HF 1183

2nd Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/15/2013 09:21 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 1.3fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage 1.4fund; modifying certain outdoor heritage provisions; providing for watershed 1.5restoration and protection strategies; creating the Greater Minnesota Regional 1.6Parks and Trails Commission; extending previous appropriations; authorizing 1.7certain expenditures; providing for the allocation of arts and cultural heritage 1.8fund to the Minnesota State Arts Board; modifying certain grant eligibility; 1.9amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 114D.15, by adding a subdivision; 1.10114D.50, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 129D.17, subdivision 2, by 1.11adding a subdivision; 129D.19, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law 1.12in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 114D. 1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.14ARTICLE 1 1.15OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND 1.16 Section 1. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION. new text end 1.17 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 1.18 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 1.19 new text begin outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" new text end 1.20 new text begin and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are new text end 1.21 new text begin available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The new text end 1.22 new text begin first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. The "biennium" is new text end 1.23 new text begin fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 1.24 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 1.25 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 1.26 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 1.27 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 2.1 Sec. 2. new text begin OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND new text end 2.2 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 95,618,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.3 new text begin This appropriation is from the outdoor new text end 2.4 new text begin heritage fund. The amounts that may be new text end 2.5 new text begin spent for each purpose are specified in the new text end 2.6 new text begin following subdivisions. new text end 2.7 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Prairies new text end new text begin 27,730,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 2.8 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Grasslands for the Future new text end 2.9 new text begin $2,000,000 in the first year is to the Board of new text end 2.10 new text begin Water and Soil Resources for a pilot project new text end 2.11 new text begin to acquire permanent conservation easements new text end 2.12 new text begin on grasslands in cooperation with the new text end 2.13 new text begin Minnesota Land Trust and the Conservation new text end 2.14 new text begin Fund. Up to $1,850,000 may be used new text end 2.15 new text begin for agreements with the Minnesota Land new text end 2.16 new text begin Trust to acquire permanent conservation new text end 2.17 new text begin easements and up to $75,000 may be used new text end 2.18 new text begin for establishing monitoring and enforcement new text end 2.19 new text begin funds with the Minnesota Land Trust and new text end 2.20 new text begin the Board of Water and Soil Resources, new text end 2.21 new text begin as approved in the accomplishment plan new text end 2.22 new text begin and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.23 new text begin 97A.056, subdivision 17. Up to $75,000 new text end 2.24 new text begin may be used for an agreement with the new text end 2.25 new text begin Conservation Fund for professional services. new text end 2.26 new text begin Easements funded under this appropriation new text end 2.27 new text begin are not subject to emergency haying and new text end 2.28 new text begin grazing orders. Any net proceeds accruing to new text end 2.29 new text begin a project partner from real estate transactions new text end 2.30 new text begin related to this project must be used for the new text end 2.31 new text begin purposes outlined in this appropriation. A new text end 2.32 new text begin list of permanent conservation easements new text end 2.33 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 2.34 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 3.1 3.2 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Accelerating Wildlife Management Area new text end new text begin Program - Phase V new text end 3.3 new text begin $7,960,000 in the first year is to the new text end 3.4 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 3.5 new text begin agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire new text end 3.6 new text begin land in fee for wildlife management purposes new text end 3.7 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 3.8 new text begin subdivision 8. A list of proposed land new text end 3.9 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 3.10 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 3.11 3.12 3.13 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific new text end new text begin and Natural Area, and Native Prairie Bank new text end new text begin Easement - Phase V new text end 3.14 new text begin $4,940,000 in the first year is to the new text end 3.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 3.16 new text begin acquire land in fee for wildlife management new text end 3.17 new text begin purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.18 new text begin 86A.05, subdivision 8; acquire land in fee new text end 3.19 new text begin for scientific and natural area purposes new text end 3.20 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 3.21 new text begin subdivision 5; and acquire native prairie new text end 3.22 new text begin bank easements under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 3.23 new text begin section 84.96. Up to $42,000 is for new text end 3.24 new text begin establishing a monitoring and enforcement new text end 3.25 new text begin fund, as approved in the accomplishment new text end 3.26 new text begin plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 3.27 new text begin section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native new text end 3.28 new text begin prairie bank easements. A list of proposed new text end 3.29 new text begin land and permanent conservation easement new text end 3.30 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 3.31 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 3.32 3.33 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase new text end new text begin IV new text end 3.34 new text begin $5,310,000 in the first year is to the new text end 3.35 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 3.36 new text begin agreement with The Nature Conservancy new text end 4.1 new text begin to acquire native prairie, wetland, and new text end 4.2 new text begin savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, new text end 4.3 new text begin wetlands, and savanna. A list of proposed new text end 4.4 new text begin land acquisitions must be provided as part of new text end 4.5 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. Annual new text end 4.6 new text begin income statements and balance sheets for new text end 4.7 new text begin income and expenses from land acquired new text end 4.8 new text begin with this appropriation must be submitted to new text end 4.9 new text begin the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council new text end 4.10 new text begin no later than 180 days following the close of new text end 4.11 new text begin The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. new text end 4.12 4.13 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - new text end new text begin Phase III new text end 4.14 new text begin $3,520,000 in the first year is to the Board new text end 4.15 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources to acquire new text end 4.16 new text begin permanent conservation easements to protect new text end 4.17 new text begin and enhance habitat by expanding clean new text end 4.18 new text begin water fund riparian wildlife buffers on private new text end 4.19 new text begin land. Up to $120,000 is for establishing new text end 4.20 new text begin a monitoring and enforcement fund, as new text end 4.21 new text begin approved in the accomplishment plan and new text end 4.22 new text begin subject to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 4.23 new text begin 97A.056, subdivision 17. Easements funded new text end 4.24 new text begin under this appropriation are not subject to new text end 4.25 new text begin emergency haying and grazing orders. A list new text end 4.26 new text begin of permanent conservation easements must new text end 4.27 new text begin be provided as part of the final report. new text end 4.28 4.29 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex new text end new text begin - Phase III new text end 4.30 new text begin $1,780,000 in the first year is to the new text end 4.31 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 4.32 new text begin agreement with Trust for Public Land to new text end 4.33 new text begin acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River new text end 4.34 new text begin watershed for wildlife management purposes new text end 4.35 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 4.36 new text begin subdivision 8, or aquatic management area new text end 5.1 new text begin purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 5.2 new text begin 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of new text end 5.3 new text begin proposed land acquisitions must be provided new text end 5.4 new text begin as part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 5.5 5.6 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Accelerated Prairie Restoration and new text end new text begin Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase V new text end 5.7 new text begin $2,220,000 in the first year is to the new text end 5.8 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 5.9 new text begin accelerate the restoration and enhancement new text end 5.10 new text begin of wildlife management areas, scientific new text end 5.11 new text begin and natural areas, and land under native new text end 5.12 new text begin prairie bank easements. A list of proposed new text end 5.13 new text begin land restorations and enhancements new text end 5.14 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 5.15 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 5.16 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Forests new text end new text begin 7,130,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 5.17 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Young Forest Conservation new text end 5.18 new text begin $1,180,000 in the first year is to the new text end 5.19 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 5.20 new text begin an agreement with the American Bird new text end 5.21 new text begin Conservancy to acquire lands in fee to be new text end 5.22 new text begin added to the wildlife management area system new text end 5.23 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 5.24 new text begin subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance new text end 5.25 new text begin habitat on publicly protected land. A list of new text end 5.26 new text begin proposed land acquisitions must be provided new text end 5.27 new text begin as part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 5.28 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase III new text end 5.29 new text begin $1,150,000 in the first year is to the Board of new text end 5.30 new text begin Water and Soil Resources and $300,000 in new text end 5.31 new text begin the first year is to the Department of Natural new text end 5.32 new text begin Resources to acquire land in fee to be added new text end 5.33 new text begin to the wildlife management area system new text end 5.34 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 5.35 new text begin subdivision 8, and to acquire permanent new text end 6.1 new text begin conservation easements on lands adjacent new text end 6.2 new text begin to the Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers new text end 6.3 new text begin and within the boundaries of the Minnesota new text end 6.4 new text begin National Guard Army Compatible Use new text end 6.5 new text begin Buffer. Of the amount appropriated to the new text end 6.6 new text begin Board of Water and Soil Resources, $49,900 new text end 6.7 new text begin is for a grant to the Morrison County Soil new text end 6.8 new text begin and Water Conservation District and up to new text end 6.9 new text begin $33,600 is for establishing a monitoring new text end 6.10 new text begin and enforcement fund, as approved in new text end 6.11 new text begin the accomplishment plan and subject to new text end 6.12 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, new text end 6.13 new text begin subdivision 17. A list of proposed land new text end 6.14 new text begin acquisitions and permanent conservation new text end 6.15 new text begin easements must be provided as part of the new text end 6.16 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 6.17 6.18 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed new text end new text begin Grouse Habitat Program - Phase IV new text end 6.19 new text begin $1,180,000 in the first year is to the new text end 6.20 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 6.21 new text begin an agreement with Pheasants Forever in new text end 6.22 new text begin cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed new text end 6.23 new text begin Grouse Society to acquire and enhance new text end 6.24 new text begin lands in Aitkin, Carlton, and Kanabec new text end 6.25 new text begin Counties for wildlife management purposes new text end 6.26 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 6.27 new text begin subdivision 8. A list of proposed land new text end 6.28 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 6.29 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 6.30 6.31 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass new text end new text begin County - Phase IV new text end 6.32 new text begin $500,000 in the first year is to the new text end 6.33 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 6.34 new text begin agreement with Cass County to acquire land new text end 6.35 new text begin in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife new text end 6.36 new text begin habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. new text end 7.1 new text begin A list of proposed land acquisitions new text end 7.2 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 7.3 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 7.4 7.5 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection new text end new text begin Program - Phase II new text end 7.6 new text begin $820,000 in the first year is to the new text end 7.7 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 7.8 new text begin an agreement with the Minnesota Land new text end 7.9 new text begin Trust to acquire permanent conservation new text end 7.10 new text begin easements along rivers and lakes in the new text end 7.11 new text begin northern forest region. Up to $160,000 is for new text end 7.12 new text begin establishing a monitoring and enforcement new text end 7.13 new text begin fund, as approved in the accomplishment new text end 7.14 new text begin plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 7.15 new text begin section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of new text end 7.16 new text begin proposed permanent conservation easements new text end 7.17 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 7.18 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 7.19 7.20 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - new text end new text begin Phase II new text end 7.21 new text begin $2,000,000 in the first year is to the new text end 7.22 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 7.23 new text begin agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters new text end 7.24 new text begin Association to restore and enhance public new text end 7.25 new text begin forest lands in the northern forest region new text end 7.26 new text begin for moose habitat purposes. A list of new text end 7.27 new text begin proposed land restoration and enhancements new text end 7.28 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 7.29 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 7.30 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Wetlands new text end new text begin 35,550,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 7.31 7.32 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve new text end new text begin Program Partnership - Phase V new text end 7.33 new text begin $17,790,000 in the first year is to the Board new text end 7.34 new text begin of Soil and Water Resources to acquire new text end 7.35 new text begin permanent conservation easements and new text end 8.1 new text begin restore wetlands and associated upland new text end 8.2 new text begin habitat in cooperation with the United new text end 8.3 new text begin States Department of Agriculture Wetlands new text end 8.4 new text begin Reserve Program and Ducks Unlimited, new text end 8.5 new text begin including $1,000,000 for an agreement new text end 8.6 new text begin with Ducks Unlimited to provide technical new text end 8.7 new text begin and bioengineering assistance. Up to new text end 8.8 new text begin $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring new text end 8.9 new text begin and enforcement fund, as approved in new text end 8.10 new text begin the accomplishment plan and subject to new text end 8.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, new text end 8.12 new text begin subdivision 17. A list of permanent new text end 8.13 new text begin conservation easements must be provided as new text end 8.14 new text begin part of the final report. new text end 8.15 8.16 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area new text end new text begin Acquisition - Phase V new text end 8.17 new text begin $6,830,000 in the first year is to the new text end 8.18 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 8.19 new text begin agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire new text end 8.20 new text begin land in fee to be designated and managed as new text end 8.21 new text begin waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, new text end 8.22 new text begin in cooperation with the United States Fish new text end 8.23 new text begin and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land new text end 8.24 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 8.25 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 8.26 8.27 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland new text end new text begin Initiative - Phase III new text end 8.28 new text begin $3,530,000 in the first year is to the new text end 8.29 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 8.30 new text begin agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire new text end 8.31 new text begin land in fee for wildlife management purposes new text end 8.32 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 8.33 new text begin subdivision 8. A list of proposed land new text end 8.34 new text begin acquisitions must be provided as part of the new text end 8.35 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 9.1 9.2 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program new text end new text begin - Phase II new text end 9.3 new text begin $1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board new text end 9.4 new text begin of Water and Soil Resources to acquire new text end 9.5 new text begin in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat new text end 9.6 new text begin for native wild rice bed protection and to new text end 9.7 new text begin acquire permanent conservation easements new text end 9.8 new text begin in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of new text end 9.9 new text begin this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement new text end 9.10 new text begin with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land new text end 9.11 new text begin or interests in land to protect native wild new text end 9.12 new text begin rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing new text end 9.13 new text begin a monitoring and enforcement fund, as new text end 9.14 new text begin approved in the accomplishment plan and new text end 9.15 new text begin subject to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 9.16 new text begin 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed new text end 9.17 new text begin land acquisitions must be included as part of new text end 9.18 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. new text end 9.19 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Wetland Habitat Program new text end 9.20 new text begin $1,980,000 in the first year is to the new text end 9.21 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 9.22 new text begin agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to new text end 9.23 new text begin acquire permanent conservation easements new text end 9.24 new text begin in high-priority wetland complexes in new text end 9.25 new text begin the prairie and forest/prairie transition new text end 9.26 new text begin regions. Up to $280,000 is for establishing new text end 9.27 new text begin a monitoring and enforcement fund, as new text end 9.28 new text begin approved in the accomplishment plan and new text end 9.29 new text begin subject to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 9.30 new text begin 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed new text end 9.31 new text begin land acquisitions must be included as part of new text end 9.32 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. new text end 9.33 9.34 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands new text end new text begin Enhancement - Phase V new text end 10.1 new text begin $1,790,000 in the first year is to the new text end 10.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 10.3 new text begin enhance and restore shallow lakes, including new text end 10.4 new text begin $210,000 for an agreement with Ducks new text end 10.5 new text begin Unlimited to help implement restorations new text end 10.6 new text begin and enhancements. A list of proposed new text end 10.7 new text begin land restorations and enhancements new text end 10.8 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 10.9 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 10.10 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Pelican Lake Enhancement new text end 10.11 new text begin $2,000,000 in the first year is to the new text end 10.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 10.13 new text begin agreement with Ducks Unlimited to construct new text end 10.14 new text begin a gravity outlet, water control structure, and new text end 10.15 new text begin pump station lift to enhance aquatic habitat new text end 10.16 new text begin in Pelican Lake in Wright County. A list of new text end 10.17 new text begin proposed land restoration and enhancements new text end 10.18 new text begin must be included as part of the required new text end 10.19 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 10.20 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Habitats new text end new text begin 23,987,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 10.21 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V new text end 10.22 new text begin $5,250,000 in the first year is to the new text end 10.23 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 10.24 new text begin acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic new text end 10.25 new text begin management purposes under Minnesota new text end 10.26 new text begin Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, new text end 10.27 new text begin and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance new text end 10.28 new text begin aquatic habitat. A list of proposed new text end 10.29 new text begin land acquisitions and restorations and new text end 10.30 new text begin enhancements must be provided as part of new text end 10.31 new text begin the required accomplishment plan. new text end 10.32 10.33 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Habitat Protection in Dakota County - new text end new text begin Phase IV new text end 10.34 new text begin $4,100,000 in the first year is to the new text end 10.35 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 11.1 new text begin agreement with Dakota County to acquire, new text end 11.2 new text begin restore, and enhance lands in Dakota County new text end 11.3 new text begin for fish and wildlife management purposes new text end 11.4 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 11.5 new text begin subdivision 8, or aquatic management area new text end 11.6 new text begin purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 11.7 new text begin 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to new text end 11.8 new text begin acquire permanent conservation easements new text end 11.9 new text begin and restore and enhance habitats in rivers new text end 11.10 new text begin and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up new text end 11.11 new text begin to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring new text end 11.12 new text begin and enforcement fund, as approved in new text end 11.13 new text begin the accomplishment plan and subject to new text end 11.14 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, new text end 11.15 new text begin subdivision 17. A list of proposed land new text end 11.16 new text begin acquisitions and permanent conservation new text end 11.17 new text begin easements must be provided as part of the new text end 11.18 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 11.19 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Root River Protection and Restoration new text end 11.20 new text begin $2,750,000 in the first year is to the new text end 11.21 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 11.22 new text begin agreements to acquire land in fee for new text end 11.23 new text begin scientific and natural areas under Minnesota new text end 11.24 new text begin Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 5, and new text end 11.25 new text begin for state forest purposes under Minnesota new text end 11.26 new text begin Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7, new text end 11.27 new text begin and to acquire permanent conservation new text end 11.28 new text begin easements as follows: $2,122,000 to The new text end 11.29 new text begin Nature Conservancy and $628,000 to the new text end 11.30 new text begin Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $100,000 is for new text end 11.31 new text begin establishing a monitoring and enforcement new text end 11.32 new text begin fund, as approved in the accomplishment new text end 11.33 new text begin plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 11.34 new text begin section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list new text end 11.35 new text begin of proposed acquisitions and permanent new text end 12.1 new text begin conservation easements must be provided as new text end 12.2 new text begin part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 12.3 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase IV new text end 12.4 new text begin $1,720,000 in the first year is to the new text end 12.5 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 12.6 new text begin agreements to acquire land in fee and as new text end 12.7 new text begin permanent conservation easements and new text end 12.8 new text begin to restore and enhance natural systems new text end 12.9 new text begin associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, new text end 12.10 new text begin and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $450,000 new text end 12.11 new text begin to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife new text end 12.12 new text begin Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to the Friends new text end 12.13 new text begin of the Mississippi; $210,000 to the Great new text end 12.14 new text begin River Greening; $450,000 to the Minnesota new text end 12.15 new text begin Land Trust; and $450,000 to the Trust new text end 12.16 new text begin for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for new text end 12.17 new text begin establishing a monitoring and enforcement new text end 12.18 new text begin fund, as approved in the accomplishment new text end 12.19 new text begin plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 12.20 new text begin section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of new text end 12.21 new text begin proposed land acquisitions and permanent new text end 12.22 new text begin conservation easements must be provided as new text end 12.23 new text begin part of the required accomplishment plan. new text end 12.24 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Minnesota Landscape Arboretum new text end 12.25 new text begin $1,000,000 in the first year is to the Board new text end 12.26 new text begin of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end 12.27 new text begin to acquire land in fee surrounding Lake new text end 12.28 new text begin Tamarack in Carver County to be added to new text end 12.29 new text begin the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. A land new text end 12.30 new text begin description must be provided as part of the new text end 12.31 new text begin required accomplishment plan. new text end 12.32 12.33 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Lower Mississippi River Habitat new text end new text begin Partnership - Phase III new text end 12.34 new text begin $1,710,000 in the first year is to the new text end 12.35 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to new text end 13.1 new text begin enhance aquatic habitat. Of this amount, new text end 13.2 new text begin $450,000 is for an agreement with the new text end 13.3 new text begin United States Fish and Wildlife Service new text end 13.4 new text begin to enhance aquatic habitat in the lower new text end 13.5 new text begin Mississippi River watershed. A list of new text end 13.6 new text begin proposed land restorations and enhancements new text end 13.7 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 13.8 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 13.9 13.10 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - new text end new text begin Phase V new text end 13.11 new text begin $2,470,000 in the first year is to the new text end 13.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for an new text end 13.13 new text begin agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited new text end 13.14 new text begin to restore and enhance coldwater river and new text end 13.15 new text begin stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of new text end 13.16 new text begin proposed land restorations and enhancements new text end 13.17 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 13.18 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 13.19 13.20 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive new text end new text begin Species Control Structure - Phase III new text end 13.21 new text begin $1,127,000 in the first year is to the new text end 13.22 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 13.23 new text begin an agreement with the Shell Rock River new text end 13.24 new text begin Watershed District to construct structural new text end 13.25 new text begin deterrents and lake level controls to enhance new text end 13.26 new text begin aquatic habitat on Albert Lea Lake in new text end 13.27 new text begin Freeborn County. A list of proposed new text end 13.28 new text begin land restorations and enhancements new text end 13.29 new text begin must be provided as part of the required new text end 13.30 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 13.31 13.32 new text begin (i) new text end new text begin Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners new text end new text begin Grant Program - Phase V new text end 13.33 new text begin $3,860,000 in the first year is to the new text end 13.34 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for a new text end 13.35 new text begin program to provide competitive, matching new text end 13.36 new text begin grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, new text end 14.1 new text begin state, and national organizations for new text end 14.2 new text begin enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, new text end 14.3 new text begin wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, new text end 14.4 new text begin or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not new text end 14.5 new text begin be made for activities required to fulfill new text end 14.6 new text begin the duties of owners of lands subject to new text end 14.7 new text begin conservation easements. Grants shall not be new text end 14.8 new text begin made from appropriations in this paragraph new text end 14.9 new text begin for projects that have a total project cost new text end 14.10 new text begin exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation, new text end 14.11 new text begin $366,000 may be spent for personnel costs new text end 14.12 new text begin and other direct and necessary administrative new text end 14.13 new text begin costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests new text end 14.14 new text begin in land. Easements must be permanent. new text end 14.15 new text begin Land acquired in fee must be open to new text end 14.16 new text begin hunting and fishing during the open season new text end 14.17 new text begin unless otherwise provided by state law. The new text end 14.18 new text begin program shall require a match of at least ten new text end 14.19 new text begin percent from nonstate sources for all grants. new text end 14.20 new text begin The match may be cash or in-kind resources. new text end 14.21 new text begin For grant applications of $25,000 or less, new text end 14.22 new text begin the commissioner shall provide a separate, new text end 14.23 new text begin simplified application process. Subject to new text end 14.24 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of new text end 14.25 new text begin natural resources shall, when evaluating new text end 14.26 new text begin projects of equal value, give priority to new text end 14.27 new text begin organizations that have a history of receiving new text end 14.28 new text begin or charter to receive private contributions new text end 14.29 new text begin for local conservation or habitat projects. If new text end 14.30 new text begin acquiring land or a conservation easement, new text end 14.31 new text begin priority shall be given to projects associated new text end 14.32 new text begin with existing wildlife management areas new text end 14.33 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 14.34 new text begin subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas new text end 14.35 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 new text end 14.36 new text begin and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic new text end 15.1 new text begin management areas under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 15.2 new text begin sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. new text end 15.3 new text begin All restoration or enhancement projects new text end 15.4 new text begin must be on land permanently protected by a new text end 15.5 new text begin conservation easement or public ownership new text end 15.6 new text begin or in public waters as defined in Minnesota new text end 15.7 new text begin Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision new text end 15.8 new text begin 15. Priority shall be given to restoration new text end 15.9 new text begin and enhancement projects on public lands. new text end 15.10 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, new text end 15.11 new text begin subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded new text end 15.12 new text begin under this paragraph. This appropriation is new text end 15.13 new text begin available until June 30, 2017. No less than new text end 15.14 new text begin five percent of the amount of each grant new text end 15.15 new text begin must be held back from reimbursement until new text end 15.16 new text begin the grant recipient has completed a grant new text end 15.17 new text begin accomplishment report by the deadline and new text end 15.18 new text begin in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to new text end 15.19 new text begin the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. new text end 15.20 new text begin The commissioner shall provide notice of new text end 15.21 new text begin the grant program in the game and fish law new text end 15.22 new text begin summaries that are prepared under Minnesota new text end 15.23 new text begin Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. new text end 15.24 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Administration new text end new text begin 1,221,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 15.25 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Contract Management new text end 15.26 new text begin $175,000 in the first year is to the new text end 15.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for new text end 15.28 new text begin contract management duties assigned in this new text end 15.29 new text begin section. The commissioner shall provide an new text end 15.30 new text begin accomplishment plan in the form specified by new text end 15.31 new text begin the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council new text end 15.32 new text begin on the expenditure of this appropriation. new text end 15.33 new text begin The accomplishment plan must include new text end 15.34 new text begin a copy of the grant contract template new text end 15.35 new text begin and reimbursement manual. No money new text end 16.1 new text begin may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams new text end 16.2 new text begin Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the new text end 16.3 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 16.4 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end 16.5 new text begin $936,000 in the first year is to the Legislative new text end 16.6 new text begin Coordinating Commission for administrative new text end 16.7 new text begin expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor new text end 16.8 new text begin Heritage Council and for compensation and new text end 16.9 new text begin expense reimbursement of council members. new text end 16.10 new text begin Funds in this appropriation are available until new text end 16.11 new text begin June 30, 2015. Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 16.12 new text begin 16A.281, applies to this appropriation. new text end 16.13 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Technical Evaluation Panel new text end 16.14 new text begin $45,000 in the first year is to the new text end 16.15 new text begin commissioner of natural resources for a new text end 16.16 new text begin technical evaluation panel to conduct up to new text end 16.17 new text begin ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota new text end 16.18 new text begin Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10. new text end 16.19 16.20 16.21 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service new text end new text begin Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor new text end new text begin Heritage Council new text end 16.22 new text begin $50,000 in the first year is to the new text end 16.23 new text begin commissioner of natural resources to provide new text end 16.24 new text begin land acquisition pre-transaction services new text end 16.25 new text begin including, but not limited to, appraisals, new text end 16.26 new text begin surveys, or title research for acquisition new text end 16.27 new text begin proposals under consideration by the new text end 16.28 new text begin Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A new text end 16.29 new text begin list of activities must be included in the final new text end 16.30 new text begin accomplishment plan. new text end 16.31 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Legacy Web Site new text end 16.32 new text begin $15,000 the first year is for the Legislative new text end 16.33 new text begin Coordinating Commission for the Web site new text end 16.34 new text begin required in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 16.35 new text begin 3.303, subdivision 10. new text end 17.1 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end 17.2 new text begin Money appropriated in this section may new text end 17.3 new text begin not be spent on activities unless they are new text end 17.4 new text begin directly related to and necessary for a new text end 17.5 new text begin specific appropriation and are specified in new text end 17.6 new text begin the accomplishment plan approved by the new text end 17.7 new text begin Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. new text end 17.8 new text begin Money appropriated in this section must new text end 17.9 new text begin not be spent on indirect costs or other new text end 17.10 new text begin institutional overhead charges that are not new text end 17.11 new text begin directly related to and necessary for a specific new text end 17.12 new text begin appropriation. Unless otherwise provided, new text end 17.13 new text begin the amounts in this section are available new text end 17.14 new text begin until June 30, 2016. For acquisition of real new text end 17.15 new text begin property, the amounts in this section are new text end 17.16 new text begin available until June 30, 2017, if a binding new text end 17.17 new text begin agreement with a landowner or purchase new text end 17.18 new text begin agreement is entered into by June 30, 2016, new text end 17.19 new text begin and closed no later than June 30, 2017. Funds new text end 17.20 new text begin for restoration or enhancement are available new text end 17.21 new text begin until June 30, 2018, or four years after new text end 17.22 new text begin acquisition, whichever is later, in order to new text end 17.23 new text begin complete initial restoration or enhancement new text end 17.24 new text begin work. If a project receives federal funds, the new text end 17.25 new text begin time period of the appropriation is extended new text end 17.26 new text begin to equal the availability of federal funding. new text end 17.27 new text begin Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition new text end 17.28 new text begin of land may be used to restore, enhance, and new text end 17.29 new text begin provide for public use of the land acquired new text end 17.30 new text begin with the appropriation. Public use facilities new text end 17.31 new text begin must have a minimal impact on habitat in new text end 17.32 new text begin acquired lands. new text end 17.33 17.34 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Payment Conditions and Capital new text end new text begin Equipment Expenditures new text end 18.1 new text begin All agreements referred to in this section must new text end 18.2 new text begin be administered on a reimbursement basis new text end 18.3 new text begin unless otherwise provided in this section. new text end 18.4 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 18.5 new text begin 16A.41, expenditures directly related new text end 18.6 new text begin to each appropriation's purpose made new text end 18.7 new text begin on or after July 1, 2013, or the date of new text end 18.8 new text begin accomplishment plan approval, whichever is new text end 18.9 new text begin later, are eligible for reimbursement unless new text end 18.10 new text begin otherwise provided in this section. For the new text end 18.11 new text begin purposes of administering appropriations new text end 18.12 new text begin and legislatively authorized agreements new text end 18.13 new text begin paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an new text end 18.14 new text begin expense must be considered reimbursable new text end 18.15 new text begin by the administering agency when the new text end 18.16 new text begin recipient presents the agency with an invoice new text end 18.17 new text begin or binding agreement with the landowner new text end 18.18 new text begin and the recipient attests that the goods have new text end 18.19 new text begin been received or the landowner agreement new text end 18.20 new text begin is binding. Periodic reimbursement must new text end 18.21 new text begin be made upon receiving documentation that new text end 18.22 new text begin the items articulated in the accomplishment new text end 18.23 new text begin plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor new text end 18.24 new text begin Heritage Council have been achieved, new text end 18.25 new text begin including partial achievements as evidenced new text end 18.26 new text begin by progress reports approved by the new text end 18.27 new text begin Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. new text end 18.28 new text begin Reasonable amounts may be advanced to new text end 18.29 new text begin projects to accommodate cash flow needs, new text end 18.30 new text begin support future management of acquired new text end 18.31 new text begin lands, or match a federal share. The new text end 18.32 new text begin advances must be approved as part of the new text end 18.33 new text begin accomplishment plan. Capital equipment new text end 18.34 new text begin expenditures for specific items in excess of new text end 18.35 new text begin $10,000 must be itemized in and approved as new text end 18.36 new text begin part of the accomplishment plan. new text end 19.1 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Mapping new text end 19.2 new text begin Each direct recipient of money appropriated new text end 19.3 new text begin in this section, as well as each recipient of new text end 19.4 new text begin a grant awarded pursuant to this section, new text end 19.5 new text begin must provide geographic information to new text end 19.6 new text begin the Department of Natural Resources for new text end 19.7 new text begin mapping any lands acquired in fee with new text end 19.8 new text begin funds appropriated in this section and open new text end 19.9 new text begin to public taking of fish and game. The new text end 19.10 new text begin commissioner of natural resources shall new text end 19.11 new text begin include the lands acquired in fee with new text end 19.12 new text begin money appropriated in this section on maps new text end 19.13 new text begin showing public recreation opportunities. new text end 19.14 new text begin Maps shall include information on and new text end 19.15 new text begin acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage new text end 19.16 new text begin fund, including a notation of any restrictions. new text end 19.17 19.18 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Appropriations Carryforward; Fee new text end new text begin Title Acquisition new text end 19.19 new text begin The availability of the appropriation for the new text end 19.20 new text begin following project is extended to July 1, 2015: new text end 19.21 new text begin Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 1, section new text end 19.22 new text begin 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Washington new text end 19.23 new text begin County St. Croix River Land Protection, and new text end 19.24 new text begin the appropriation may be spent on acquisition new text end 19.25 new text begin of land in fee title to protect habitat associated new text end 19.26 new text begin with the St. Croix River Valley. A list of new text end 19.27 new text begin proposed acquisitions must be provided as new text end 19.28 new text begin part of the accomplishment plan. new text end 19.29ARTICLE 2 19.30CLEAN WATER FUND 19.31 Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 19.32 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 19.33 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 19.34 new text begin clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities new text end 20.1 new text begin under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and "2015" new text end 20.2 new text begin used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the new text end 20.3 new text begin fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal new text end 20.4 new text begin year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 new text end 20.5 new text begin and 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 20.6 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 20.7 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 20.8 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 20.9 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 20.10 Sec. 2. new text begin CLEAN WATER new text end 20.11 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 94,711,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 96,507,000 new text end 20.12 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 20.13 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 20.14 new text begin sections. new text end 20.15 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end 20.16 new text begin Money appropriated in this article may new text end 20.17 new text begin not be spent on activities unless they are new text end 20.18 new text begin directly related to and necessary for a new text end 20.19 new text begin specific appropriation. Money appropriated new text end 20.20 new text begin in this article must be spent in accordance new text end 20.21 new text begin with Minnesota Management and Budget's new text end 20.22 new text begin Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund new text end 20.23 new text begin Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota new text end 20.24 new text begin Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless new text end 20.25 new text begin otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year new text end 20.26 new text begin 2014 appropriations are available until June new text end 20.27 new text begin 30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations new text end 20.28 new text begin are available until June 30, 2016. If a project new text end 20.29 new text begin receives federal funds, the time period of new text end 20.30 new text begin the appropriation is extended to equal the new text end 20.31 new text begin availability of federal funding. new text end 20.32 Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,560,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,760,000 new text end 20.33 new text begin (a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the new text end 20.34 new text begin second year are to increase monitoring for new text end 21.1 new text begin pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface new text end 21.2 new text begin water and groundwater and to use data new text end 21.3 new text begin collected to assess pesticide use practices. new text end 21.4 new text begin (b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 new text end 21.5 new text begin the second year are to increase monitoring new text end 21.6 new text begin and evaluate trends in the concentration of new text end 21.7 new text begin nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas new text end 21.8 new text begin and regionally and to promote and evaluate new text end 21.9 new text begin regional and crop-specific nutrient best new text end 21.10 new text begin management practices. This appropriation is new text end 21.11 new text begin available until June 30, 2018. new text end 21.12 new text begin (c) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 new text end 21.13 new text begin the second year are for the agriculture best new text end 21.14 new text begin management practices loan program. At new text end 21.15 new text begin least $360,000 each year is for transfer new text end 21.16 new text begin to an agricultural and environmental new text end 21.17 new text begin revolving account created under Minnesota new text end 21.18 new text begin Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a, new text end 21.19 new text begin and is available for pass-through to local new text end 21.20 new text begin government and lenders for low-interest new text end 21.21 new text begin loans under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 21.22 new text begin 17.117. Any unencumbered balance new text end 21.23 new text begin that is not used for pass-through to local new text end 21.24 new text begin governments does not cancel at the end of the new text end 21.25 new text begin first year and is available for the second year. new text end 21.26 new text begin (d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 new text end 21.27 new text begin the second year are for research, pilot new text end 21.28 new text begin projects, and technical assistance on new text end 21.29 new text begin proper implementation of best management new text end 21.30 new text begin practices and more precise information on new text end 21.31 new text begin nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. new text end 21.32 new text begin This appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 21.33 new text begin 2018. new text end 21.34 new text begin (e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000 new text end 21.35 new text begin the second year are for research to quantify new text end 22.1 new text begin agricultural contributions to impaired waters new text end 22.2 new text begin and for development and evaluation of new text end 22.3 new text begin best management practices to protect and new text end 22.4 new text begin restore water resources while maintaining new text end 22.5 new text begin productivity. This appropriation is available new text end 22.6 new text begin until June 30, 2018. new text end 22.7 new text begin (f) $75,000 the first year and $175,000 the new text end 22.8 new text begin second year are for a research inventory new text end 22.9 new text begin database containing water-related research new text end 22.10 new text begin activities. Any information technology new text end 22.11 new text begin development or support or costs necessary new text end 22.12 new text begin for this research inventory database will be new text end 22.13 new text begin incorporated into the agency's service level new text end 22.14 new text begin agreement with and paid to the Office of new text end 22.15 new text begin Enterprise Technology. This appropriation is new text end 22.16 new text begin available until June 30, 2018. new text end 22.17 new text begin (g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the new text end 22.18 new text begin second year are to implement a Minnesota new text end 22.19 new text begin agricultural water quality certification new text end 22.20 new text begin program. This appropriation is available new text end 22.21 new text begin until June 30, 2018. new text end 22.22 new text begin (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the new text end 22.23 new text begin second year are to provide funding for a new text end 22.24 new text begin regional irrigation water quality specialist new text end 22.25 new text begin through the University of Minnesota new text end 22.26 new text begin Extension Service. new text end 22.27 new text begin (i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the new text end 22.28 new text begin second year are to develop and implement new text end 22.29 new text begin a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction new text end 22.30 new text begin system for animal waste technicians who new text end 22.31 new text begin apply manure to the ground for hire. new text end 22.32 Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,000,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,000,000 new text end 22.33 new text begin (a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 new text end 22.34 new text begin the second year are for the total maximum new text end 23.1 new text begin daily load grant program under Minnesota new text end 23.2 new text begin Statutes, section 446A.073. This new text end 23.3 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, 2018. new text end 23.4 new text begin (b) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 new text end 23.5 new text begin the second year are for small community new text end 23.6 new text begin wastewater treatment grants and loans under new text end 23.7 new text begin Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This new text end 23.8 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, 2018. new text end 23.9 new text begin (c) If there are any uncommitted funds at new text end 23.10 new text begin the end of each fiscal year under paragraph new text end 23.11 new text begin (a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority new text end 23.12 new text begin may transfer the remaining funds to eligible new text end 23.13 new text begin projects under any of the programs listed new text end 23.14 new text begin in this section based on their priority rank new text end 23.15 new text begin on the Pollution Control Agency's project new text end 23.16 new text begin priority list. new text end 23.17 Sec. 5. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 27,840,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 28,140,000 new text end 23.18 new text begin (a) $7,600,000 the first year and $7,600,000 new text end 23.19 new text begin the second year are for completion of 20 new text end 23.20 new text begin percent of the needed statewide assessments new text end 23.21 new text begin of surface water quality and trends. Of this new text end 23.22 new text begin amount, $500,000 each year is to monitor and new text end 23.23 new text begin assess contaminants of emerging concern in new text end 23.24 new text begin groundwater and surface water, and $100,000 new text end 23.25 new text begin each year is for grants to the Red River new text end 23.26 new text begin Watershed Management Board to enhance new text end 23.27 new text begin and expand the existing water quality and new text end 23.28 new text begin watershed monitoring river watch activities new text end 23.29 new text begin in the schools in the Red River of the North new text end 23.30 new text begin Watershed. The Red River Watershed new text end 23.31 new text begin Management Board shall provide a report to new text end 23.32 new text begin the commissioner of the Pollution Control new text end 23.33 new text begin Agency and the legislative committees and new text end 23.34 new text begin divisions with jurisdiction over environment new text end 23.35 new text begin and natural resources finance and policy and new text end 24.1 new text begin the clean water fund by February 15, 2015, new text end 24.2 new text begin on the expenditure of these funds. new text end 24.3 new text begin (b) $9,650,000 the first year and $9,650,000 new text end 24.4 new text begin the second year are to develop watershed new text end 24.5 new text begin restoration and protection strategies new text end 24.6 new text begin (WRAPS), which include total maximum new text end 24.7 new text begin daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL new text end 24.8 new text begin implementation plans for waters listed on new text end 24.9 new text begin the Unites States Environmental Protection new text end 24.10 new text begin Agency approved impaired waters list in new text end 24.11 new text begin accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 24.12 new text begin 114D. The agency shall complete an average new text end 24.13 new text begin of ten percent of the TMDL's each year over new text end 24.14 new text begin the biennium. new text end 24.15 new text begin (c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 new text end 24.16 new text begin the second year are for groundwater new text end 24.17 new text begin assessment, including enhancing the new text end 24.18 new text begin ambient monitoring network, modeling, new text end 24.19 new text begin and continuing to monitor for and assess new text end 24.20 new text begin contaminants of emerging concern, and new text end 24.21 new text begin the reassessment of groundwater that was new text end 24.22 new text begin accessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be new text end 24.23 new text begin contaminated. new text end 24.24 new text begin (d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 new text end 24.25 new text begin the second year are for water quality new text end 24.26 new text begin improvements in the lower St. Louis River new text end 24.27 new text begin and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must new text end 24.28 new text begin be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate new text end 24.29 new text begin money to 35 percent state money. new text end 24.30 new text begin (e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 new text end 24.31 new text begin the second year are for the clean water new text end 24.32 new text begin partnership program to provide grants new text end 24.33 new text begin to protect and improve the basins and new text end 24.34 new text begin watersheds of the state and provide financial new text end 24.35 new text begin and technical assistance to study waters new text end 25.1 new text begin with nonpoint source pollution problems. new text end 25.2 new text begin Priority shall be given to projects preventing new text end 25.3 new text begin impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, new text end 25.4 new text begin streams, and groundwater in accordance new text end 25.5 new text begin with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, new text end 25.6 new text begin subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance new text end 25.7 new text begin remaining in the first year does not cancel new text end 25.8 new text begin and is available for the second year. new text end 25.9 new text begin (f) $725,000 the first year and $725,000 the new text end 25.10 new text begin second year are for storm water research and new text end 25.11 new text begin guidance. new text end 25.12 new text begin (g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 new text end 25.13 new text begin the second year are for TMDL research and new text end 25.14 new text begin database development. new text end 25.15 new text begin (h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 new text end 25.16 new text begin the second year are to initiate development of new text end 25.17 new text begin a multiagency watershed database reporting new text end 25.18 new text begin portal. new text end 25.19 new text begin (i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 new text end 25.20 new text begin the second year are for national pollutant new text end 25.21 new text begin discharge elimination system wastewater and new text end 25.22 new text begin storm water TMDL implementation efforts. new text end 25.23 new text begin (j) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 new text end 25.24 new text begin the second year are for identification of new text end 25.25 new text begin application options for water standards. new text end 25.26 new text begin (k) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000 new text end 25.27 new text begin the second year are for grants to counties new text end 25.28 new text begin with specific plans to significantly reduce new text end 25.29 new text begin water pollution by reducing the number of new text end 25.30 new text begin subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) new text end 25.31 new text begin that are an imminent threat to public health new text end 25.32 new text begin or safety or are otherwise failing. Counties new text end 25.33 new text begin with an ordinance in place that requires an new text end 25.34 new text begin SSTS to be compliant with existing standards new text end 25.35 new text begin upon property transfer and as a condition of new text end 26.1 new text begin obtaining a building permit shall be given new text end 26.2 new text begin priority for grants under this paragraph. Of new text end 26.3 new text begin this amount, $750,000 each year is available new text end 26.4 new text begin to counties for grants to low-income new text end 26.5 new text begin landowners to address systems that pose an new text end 26.6 new text begin imminent threat to public health or safety or new text end 26.7 new text begin fail to protect groundwater, and $1,500,000 new text end 26.8 new text begin the first year is for the Voyageurs National new text end 26.9 new text begin Park sewer project. A grant awarded under new text end 26.10 new text begin this paragraph may not exceed $500,000. A new text end 26.11 new text begin county receiving a grant under this paragraph new text end 26.12 new text begin must submit a report to the agency listing the new text end 26.13 new text begin projects funded, including an account of the new text end 26.14 new text begin expenditures. new text end 26.15 new text begin (l) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the new text end 26.16 new text begin second year are to support activities of the new text end 26.17 new text begin Clean Water Council according to Minnesota new text end 26.18 new text begin Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1. new text end 26.19 new text begin (m) $100,000 in the first year is to develop new text end 26.20 new text begin information and provide education on the new text end 26.21 new text begin effects of coal tar and its restricted use, new text end 26.22 new text begin and for enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 26.23 new text begin section 116.201. new text end 26.24 new text begin (n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, new text end 26.25 new text begin section 16A.28, the appropriations new text end 26.26 new text begin encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, new text end 26.27 new text begin as grants or contracts in this section are new text end 26.28 new text begin available until June 30, 2018. new text end 26.29 26.30 Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL new text end new text begin RESOURCES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,885,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,885,000 new text end 26.31 new text begin (a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 new text end 26.32 new text begin the second year are for stream flow new text end 26.33 new text begin monitoring. new text end 27.1 new text begin (b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 new text end 27.2 new text begin the second year are for lake Index of new text end 27.3 new text begin Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments. new text end 27.4 new text begin (c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 new text end 27.5 new text begin the second year are for assessing mercury new text end 27.6 new text begin contamination of fish, including monitoring new text end 27.7 new text begin to track the status of waters impaired by new text end 27.8 new text begin mercury and mercury reduction efforts over new text end 27.9 new text begin time. new text end 27.10 new text begin (d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 new text end 27.11 new text begin the second year are for developing targeted, new text end 27.12 new text begin science-based watershed restoration and new text end 27.13 new text begin protection strategies. new text end 27.14 new text begin (e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 new text end 27.15 new text begin the second year are for water supply planning, new text end 27.16 new text begin aquifer protection, and monitoring activities. new text end 27.17 new text begin (f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 new text end 27.18 new text begin the second year are for technical assistance new text end 27.19 new text begin to support local implementation of nonpoint new text end 27.20 new text begin source restoration and protection activities, new text end 27.21 new text begin including water quality protection in forested new text end 27.22 new text begin watersheds. new text end 27.23 new text begin (g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the new text end 27.24 new text begin second year are for applied research and tools, new text end 27.25 new text begin including watershed hydrologic modeling; new text end 27.26 new text begin maintaining and updating spatial data for new text end 27.27 new text begin watershed boundaries, streams, and water new text end 27.28 new text begin bodies and integrating high-resolution digital new text end 27.29 new text begin elevation data; assessing effectiveness of new text end 27.30 new text begin forestry best management practices for water new text end 27.31 new text begin quality; and developing a biomonitoring new text end 27.32 new text begin database. new text end 27.33 new text begin (h) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 new text end 27.34 new text begin the second year are for developing county new text end 27.35 new text begin geologic atlases. new text end 28.1 new text begin (i) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 new text end 28.2 new text begin the second year are for improved water new text end 28.3 new text begin permit management, including: new text end 28.4 new text begin (1) install more water level monitoring new text end 28.5 new text begin devices to acquire locally accurate new text end 28.6 new text begin information, and establish sustainability new text end 28.7 new text begin thresholds for use through time; new text end 28.8 new text begin (2) enhance electronic permitting to increase new text end 28.9 new text begin speed and accuracy; new text end 28.10 new text begin (3) improve compliance with water new text end 28.11 new text begin appropriation regulations; new text end 28.12 new text begin (4) manage aquifers comprehensively rather new text end 28.13 new text begin than permit by permit; new text end 28.14 new text begin (5) support local units of government with new text end 28.15 new text begin financial and technical assistance; and new text end 28.16 new text begin (6) work with communities to review and new text end 28.17 new text begin update water supply plans and conservation new text end 28.18 new text begin measures. new text end 28.19 28.20 Sec. 7. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL new text end new text begin RESOURCES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 33,409,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 35,409,000 new text end 28.21 new text begin (a) $17,500,000 the first year and new text end 28.22 new text begin $18,500,000 the second year are for grants new text end 28.23 new text begin to protect and restore surface water and new text end 28.24 new text begin drinking water; to keep water on the land; to new text end 28.25 new text begin protect, enhance, and restore water quality new text end 28.26 new text begin in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect new text end 28.27 new text begin groundwater and drinking water, including new text end 28.28 new text begin feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage new text end 28.29 new text begin treatment system (SSTS) projects and new text end 28.30 new text begin stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline new text end 28.31 new text begin restoration projects. The projects must be of new text end 28.32 new text begin long-lasting public benefit, include a match, new text end 28.33 new text begin and be consistent with total maximum daily new text end 29.1 new text begin load (TMDL) implementation plans or local new text end 29.2 new text begin water management plans or their equivalents. new text end 29.3 new text begin (b) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 new text end 29.4 new text begin the second year are for targeted local new text end 29.5 new text begin resource protection and enhancement grants. new text end 29.6 new text begin The board shall give priority consideration new text end 29.7 new text begin to projects and practices that complement, new text end 29.8 new text begin supplement, or exceed current state standards new text end 29.9 new text begin for protection, enhancement, and restoration new text end 29.10 new text begin of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams new text end 29.11 new text begin or that protect groundwater from degradation. new text end 29.12 new text begin (c) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 the new text end 29.13 new text begin second year are to provide state oversight new text end 29.14 new text begin and accountability, evaluate results, and new text end 29.15 new text begin measure the value of conservation program new text end 29.16 new text begin implementation by local governments, new text end 29.17 new text begin including submission to the legislature new text end 29.18 new text begin by March 1 each year an annual report new text end 29.19 new text begin prepared by the board, in consultation with new text end 29.20 new text begin the commissioners of natural resources, new text end 29.21 new text begin health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control new text end 29.22 new text begin Agency, detailing the recipients and projects new text end 29.23 new text begin funded under this section. new text end 29.24 new text begin (d) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 new text end 29.25 new text begin the second year are for grants and technical new text end 29.26 new text begin assistance for the conservation drainage new text end 29.27 new text begin management program in consultation with new text end 29.28 new text begin the Drainage Work Group, created under new text end 29.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, new text end 29.30 new text begin subdivision 13, to facilitate planning, design, new text end 29.31 new text begin and installation of conservation practices on new text end 29.32 new text begin drainage systems that will result in water new text end 29.33 new text begin quality improvements, including associated new text end 29.34 new text begin outcomes documentation and outreach to new text end 29.35 new text begin conservation decision makers. The board new text end 30.1 new text begin shall coordinate conservation practice new text end 30.2 new text begin standards with the Natural Resources new text end 30.3 new text begin Conservation Service of the United States new text end 30.4 new text begin Department of Agriculture. new text end 30.5 new text begin (e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 new text end 30.6 new text begin the second year are to purchase and restore new text end 30.7 new text begin permanent conservation easements on new text end 30.8 new text begin riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, new text end 30.9 new text begin streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the new text end 30.10 new text begin land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, new text end 30.11 new text begin and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic new text end 30.12 new text begin impacts to surface waters; and increase new text end 30.13 new text begin infiltration for groundwater recharge. This new text end 30.14 new text begin appropriation may be used for restoration new text end 30.15 new text begin of riparian buffers protected by easements new text end 30.16 new text begin purchased with this appropriation and for new text end 30.17 new text begin stream bank restorations when the riparian new text end 30.18 new text begin buffers have been restored. new text end 30.19 new text begin (f) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 new text end 30.20 new text begin the second year are for permanent new text end 30.21 new text begin conservation easements on wellhead new text end 30.22 new text begin protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 30.23 new text begin section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph new text end 30.24 new text begin (d). Priority must be placed on land that new text end 30.25 new text begin is located where the vulnerability of the new text end 30.26 new text begin drinking water supply is designated as high new text end 30.27 new text begin or very high by the commissioner of health. new text end 30.28 new text begin (g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 new text end 30.29 new text begin the second year are for community partners new text end 30.30 new text begin grants to local units of government for: new text end 30.31 new text begin (1) structural or vegetative management new text end 30.32 new text begin practices that reduce storm water runoff new text end 30.33 new text begin from developed or disturbed lands to reduce new text end 30.34 new text begin the movement of sediment, nutrients, and new text end 30.35 new text begin pollutants for restoration, protection, or new text end 31.1 new text begin enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, new text end 31.2 new text begin and streams and to protect groundwater new text end 31.3 new text begin and drinking water; and (2) installation new text end 31.4 new text begin of proven and effective water retention new text end 31.5 new text begin practices including, but not limited to, rain new text end 31.6 new text begin gardens and other vegetated infiltration new text end 31.7 new text begin basins and sediment control basins in order new text end 31.8 new text begin to keep water on the land. The projects new text end 31.9 new text begin must be of long-lasting public benefit, new text end 31.10 new text begin include a local match, and be consistent new text end 31.11 new text begin with TMDL implementation plans or local new text end 31.12 new text begin water management plans or their equivalents. new text end 31.13 new text begin Local government unit costs may be used as new text end 31.14 new text begin a match. new text end 31.15 new text begin (h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the new text end 31.16 new text begin second year are for a technical evaluation new text end 31.17 new text begin panel to conduct up to ten restoration new text end 31.18 new text begin evaluations under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 31.19 new text begin section 114D.50, subdivision 6. new text end 31.20 new text begin (i) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the new text end 31.21 new text begin second year are for assistance and grants to new text end 31.22 new text begin local governments to transition local water new text end 31.23 new text begin management plans to a watershed approach new text end 31.24 new text begin as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 31.25 new text begin chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. new text end 31.26 new text begin (j) The board shall contract for services new text end 31.27 new text begin with Conservation Corps Minnesota for new text end 31.28 new text begin restoration, maintenance, and other activities new text end 31.29 new text begin under this section for up to $500,000 the first new text end 31.30 new text begin year and up to $500,000 the second year. new text end 31.31 new text begin (k) The board may shift grant or cost-share new text end 31.32 new text begin funds in this section and may adjust the new text end 31.33 new text begin technical and administrative assistance new text end 31.34 new text begin portion of the funds to leverage federal or new text end 31.35 new text begin other nonstate funds or to address oversight new text end 32.1 new text begin responsibilities or high-priority needs new text end 32.2 new text begin identified in local water management plans. new text end 32.3 new text begin (l) The board shall require grantees to specify new text end 32.4 new text begin the outcomes that will be achieved by the new text end 32.5 new text begin grants prior to any grant awards. new text end 32.6 new text begin (m) The appropriations in this section are new text end 32.7 new text begin available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant new text end 32.8 new text begin funds are available until expended and shall new text end 32.9 new text begin be regranted consistent with the purposes of new text end 32.10 new text begin this section. new text end 32.11 Sec. 8. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,199,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,198,000 new text end 32.12 new text begin (a) $944,000 the first year and $943,000 the new text end 32.13 new text begin second year are for addressing public health new text end 32.14 new text begin concerns related to contaminants found in new text end 32.15 new text begin Minnesota drinking water for which no new text end 32.16 new text begin health-based drinking water standards exist. new text end 32.17 new text begin (b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 new text end 32.18 new text begin the second year are for protection of drinking new text end 32.19 new text begin water sources. new text end 32.20 new text begin (c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the new text end 32.21 new text begin second year are for cost-share assistance to new text end 32.22 new text begin public and private well owners for up to 50 new text end 32.23 new text begin percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. new text end 32.24 new text begin (d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000 the new text end 32.25 new text begin second year are to update and expand the new text end 32.26 new text begin county well index, in cooperation with the new text end 32.27 new text begin commissioner of natural resources. new text end 32.28 new text begin (e) The appropriations in this section are new text end 32.29 new text begin available until June 30, 2016. new text end 32.30 Sec. 9. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,803,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,100,000 new text end 32.31 new text begin (a) $766,000 the first year and $600,000 new text end 32.32 new text begin the second year are for implementation of new text end 32.33 new text begin the master water supply plan developed new text end 33.1 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565, new text end 33.2 new text begin and water supply sustainability projects. new text end 33.3 new text begin Of this amount, $166,000 the first year is new text end 33.4 new text begin for identification of regional groundwater new text end 33.5 new text begin recharge areas. new text end 33.6 new text begin (b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the new text end 33.7 new text begin second year are for grants or loans for local new text end 33.8 new text begin inflow and infiltration reduction programs new text end 33.9 new text begin addressing high priority areas in the new text end 33.10 new text begin metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota new text end 33.11 new text begin Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This new text end 33.12 new text begin appropriation is available until expended. new text end 33.13 new text begin (c) $537,000 the first year is for an agreement new text end 33.14 new text begin with the United States Geological Survey to new text end 33.15 new text begin investigate groundwater and surface water new text end 33.16 new text begin interaction in and around White Bear Lake new text end 33.17 new text begin and surrounding northeast metropolitan new text end 33.18 new text begin lakes, including seepage rate determinations, new text end 33.19 new text begin water quality of groundwater and surface new text end 33.20 new text begin water, isotope analyses, lake level analyses, new text end 33.21 new text begin water balance determination, and creation new text end 33.22 new text begin of a calibrated groundwater flow model, new text end 33.23 new text begin including a comparison of water levels with new text end 33.24 new text begin lakes bordering the study area. The council new text end 33.25 new text begin shall use the results to prepare guidance for new text end 33.26 new text begin other areas to use in addressing groundwater new text end 33.27 new text begin and surface water interaction issues. This is new text end 33.28 new text begin a onetime appropriation and is available until new text end 33.29 new text begin June 30, 2016. new text end 33.30 Sec. 10. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 15,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 15,000 new text end 33.31 new text begin $15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second new text end 33.32 new text begin year are for the Legislative Coordinating new text end 33.33 new text begin Commission for the Web site required new text end 33.34 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, new text end 33.35 new text begin subdivision 10, including detailed mapping. new text end 34.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.15, is amended by adding a 34.2subdivision to read: 34.3     new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Watershed restoration and protection strategy or WRAPS. new text end new text begin "Watershed new text end 34.4 new text begin restoration and protection strategy" or "WRAPS" means a document summarizing new text end 34.5 new text begin scientific studies of a major watershed no larger than a hydrologic unit code 8 including new text end 34.6 new text begin the physical, chemical, and biological assessment of the water quality of the watershed; new text end 34.7 new text begin identification of impairments and water bodies in need of protection; identification of new text end 34.8 new text begin biotic stressors and sources of pollution, both point and nonpoint; TMDL's for the new text end 34.9 new text begin impairments; and an implementation table containing strategies and actions designed to new text end 34.10 new text begin achieve and maintain water quality standards and goals. new text end 34.11    Sec. 12. new text begin [114D.26] WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION new text end 34.12 new text begin STRATEGIES. new text end 34.13     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Contents. new text end new text begin The Pollution Control Agency shall develop watershed new text end 34.14 new text begin restoration and protection strategies. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting new text end 34.15 new text begin the goals of this chapter, each WRAPS shall: new text end 34.16 new text begin (1) identify impaired waters and waters in need of protection; new text end 34.17 new text begin (2) identify biotic stressors causing impairments or threats to water quality; new text end 34.18 new text begin (3) summarize watershed modeling outputs and resulting pollution load allocations, new text end 34.19 new text begin wasteload allocations, and priority areas for targeting actions to improve water quality; new text end 34.20 new text begin (4) identify point sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge new text end 34.21 new text begin elimination system permit is required under section 115.03; new text end 34.22 new text begin (5) identify nonpoint sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge new text end 34.23 new text begin elimination system permit is not required under section 115.03, with sufficient specificity new text end 34.24 new text begin to prioritize and geographically locate watershed restoration and protection actions; new text end 34.25 new text begin (6) describe the current pollution loading and load reduction needed for each source new text end 34.26 new text begin or source category to meet water quality standards and goals, including wasteload and new text end 34.27 new text begin load allocations from TMDL's; new text end 34.28 new text begin (7) contain a plan for ongoing water quality monitoring to fill data gaps, determine new text end 34.29 new text begin changing conditions, and gauge implementation effectiveness; and new text end 34.30 new text begin (8) contain an implementation table of strategies and actions that are capable of new text end 34.31 new text begin cumulatively achieving needed pollution load reductions for point and nonpoint sources, new text end 34.32 new text begin including: new text end 34.33 new text begin (i) water quality parameters of concern; new text end 34.34 new text begin (ii) current water quality conditions; new text end 34.35 new text begin (iii) water quality goals and targets by parameter of concern; new text end 35.1 new text begin (iv) strategies and actions by parameter of concern and the scale of adoptions needed new text end 35.2 new text begin for each; new text end 35.3 new text begin (v) a timeline for achievement of water quality targets; new text end 35.4 new text begin (vi) the governmental units with primary responsibility for implementing each new text end 35.5 new text begin watershed restoration or protection strategy; and new text end 35.6 new text begin (vii) a timeline and interim milestones for achievement of watershed restoration or new text end 35.7 new text begin protection implementation actions within ten years of strategy adoption. new text end 35.8     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Reporting. new text end new text begin Beginning July 1, 2016, and every other year thereafter, the new text end 35.9 new text begin Pollution Control Agency must report on its Web site the progress toward implementation new text end 35.10 new text begin milestones and water quality goals for all adopted TMDL's and, where available, WRAPS's. new text end 35.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Timelines; administration. new text end new text begin Each year, the Pollution Control Agency must new text end 35.12 new text begin complete WRAPS's for at least ten percent of the state's major watersheds. WRAPS shall new text end 35.13 new text begin be governed by the procedures for approval and notice in section 114D.25, subdivisions new text end 35.14 new text begin 2 and 4, except that WRAPS need not be submitted to the United States Environmental new text end 35.15 new text begin Protection Agency. new text end 35.16    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a 35.17subdivision to read: 35.18     new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end new text begin Nonpoint priority funding plan. new text end new text begin (a) Beginning July 1, 2014, and every new text end 35.19 new text begin other year thereafter, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall prepare and post on its new text end 35.20 new text begin Web site a priority funding plan to prioritize potential nonpoint restoration and protection new text end 35.21 new text begin actions based on available WRAPS's, TMDL's, and local water plans. The plan must take new text end 35.22 new text begin into account the following factors: water quality outcomes, cost-effectiveness, landowner new text end 35.23 new text begin financial need, and leverage of nonstate funding sources. The plan shall include an new text end 35.24 new text begin estimated range of costs for the prioritized actions. new text end 35.25 new text begin (b) Consistent with the priorities listed in section 114D.20, state agencies allocating new text end 35.26 new text begin money from the clean water fund for nonpoint restoration and protection strategies shall new text end 35.27 new text begin target the money according to the priorities identified on the nonpoint priority funding new text end 35.28 new text begin plan. The allocation of money from the clean water fund to projects eligible for financial new text end 35.29 new text begin assistance under section 116.182 is not governed by the nonpoint priority funding plan. new text end 35.30    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 35.31    Subd. 4. Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the 35.32clean water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, 35.33and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and 35.34drinking water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than 36.1one of these requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall 36.2include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and a plan for 36.3measuring and evaluating the results. A project must be consistent with current science 36.4and incorporate state-of-the-art technology. 36.5(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits 36.6across all regions and residents of the state. 36.7(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean 36.8water fund must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects 36.9or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 36.10under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 36.11as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 36.12Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 36.13required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. Information 36.14classified as not public under section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is not required 36.15to be placed on the Web site. 36.16(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section 36.1716B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 36.18regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 36.19grants that will be competitively awarded. 36.20(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit 36.21Minnesota waters. 36.22(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund 36.23shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy logo required 36.24under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 36.25361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 36.26When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the person to 36.27a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain 36.28additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web 36.29site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10. 36.30(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state 36.31agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 36.32any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. 36.33 new text begin (h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through new text end 36.34 new text begin execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with new text end 36.35 new text begin respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements. new text end 37.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a 37.2subdivision to read: 37.3     new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end new text begin Riparian buffer payments; reporting. new text end new text begin When clean water funds are used new text end 37.4 new text begin to purchase riparian buffer easements, payments for the first 50 feet of riparian buffer that new text end 37.5 new text begin are noncompliant with Minnesota Rules, part 6120.3300, may not exceed noncropped new text end 37.6 new text begin rates as established under section 103F.515. The Board of Water and Soil Resources must new text end 37.7 new text begin include in its biennial report on clean water fund appropriations the funding spent on new text end 37.8 new text begin easements for riparian buffers that are not compliant with Minnesota Rules, part 6120.3300. new text end 37.9ARTICLE 3 37.10PARKS AND TRAILS FUND 37.11 Section 1. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 37.12 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 37.13 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 37.14 new text begin parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The new text end 37.15 new text begin figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under new text end 37.16 new text begin them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. new text end 37.17 new text begin "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" new text end 37.18 new text begin is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 37.19 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 37.20 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 37.21 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 37.22 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 37.23 Sec. 2. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS new text end 37.24 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 41,709,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 41,796,000 new text end 37.25 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 37.26 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 37.27 new text begin sections. new text end 37.28 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end 37.29 new text begin Money appropriated in this article may new text end 37.30 new text begin not be spent on activities unless they are new text end 37.31 new text begin directly related to and necessary for a new text end 37.32 new text begin specific appropriation. Money appropriated new text end 37.33 new text begin in this article must be spent in accordance new text end 37.34 new text begin with Minnesota Management and Budget's new text end 38.1 new text begin Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund new text end 38.2 new text begin Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota new text end 38.3 new text begin Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless new text end 38.4 new text begin otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year new text end 38.5 new text begin 2014 appropriations are available until June new text end 38.6 new text begin 30, 2016, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations new text end 38.7 new text begin are available until June 30, 2017. If a project new text end 38.8 new text begin receives federal funds, the time period of new text end 38.9 new text begin the appropriation is extended to equal the new text end 38.10 new text begin availability of federal funding. new text end 38.11 38.12 Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL new text end new text begin RESOURCES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,951,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 25,157,000 new text end 38.13 new text begin (a) $16,501,000 the first year and new text end 38.14 new text begin $16,633,000 the second year are for state new text end 38.15 new text begin parks, recreation areas, and trails to: new text end 38.16 new text begin (1) connect people to the outdoors; new text end 38.17 new text begin (2) acquire land and create opportunities; new text end 38.18 new text begin (3) maintain existing holdings; and new text end 38.19 new text begin (4) improve cooperation by coordinating new text end 38.20 new text begin with partners to implement the 25-year new text end 38.21 new text begin long-range parks and trails legacy plan. new text end 38.22 new text begin (b) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,317,000 new text end 38.23 new text begin the second year are to contract with the new text end 38.24 new text begin Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and new text end 38.25 new text begin Trails Commission for the purposes of new text end 38.26 new text begin new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, new text end 38.27 new text begin subdivision 3. Of this amount, not more new text end 38.28 new text begin than four percent each year may be used new text end 38.29 new text begin for administration and grant oversight. The new text end 38.30 new text begin appropriation must be made directly to the new text end 38.31 new text begin commission after fiscal year 2015. new text end 38.32 new text begin (c) $200,000 the first year and $207,000 the new text end 38.33 new text begin second year are for enhanced, integrated, new text end 38.34 new text begin and accessible Web-based information for new text end 39.1 new text begin park and trail users; joint marketing and new text end 39.2 new text begin promotional efforts for all parks and trails new text end 39.3 new text begin of regional or statewide significance; and new text end 39.4 new text begin support of activities of a parks and trails new text end 39.5 new text begin legacy advisory committee. Of this amount, new text end 39.6 new text begin $100,000 the first year and $103,000 the new text end 39.7 new text begin second year are for Greater Minnesota Parks new text end 39.8 new text begin and Trails Commission capacity building. new text end 39.9 new text begin (d) The commissioner shall contract for new text end 39.10 new text begin services with Conservation Corps Minnesota new text end 39.11 new text begin for restoration, maintenance, and other new text end 39.12 new text begin activities under this section for at least new text end 39.13 new text begin $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the new text end 39.14 new text begin second year. new text end 39.15 Sec. 4. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 16,501,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 16,633,000 new text end 39.16 new text begin $16,501,000 the first year and $16,633,000 new text end 39.17 new text begin the second year are to be distributed new text end 39.18 new text begin according to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 39.19 new text begin 85.53, subdivision 3. new text end 39.20 Sec. 5. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 7,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,000 new text end 39.21 new text begin $7,000 the first year and $6,000 the second new text end 39.22 new text begin year are for the Legislative Coordinating new text end 39.23 new text begin Commission for the Web site required new text end 39.24 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, new text end 39.25 new text begin subdivision 10, including detailed mapping. new text end 39.26 Sec. 6. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end 39.27 new text begin $250,000 the first year is for the University of new text end 39.28 new text begin Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes new text end 39.29 new text begin to update the long-range inventory and new text end 39.30 new text begin framework for an integrated statewide parks new text end 39.31 new text begin and trails network that provides information new text end 39.32 new text begin on the natural resource-based recreational new text end 39.33 new text begin opportunities available throughout the state. new text end 40.1 new text begin The detailed inventory and framework must new text end 40.2 new text begin be updated to include new census data, new text end 40.3 new text begin updated data from the Greater Minnesota new text end 40.4 new text begin Regional Parks and Trails study authorized new text end 40.5 new text begin by the 2011 legislature, updated physical new text end 40.6 new text begin information, the adoption of a user-friendly new text end 40.7 new text begin platform for the information, and the new text end 40.8 new text begin development of a standardized survey tool new text end 40.9 new text begin for use by: new text end 40.10 new text begin (1) the commissioner of natural resources for new text end 40.11 new text begin state parks and trails; new text end 40.12 new text begin (2) metropolitan area park and trail agencies new text end 40.13 new text begin for metropolitan parks and trails; and new text end 40.14 new text begin (3) park and trail managers outside the new text end 40.15 new text begin metropolitan area for parks and trails of new text end 40.16 new text begin regional or statewide significance. new text end 40.17 new text begin In updating the inventory and framework, the new text end 40.18 new text begin Center for Changing Landscapes shall consult new text end 40.19 new text begin with the Department of Natural Resources, new text end 40.20 new text begin the Office of Explore Minnesota Tourism, the new text end 40.21 new text begin Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails new text end 40.22 new text begin Commission, the Metropolitan Council, local new text end 40.23 new text begin units of government, park and trail groups, new text end 40.24 new text begin the public, and other stakeholder groups. new text end 40.25 new text begin The Center for Changing Landscapes shall new text end 40.26 new text begin submit a report on the updated inventory and new text end 40.27 new text begin framework and a summary of the inventory new text end 40.28 new text begin to the commissioner of natural resources and new text end 40.29 new text begin to the chairs and ranking minority members new text end 40.30 new text begin of the senate and house of representatives new text end 40.31 new text begin committees and divisions having jurisdiction new text end 40.32 new text begin over natural resources policy and finance by new text end 40.33 new text begin February 15, 2015. new text end 41.1    Sec. 7. new text begin [85.536] GREATER MINNESOTA REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS new text end 41.2 new text begin COMMISSION. new text end 41.3     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment; purpose. new text end new text begin The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and new text end 41.4 new text begin Trails Commission is created to undertake system planning and provide recommendations new text end 41.5 new text begin to the legislature for grants funded by the parks and trails fund to counties and cities new text end 41.6 new text begin outside of the seven-county metropolitan area for parks and trails of regional significance. new text end 41.7     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Commission. new text end new text begin The commission shall include 13 members appointed by the new text end 41.8 new text begin governor with two members from each of the regional parks and trails districts determined new text end 41.9 new text begin under subdivision 5, and one member at large. Membership terms, compensation, and new text end 41.10 new text begin removal of members and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.0575. new text end 41.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin First appointments. new text end new text begin The governor shall make the first appointment by new text end 41.12 new text begin June 15, 2013. The governor shall designate six of the first appointees to terms ending on new text end 41.13 new text begin the first Monday in January 2015, and the remainder of the first appointees shall serve new text end 41.14 new text begin terms ending the first Monday in January 2016. new text end 41.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin First meeting. new text end new text begin The governor or his designee shall convene the first new text end 41.16 new text begin meeting of the commission by July 15, 2013, and shall act as chair until the commission new text end 41.17 new text begin elects a chair. The commission shall elect a chair at its first meeting. new text end 41.18     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Districts; plans and hearings. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources, new text end 41.19 new text begin in consultation with the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Coalition, shall new text end 41.20 new text begin establish six regional parks and trails districts in the state encompassing the area outside new text end 41.21 new text begin the seven-county metropolitan area. The commissioner shall establish districts by new text end 41.22 new text begin combining counties and may not assign a county to more than one district. new text end 41.23 new text begin (b) Counties within each district may jointly prepare, after consultation with all new text end 41.24 new text begin affected municipalities, and submit to the commission, and from time to time revise and new text end 41.25 new text begin resubmit to the commission, a master plan for the acquisition and development of parks new text end 41.26 new text begin and trails of regional significance located within the district. District-wide plans and new text end 41.27 new text begin master plans for individual parks and trails must meet the protocols and criteria as set new text end 41.28 new text begin forth in the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails strategic plan. The counties, new text end 41.29 new text begin after consultation with the commission, shall jointly hold a public hearing on the proposed new text end 41.30 new text begin plan and budget at a time and place determined by the counties. Not less than 15 days new text end 41.31 new text begin before the hearing, the counties shall provide notice of the hearing stating the date, time, new text end 41.32 new text begin and place of the hearing, and the place where the proposed plan and budget may be new text end 41.33 new text begin examined by any interested person. At any hearing interested persons shall be permitted to new text end 41.34 new text begin present their views on the plan and budget. new text end 42.1 new text begin (c) The commission shall review each master plan to determine whether it meets new text end 42.2 new text begin the conditions of subdivision 6. If it does not, the commission shall return the plan with new text end 42.3 new text begin its comments to the district for revision and resubmittal. new text end 42.4     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Recommendations. new text end new text begin (a) In recommending grants under this section, the new text end 42.5 new text begin commission shall make recommendations consistent with master plans. new text end 42.6 new text begin (b) The commission shall determine recommended grant amounts through an new text end 42.7 new text begin adopted merit-based evaluation process that includes the level of local financial support. new text end 42.8 new text begin The evaluation process is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and new text end 42.9 new text begin section 14.386 does not apply. new text end 42.10 new text begin (c) When recommending grants, the commission shall consider balance of the grant new text end 42.11 new text begin benefits across greater Minnesota. new text end 42.12 new text begin (d) Grants may be recommended only for parks and trails included in a plan new text end 42.13 new text begin approved by the commission under subdivision 5. new text end 42.14     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Chair. new text end new text begin The commission shall annually elect from among its members a new text end 42.15 new text begin chair and other officers necessary for the performance of its duties. new text end 42.16     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Meetings. new text end new text begin The commission shall meet at least twice each year. new text end 42.17 new text begin Commission meetings are subject to chapter 13D. new text end 42.18     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin The commission shall submit a report by January 15 each year new text end 42.19 new text begin listing its recommendations under subdivision 7 to the chairs and ranking minority new text end 42.20 new text begin members of the committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary new text end 42.21 new text begin jurisdiction over legacy appropriations. new text end 42.22     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Conflict of interest. new text end new text begin A member of the commission may not participate in new text end 42.23 new text begin or vote on a decision of the commission relating to an organization in which the member new text end 42.24 new text begin has either a direct or indirect financial interest. new text end 42.25     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, "commission" means the new text end 42.26 new text begin Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission established under this section. new text end 42.27     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Sunset. new text end new text begin The commission shall sunset January 1, 2020. new text end 42.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 42.29ARTICLE 4 42.30ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND 42.31 Section 1. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 42.32     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 42.33 new text begin entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts new text end 42.34 new text begin and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable new text end 43.1 new text begin activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2014" and new text end 43.2 new text begin "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available new text end 43.3 new text begin for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" new text end 43.4 new text begin is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years new text end 43.5 new text begin 2014 and 2015. All appropriations in this article are onetime. new text end 43.6 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 43.7 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 43.8 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 43.9 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 43.10 Sec. 2. new text begin ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE new text end 43.11 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 56,759,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 58,334,000 new text end 43.12 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 43.13 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 43.14 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 43.15 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Availability of Appropriation new text end 43.16 new text begin Money appropriated in this article may new text end 43.17 new text begin not be spent on activities unless they are new text end 43.18 new text begin directly related to and necessary for a new text end 43.19 new text begin specific appropriation. Money appropriated new text end 43.20 new text begin in this article must be spent in accordance new text end 43.21 new text begin with Minnesota Management and Budget's new text end 43.22 new text begin guidance to agencies on legacy fund new text end 43.23 new text begin expenditures. Notwithstanding Minnesota new text end 43.24 new text begin Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless new text end 43.25 new text begin otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year new text end 43.26 new text begin 2014 appropriations are available until June new text end 43.27 new text begin 30, 2015, and fiscal year 2015 appropriations new text end 43.28 new text begin are available until June 30, 2016. If a project new text end 43.29 new text begin receives federal funds, the time period of new text end 43.30 new text begin the appropriation is extended to equal the new text end 43.31 new text begin availability of federal funding. Money new text end 43.32 new text begin appropriated in this article may not be spent new text end 43.33 new text begin on projects that would otherwise be eligible new text end 43.34 new text begin as a capital investment expenditure under new text end 43.35 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to new text end 44.1 new text begin 16A.675, except that funds appropriated to new text end 44.2 new text begin the Minnesota Historical Society for grants new text end 44.3 new text begin and partnerships may be used to preserve new text end 44.4 new text begin significant historic resources. For all grants new text end 44.5 new text begin issued under this article, priority shall be new text end 44.6 new text begin given to projects that have a nonstate cash new text end 44.7 new text begin match of at least 25 percent of the total new text end 44.8 new text begin eligible project costs. new text end 44.9 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Minnesota State Arts Board new text end new text begin 27,800,000 new text end new text begin 29,100,000 new text end 44.10 new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 44.11 new text begin Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts new text end 44.12 new text begin education, and arts access. Appropriations new text end 44.13 new text begin made directly to the Minnesota State new text end 44.14 new text begin Arts Board shall supplement, and shall new text end 44.15 new text begin not substitute for, traditional sources of new text end 44.16 new text begin funding. Each grant program established new text end 44.17 new text begin within this appropriation shall be new text end 44.18 new text begin separately administered from other state new text end 44.19 new text begin appropriations for program planning and new text end 44.20 new text begin outcome measurements, but may take into new text end 44.21 new text begin consideration other state resources awarded new text end 44.22 new text begin in the selection of applicants and grant award new text end 44.23 new text begin size. new text end 44.24 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Arts and Arts Access Initiatives new text end 44.25 new text begin $22,100,000 the first year and $23,200,000 new text end 44.26 new text begin the second year are to support Minnesota new text end 44.27 new text begin artists and arts organizations in creating, new text end 44.28 new text begin producing, and presenting high-quality arts new text end 44.29 new text begin activities; to overcome barriers to accessing new text end 44.30 new text begin high-quality arts activities; and to instill the new text end 44.31 new text begin arts into the community and public life in new text end 44.32 new text begin this state. new text end 44.33 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Arts Education new text end 45.1 new text begin $4,000,000 the first year and $4,200,000 new text end 45.2 new text begin the second year are for high-quality, new text end 45.3 new text begin age-appropriate arts education for new text end 45.4 new text begin Minnesotans of all ages to develop new text end 45.5 new text begin knowledge, skills, and understanding of the new text end 45.6 new text begin arts. new text end 45.7 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Arts and Cultural Heritage new text end 45.8 new text begin $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the new text end 45.9 new text begin second year are for events and activities that new text end 45.10 new text begin represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, new text end 45.11 new text begin including folk and traditional artists and art new text end 45.12 new text begin organizations, represented in this state. new text end 45.13 new text begin (e) Four percent of the funds appropriated new text end 45.14 new text begin in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the new text end 45.15 new text begin board for administration of grant programs, new text end 45.16 new text begin delivering technical services, providing new text end 45.17 new text begin fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and new text end 45.18 new text begin ensuring accountability. new text end 45.19 new text begin Thirty percent of the remaining total new text end 45.20 new text begin appropriation to each of the categories listed new text end 45.21 new text begin in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the new text end 45.22 new text begin regional arts councils. new text end 45.23 new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining under new text end 45.24 new text begin this section in the first year does not cancel, new text end 45.25 new text begin but is available for the second year of the new text end 45.26 new text begin biennium. new text end 45.27 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Department of Education new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end 45.28 new text begin These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 45.29 new text begin commissioner of education for grants to new text end 45.30 new text begin the 12 Minnesota regional library systems new text end 45.31 new text begin to provide educational opportunities in new text end 45.32 new text begin the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural new text end 45.33 new text begin heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be new text end 45.34 new text begin allocated using the formula in Minnesota new text end 46.1 new text begin Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, new text end 46.2 new text begin 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to new text end 46.3 new text begin be distributed to all qualifying systems in new text end 46.4 new text begin an amount proportionate to the number of new text end 46.5 new text begin qualifying system entities in each system. new text end 46.6 new text begin For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying new text end 46.7 new text begin system entity" means a public library, a new text end 46.8 new text begin regional library system, a regional library new text end 46.9 new text begin system headquarters, a county, or an outreach new text end 46.10 new text begin service program. These funds may be used new text end 46.11 new text begin to sponsor programs provided by regional new text end 46.12 new text begin libraries or to provide grants to local arts new text end 46.13 new text begin and cultural heritage programs for programs new text end 46.14 new text begin in partnership with regional libraries. new text end 46.15 new text begin These funds shall be distributed in ten new text end 46.16 new text begin equal payments per year. Notwithstanding new text end 46.17 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the new text end 46.18 new text begin appropriations encumbered on or before new text end 46.19 new text begin June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this new text end 46.20 new text begin subdivision are available until June 30, 2017. new text end 46.21 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Minnesota Historical Society new text end new text begin 14,225,000 new text end new text begin 15,100,000 new text end 46.22 new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 46.23 new text begin governing board of the Minnesota Historical new text end 46.24 new text begin Society to preserve and enhance access to new text end 46.25 new text begin Minnesota's history and its cultural and new text end 46.26 new text begin historical resources. Grant agreements new text end 46.27 new text begin entered into by the Minnesota Historical new text end 46.28 new text begin Society and other recipients of appropriations new text end 46.29 new text begin in this subdivision must ensure that new text end 46.30 new text begin these funds are used to supplement and new text end 46.31 new text begin not substitute for traditional sources of new text end 46.32 new text begin funding. Funds directly appropriated to the new text end 46.33 new text begin Minnesota Historical Society shall be used to new text end 46.34 new text begin supplement, and not substitute for, traditional new text end 46.35 new text begin sources of funding. Notwithstanding new text end 46.36 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for new text end 47.1 new text begin historic preservation projects that improve new text end 47.2 new text begin historic structures, the amounts are available new text end 47.3 new text begin until June 30, 2017. new text end 47.4 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Historical Grants and Programs new text end 47.5 new text begin (1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants new text end 47.6 new text begin $5,800,000 the first year and $6,250,000 the new text end 47.7 new text begin second year are for history programs and new text end 47.8 new text begin projects operated or conducted by or through new text end 47.9 new text begin local, county, regional, or other historical new text end 47.10 new text begin or cultural organizations or for activities new text end 47.11 new text begin to preserve significant historic and cultural new text end 47.12 new text begin resources. Funds are to be distributed through new text end 47.13 new text begin a competitive grant process. The Minnesota new text end 47.14 new text begin Historical Society shall administer these new text end 47.15 new text begin funds using established grant mechanisms, new text end 47.16 new text begin with assistance from the advisory committee new text end 47.17 new text begin created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article new text end 47.18 new text begin 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), new text end 47.19 new text begin item (ii). new text end 47.20 new text begin (2) Programs new text end 47.21 new text begin $5,800,000 the first year and $6,250,000 the new text end 47.22 new text begin second year are for programs and purposes new text end 47.23 new text begin related to the historical and cultural heritage new text end 47.24 new text begin of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the new text end 47.25 new text begin Minnesota Historical Society. new text end 47.26 new text begin (3) History Partnerships new text end 47.27 new text begin $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the new text end 47.28 new text begin second year are for partnerships involving new text end 47.29 new text begin multiple organizations, which may include new text end 47.30 new text begin the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve new text end 47.31 new text begin and enhance access to Minnesota's history new text end 47.32 new text begin and cultural heritage in all regions of the state. new text end 47.33 47.34 new text begin (4) Statewide Survey of Historical and new text end new text begin Archaeological Sites new text end 48.1 new text begin $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the new text end 48.2 new text begin second year are for a contract or contracts new text end 48.3 new text begin to be awarded on a competitive basis to new text end 48.4 new text begin conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's new text end 48.5 new text begin sites of historical, archaeological, and new text end 48.6 new text begin cultural significance. Results of the surveys new text end 48.7 new text begin must be published in a searchable form new text end 48.8 new text begin and available to the public on a cost-free new text end 48.9 new text begin basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the new text end 48.10 new text begin Office of the State Archaeologist, and the new text end 48.11 new text begin Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a new text end 48.12 new text begin representative to an oversight board to select new text end 48.13 new text begin contractors and direct the conduct of the new text end 48.14 new text begin surveys. The oversight board shall consult new text end 48.15 new text begin with the Departments of Transportation and new text end 48.16 new text begin Natural Resources. new text end 48.17 new text begin (5) Digital Library new text end 48.18 new text begin $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the new text end 48.19 new text begin second year are for a digital library project new text end 48.20 new text begin to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota new text end 48.21 new text begin images, documents, and historical materials. new text end 48.22 new text begin The Minnesota Historical Society shall new text end 48.23 new text begin cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary new text end 48.24 new text begin loan system and shall jointly share this new text end 48.25 new text begin appropriation for these purposes. new text end 48.26 new text begin (6) Civil War Task Force new text end 48.27 new text begin $25,000 the first year is to the Civil War Task new text end 48.28 new text begin Force for activities that commemorate the new text end 48.29 new text begin sesquicentennial of the American Civil War new text end 48.30 new text begin and the Dakota Conflict, as recommended by new text end 48.31 new text begin the Civil War Commemoration Task Force new text end 48.32 new text begin established in Executive Order 11-15 (2011). new text end 48.33 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Department of Administration new text end new text begin 9,150,000 new text end new text begin 8,800,000 new text end 49.1 new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to new text end 49.2 new text begin the commissioner of administration for new text end 49.3 new text begin grants to the named organizations for the new text end 49.4 new text begin purposes specified in this subdivision. Up new text end 49.5 new text begin to one percent of funds may be used by the new text end 49.6 new text begin commissioner for grants administration. new text end 49.7 new text begin (b) Grant agreements entered into by new text end 49.8 new text begin the commissioner and recipients of new text end 49.9 new text begin appropriations in this subdivision must new text end 49.10 new text begin ensure that money appropriated in this new text end 49.11 new text begin subdivision is used to supplement and not new text end 49.12 new text begin substitute for traditional sources of funding. new text end 49.13 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Public Radio new text end 49.14 new text begin $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the new text end 49.15 new text begin second year are for Minnesota Public Radio new text end 49.16 new text begin to create programming and expand news new text end 49.17 new text begin service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and new text end 49.18 new text begin history. new text end 49.19 49.20 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Association of Minnesota Public new text end new text begin Educational Radio Stations new text end 49.21 new text begin $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 new text end 49.22 new text begin the second year are appropriated for a grant new text end 49.23 new text begin to the Association of Minnesota Public new text end 49.24 new text begin Educational Radio Stations for production new text end 49.25 new text begin and acquisition grants in accordance with new text end 49.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19. new text end 49.27 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Lake Superior Zoo new text end 49.28 new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the new text end 49.29 new text begin second year are for a grant to the Lake new text end 49.30 new text begin Superior Zoo for development of the forest new text end 49.31 new text begin discovery zone to create educational exhibits new text end 49.32 new text begin using animals and the environment. new text end 49.33 new text begin (f) new text end new text begin Como Park Zoo new text end 50.1 new text begin $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the new text end 50.2 new text begin second year are for the Como Park Zoo for new text end 50.3 new text begin program development. new text end 50.4 new text begin (g) new text end new text begin Science Museum of Minnesota new text end 50.5 new text begin $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 the new text end 50.6 new text begin second year are for grants to the Science new text end 50.7 new text begin Museum of Minnesota. These amounts are new text end 50.8 new text begin for arts, arts education, and arts access, and new text end 50.9 new text begin to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural new text end 50.10 new text begin heritage. new text end 50.11 new text begin (h) new text end new text begin Public Television new text end 50.12 new text begin $3,950,000 the first year and $3,950,000 new text end 50.13 new text begin the second year are for grants to the new text end 50.14 new text begin Minnesota Public Television Association for new text end 50.15 new text begin production and acquisition grants according new text end 50.16 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18. new text end 50.17 50.18 new text begin (i) new text end new text begin Minnesota African American Museum and new text end new text begin Cultural Center new text end 50.19 new text begin $400,000 the first year is for a grant to the new text end 50.20 new text begin Minnesota African American Museum and new text end 50.21 new text begin Cultural Center for arts, arts education, and new text end 50.22 new text begin arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's new text end 50.23 new text begin history and cultural heritage. new text end 50.24 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Minnesota Humanities Center new text end new text begin 1,625,000 new text end new text begin 1,425,000 new text end 50.25 new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to new text end 50.26 new text begin the Board of Directors of the Minnesota new text end 50.27 new text begin Humanities Center for the purposes new text end 50.28 new text begin specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota new text end 50.29 new text begin Humanities Center may use up to four new text end 50.30 new text begin percent of the following grants to cover the new text end 50.31 new text begin cost of administering, planning, evaluating, new text end 50.32 new text begin and reporting these grants. new text end 50.33 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Programs and Purposes new text end 51.1 new text begin $525,000 the first year and $525,000 the new text end 51.2 new text begin second year are for programs and purposes new text end 51.3 new text begin of the Minnesota Humanities Center. new text end 51.4 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Children's Museum Grants new text end 51.5 new text begin $1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the new text end 51.6 new text begin second year are for arts and cultural heritage new text end 51.7 new text begin grants to children's museums. new text end 51.8 new text begin Of this amount, $600,000 the first year new text end 51.9 new text begin and $400,000 the second year are for the new text end 51.10 new text begin Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 new text end 51.11 new text begin each year is for the Duluth Children's new text end 51.12 new text begin Museum, $100,000 each year is for the new text end 51.13 new text begin Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and new text end 51.14 new text begin $200,000 each year is for the Southern new text end 51.15 new text begin Minnesota Children's Museum. new text end 51.16 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Department of Agriculture new text end new text begin 400,000 new text end new text begin 400,000 new text end 51.17 new text begin These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 51.18 new text begin commissioner of agriculture for grants to new text end 51.19 new text begin county agricultural societies to enhance arts new text end 51.20 new text begin access and education and to preserve and new text end 51.21 new text begin promote Minnesota's history and cultural new text end 51.22 new text begin heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The new text end 51.23 new text begin grants are in addition to the aid distributed to new text end 51.24 new text begin county agricultural societies under Minnesota new text end 51.25 new text begin Statutes, section 38.02. new text end 51.26 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Minnesota Zoo new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end 51.27 new text begin These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 51.28 new text begin Minnesota Zoological Board for programs new text end 51.29 new text begin and development of the Minnesota new text end 51.30 new text begin Zoological Garden and to provide access to new text end 51.31 new text begin the arts, arts education, and cultural heritage new text end 51.32 new text begin of Minnesota. new text end 51.33 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Indian Affairs Council new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 52.1 new text begin (a) These amounts are appropriated to the new text end 52.2 new text begin Indian Affairs Council for the purposes new text end 52.3 new text begin identified in this subdivision. new text end 52.4 52.5 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe new text end new text begin Languages new text end 52.6 new text begin $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the new text end 52.7 new text begin second year are for grants for programs new text end 52.8 new text begin that preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian new text end 52.9 new text begin languages and to foster educational programs new text end 52.10 new text begin in Dakota and Ojibwe languages. new text end 52.11 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Language Immersion new text end 52.12 new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the new text end 52.13 new text begin second year are for grants of $125,000 each new text end 52.14 new text begin year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion new text end 52.15 new text begin School and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban new text end 52.16 new text begin immersion project. new text end 52.17 52.18 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Competitive Grants for Language new text end new text begin Immersion new text end 52.19 new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the new text end 52.20 new text begin second year are for competitive grants for new text end 52.21 new text begin language immersion programs. new text end 52.22 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Legislature new text end new text begin 9,000 new text end new text begin 9,000 new text end 52.23 new text begin This amount is appropriated to the Legislative new text end 52.24 new text begin Coordinating Commission to operate the new text end 52.25 new text begin Web site for dedicated funds required new text end 52.26 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, new text end 52.27 new text begin subdivision 10. new text end 52.28    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 52.29    Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural 52.30heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve 52.31Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from 52.32the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for 52.33measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current 53.1scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art 53.2technology when appropriate. 53.3    (b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire 53.4project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for 53.5the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the 53.6entire project will be completed. 53.7    (c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits 53.8across all regions and residents of the state. 53.9    (d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and 53.10cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or 53.11programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 53.12under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 53.13as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 53.14Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 53.15required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. 53.16    (e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented 53.17according to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for 53.18grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively 53.19awarded. 53.20    (f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in 53.21Minnesota. new text begin Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be used to travel inside new text end 53.22 new text begin the state of Minnesota. new text end 53.23    (g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 53.24heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 53.25logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 53.262010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 53.27information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 53.28the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 53.29use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 53.30Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10. 53.31    (h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 53.32upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 53.33as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. 53.34    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 53.35to read: 54.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Minnesota State Arts Board allocation. new text end new text begin At least 50 percent of the money new text end 54.2 new text begin deposited in the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for grants and services awarded new text end 54.3 new text begin through the Minnesota State Arts Board, or regional arts councils subject to appropriation. new text end 54.4    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 54.5    Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to new text begin the Association of new text end 54.6 new text begin Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations and the new text end noncommercial radio stations that 54.7are members of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. 54.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 54.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 54.10    Subd. 2. Use of grant funds. Money appropriated from the Minnesota arts and 54.11cultural heritage fund may be designated to make grants to new text begin the Association of Minnesota new text end 54.12 new text begin Public Educational Radio Stations and its member stations and new text end noncommercial radio 54.13stations, as defined in section 129D.14, subdivision 2. Grants received under this section 54.14must be used to create, produce, acquire, or distribute programs that educate, enhance, or 54.15promote local, regional, or statewide items of artistic, cultural, or historic significance. 54.16Grant funds may be used to cover any expenses associated with the creation, production, 54.17acquisition, or distribution of noncommercial radio programs through broadcast. 54.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end