1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission 
1.4 	on Minnesota Resources; modifying requirements for land acquisition with trust 
1.5 	fund money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17; 
1.6 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19					2014
		2015

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	28,970,000

1.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.23		2014
	2015
	
1.24
1.25
1.26	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	-0-
	 28,970,000
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	subdivisions.
2.4 	Appropriations are available for two 
2.5 	years beginning July 1, 2014, unless 
2.6 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.7 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.8 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.9 	second year.

2.10	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.11 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.12 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.13 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.14 	116P.02, subdivision 6.

2.15	Subd. 3.Water Resources
 		-0-
		4,579,000

2.16
2.17	(a) Solar-Driven Destruction of Pesticides, 
Pharmaceuticals, and Contaminants in Water
					
2.18 	$291,000 the second year is from the 
2.19 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
2.20 	University of Minnesota to quantify the 
2.21 	solar-driven destruction of contaminants 
2.22 	reacting with dissolved organic matter to 
2.23 	optimize water treatment methods and guide 
2.24 	reuse. This appropriation is available until 
2.25 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
2.26 	be completed and final products delivered.

2.27
2.28	(b) Methods to Protect Beneficial Bacteria from 
Contaminants to Preserve Water Quality
					
2.29 	$279,000 the second year is from the 
2.30 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
2.31 	University of Minnesota to research how 
2.32 	and why bacteria that provide ecological 
2.33 	functions humans depend on for water 
2.34 	quality are affected by exposure to certain 
2.35 	man-made perfluorinated chemicals entering 
3.1 	the wastewater treatment system in order to 
3.2 	identify methods that can be implemented to 
3.3 	protect those bacterial functions from being 
3.4 	degraded. This appropriation is available 
3.5 	until June 30, 2017, by which time the 
3.6 	project must be completed and final products 
3.7 	delivered.

3.8	(c) Triclosan Impacts on Wastewater Treatment
					
3.9 	$380,000 the second year is from the 
3.10 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
3.11 	University of Minnesota to assess the role 
3.12 	of the commercially used antibacterial agent 
3.13 	triclosan in creating antibiotic resistant 
3.14 	bacteria during the municipal wastewater 
3.15 	treatment process. This appropriation is 
3.16 	available until June 30, 2017, by which time 
3.17 	the project must be completed and final 
3.18 	products delivered.

3.19
3.20	(d) Evaluation of Wastewater Nitrogen and 
Estrogen Treatment Options
					
3.21 	$500,000 the second year is from the 
3.22 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
3.23 	University of Minnesota to examine the 
3.24 	performance of new wastewater contaminant 
3.25 	treatment options under Minnesota weather 
3.26 	conditions in order to understand how to 
3.27 	improve wastewater treatment of nitrogen 
3.28 	and estrogenic compounds, decrease costs 
3.29 	and energy use, and safeguard aquatic 
3.30 	species. This appropriation is available until 
3.31 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
3.32 	be completed and final products delivered.

3.33
3.34	(e) Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes 
in Minnesota Lakes
					
4.1 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
4.3 	of Minnesota to quantify the relationship 
4.4 	between antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant 
4.5 	bacteria in Minnesota lakes to determine if 
4.6 	improved wastewater treatment is necessary 
4.7 	to protect human and aquatic health. This 
4.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
4.9 	2017, by which time the project must be 
4.10 	completed and final products delivered.

4.11
4.12	(f) Impacts of Estrogen Exposure on 
Minnesota's Shallow Lake Wildlife
					
4.13 	$136,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.14 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
4.15 	for an agreement with the University of 
4.16 	St. Thomas to use biological samples 
4.17 	already gathered from shallow lakes across 
4.18 	Minnesota to determine the environmental 
4.19 	estrogen exposure impacts on aquatic 
4.20 	wildlife in shallow lakes for enhanced land 
4.21 	and lake management. This appropriation 
4.22 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
4.23 	time the project must be completed and final 
4.24 	products delivered.

4.25
4.26	(g) Watershed-Scale Monitoring of Long-Term 
Best Management Practice Effectiveness
					
4.27 	$900,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.28 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota 
4.29 	for the St. Croix Watershed Research 
4.30 	Station to evaluate the effectiveness of best 
4.31 	management practices in reducing sediment 
4.32 	and nutrient loads at watershed scales over 
4.33 	long time periods. This appropriation is 
4.34 	available until June 30, 2017, by which time 
4.35 	the project must be completed and final 
4.36 	products delivered.

5.1
5.2	(h) Protection of State's Confined Drinking 
Water Aquifers
					
5.3 	$394,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.5 	for an agreement with the United States 
5.6 	Geological Survey to test methods of defining 
5.7 	properties of confined drinking water aquifers 
5.8 	in order to improve water management. 
5.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
5.10 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
5.11 	completed and final products delivered.

5.12
5.13	(i) Watershed Water Budgets for Managing 
Minnesota's Groundwater
					
5.14 	$129,000 the second year is from the 
5.15 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
5.16 	resources for an agreement with the United 
5.17 	States Geological Survey to create a pilot 
5.18 	study to calculate complete watershed water 
5.19 	budgets for two counties in Minnesota for 
5.20 	enhanced groundwater management. This 
5.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.22 	2017, by which time the project must be 
5.23 	completed and final products delivered.

5.24
5.25	(j) Identifying Causes of Exceptionally High 
Mercury in Fish
					
5.26 	$743,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.27 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
5.28 	Control Agency to quantify the probable 
5.29 	causes of high mercury levels in fish within 
5.30 	the Roseau River and two tributaries of 
5.31 	the Red River of the North by comparing 
5.32 	mercury movements within watersheds 
5.33 	to understand the drivers of mercury 
5.34 	biomagnifications in the food web of rivers 
5.35 	with similarly high mercury levels and to 
5.36 	guide further mercury reduction initiatives. 
6.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.2 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
6.3 	completed and final products delivered.

6.4
6.5	(k) Reducing Lake Quality Impairments 
through Citizen Action
					
6.6 	$59,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
6.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.8 	an agreement with the Freshwater Society to 
6.9 	train lake associations and other stakeholder 
6.10 	groups to develop lake management plans 
6.11 	and to implement science-based, citizen-led 
6.12 	water quality improvement projects on 
6.13 	impaired lakes in west central Minnesota. 
6.14 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.15 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
6.16 	completed and final products delivered.

6.17
6.18	(l) Rainwater Reuse and Valuation 
Investigation
					
6.19 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
6.21 	of Minnesota to design, install, and monitor a 
6.22 	rainwater reuse system for use in evaporative 
6.23 	chiller systems and identify other potential 
6.24 	applications for rainwater reuse systems.

6.25
6.26	(m) Measuring Hydrologic Benefits from 
Glacial Ridge Habitat Restoration
					
6.27 	$168,000 the second year is from the 
6.28 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
6.29 	resources for an agreement with the Red 
6.30 	Lake Watershed District and the United 
6.31 	States Geological Survey for completion of 
6.32 	the analysis of flooding and water-quality 
6.33 	benefits resulting from wetland and prairie 
6.34 	restorations at Glacial Ridge National 
6.35 	Wildlife Refuge.

7.1
7.2	Subd. 4.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		2,298,000

7.3
7.4	(a) Blocking Bighead, Silver, and Other 
Invasive Carp by Optimizing Lock and Dams
					
7.5 	$854,000 the second year is from the 
7.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
7.7 	University of Minnesota to collaborate with 
7.8 	the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
7.9 	to develop ways, including new technologies, 
7.10 	to modify the operations of Lock and Dam 
7.11 	Numbers 2 to 8 to optimize their ability to 
7.12 	impede invasive carp movement into the 
7.13 	Minnesota, St. Croix, and Mississippi Rivers. 
7.14 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.15 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
7.16 	completed and final products delivered.

7.17
7.18	(b) Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter, and Eliminate 
Silver Carp
					
7.19 	$262,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.21 	of Minnesota-Duluth to develop bioacoustic 
7.22 	technology for detection and early warning 
7.23 	systems, capture and elimination methods, 
7.24 	and deterrent systems for silver carp. This 
7.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
7.26 	2017, by which time the project must be 
7.27 	completed and final products delivered.

7.28
7.29	(c) Northwest Minnesota Regional Aquatic 
Invasive Species Prevention Pilot
					
7.30 	$219,000 the second year is from the 
7.31 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
7.32 	resources for an agreement with the Red 
7.33 	River Basin Commission to develop aquatic 
7.34 	invasive species prevention strategies on a 
7.35 	watershed scale and develop materials to 
7.36 	sustain watershed scale decision-making 
8.1 	and implementation. This initiative must 
8.2 	be coordinated with the Department of 
8.3 	Natural Resources and outdoor heritage fund 
8.4 	activities for locally based invasive species 
8.5 	control. Specific reporting and analysis of 
8.6 	outcomes and findings of this alternative 
8.7 	approach must be provided to enable 
8.8 	duplication in other regions of the state.

8.98.10
	(d) Biosurveillance and Biocontrol of Emerald 
Ash Borer - Phase 2
					
8.11 	$447,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.12 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
8.13 	in cooperation with the University of 
8.14 	Minnesota to continue to monitor ash tree 
8.15 	and emerald ash borer populations and 
8.16 	expand the biological control implementation 
8.17 	for emerald ash borer management. This 
8.18 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
8.19 	2017, by which time the project must be 
8.20 	completed and final products delivered.

8.21
8.22	(e) Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to 
Minnesota's Pines
					
8.23 	$175,000 the second year is from the trust 
8.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
8.25 	of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year 
8.26 	is from the trust fund to the commissioner 
8.27 	of agriculture to survey for the presence and 
8.28 	characterize the potential risk of the invasive 
8.29 	mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine 
8.30 	forests to inform early detection and rapid 
8.31 	response. This appropriation is available 
8.32 	until June 30, 2017, by which time the 
8.33 	project must be completed and final products 
8.34 	delivered.

8.35
8.36	(f) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring 
and Biocontrol Evaluation
					
9.1 	$99,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.2 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
9.3 	and $167,000 the second year is from the 
9.4 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
9.5 	University of Minnesota to monitor for brown 
9.6 	marmorated stink bugs to identify problem 
9.7 	areas, target biocontrol efforts, and evaluate 
9.8 	the suitability of candidate biological 
9.9 	control agents for use in Minnesota. This 
9.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.11 	2017, by which time the project must be 
9.12 	completed and final products delivered.

9.13
9.14	Subd. 5.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		-0-
		4,210,000

9.15	(a) Update Statewide Land Cover Use Map
					
9.16 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.18 	of Minnesota to update Minnesota's land 
9.19 	cover data at moderate spatial resolution 
9.20 	statewide and at high resolution for selected 
9.21 	areas, distribute products, and provide 
9.22 	training. This appropriation is available until 
9.23 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
9.24 	be completed and final products delivered.

9.25
9.26	(b) State Spring Inventory for Resource 
Management and Protection
					
9.27 	$200,000 the second year is from the 
9.28 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
9.29 	resources to develop necessary protocols, 
9.30 	processes, and definitions of springs along 
9.31 	with limited field testing of inventory 
9.32 	procedures in priority areas to enable a 
9.33 	systematic inventory of springs statewide 
9.34 	needed to maintain spring flows and protect 
9.35 	groundwater-dependent resources. This 
9.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
10.1 	2017, by which time the project must be 
10.2 	completed and final products delivered.

10.3
10.4
10.5	(c) Drainage Records Modernization and 
Statewide Geographic Information System 
Database
					
10.6 	$230,000 the second year is from the 
10.7 	trust fund to the Board of Water and 
10.8 	Soil Resources to develop a template and 
10.9 	Web-based geographic information system 
10.10 	(GIS) database portal to facilitate statewide 
10.11 	modernization of public drainage records 
10.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and 
10.13 	integrate new specifications into existing 
10.14 	drainage records modernization guidelines. 
10.15 	This appropriation is available until June 
10.16 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
10.17 	completed and final products delivered.

10.18	(d) Restoring Forest Inventory Data
					
10.19 	$100,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
10.21 	of Minnesota to obtain and restore statewide 
10.22 	forest inventories of 1935, 1953, and 1966 
10.23 	to link with more recent data to improve 
10.24 	understanding of historical forest trends and 
10.25 	enhance long-term ecological monitoring.

10.26
10.27	(e) Assessing Species Vulnerability to Climate 
Change Using Phenology
					
10.28 	$175,000 the second year is from the 
10.29 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
10.30 	University of Minnesota to compile and use 
10.31 	historical datasets to assess change over 
10.32 	time in the ecology of Minnesota species, 
10.33 	identify vulnerable species, and inform 
10.34 	management strategies for climate change. 
10.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
11.1 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
11.2 	completed and final products delivered.

11.3	(f) Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas - Final Phase
					
11.4 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.6 	for an agreement with Audubon Minnesota to 
11.7 	complete a statewide survey of Minnesota's 
11.8 	breeding bird distributions through final 
11.9 	analysis, preparation, and dissemination of 
11.10 	information collected on an ongoing basis 
11.11 	since 2008 on breeding birds in the state. 
11.12 	The completed atlas must be available for 
11.13 	download from the Internet free of charge. 
11.14 	This appropriation is available until June 
11.15 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
11.16 	completed and final products delivered.

11.17
11.18	(g) Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota's 
Loons and Pelicans - Phase 2
					
11.19 	$260,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
11.21 	to continue to assess the potential impact 
11.22 	of petroleum, dispersants, and heavy metal 
11.23 	contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil 
11.24 	spill in the Gulf of Mexico on the wintering 
11.25 	habitat of Minnesota's common loons 
11.26 	and white pelicans using radiotelemetry, 
11.27 	geolocators, and contaminant analysis.

11.28
11.29	(h) Sandhill Crane Populations and 
Management in Minnesota
					
11.30 	$250,000 the second year is from the 
11.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
11.32 	the University of Minnesota to delineate 
11.33 	population boundaries, habitat use relative to 
11.34 	crop depredation, and migration patterns and 
11.35 	survival of Minnesota's two populations of 
12.1 	sandhill cranes, Mid-continent and Eastern. 
12.2 	This appropriation is available until June 
12.3 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
12.4 	completed and final products delivered.

12.5
12.6	(i) Wild Bee Pollinator Surveys in 
Prairie-Grassland Habitats
					
12.7 	$370,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
12.9 	to assess the current status and distribution 
12.10 	of wild bee pollinators in prairie-grassland 
12.11 	habitats of Minnesota.

12.12
12.13	(j) Imperiled Prairie Butterfly Conservation, 
Research, and Breeding Program
					
12.14 	$380,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.15 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden 
12.16 	and $245,000 the second year is from the 
12.17 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
12.18 	resources to prevent the extirpation and 
12.19 	possible extinction of imperiled native 
12.20 	Minnesota butterfly species through 
12.21 	breeding, genetics and mortality research, 
12.22 	inventory, monitoring, and public education. 
12.23 	This appropriation is available until June 
12.24 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
12.25 	completed and final products delivered.

12.26
12.27	(k) Conserving Minnesota's Native Freshwater 
Mussels
					
12.28 	$350,000 the second year is from the 
12.29 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
12.30 	University of Minnesota in cooperation 
12.31 	with Macalester College to document 
12.32 	native freshwater mussel abundance 
12.33 	and distribution, quantify environmental 
12.34 	conditions necessary to conserve Minnesota's 
12.35 	native freshwater mussels, and conduct 
12.36 	outreach to local organizations and the 
13.1 	public. This appropriation is available until 
13.2 	June 30, 2018, by which time the project must 
13.3 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.4
13.5	(l) Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining 
Minnesota Moose
					
13.6 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
13.7 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
13.8 	University of Minnesota in cooperation with 
13.9 	the Department of Natural Resources to 
13.10 	link regional patterns of moose abundance 
13.11 	through time to the distribution of food 
13.12 	and cover and determine if this distribution 
13.13 	affects the diet and survival of individual 
13.14 	moose. This appropriation is available until 
13.15 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
13.16 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.17
13.18	(m) Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in 
Northeastern Minnesota
					
13.19 	$600,000 the second year is from the 
13.20 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
13.21 	resources in cooperation with the University 
13.22 	of Minnesota to study the physiology and 
13.23 	behavior of adult moose and effects of female 
13.24 	condition on calf production and survival to 
13.25 	determine the impact of air temperature on 
13.26 	moose population performance and decline. 
13.27 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.28 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
13.29 	completed and final products delivered.

13.30
13.31	(n) Expansion of Minnesota Wildflowers 
Online Botanical Reference
					
13.32 	$150,000 the second year is from the 
13.33 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
13.34 	resources for an agreement with Minnesota 
13.35 	Wildflowers Information to accelerate field 
13.36 	work for surveying and imaging of plant 
14.1 	species and publication of species profiles 
14.2 	to a plant identification reference Web site 
14.3 	available to the public and land managers. 
14.4 	Images acquired and information compiled 
14.5 	using these funds are for purposes of public 
14.6 	information available on a Web site. If the 
14.7 	organization is no longer able to maintain the 
14.8 	Web site, the organization shall work with 
14.9 	the state and the University of Minnesota 
14.10 	Bell Museum of Natural History to ensure 
14.11 	the materials remain publicly available on 
14.12 	the Web. This appropriation is available until 
14.13 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
14.14 	be completed and final products delivered. 

14.15
14.16	Subd. 6.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		3,675,000

14.17	(a) Enhancing Pollinator Landscapes
					
14.18 	$864,000 the second year is from the 
14.19 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
14.20 	University of Minnesota to identify sources 
14.21 	of nectar and pollen for native pollinators 
14.22 	and honey bees and coordinate ongoing and 
14.23 	future efforts to enhance pollinator habitat 
14.24 	and opportunities for pollinator nesting and 
14.25 	foraging. This appropriation is available until 
14.26 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
14.27 	be completed and final products delivered.

14.28
14.29	(b) Understanding Systemic Insecticides as 
Protection Strategy for Bees
					
14.30 	$326,000 the second year is from the 
14.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
14.32 	University of Minnesota to continue research 
14.33 	on how native bee and honey bee colonies 
14.34 	are impacted by systemic, neonicotinyl 
14.35 	insecticides in pollen and nectar of plants 
14.36 	growing in fields and landscapes. This 
15.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.2 	2017, by which time the project must be 
15.3 	completed and final products delivered.

15.4
15.5	(c) Prairie Sustainability Through Seed 
Storage, Beneficial Microbes, and Adaptation
					
15.6 	$600,000 the second year is from the 
15.7 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
15.8 	University of Minnesota to collect and 
15.9 	preserve germplasm of plants throughout 
15.10 	Minnesota's prairie region, study the 
15.11 	microbial effects that promote plant health, 
15.12 	analyze local adaptation, and evaluate the 
15.13 	adaptive capacity of prairie plant populations.  
15.14 	This appropriation is available until June 
15.15 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
15.16 	completed and final products delivered.

15.17
15.18	(d) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar 
Restoration – Phase 2
					
15.19 	$335,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.20 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
15.21 	to continue an assessment of the decline of 
15.22 	northern white cedar plant communities in 
15.23 	northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration 
15.24 	techniques, and provide cedar restoration 
15.25 	training to local units of government. This 
15.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.27 	2017, by which time the project must be 
15.28 	completed and final products delivered.

15.29
15.30	(e) Southeast Minnesota Watershed Protection 
Plan
					
15.31 	$200,000 the second year is from the 
15.32 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
15.33 	resources for an agreement with The Nature 
15.34 	Conservancy to provide a framework and 
15.35 	plans for the protection and stewardship of 
15.36 	unimpaired waters in southeast Minnesota. 
16.1 	The result will be a template for watershed 
16.2 	protection in Minnesota. This appropriation 
16.3 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
16.4 	time the project must be completed and final 
16.5 	products delivered.

16.6
16.7	(f) Upland and Shoreline Restoration in 
Greater Metropolitan Area
					
16.8 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
16.9 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
16.10 	resources for an agreement with Great River 
16.11 	Greening to restore and enhance upland, 
16.12 	shoreline, and approximately 150 acres of 
16.13 	forests, woodlands, savanna, and prairie and 
16.14 	to provide related educational opportunities 
16.15 	for volunteers in the greater metropolitan 
16.16 	area. A list of proposed restorations and 
16.17 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
16.18 	the required work plan. This appropriation 
16.19 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
16.20 	time the project must be completed and final 
16.21 	products delivered.

16.22
16.23	(g) Prairie, Forest, and Savanna Restoration in 
Greater Metropolitan Area
					
16.24 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
16.26 	for an agreement with Friends of the 
16.27 	Mississippi River to restore approximately 
16.28 	150 acres of prairie, forests, and oak savanna 
16.29 	in the greater metropolitan area.  A list of 
16.30 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
16.31 	must be provided as part of the required work 
16.32 	plan. This appropriation is available until 
16.33 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
16.34 	be completed and final products delivered.

16.35
16.36	(h) Nutrient Capture through Water 
Management and Biomass Harvesting
					
17.1 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
17.3 	for an agreement with the Red River Basin 
17.4 	Commission to evaluate the potential capture 
17.5 	of excess nutrients using cattails grown and 
17.6 	harvested within shallow flood reservoirs 
17.7 	for bioenergy use. This appropriation is 
17.8 	available until June 30, 2017, by which time 
17.9 	the project must be completed and final 
17.10 	products delivered.

17.11
17.12	(i) Cattail Management for Wetland Wildlife 
and Bioenergy Potential
					
17.13 	$74,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
17.14 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.15 	Minnesota for the Northwest Research and 
17.16 	Outreach Center in Crookston to evaluate 
17.17 	different management techniques for cattail 
17.18 	control and related wildlife impacts in 
17.19 	northwest Minnesota and to assess the use of 
17.20 	cattails as a biofuel feedstock.

17.21
17.22	(j) Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on 
Unproductive Minelands
					
17.23 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
17.24 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
17.25 	University of Minnesota–Duluth for the 
17.26 	Natural Resources Research Institute to 
17.27 	restore up to 136 acres of unproductive mine 
17.28 	stockpile while improving the treatment 
17.29 	of municipal sewage and biosolids near 
17.30 	Virginia using clean Erie Pier dredged 
17.31 	sediment and managed forestry techniques. 
17.32 	This appropriation is available until June 
17.33 	30, 2018, by which time the project must be 
17.34 	completed and final products delivered.

17.35	(k) Expansion of Greenhouse Production
					
18.1 	$176,000 the second year is from the 
18.2 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
18.3 	resources for an agreement with the city 
18.4 	of Silver Bay to expand and enhance a 
18.5 	city-owned greenhouse facility to increase 
18.6 	system production for locally grown food on 
18.7 	a year-round basis and reduce water usage.

18.8
18.9	Subd. 7.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-
		6,923,000

18.10
18.11
18.12	(a) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, 
Restoration, Improvement, and Citizen 
Engagement
					
18.13 	$2,540,000 the second year is from the 
18.14 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
18.15 	resources to acquire lands with high-quality 
18.16 	native plant communities and rare features to 
18.17 	be established as scientific and natural areas 
18.18 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.19 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve 
18.20 	parts of scientific and natural areas, and 
18.21 	provide technical assistance and outreach. A 
18.22 	list of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
18.23 	as part of the required work program. Land 
18.24 	acquired with this appropriation must 
18.25 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
18.26 	minimum management standards, as 
18.27 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
18.28 	resources. This appropriation is available 
18.29 	until June 30, 2017, by which time the 
18.30 	project must be completed and final products 
18.31 	delivered.

18.32
18.33	(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
Acquisition
					
18.34 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
18.35 	trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for 
18.36 	grants for the acquisition of lands within 
19.1 	the approved park unit boundaries of the 
19.2 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
19.3 	appropriation may not be used for the 
19.4 	purchase of habitable residential structures. 
19.5 	A list of proposed fee title and easement 
19.6 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
19.7 	required work program. This appropriation 
19.8 	must be matched by at least 40 percent of 
19.9 	nonstate money that must be committed by 
19.10 	December 31, 2014, or the appropriation 
19.11 	cancels. This appropriation is available until 
19.12 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
19.13 	be completed and final products delivered. 

19.14
19.15	(c) Mesabi Trail Development – Soudan to Ely 
Segment
					
19.16 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the 
19.17 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
19.18 	resources for an agreement with St. Louis 
19.19 	and Lake Counties Regional Rail Authority 
19.20 	for the right-of-way acquisition, design, 
19.21 	and construction of segments of the Mesabi 
19.22 	Trail totaling approximately 11 miles east 
19.23 	of Soudan towards Ely. This appropriation 
19.24 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
19.25 	time the project must be completed and final 
19.26 	products delivered.

19.27	(d) Shoreland Acquisition on St. Croix River
					
19.28 	$1,250,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.30 	for an agreement with Washington County to 
19.31 	purchase 15 acres, encompassing 3,500 feet 
19.32 	of St. Croix shoreland paralleling Brown's 
19.33 	Creek State Trail in the city of Stillwater. The 
19.34 	county will transfer the parcel to the city of 
19.35 	Stillwater. This appropriation is contingent 
20.1 	on the expenditure of at least $2,500,000 of 
20.2 	nonstate match.

20.3
20.4	(e) Martin County Park and Natural Area 
Acquisition 
					
20.5 	$435,000 the second year is from the 
20.6 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
20.7 	resources for an agreement with the Fox 
20.8 	Lake Conservation League, Inc. and Martin 
20.9 	County to acquire approximately 40 acres 
20.10 	in Martin County, including a ten-acre 
20.11 	prairie remnant to be owned and managed 
20.12 	by Martin County as part of its park system.  
20.13 	A vegetation management plan must be 
20.14 	developed and implemented and public 
20.15 	access must be provided to the native prairie 
20.16 	remnant. This appropriation is available until 
20.17 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
20.18 	be completed and final products delivered.

20.19
20.20	(f) Minnesota River Water Trailhead and 
Landing in Morton
					
20.21 	$198,000 the second year is from the 
20.22 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
20.23 	resources for an agreement with the city 
20.24 	of Morton to transform a municipal parcel 
20.25 	from a compost site into a Minnesota River 
20.26 	water trailhead and landing and to design and 
20.27 	build interpretative trails around the landing 
20.28 	complex. This appropriation is available until 
20.29 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
20.30 	be completed and final products delivered.

20.31
20.32	Subd. 8.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		3,360,000

20.33
20.34	(a) Solar Cell Materials from Sulfur and 
Common Metals
					
20.35 	$494,000 the second year is from the 
20.36 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
21.1 	University of Minnesota to develop solar cell 
21.2 	materials using nontoxic and common metals 
21.3 	combined with sulfur. This appropriation 
21.4 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.5 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
21.6 	June 30, 2017, by which time the project must 
21.7 	be completed and final products delivered.

21.8
21.9	(b) Innovative Groundwater-Enhanced 
Geothermal Heat Pump Study
					
21.10 	$196,000 the second year is from the 
21.11 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
21.12 	University of Minnesota to analyze and 
21.13 	validate a new geothermal pump method and 
21.14 	technology that will reduce heat pump costs 
21.15 	and improve performance and predictability.  
21.16 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
21.17 	Statutes, section 116P.10.

21.18
21.19	(c) Demonstrating Innovative Technologies to 
Fully Utilize Wastewater Resources
					
21.20 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the 
21.21 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
21.22 	University of Minnesota to demonstrate 
21.23 	innovative technologies to utilize and 
21.24 	treat wastewater streams for conversion 
21.25 	of treatment by-products to biofuels. This 
21.26 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
21.27 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
21.28 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
21.29 	time the project must be completed and final 
21.30 	products delivered. 

21.31
21.32	(d) Transitioning Minnesota Farms to Local 
Energy
					
21.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.34 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
21.35 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
21.36 	and Outreach Center in Morris to develop 
22.1 	clean energy strategies for Minnesota farms 
22.2 	in order to reduce fossil fuel energy use 
22.3 	and increase local energy production. Any 
22.4 	installation of infrastructure or improvements 
22.5 	must be at the University of Minnesota West 
22.6 	Central Research and Outreach Center. This 
22.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.8 	2017, by which time the project must be 
22.9 	completed and final products delivered.

22.10
22.11	(e) Life Cycle Energy of Renewably Produced 
Nitrogen Fertilizers
					
22.12 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
22.14 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
22.15 	and Outreach Center in Morris to calculate 
22.16 	fossil fuel energy savings and greenhouse 
22.17 	gas reductions resulting from the use of local 
22.18 	renewable energy technologies, including 
22.19 	biomass gasification, anaerobic digestion, 
22.20 	and hydroelectricity to produce fertilizer. 
22.21 	This appropriation is available until June 
22.22 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
22.23 	completed and final products delivered.

22.24
22.25	(f) Clean Water and Renewable Energy from 
Beet Processing Wastewater and Manure
					
22.26 	$400,000 the second year is from the 
22.27 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
22.28 	University of Minnesota for the Southern 
22.29 	Research and Outreach Center in Waseca to 
22.30 	research the cofermentation of sugar beet 
22.31 	processing wastewater and swine manure 
22.32 	for hydrogen and methane production and 
22.33 	to install and evaluate a pilot-scale system. 
22.34 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
22.35 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
22.36 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
23.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
23.2 	products delivered.

23.3
23.4	(g) Next Generation Large-Scale Septic Tank 
Systems
					
23.5 	$258,000 the second year is from the 
23.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
23.7 	University of Minnesota to develop a 
23.8 	dual utility large-scale septic tank system 
23.9 	designed for nutrient recuperation, bioenergy 
23.10 	generation, and environmental protection 
23.11 	using a bio-electrochemical system. This 
23.12 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
23.13 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
23.14 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
23.15 	time the project must be completed and final 
23.16 	products delivered.

23.17
23.18	(h) Solar Photovoltaic Installation at 
Residential Environmental Learning Centers
					
23.19 	$150,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
23.21 	for an agreement with Deep Portage Learning 
23.22 	Center to coordinate with Audubon Center of 
23.23 	the North Woods; Eagle Bluff Environmental 
23.24 	Learning Center; Laurentian Environmental 
23.25 	Learning Center; Long Lake Conservation 
23.26 	Center; and Wolf Ridge Environmental 
23.27 	Learning Center the installation of at least 
23.28 	five kilowatt institutional solar arrays 
23.29 	made in Minnesota at each of the six 
23.30 	residential environmental learning centers 
23.31 	as a teaching tool. Prior to the installation, 
23.32 	the proposed placement of the solar arrays 
23.33 	must be submitted to the Legislative-Citizen 
23.34 	Commission on Minnesota Resources office 
23.35 	to ensure the demonstration of the maximum 
23.36 	educational value.

24.1
24.2	(i) Itasca Community College Woody Biomass 
Utilization Project Design 
					
24.3 	$112,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.5 	for an agreement with Itasca Community 
24.6 	College to develop a final design for 
24.7 	installation of a boiler heating system using 
24.8 	woody biomass. Students at the college must 
24.9 	be involved in the final design process.

24.10	Subd. 9.Environmental Education
 		-0-
		3,681,000

24.11
24.12	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship 
Academy
					
24.13 	$392,000 the second year is from the 
24.14 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
24.15 	Resources in cooperation with Conservation 
24.16 	Corps Minnesota to continue a program 
24.17 	to train and mentor future conservation 
24.18 	professionals by providing apprenticeship 
24.19 	service opportunities with soil and water 
24.20 	conservation districts. This appropriation 
24.21 	is available until June 30, 2017, by which 
24.22 	time the project must be completed and final 
24.23 	products delivered.

24.24
24.25	(b) Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 
Greater Minnesota Communities
					
24.26 	$350,000 the second year is from the 
24.27 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
24.28 	resources for an agreement with Prairie 
24.29 	Woods Environmental Learning Center in 
24.30 	cooperation with Laurentian Environmental 
24.31 	Learning Center to complete over 100 
24.32 	youth-led sustainability action projects in 40 
24.33 	communities in southwest, southeast, central 
24.34 	and northeastern Minnesota.

25.1
25.2	(c) Urban Environmental Education Engaging 
Students in Local Resources
					
25.3 	$1,093,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.5 	for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry 
25.6 	for a collaborative partnership, including the 
25.7 	National Park Service, Minneapolis Public 
25.8 	Schools, and St. Paul Public Schools, to 
25.9 	establish a metrowide system providing 
25.10 	place-based environmental education 
25.11 	experiences using existing, but underutilized, 
25.12 	outdoor environmental resources serving 
25.13 	over 15,000 middle and high school students. 
25.14 	This appropriation is available until June 
25.15 	30, 2017, by which time the project must be 
25.16 	completed and final products delivered.

25.17
25.18	(d) Diversifying Involvement in the Natural 
Resources Community
					
25.19 	$416,000 the second year is from the 
25.20 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
25.21 	resources and $84,000 is to the Board of 
25.22 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
25.23 	increase participation of under-represented 
25.24 	communities in the natural resource 
25.25 	professions and in outdoor recreation by 
25.26 	means of targeted urban outreach and 
25.27 	stronger linkages between Department of 
25.28 	Natural Resources programs and academic 
25.29 	offerings. This initiative must be coordinated 
25.30 	with other environmental education 
25.31 	appropriations in this subdivision. This 
25.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
25.33 	2017, by which time the project must be 
25.34 	completed and final products delivered.

25.35
25.36	(e) Educating Minnesotans about Potential 
Impacts of Changing Climate
					
26.1 	$325,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.3 	for an agreement with the Will Steger 
26.4 	Foundation to plan and conduct forums, 
26.5 	workshops, and trainings on Minnesota's 
26.6 	changing climate and the potential impacts 
26.7 	on ecosystems and natural resources. An 
26.8 	accompanying television program and 
26.9 	information spots must be produced for 
26.10 	broadcast and use at the forums.

26.11
26.12	(f) Pollinator Education Center at the 
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
					
26.13 	$615,000 the second year is from the 
26.14 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
26.15 	University of Minnesota to develop exhibits 
26.16 	for an educational center that will offer 
26.17 	hands-on learning experience about the role 
26.18 	of pollinators and importance of pollinator 
26.19 	habitat. Exhibits must utilize and integrate 
26.20 	the best available science pertaining to 
26.21 	all pollinator types, particularly native 
26.22 	species. Approval of the work plan for 
26.23 	this appropriation is contingent upon the 
26.24 	organization addressing how it will increase 
26.25 	access to the center by youth at no or limited 
26.26 	cost.

26.27	(g) Minnesota Pollinator Partnership
					
26.28 	$100,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.30 	for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
26.31 	complete 40 community pollinator education 
26.32 	and habitat projects. This appropriation 
26.33 	must be coordinated with appropriations 
26.34 	provided by the outdoor heritage fund. This 
26.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
27.1 	2017, by which time the project must be 
27.2 	completed and final products delivered.

27.3
27.4	(h) Raptor Center Integrating Online and 
Outdoor Learning Environments
					
27.5 	$186,000 the second year is from the 
27.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
27.7 	University of Minnesota for the Raptor 
27.8 	Center to develop an environmental 
27.9 	education program on raptors for middle 
27.10 	schools that integrates outdoor experiences 
27.11 	with technology and scientific investigation.

27.12	(i) Wolf Management Education
					
27.13 	$120,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.14 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
27.15 	for an agreement with the International 
27.16 	Wolf Center for outreach to metro area 
27.17 	kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms 
27.18 	and nature centers to help children understand 
27.19 	wolf management issues.

27.20
27.21	Subd. 10.Administration and Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 		-0-
		244,000

27.22	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
27.23 	$135,000 the second year is from 
27.24 	the trust fund to the commissioner of 
27.25 	natural resources at the direction of 
27.26 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
27.27 	Minnesota Resources for expenses incurred 
27.28 	for contract agreement reimbursement for 
27.29 	the agreements specified in this section. The 
27.30 	commissioner shall provide documentation 
27.31 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
27.32 	Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of 
27.33 	these funds.

27.34
27.35	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission 
Legacy Web Site
					
28.1 	$9,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
28.2 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
28.3 	for the Web site required in Minnesota 
28.4 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.

28.5
28.6	(c) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
					
28.7 	$100,000 the second year is from the 
28.8 	trust fund to the LCCMR for upgrade 
28.9 	and modernization of a project records 
28.10 	management system.

28.11	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
28.12 	Money appropriated in this section may 
28.13 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
28.14 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
28.15 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
28.16 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
28.17 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. 
28.18 	Money appropriated in this section must 
28.19 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
28.20 	institutional overhead charges that are 
28.21 	not directly related to and necessary for 
28.22 	a specific appropriation. Costs that are 
28.23 	directly related to and necessary for an 
28.24 	appropriation, including financial services, 
28.25 	human resources, information services, rent, 
28.26 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs 
28.27 	can be clearly justified and individually 
28.28 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
28.29 	purpose and would not be generated by 
28.30 	the recipient but for the receipt of the 
28.31 	appropriation. No broad allocations for costs 
28.32 	in either dollars or percentages are allowed. 
28.33 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
28.34 	this section are available until June 30, 2016, 
28.35 	when projects must be completed and final 
29.1 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
29.2 	property, the appropriations in this section 
29.3 	are available for an additional fiscal year if a 
29.4 	binding contract for acquisition of the real 
29.5 	property is entered into before the original 
29.6 	expiration date of the appropriation. If a 
29.7 	project receives a federal grant, the time 
29.8 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
29.9 	equal the federal grant period.

29.10	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
29.11 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
29.12 	this section must conform to guidelines 
29.13 	and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. 
29.14 	Spatial data also must conform to additional 
29.15 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
29.16 	data coordination and distribution that have 
29.17 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
29.18 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
29.19 	data must be prepared as specified in 
29.20 	the state's geographic metadata guideline 
29.21 	and must be submitted to the Minnesota 
29.22 	Geospatial Information Office. All data must 
29.23 	be accessible and free to the public unless 
29.24 	made private under the Data Practices Act, 
29.25 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
29.26 	practicable, summary data and results of 
29.27 	projects funded under this section should 
29.28 	be readily accessible on the Internet and 
29.29 	identified as having received funding from 
29.30 	the environment and natural resources trust 
29.31 	fund.

29.32	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
29.33 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
29.34 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
29.35 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
30.1 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
30.2 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k) 
30.3 	and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and 
30.4 	must submit a work plan and semiannual 
30.5 	progress reports in the form determined 
30.6 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
30.7 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
30.8 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
30.9 	appropriation. Modifications to the approved 
30.10 	work plan and budget expenditures shall 
30.11 	be made through the amendment process 
30.12 	established by the Legislative-Citizen 
30.13 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
30.14 	(b) For all restorations conducted with 
30.15 	money appropriated under this section, 
30.16 	a recipient must prepare an ecological 
30.17 	restoration and management plan that, to 
30.18 	the degree practicable, is consistent with the 
30.19 	highest quality conservation and ecological 
30.20 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
30.21 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
30.22 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
30.23 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
30.24 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
30.25 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
30.26 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
30.27 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
30.28 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
30.29 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
30.30 	maintenance and management needs of 
30.31 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
30.32 	management, and enhancement will be 
30.33 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
30.34 	available science and include innovative 
30.35 	techniques to achieve the best restoration.
31.1 	(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in 
31.2 	this section for restoration activities must 
31.3 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
31.4 	at the completion of the appropriation 
31.5 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
31.6 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
31.7 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
31.8 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
31.9 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
31.10 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
31.11 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
31.12 	guidelines. The evaluation shall determine 
31.13 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
31.14 	goals, identify any problems with the 
31.15 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
31.16 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
31.17 	improving restorations. The evaluation shall 
31.18 	be focused on improving future restorations.
31.19 	(d) All restoration and enhancement projects 
31.20 	funded with money appropriated in this 
31.21 	section must be on land permanently 
31.22 	protected by a conservation easement or 
31.23 	public ownership.
31.24 	(e) A recipient of money from an 
31.25 	appropriation under this section must 
31.26 	give consideration to contracting with 
31.27 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract 
31.28 	restoration and enhancement services. 
31.29 	(f) All conservation easements acquired with 
31.30 	money appropriated under this section must:
31.31 	(1) be perpetual;
31.32 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
31.33 	easement;
31.34 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
31.35 	agreement that are perpetual;
32.1 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
32.2 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
32.3 	electronic format at least ten business days 
32.4 	prior to closing;
32.5 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
32.6 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
32.7 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.8 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
32.9 	document to address specific groundwater 
32.10 	and surface water quality protection activities 
32.11 	such as keeping water on the landscape, 
32.12 	reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, 
32.13 	protecting groundwater, and not permitting 
32.14 	artificial hydrological modifications.
32.15 	(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
32.16 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.17 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
32.18 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
32.19 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.20 	(h) For new lands acquired with money 
32.21 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
32.22 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
32.23 	and management plan in compliance with 
32.24 	paragraph (b), including sufficient funding 
32.25 	for implementation unless the work plan 
32.26 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
32.27 	not necessary to achieve a high-quality 
32.28 	restoration.
32.29 	(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
32.30 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
32.31 	of an appropriation under this section 
32.32 	must provide to the Legislative-Citizen 
32.33 	Commission on Minnesota Resources and 
32.34 	the commissioner of management and budget 
32.35 	an analysis of increased operation and 
33.1 	maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
33.2 	public entities as a result of the acquisition 
33.3 	and how these costs are to be paid.
33.4 	(j) To ensure public accountability for 
33.5 	the use of public funds, within 60 days 
33.6 	of the transaction, a recipient of money 
33.7 	appropriated under this section must provide 
33.8 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
33.9 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
33.10 	selection process used to identify parcels 
33.11 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
33.12 	related transaction costs, including but not 
33.13 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
33.14 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
33.15 	and donations. This information must be 
33.16 	provided for all parties involved in the 
33.17 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
33.18 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
33.19 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
33.20 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and 
33.21 	the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
33.22 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
33.23 	was conducted.
33.24 	(k) A recipient of an appropriation from 
33.25 	the trust fund under this section must 
33.26 	acknowledge financial support from 
33.27 	the Minnesota environment and natural 
33.28 	resources trust fund in project publications, 
33.29 	signage, and other public communications 
33.30 	and outreach related to work completed 
33.31 	using the appropriation. Acknowledgement 
33.32 	may occur, as appropriate, through use of 
33.33 	the trust fund logo or inclusion of language 
33.34 	attributing support from the trust fund. Each 
33.35 	direct recipient of money appropriated in 
33.36 	this section, as well as each recipient of a 
34.1 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
34.2 	satisfy all reporting and other requirements 
34.3 	incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated 
34.4 	funding recipients as provided in Minnesota 
34.5 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and 
34.6 	chapter 116P.

34.7
34.8	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
34.9 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
34.10 	referred to in this section must be 
34.11 	administered on a reimbursement basis 
34.12 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
34.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.14 	16A.41, expenditures made on or after 
34.15 	July 1, 2014, or the date the work plan is 
34.16 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
34.17 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
34.18 	in this section. Periodic payment must be 
34.19 	made upon receiving documentation that 
34.20 	the deliverable items articulated in the 
34.21 	approved work plan have been achieved, 
34.22 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
34.23 	by approved progress reports. Reasonable 
34.24 	amounts may be advanced to projects to 
34.25 	accommodate cash flow needs or match 
34.26 	federal money. The advances must be 
34.27 	approved as part of the work plan. No 
34.28 	expenditures for capital equipment are 
34.29 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
34.30 	project work plan.
34.31 	(b) Single source contracts as specified in the 
34.32 	approved work plan are allowed.

34.33
34.34	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
34.35 	A political subdivision, public or private 
34.36 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
35.1 	appropriation under this section must use the 
35.2 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
35.3 	Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding 
35.4 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
35.5 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.6 	16B.122, regarding purchase and use of 
35.7 	paper stock and printing.

35.8
35.9	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
35.10 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
35.11 	under this section for a capital improvement 
35.12 	project must ensure that the project complies 
35.13 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
35.14 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
35.15 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
35.16 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
35.17 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
35.18 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
35.19 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
35.20 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
35.21 	obtain information and technical assistance 
35.22 	on energy conservation and alternative 
35.23 	energy development relating to the planning 
35.24 	and construction of the capital improvement 
35.25 	project.

35.26	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
35.27 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
35.28 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
35.29 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
35.30 	guidelines.

35.31
35.32	Subd. 18.Easement Monitoring and 
Enforcement Requirements
 					
35.33 	Money appropriated under this section for 
35.34 	easement monitoring and enforcement may 
35.35 	be spent only on activities included in an 
36.1 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan 
36.2 	contained within the work plan. Money 
36.3 	received for monitoring and enforcement, 
36.4 	including earnings on the money received, 
36.5 	shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement 
36.6 	fund held by the organization and dedicated 
36.7 	to monitoring and enforcing conservation 
36.8 	easements within Minnesota. Within 120 
36.9 	days after the close of the entity's fiscal 
36.10 	year, an entity receiving appropriations 
36.11 	for easement monitoring and enforcement 
36.12 	must provide an annual financial report 
36.13 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
36.14 	Minnesota Resources or its successor on the 
36.15 	easement monitoring and enforcement fund 
36.16 	as specified in the work plan.
36.17 	Money appropriated under this section for 
36.18 	monitoring and enforcement of easements 
36.19 	and earnings on the money appropriated 
36.20 	shall revert to the state if: (1) the easement 
36.21 	transfers to the state; (2) the holder of the 
36.22 	easement fails to file an annual report and 
36.23 	then fails to cure that default within 30 days 
36.24 	of notification of the default by the state; 
36.25 	or (3) the holder of the easement fails to 
36.26 	comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
36.27 	enforcement plan contained within the work 
36.28 	plan and fails to cure that default within 90 
36.29 	days of notification of the default by the state.

36.30	Subd. 19.Carryforward
 					
36.31 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.32 	the following projects are extended to June 
36.33 	30, 2015:
36.34 	(1) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
36.35 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.1 	3, paragraph (j), Information System for 
37.2 	Wildlife and Aquatic Management Areas;
37.3 	(2) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.4 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4, 
37.5 	paragraph (b), State Parks and Trails Land 
37.6 	Acquisition;
37.7 	(3) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.8 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.9 	4, paragraph (i), Metropolitan Conservation 
37.10 	Corridors (MeCC) - Phase VI; 
37.11 	(4) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.12 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 6, 
37.13 	paragraph (c), Evaluation of Switchgrass as 
37.14 	Biofuel Crop;
37.15 	(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.16 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.17 	4, paragraph (d), Regional Park, Trail, and 
37.18 	Connections Acquisition and Development 
37.19 	Grants;
37.20 	(6) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.21 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.22 	4, paragraph (g), Minnesota River Valley 
37.23 	Green Corridor Scientific and Natural Area 
37.24 	Acquisition;
37.25 	(7) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.26 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.27 	4, paragraph (q), Restoration Strategies for 
37.28 	Ditched Peatland and Scientific and Natural 
37.29 	Areas;
37.30 	(8) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
37.31 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
37.32 	6, paragraph (a), Improved Detection of 
37.33 	Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water;
38.1 	(9) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
38.2 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
38.3 	8, paragraph (b), Minnesota Junior Master 
38.4 	Naturalist Program; and
38.5 	(10) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
38.6 	subdivision 5, paragraph (d), Agricultural 
38.7 	and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment 
38.8 	Analysis.
38.9 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
38.10 	the following project is extended to June 
38.11 	30, 2017: Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 
38.12 	2, subdivision 6, paragraph (g), Controlling 
38.13 	Terrestrial Invasive Plants with Grazing 
38.14 	Animals.

38.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116P.17, is amended to read:
38.16 	116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR INTEREST IN LANDS; 
38.17 	COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
38.18 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from 
38.19 	the trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from 
38.20 	the commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired 
38.21 	in whole or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's 
38.22 	approval at least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient 
38.23 	requests approval under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the 
38.24 	same information to the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of 
38.25 	Water and Soil Resources and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are 
38.26 	not subject to commissioner approval under this section.
38.27 	(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the 
38.28 	interest in real property:
38.29 	(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and 
38.30 	criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status 
38.31 	of the property; or
38.32 	(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.
38.33 		Subd. 2.Value assessment. At least ten business days prior to acquiring an interest 
38.34 	in real property with an appropriation from the trust fund, a recipient of an appropriation 
39.1 	must submit the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax statement of the real 
39.2 	property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest in real property to the 
39.3 	commission and the commissioner of natural resources. Conservation easements to be 
39.4 	held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to the requirements of this 
39.5 	section. The board shall keep a record of the tax assessed value of the real property at 
39.6 	the time of acquisition and the most recent tax statement.

39.7 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 39.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.05, subdivision 3, is repealed.