.
19.20 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
19.21 	results of projects funded under this section 
19.22 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
19.23 	and identified as having received funding 
19.24 	from the environment and natural resources 
19.25 	trust fund.

19.26	Subd. 11.Project Requirements
 					
19.27 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
19.28 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
19.29 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
19.30 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
19.31 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k) 
19.32 	and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and 
19.33 	must submit a work plan and semiannual 
19.34 	progress reports in the form determined 
19.35 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
20.1 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
20.2 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
20.3 	appropriation. Modifications to the approved 
20.4 	work plan and budget expenditures shall 
20.5 	be made through the amendment process 
20.6 	established by the Legislative-Citizen 
20.7 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
20.8 	(b) For all restorations conducted with 
20.9 	money appropriated under this section, 
20.10 	a recipient must prepare an ecological 
20.11 	restoration and management plan that, to 
20.12 	the degree practicable, is consistent with the 
20.13 	highest quality conservation and ecological 
20.14 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
20.15 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
20.16 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
20.17 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
20.18 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
20.19 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
20.20 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
20.21 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
20.22 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
20.23 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
20.24 	maintenance and management needs of 
20.25 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
20.26 	management, and enhancement will be 
20.27 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
20.28 	available science and include innovative 
20.29 	techniques to achieve the best restoration.
20.30 	(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in 
20.31 	this section for restoration activities must 
20.32 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
20.33 	at the completion of the appropriation 
20.34 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
20.35 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
20.36 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
21.1 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
21.2 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
21.3 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
21.4 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
21.5 	guidelines. The evaluation shall determine 
21.6 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
21.7 	goals, identify any problems with the 
21.8 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
21.9 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
21.10 	improving restorations. The evaluation shall 
21.11 	be focused on improving future restorations.
21.12 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in this 
21.13 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
21.14 	projects funded with money appropriated in 
21.15 	this section must be on land permanently 
21.16 	protected by a conservation easement or 
21.17 	public ownership or in public waters as 
21.18 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.19 	103G.005, subdivision 15.
21.20 	(e) A recipient of money from an 
21.21 	appropriation under this section must 
21.22 	give consideration to contracting with 
21.23 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract 
21.24 	restoration and enhancement services.
21.25 	(f) All conservation easements acquired with 
21.26 	money appropriated under this section must:
21.27 	(1) be perpetual;
21.28 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
21.29 	easement;
21.30 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
21.31 	agreement that are perpetual;
21.32 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
21.33 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
21.34 	electronic format prior to closing;
22.1 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
22.2 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
22.3 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
22.4 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
22.5 	document to address specific water quality 
22.6 	protection activities such as keeping water 
22.7 	on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
22.8 	contaminant loading, protecting groundwater, 
22.9 	and not permitting artificial hydrological 
22.10 	modifications.
22.11 	(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
22.12 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
22.13 	this section must give priority to high quality 
22.14 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
22.15 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
22.16 	(h) For new lands acquired with money 
22.17 	appropriated under this section, a 
22.18 	recipient must prepare a restoration and 
22.19 	management plan in compliance with 
22.20 	paragraph (b), including sufficient funding 
22.21 	for implementation unless the work plan 
22.22 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
22.23 	not necessary to achieve a high quality 
22.24 	restoration.
22.25 	(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
22.26 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
22.27 	of an appropriation under this section 
22.28 	must provide to the Legislative-Citizen 
22.29 	Commission on Minnesota Resources and 
22.30 	the commissioner of management and budget 
22.31 	an analysis of increased operation and 
22.32 	maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
22.33 	public entities as a result of the acquisition 
22.34 	and how these costs are to be paid.
23.1 	(j) To ensure public accountability for the 
23.2 	use of public funds, a recipient of money 
23.3 	appropriated under this section must provide 
23.4 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
23.5 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
23.6 	selection process used to identify parcels 
23.7 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
23.8 	related transaction costs, including but not 
23.9 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
23.10 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
23.11 	and donations. This information must be 
23.12 	provided for all parties involved in the 
23.13 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
23.14 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
23.15 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
23.16 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
23.17 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
23.18 	appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 
23.19 	appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 
23.20 	such as appraisals may remain private during 
23.21 	negotiations but must ultimately be made 
23.22 	public according to Minnesota Statutes, 
23.23 	chapter 13. The commission may waive the 
23.24 	application of this paragraph for specific 
23.25 	projects.
23.26 	(k) A recipient of an appropriation from 
23.27 	the trust fund under this section must 
23.28 	acknowledge financial support from 
23.29 	the Minnesota environment and natural 
23.30 	resources trust fund in project publications, 
23.31 	signage, and other public communications 
23.32 	and outreach related to work completed 
23.33 	using the appropriation. Acknowledgement 
23.34 	may occur, as appropriate, through use of 
23.35 	the trust fund logo or inclusion of language 
23.36 	attributing support from the trust fund. Each 
24.1 	direct recipient of money appropriated in 
24.2 	this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.3 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
24.4 	satisfy all reporting and other requirements 
24.5 	incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated 
24.6 	funding recipients as provided in Minnesota 
24.7 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and 
24.8 	chapter 116P.

24.924.10
	Subd. 12.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
24.11 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
24.12 	to in this section must be administered on 
24.13 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
24.14 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
24.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
24.16 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2013, or 
24.17 	the date the work plan is approved, whichever 
24.18 	is later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
24.19 	otherwise provided in this section. Periodic 
24.20 	payment must be made upon receiving 
24.21 	documentation that the deliverable items 
24.22 	articulated in the approved work plan 
24.23 	have been achieved, including partial 
24.24 	achievements as evidenced by approved 
24.25 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may 
24.26 	be advanced to projects to accommodate 
24.27 	cash flow needs or match federal money. 
24.28 	The advances must be approved as part of 
24.29 	the work plan. No expenditures for capital 
24.30 	equipment are allowed unless expressly 
24.31 	authorized in the project work plan.

24.32
24.33	Subd. 13.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
24.34 	A political subdivision, public or private 
24.35 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
24.36 	appropriation under this section must use the 
25.1 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
25.2 	Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding 
25.3 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
25.4 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.5 	16B.122, regarding purchase and use of 
25.6 	paper stock and printing.

25.7
25.8	Subd. 14.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
25.9 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
25.10 	under this section for a capital improvement 
25.11 	project must ensure that the project complies 
25.12 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
25.13 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
25.14 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
25.15 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
25.16 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
25.17 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
25.18 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
25.19 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
25.20 	obtain information and technical assistance 
25.21 	on energy conservation and alternative 
25.22 	energy development relating to the planning 
25.23 	and construction of the capital improvement 
25.24 	project.

25.25	Subd. 15.Accessibility
 					
25.26 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
25.27 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
25.28 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
25.29 	guidelines.

25.30
25.31	Subd. 16.Easement Monitoring and 
Enforcement Requirements
 					
25.32 	Money appropriated under this section for 
25.33 	easement monitoring and enforcement may 
25.34 	be spent only on activities included in an 
25.35 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan 
26.1 	contained within the work plan. Money 
26.2 	received for monitoring and enforcement, 
26.3 	including earnings on the money received, 
26.4 	shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement 
26.5 	fund held by the organization and dedicated 
26.6 	to monitoring and enforcing conservation 
26.7 	easements within Minnesota. Within 120 
26.8 	days after the close of the entity's fiscal 
26.9 	year, an entity receiving appropriations 
26.10 	for easement monitoring and enforcement 
26.11 	must provide an annual financial report 
26.12 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
26.13 	Minnesota Resources or its successor on 
26.14 	the easement monitoring and enforcement 
26.15 	fund as specified in the work plan. 
26.16 	Money appropriated under this section for 
26.17 	monitoring and enforcement of easements 
26.18 	and earnings on the money appropriated 
26.19 	shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement 
26.20 	transfers to the state; (2) the holder of the 
26.21 	easement fails to file an annual report and 
26.22 	then fails to cure that default within 30 days 
26.23 	of notification of the default by the state; 
26.24 	or (3) the holder of the easement fails to 
26.25 	comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
26.26 	enforcement plan contained within the work 
26.27 	plan and fails to cure that default within 90 
26.28 	days of notification of the default by the state.

26.29	Subd. 17.Carryforward
 					
26.30 	The availability of the appropriations for the 
26.31 	following projects are extended to June 30, 
26.32 	2014:
26.33 	(1) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
26.34 	subdivision 4, paragraph (h), Conserving 
27.1 	Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass 
27.2 	County; 
27.3 	(2) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.4 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Understanding 
27.5 	Sources of Aquatic Contaminants of 
27.6 	Emerging Concern;
27.7 	(3) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.8 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b), Updating 
27.9 	Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2;
27.10 	(4) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.11 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), Scientific and 
27.12 	Natural Areas and Native Prairie Restoration, 
27.13 	Enhancement, and Acquisition;
27.14 	(5) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.15 	subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Reconnecting 
27.16 	Fragmented Prairie Landscapes;
27.17 	(6) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.18 	subdivision 6, paragraph (a), Biological 
27.19 	Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic 
27.20 	Mustard;
27.21 	(7) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.22 	subdivision 8, paragraph (e), Get Outside â€“ 
27.23 	Urban Woodland for Kids; and
27.24 	(8) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
27.25 	subdivision 5, paragraph (e), Assessing 
27.26 	Septic System Discharge to Lakes.

27.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.28 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
27.29 	Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs 
27.30 	of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural 
27.31 	resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the 
27.32 	senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
27.33 	Administration, and four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.
28.1 	At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of 
28.2 	representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement 
28.3 	for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
28.4 	Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one 
28.5 	appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
28.6 	Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members 
28.7 	are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision 
28.8 	1a and must:
28.9 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, 
28.10 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, 
28.11 	and other natural resources;
28.12 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues 
28.13 	around the state; and
28.14 	(3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
28.15 	(b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative 
28.16 	and citizen members. The chair shall preside and convene meetings as often as necessary 
28.17 	to conduct duties prescribed by this chapter.
28.18 	(c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year 
28.19 	terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end 
28.20 	of December of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve 
28.21 	four-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end 
28.22 	of December of the final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until 
28.23 	their successors are appointed.
28.24 	(d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause. 
28.25 	Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining 
28.26 	members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the 
28.27 	remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
28.28 	(e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule 
28.29 	of terms:
28.30 	(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
28.31 	January 2010;
28.32 	(2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
28.33 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
28.34 	2010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
28.35 	Monday in January 2010;
29.1 	(3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
29.2 	January 2009; and
29.3 	(4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
29.4 	January 2008.
29.5 	(f) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses 
29.6 	incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
29.7 	(g) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

29.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.9 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial 
29.10 	legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and 
29.11 	shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended 
29.12 	legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
29.13 	(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
29.14 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
29.15 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit 
29.16 	a work program plan and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the 
29.17 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
29.18 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent 
29.19 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program plan. Modifications to 
29.20 	the approved work plan and budget expenditures shall be made through the amendment 
29.21 	process established by the commission.
29.22 	(c) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 must also review, comment, 
29.23 	and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an appropriation from the 
29.24 	oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
29.25 	(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this 
29.26 	chapter.
29.27 	(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
29.28 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
29.29 	funding decision recommendations;
29.30 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
29.31 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
29.32 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
29.33 	on need;
29.34 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
30.1 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
30.2 	possible; and
30.3 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
30.4 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

30.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.6 		Subd. 2.Liaison officers. The commission shall may request each department or 
30.7 	agency head of all state agencies with a direct interest and responsibility in any phase of 
30.8 	environment and natural resources to appoint, and the latter shall appoint for the agency, a 
30.9 	liaison officer who shall work closely with the commission and its staff.

30.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.15, is amended to read:
30.11 	116P.15 LAND ACQUISITION RESTRICTIONS.
30.12 		Subdivision 1.Scope. A recipient of an appropriation from the trust fund or the 
30.13 	Minnesota future resources fund who acquires an interest in real property with the 
30.14 	appropriation must comply with this section. If the recipient fails to comply with the 
30.15 	terms of this section, ownership of the interest in real property transfers to the state. For 
30.16 	the purposes of this section, "interest in real property" includes, but is not limited to, an 
30.17 	easement or fee title to property.
30.18 		Subd. 2.Restrictions; modification procedure. (a) An interest in real property 
30.19 	acquired with an appropriation from the trust fund or the Minnesota future resources fund 
30.20 	must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement interest for the purpose 
30.21 	for which the appropriation was made. The ownership of the interest in real property 
30.22 	transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with 
30.23 	the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or work plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
30.24 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation.
30.25 	(b) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property subject to this 
30.26 	section may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any interest 
30.27 	in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and approval 
30.28 	of the commission or its successor. The commission shall notify the chairs and ranking 
30.29 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the 
30.30 	trust fund or Minnesota future resources fund at least 15 business days before approval 
30.31 	under this paragraph. The commission shall establish procedures to review requests from 
30.32 	recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures shall 
30.33 	allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real 
30.34 	property meeting the following criteria:
31.1 	(1) the interest is must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the 
31.2 	commissioner of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
31.3 	(2) the interest is must be in a reasonably equivalent location, and has have a 
31.4 	reasonably equivalent usefulness useful conservation purpose compared to the interest 
31.5 	being replaced, taking into consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
31.6 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph 
31.7 	(a) must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local 
31.8 	government office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The 
31.9 	notice of funding agreement must contain:
31.10 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding 
31.11 	agreement;
31.12 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
31.13 	(3) a reference to this section; and
31.14 	(4) the following statement:
31.15 	"This interest in real property shall be administered in accordance with the terms, 
31.16 	conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement or work program controlling the 
31.17 	acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in 
31.18 	real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
31.19 	encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Legislative-Citizen 
31.20 	Commission on Minnesota Resources or its successor. The ownership of the interest in 
31.21 	real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to 
31.22 	comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or work program, ownership 
31.23 	of the interest in real property shall transfer to this state plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
31.24 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation."

31.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.16, is amended to read:
31.26 	116P.16 REAL PROPERTY INTEREST REPORT.
31.27 	By December 1 each year, a recipient of an appropriation from the trust fund, that is 
31.28 	used for the acquisition of an interest in real property, including, but not limited to, an 
31.29 	easement or fee title, must submit annual reports on the status of the real property to 
31.30 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources or its successor in a form 
31.31 	determined by the commission. The responsibility for reporting under this section may be 
31.32 	transferred by the recipient of the appropriation to another person who holds the interest 
31.33 	in the real property. To complete the transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of 
31.34 	the appropriation must:
32.1 	(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of that person's 
32.2 	reporting responsibility;
32.3 	(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of the property 
32.4 	restrictions under section 116P.15; and
32.5 	(3) provide written notice to the commission of the transfer of reporting responsibility, 
32.6 	including contact information for the person to whom the responsibility is transferred.
32.7 	After the transfer, the person who holds the interest in the real property is responsible for 
32.8 	reporting requirements under this section.

32.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.17, is amended to read:
32.10 	116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE STATE
32.11 	 OR INTEREST IN LANDS; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
32.12 	(a) A recipient of an appropriation from the trust fund who acquires an interest in 
32.13 	real property must receive written approval from the commissioner of natural resources 
32.14 	prior to the acquisition, if the interest:
32.15 	(1) is acquired in whole or in part with the appropriation; and
32.16 	(2) will be conveyed to the state for management by the commissioner. Conservation 
32.17 	easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to 
32.18 	commissioner approval under this section.
32.19 	(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the 
32.20 	interest in real property:
32.21 	(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and 
32.22 	criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status 
32.23 	of the property; or
32.24 	(2) meets the objectives and criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan 
32.25 	for the intended management status of the property is otherwise identified by the 
32.26 	commissioner as a priority for state financing.

32.27 	Sec. 9. [116P.18] LANDS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN.
32.28 	Money appropriated from the trust fund must not be used to purchase any land in 
32.29 	fee title or a permanent conservation easement if the land in question is fully or partially 
32.30 	owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state or was acquired fully or partially 
32.31 	with state money, unless:
32.32 	(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to the protection, conservation, 
32.33 	preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other 
32.34 	natural resources; and
33.1 	(2) the purchase is approved, prior to the acquisition, by an affirmative vote of 
33.2 	at least 12 members of the commission.