1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to clean water; appropriating money from the clean water fund; 
1.3 	modifying various provisions governing soil and water conservation; providing 
1.4 	for a comprehensive watershed management planning program; modifying 
1.5 	membership of the Clean Water Council;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
1.6 	sections 103A.206; 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding 
1.7 	a subdivision; 103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, subdivision 5; 114D.30, 
1.8 	subdivision 2; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6; proposing coding 
1.9 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.13 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean 
1.14 	water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
1.15 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and "2017" used 
1.16 	in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
1.17 	ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. 
1.18 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
1.19 	The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.21				Available for the Year
	
1.22				Ending June 30
	
1.23					2016
		2017

1.24	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

1.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	110,160,000
	$
	109,955,000
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	sections.

2.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
2.5 	Money appropriated in this article may 
2.6 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
2.7 	directly related to and necessary for a 
2.8 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
2.9 	in this article must be spent in accordance 
2.10 	with Minnesota Management and Budget's 
2.11 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
2.12 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.13 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
2.14 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
2.15 	2016 appropriations are available until June 
2.16 	30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations 
2.17 	are available until June 30, 2018. If a project 
2.18 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
2.19 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
2.20 	availability of federal funding.

2.21	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	5,834,000
	$
	5,832,000
	
2.22 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.23 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
2.24 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
2.25 	water and groundwater and to use data 
2.26 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
2.27 	(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
2.28 	the second year are for monitoring and 
2.29 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
2.30 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable 
2.31 	to groundwater degradation; monitoring 
2.32 	for pesticides when nitrate is detected; 
2.33 	promoting, developing, and evaluating 
2.34 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
3.1 	management practices; assessing best 
3.2 	management practice adoption; education 
3.3 	and technical support from University of 
3.4 	Minnesota Extension; and other actions to 
3.5 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
3.6 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
3.7 	June 30, 2018.
3.8 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.9 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.10 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.11 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.12 	unencumbered balance at the end of the 
3.13 	second year shall be added to the corpus of 
3.14 	the loan fund.
3.15 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
3.16 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.17 	research, and demonstration projects on 
3.18 	proper implementation of best management 
3.19 	practices and more precise information on 
3.20 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
3.21 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
3.22 	2020.
3.23 	(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the 
3.24 	second year are for research to quantify and 
3.25 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
3.26 	waters and for development and evaluation 
3.27 	of best management practices to protect and 
3.28 	restore water resources. This appropriation 
3.29 	is available until June 30, 2020.
3.30 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
3.31 	second year are for a research inventory 
3.32 	database containing water-related research 
3.33 	activities. Costs for information technology 
3.34 	development or support for this research 
3.35 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
4.1 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
4.2 	available until June 30, 2018.
4.3 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
4.4 	second year are to implement the Minnesota 
4.5 	agricultural water quality certification 
4.6 	program statewide. This appropriation is 
4.7 	available until June 30, 2020.
4.8 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
4.9 	second year are to provide funding for a 
4.10 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
4.11 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
4.12 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
4.13 	second year are for a perennial and cover crop 
4.14 	research program to develop perennial and 
4.15 	cover cropping systems specific to Minnesota 
4.16 	that are necessary to protect and restore the 
4.17 	state's surface and groundwater resources 
4.18 	while increasing efficiency, profitability, and 
4.19 	productivity of Minnesota farmers. This 
4.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.

4.21	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	9,250,000
	$
	9,250,000
	
4.22 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
4.23 	the second year are for the point source 
4.24 	implementation grants program under 
4.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
4.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
4.27 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
4.28 	the second year are for small community 
4.29 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
4.30 	Minnesota Statues, section 446A.075. This 
4.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
4.32 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at 
4.33 	the end of each fiscal year under paragraph 
4.34 	(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority 
5.1 	may transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
5.2 	projects under any of the programs listed 
5.3 	in this section based on their priority rank 
5.4 	on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
5.5 	priority list.

5.6	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	26,250,000
	$
	26,248,000
	
5.7 	(a) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
5.8 	the second year are for completion of 20 
5.9 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
5.10 	of surface water quality and trends. If the 
5.11 	amount in the first year is insufficient, the 
5.12 	amount in the second year is available in the 
5.13 	first year.
5.14 	(b) $9,795,000 the first year and $9,795,000 
5.15 	the second year are to develop watershed 
5.16 	restoration and protection strategies 
5.17 	(WRAPS), which include total maximum 
5.18 	daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL 
5.19 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
5.20 	the Unites States Environmental Protection 
5.21 	Agency approved impaired waters list in 
5.22 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
5.23 	114D. The agency shall complete an average 
5.24 	of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over 
5.25 	the biennium.
5.26 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000 
5.27 	the second year are for groundwater 
5.28 	assessment, including enhancing the 
5.29 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, and 
5.30 	evaluating trends, including the reassessment 
5.31 	of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 
5.32 	years ago and found to be contaminated. 
5.33 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
5.34 	the second year are for water quality 
6.1 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
6.2 	and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River 
6.3 	System Area of Concern. This appropriation 
6.4 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
6.5 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
6.6 	(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
6.7 	second year are for storm water research and 
6.8 	guidance.
6.9 	(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
6.10 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
6.11 	database development.
6.12 	(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 
6.13 	the second year are for national pollutant 
6.14 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
6.15 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
6.16 	(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 
6.17 	the second year are for enhancing the 
6.18 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
6.19 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
6.20 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
6.21 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection 
6.22 	of groundwater, including base grants 
6.23 	for all counties with SSTS programs and 
6.24 	competitive grants to counties with specific 
6.25 	plans to significantly reduce water pollution 
6.26 	by reducing the number of systems that 
6.27 	are an imminent threat to public health or 
6.28 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
6.29 	receive base grants must report the number 
6.30 	of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded 
6.31 	through SSTS replacement, connection 
6.32 	to a centralized sewer system, or other 
6.33 	means, including property abandonment 
6.34 	or buy-out. Counties also must report 
6.35 	the number of existing SSTS compliance 
7.1 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
7.2 	jurisdiction. These required reports are to 
7.3 	be part of established annual reporting for 
7.4 	SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS 
7.5 	inventories or those with an ordinance in 
7.6 	place that requires an SSTS to be inspected 
7.7 	as a condition of transferring property or as a 
7.8 	condition of obtaining a local permit must be 
7.9 	given priority for competitive grants under 
7.10 	this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 
7.11 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
7.12 	low-income landowners to address systems 
7.13 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
7.14 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
7.15 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
7.16 	exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county 
7.17 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
7.18 	submit a report to the agency listing the 
7.19 	projects funded, including an account of the 
7.20 	expenditures.
7.21 	(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
7.22 	the second year are for a storm water 
7.23 	best management practice performance 
7.24 	evaluation and technology transfer program 
7.25 	to enhance data and information management 
7.26 	of storm water best management practices; 
7.27 	evaluate best management performance 
7.28 	and effectiveness to support meeting total 
7.29 	maximum daily loads; develop standards 
7.30 	and incorporate state of the art guidance 
7.31 	using minimal impact design standards as 
7.32 	the model; and implement a knowledge 
7.33 	and technology transfer system across 
7.34 	local government, industry, and regulatory 
7.35 	sectors for pass-through to the University of 
8.1 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
8.2 	until June 30, 2018.
8.3 	(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
8.4 	second year are to support activities of the 
8.5 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
8.6 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
8.7 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
8.8 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
8.9 	section encumbered on or before June 30, 
8.10 	2017, as grants or contracts are available 
8.11 	until June 30, 2020.

8.12
8.13	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,500,000
	$
	8,500,000
	
8.14 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
8.15 	the second year are for stream flow 
8.16 	monitoring.
8.17 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
8.18 	the second year are for lake Index of 
8.19 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
8.20 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
8.21 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
8.22 	and other contaminants of fish, including 
8.23 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
8.24 	waters over time.
8.25 	(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000 
8.26 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
8.27 	science-based watershed restoration and 
8.28 	protection strategies. 
8.29 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
8.30 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
8.31 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
8.32 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
8.33 	second year are for technical assistance to 
8.34 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
9.1 	source restoration and protection activities, 
9.2 	including water quality protection in forested 
9.3 	watersheds.
9.4 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
9.5 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
9.6 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
9.7 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
9.8 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
9.9 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
9.10 	elevation data; assessing effectiveness of 
9.11 	forestry best management practices for water 
9.12 	quality; and developing a biomonitoring 
9.13 	database. 
9.14 	(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
9.15 	the second year are for developing county 
9.16 	geologic atlases. 
9.17 	(i) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
9.18 	second year are for color infrared imagery 
9.19 	and analysis to determine the extent of 
9.20 	permanent vegetation in riparian areas.

9.21
9.22	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	55,088,000
	$
	55,088,000
	
9.23 	(a) $8,929,000 the first year and $8,929,000 
9.24 	the second year are for grants to local 
9.25 	government units organized for the 
9.26 	management of water in a watershed or 
9.27 	subwatershed that have multiyear plans 
9.28 	that will result in a significant reduction in 
9.29 	water pollution in a selected subwatershed. 
9.30 	The grants may be used for establishment 
9.31 	of riparian buffers; practices to store 
9.32 	water for natural treatment and infiltration, 
9.33 	including rain gardens; capturing storm 
9.34 	water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and 
9.35 	ravine stabilization; enforcement activities; 
10.1 	and implementation of best management 
10.2 	practices for feedlots within riparian areas 
10.3 	and other practices demonstrated to be 
10.4 	most effective in protecting, enhancing, and 
10.5 	restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
10.6 	streams and protecting groundwater from 
10.7 	degradation. Grant recipients must identify 
10.8 	a nonstate match and may use other legacy 
10.9 	funds to supplement projects funded under 
10.10 	this paragraph. Grants awarded under this 
10.11 	paragraph are available for four years and 
10.12 	priority must be given to the best designed 
10.13 	plans each year.
10.14 	(b) $14,775,000 the first year and 
10.15 	$14,775,000 the second year are for grants 
10.16 	to protect and restore surface water and 
10.17 	drinking water; to keep water on the land; to 
10.18 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
10.19 	in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect 
10.20 	groundwater and drinking water, including 
10.21 	feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage 
10.22 	treatment system projects and stream bank, 
10.23 	stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
10.24 	and ravine stabilization projects. The 
10.25 	projects must use practices demonstrated 
10.26 	to be effective, be of long-lasting public 
10.27 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
10.28 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
10.29 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
10.30 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
10.31 	water management plans or their equivalents.
10.32 	(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
10.33 	the second year are for targeted local 
10.34 	resource protection and enhancement grants 
10.35 	and statewide program enhancements for 
10.36 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
11.1 	outreach, and training and certification, as 
11.2 	well as projects, practices, and programs that 
11.3 	supplement or otherwise exceed current state 
11.4 	standards for protection, enhancement, and 
11.5 	restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
11.6 	and streams or that protect groundwater from 
11.7 	degradation, including compliance.
11.8 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 
11.9 	the second year are to provide state 
11.10 	oversight and accountability, evaluate 
11.11 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
11.12 	measure the value of conservation program 
11.13 	implementation by local governments, 
11.14 	including submission to the legislature by 
11.15 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
11.16 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
11.17 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
11.18 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
11.19 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
11.20 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
11.21 	pollution reduced.
11.22 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
11.23 	the second year are for grants to local units 
11.24 	of government to enhance compliance 
11.25 	with Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.401 
11.26 	to 103F.455, and Minnesota Rules, part 
11.27 	6120.3300, subpart 7, including enforcement 
11.28 	efforts.
11.29 	(f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
11.30 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
11.31 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
11.32 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
11.33 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
11.34 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
11.35 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to 
12.1 	surface waters; and increase infiltration for 
12.2 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation 
12.3 	may be used for restoration of riparian 
12.4 	buffers permanently protected by easements 
12.5 	purchased with this appropriation or contracts 
12.6 	to achieve permanent protection for riparian 
12.7 	buffers or stream bank restorations when the 
12.8 	riparian buffers have been restored. Up to 
12.9 	$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
12.10 	enforcement account.
12.11 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
12.12 	the second year are for permanent 
12.13 	conservation easements on wellhead 
12.14 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.15 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
12.16 	(d), or for grants to local units of government 
12.17 	for fee title acquisition to permanently 
12.18 	protect groundwater supply sources on 
12.19 	wellhead protection areas or for otherwise 
12.20 	assuring long-term protection of groundwater 
12.21 	supply sources as described under alternative 
12.22 	management tools in the Department 
12.23 	of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer 
12.24 	Management Plan, including low nitrogen 
12.25 	cropping systems or implementing nitrogen 
12.26 	fertilizer best management practices. Priority 
12.27 	must be placed on land that is located where 
12.28 	the vulnerability of the drinking water supply 
12.29 	is designated as high or very high by the 
12.30 	commissioner of health and where drinking 
12.31 	water protection plans have identified 
12.32 	specific activities that will achieve long-term 
12.33 	protection. Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a 
12.34 	monitoring and enforcement account.
12.35 	(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
12.36 	the second year are for community partner 
13.1 	grants to local units of government for: 
13.2 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
13.3 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
13.4 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
13.5 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
13.6 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
13.7 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
13.8 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
13.9 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
13.10 	of proven and effective water retention 
13.11 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
13.12 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
13.13 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
13.14 	to keep water on the land. The projects must 
13.15 	be of long-lasting public benefit, include a 
13.16 	local match, and be consistent with TMDL 
13.17 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
13.18 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
13.19 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
13.20 	Local government unit costs may be used as 
13.21 	a match.
13.22 	(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
13.23 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
13.24 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
13.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
13.26 	subdivision 6.
13.27 	(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
13.28 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
13.29 	and grants to local governments to transition 
13.30 	local water management plans to a watershed 
13.31 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
13.32 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
13.33 	114D.
13.34 	(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
13.35 	the second year are for technical assistance 
14.1 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
14.2 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
14.3 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
14.4 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 
14.5 	13, that includes projects to improve 
14.6 	multipurpose water management under 
14.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
14.8 	(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
14.9 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
14.10 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
14.11 	or contracts to treat and store water on the 
14.12 	land for water quality improvement purposes. 
14.13 	This work must be done in cooperation with 
14.14 	the United States Department of Agriculture 
14.15 	with a first priority use to accomplish 
14.16 	a conservation reserve enhancement 
14.17 	program, or equivalent, in the state. Up to 
14.18 	$1,285,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
14.19 	enforcement account.
14.20 	(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
14.21 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
14.22 	conservation easements to protect lands 
14.23 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
14.24 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
14.25 	to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
14.26 	and enforcement account.
14.27 	(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
14.28 	the second year are for a program to 
14.29 	systematically collect data and produce 
14.30 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates 
14.31 	of soil erosion caused by water and wind 
14.32 	along with tracking adoption of conservation 
14.33 	measures to address erosion.
14.34 	(o) The board shall contract for delivery 
14.35 	of services with Conservation Corps 
15.1 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
15.2 	other activities under this section for up to 
15.3 	$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000 
15.4 	the second year.
15.5 	(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
15.6 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
15.7 	technical and administrative assistance 
15.8 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
15.9 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
15.10 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
15.11 	identified in local water management plans.
15.12 	(q) The board shall require grantees to 
15.13 	specify the outcomes that will be achieved 
15.14 	by the grants prior to any grant awards.
15.15 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
15.16 	available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant 
15.17 	funds are available until expended and shall 
15.18 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
15.19 	this section.

15.20	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,013,000
	$
	3,812,000
	
15.21 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
15.22 	the second year are for addressing public 
15.23 	health concerns related to contaminants 
15.24 	found in Minnesota drinking water for which 
15.25 	no health-based drinking water standards 
15.26 	exist, including accelerating the development 
15.27 	of health risk limits and improving the 
15.28 	capacity of the department's laboratory to 
15.29 	analyze unregulated contaminants. The 
15.30 	commissioner shall contract with the Board 
15.31 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
15.32 	to provide an independent review of the 
15.33 	department's drinking water contaminants 
15.34 	of emerging concern program. The review 
16.1 	must include an assessment and ranking of 
16.2 	contaminants that are threats to drinking 
16.3 	water supplies and include benchmarking 
16.4 	that compares efforts at the department with 
16.5 	efforts by other states and the United States 
16.6 	Environmental Protection Agency. The 
16.7 	review must be submitted to the Clean Water 
16.8 	Council and the chairs and ranking minority 
16.9 	members of the house of representatives 
16.10 	and senate committees and divisions with 
16.11 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
16.12 	resources by June 1, 2016.
16.13 	(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
16.14 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
16.15 	water sources.
16.16 	(c) $113,000 the first year and $112,000 the 
16.17 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
16.18 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
16.19 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
16.20 	(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
16.21 	the second year are to develop and deliver 
16.22 	groundwater restoration and protection 
16.23 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
16.24 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
16.25 	resources to local governments for drinking 
16.26 	water source protection activities.
16.27 	(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
16.28 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
16.29 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
16.30 	wells and developing guidance to ensure 
16.31 	that new well placement minimizes the 
16.32 	potential for risks, in cooperation with the 
16.33 	commissioner of agriculture.
16.34 	(f) $275,000 the first year and $75,000 
16.35 	the second year are for development 
17.1 	and implementation of a groundwater 
17.2 	virus monitoring plan, including an 
17.3 	epidemiological study to determine the 
17.4 	association between groundwater virus 
17.5 	concentration and community illness rates. 
17.6 	(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
17.7 	second year are to prepare a comprehensive 
17.8 	study of and recommendations for regulatory 
17.9 	and nonregulatory approaches to water reuse 
17.10 	for use in the development of state policy for 
17.11 	water reuse in Minnesota.
17.12 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
17.13 	appropriations in this section are available 
17.14 	until June 30, 2019.

17.15	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,225,000
	$
	1,225,000
	
17.16 	(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 
17.17 	the second year are to implement projects 
17.18 	that address emerging drinking water supply 
17.19 	threats, provide cost-effective regional 
17.20 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
17.21 	coordination, support local implementation 
17.22 	of water supply reliability projects, and 
17.23 	prevent degradation of groundwater 
17.24 	resources in the metropolitan area. These 
17.25 	projects will provide to communities:
17.26 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
17.27 	water use through utilization of surface water, 
17.28 	storm water, wastewater, and groundwater;
17.29 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
17.30 	for different alternatives;
17.31 	(3) development of planning level cost 
17.32 	estimates, including capital cost and 
17.33 	operation cost;
18.1 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms 
18.2 	and an equitable cost-sharing structure 
18.3 	for regionally beneficial water supply 
18.4 	development projects; and
18.5 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
18.6 	models.
18.7 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
18.8 	the second year are for the water demand 
18.9 	reduction grant program to encourage 
18.10 	implementation of water demand reduction 
18.11 	measures by municipalities in the 
18.12 	metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and 
18.13 	protection of drinking water supplies.

18.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103A.206, is amended to read:
18.15 	103A.206 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.
18.16 	Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and 
18.17 	economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and 
18.18 	water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being, 
18.19 	and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility to 
18.20 	implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil and water 
18.21 	conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits to the 
18.22 	general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and damages 
18.23 	caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage land 
18.24 	occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through the 
18.25 	implementation of practices that:
18.26 	(1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in 
18.27 	order to preserve natural resources;
18.28 	(2) ensure continued soil health, as defined under section 103C.101, subdivision 
18.29 	10a, and soil productivity;
18.30 	(3) protect water quality;
18.31 	(4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs;
18.32 	(5) reduce damages caused by floods;
18.33 	(6) preserve wildlife;
18.34 	(7) protect the tax base; and
19.1 	(8) protect public lands and waters.

19.2 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a 
19.3 	subdivision to read:
19.4 		Subd. 16.Water quality practices; standardized specifications. The Board of 
19.5 	Water and Soil Resources shall work with state and federal agencies, academic institutions, 
19.6 	local governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and 
19.7 	provide recommendations for standardized specifications for water quality and soil 
19.8 	conservation protection and improvement practices and projects. The board may convene 
19.9 	working groups or work teams to develop information, education, and recommendations.

19.10 	Sec. 12. [103B.801] COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 
19.11 	PLANNING PROGRAM.
19.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2 
19.13 	to 4, apply to this section.
19.14 		Subd. 2.Program purposes. The purposes of the comprehensive watershed 
19.15 	management plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are to:
19.16 	(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under chapters 103B, 103C, 
19.17 	and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based 
19.18 	approach to watershed management;
19.19 	(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan 
19.20 	services, and local capacity;
19.21 	(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed 
19.22 	restoration and protection strategies under section 114D.26;
19.23 	(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;
19.24 	(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving 
19.25 	measurable progress; and
19.26 	(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or 
19.27 	watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according 
19.28 	to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D.
19.29 		Subd. 3.Coordination. The board shall develop policies for coordination and 
19.30 	development of comprehensive watershed management plans. To ensure effectiveness 
19.31 	and accountability in meeting the purposes of subdivision 2, these policies must address, 
19.32 	at a minimum:
19.33 	(1) a boundary framework consistent with section 103B.101, subdivision 14, 
19.34 	paragraph (a), and procedures, requirements, and criteria for establishing or modifying 
20.1 	the framework consistent with the goals of section 103A.212. The metropolitan area, as 
20.2 	defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be considered for inclusion in the 
20.3 	boundary framework. If included, the metropolitan area is not excluded from the water 
20.4 	management programs under sections 103B.201 to 103B.255;
20.5 	(2) requirements for coordination, participation, and commitment between local 
20.6 	government units in the development, approval, adoption, and implementation of 
20.7 	comprehensive watershed management plans within planning boundaries identified 
20.8 	according to this subdivision;
20.9 	(3) requirements for consistency with state agency-adopted water and natural 
20.10 	resources-related plans and documents required by chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 
20.11 	103E, 103F, 103G, and 114D; and
20.12 	(4) procedures for plan development, review, and approval consistent with the intent 
20.13 	of sections 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103B.321, 103D.401, and 103D.405. If the 
20.14 	procedures in these sections are contradictory as applied to a specific proceeding, the 
20.15 	board must establish a forum where the public interest conflicts involved can be presented 
20.16 	and, by consideration of the whole body of water law, the controlling policy can be 
20.17 	determined and apparent inconsistencies resolved.
20.18 		Subd. 4.Plan content. (a) The board shall develop policies for required 
20.19 	comprehensive watershed management plan content consistent with comprehensive local 
20.20 	water management planning. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting the 
20.21 	purposes of subdivision 2, plan content must include, at a minimum:
20.22 	(1) an analysis and prioritization of issues and resource concerns;
20.23 	(2) measurable goals to address the issues and concerns, including but not limited to:
20.24 	(i) restoration, protection, and preservation of natural surface water and groundwater 
20.25 	storage and retention systems;
20.26 	(ii) minimization of public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and 
20.27 	water quality problems;
20.28 	(iii) restoration, protection, and improvement of surface water and groundwater 
20.29 	quality;
20.30 	(iv) establishment of more uniform local policies and official controls for surface 
20.31 	water and groundwater management;
20.32 	(v) identification of priority areas for wetland enhancement, restoration, and 
20.33 	establishment;
20.34 	(vi) identification of priority areas for riparian zone management and buffers;
20.35 	(vii) prevention of erosion and soil transport into surface water systems;
20.36 	(viii) promotion of groundwater recharge;
21.1 	(ix) protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational 
21.2 	facilities; and
21.3 	(x) securing other benefits associated with the proper management of surface water 
21.4 	and groundwater;
21.5 	(3) a targeted implementation schedule describing at a minimum the actions, 
21.6 	locations, timeline, estimated costs, method of measurement, and identification of roles 
21.7 	and responsible government units;
21.8 	(4) a description of implementation programs, including how the implementation 
21.9 	schedule will be achieved and how the plan will be administered and coordinated between 
21.10 	local water management responsibilities; and
21.11 	(5) a land and water resource inventory.
21.12 		Subd. 5.Timelines; administration. (a) The board shall develop and adopt, by 
21.13 	June 30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination 
21.14 	of plans consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal of 
21.15 	completing statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025. 
21.16 	The metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.
21.17 	(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to 
21.18 	support development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management 
21.19 	plan under this section.
21.20 		Subd. 6.Authority. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the authorities 
21.21 	granted to local government through chapters 103B, 103C, and 103D are retained when 
21.22 	a comprehensive watershed management plan is adopted as a substitute for a watershed 
21.23 	management plan required under section 103B.231, a county groundwater plan authorized 
21.24 	under section 103B.255, a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311, a 
21.25 	comprehensive plan authorized under section 103C.331, or a watershed management plan 
21.26 	required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405.

21.27 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.101, is amended by adding a 
21.28 	subdivision to read:
21.29 		Subd. 10a.Soil health. "Soil health" means the continued capacity of soil to 
21.30 	function as a vital living system that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Indicators 
21.31 	of soil health include water infiltration capacity; organic matter content; water holding 
21.32 	capacity; biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and 
21.33 	to maintain soil aggregation; nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity; carbon 
21.34 	sequestration; and soil resistance.

22.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties of the state 
22.3 	board provided by other law, the state board shall:
22.4 	(1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs;
22.5 	(2) keep the district boards of the state informed of the activities and experience of 
22.6 	other districts and facilitate cooperation and an interchange of advice and experience 
22.7 	among the districts;
22.8 	(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the districts with appropriate agencies 
22.9 	by advice and consultation;
22.10 	(4) approve or disapprove the plans or programs of districts relating to the use of 
22.11 	state funds administered by the state board;
22.12 	(5) secure the cooperation and assistance of agencies in the work of the districts 
22.13 	and develop a program to advise and assist appropriate agencies in obtaining state and 
22.14 	federal funds for erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution 
22.15 	control programs;
22.16 	(6) develop and implement a public information program concerning the districts' 
22.17 	activities and programs, the problems and preventive practices relating to erosion control, 
22.18 	sedimentation, agriculturally related pollution, flood prevention, and the advantages of 
22.19 	formation of districts in areas where their organization is desirable;
22.20 	(7) consolidate districts without a hearing or a referendum;
22.21 	(8) assist the statewide program to inventory and classify the types of soils in the 
22.22 	state as determined by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey;
22.23 	(9) identify research needs and cooperate with other public agencies in research 
22.24 	concerning the nature and extent of erosion, sedimentation, flooding and agriculturally 
22.25 	related pollution, the amounts and sources of sediment and pollutants delivered to the 
22.26 	waters of the state, and long-term soil productivity;
22.27 	(10) develop structural, land use management practice, and other programs to reduce 
22.28 	or prevent soil erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution;
22.29 	(11) develop a system of priorities to identify the erosion, flooding, sediment, and 
22.30 	agriculturally related pollution problem areas that most need control systems;
22.31 	(12) ensure compliance with statewide programs and policies established by the state 
22.32 	board by advice, consultation, and approval of grant agreements with the districts; and
22.33 	(13) service requests from districts to consolidate districts across county boundaries 
22.34 	and facilitate other agreed-to reorganizations of districts with other districts or other 
22.35 	local units of government, including making grants, within the limits of available funds, 
22.36 	to offset the cost of consolidation or reorganization; and
23.1 	(14) develop and implement a state-led technical training and certification program.

23.2 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.3 		Subd. 5.Contracts by districts. (a) A district board may contract on a cost-share 
23.4 	basis to furnish financial aid to a land occupier or to a state agency for permanent systems 
23.5 	for erosion or sedimentation control or water quality or water quantity improvements that 
23.6 	are consistent with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.
23.7 	(b) A district board, with approval from the state board and consistent with state 
23.8 	board rules and policies, may contract on a cost-share basis to furnish financial aid to a 
23.9 	land occupier for nonstructural land management practices that are part of a planned 
23.10 	erosion control or water quality improvement plan.
23.11 	(b) (c) The duration of the contract must, at a minimum, be the time required to 
23.12 	complete the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable for 
23.13 	monetary damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance 
23.14 	received from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a timely 
23.15 	manner or maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.
23.16 	(c) (d) A contract may provide for cooperation or funding with federal agencies. 
23.17 	A land occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract 
23.18 	through services in kind.
23.19 	(d) (e) The state board or the district board may not furnish any financial aid for 
23.20 	practices designed only to increase land productivity.
23.21 	(e) (f) When a district board determines that long-term maintenance of a system or 
23.22 	practice is desirable, the board may require that maintenance be made a covenant upon 
23.23 	the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this subdivision shall be 
23.24 	construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section 84.65.

23.25 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.26 		Subd. 2.Membership; appointment. (a) The commissioners of natural resources, 
23.27 	agriculture, health, and the Pollution Control Agency, and the executive director of the 
23.28 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, 
23.29 	and the Metropolitan Council shall each appoint one person from their respective agency 
23.30 	entity to serve as a nonvoting member of the council. Two members of the house of 
23.31 	representatives, including one member from the majority party and one member from the 
23.32 	minority party, appointed by the speaker and two senators, including one member from 
23.33 	the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed according to the 
23.34 	rules of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority as nonvoting 
24.1 	members of the council. Agency and legislative Members appointed under this paragraph 
24.2 	serve as nonvoting members of the council.
24.3 	(b) Nineteen Seventeen voting members of the council shall be appointed by the 
24.4 	governor as follows:
24.5 	(1) two members representing statewide farm organizations;
24.6 	(2) two members representing business organizations;
24.7 	(3) two members representing environmental organizations;
24.8 	(4) one member representing soil and water conservation districts;
24.9 	(5) one member representing watershed districts;
24.10 	(6) one member representing nonprofit organizations focused on improvement of 
24.11 	Minnesota lakes or streams;
24.12 	(7) two members representing organizations of county governments, one member 
24.13 	representing the interests of rural counties and one member representing the interests of 
24.14 	counties in the seven-county metropolitan area;
24.15 	(8) two members representing organizations of city governments;
24.16 	(9) one member representing the Metropolitan Council established under section 
24.17 	473.123;
24.18 	(10) (9) one member representing township officers;
24.19 	(11) (10) one member representing the interests of tribal governments;
24.20 	(12) (11) one member representing statewide hunting organizations; and
24.21 	(13) one member representing the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota state 
24.22 	university; and
24.23 	(14) (12) one member representing statewide fishing organizations.
24.24 	Members appointed under this paragraph must not be registered lobbyists or legislators. 
24.25 	In making appointments, the governor must attempt to provide for geographic balance. 
24.26 	The members of the council appointed by the governor are subject to the advice and 
24.27 	consent of the senate.

24.28 	Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:

24.29
24.30	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,635,000
	$
	9,450,000
	
24.31 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
24.32 	the second year are for stream flow 
24.33 	monitoring, including the installation of 
24.34 	additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring 
25.1 	necessary to determine the relationship 
25.2 	between stream flow and groundwater.
25.3 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
25.4 	the second year are for lake Index of 
25.5 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
25.6 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
25.7 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
25.8 	contamination and other contaminants of 
25.9 	fish, including monitoring to track the status 
25.10 	of waters impaired by mercury and mercury 
25.11 	reduction efforts over time.
25.12 	(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
25.13 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
25.14 	science-based watershed restoration and 
25.15 	protection strategies, including regional 
25.16 	technical assistance for TMDL plans and 
25.17 	development of a watershed assessment tool, 
25.18 	in cooperation with the commissioner of the 
25.19 	Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, 
25.20 	2016, the commissioner shall submit a report 
25.21 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
25.22 	of the senate and house of representatives 
25.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
25.24 	over environment and natural resources 
25.25 	policy and finance providing the outcomes 
25.26 	to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater 
25.27 	achieved with this appropriation and 
25.28 	recommendations.
25.29 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
25.30 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
25.31 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
25.32 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
25.33 	the second year are for technical assistance 
25.34 	to support local implementation of nonpoint 
25.35 	source restoration and protection activities, 
26.1 	including water quality protection in forested 
26.2 	watersheds.
26.3 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 
26.4 	the second year are for applied research 
26.5 	and tools, including watershed hydrologic 
26.6 	modeling; maintaining and updating spatial 
26.7 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
26.8 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
26.9 	digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness 
26.10 	of forestry best management practices for 
26.11 	water quality; and developing an ecological 
26.12 	monitoring database.
26.13 	(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 
26.14 	the second year are for developing county 
26.15 	geologic atlases.
26.16 	(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design 
26.17 	standards and best management practices 
26.18 	for public water access sites to maintain and 
26.19 	improve water quality by avoiding shoreline 
26.20 	erosion and runoff.
26.21 	(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning 
26.22 	to develop and designate groundwater 
26.23 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.24 	section 103G.287, subdivision 4. The 
26.25 	commissioner, in consultation with the 
26.26 	commissioners of the Pollution Control 
26.27 	Agency, health, and agriculture, shall 
26.28 	establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic 
26.29 	mapping system that will include designated 
26.30 	groundwater management areas. The 
26.31 	mapping system must include wellhead 
26.32 	protection areas, special well construction 
26.33 	areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater 
26.34 	recharge areas, and other designated or 
26.35 	geographical areas related to groundwater. 
27.1 	This mapping system shall be used to 
27.2 	implement all groundwater-related laws 
27.3 	and for reporting and evaluations. This 
27.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
27.5 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
27.6 	the second year are for grants a grant 
27.7 	program to help counties and other local 
27.8 	units of government to adopt and implement 
27.9 	advanced shoreland protection measures 
27.10 	standards. The grants awarded under this 
27.11 	paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and 
27.12 	must be used to restore and enhance riparian 
27.13 	areas cover the costs of developing and 
27.14 	adopting ordinances with advanced shoreland 
27.15 	protection standards or implementing 
27.16 	advanced shoreland protection standards to 
27.17 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality in 
27.18 	public water lakes, public water wetlands, 
27.19 	and public water rivers, and streams. Grant 
27.20 	recipients must submit a report to the 
27.21 	commissioner on the outcomes achieved 
27.22 	with the grant. To be eligible for a grant 
27.23 	under this paragraph, a county or other local 
27.24 	unit of government must be adopting or have 
27.25 	adopted an ordinance for the subdivision, 
27.26 	use, redevelopment, and development of 
27.27 	shoreland that has been approved by the 
27.28 	commissioner of natural resources as having 
27.29 	advanced shoreland protection measures. An 
27.30 	ordinance Recipients will be reimbursed for 
27.31 	eligible costs upon adoption of ordinances 
27.32 	and completion of implementation activities 
27.33 	as provided in this paragraph and as 
27.34 	stipulated in the grant agreement. Ordinances 
27.35 	adopted under this grant program must be 
28.1 	approved by the commissioner and meet or 
28.2 	exceed the following standards:
28.3 	(1) requires new sewage treatment systems 
28.4 	to be set back at least 100 feet from the 
28.5 	ordinary high water level for recreational 
28.6 	development lake shorelands and 75 feet for 
28.7 	general development lake shorelands;
28.8 	(2) requires redevelopment and new 
28.9 	development on shoreland to have at least 
28.10 	a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path 
28.11 	and recreational use area may be allowed;
28.12 	(3) requires mitigation when any variance to 
28.13 	standards designed to protect public water 
28.14 	lakes, public water wetlands, and public 
28.15 	water rivers, and streams is granted;
28.16 	(4) requires best management practices to be 
28.17 	used to control storm water and sediment as 
28.18 	part of a land alteration;
28.19 	(5) includes other criteria standards 
28.20 	developed by the commissioner; and
28.21 	(6) has been adopted by July 1, 2015 2017.
28.22 	An ordinance that does not exceed all the 
28.23 	standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered 
28.24 	to meet the requirement if the commissioner 
28.25 	determines that the ordinance provides 
28.26 	significantly greater protection for both 
28.27 	public waters and shoreland shorelands than 
28.28 	those standards. Implementation activities 
28.29 	funded under this grant program must meet 
28.30 	the advanced shoreland protection standards 
28.31 	and criteria described above. Grants awarded 
28.32 	under this program may not be used to 
28.33 	reimburse ordinance adoption or shoreland 
28.34 	protection implementation expenses incurred 
29.1 	prior to the date of a fully executed grant 
29.2 	agreement.
29.3 	The commissioner of natural resources may 
29.4 	develop additional criteria for the grants 
29.5 	awarded under this paragraph program. In 
29.6 	developing the criteria, the commissioner 
29.7 	shall consider the proposed changes to 
29.8 	the department's shoreland rules discussed 
29.9 	during the rulemaking process authorized 
29.10 	under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, 
29.11 	section 4, subdivision 3. 
29.12 	This appropriation is available until spent.
29.13 	(l) $100,000 the first year is for the 
29.14 	commissioner of natural resources for 
29.15 	rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, 
29.16 	section 116G.15, subdivision 7.

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

29.18 	Sec. 18. CANCELLATION OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.
 29.19 	(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for the 
29.20 	clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.21 	446A.074, in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 3, paragraph (b), is canceled.
29.22 	(b) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for 
29.23 	the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
29.24 	section 446A.074, in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 4, 
29.25 	paragraph (b), is canceled.

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