1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage 
1.4 	fund; providing for watershed restoration and protection strategies; creating the 
1.5 	Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; extending previous 
1.6 	appropriations; providing for the allocation of arts and cultural heritage fund to 
1.7 	the Minnesota State Arts Board; modifying certain grant eligibility; providing for 
1.8 	sale of wine and malt liquor at Capitol cafeteria; requiring Minnesota-made solar 
1.9 	photovoltaic modules; requiring report and study;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2012, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 114D.15, by adding a subdivision; 
1.11 	114D.50, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 116G.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 
1.12 	7; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision; 129D.19, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2001, 
1.13 	chapter 193, section 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.14 	chapters 85; 114D; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.201.
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 for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" 
1.22 	and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are 
1.23 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The 
1.24 	first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. The "biennium" is 
1.25 	fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

1.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.27				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2014
		2015

2.3	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	 100,050,000
	$
	-0-
	
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
 		27,730,000
		-0-

2.10	(a) Grasslands for the Future
					
2.11 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
2.12 	Water and Soil Resources for a pilot project 
2.13 	to acquire permanent conservation easements 
2.14 	on grasslands in cooperation with the 
2.15 	Minnesota Land Trust and the Conservation 
2.16 	Fund. Up to $1,850,000 may be used 
2.17 	for agreements with the Minnesota Land 
2.18 	Trust to acquire permanent conservation 
2.19 	easements and up to $75,000 may be used 
2.20 	for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
2.21 	funds with the Minnesota Land Trust and 
2.22 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
2.23 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
2.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Up to $75,000 
2.26 	may be used for an agreement with the 
2.27 	Conservation Fund for professional services. 
2.28 	Easements funded under this appropriation 
2.29 	are not subject to emergency haying and 
2.30 	grazing orders. Any net proceeds accruing to 
2.31 	a project partner from real estate transactions 
2.32 	related to this project must be used for the 
2.33 	purposes outlined in this appropriation. A 
2.34 	list of permanent conservation easements 
3.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
3.2 	accomplishment plan.

3.3
3.4	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase V
					
3.5 	$7,960,000 in the first year is to the 
3.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.7 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
3.8 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
3.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
3.10 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
3.11 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.12 	required accomplishment plan.

3.13
3.14
3.15	(c) DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific 
and Natural Area, and Native Prairie Bank 
Easement - Phase V
					
3.16 	$4,940,000 in the first year is to the 
3.17 	commissioner of natural resources to 
3.18 	acquire land in fee for wildlife management 
3.19 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.20 	86A.05, subdivision 8; acquire land in fee 
3.21 	for scientific and natural area purposes 
3.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
3.23 	subdivision 5; and acquire native prairie 
3.24 	bank easements under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.25 	section 84.96. Up to $42,000 is for 
3.26 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
3.27 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
3.28 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
3.29 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native 
3.30 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
3.31 	land and permanent conservation easement 
3.32 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.33 	required accomplishment plan.

3.34
3.35	(d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
IV
					
4.1 	$5,310,000 in 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 native prairie, wetland, and 
4.5 	savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, 
4.6 	wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed 
4.7 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
4.8 	the required accomplishment plan. Annual 
4.9 	income statements and balance sheets for 
4.10 	income and expenses from land acquired 
4.11 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
4.12 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
4.13 	no later than 180 days following the close of 
4.14 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.

4.15
4.16	(e) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase III
					
4.17 	$3,520,000 in the first year is to the Board 
4.18 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
4.19 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
4.20 	and enhance habitat by expanding clean 
4.21 	water fund riparian wildlife buffers on private 
4.22 	land. Up to $120,000 is for establishing 
4.23 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
4.24 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
4.25 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Easements funded 
4.27 	under this appropriation are not subject to 
4.28 	emergency haying and grazing orders. A list 
4.29 	of permanent conservation easements must 
4.30 	be provided as part of the final report.

4.31
4.32	(f) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase III
					
4.33 	$1,780,000 in the first year is to the 
4.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.35 	agreement with Trust for Public Land to 
4.36 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
5.1 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
5.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.3 	subdivision 8, or aquatic management area 
5.4 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
5.5 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
5.6 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
5.7 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

5.8
5.9	(g) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase V
					
5.10 	$2,220,000 in the first year is to the 
5.11 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.12 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
5.13 	of wildlife management areas, scientific 
5.14 	and natural areas, and land under native 
5.15 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
5.16 	land restorations and enhancements 
5.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.18 	accomplishment plan.

5.19	Subd. 3.Forests
 		7,130,000
		-0-

5.20	(a) Young Forest Conservation
					
5.21 	$1,180,000 in the first year is to the 
5.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.23 	an agreement with the American Bird 
5.24 	Conservancy to acquire lands in fee to be 
5.25 	added to the wildlife management area system 
5.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.27 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
5.28 	habitat on publicly protected land. A list of 
5.29 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
5.30 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

5.31	(b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase III
					
5.32 	$1,150,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
5.33 	Water and Soil Resources and $300,000 in 
5.34 	the first year is to the Department of Natural 
5.35 	Resources to acquire land in fee to be added 
6.1 	to the wildlife management area system 
6.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.3 	subdivision 8, and to acquire permanent 
6.4 	conservation easements on lands adjacent 
6.5 	to the Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers 
6.6 	and within the boundaries of the Minnesota 
6.7 	National Guard Army Compatible Use 
6.8 	Buffer. Of the amount appropriated to the 
6.9 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, $49,900 
6.10 	is for a grant to the Morrison County Soil 
6.11 	and Water Conservation District and up to 
6.12 	$33,600 is for establishing a monitoring 
6.13 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
6.14 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
6.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
6.16 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
6.17 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
6.18 	easements must be provided as part of the 
6.19 	required accomplishment plan.

6.20
6.21	(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
Grouse Habitat Program - Phase IV
					
6.22 	$1,180,000 in the first year is to the 
6.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.24 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
6.25 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
6.26 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance 
6.27 	lands in Aitkin, Carlton, and Kanabec 
6.28 	Counties for wildlife management purposes 
6.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.30 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
6.31 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
6.32 	required accomplishment plan.

6.33
6.34	(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass 
County - Phase IV
					
6.35 	$500,000 in the first year is to the 
6.36 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.1 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
7.2 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
7.3 	habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. 
7.4 	A list of proposed land acquisitions 
7.5 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.6 	accomplishment plan.

7.7
7.8	(e) Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection 
Program - Phase II
					
7.9 	$820,000 in the first year is to the 
7.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.11 	an agreement with the Minnesota Land 
7.12 	Trust to acquire permanent conservation 
7.13 	easements along rivers and lakes in the 
7.14 	northern forest region. Up to $160,000 is for 
7.15 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
7.16 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
7.17 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
7.18 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
7.19 	proposed permanent conservation easements 
7.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.21 	accomplishment plan.

7.22
7.23	(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - 
Phase II
					
7.24 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
7.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.26 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
7.27 	Association to restore and enhance public 
7.28 	forest lands in the northern forest region 
7.29 	for moose habitat purposes. A list of 
7.30 	proposed land restoration and enhancements 
7.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.32 	accomplishment plan.

7.33	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		 31,150,000
		-0-

7.34
7.35	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve 
Program Partnership - Phase V
					
8.1 	$13,390,000 in the first year is to the Board 
8.2 	of Soil and Water Resources to acquire 
8.3 	permanent conservation easements and 
8.4 	restore wetlands and associated upland 
8.5 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
8.6 	States Department of Agriculture Wetlands 
8.7 	Reserve Program and Ducks Unlimited, 
8.8 	including $1,000,000 for an agreement 
8.9 	with Ducks Unlimited to provide technical 
8.10 	and bioengineering assistance. Up to 
8.11 	$120,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
8.12 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
8.13 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
8.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
8.15 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.16 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.17 	part of the final report.

8.18
8.19	(b) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase V
					
8.20 	$6,830,000 in the first year is to the 
8.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.22 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
8.23 	land in fee to be designated and managed as 
8.24 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
8.25 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
8.26 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
8.27 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.28 	required accomplishment plan.

8.29
8.30	(c) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Initiative - Phase III
					
8.31 	$3,530,000 in the first year is to the 
8.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.33 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
8.34 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.36 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
9.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.2 	required accomplishment plan.

9.3
9.4	(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program 
- Phase II
					
9.5 	$1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board 
9.6 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
9.7 	in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat 
9.8 	for native wild rice bed protection and to 
9.9 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.10 	in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of 
9.11 	this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement 
9.12 	with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land 
9.13 	or interests in land to protect native wild 
9.14 	rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing 
9.15 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
9.16 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.17 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.19 	land acquisitions must be included as part of 
9.20 	the required accomplishment plan.

9.21	(e) Wetland Habitat Program
					
9.22 	$1,980,000 in the first year is to the 
9.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.24 	agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.25 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.26 	in high-priority wetland complexes in 
9.27 	the prairie and forest/prairie transition 
9.28 	regions. Up to $280,000 is for establishing 
9.29 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
9.30 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.31 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.33 	land acquisitions must be included as part of 
9.34 	the required accomplishment plan.

9.35
9.36	(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase V
					
10.1 	$1,790,000 in the first year is to the 
10.2 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.3 	enhance and restore shallow lakes, including 
10.4 	$210,000 for an agreement with Ducks 
10.5 	Unlimited to help implement restorations 
10.6 	and enhancements. A list of proposed 
10.7 	land restorations and enhancements 
10.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.9 	accomplishment plan.

10.10	(g) Pelican Lake Enhancement
					
10.11 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
10.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.13 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to construct 
10.14 	a gravity outlet, water control structure, and 
10.15 	pump station lift to enhance aquatic habitat 
10.16 	in Pelican Lake in Wright County. A list of 
10.17 	proposed land restoration and enhancements 
10.18 	must be included as part of the required 
10.19 	accomplishment plan.

10.20	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		33,287,000
		-0-

10.21	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V
					
10.22 	$5,250,000 in the first year is to the 
10.23 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.24 	acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic 
10.25 	management purposes under Minnesota 
10.26 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
10.27 	and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance 
10.28 	aquatic habitat. A list of proposed 
10.29 	land acquisitions and restorations and 
10.30 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
10.31 	the required accomplishment plan.

10.32
10.33	(b) Habitat Protection in Dakota County - 
Phase IV
					
10.34 	$4,100,000 in the first year is to the 
10.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.1 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire, 
11.2 	restore, and enhance lands in Dakota County 
11.3 	for fish and wildlife management purposes 
11.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
11.5 	subdivision 8, or aquatic management area 
11.6 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
11.7 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to 
11.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
11.9 	and restore and enhance habitats in rivers 
11.10 	and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up 
11.11 	to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
11.12 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
11.13 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
11.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
11.15 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
11.16 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
11.17 	easements must be provided as part of the 
11.18 	required accomplishment plan.

11.19	(c) Root River Protection and Restoration
					
11.20 	$2,750,000 in the first year is to the 
11.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.22 	agreements to acquire land in fee for 
11.23 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
11.24 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 5, and 
11.25 	for state forest purposes under Minnesota 
11.26 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7, 
11.27 	and to acquire permanent conservation 
11.28 	easements as follows: $2,122,000 to The 
11.29 	Nature Conservancy and $628,000 to the 
11.30 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $100,000 is for 
11.31 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
11.32 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
11.33 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
11.34 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list 
11.35 	of proposed acquisitions and permanent 
12.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
12.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.3	(d) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase IV
					
12.4 	$1,720,000 in the first year is to the 
12.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.6 	agreements to acquire land in fee and as 
12.7 	permanent conservation easements and 
12.8 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
12.9 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
12.10 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $450,000 
12.11 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
12.12 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to the Friends 
12.13 	of the Mississippi; $210,000 to the Great 
12.14 	River Greening; $450,000 to the Minnesota 
12.15 	Land Trust; and $450,000 to the Trust 
12.16 	for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for 
12.17 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.18 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
12.19 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.20 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
12.21 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
12.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
12.23 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.24	(e) Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
					
12.25 	$1,000,000 in the first year is to the Board 
12.26 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
12.27 	to acquire land in fee surrounding Lake 
12.28 	Tamarack in Carver County to be added to 
12.29 	the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. A land 
12.30 	description must be provided as part of the 
12.31 	required accomplishment plan.

12.32
12.33	(f) Lower Mississippi River Habitat 
Partnership - Phase III
					
12.34 	$1,710,000 in the first year is to the 
12.35 	commissioner of natural resources to 
13.1 	enhance aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
13.2 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
13.3 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
13.4 	to enhance aquatic habitat in the lower 
13.5 	Mississippi River watershed. A list of 
13.6 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
13.7 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.8 	accomplishment plan.

13.913.10
	(g) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase V
					
13.11 	$2,470,000 in the first year is to the 
13.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.13 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
13.14 	to restore and enhance coldwater river and 
13.15 	stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of 
13.16 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
13.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.18 	accomplishment plan.

13.19
13.20	(h) Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive 
Species Control Structure - Phase III
					
13.21 	$1,127,000 in the first year is to the 
13.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.23 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
13.24 	Watershed District to construct structural 
13.25 	deterrents and lake level controls to enhance 
13.26 	aquatic habitat on Albert Lea Lake in 
13.27 	Freeborn County. A list of proposed 
13.28 	land restorations and enhancements 
13.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.30 	accomplishment plan.

13.31
13.32	(i) Metropolitan Regional Parks Wildlife 
Habitat Protection and Restoration
					
13.33 	$6,300,000 in the first year is to the 
13.34 	Metropolitan Council for grants to restore 
13.35 	and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and 
14.1 	habitat for fish, game, and wildlife in the 
14.2 	metropolitan regional parks system.
14.3 	Funded projects must implement priority 
14.4 	natural resource management plan 
14.5 	components of regional park master plans 
14.6 	approved by the Metropolitan Council.

14.7
14.8	(j) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase V
					
14.9 	$6,860,000 is for the outdoor heritage 
14.10 	conservation partners program. Of this 
14.11 	amount, $3,860,000 in the first year is 
14.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
14.13 	for a program to provide competitive, 
14.14 	matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, 
14.15 	regional, state, and national organizations 
14.16 	for enhancing, restoring, or protecting 
14.17 	forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for 
14.18 	fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants 
14.19 	shall not be made for activities required to 
14.20 	fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject 
14.21 	to conservation easements. Grants shall not 
14.22 	be made from this appropriation for projects 
14.23 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
14.24 	$575,000. Of this appropriation, $366,000 
14.25 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
14.26 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
14.27 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in 
14.28 	land. Easements must be permanent. Land 
14.29 	acquired in fee must be open to hunting 
14.30 	and fishing during the open season unless 
14.31 	otherwise provided by state law. The 
14.32 	program shall require a match of at least ten 
14.33 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
14.34 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
14.35 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, 
14.36 	the commissioner shall provide a separate, 
15.1 	simplified application process. Subject to 
15.2 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
15.3 	natural resources shall, when evaluating 
15.4 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
15.5 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
15.6 	or charter to receive private contributions 
15.7 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
15.8 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
15.9 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
15.10 	with existing wildlife management areas 
15.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
15.12 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
15.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 
15.14 	and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic 
15.15 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.16 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
15.17 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
15.18 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
15.19 	conservation easement or public ownership 
15.20 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
15.21 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
15.22 	15. Priority shall be given to restoration 
15.23 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
15.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.25 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
15.26 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
15.27 	available until June 30, 2017. No less than 
15.28 	five percent of the amount of each grant 
15.29 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
15.30 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
15.31 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
15.32 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
15.33 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
15.34 	The commissioner shall provide notice of 
15.35 	the grant program in the game and fish law 
16.1 	summaries that are prepared under Minnesota 
16.2 	Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.
16.3 	Of this amount, $3,000,000 is for aquatic 
16.4 	invasive species grants to tribal and local 
16.5 	governments with a delegation agreement 
16.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84D.105, 
16.7 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), for education, 
16.8 	inspection, and decontamination activities 
16.9 	at public water access, and other sites. Up 
16.10 	to four percent of this appropriation may be 
16.11 	used to administer the grants.

16.12	Subd. 6.Administration
 		753,000
		-0-

16.13	(a) Contract Management
					
16.14 	$175,000 in the first year is to the 
16.15 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.16 	contract management duties assigned in this 
16.17 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
16.18 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
16.19 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.20 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
16.21 	The accomplishment plan must include 
16.22 	a copy of the grant contract template 
16.23 	and reimbursement manual. No money 
16.24 	may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams 
16.25 	Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the 
16.26 	accomplishment plan.

16.27	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
16.28 	$468,000 in the first year is to the Legislative 
16.29 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
16.30 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
16.31 	Heritage Council and for compensation and 
16.32 	expense reimbursement of council members. 
16.33 	Funds in this appropriation are available until 
17.1 	June 30, 2015. Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.2 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

17.3	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
17.4 	$45,000 in the first year is to the 
17.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
17.6 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
17.7 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
17.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

17.917.10
17.11
	(d) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council
					
17.12 	$50,000 in the first year is to the 
17.13 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
17.14 	land acquisition pre-transaction services 
17.15 	including, but not limited to, appraisals, 
17.16 	surveys, or title research for acquisition 
17.17 	proposals under consideration by the 
17.18 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A 
17.19 	list of activities must be included in the final 
17.20 	accomplishment plan.

17.21	(e) Legacy Web Site
					
17.22 	$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
17.23 	Coordinating Commission for the Web site 
17.24 	required in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.25 	3.303, subdivision 10.

17.26	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
17.27 	Money appropriated in this section may 
17.28 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
17.29 	directly related to and necessary for a 
17.30 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
17.31 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
17.32 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
17.33 	Money appropriated in this section must 
17.34 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
17.35 	institutional overhead charges that are not 
18.1 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
18.2 	appropriation. Unless otherwise provided, 
18.3 	the amounts in this section are available 
18.4 	until June 30, 2016. For acquisition of real 
18.5 	property, the amounts in this section are 
18.6 	available until June 30, 2017, if a binding 
18.7 	agreement with a landowner or purchase 
18.8 	agreement is entered into by June 30, 2016, 
18.9 	and closed no later than June 30, 2017. Funds 
18.10 	for restoration or enhancement are available 
18.11 	until June 30, 2018, or four years after 
18.12 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
18.13 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
18.14 	work. If a project receives federal funds, the 
18.15 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
18.16 	to equal the availability of federal funding. 
18.17 	Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition 
18.18 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
18.19 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
18.20 	with the appropriation. Public use facilities 
18.21 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
18.22 	acquired lands.

18.23
18.24	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
18.25 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
18.26 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
18.27 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
18.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.29 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
18.30 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
18.31 	on or after July 1, 2013, or the date of 
18.32 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
18.33 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
18.34 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
18.35 	purposes of administering appropriations 
18.36 	and legislatively authorized agreements 
19.1 	paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an 
19.2 	expense must be considered reimbursable 
19.3 	by the administering agency when the 
19.4 	recipient presents the agency with an invoice 
19.5 	or binding agreement with the landowner 
19.6 	and the recipient attests that the goods have 
19.7 	been received or the landowner agreement 
19.8 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
19.9 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
19.10 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
19.11 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
19.12 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
19.13 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
19.14 	by progress reports approved by the 
19.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
19.16 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
19.17 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
19.18 	support future management of acquired 
19.19 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
19.20 	advances must be approved as part of the 
19.21 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
19.22 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
19.23 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
19.24 	part of the accomplishment plan.

19.25	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
19.26 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
19.27 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
19.28 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
19.29 	must provide geographic information to 
19.30 	the Department of Natural Resources for 
19.31 	mapping any lands acquired in fee with 
19.32 	funds appropriated in this section and open 
19.33 	to public taking of fish and game. The 
19.34 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
19.35 	include the lands acquired in fee with 
19.36 	money appropriated in this section on maps 
20.1 	showing public recreation opportunities. 
20.2 	Maps shall include information on and 
20.3 	acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage 
20.4 	fund, including a notation of any restrictions.

20.5
20.6	Subd. 10.Appropriations Carryforward; Fee 
Title Acquisition
 					
20.7 	The availability of the appropriation for the 
20.8 	following project is extended to July 1, 2015: 
20.9 	Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 1, section 
20.10 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Washington 
20.11 	County St. Croix River Land Protection, and 
20.12 	the appropriation may be spent on acquisition 
20.13 	of land in fee title to protect habitat associated 
20.14 	with the St. Croix River Valley. A list of 
20.15 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
20.16 	part of the accomplishment plan.

20.17 	Sec. 3. BIENNIAL RECOMMENDATIONS STUDY.
 20.18 	The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, in consultation with the house of 
20.19 	representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
20.20 	and natural resources and the outdoor heritage fund, shall examine transitioning to a 
20.21 	biennial recommendation process beginning with fiscal year 2016. The council shall 
20.22 	submit its recommendations on the biennial process with its recommendations for outdoor 
20.23 	heritage fund spending due January 1, 2014, to the chairs and ranking minority members 
20.24 	of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
20.25 	environment and natural resources and the outdoor heritage fund.

20.26 	ARTICLE 2
20.27 	CLEAN WATER FUND

20.28	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
20.29 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
20.30 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
20.31 	clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities 
20.32 	under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015" 
20.33 	used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the 
20.34 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal 
21.1 	year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 
21.2 	and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

21.3				APPROPRIATIONS
	
21.4				Available for the Year
	
21.5				Ending June 30
	
21.6					2014
		2015

21.7	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

21.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	97,301,000
	$
	97,680,000
	
21.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
21.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
21.11 	sections.

21.12	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
21.13 	Money appropriated in this article may 
21.14 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
21.15 	directly related to and necessary for a 
21.16 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
21.17 	in this article must be spent in accordance 
21.18 	with Minnesota Management and Budget's 
21.19 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
21.20 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
21.21 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
21.22 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
21.23 	2014 appropriations are available until June 
21.24 	30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations 
21.25 	are available until June 30, 2016. If a project 
21.26 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
21.27 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
21.28 	availability of federal funding.

21.29	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	7,310,000
	$
	7,460,000
	
21.30 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
21.31 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
21.32 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
21.33 	water and groundwater and to use data 
21.34 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
22.1 	(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
22.2 	the second year are to increase monitoring 
22.3 	and evaluate trends in the concentration of 
22.4 	nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable 
22.5 	to groundwater degradation, including a 
22.6 	substantial increase of monitoring of private 
22.7 	wells in cooperation with the commissioner 
22.8 	of health, monitoring for pesticides when 
22.9 	nitrates are detected, and promoting and 
22.10 	evaluating regional and crop-specific 
22.11 	nutrient best management practices to 
22.12 	protect groundwater from degradation. 
22.13 	Of this amount, $75,000 may be used for 
22.14 	accelerating the update for the commercial 
22.15 	manure applicator manual. This amount 
22.16 	is to be matched with general funds. This 
22.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, 
22.18 	when the commissioner shall submit a report 
22.19 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
22.20 	of the senate and house of representatives 
22.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
22.22 	over agriculture and environment and 
22.23 	natural resources policy and finance on 
22.24 	the expenditure of these funds, including 
22.25 	the progress in preventing groundwater 
22.26 	degradation and recommendations. By 
22.27 	October 15, 2014, the commissioner shall 
22.28 	submit an interim report to the chairs and 
22.29 	ranking minority members of the senate and 
22.30 	house of representatives committees and 
22.31 	divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture 
22.32 	and environment and natural resources policy 
22.33 	and finance on the expenditure of these 
22.34 	funds, including recommendations.
22.35 	(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
22.36 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
23.1 	management practices loan program. At 
23.2 	least $170,000 each year is for transfer 
23.3 	to an agricultural and environmental 
23.4 	revolving account created under Minnesota 
23.5 	Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a, 
23.6 	and is available for pass-through to local 
23.7 	government and lenders for low-interest 
23.8 	loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.9 	17.117. Any unencumbered balance 
23.10 	that is not used for pass-through to local 
23.11 	governments does not cancel at the end of the 
23.12 	first year and is available for the second year.
23.13 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
23.14 	the second year are for research, pilot 
23.15 	projects, and technical assistance on 
23.16 	proper implementation of best management 
23.17 	practices and more precise information on 
23.18 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
23.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.20 	2018.
23.21 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
23.22 	the second year are for research to quantify 
23.23 	agricultural contributions to impaired waters 
23.24 	and for development and evaluation of 
23.25 	best management practices to protect and 
23.26 	restore water resources while maintaining 
23.27 	productivity. This appropriation is available 
23.28 	until June 30, 2018.
23.29 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
23.30 	second year are for a research inventory 
23.31 	database containing water-related research 
23.32 	activities. Any information technology 
23.33 	development or support or costs necessary 
23.34 	for this research inventory database will be 
23.35 	incorporated into the agency's service level 
24.1 	agreement with and paid to the Office of 
24.2 	Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is 
24.3 	available until June 30, 2018.
24.4 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
24.5 	the second year are to implement a Minnesota 
24.6 	agricultural water quality certification 
24.7 	program. This appropriation is available 
24.8 	until June 30, 2018.
24.9 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
24.10 	second year are to provide funding for a 
24.11 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
24.12 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
24.13 	(i) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
24.14 	second year are to develop and implement 
24.15 	a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction 
24.16 	system for animal waste technicians who 
24.17 	apply manure to the ground for hire.

24.18	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	11,000,000
	$
	11,000,000
	
24.19 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
24.20 	the second year are for the total maximum 
24.21 	daily load grant program under Minnesota 
24.22 	Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
24.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
24.24 	(b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
24.25 	the second year are for small community 
24.26 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
24.27 	Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This 
24.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
24.29 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at 
24.30 	the end of each fiscal year under paragraph 
24.31 	(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority 
24.32 	may transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
24.33 	projects under any of the programs listed 
24.34 	in this section based on their priority rank 
25.1 	on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
25.2 	priority list.

25.3	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	28,365,000
	$
	28,265,000
	
25.4 	(a) $7,600,000 the first year and $7,600,000 
25.5 	the second year are for completion of 20 
25.6 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
25.7 	of surface water quality and trends. Of this 
25.8 	amount, $500,000 each year is to monitor and 
25.9 	assess contaminants of emerging concern in 
25.10 	groundwater and surface water, and $100,000 
25.11 	each year is for grants to the Red River 
25.12 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
25.13 	and expand the existing water quality and 
25.14 	watershed monitoring river watch activities 
25.15 	in the schools in the Red River of the North 
25.16 	Watershed. The Red River Watershed 
25.17 	Management Board shall provide a report to 
25.18 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
25.19 	Agency and the legislative committees and 
25.20 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
25.21 	and natural resources finance and policy and 
25.22 	the clean water fund by February 15, 2015, 
25.23 	on the expenditure of these funds.
25.24 	(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000 
25.25 	the second year are to develop watershed 
25.26 	restoration and protection strategies 
25.27 	(WRAPS), which include total maximum 
25.28 	daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL 
25.29 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
25.30 	the Unites States Environmental Protection 
25.31 	Agency approved impaired waters list in 
25.32 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
25.33 	114D. The agency shall complete an average 
25.34 	of ten percent of the TMDL's each year over 
25.35 	the biennium.
26.1 	(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
26.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
26.3 	assessment, including enhancing the 
26.4 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, and 
26.5 	evaluating trends, including the reassessment 
26.6 	of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 
26.7 	years ago and found to be contaminated. 
26.8 	By January 15, 2016, the commissioner 
26.9 	shall submit a report with recommendations 
26.10 	for reducing or preventing groundwater 
26.11 	degradation from contaminants to the chairs 
26.12 	and ranking minority members of the senate 
26.13 	and house of representatives committees and 
26.14 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
26.15 	and natural resources policy and finance.
26.16 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
26.17 	the second year are for water quality 
26.18 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
26.19 	and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River 
26.20 	System Area of Concern. This appropriation 
26.21 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
26.22 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
26.23 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
26.24 	the second year are for the clean water 
26.25 	partnership program to provide grants 
26.26 	to protect and improve the basins and 
26.27 	watersheds of the state and provide financial 
26.28 	and technical assistance to study waters 
26.29 	with nonpoint source pollution problems. 
26.30 	Priority shall be given to projects preventing 
26.31 	impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, 
26.32 	streams, and groundwater in accordance 
26.33 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, 
26.34 	subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance 
26.35 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
26.36 	and is available for the second year.
27.1 	(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
27.2 	second year are for storm water research and 
27.3 	guidance.
27.4 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
27.5 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
27.6 	database development.
27.7 	(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
27.8 	the second year are to initiate development of 
27.9 	a multiagency watershed database reporting 
27.10 	portal. Any information technology 
27.11 	development or support or costs necessary 
27.12 	for this research inventory database will be 
27.13 	incorporated into the agency's service level 
27.14 	agreement with and paid to the Office of  
27.15 	Enterprise Technology.
27.16 	(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 
27.17 	the second year are for national pollutant 
27.18 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
27.19 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
27.20 	(j) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000 
27.21 	the second year are for enhancing the 
27.22 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
27.23 	sewage treatment systems (SSTS) activities 
27.24 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
27.25 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection 
27.26 	of groundwater, including base grants 
27.27 	for all counties with SSTS programs and 
27.28 	competitive grants to counties with specific 
27.29 	plans to significantly reduce water pollution 
27.30 	by reducing the number of systems that 
27.31 	are an imminent threat to public health or 
27.32 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
27.33 	receive base grants must report the number 
27.34 	of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded 
27.35 	through SSTS replacement, connection to 
28.1 	a centralized sewer system, or other means 
28.2 	including property abandonment or buy-out. 
28.3 	Counties also must report the number of 
28.4 	compliance inspections of existing SSTS's 
28.5 	conducted in areas under county jurisdiction. 
28.6 	These required reports are to be part of 
28.7 	established annual reporting for SSTS 
28.8 	programs. Counties that conduct SSTS 
28.9 	inventories or those with an ordinance in 
28.10 	place that requires an SSTS to be inspected 
28.11 	as a condition of transferring property or as a 
28.12 	condition of obtaining a local permit shall be 
28.13 	given priority for competitive grants under 
28.14 	this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 
28.15 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
28.16 	low-income landowners to address systems 
28.17 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
28.18 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
28.19 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
28.20 	exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county 
28.21 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
28.22 	submit a report to the agency listing the 
28.23 	projects funded, including an account of the 
28.24 	expenditures.
28.25 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year is for a 
28.26 	competitive grant program for sewer projects 
28.27 	that helps protect or restore the water quality 
28.28 	of waters in any national park located in 
28.29 	the state. Grants may be awarded to local 
28.30 	government units and must be matched with 
28.31 	25 percent non-clean-water-fund dollars.
28.32 	(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
28.33 	second year are for developing wastewater 
28.34 	treatment system designs and practices 
28.35 	and providing technical assistance. Of 
28.36 	this amount, $145,000 each year is for 
29.1 	transfer to the Board of Regents of the 
29.2 	University of Minnesota to provide ongoing 
29.3 	support for design teams with scientific 
29.4 	and technical expertise pertaining to 
29.5 	wastewater management and treatment 
29.6 	that will include representatives from the 
29.7 	University of Minnesota, Pollution Control 
29.8 	Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities 
29.9 	and other wastewater engineering experts. 
29.10 	The design teams shall promote the use of 
29.11 	new technology, designs, and practices to 
29.12 	address existing and emerging wastewater 
29.13 	treatment challenges, including the treatment 
29.14 	of wastewater for reuse and the emergence 
29.15 	of new and other unregulated contaminants. 
29.16 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
29.17 	2016.
29.18 	(m) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
29.19 	second year are to support activities of the 
29.20 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
29.21 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
29.22 	(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
29.23 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
29.24 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, 
29.25 	as grants or contracts in this section are 
29.26 	available until June 30, 2018.

29.27
29.28	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,635,000
	$
	9,450,000
	
29.29 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
29.30 	the second year are for stream flow 
29.31 	monitoring, including the installation of 
29.32 	additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring 
29.33 	necessary to determine the relationship 
29.34 	between stream flow and groundwater.
30.1 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
30.2 	the second year are for lake Index of 
30.3 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
30.4 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
30.5 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
30.6 	contamination of fish, including monitoring 
30.7 	to track the status of waters impaired by 
30.8 	mercury and mercury reduction efforts over 
30.9 	time.
30.10 	(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
30.11 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
30.12 	science-based watershed restoration and 
30.13 	protection strategies, including regional 
30.14 	technical assistance for TMDL plans and 
30.15 	development of a watershed assessment tool, 
30.16 	in cooperation with the commissioner of the 
30.17 	Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, 
30.18 	2016, the commissioner shall submit a report 
30.19 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
30.20 	of the senate and house of representatives 
30.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
30.22 	over environment and natural resources 
30.23 	policy and finance providing the outcomes 
30.24 	to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater 
30.25 	achieved with this appropriation and 
30.26 	recommendations.
30.27 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
30.28 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
30.29 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
30.30 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
30.31 	the second year are for technical assistance 
30.32 	to support local implementation of nonpoint 
30.33 	source restoration and protection activities, 
30.34 	including water quality protection in forested 
30.35 	watersheds.
31.1 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 
31.2 	the second year are for applied research 
31.3 	and tools, including watershed hydrologic 
31.4 	modeling; maintaining and updating spatial 
31.5 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
31.6 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
31.7 	digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness 
31.8 	of forestry best management practices for 
31.9 	water quality; and developing an ecological 
31.10 	monitoring database.
31.11 	(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 
31.12 	the second year are for developing county 
31.13 	geologic atlases.
31.14 	(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design 
31.15 	standards and best management practices 
31.16 	for public water access sites to maintain and 
31.17 	improve water quality by avoiding shoreline 
31.18 	erosion and runoff.
31.19 	(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning 
31.20 	to develop and designate groundwater 
31.21 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.22 	section 103G.287, subdivision 4. The 
31.23 	commissioner, in consultation with the 
31.24 	commissioners of the Pollution Control 
31.25 	Agency, health, and agriculture, shall 
31.26 	establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic 
31.27 	mapping system that will include designated 
31.28 	groundwater management areas. The 
31.29 	mapping system must include wellhead 
31.30 	protection areas, special well construction 
31.31 	areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater 
31.32 	recharge areas, and other designated or 
31.33 	geographical areas related to groundwater. 
31.34 	This mapping system shall be used to 
31.35 	implement all groundwater-related laws 
32.1 	and for reporting and evaluations. This 
32.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
32.3 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
32.4 	second year are for grants to counties and 
32.5 	other local units of government to adopt and 
32.6 	implement advanced shoreland protection 
32.7 	measures. The grants awarded under this 
32.8 	paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and 
32.9 	must be used to restore and enhance riparian 
32.10 	areas to protect, enhance, and restore water 
32.11 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams. Grant 
32.12 	recipients must submit a report to the 
32.13 	commissioner on the outcomes achieved 
32.14 	with the grant. To be eligible for a grant 
32.15 	under this paragraph, a county or other local 
32.16 	unit of government must be adopting or have 
32.17 	adopted an ordinance for the subdivision, 
32.18 	use, redevelopment, and development of 
32.19 	shoreland that has been approved by the 
32.20 	commissioner of natural resources as having 
32.21 	advanced shoreland protection measures. An 
32.22 	ordinance must meet or exceed the following 
32.23 	standards:
32.24 	(1) requires new sewage treatment systems 
32.25 	to be set back at least 100 feet from the 
32.26 	ordinary high water level for recreational 
32.27 	development shorelands and 75 feet for 
32.28 	general development lake shorelands;
32.29 	(2) requires redevelopment and new 
32.30 	development on shoreland to have at least 
32.31 	a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path 
32.32 	and recreational use area may be allowed;
32.33 	(3) requires mitigation when any variance to 
32.34 	standards designed to protect lakes, rivers, 
32.35 	and streams is granted;
33.1 	(4) requires best management practices to be 
33.2 	used to control storm water and sediment as 
33.3 	part of a land alteration;
33.4 	(5) includes other criteria developed by the 
33.5 	commissioner; and
33.6 	(6) has been adopted by July 1, 2015.
33.7 	An ordinance that does not exceed all the 
33.8 	standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered 
33.9 	to meet the requirement if the commissioner 
33.10 	determines that the ordinance provides 
33.11 	significantly greater protection for both 
33.12 	waters and shoreland than those standards.
33.13 	The commissioner of natural resources 
33.14 	may develop additional criteria for the 
33.15 	grants awarded under this paragraph. In 
33.16 	developing the criteria, the commissioner 
33.17 	shall consider the proposed changes to 
33.18 	the department's shoreland rules discussed 
33.19 	during the rulemaking process authorized 
33.20 	under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, 
33.21 	section 4, subdivision 3. This appropriation 
33.22 	is available until spent.
33.23 	(l) $100,000 the first year is for the 
33.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.25 	rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, 
33.26 	section 116G.15, subdivision 7.

33.27
33.28	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	30,689,000
	$
	34,740,000
	
33.29 	(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 
33.30 	the second year are for grants to local 
33.31 	government units organized for the 
33.32 	management of water in a watershed or 
33.33 	subwatershed that have multiyear plans 
33.34 	that will result in a significant reduction in 
34.1 	water pollution in a selected subwatershed. 
34.2 	The grants may be used for the following 
34.3 	purposes: establishment of riparian buffers; 
34.4 	practices to store water for natural treatment 
34.5 	and infiltration, including rain gardens; 
34.6 	capturing storm water for reuse; stream 
34.7 	bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization; 
34.8 	enforcement activities; and implementation 
34.9 	of best management practices for feedlots 
34.10 	within riparian areas and other practices 
34.11 	demonstrated to be most effective in 
34.12 	protecting, enhancing, and restoring water 
34.13 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and 
34.14 	protecting groundwater from degradation. 
34.15 	Grant recipients must identify a nonstate 
34.16 	cash match of at least 25 percent of the 
34.17 	total eligible project costs. Grant recipients 
34.18 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
34.19 	projects funded under this paragraph. Grants 
34.20 	awarded under this paragraph are available 
34.21 	for four years and priority shall be given 
34.22 	to the three to six best designed plans each 
34.23 	year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall 
34.24 	submit an interim report on the outcomes 
34.25 	achieved with this appropriation, including 
34.26 	recommendations, to the chairs and ranking 
34.27 	minority members of the senate and house 
34.28 	of representatives committees and divisions 
34.29 	with jurisdiction over environment and 
34.30 	natural resources policy and finance. This 
34.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
34.32 	(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000 
34.33 	the second year are for grants to protect and 
34.34 	restore surface water and drinking water; to 
34.35 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
34.36 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, 
35.1 	and streams; and to protect groundwater 
35.2 	and drinking water, including feedlot water 
35.3 	quality and subsurface sewage treatment 
35.4 	system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, 
35.5 	stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
35.6 	and ravine stabilization projects. The 
35.7 	projects must use practices demonstrated 
35.8 	to be effective, be of long-lasting public 
35.9 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
35.10 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
35.11 	implementation plans or local water 
35.12 	management plans or their equivalents.
35.13 	(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 
35.14 	the second year are for targeted local 
35.15 	resource protection and enhancement grants 
35.16 	for projects and practices that supplement or 
35.17 	exceed current state standards for protection, 
35.18 	enhancement, and restoration of water 
35.19 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that 
35.20 	protect groundwater from degradation, 
35.21 	including compliance.
35.22 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
35.23 	second year are to provide state oversight 
35.24 	and accountability, evaluate results, and 
35.25 	measure the value of conservation program 
35.26 	implementation by local governments, 
35.27 	including submission to the legislature 
35.28 	by March 1 each year an annual report 
35.29 	prepared by the board, in consultation with 
35.30 	the commissioners of natural resources, 
35.31 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
35.32 	Agency, detailing the recipients, projects 
35.33 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
35.34 	pollution reduced.
36.1 	(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
36.2 	the second year are for grants to local units 
36.3 	of government to ensure compliance with 
36.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and 
36.5 	sections 103F.401 to 103F.455, including 
36.6 	enforcement efforts. Of this amount, 
36.7 	$235,000 the first year is to update the 
36.8 	Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the 
36.9 	Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview 
36.10 	for Decision Makers and to provide outreach 
36.11 	to users.
36.12 	(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 
36.13 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
36.14 	permanent conservation easements on 
36.15 	riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
36.16 	streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the 
36.17 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
36.18 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
36.19 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
36.20 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. This 
36.21 	appropriation may be used for restoration 
36.22 	of riparian buffers protected by easements 
36.23 	purchased with this appropriation and for 
36.24 	stream bank restorations when the riparian 
36.25 	buffers have been restored.
36.26 	(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
36.27 	the second year are for permanent 
36.28 	conservation easements on wellhead 
36.29 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.30 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
36.31 	(d). Priority must be placed on land that 
36.32 	is located where the vulnerability of the 
36.33 	drinking water supply is designated as high 
36.34 	or very high by the commissioner of health.
37.1 	(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
37.2 	the second year are for community partners 
37.3 	grants to local units of government for: 
37.4 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
37.5 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
37.6 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
37.7 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
37.8 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
37.9 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
37.10 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
37.11 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
37.12 	of proven and effective water retention 
37.13 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
37.14 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
37.15 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
37.16 	to keep water on the land. The projects 
37.17 	must be of long-lasting public benefit, 
37.18 	include a local match, and be consistent 
37.19 	with TMDL implementation plans or local 
37.20 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
37.21 	Local government unit costs may be used as 
37.22 	a match.
37.23 	(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
37.24 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
37.25 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
37.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
37.27 	subdivision 6.
37.28 	(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
37.29 	second year are for assistance and grants to 
37.30 	local governments to transition local water 
37.31 	management plans to a watershed approach 
37.32 	as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, 
37.33 	chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
37.34 	(k) The board shall contract for services 
37.35 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
38.1 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
38.2 	under this section for up to $500,000 the first 
38.3 	year and up to $500,000 the second year.
38.4 	(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
38.5 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
38.6 	technical and administrative assistance 
38.7 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
38.8 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
38.9 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
38.10 	identified in local water management plans.
38.11 	(m) The board shall require grantees to 
38.12 	specify the outcomes that will be achieved 
38.13 	by the grants prior to any grant awards.
38.14 	(n) The appropriations in this section are 
38.15 	available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant 
38.16 	funds are available until expended and shall 
38.17 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
38.18 	this section.

38.19	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,635,000
	$
	4,635,000
	
38.20 	(a) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
38.21 	the second year are for addressing public 
38.22 	health concerns related to contaminants 
38.23 	found in Minnesota drinking water for 
38.24 	which no health-based drinking water 
38.25 	standards exist, including accelerating the 
38.26 	development of health risk limits, including 
38.27 	triclosan, and improving the capacity of 
38.28 	the department's laboratory to analyze 
38.29 	unregulated contaminants.
38.30 	(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 
38.31 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
38.32 	water sources.
38.33 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
38.34 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
39.1 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
39.2 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
39.3 	(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the 
39.4 	second year are to update and expand the 
39.5 	county well index, in cooperation with the 
39.6 	commissioner of natural resources.
39.7 	(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
39.8 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
39.9 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
39.10 	wells and developing guidance to ensure 
39.11 	that new well placement minimizes the 
39.12 	potential for risks, in cooperation with the 
39.13 	commissioner of agriculture.
39.14 	(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the 
39.15 	second year are for monitoring recreational 
39.16 	beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that 
39.17 	may pose a public health risk and mitigating 
39.18 	sources of bacterial contamination that are 
39.19 	identified.
39.20 	(g) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
39.21 	the second year are for the development 
39.22 	and implementation of a groundwater 
39.23 	virus monitoring plan, including an 
39.24 	epidemiological study to determine the 
39.25 	association between groundwater virus 
39.26 	concentration and community illness rates. 
39.27 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
39.28 	2017.
39.29 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
39.30 	appropriations in this section are available 
39.31 	until June 30, 2016.

39.32	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	2,037,000
	$
	1,500,000
	
39.33 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
39.34 	second year are for grants or loans for local 
40.1 	inflow and infiltration reduction programs 
40.2 	addressing high priority areas in the 
40.3 	metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota 
40.4 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This 
40.5 	appropriation is available until expended.
40.6 	(b) $537,000 the first year is for an agreement 
40.7 	with the United States Geological Survey to 
40.8 	investigate groundwater and surface water 
40.9 	interaction in and around White Bear Lake 
40.10 	and surrounding northeast metropolitan 
40.11 	lakes, including seepage rate determinations, 
40.12 	water quality of groundwater and surface 
40.13 	water, isotope analyses, lake level analyses, 
40.14 	water balance determination, and creation 
40.15 	of a calibrated groundwater flow model, 
40.16 	including a comparison of water levels with 
40.17 	lakes bordering the study area. The council 
40.18 	shall use the results to prepare guidance for 
40.19 	other areas to use in addressing groundwater 
40.20 	and surface water interaction issues. This is 
40.21 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
40.22 	June 30, 2016.
40.23 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
40.24 	the second year are for metropolitan regional 
40.25 	groundwater planning to achieve water 
40.26 	supply reliability and sustainability, including 
40.27 	determination of a sustainable regional 
40.28 	balance of surface water and groundwater, a 
40.29 	feasibility assessment of potential solutions 
40.30 	to rebalance regional water use and identify 
40.31 	potential solutions to address emerging 
40.32 	subregional water supply issues such as the 
40.33 	northeast metro, and development of an 
40.34 	implementation plan that addresses regional 
40.35 	targets and timelines and defines short- and 
40.36 	medium-term milestones for achieving the 
41.1 	desirable surface water and groundwater 
41.2 	regional balance. By January 15, 2014, the 
41.3 	commissioner shall submit an interim report 
41.4 	on the expenditure of this appropriation to 
41.5 	the chairs and ranking minority members 
41.6 	of the house of representatives and senate 
41.7 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
41.8 	over environment and natural resources 
41.9 	finance and policy and the clean water fund.

41.10	Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	615,000
	$
	615,000
	
41.11 	$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the 
41.12 	second year are for developing county 
41.13 	geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
41.14 	available until June 30, 2018.

41.15	Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	15,000
	$
	15,000
	
41.16 	$15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second 
41.17 	year are for the Legislative Coordinating 
41.18 	Commission for the Web site required 
41.19 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
41.20 	subdivision 10, including detailed mapping.

41.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.15, is amended by adding a 
41.22 	subdivision to read:
41.23 		Subd. 13.Watershed restoration and protection strategy or WRAPS. "Watershed 
41.24 	restoration and protection strategy" or "WRAPS" means a document summarizing 
41.25 	scientific studies of a major watershed no larger than a hydrologic unit code 8 including 
41.26 	the physical, chemical, and biological assessment of the water quality of the watershed; 
41.27 	identification of impairments and water bodies in need of protection; identification of 
41.28 	biotic stressors and sources of pollution, both point and nonpoint; TMDL's for the 
41.29 	impairments; and an implementation table containing strategies and actions designed to 
41.30 	achieve and maintain water quality standards and goals.

41.31 	Sec. 13. [114D.26] WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION 
41.32 	STRATEGIES.
42.1 		Subdivision 1.Contents. The Pollution Control Agency shall develop watershed 
42.2 	restoration and protection strategies. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting 
42.3 	the goals of this chapter, each WRAPS shall:
42.4 	(1) identify impaired waters and waters in need of protection;
42.5 	(2) identify biotic stressors causing impairments or threats to water quality;
42.6 	(3) summarize watershed modeling outputs and resulting pollution load allocations, 
42.7 	wasteload allocations, and priority areas for targeting actions to improve water quality;
42.8 	(4) identify point sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge 
42.9 	elimination system permit is required under section 115.03;
42.10 	(5) identify nonpoint sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge 
42.11 	elimination system permit is not required under section 115.03, with sufficient specificity 
42.12 	to prioritize and geographically locate watershed restoration and protection actions;
42.13 	(6) describe the current pollution loading and load reduction needed for each source 
42.14 	or source category to meet water quality standards and goals, including wasteload and 
42.15 	load allocations from TMDL's;
42.16 	(7) contain a plan for ongoing water quality monitoring to fill data gaps, determine 
42.17 	changing conditions, and gauge implementation effectiveness; and
42.18 	(8) contain an implementation table of strategies and actions that are capable of 
42.19 	cumulatively achieving needed pollution load reductions for point and nonpoint sources, 
42.20 	including:
42.21 	(i) water quality parameters of concern;
42.22 	(ii) current water quality conditions;
42.23 	(iii) water quality goals and targets by parameter of concern;
42.24 	(iv) strategies and actions by parameter of concern and the scale of adoptions needed 
42.25 	for each;
42.26 	(v) a timeline for achievement of water quality targets;
42.27 	(vi) the governmental units with primary responsibility for implementing each 
42.28 	watershed restoration or protection strategy; and
42.29 	(vii) a timeline and interim milestones for achievement of watershed restoration or 
42.30 	protection implementation actions within ten years of strategy adoption.
42.31 		Subd. 2.Reporting. Beginning July 1, 2016, and every other year thereafter, the 
42.32 	Pollution Control Agency must report on its Web site the progress toward implementation 
42.33 	milestones and water quality goals for all adopted TMDL's and, where available, WRAPS's.
42.34 		Subd. 3.Timelines; administration. Each year, the Pollution Control Agency must 
42.35 	complete WRAPS's for at least ten percent of the state's major watersheds. WRAPS shall 
42.36 	be governed by the procedures for approval and notice in section 114D.25, subdivisions 
43.1 	2 and 4, except that WRAPS need not be submitted to the United States Environmental 
43.2 	Protection Agency.

43.3 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a 
43.4 	subdivision to read:
43.5 		Subd. 3a.Nonpoint priority funding plan. (a) Beginning July 1, 2014, and every 
43.6 	other year thereafter, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall prepare and post on its 
43.7 	Web site a priority funding plan to prioritize potential nonpoint restoration and protection 
43.8 	actions based on available WRAPS's, TMDL's, and local water plans. The plan must take 
43.9 	into account the following factors: water quality outcomes, cost-effectiveness, landowner 
43.10 	financial need, and leverage of nonstate funding sources. The plan shall include an 
43.11 	estimated range of costs for the prioritized actions.
43.12 	(b) Consistent with the priorities listed in section 114D.20, state agencies allocating 
43.13 	money from the clean water fund for nonpoint restoration and protection strategies shall 
43.14 	target the money according to the priorities identified on the  nonpoint priority funding 
43.15 	plan. The allocation of money from the clean water fund to projects eligible for financial 
43.16 	assistance under section 116.182 is not governed by the nonpoint priority funding plan.

43.17 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a 
43.18 	subdivision to read:
43.19 		Subd. 4a.Riparian buffer payments; reporting. When clean water funds are used 
43.20 	to purchase riparian buffer easements, payments for the first 50 feet of riparian buffer that 
43.21 	are noncompliant with Minnesota Rules, part 6120.3300, may not exceed noncropped 
43.22 	rates as established under section 103F.515. The Board of Water and Soil Resources must 
43.23 	include in its biennial report on clean water fund appropriations the funding spent on 
43.24 	easements for riparian buffers that are not compliant with Minnesota Rules, part 6120.3300.

43.25 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
43.26 		Subd. 6.Restoration evaluations.  The Board of Water and Soil Resources may 
43.27 	convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical 
43.28 	representative from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative 
43.29 	from the Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of 
43.30 	Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives 
43.31 	with expertise related to the project being evaluated. The board may add a technical 
43.32 	representative from a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical 
43.33 	evaluation panel may not be associated with the restoration, may vary depending upon the 
44.1 	projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the 
44.2 	board may assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects 
44.3 	completed with clean water funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for 
44.4 	the projects specified and direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations 
44.5 	relative to the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration 
44.6 	plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
44.7 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings 
44.8 	of the panel and provide a report to the chairs of the respective house of representatives 
44.9 	and senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and 
44.10 	spending from the clean water fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are 
44.11 	meeting planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if 
44.12 	necessary, recommendations on improving restorations. The report shall be focused on 
44.13 	improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from 
44.14 	the clean water fund may be used for restoration evaluations under this section.

44.15 	Sec. 17. [116.202] COAL TAR SEALANT USE AND SALE PROHIBITED.
44.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given.
44.17 	(a) "Coal tar sealant product" means a surface applied sealing product containing 
44.18 	coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assigned the Chemical 
44.19 	Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers 65996–93–2, 65996-89-6, or 8007-45-2.
44.20 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
44.21 		Subd. 2.Use prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 4, a person shall not 
44.22 	apply coal tar sealant products on asphalt-paved surfaces.
44.23 		Subd. 3.Sale prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 4, a person shall 
44.24 	not sell a coal tar sealant product that is formulated or marketed for application on 
44.25 	asphalt-paved surfaces.
44.26 		Subd. 4.Exemptions. The commissioner may exempt a person from this section if 
44.27 	the commissioner determines that one or both of the following apply:
44.28 	(1) the person is researching the effects of a coal tar sealant product on the 
44.29 	environment; or
44.30 	(2) the person is developing an alternative technology and the use of a coal tar 
44.31 	sealant product is required for research or development.
44.32 	A request for exemption must be made to the commissioner in writing including 
44.33 	an explanation of why the exemption is needed for research, or the development of an 
44.34 	alternative technology.
45.1 		Subd. 5.Compliance and enforcement. Local units of government may adopt by 
45.2 	reference and enforce the provisions of this section. The commissioner may provide 
45.3 	technical support to local units of government for compliance and enforcement of 
45.4 	this section. The commissioner may respond to compliance and enforcement cases 
45.5 	transcending jurisdictional boundaries, cases requiring statewide corrective actions, or 
45.6 	requests for assistance or referral from local units of government.

45.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2014.

45.8 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.9 		Subd. 2.Administration; duties. (a) The commissioner of natural resources, after 
45.10 	consultation with affected local units of government within the Mississippi River corridor 
45.11 	critical area, may adopt rules under chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of 
45.12 	the Mississippi River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality 
45.13 	Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter, related rules, and 
45.14 	the governor's Executive Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12, 
45.15 	1979, that are related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of 
45.16 	the commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect 
45.17 	and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with 
45.18 	law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps of 
45.19 	Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other agencies, and local 
45.20 	units of government to ensure that the Mississippi River corridor critical area is managed 
45.21 	as a multipurpose resource in a way that:
45.22 	(1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, 
45.23 	and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;
45.24 	(2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining 
45.25 	barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the 
45.26 	Mississippi River and riverfront;
45.27 	(3) provides for the continuation and, development, and redevelopment of a variety 
45.28 	of urban uses, including industrial and commercial uses, and recreational and residential 
45.29 	uses, where appropriate, within the Mississippi River corridor;
45.30 	(4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and as a receiving 
45.31 	water for properly treated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste effluents; and
45.32 	(5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the corridor.
45.33 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under 
45.34 	this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the 
45.35 	commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.
46.1 	(c) The rules must be consistent with residential nonconformity provisions under 
46.2 	sections 394.36 and 462.357.

46.3 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.4 		Subd. 3.Districts. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, districts within 
46.5 	the Mississippi River corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to determine 
46.6 	an appropriate number of districts within any one municipality and take into account 
46.7 	municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions. The commissioner 
46.8 	shall consider the following when establishing the districts:
46.9 	(1) the protection of the major features of the river in existence as of March 12, 1979;
46.10 	(2) (1) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas, 
46.11 	recreational areas, and interpretive centers;
46.12 	(3) (2) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;
46.13 	(4) (3) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and 
46.14 	Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan;
46.15 	(5) (4) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by 
46.16 	counties, cities, and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;
46.17 	(6) the intent of the Mississippi River corridor critical area land use districts from 
46.18 	the governor's Executive Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 
46.19 	12, 1979; and
46.20 	(5) management of the river corridor consistent with its natural characteristics and 
46.21 	its existing development, and in consideration of potential new commercial, industrial, 
46.22 	and residential development; and
46.23 	(7) (6) identified scenic, geologic, and ecological resources.

46.24 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.25 		Subd. 4.Standards. (a) The commissioner shall establish, by rule, minimum 
46.26 	guidelines and standards for the districts established in subdivision 3. The guidelines and 
46.27 	standards for each district shall include the intent of each district and key resources and 
46.28 	features to be protected or enhanced based upon paragraph (b). The commissioner must 
46.29 	take into account municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions 
46.30 	when developing the guidelines in this section. The commissioner may provide certain 
46.31 	exceptions and criteria for standards, including, but not limited to, exceptions for river 
46.32 	access facilities, water supply facilities, storm water facilities, and wastewater treatment 
46.33 	facilities, and hydropower facilities.
47.1 	(b) The guidelines and standards must protect or enhance the following key 
47.2 	resources and features:
47.3 	(1) floodplains;
47.4 	(2) wetlands;
47.5 	(3) gorges;
47.6 	(4) areas of confluence with key tributaries;
47.7 	(5) natural drainage routes;
47.8 	(6) shorelines and riverbanks;
47.9 	(7) bluffs;
47.10 	(8) steep slopes and very steep slopes;
47.11 	(9) unstable soils and bedrock;
47.12 	(10) significant existing vegetative stands, tree canopies, and native plant 
47.13 	communities;
47.14 	(11) scenic views and vistas;
47.15 	(12) publicly owned parks, trails, and open spaces;
47.16 	(13) cultural and historic sites and structures; and
47.17 	(14) water quality; and
47.18 	(15) commercial, industrial, and residential resources.
47.19 	(c) The commissioner shall establish a map to define bluffs and bluff-related features 
47.20 	within the Mississippi River corridor critical area. At the outset of the rulemaking process, 
47.21 	the commissioner shall create a preliminary map of all the bluffs and bluff lines within 
47.22 	the Mississippi River corridor critical area, based on the guidelines in paragraph (d). The 
47.23 	rulemaking process shall provide an opportunity to refine the preliminary bluff map. The 
47.24 	commissioner may add to or remove areas of demonstrably unique or atypical conditions 
47.25 	that warrant special protection or exemption. At the end of the rulemaking process, the 
47.26 	commissioner shall adopt a final bluff map that contains associated features, including 
47.27 	bluff lines, bases of bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes.
47.28 	(d) The following guidelines shall be used by the commissioner to create a 
47.29 	preliminary bluff map as part of the rulemaking process:
47.30 	(1) "bluff face" or "bluff" means the area between the bluff line and the bluff base. A 
47.31 	high, steep, natural topographic feature such as a broad hill, cliff, or embankment with 
47.32 	a slope of 18 percent or greater and a vertical rise of at least ten feet between the bluff 
47.33 	base and the bluff line;
47.34 	(2) "bluff line" means a line delineating the top of a slope connecting the points 
47.35 	at which the slope becomes less than 18 percent. More than one bluff line may be 
47.36 	encountered proceeding upslope from the river valley;
48.1 	(3) "base of the bluff" means a line delineating the bottom of a slope connecting 
48.2 	the points at which the slope becomes 18 percent or greater. More than one bluff base 
48.3 	may be encountered proceeding landward from the water;
48.4 	(4) "steep slopes" means 12 percent to 18 percent slopes. Steep slopes are natural 
48.5 	topographic features with an average slope of 12 to 18 percent measured over a horizontal 
48.6 	distance of 50 feet or more; and
48.7 	(5) "very steep slopes" means slopes 18 percent or greater. Very steep slopes are 
48.8 	natural topographic features with an average slope of 18 percent or greater, measured over 
48.9 	a horizontal distance of 50 feet or more.

48.10 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
48.11 		Subd. 7.Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure compliance with this 
48.12 	section. By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall begin the rulemaking required by 
48.13 	this section under chapter 14. Notwithstanding sections 14.125 and 14.128, the authority 
48.14 	to adopt these rules does not expire.

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

48.16 	Sec. 22. MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA REPORT.
 48.17 	By January 15, 2014, the commissioner of natural resources shall submit a report 
48.18 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives 
48.19 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural resources finance and policy 
48.20 	and the clean water fund on the status of the rulemaking authorized under Minnesota 
48.21 	Statutes, section 116G.15.

48.22 	Sec. 23.  REPEALER.
 48.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.201, is repealed.

48.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2014.

48.25 	ARTICLE 3
48.26 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

48.27	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
48.28 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
48.29 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
48.30 	parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
48.31 	figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
49.1 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. 
49.2 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" 
49.3 	is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

49.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
49.5				Available for the Year
	
49.6				Ending June 30
	
49.7					2014
		2015

49.8	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

49.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,509,000
	$
	42,596,000
	
49.10 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
49.11 	purpose are specified in the following 
49.12 	sections.

49.13	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
49.14 	Money appropriated in this article may 
49.15 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
49.16 	directly related to and necessary for a 
49.17 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
49.18 	in this article must be spent in accordance 
49.19 	with Minnesota Management and Budget's 
49.20 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
49.21 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
49.22 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
49.23 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
49.24 	2014 appropriations are available until June 
49.25 	30, 2016, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations 
49.26 	are available until June 30, 2017. If a project 
49.27 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
49.28 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
49.29 	availability of federal funding.

49.30
49.31	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	25,431,000
	$
	25,637,000
	
49.32 	(a) $16,821,000 the first year and 
49.33 	$16,953,000 the second year are for state 
49.34 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
50.1 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
50.2 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
50.3 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
50.4 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating 
50.5 	with partners to implement the 25-year 
50.6 	long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
50.7 	(b) $3,533,000 the first year and $4,078,000 
50.8 	the second year are for grants under 
50.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, to 
50.10 	acquire, develop, improve, and restore 
50.11 	parks and trails of regional or statewide 
50.12 	significance outside of the metropolitan area, 
50.13 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.14 	473.121, subdivision 2. Up to four percent 
50.15 	of the total appropriation may be used for 
50.16 	administering the grants.
50.17 	(c) $4,877,000 the first year and $4,399,000 
50.18 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
50.19 	trails of regional or statewide significance 
50.20 	outside of the metropolitan area. Of this 
50.21 	amount:
50.22 	(1) $1,338,000 is for development of 
50.23 	the Swedish Immigrant Trail, including 
50.24 	amenities in Taylors Falls connecting the 
50.25 	trail to Interstate State Park;
50.26 	(2) $75,000 is for rehabilitation of Sunrise 
50.27 	Prairie Trail;
50.28 	(3) $500,000 is for construction of the Lowell 
50.29 	to Lakewalk Trail in Duluth;
50.30 	(4) $1,250,000 is for the Mesabi Trail. Of 
50.31 	this amount, $260,000 is for trail connections 
50.32 	to connect Grand Rapids, LaPrairie, and 
50.33 	Coleraine with the Mesabi Trail;
51.1 	(5) $920,000 is for extensions and 
51.2 	connections to the Rocori Trail;
51.3 	(6) $1,000,000 is for extensions and 
51.4 	connections to the Lake Wobegon Trail;
51.5 	(7) $100,000 is for the Beaver Bay Trail, 
51.6 	including trailhead amenities;
51.7 	(8) $184,000 is for trail connections and 
51.8 	camping facilities in Aitkin County for 
51.9 	the Mississippi River parks and water trail 
51.10 	project;
51.11 	(9) $1,000,000 is for trail enhancement, land 
51.12 	acquisition, and other improvements at Sauk 
51.13 	River Regional Park;
51.14 	(10) $1,000,000 is for restoration of parks 
51.15 	and trails in the Duluth area impacted by the 
51.16 	flood of 2012;
51.17 	(11) $75,000 is for planning and design 
51.18 	of trail connections between the cities of 
51.19 	Hermantown and Proctor and the Munger 
51.20 	State Trail;
51.21 	(12) $530,000 is for trail improvements on 
51.22 	the Duluth Cross City West Trail and the 
51.23 	Superior Hiking Trail near the intersection of 
51.24 	County State-Aid Highway 91 and Haines 
51.25 	Road in St. Louis County;
51.26 	(13) $750,000 is for park improvements in 
51.27 	Paul Bunyan Park and Library Park in the 
51.28 	city of Bemidji;
51.29 	(14) $275,000 is for park improvements at 
51.30 	M.B. Johnson Park in the city of Moorhead; 
51.31 	and
51.32 	(15) $279,000 is for park improvements at 
51.33 	the Milford Mine Memorial Park in Crow 
51.34 	Wing County.
52.1 	(d) $200,000 the first year and $207,000 the 
52.2 	second year are for enhanced, integrated, 
52.3 	and accessible Web-based information for 
52.4 	park and trail users; joint marketing and 
52.5 	promotional efforts for all parks and trails 
52.6 	of regional or statewide significance; and 
52.7 	support of activities of a parks and trails 
52.8 	legacy advisory committee. Of this amount, 
52.9 	$100,000 the first year and $103,000 the 
52.10 	second year are for Greater Minnesota Parks 
52.11 	and Trails Commission capacity building.
52.12 	(e) The commissioner shall contract for 
52.13 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
52.14 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
52.15 	activities under this section for at least 
52.16 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
52.17 	second year.
52.18 	(f) A recipient of a grant awarded under 
52.19 	this section must give consideration to 
52.20 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible 
52.21 	use of the corps' services to contract for 
52.22 	restoration and enhancement services. 
52.23 	(g) For projects with the potential to 
52.24 	need historic preservation services, the 
52.25 	commissioner or a recipient of a grant 
52.26 	awarded under this section must give 
52.27 	consideration to the Northern Bedrock 
52.28 	Conservation Corps for possible use of the 
52.29 	corps' services.
52.30 	(h) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner 
52.31 	shall submit a list of projects, ranked in 
52.32 	priority order, that contains the Department 
52.33 	of Natural Resources' recommendations for 
52.34 	funding from the parks and trails fund for 
52.35 	the 2016-2017 biennium to the chairs and 
53.1 	ranking minority members of the senate 
53.2 	and house of representatives committees 
53.3 	and divisions with jurisdiction over the 
53.4 	environment and natural resources and the 
53.5 	parks and trails fund.

53.6	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,821,000
	$
	16,953,000
	
53.7 	(a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 
53.8 	the second year are for parks and trails of 
53.9 	regional or statewide significance in the 
53.10 	metropolitan area, distributed according to 
53.11 	paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining 
53.12 	after completion of the listed project may be 
53.13 	spent on projects to support parks and trails 
53.14 	by the implementing agency.
53.15 	(b) $1,443,000 the first year and $1,455,000 
53.16 	the second year are for grants to Anoka 
53.17 	County for:
53.18 	(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills 
53.19 	Regional Park from Avocet Street;
53.20 	(2) restoration, including erosion repair, 
53.21 	along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi 
53.22 	River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids 
53.23 	Dam Regional Park;
53.24 	(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake 
53.25 	George Regional Park;
53.26 	(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain 
53.27 	of Lakes Park Reserve;
53.28 	(5) improvements at the Rice Creek Chain of 
53.29 	Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance 
53.30 	shop rehabilitation, road and parking 
53.31 	construction, fencing, beach improvements, 
53.32 	and roof repairs;
54.1 	(6) trail reconstruction under East River 
54.2 	Road on the Rice Creek West Regional Trail;
54.3 	(7) contracts with Conservation Corps 
54.4 	Minnesota;
54.5 	(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator 
54.6 	position;
54.7 	(9) a landscape designer or architect;
54.8 	(10) design, engineering, and construction of 
54.9 	the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;
54.10 	(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George 
54.11 	Regional Park;
54.12 	(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the 
54.13 	Mississippi River Regional Trail;
54.14 	(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi 
54.15 	River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi 
54.16 	West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;
54.17 	(14) improvements of the Heritage 
54.18 	Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek 
54.19 	Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and
54.20 	(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek 
54.21 	North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue 
54.22 	to Golden Lake Elementary School.
54.23 	(c) $289,000 the first year and $292,000 
54.24 	the second year are for grants to the city of 
54.25 	Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the 
54.26 	Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.
54.27 	(d) $294,000 the first year and $297,000 the 
54.28 	second year are for grants to Carver County 
54.29 	to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs 
54.30 	Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail 
54.31 	and for trail and bridge construction on the 
54.32 	Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.
55.1 	(e) $1,174,000 the first year and $1,183,000 
55.2 	the second year are for grants to Dakota 
55.3 	County for:
55.4 	(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi 
55.5 	River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional 
55.6 	Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and 
55.7 	to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional 
55.8 	Trail;
55.9 	(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi 
55.10 	River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and 
55.11 	to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;
55.12 	(3) engineering and construction of regional 
55.13 	trail segments throughout the county;
55.14 	(4) engineering and construction of a bridge 
55.15 	and trails through the Minnesota Zoological 
55.16 	Garden on the North Creek Regional 
55.17 	Greenway; and
55.18 	(5) resource management of the county's 
55.19 	parks and trails system.
55.20 	(f) $3,221,000 the first year and $3,246,000 
55.21 	the second are for grants to the Minneapolis 
55.22 	Park and Recreation Board for:
55.23 	(1) design and construction of trail loops, 
55.24 	river access areas, landscapes, and storm 
55.25 	water management improvements at Above 
55.26 	the Falls Regional Park;
55.27 	(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls 
55.28 	Regional Park;
55.29 	(3) a master plan and trail design for Central 
55.30 	Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;
55.31 	(4) planning and design for the Central 
55.32 	Riverfront including the water works and the 
55.33 	Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;
56.1 	(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements 
56.2 	and play area rehabilitation at 
56.3 	Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;
56.4 	(6) trail, shoreline, water access, 
56.5 	picnic, sailboat facility, and concession 
56.6 	improvements at Minneapolis Chain of 
56.7 	Lakes Regional Park;
56.8 	(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat 
56.9 	restoration, accessibility improvements, and 
56.10 	construction of new entrances at Minneapolis 
56.11 	Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
56.12 	(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha 
56.13 	Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale 
56.14 	Avenue; and
56.15 	(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional 
56.16 	Park.
56.17 	(g) $1,299,000 the first year and $1,309,000 
56.18 	the second year are for grants to Ramsey 
56.19 	County for:
56.20 	(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails 
56.21 	at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack 
56.22 	Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail 
56.23 	Lakes Regional Park;
56.24 	(2) contracts with Conservation Corps 
56.25 	Minnesota;
56.26 	(3) design and construction of an early 
56.27 	learning center at Tamarack Nature Center 
56.28 	and pedestrian connections, landscape 
56.29 	restoration, signage, and other site amenities 
56.30 	at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;
56.31 	(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature 
56.32 	Center;
57.1 	(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps 
57.2 	for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery 
57.3 	Hollow;
57.4 	(6) trail development to connect Tamarack 
57.5 	Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;
57.6 	(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water 
57.7 	management improvements, and site 
57.8 	amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes 
57.9 	Regional Park;
57.10 	(8) trail development and connection, storm 
57.11 	water management improvements, and site 
57.12 	amenities at Rice Creek North Regional 
57.13 	Trail; and
57.14 	(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
57.15 	(h) $2,378,000 the first year and $2,397,000 
57.16 	the second year are for grants to the city of 
57.17 	Saint Paul for:
57.18 	(1) an education coordinator;
57.19 	(2) a volunteer coordinator;
57.20 	(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;
57.21 	(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet 
57.22 	Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;
57.23 	(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and 
57.24 	lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park; 
57.25 	and
57.26 	(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge 
57.27 	reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.
57.28 	(i) $550,000 the first year and $554,000 the 
57.29 	second year are for grants to Scott County for 
57.30 	construction at Cedar Lake Farm Regional 
57.31 	Park.
58.1 	(j) $3,669,000 the first year and $3,697,000 
58.2 	the second year are for grants to Three Rivers 
58.3 	Park District for:
58.4 	(1) a trail connection to connect Grand 
58.5 	Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;
58.6 	(2) a trail bridge over County State-Aid 
58.7 	Highway 19 for the Lake Minnetonka LRT 
58.8 	Regional Trail;
58.9 	(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake 
58.10 	Regional Trail;
58.11 	(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek 
58.12 	Regional Trail;
58.13 	(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes 
58.14 	Regional Trail; and
58.15 	(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek 
58.16 	Regional Trail.
58.17 	(k) $821,000 the first year and $827,000 the 
58.18 	second year are for grants to Washington 
58.19 	County for:
58.20 	(1) parking, buildings, and other 
58.21 	improvements at the Swim Pond in Lake 
58.22 	Elmo Park Reserve;
58.23 	(2) design and construction of the Point 
58.24 	Douglas Regional Trail, which connects to 
58.25 	Wisconsin; and
58.26 	(3) paving improvements to Hardwood Creek 
58.27 	Regional Trail, which may include new trail 
58.28 	sections toward Bald Eagle Regional Park.
58.29 	(l) $1,682,000 the first year and $1,695,000 
58.30 	the second year are for grants to implementing 
58.31 	agencies for land acquisition within 
58.32 	Metropolitan Council approved regional 
58.33 	parks and trails master plan boundaries as 
59.1 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.2 	85.53, subdivision 3, clause (4).
59.3 	(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under 
59.4 	this section must give consideration to 
59.5 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible 
59.6 	use of corps services to contract for 
59.7 	restoration and enhancement services.
59.8 	(n) For projects with the potential to need 
59.9 	historic preservation services, a recipient 
59.10 	of a grant awarded under this section must 
59.11 	give consideration to the Northern Bedrock 
59.12 	Conservation Corps for possible use of the 
59.13 	corps' services.
59.14 	(o) By January 15, 2015, the council 
59.15 	shall submit a list of projects, ranked in 
59.16 	priority order, that contains the council's 
59.17 	recommendations for funding from the 
59.18 	parks and trails fund for the 2016 and 
59.19 	2017 biennium to the chairs and ranking 
59.20 	minority members of the senate and house 
59.21 	of representatives committees and divisions 
59.22 	with jurisdiction over the environment and 
59.23 	natural resources and the parks and trails 
59.24 	fund.

59.25	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
	$
	6,000
	
59.26 	$7,000 the first year and $6,000 the second 
59.27 	year are for the Legislative Coordinating 
59.28 	Commission for the Web site required 
59.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
59.30 	subdivision 10, including detailed mapping.

59.31	Sec. 6. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	250,000
	$
	-0-
	
59.32 	$250,000 the first year is for the University of 
59.33 	Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes 
60.1 	to update the long-range inventory and 
60.2 	framework for an integrated statewide parks 
60.3 	and trails network that provides information 
60.4 	on the natural resource-based recreational 
60.5 	opportunities available throughout the state. 
60.6 	The detailed inventory and framework must 
60.7 	be updated to include new census data, 
60.8 	updated data from the Greater Minnesota 
60.9 	Regional Parks and Trails study authorized 
60.10 	by the 2011 legislature, updated physical 
60.11 	information, the adoption of a user-friendly 
60.12 	platform for the information, and the 
60.13 	development of a standardized survey tool 
60.14 	for use by:
60.15 	(1) the commissioner of natural resources for 
60.16 	state parks and trails;
60.17 	(2) metropolitan area park and trail agencies 
60.18 	for metropolitan parks and trails; and
60.19 	(3) park and trail managers outside the 
60.20 	metropolitan area for parks and trails of 
60.21 	regional or statewide significance.
60.22 	In updating the inventory and framework, the 
60.23 	Center for Changing Landscapes shall consult 
60.24 	with the Department of Natural Resources, 
60.25 	the Office of Explore Minnesota Tourism, the 
60.26 	Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
60.27 	Commission, the Metropolitan Council, local 
60.28 	units of government, park and trail groups, 
60.29 	the public, and other stakeholder groups. 
60.30 	The Center for Changing Landscapes shall 
60.31 	submit a report on the updated inventory and 
60.32 	framework and a summary of the inventory 
60.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources and 
60.34 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
60.35 	of the senate and house of representatives 
61.1 	committees and divisions having jurisdiction 
61.2 	over natural resources policy and finance by 
61.3 	February 15, 2015.

61.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
61.5 		Subd. 35.Public official. "Public official" means any:
61.6 	(1) member of the legislature;
61.7 	(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 
61.8 	auditor, chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor of statutes, or researcher, 
61.9 	legislative analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House 
61.10 	Research;
61.11 	(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 
61.12 	deputy;
61.13 	(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
61.14 	(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 
61.15 	department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 
61.16 	officer;
61.17 	(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 
61.18 	state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 
61.19 	chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
61.20 	(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 
61.21 	or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
61.22 	(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
61.23 	(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
61.24 	(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
61.25 	(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 
61.26 	Administrative Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment 
61.27 	and Economic Development;
61.28 	(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 
61.29 	manager of the Metropolitan Council;
61.30 	(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
61.31 	(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 
61.32 	Department of Public Safety;
61.33 	(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
61.34 	(16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;
62.1 	(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 
62.2 	High School League;
62.3 	(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;
62.4 	(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;
62.5 	(20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management 
62.6 	organization as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;
62.7 	(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;
62.8 	(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
62.9 	(23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established 
62.10 	in section 97A.056;
62.11 	(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30; or
62.12 	(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority 
62.13 	established in section 473J.07; or
62.14 	(26) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission.

62.15 	Sec. 8. [85.536] GREATER MINNESOTA REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS 
62.16 	COMMISSION.
62.17 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and 
62.18 	Trails Commission is created to undertake system planning and provide recommendations 
62.19 	to the legislature for grants funded by the parks and trails fund to counties and cities 
62.20 	outside of the seven-county metropolitan area for parks and trails of regional significance.
62.21 		Subd. 2.Commission. The commission shall include 13 members appointed by the 
62.22 	governor with two members from each of the regional parks and trails districts determined 
62.23 	under subdivision 5 and one member at large. Membership terms, compensation, and 
62.24 	removal of members and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.0575.
62.25 		Subd. 3.First appointments.  The governor shall make the first appointment by 
62.26 	June 15, 2013. The governor shall designate six of the first appointees to terms ending on 
62.27 	the first Monday in January 2015, and the remainder of the first appointees shall serve 
62.28 	terms ending the first Monday in January 2016.
62.29 		Subd. 4.First meeting. The governor or the governor's designee shall convene 
62.30 	the first meeting of the commission by July 15, 2013, and shall act as chair until the 
62.31 	commission elects a chair. The commission shall elect a chair at its first meeting.
62.32 		Subd. 5.Districts; plans and hearings. (a) The commissioner of natural resources, 
62.33 	in consultation with the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Coalition, shall 
62.34 	establish six regional parks and trails districts in the state encompassing the area outside 
63.1 	the seven-county metropolitan area. The commissioner shall establish districts by 
63.2 	combining counties and may not assign a county to more than one district.
63.3 	(b) The commission shall develop a strategic plan and criteria for determining parks 
63.4 	and trails of regional significance that are eligible for funding from the parks and trails 
63.5 	fund and meet the criteria under subdivision 6.
63.6 	(c) Counties within each district may jointly prepare, after consultation with all 
63.7 	affected municipalities, and submit to the commission, and from time to time revise and 
63.8 	resubmit to the commission, a master plan for the acquisition and development of parks 
63.9 	and trails of regional significance located within the district. Districtwide plans and master 
63.10 	plans for individual parks and trails must meet the protocols and criteria as set forth in 
63.11 	the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails strategic plan. The counties, after 
63.12 	consultation with the commission, shall jointly hold a public hearing on the proposed plan 
63.13 	and budget at a time and place determined by the counties. Not less than 15 days before 
63.14 	the hearing, the counties shall provide notice of the hearing stating the date, time, and 
63.15 	place of the hearing and the place where the proposed plan and budget may be examined 
63.16 	by any interested person. At any hearing, interested persons shall be permitted to present 
63.17 	their views on the plan and budget.
63.18 	(d) The commission shall review each master plan to determine whether it meets 
63.19 	the conditions of subdivision 7. If it does not, the commission shall return the plan with 
63.20 	its comments to the district for revision and resubmittal.
63.21 		Subd. 6.Regional significance. The commission must determine whether a park 
63.22 	or trail is regionally significant under this section based on the definitions and criteria 
63.23 	determined in the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Strategic Plan, along with the 
63.24 	following criteria:
63.25 	(1) a park must provide a natural resource-based setting and should provide outdoor 
63.26 	recreation facilities and multiple activities that are primarily natural resource-based;
63.27 	(2) a trail must serve more than a local population and where feasible connect to 
63.28 	existing or planned state or regional parks or trails;
63.29 	(3) a park or trail must be utilized by a regional population that may encompass 
63.30 	multiple jurisdictions; and
63.31 	(4) a park may include or a trail may pass unique natural, historic, or cultural 
63.32 	features or characteristics.
63.33 		Subd. 7.Recommendations. (a) In recommending grants under this section, the 
63.34 	commission shall make recommendations consistent with master plans.
63.35 	(b) The commission shall determine recommended grant amounts through an 
63.36 	adopted merit-based evaluation process that includes the level of local financial support. 
64.1 	The evaluation process is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and 
64.2 	section 14.386 does not apply.
64.3 	(c) When recommending grants, the commission shall consider balance of the grant 
64.4 	benefits across greater Minnesota.
64.5 	(d) Grants may be recommended only for parks and trails included in a plan 
64.6 	approved by the commission under subdivision 5.
64.7 		Subd. 8.Chair. The commission shall annually elect from among its members a 
64.8 	chair and other officers necessary for the performance of its duties.
64.9 		Subd. 9.Meetings. The commission shall meet at least twice each year. 
64.10 	Commission meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
64.11 		Subd. 10.Report. The commission shall submit a report by January 15 each year 
64.12 	listing its recommendations under subdivision 7, in priority order, to the chairs and 
64.13 	ranking minority members of the committees of the senate and house of representatives 
64.14 	with primary jurisdiction over legacy appropriations.
64.15 		Subd. 11.Conflict of interest. A member of the commission may not participate in 
64.16 	or vote on a decision of the commission relating to an organization in which the member 
64.17 	has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
64.18 		Subd. 12.Definitions. For purposes of this section, "commission" means the 
64.19 	Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission established under this section.

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

64.21 	Sec. 9. MISSISSIPPI WHITEWATER PARK.
 64.22 	The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, 
64.23 	from the water recreation account in the natural resources fund for a cooperative project 
64.24 	with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to develop the Mississippi Whitewater 
64.25 	Park is available until June 30, 2018.

64.26 	ARTICLE 4
64.27 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

64.28	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
64.29 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
64.30 	entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts 
64.31 	and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable 
64.32 	activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and 
64.33 	"2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available 
65.1 	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" 
65.2 	is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 
65.3 	2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

65.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
65.5				Available for the Year
	
65.6				Ending June 30
	
65.7					2014
		2015

65.8	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

65.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	58,309,000
	$
	57,659,000
	
65.10 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
65.11 	purpose are specified in the following 
65.12 	subdivisions.

65.13	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
65.14 	Money appropriated in this article may not 
65.15 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
65.16 	related to and necessary for a specific 
65.17 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
65.18 	article must not be spent on indirect costs 
65.19 	or other institutional overhead charges that 
65.20 	are not directly related to and necessary for 
65.21 	a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding 
65.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and 
65.23 	unless otherwise specified in this article, 
65.24 	fiscal year 2014 appropriations are available 
65.25 	until June 30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 
65.26 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
65.27 	2016. If a project receives federal funds, the 
65.28 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
65.29 	to equal the availability of federal funding.

65.30	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		26,675,000
		26,675,000
	
65.31 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
65.32 	the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, 
65.33 	arts education, and arts access. Grant 
65.34 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
66.1 	State Arts Board and other recipients 
66.2 	of appropriations in this subdivision 
66.3 	shall ensure that these funds are used to 
66.4 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
66.5 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
66.6 	established within this appropriation shall 
66.7 	be separately administered from other state 
66.8 	appropriations for program planning and 
66.9 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
66.10 	consideration other state resources awarded 
66.11 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
66.12 	size. If, during the term of a fiscal year 2013 
66.13 	grant agreement between the Minnesota 
66.14 	State Arts Board and an arts organization, a 
66.15 	lockout occurs, and if the amount of the grant 
66.16 	under the agreement exceeds the amount 
66.17 	of eligible expenses according to the terms 
66.18 	of the agreement, any unexpended funds 
66.19 	must be returned to the board at the end of 
66.20 	the grant agreement. If a 2013 fiscal year 
66.21 	grantee uses grant funds during a lockout, 
66.22 	then the commissioner of management and 
66.23 	budget shall report on all such uses to the 
66.24 	Office of the Legislative Auditor and shall 
66.25 	recommend actions that may be taken by the 
66.26 	Minnesota State Arts Board to offset such 
66.27 	expenditures with reductions in future grants 
66.28 	to the organization given by the Minnesota 
66.29 	State Arts Board. Any arts and cultural 
66.30 	heritage funds returned to the board must 
66.31 	be redistributed pursuant to its formulas for 
66.32 	distribution of grants to arts organizations. 
66.33 	Any arts and cultural heritage funds returned 
66.34 	to the Minnesota State Arts Board under 
66.35 	this paragraph shall be considered a onetime 
67.1 	appropriation and are available until June 
67.2 	30, 2014.

67.3	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
67.4 	$21,325,000 the first year and $21,325,000 
67.5 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
67.6 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
67.7 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
67.8 	activities; to overcome barriers to accessing 
67.9 	high-quality arts activities; and to instill the 
67.10 	arts into the community and public life in 
67.11 	this state.

67.12	(c) Arts Education
					
67.13 	$3,760,000 the first year and $3,760,000 
67.14 	the second year are for high-quality, 
67.15 	age-appropriate arts education for 
67.16 	Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
67.17 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
67.18 	arts.

67.19	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
67.20 	$1,590,000 the first year and $1,590,000 the 
67.21 	second year are for events and activities that 
67.22 	represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, 
67.23 	including folk and traditional artists and art 
67.24 	organizations, represented in this state.
67.25 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
67.26 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
67.27 	board for administration of grant programs, 
67.28 	delivering technical services, providing 
67.29 	fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and 
67.30 	ensuring accountability.
67.31 	(f) Thirty percent of the remaining total 
67.32 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
67.33 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
67.34 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
68.1 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
68.2 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
68.3 	programs, projects, or exhibits shall be able 
68.4 	to tour in their own region as well as all other 
68.5 	regions of the state.
68.6 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
68.7 	under this section in the first year does not 
68.8 	cancel, but is available for the second year 
68.9 	of the biennium.

68.10	Subd. 4.Department of Education
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
68.11 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
68.12 	commissioner of education for grants to 
68.13 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems 
68.14 	to provide educational opportunities in 
68.15 	the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural 
68.16 	heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be 
68.17 	allocated using the formula in Minnesota 
68.18 	Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 
68.19 	4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to 
68.20 	be distributed to all qualifying systems in 
68.21 	an amount proportionate to the number of 
68.22 	qualifying system entities in each system. 
68.23 	For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying 
68.24 	system entity" means a public library, a 
68.25 	regional library system, a regional library 
68.26 	system headquarters, a county, or an outreach 
68.27 	service program. These funds may be used 
68.28 	to sponsor programs provided by regional 
68.29 	libraries or to provide grants to local arts 
68.30 	and cultural heritage programs for programs 
68.31 	in partnership with regional libraries. 
68.32 	These funds shall be distributed in ten 
68.33 	equal payments per year. Notwithstanding 
68.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
68.35 	appropriations encumbered on or before 
69.1 	June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this 
69.2 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.

69.3	Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society
 		13,800,000
		14,075,000
	
69.4 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
69.5 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
69.6 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
69.7 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
69.8 	historical resources. Grant agreements 
69.9 	entered into by the Minnesota Historical 
69.10 	Society and other recipients of appropriations 
69.11 	in this subdivision must ensure that 
69.12 	these funds are used to supplement and 
69.13 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
69.14 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
69.15 	Minnesota Historical Society shall be used to 
69.16 	supplement, and not substitute for, traditional 
69.17 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
69.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
69.19 	historic preservation projects that improve 
69.20 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
69.21 	until June 30, 2017. The Minnesota 
69.22 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
69.23 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
69.24 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
69.25 	must give consideration to Conservation 
69.26 	Corps Minnesota and Northern Bedrock 
69.27 	Conservation Corps, or an organization 
69.28 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
69.29 	the potential to need historic preservation 
69.30 	services. 

69.31	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

69.32	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
69.33 	$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the 
69.34 	second year are for history programs and 
69.35 	projects operated or conducted by or through 
70.1 	local, county, regional, or other historical 
70.2 	or cultural organizations or for activities 
70.3 	to preserve significant historic and cultural 
70.4 	resources. Funds are to be distributed through 
70.5 	a competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
70.6 	Historical Society shall administer these 
70.7 	funds using established grant mechanisms, 
70.8 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
70.9 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
70.10 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), 
70.11 	item (ii).

70.12	(2) Programs
					
70.13 	$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the 
70.14 	second year are for programs and purposes 
70.15 	related to the historical and cultural heritage 
70.16 	of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the 
70.17 	Minnesota Historical Society.

70.18	(3) History Partnerships
					
70.19 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
70.20 	second year are for partnerships involving 
70.21 	multiple organizations, which may include 
70.22 	the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve 
70.23 	and enhance access to Minnesota's history 
70.24 	and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.

70.25
70.26	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
70.27 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
70.28 	second year are for a contract or contracts 
70.29 	to be awarded on a competitive basis to 
70.30 	conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's 
70.31 	sites of historical, archaeological, and 
70.32 	cultural significance. Results of the surveys 
70.33 	must be published in a searchable form 
70.34 	and available to the public on a cost-free 
70.35 	basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the 
71.1 	Office of the State Archaeologist, and the 
71.2 	Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a 
71.3 	representative to an oversight board to select 
71.4 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
71.5 	surveys. The oversight board shall consult 
71.6 	with the Departments of Transportation and 
71.7 	Natural Resources.

71.8	(5) Digital Library
					
71.9 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
71.10 	second year are for a digital library project 
71.11 	to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
71.12 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
71.13 	The Minnesota Historical Society shall 
71.14 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary 
71.15 	loan system and shall jointly share this 
71.16 	appropriation for these purposes.

71.17	(6) Civil War Task Force
					
71.18 	$25,000 the first year is to the Civil War Task 
71.19 	Force for activities that commemorate the 
71.20 	sesquicentennial of the American Civil War 
71.21 	and the Dakota Conflict, as recommended by 
71.22 	the Civil War Commemoration Task Force 
71.23 	established in Executive Order 11-15 (2011).

71.24	(c) Civics Programs
					
71.25 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 
71.26 	the second year are for grants to Kids 
71.27 	Voting St. Paul, Learning Law and 
71.28 	Democracy Foundation, and YMCA 
71.29 	Youth in Government, to conduct civics 
71.30 	education programs for the civic and cultural 
71.31 	development of Minnesota youth. Civic 
71.32 	education is the study of constitutional 
71.33 	principles and the democratic foundation 
71.34 	of our national, state, and local institutions 
72.1 	and the study of political processes and 
72.2 	structures of government, grounded in the 
72.3 	understanding of constitutional government 
72.4 	under the rule of law.

72.5	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		9,605,000
		8,925,000
	
72.6 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
72.7 	the commissioner of administration for 
72.8 	grants to the named organizations for the 
72.9 	purposes specified in this subdivision. Up 
72.10 	to one percent of funds may be used by the 
72.11 	commissioner for grants administration.
72.12 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by 
72.13 	the commissioner and recipients of 
72.14 	appropriations in this subdivision must 
72.15 	ensure that money appropriated in this 
72.16 	subdivision is used to supplement and not 
72.17 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.

72.18	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
72.19 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
72.20 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
72.21 	to create programming and expand news 
72.22 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
72.23 	history.

72.24
72.25	(d) Association of Minnesota Public 
Educational Radio Stations
					
72.26 	$1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000 
72.27 	the second year are appropriated for a grant 
72.28 	to the Association of Minnesota Public 
72.29 	Educational Radio Stations for production 
72.30 	and acquisition grants in accordance with 
72.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.

72.32	(e) Lake Superior Center Authority
					
72.33 	$200,000 the first year is for development of 
72.34 	an exhibit to examine the effect that aquatic 
73.1 	environments have on shipwrecks and to 
73.2 	preserve Minnesota's history and cultural 
73.3 	heritage. Priority should be given to projects 
73.4 	that have a nonstate cash match of at least 25 
73.5 	percent of the total eligible project costs.

73.6	(f) Lake Superior Zoo
					
73.7 	$150,000 each year is for development of the 
73.8 	forest discovery zone to create educational 
73.9 	exhibits using animals and the environment. 
73.10 	Priority should be given to projects that have 
73.11 	a nonstate cash match of at least 25 percent 
73.12 	of the total eligible project costs.

73.13	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
73.14 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
73.15 	second year are for the Como Park Zoo for 
73.16 	program development. Priority should be 
73.17 	given to projects that have a nonstate cash 
73.18 	match of at least 25 percent of the total 
73.19 	eligible project costs.

73.20	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
73.21 	$1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 the 
73.22 	second year are for programs described in 
73.23 	this paragraph. Grant recipients must provide 
73.24 	a nonstate cash match of at least 25 percent 
73.25 	of the total eligible project costs:
73.26 	(1) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
73.27 	the second year are for arts, arts education, 
73.28 	and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's 
73.29 	history and cultural heritage including student 
73.30 	and teacher outreach and expansion of the 
73.31 	museum's American Indian initiatives; and
73.32 	(2) $600,000 each year is for a grant to 
73.33 	upgrade the Science Museum's Omnitheater 
73.34 	audio and projection systems.

74.1	(i) Public Television
					
74.2 	$3,950,000 the first year and $3,950,000 
74.3 	the second year are for grants to the 
74.4 	Minnesota Public Television Association for 
74.5 	production and acquisition grants according 
74.6 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18. 

74.7	(j) Small Theatre Grants
					
74.8 	$75,000 each year is for grants to theatres 
74.9 	in Minnesota to purchase and install digital 
74.10 	projection technology to allow continued 
74.11 	access to films. Priority for grants is to 
74.12 	theaters that have exclusively 35 millimeter 
74.13 	projection systems in communities with few 
74.14 	available theaters or to small theaters with 
74.15 	only one screen. Priority should be given to 
74.16 	projects that have a nonstate cash match of at 
74.17 	least 65 percent of the total eligible project 
74.18 	costs.

74.19
74.20	(k) Minnesota African American Museum and 
Cultural Center
					
74.21 	$400,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
74.22 	Minnesota African American Museum and 
74.23 	Cultural Center for arts, arts education, and 
74.24 	arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's 
74.25 	history and cultural heritage.

74.26	(l) Veterans Memorial Parks
					
74.27 	$80,000 the first year is for at least four grants 
74.28 	to local units of government for veterans 
74.29 	memorials in municipal parks to preserve the 
74.30 	culture and heritage of Minnesota. The local 
74.31 	unit of government must provide a nonstate 
74.32 	cash match equal to the amount of the grant 
74.33 	received under this paragraph.

74.34	Subd. 7.Minnesota Humanities Center 
 		1,725,000
		1,525,000
	
75.1 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
75.2 	the Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
75.3 	Humanities Center for the purposes 
75.4 	specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota 
75.5 	Humanities Center may use a portion of 
75.6 	the following grants to cover the cost of 
75.7 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
75.8 	reporting these grants.

75.9	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
75.10 	$425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
75.11 	second year are for programs and purposes 
75.12 	of the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this 
75.13 	amount, $100,000 each year may be used for 
75.14 	the veterans' voices program.
75.15 	The Minnesota Humanities Center may 
75.16 	consider museums and organizations 
75.17 	celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for 
75.18 	grants from these funds. The Minnesota 
75.19 	Humanities Center may develop a written 
75.20 	plan for the competitive issuance of these 
75.21 	grants and, if developed, shall submit 
75.22 	that plan for review and approval by the 
75.23 	Department of Administration.

75.24	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
75.25 	$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
75.26 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
75.27 	grants to children's museums.
75.28 	Of this amount, $600,000 the first year 
75.29 	and $400,000 the second year are for the 
75.30 	Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 
75.31 	each year is for the Duluth Children's 
75.32 	Museum, $100,000 each year is for the 
75.33 	Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and 
75.34 	$200,000 each year is for the Southern 
75.35 	Minnesota Children's Museum.

76.1	(d) Council on Disability
					
76.2 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
76.3 	second year are for a grant to the Minnesota 
76.4 	State Council on Disability to provide 
76.5 	educational opportunities in the arts, history, 
76.6 	and cultural heritage of Minnesotans 
76.7 	with disabilities in conjunction with the 
76.8 	25th anniversary of the Americans with 
76.9 	Disabilities Act. If the amount in the first 
76.10 	year is insufficient, the amount in the second 
76.11 	year is available in the first year. These funds 
76.12 	are available until June 30, 2016.

76.13	Subd. 8.Perpich Center for Arts Education
 		795,000
		750,000
	
76.14 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
76.15 	Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for 
76.16 	Arts Education for the following programs. 
76.17 	Money appropriated in this subdivision must 
76.18 	not be used to purchase or lease a school 
76.19 	facility previously operated by the East Metro 
76.20 	Integration District No. 6067 or to continue 
76.21 	any programs that were administered by the 
76.22 	district.
76.23 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
76.24 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
76.25 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, are 
76.26 	available until June 30, 2017.

76.27	(c) Administrative Costs
					
76.28 	$20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second 
76.29 	year are for administrative costs.

76.30	(d) Arts Integration
					
76.31 	$775,000 the first year and $730,000 the 
76.32 	second year are for the arts integration 
76.33 	program to increase the capacity of 
76.34 	teachers to design, implement, and assess 
77.1 	collaborative arts integration in Minnesota 
77.2 	schools and the capacity of administrators to 
77.3 	support this instructional strategy, to improve 
77.4 	standards-based student learning through 
77.5 	collaborative arts integration, and to develop 
77.6 	arts-integrated courses to be implemented in 
77.7 	the 2015-2016 school year.

77.8	Subd. 9.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,750,000
		1,750,000
	
77.9 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
77.10 	Minnesota Zoological Board for programs 
77.11 	and development of the Minnesota 
77.12 	Zoological Garden and to provide access to 
77.13 	the arts, arts education, and cultural heritage 
77.14 	of Minnesota.

77.15	Subd. 10.Indian Affairs Council
 		950,000
		950,000
	
77.16 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
77.17 	Indian Affairs Council for the purposes 
77.18 	identified in this subdivision.

77.19
77.20	(b) Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe 
Language
					
77.21 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
77.22 	second year are for grants for programs that 
77.23 	preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
77.24 	and to foster educational programs in Dakota 
77.25 	and Ojibwe languages.

77.26	(c) Language Immersion
					
77.27 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
77.28 	second year are for grants of $125,000 each 
77.29 	year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion 
77.30 	School and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban 
77.31 	immersion project.

77.32
77.33	(d) Competitive Grants for Language 
Immersion
					
78.1 	$225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
78.2 	second year are for competitive grants for 
78.3 	language immersion programs.

78.4	Subd. 11.Legislature
 		9,000
		9,000
	
78.5 	This amount is appropriated to the Legislative 
78.6 	Coordinating Commission to operate the 
78.7 	Web site for dedicated funds required 
78.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
78.9 	subdivision 10.

78.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 
78.11 	to read:
78.12 		Subd. 4.Minnesota State Arts Board allocation. At least 47 percent of the money 
78.13 	deposited in the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for grants and services awarded 
78.14 	through the Minnesota State Arts Board, or regional arts councils subject to appropriation.

78.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
78.16 		Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section applies only to the Association of 
78.17 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations and the noncommercial radio stations that 
78.18 	are members of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations.

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

78.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
78.21 		Subd. 2.Use of grant funds. Money appropriated from the Minnesota arts and 
78.22 	cultural heritage fund may be designated to make grants to the Association of Minnesota 
78.23 	Public Educational Radio Stations and its member stations and noncommercial radio 
78.24 	stations, as defined in section 129D.14, subdivision 2. Grants received under this section 
78.25 	must be used to create, produce, acquire, or distribute programs that educate, enhance, or 
78.26 	promote local, regional, or statewide items of artistic, cultural, or historic significance. 
78.27 	Grant funds may be used to cover any expenses associated with the creation, production, 
78.28 	acquisition, or distribution of noncommercial radio programs through broadcast.

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

78.30 	Sec. 6. Laws 2001, chapter 193, section 10, is amended to read:
78.31 	Sec. 10. CAPITOL CAFETERIA; WINE AND BEER LICENSE.
 79.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.412, subdivision 4, paragraph 
79.2 	(a), clause (2), the city of St. Paul may issue an on-sale wine and malt liquor license 
79.3 	forthe premises known as the capitol cafeteria, for special events held at the capitol 
79.4 	cafeteria.to the Capitol cafeteria, also called the Rathskeller Café. The commissioner 
79.5 	of administration must enter into an agreement with the food service vendor or another 
79.6 	vendor on all matters related to the sale of wine and malt liquor in the Capitol. Minnesota 
79.7 	Statutes, section 16B.275, does not apply to the sale of wine and malt liquor in the Capitol 
79.8 	cafeteria and all profits earned by the Department of Administration from the sale of wine 
79.9 	and malt liquor in the Capitol must be deposited in the arts and cultural heritage fund. The 
79.10 	Capitol cafeteria must sell wine and malt liquor that are made in Minnesota.

79.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
79.12 	St. Paul and its chief clerical officer timely complete compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
79.13 	section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

79.14 	ARTICLE 5
79.15 	GENERAL PROVISIONS; ALL LEGACY FUNDS

79.16 	Section 1. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATION; FUND AVAILABILITY.
 79.17 	The commissioner of management and budget shall determine if sufficient funds 
79.18 	are available in the four legacy funds to allow payment of all appropriations made by 
79.19 	the legislature. If the commissioner determines that a shortfall in available revenues 
79.20 	will limit the availability of appropriations of the legacy funds, the commissioner must 
79.21 	withhold payment of each appropriation in an equal or equitable amount, as needed to 
79.22 	balance available revenue with expenditures from each fund. The commissioner must 
79.23 	report all reductions required under this section to the Legislative Advisory Commission 
79.24 	in a timely fashion.

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

79.26 	Sec. 2. SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.
 79.27 	No solar photovoltaic module may be installed that is financed directly or indirectly, 
79.28 	wholly or in part, with money appropriated in this act, unless the solar photovoltaic module 
79.29 	is made in Minnesota as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.411, paragraph (a).