1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage 
1.4 	fund; establishing policy on milkweed; modifying provisions of Lessard-Sams 
1.5 	Outdoor Heritage Council and Clean Water Council; modifying Water Law; 
1.6 	modifying use of legacy funds; modifying previous appropriations; modifying 
1.7 	certain grant eligibility; requiring a report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
1.8 	sections 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, 
1.9 	subdivisions 2, 8, 11, by adding subdivisions; 103A.206; 103B.101, by adding 
1.10 	a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.401, subdivision 1; 
1.11 	103C.501, subdivision 5; 114D.30, subdivision 2; 114D.50, subdivision 4; 
1.12 	129D.17, subdivision 2; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
1.13 	5; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6; article 3, section 4; Laws 2014, 
1.14 	chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 
1.15 	10, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.16 	84; 103B.
1.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.18 	ARTICLE 1
1.19 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.20	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.21 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.22 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.23 	outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" 
1.24 	and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are 
1.25 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. The 
1.26 	"first year" is fiscal year 2016. The "second year" is fiscal year 2017. The "biennium" is 
1.27 	fiscal years 2016 and 2017, respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2016
		2017

2.5	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	99,386,000
	$
	607,000
	
2.7 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.8 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.9 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.10 	following subdivisions.

2.11	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		40,948,000
		-0-

2.12
2.13
2.14	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
2.15 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
2.16 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.17 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
2.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.19 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee 
2.20 	for scientific and natural area purposes 
2.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.22 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.23 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.24 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
2.25 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.28 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
2.29 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
2.30 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.31
2.32	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
2.33 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
2.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.35 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
3.1 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
3.2 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.3 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
3.4 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
3.5 	priority must be given to acquisition of 
3.6 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
3.7 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.8 	84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native 
3.9 	prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
3.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
3.11 	accomplishment plan.

3.12
3.13	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
3.14 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
3.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.16 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
3.17 	to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and 
3.18 	savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, 
3.19 	wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation 
3.20 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
3.21 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
3.22 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
3.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
3.24 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
3.25 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
3.26 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
3.27 	with this appropriation must be submitted 
3.28 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
3.29 	Council no later than 180 days following 
3.30 	the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
3.31 	year. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
3.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
3.33 	accomplishment plan and must be consistent 
3.34 	with the priorities identified in the Minnesota 
3.35 	Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.1
4.2	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase V
					
4.3 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
4.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.5 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
4.6 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
4.7 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
4.8 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
4.9 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.10 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota 
4.11 	for addition to the Northern Tallgrass 
4.12 	Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject 
4.13 	to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, 
4.14 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
4.15 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for 
4.16 	the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
4.17 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
4.18 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
4.19 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
4.20 	of the required accomplishment plan and 
4.21 	must be consistent with the priorities in the 
4.22 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.23
4.24	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
4.25 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
4.26 	commissioner of natural resources 
4.27 	to implement the Minnesota Prairie 
4.28 	Conservation Plan through the acquisition 
4.29 	of permanent conservation easements to 
4.30 	protect native prairie and grasslands. Up 
4.31 	to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring 
4.32 	and enforcement funds as approved in 
4.33 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
4.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
4.35 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
4.36 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.1 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
5.2 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.4 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.5 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.6 	provided as part of the final report. 

5.7
5.8	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase V
					
5.9 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board 
5.10 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.11 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
5.12 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
5.13 	water fund riparian buffer program for at 
5.14 	least equal wildlife benefits from buffers 
5.15 	on private land. Up to $72,500 is for 
5.16 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.20 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.21 	part of the final report.

5.22
5.23	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase V
					
5.24 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
5.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.26 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
5.27 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
5.28 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
5.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.30 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
5.31 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.32 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
5.33 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.35 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
6.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
6.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

6.3
6.4	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
6.5 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
6.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.7 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
6.8 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.9 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
6.10 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
6.11 	management purposes under Minnesota 
6.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, 
6.13 	or for designation and management as 
6.14 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
6.15 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
6.16 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
6.17 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
6.18 	required accomplishment plan.

6.19
6.20	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
6.21 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
6.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.23 	agreements to acquire conservation 
6.24 	easements within important bird areas 
6.25 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
6.26 	Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: 
6.27 	$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and 
6.28 	$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
6.29 	which up to $100,000 is for establishing 
6.30 	monitoring and enforcement funds as 
6.31 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
6.32 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
6.34 	conservation easements must be provided as 
6.35 	part of the final report.

7.1
7.2	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
7.3 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
7.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.5 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
7.6 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
7.7 	conservation easement and to `restore river 
7.8 	and related habitat in the Wild Rice River 
7.9 	corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
7.10 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
7.11 	required accomplishment plan.

7.12
7.13	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
7.14 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
7.15 	commissioner of natural resources to 
7.16 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
7.17 	of prairie communities on wildlife 
7.18 	management areas, scientific and natural 
7.19 	areas, state forest land, and land under 
7.20 	native prairie bank easements. A list of 
7.21 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.22 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.23 	accomplishment plan.

7.24	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II
					
7.25 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
7.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
7.28 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
7.29 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.30 	must be provided as part of the final report.

7.31	Subd. 3.Forests
 		12,634,000
		-0-

7.32	(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V
					
7.33 	$1,500,000 in the first year is to the 
7.34 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
8.1 	cooperation with the Morrison County Soil 
8.2 	and Water Conservation District to acquire 
8.3 	permanent conservation easements within 
8.4 	the boundaries of the Minnesota National 
8.5 	Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect 
8.6 	forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for 
8.7 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.8 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
8.9 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
8.10 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
8.11 	permanent conservation easements must be 
8.12 	provided as part of the final report.

8.13
8.14	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase III
					
8.15 	$2,910,000 in the first year is to the 
8.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.17 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
8.18 	acquire land in fee for wildlife management 
8.19 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.20 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land 
8.21 	in fee for scientific and natural areas 
8.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.23 	subdivision 5; for state forest purposes 
8.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.25 	subdivision 7; and to enhance grasslands, 
8.26 	forest, and savanna. A list of proposed 
8.27 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.28 	required accomplishment plan.

8.29
8.30	(c) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer 
Forestlands - Phase II
					
8.31 	$2,180,000 in the first year is to the 
8.32 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.33 	acquire forest lands in Cass and Wadena 
8.34 	Counties for wildlife management purposes 
8.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.36 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee 
9.1 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.2 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of 
9.3 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.4 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

9.5
9.6	(d) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County 
- Phase VI
					
9.7 	$442,000 in the first year is to the 
9.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.9 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
9.10 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
9.11 	habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. 
9.12 	A list of proposed land acquisitions 
9.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.14 	accomplishment plan.

9.15
9.16	(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase III
					
9.17 	$1,690,000 in the first year is to the 
9.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.19 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.20 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.21 	along rivers and lakes in the northern 
9.22 	forest region. Up to $220,000 is for 
9.23 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
9.24 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
9.25 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
9.26 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
9.27 	proposed permanent conservation easements 
9.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
9.29 	accomplishment plan. 

9.30	(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership
					
9.31 	$3,002,000 in the first year is to the 
9.32 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.33 	acquire lands in fee and for permanent 
9.34 	conservation easements in the Mississippi 
9.35 	Headwaters and for agreements as follows: 
10.1 	$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
10.2 	and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, 
10.3 	of which up to $80,000 is for establishing 
10.4 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.5 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
10.6 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.7 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
10.8 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
10.9 	required accomplishment plan.

10.10	(g) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement
					
10.11 	$910,000 in the first year is to the 
10.12 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.13 	enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. 
10.14 	A list of proposed land enhancements 
10.15 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.16 	accomplishment plan.

10.17	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		22,578,000
		-0-

10.18
10.19	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Acquisition - Phase VII
					
10.20 	$7,620,000 in the first year is to the 
10.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.22 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
10.23 	land in fee to be designated and managed as 
10.24 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
10.25 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
10.26 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
10.27 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.28 	required accomplishment plan.

10.29
10.30	(b) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Initiative - Phase V
					
10.31 	$9,040,000 in the first year is to the 
10.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.33 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
10.34 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
10.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
11.1 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions 
11.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.3 	accomplishment plan.

11.4
11.5	(c) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program 
- Phase IV
					
11.6 	$131,000 in the first year is to the 
11.7 	commissioner of natural resources for the 
11.8 	acquisition of land in fee and $1,469,000 is 
11.9 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
11.10 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
11.11 	on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
11.12 	wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
11.13 	to $90,000 to the Board of Water and Soil 
11.14 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring 
11.15 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
11.16 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
11.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
11.18 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land 
11.19 	acquisitions must be included as part of 
11.20 	the required accomplishment plan by the 
11.21 	Department of Natural Resources and a list 
11.22 	of permanent conservation easements must 
11.23 	be provided as part of the final report by the 
11.24 	Board of Water and Soil Resources. 

11.25
11.26	(d) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase VII
					
11.27 	$4,318,000 in the first year is to the 
11.28 	commissioner of natural resources to 
11.29 	enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. 
11.30 	A list of proposed land restorations and 
11.31 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
11.32 	the required accomplishment plan.

11.33	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		22,368,000
		-0-

11.34	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII
					
12.1 	$4,540,000 in the first year is to the 
12.2 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
12.3 	interests in land in fee and permanent 
12.4 	conservation easements for aquatic 
12.5 	management purposes under Minnesota 
12.6 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
12.7 	and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in 
12.8 	permanent conservation easements for fish 
12.9 	and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.10 	section 84.66, and to restore and enhance 
12.11 	aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for 
12.12 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.13 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
12.14 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.15 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
12.16 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
12.17 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.18 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.19	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI
					
12.20 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
12.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.22 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
12.23 	permanent conservation easements and 
12.24 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
12.25 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
12.26 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to 
12.27 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
12.28 	Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the 
12.29 	Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River 
12.30 	Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; 
12.31 	and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land. 
12.32 	Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
12.33 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.34 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
12.35 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
12.36 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
13.1 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
13.2 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.3 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.4
13.5
13.6	(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
VII
					
13.7 	$1,890,000 in the first year is to the 
13.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.9 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
13.10 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout 
13.11 	and other species in and along coldwater 
13.12 	rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
13.13 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
13.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.15 	accomplishment plan.

13.16
13.17	(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and 
Enhancement
					
13.18 	$1,650,000 in the first year is to the 
13.19 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.20 	an agreement with the city of Bemidji to 
13.21 	restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake 
13.22 	Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and 
13.23 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
13.24 	the required accomplishment plan.

13.25	(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage
					
13.26 	$990,000 in the first year is to the 
13.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.28 	an agreement with the Sand Hill River 
13.29 	Watershed District to restore fish habitat 
13.30 	in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of 
13.31 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
13.32 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.33
13.34	(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IV
					
14.1 	$2,414,000 in the first year is to the 
14.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.3 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
14.4 	Watershed District to protect, restore, 
14.5 	and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
14.6 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
14.7 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
14.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
14.9 	accomplishment plan. 

14.10
14.11	(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat 
Enhancement
					
14.12 	$444,000 in the first year is to the 
14.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.14 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
14.15 	Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat 
14.16 	on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed 
14.17 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
14.18 	the required accomplishment plan.

14.19
14.20
14.21	(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - 
Phase VII
					
14.22 	$8,440,000 in the first year is to the 
14.23 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
14.24 	program to provide competitive, matching 
14.25 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
14.26 	state, and national organizations for 
14.27 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
14.28 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
14.29 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, 
14.30 	$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
14.31 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
14.32 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made 
14.33 	for activities required to fulfill the duties 
14.34 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
14.35 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
14.36 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
15.1 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
15.2 	$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 
15.3 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
15.4 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
15.5 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in 
15.6 	land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
15.7 	may not be used to establish easement 
15.8 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
15.9 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
15.10 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
15.11 	by law. The program must require a match 
15.12 	of at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
15.13 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
15.14 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
15.15 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
15.16 	provide a separate, simplified application 
15.17 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
15.18 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
15.19 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
15.20 	give priority to organizations that have a 
15.21 	history of receiving or a charter to receive 
15.22 	private contributions for local conservation 
15.23 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
15.24 	conservation easement, priority must be 
15.25 	given to projects associated with or within 
15.26 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
15.27 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.28 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
15.29 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
15.30 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
15.31 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.32 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
15.33 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
15.34 	must be on land permanently protected by 
15.35 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
15.36 	maintenance and protection of restored 
16.1 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
16.2 	easement, or by public ownership or in 
16.3 	public waters as defined in Minnesota 
16.4 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
16.5 	15. Priority must be given to restoration 
16.6 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
16.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
16.8 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
16.9 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
16.10 	available until June 30, 2018. No less than 
16.11 	five percent of the amount of each grant 
16.12 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
16.13 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
16.14 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
16.15 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
16.16 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
16.17 	The commissioner shall provide notice of 
16.18 	the grant program in the game and fish law 
16.19 	summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.20 	section 97A.051, subdivision 2.

16.21	Subd. 6.Administration
 		858,000
		607,000

16.22	(a) Contract Management
					
16.23 	$150,000 in the first year is to the 
16.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.25 	contract management duties assigned in this 
16.26 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
16.27 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
16.28 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.29 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
16.30 	The accomplishment plan must include a 
16.31 	copy of the grant contract template and 
16.32 	reimbursement manual. No money may 
16.33 	be expended prior to the Lessard-Sams 
16.34 	Outdoor Heritage Council's approval of the 
16.35 	accomplishment plan. 

17.1	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
17.2 	$608,000 in the first year and $607,000 
17.3 	in the second year are to the Legislative 
17.4 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
17.5 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
17.6 	Heritage Council and for compensation and 
17.7 	expense reimbursement of council members. 
17.8 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
17.9 	2017. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
17.10 	applies to this appropriation.

17.11	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
17.12 	$100,000 in the first year is to the 
17.13 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
17.14 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
17.15 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
17.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

17.17	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
17.18 	Money appropriated in this section may 
17.19 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
17.20 	directly related to and necessary for a 
17.21 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
17.22 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
17.23 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
17.24 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
17.25 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
17.26 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
17.27 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
17.28 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
17.29 	in this section are available until June 30, 
17.30 	2018. For acquisition of real property, the 
17.31 	amounts in this section are available until 
17.32 	June 30, 2019, if a binding agreement with a 
17.33 	landowner or purchase agreement is entered 
17.34 	into by June 30, 2018, and closed no later 
18.1 	than June 30, 2019. Money for restoration or 
18.2 	enhancement is available until June 30, 2020, 
18.3 	or five years after acquisition, whichever is 
18.4 	later, in order to complete initial restoration 
18.5 	or enhancement work. If a project receives 
18.6 	at least 15 percent of its funding from federal 
18.7 	funds, the time period of the appropriation 
18.8 	may be extended to equal the availability 
18.9 	of federal funding to a maximum of six 
18.10 	years, provided the federal funding was 
18.11 	confirmed and included within the first draft 
18.12 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated 
18.13 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used to 
18.14 	restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
18.15 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
18.16 	Public use facilities must have a minimal 
18.17 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

18.18
18.19	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
18.20 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
18.21 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
18.22 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
18.23 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.24 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
18.25 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
18.26 	on or after July 1, 2015, or the date of 
18.27 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
18.28 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
18.29 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
18.30 	purposes of administering appropriations 
18.31 	and legislatively authorized agreements paid 
18.32 	out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense 
18.33 	must be considered reimbursable by the 
18.34 	administering agency when the recipient 
18.35 	presents the agency with an invoice, or 
18.36 	binding agreement with the landowner, and 
19.1 	the recipient attests that the goods have 
19.2 	been received or the landowner agreement 
19.3 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
19.4 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
19.5 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
19.6 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
19.7 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
19.8 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
19.9 	by progress reports approved by the 
19.10 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
19.11 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
19.12 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
19.13 	support future management of acquired 
19.14 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
19.15 	advances must be approved as part of the 
19.16 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
19.17 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
19.18 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
19.19 	part of the accomplishment plan.

19.20	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
19.21 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
19.22 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
19.23 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
19.24 	must provide geographic information to the 
19.25 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
19.26 	for mapping any lands acquired in fee with 
19.27 	money appropriated in this section and open 
19.28 	to public taking of fish and game. The 
19.29 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
19.30 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
19.31 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
19.32 	public recreation opportunities. Maps must 
19.33 	include information on and acknowledgment 
19.34 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
19.35 	notation of any restrictions.

20.1	Subd. 10.Disability Access
 					
20.2 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of the 
20.3 	outdoor heritage fund, in consultation with 
20.4 	the Council on Disability, should make 
20.5 	progress toward providing greater access 
20.6 	to programs, print publications, and digital 
20.7 	media for people with disabilities related 
20.8 	to the programs the recipient funds using 
20.9 	appropriations made in this article.

20.10 	Sec. 3. [84.974] MILKWEED.
20.11 	When feasible, the commissioner of natural resources is encouraged to plant 
20.12 	milkweed.

20.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
20.14 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams 
20.15 	Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
20.16 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 
20.17 	the Committee on Rules and Administration;
20.18 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
20.19 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
20.20 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
20.21 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
20.22 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
20.23 	house.
20.24 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In 
20.25 	making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee 
20.26 	on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic 
20.27 	balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The 
20.28 	governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
20.29 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience 
20.30 	or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
20.31 	protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and 
20.32 	wildlife.
20.33 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs 
20.34 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
21.1 	finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one 
21.2 	member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
21.3 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve 
21.4 	at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to 
21.5 	serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed 
21.6 	according to the following schedule of terms:
21.7 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
21.8 	Monday in January 2011;
21.9 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
21.10 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
21.11 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
21.12 	the first Monday in January 2011;
21.13 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
21.14 	Monday in January 2013;
21.15 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
21.16 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
21.17 	2013; and
21.18 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
21.19 	the first Monday in January 2013.
21.20 	(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section 
21.21 	15.0575. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the 
21.22 	remainder of the unexpired term.
21.23 	(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
21.24 	Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair, 
21.25 	vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may 
21.26 	convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
21.27 	(h) Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council 
21.28 	may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to carry out 
21.29 	support the functions of the council. Up to one percent of the money appropriated from the 
21.30 	fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for compensation 
21.31 	and expense reimbursement of council members.

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

21.33 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
22.1 		Subd. 8.Revenues. (a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with 
22.2 	money from the outdoor heritage funds fund is transferred to the state, the owner of the 
22.3 	land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources:
22.4 	(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was 
22.5 	purchased with money from the outdoor heritage funds fund until the land was transferred 
22.6 	to the state;
22.7 	(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase 
22.8 	with money from the outdoor heritage funds fund and the time the land was transferred to 
22.9 	the state; and
22.10 	(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause 
22.11 	(2) from the revenues described in clause (1).
22.12 	(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under 
22.13 	paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred to 
22.14 	the state.

22.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.16 	to read:
22.17 		Subd. 20.Donations. A recipient shall not accept a monetary donation or payment 
22.18 	from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation from 
22.19 	the outdoor heritage fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related 
22.20 	to and necessary for activities specified in the accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.21 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, unless expressly approved by the Lessard-Sams 
22.22 	Outdoor Heritage Council in the accomplishment plan. This subdivision does not apply to 
22.23 	donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction or bargain sales, as defined 
22.24 	by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.1011-2, provided that the purchase 
22.25 	price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the purchase price paid by the recipient.

22.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to money 
22.27 	appropriated on or after that date.

22.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.29 	to read:
22.30 		Subd. 21.Haying and grazing. Lands acquired with money appropriated from the 
22.31 	outdoor heritage fund may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to 
22.32 	federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that 
22.33 	is being implemented prior to the emergency declaration may continue.

23.1 	Sec. 8. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

23.2	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		28,620,000

23.3	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV
					
23.4 	$3,480,000 in the second year is to the 
23.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
23.6 	acquire interests in land in fee or permanent 
23.7 	conservation easements for aquatic 
23.8 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.9 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
23.10 	97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic 
23.11 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
23.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
23.13 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
23.14 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
23.15 	plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing 
23.16 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
23.17 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
23.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
23.20 	report is required for any monitoring and 
23.21 	enforcement fund established, including 
23.22 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
23.23 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
23.24 	activities.

23.25	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III
					
23.26 	$3,680,000 in the second year is to the 
23.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
23.28 	agreements to acquire interests in land in 
23.29 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
23.30 	and to restore and enhance natural systems 
23.31 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
23.32 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 
23.33 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
23.34 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends 
23.35 	of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River 
24.1 	Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota 
24.2 	Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust 
24.3 	for Public Land. A list of proposed 
24.4 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
24.5 	must be provided as part of the required 
24.6 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
24.7 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
24.8 	plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing 
24.9 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
24.10 	approved in the accomplishment plan 
24.11 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.12 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
24.13 	report is required for any monitoring and 
24.14 	enforcement fund established, including 
24.15 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
24.16 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
24.17 	activities.

24.18
24.19	(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore 
Protection and Management - Phase III
					
24.20 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
24.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
24.22 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
24.23 	permanent conservation easements and 
24.24 	restore and enhance habitats along the 
24.25 	Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. 
24.26 	A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, 
24.27 	and enhancements must be provided as 
24.28 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
24.29 	The accomplishment plan must include 
24.30 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
24.31 	$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
24.32 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
24.33 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
24.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
24.35 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
24.36 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
25.1 	fund established, including expenditures 
25.2 	from the fund and a description of annual 
25.3 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

25.4	(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration
					
25.5 	$3,670,000 in the second year is to the 
25.6 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
25.7 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
25.8 	A list of proposed projects must be provided 
25.9 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

25.10
25.11	(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase IV
					
25.12 	$2,120,000 in the second year is to the 
25.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.14 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
25.15 	to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake, 
25.16 	river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list 
25.17 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
25.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
25.19 	accomplishment plan.

25.20	(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration
					
25.21 	$2,320,000 in the second year is to the 
25.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.23 	agreement with the Red Lake Watershed 
25.24 	District to restore and enhance stream and 
25.25 	related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list 
25.26 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
25.27 	must be provided as part of the required 
25.28 	accomplishment plan.

25.29	(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration
					
25.30 	$380,000 in the second year is to the 
25.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.32 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
25.33 	Association to restore trout habitat in the 
25.34 	Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of 
26.1 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
26.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
26.3 	Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner 
26.4 	of natural resources, restorations conducted 
26.5 	pursuant to this paragraph may be 
26.6 	accomplished by excavation.

26.7
26.8	(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian 
Invasive Carp
					
26.9 	$7,500,000 in the second year is to the 
26.10 	commissioner of natural resources to for 
26.11 	design, construct, operate, and evaluate 
26.12 	construction, including acquisition, 
26.13 	operation, and evaluation of structural 
26.14 	deterrents for Asian invasive carp to protect 
26.15 	Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this 
26.16 	money requires a one-to-one match for 
26.17 	projects on state boundary waters.

26.18
26.19	(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase IV
					
26.20 	$4,990,000 in the second year is to the 
26.21 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
26.22 	program to provide competitive, matching 
26.23 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
26.24 	state, and national organizations for 
26.25 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
26.26 	wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, 
26.27 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be 
26.28 	made for activities required to fulfill the duties 
26.29 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
26.30 	easements. Grants shall not be made from 
26.31 	appropriations in this paragraph for projects 
26.32 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
26.33 	$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation 
26.34 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
26.35 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
26.36 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in 
27.1 	land. Easements must be permanent. Land 
27.2 	acquired in fee must be open to hunting 
27.3 	and fishing during the open season unless 
27.4 	otherwise provided by state law. The 
27.5 	program shall require a match of at least ten 
27.6 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
27.7 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
27.8 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, 
27.9 	the commissioner shall provide a separate, 
27.10 	simplified application process. Subject to 
27.11 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
27.12 	natural resources shall, when evaluating 
27.13 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
27.14 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
27.15 	or charter to receive private contributions 
27.16 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
27.17 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
27.18 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
27.19 	with existing wildlife management areas 
27.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.21 	subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas 
27.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033
27.23 	and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic 
27.24 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.25 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
27.26 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
27.27 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
27.28 	conservation easement or public ownership 
27.29 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
27.30 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
27.31 	15. Priority shall be given to restoration 
27.32 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
27.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
27.34 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
27.35 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
27.36 	available until June 30, 2016. No less than 
28.1 	five percent of the amount of each grant 
28.2 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
28.3 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
28.4 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
28.5 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
28.6 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
28.7 	The commissioner shall provide notice of 
28.8 	the grant program in the game and fish law 
28.9 	summaries that are prepared under Minnesota 
28.10 	Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.

28.11 	Sec. 9. Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

28.12	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		30,890,000
	
28.13 	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VI
28.14 	$2,560,000 in the second year is to the 
28.15 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
28.16 	interests in land in fee and permanent 
28.17 	conservation easements for aquatic 
28.18 	management purposes under Minnesota 
28.19 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
28.20 	and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance 
28.21 	aquatic habitat. Up to $32,500 is for 
28.22 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
28.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
28.24 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
28.25 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
28.26 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
28.27 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
28.28 	of the required accomplishment plan.
28.29 	(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on 
28.30 	Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
28.31 	$2,130,000 in the second year is to the 
28.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
28.33 	agreements with the Leech Lake Area 
28.34 	Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land 
29.1 	Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent 
29.2 	conservation easements to sustain healthy 
29.3 	fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow 
29.4 	Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows: 
29.5 	$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed 
29.6 	Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota 
29.7 	Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to 
29.8 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
29.9 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
29.10 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
29.11 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.12 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
29.13 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
29.14 	the required accomplishment plan.
29.15 	(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County 
29.16 	- Phase V
29.17 	$1,190,000 in the second year is to the 
29.18 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
29.19 	contract with Dakota County to acquire 
29.20 	permanent conservation easements and land 
29.21 	in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in 
29.22 	rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County. 
29.23 	Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for 
29.24 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
29.25 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
29.26 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
29.27 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands 
29.28 	acquired or lands with easements acquired 
29.29 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
29.30 	emergency haying and grazing in response 
29.31 	to federal or state disaster declarations. 
29.32 	Conservation grazing under a management 
29.33 	plan that is already being implemented may 
29.34 	continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
29.35 	and restorations and enhancements must 
30.1 	be provided as part of the required 
30.2 	accomplishment plan.
30.3 	(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V
30.4 	$2,650,000 in the second year is to the 
30.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.6 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
30.7 	permanent conservation easements and 
30.8 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
30.9 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
30.10 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000 
30.11 	to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
30.12 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of 
30.13 	the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great 
30.14 	River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota 
30.15 	Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for 
30.16 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
30.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
30.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17; and $900,000 to 
30.20 	The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired 
30.21 	or lands with easements acquired with 
30.22 	this appropriation may not be used for 
30.23 	emergency haying and grazing in response 
30.24 	to federal or state disaster declarations. 
30.25 	Conservation grazing under a management 
30.26 	plan that is already being implemented may 
30.27 	continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
30.28 	and permanent conservation easements 
30.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
30.30 	accomplishment plan.
30.31 	(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife 
30.32 	Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation
30.33 	$2,440,000 in the second year is to the 
30.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.35 	an agreement with the Bois de Sioux 
31.1 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee 
31.2 	and to restore natural systems associated 
31.3 	with the Mustinka River located within the 
31.4 	Bois de Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired 
31.5 	with this appropriation may not be used for 
31.6 	emergency haying and grazing in response 
31.7 	to federal or state disaster declarations. 
31.8 	Conservation grazing under a management 
31.9 	plan that is already being implemented may 
31.10 	continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
31.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
31.12 	accomplishment plan.
31.13 	(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater 
31.14 	Fish Habitat Enhancement and 
31.15 	Restoration - Phase VI
31.16 	$1,900,000 in the second year is to the 
31.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.18 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
31.19 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout 
31.20 	and other species in and along coldwater 
31.21 	rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
31.22 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
31.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
31.24 	accomplishment plan.
31.25 	(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - 
31.26 	Phase II
31.27 	$2,290,000 in the second year is to the 
31.28 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
31.29 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
31.30 	Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for 
31.31 	an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A 
31.32 	list of proposed restorations must be provided 
31.33 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.
31.34 	(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - 
31.35 	Phase II
32.1 	$1,410,000 in the second year is to the 
32.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.3 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
32.4 	Association to enhance trout habitat in the 
32.5 	Knife River watershed. A list of proposed 
32.6 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
32.7 	the required accomplishment plan.
32.8 	(i) Restoration and Enhancement of 
32.9 	Washington County Public Lands
32.10 	$430,000 in the second year is to the 
32.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.12 	agreement with Washington County to 
32.13 	restore and enhance habitat on public lands 
32.14 	in Washington County. A restoration and 
32.15 	enhancement plan and a list of proposed 
32.16 	land restorations and enhancements 
32.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
32.18 	accomplishment plan.
32.19 	(j) Wirth Park Enhancements
32.20 	$600,000 in the second year is to the 
32.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.22 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board 
32.23 	to enhance riparian and upland habitat 
32.24 	within Wirth Park in Hennepin County. 
32.25 	A restoration and enhancement plan and 
32.26 	a list of proposed land restorations and 
32.27 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
32.28 	the required accomplishment plan.
32.29 	(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic 
32.30 	Invasive Species Prevention Strategies
32.31 	$4,040,000 in the second year is to the 
32.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.33 	agreement with the Central Minnesota 
32.34 	Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot 
32.35 	projects to enhance aquatic habitat by 
33.1 	preventing the spread of aquatic invasive 
33.2 	species, including pilot projects conducting 
33.3 	education and outreach, inspection and 
33.4 	decontamination, enforcement, and other 
33.5 	activities. All pilot projects must be 
33.6 	conducted on a reimbursement basis and 
33.7 	require a match of nonoutdoor heritage fund 
33.8 	dollars. A required evaluation of results 
33.9 	must be funded with nonoutdoor heritage 
33.10 	fund dollars. The required evaluation must 
33.11 	evaluate the efficacy of inspection and 
33.12 	decontamination activities utilized in any of 
33.13 	the pilot projects in preventing the spread 
33.14 	of aquatic invasive species. A list of pilot 
33.15 	projects must be included in the required final 
33.16 	report. This appropriation is available until 
33.17 	June 30, 2019. The accomplishment plan 
33.18 	must accelerate the start of the pilot project.
33.19 	(l) Albert Lea Lake Management and 
33.20 	Invasive Species Control Structure - 
33.21 	Supplement
33.22 	$700,000 in the second year is added to 
33.23 	the appropriation contained in Laws 2013, 
33.24 	chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
33.25 	5, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of 
33.26 	natural resources for an agreement with 
33.27 	the Shell Rock River Watershed District to 
33.28 	construct structural deterrents and lake level 
33.29 	controls.
33.30 	(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
33.31 	Program - Phase VI
33.32 	$4,550,000 in the second year is to the 
33.33 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
33.34 	program to provide competitive, matching 
33.35 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
34.1 	state, and national organizations for 
34.2 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
34.3 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
34.4 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
34.5 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
34.6 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
34.7 	conservation easements. Grants shall not 
34.8 	be made from the appropriation in this 
34.9 	paragraph for projects that have a total 
34.10 	project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this 
34.11 	appropriation, $460,000 $265,000 may be 
34.12 	spent for personnel costs and other direct and 
34.13 	necessary administrative costs. Grantees may 
34.14 	acquire land or interests in land. Easements 
34.15 	must be permanent. Grants may not be used 
34.16 	to establish easement stewardship accounts. 
34.17 	Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting 
34.18 	and fishing during the open season unless 
34.19 	otherwise provided by law. Lands acquired 
34.20 	or lands with easements acquired with this 
34.21 	appropriation may not be used for emergency 
34.22 	haying and grazing in response to federal 
34.23 	or state disaster declarations. Conservation 
34.24 	grazing under a management plan that is 
34.25 	already being implemented may continue. 
34.26 	The program shall require a match of at 
34.27 	least ten percent from nonstate sources 
34.28 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
34.29 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
34.30 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
34.31 	provide a separate, simplified application 
34.32 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
34.33 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
34.34 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
34.35 	give priority to organizations that have a 
34.36 	history of receiving or charter to receive 
35.1 	private contributions for local conservation 
35.2 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
35.3 	conservation easement, priority shall be 
35.4 	given to projects associated with or within 
35.5 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
35.6 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.7 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
35.8 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
35.9 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
35.10 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
35.11 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
35.12 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
35.13 	must be on land permanently protected by 
35.14 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
35.15 	maintenance and protection of restored 
35.16 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
35.17 	easement, or by public ownership or in public 
35.18 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
35.19 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
35.20 	shall be given to restoration and enhancement 
35.21 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
35.22 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
35.23 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
35.24 	This appropriation is available until June 
35.25 	30, 2018. No less than five percent of the 
35.26 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
35.27 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
35.28 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
35.29 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
35.30 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
35.31 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
35.32 	provide notice of the grant program in 
35.33 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
35.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
35.35 	subdivision 2.
36.1 	(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro 
36.2 	Grant Program
36.3 	$4,000,000 in the second year is to the 
36.4 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
36.5 	program to provide competitive, matching 
36.6 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
36.7 	state, and national organizations for 
36.8 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
36.9 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
36.10 	or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan 
36.11 	area and cities with a population of 50,000 
36.12 	or greater. Grants shall not be made for 
36.13 	activities required to fulfill the duties of 
36.14 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
36.15 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
36.16 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
36.17 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
36.18 	$575,000. Of this appropriation, $70,000 
36.19 	$250,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
36.20 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
36.21 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
36.22 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
36.23 	Grants may not be used to establish easement 
36.24 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
36.25 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
36.26 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
36.27 	by law. Lands acquired or lands with 
36.28 	easements acquired with this appropriation 
36.29 	may not be used for emergency haying and 
36.30 	grazing in response to federal or state disaster 
36.31 	declarations. Conservation grazing under 
36.32 	a management plan that is already being 
36.33 	implemented may continue. The program 
36.34 	shall require a match of at least ten percent 
36.35 	from nonstate sources for all grants. The 
36.36 	match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
37.1 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, 
37.2 	the commissioner shall provide a separate, 
37.3 	simplified application process. Subject to 
37.4 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
37.5 	natural resources shall, when evaluating 
37.6 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
37.7 	organizations that have a history of receiving 
37.8 	or charter to receive private contributions 
37.9 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
37.10 	acquiring land or a conservation easement, 
37.11 	priority shall be given to projects associated 
37.12 	with or within one mile of existing wildlife 
37.13 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
37.14 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific 
37.15 	and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
37.16 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 
37.17 	5; or aquatic management areas under 
37.18 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
37.19 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration 
37.20 	or enhancement projects must be on land 
37.21 	permanently protected by a permanent 
37.22 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance 
37.23 	and protection of restored and enhanced 
37.24 	habitat, by a conservation easement, or 
37.25 	by public ownership or in public waters 
37.26 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.27 	103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall 
37.28 	be given to restoration and enhancement 
37.29 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
37.30 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
37.31 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
37.32 	This appropriation is available until June 
37.33 	30, 2018. No less than five percent of the 
37.34 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
37.35 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
37.36 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
38.1 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
38.2 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
38.3 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
38.4 	provide notice of the grant program in 
38.5 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
38.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
38.7 	subdivision 2.

38.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.

38.9 	Sec. 10. PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF TAX ALTERNATIVES; 
38.10 	RECOMMENDATIONS.
 38.11 	The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the 
38.12 	commissioners of natural resources and revenue, shall examine alternatives to 
38.13 	payment-in-lieu of tax payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections 477A.10 to 477A.14, 
38.14 	including a trust fund approach, that would apply to land acquired with money from the 
38.15 	outdoor heritage fund and other dedicated funds. The examination must take into account 
38.16 	the ongoing costs to the state and local units of government associated with the acquisition 
38.17 	of the land and any constitutional constraints. The commissioner of management and 
38.18 	budget shall submit recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
38.19 	house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the 
38.20 	environment and natural resources, legacy funds, and taxes no later than January 15, 2016.

38.21 	ARTICLE 2
38.22 	CLEAN WATER FUND

38.23	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
38.24 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
38.25 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
38.26 	clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities 
38.27 	under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and "2017" 
38.28 	used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the 
38.29 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal 
38.30 	year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 
38.31 	and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

38.32				APPROPRIATIONS
	
38.33				Available for the Year
	
39.1				Ending June 30
	
39.2					2016
		2017

39.3	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

39.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	113,203,000
	$
	112,999,000
	
39.5 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
39.6 	purpose are specified in the following 
39.7 	sections.

39.8	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
39.9 	Money appropriated in this article may 
39.10 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
39.11 	directly related to and necessary for a 
39.12 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
39.13 	in this article must be spent in accordance 
39.14 	with Minnesota Management and Budget's 
39.15 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
39.16 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
39.17 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
39.18 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
39.19 	2016 appropriations are available until June 
39.20 	30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations 
39.21 	are available until June 30, 2018. If a project 
39.22 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
39.23 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
39.24 	availability of federal funding.

39.25	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
39.26 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
39.27 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
39.28 	on Disability, should make progress toward 
39.29 	providing greater access to programs, print 
39.30 	publications, and digital media for people 
39.31 	with disabilities related to the programs the 
39.32 	recipient funds using appropriations made 
39.33 	in this article.

40.1	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	5,834,000
	$
	5,832,000
	
40.2 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
40.3 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
40.4 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
40.5 	water and groundwater and to use data 
40.6 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
40.7 	(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
40.8 	the second year are for monitoring and 
40.9 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
40.10 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable 
40.11 	to groundwater degradation; monitoring 
40.12 	for pesticides when nitrate is detected; 
40.13 	promoting, developing, and evaluating 
40.14 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
40.15 	management practices; assessing best 
40.16 	management practice adoption; education 
40.17 	and technical support from University of 
40.18 	Minnesota Extension; and other actions to 
40.19 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
40.20 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
40.21 	June 30, 2018.
40.22 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
40.23 	second year are for administering clean water 
40.24 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
40.25 	management practices loan program. Any 
40.26 	unencumbered balance at the end of the 
40.27 	second year shall be added to the corpus of 
40.28 	the loan fund.
40.29 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
40.30 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
40.31 	research, and demonstration projects on 
40.32 	proper implementation of best management 
40.33 	practices and more precise information on 
40.34 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
41.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
41.2 	2020.
41.3 	(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the 
41.4 	second year are for research to quantify and 
41.5 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
41.6 	waters and for development and evaluation 
41.7 	of best management practices to protect and 
41.8 	restore water resources. This appropriation 
41.9 	is available until June 30, 2020.
41.10 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
41.11 	second year are for a research inventory 
41.12 	database containing water-related research 
41.13 	activities. Costs for information technology 
41.14 	development or support for this research 
41.15 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
41.16 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
41.17 	available until June 30, 2018.
41.18 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.19 	second year are to implement the Minnesota 
41.20 	agricultural water quality certification 
41.21 	program statewide. This appropriation is 
41.22 	available until June 30, 2020.
41.23 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
41.24 	second year are to provide funding for a 
41.25 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
41.26 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
41.27 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
41.28 	second year are for a perennial and cover crop 
41.29 	research program to develop perennial and 
41.30 	cover cropping systems specific to Minnesota 
41.31 	that are necessary to protect and restore the 
41.32 	state's surface and groundwater resources 
41.33 	while increasing efficiency, profitability, and 
41.34 	productivity of Minnesota farmers. This 
41.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
42.1 	(j) A portion of the funds in this section may 
42.2 	be used for programs to train state and local 
42.3 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
42.4 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
42.5 	conservation.

42.6	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	9,250,000
	$
	9,250,000
	
42.7 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
42.8 	the second year are for the point source 
42.9 	implementation grants program under 
42.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
42.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
42.12 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
42.13 	the second year are for small community 
42.14 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
42.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
42.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
42.17 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at 
42.18 	the end of each fiscal year under paragraph 
42.19 	(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority 
42.20 	may transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
42.21 	projects under any of the programs listed 
42.22 	in this section based on their priority rank 
42.23 	on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
42.24 	priority list.

42.25	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	26,250,000
	$
	26,248,000
	
42.26 	(a) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
42.27 	the second year are for completion of 20 
42.28 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
42.29 	of surface water quality and trends. If the 
42.30 	amount in the first year is insufficient, the 
42.31 	amount in the second year is available in the 
42.32 	first year.
43.1 	(b) $9,795,000 the first year and $9,795,000 
43.2 	the second year are to develop watershed 
43.3 	restoration and protection strategies 
43.4 	(WRAPS), which include total maximum 
43.5 	daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL 
43.6 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
43.7 	the Unites States Environmental Protection 
43.8 	Agency approved impaired waters list in 
43.9 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
43.10 	114D. The agency shall complete an average 
43.11 	of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over 
43.12 	the biennium.
43.13 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000 
43.14 	the second year are for groundwater 
43.15 	assessment, including enhancing the 
43.16 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, and 
43.17 	evaluating trends, including the reassessment 
43.18 	of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 
43.19 	years ago and found to be contaminated. 
43.20 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
43.21 	the second year are for water quality 
43.22 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
43.23 	and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River 
43.24 	System Area of Concern. This appropriation 
43.25 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
43.26 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
43.27 	(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
43.28 	second year are for storm water research and 
43.29 	guidance.
43.30 	(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
43.31 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
43.32 	database development.
43.33 	(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 
43.34 	the second year are for national pollutant 
44.1 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
44.2 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
44.3 	(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 
44.4 	the second year are for enhancing the 
44.5 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
44.6 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
44.7 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
44.8 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection 
44.9 	of groundwater, including base grants 
44.10 	for all counties with SSTS programs and 
44.11 	competitive grants to counties with specific 
44.12 	plans to significantly reduce water pollution 
44.13 	by reducing the number of systems that 
44.14 	are an imminent threat to public health or 
44.15 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
44.16 	receive base grants must report the number 
44.17 	of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded 
44.18 	through SSTS replacement, connection 
44.19 	to a centralized sewer system, or other 
44.20 	means, including property abandonment 
44.21 	or buy-out. Counties also must report 
44.22 	the number of existing SSTS compliance 
44.23 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
44.24 	jurisdiction. These required reports are to 
44.25 	be part of established annual reporting for 
44.26 	SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS 
44.27 	inventories or those with an ordinance in 
44.28 	place that requires an SSTS to be inspected 
44.29 	as a condition of transferring property or as a 
44.30 	condition of obtaining a local permit must be 
44.31 	given priority for competitive grants under 
44.32 	this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 
44.33 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
44.34 	low-income landowners to address systems 
44.35 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
44.36 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
45.1 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
45.2 	exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county 
45.3 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
45.4 	submit a report to the agency listing the 
45.5 	projects funded, including an account of the 
45.6 	expenditures.
45.7 	(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
45.8 	the second year are for a storm water 
45.9 	best management practice performance 
45.10 	evaluation and technology transfer program 
45.11 	to enhance data and information management 
45.12 	of storm water best management practices; 
45.13 	evaluate best management performance 
45.14 	and effectiveness to support meeting total 
45.15 	maximum daily loads; develop standards 
45.16 	and incorporate state of the art guidance 
45.17 	using minimal impact design standards as 
45.18 	the model; and implement a knowledge 
45.19 	and technology transfer system across 
45.20 	local government, industry, and regulatory 
45.21 	sectors for pass-through to the University of 
45.22 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
45.23 	until June 30, 2018.
45.24 	(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
45.25 	second year are to support activities of the 
45.26 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
45.27 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
45.28 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
45.29 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
45.30 	section encumbered on or before June 30, 
45.31 	2017, as grants or contracts are available 
45.32 	until June 30, 2020.

45.33
45.34	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,500,000
	$
	8,500,000
	
46.1 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
46.2 	the second year are for stream flow 
46.3 	monitoring.
46.4 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
46.5 	the second year are for lake Index of 
46.6 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
46.7 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
46.8 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
46.9 	and other contaminants of fish, including 
46.10 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
46.11 	waters over time.
46.12 	(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000 
46.13 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
46.14 	science-based watershed restoration and 
46.15 	protection strategies. 
46.16 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
46.17 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
46.18 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
46.19 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
46.20 	second year are for technical assistance to 
46.21 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
46.22 	source restoration and protection activities, 
46.23 	including water quality protection in forested 
46.24 	watersheds.
46.25 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
46.26 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
46.27 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
46.28 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
46.29 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
46.30 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
46.31 	elevation data; assessing effectiveness of 
46.32 	forestry best management practices for water 
46.33 	quality; and developing a biomonitoring 
46.34 	database. 
47.1 	(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
47.2 	the second year are for developing county 
47.3 	geologic atlases. 
47.4 	(i) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
47.5 	second year are for analysis and mapping 
47.6 	in each county related to compliance 
47.7 	with riparian buffer or alternate practice 
47.8 	requirements and to provide statewide 
47.9 	coordination and guidance to local units of 
47.10 	government for implementation of buffer 
47.11 	requirements. Maps must be provided to 
47.12 	local units of government and made available 
47.13 	to landowners on the Department of Natural 
47.14 	Resources' Web site.

47.15
47.16	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	58,131,000
	$
	58,132,000
	
47.17 	(a) $8,929,000 the first year and $8,929,000 
47.18 	the second year are for grants to local 
47.19 	government units organized for the 
47.20 	management of water in a watershed or 
47.21 	subwatershed that have multiyear plans 
47.22 	that will result in a significant reduction in 
47.23 	water pollution in a selected subwatershed. 
47.24 	The grants may be used for establishment 
47.25 	of riparian buffers; practices to store 
47.26 	water for natural treatment and infiltration, 
47.27 	including rain gardens; capturing storm 
47.28 	water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and 
47.29 	ravine stabilization; enforcement activities; 
47.30 	and implementation of best management 
47.31 	practices for feedlots within riparian areas 
47.32 	and other practices demonstrated to be 
47.33 	most effective in protecting, enhancing, and 
47.34 	restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
47.35 	streams and protecting groundwater from 
48.1 	degradation. Grant recipients must identify 
48.2 	a nonstate match and may use other legacy 
48.3 	funds to supplement projects funded under 
48.4 	this paragraph. Grants awarded under this 
48.5 	paragraph are available for four years and 
48.6 	priority must be given to the best designed 
48.7 	plans each year.
48.8 	(b) $14,775,000 the first year and 
48.9 	$14,775,000 the second year are for grants 
48.10 	to protect and restore surface water and 
48.11 	drinking water; to keep water on the land; to 
48.12 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
48.13 	in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect 
48.14 	groundwater and drinking water, including 
48.15 	feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage 
48.16 	treatment system projects and stream bank, 
48.17 	stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
48.18 	and ravine stabilization projects. The 
48.19 	projects must use practices demonstrated 
48.20 	to be effective, be of long-lasting public 
48.21 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
48.22 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
48.23 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
48.24 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
48.25 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
48.26 	A portion of these funds may be used to seek 
48.27 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
48.28 	resources by multiple local governmental 
48.29 	units.
48.30 	(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
48.31 	the second year are for targeted local 
48.32 	resource protection and enhancement grants 
48.33 	and statewide program enhancements for 
48.34 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
48.35 	outreach, and training and certification, as 
48.36 	well as projects, practices, and programs that 
49.1 	supplement or otherwise exceed current state 
49.2 	standards for protection, enhancement, and 
49.3 	restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
49.4 	and streams or that protect groundwater from 
49.5 	degradation, including compliance.
49.6 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 
49.7 	the second year are to provide state 
49.8 	oversight and accountability, evaluate 
49.9 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
49.10 	measure the value of conservation program 
49.11 	implementation by local governments, 
49.12 	including submission to the legislature by 
49.13 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
49.14 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
49.15 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
49.16 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
49.17 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
49.18 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
49.19 	pollution reduced.
49.20 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
49.21 	the second year are for grants to local units 
49.22 	of government to enhance compliance 
49.23 	with riparian buffer or alternate practice 
49.24 	requirements.
49.25 	(f) $10,043,000 the first year and $10,044,000 
49.26 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
49.27 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
49.28 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
49.29 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
49.30 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
49.31 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to 
49.32 	surface waters; and increase infiltration for 
49.33 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation 
49.34 	may be used for restoration of riparian 
49.35 	buffers permanently protected by easements 
50.1 	purchased with this appropriation or contracts 
50.2 	to achieve permanent protection for riparian 
50.3 	buffers or stream bank restorations when the 
50.4 	riparian buffers have been restored. Up to 
50.5 	$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
50.6 	enforcement account.
50.7 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
50.8 	the second year are for permanent 
50.9 	conservation easements on wellhead 
50.10 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
50.11 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
50.12 	(d), or for grants to local units of government 
50.13 	for fee title acquisition to permanently 
50.14 	protect groundwater supply sources on 
50.15 	wellhead protection areas or for otherwise 
50.16 	assuring long-term protection of groundwater 
50.17 	supply sources as described under alternative 
50.18 	management tools in the Department 
50.19 	of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer 
50.20 	Management Plan, including low nitrogen 
50.21 	cropping systems or implementing nitrogen 
50.22 	fertilizer best management practices. Priority 
50.23 	must be placed on land that is located where 
50.24 	the vulnerability of the drinking water supply 
50.25 	is designated as high or very high by the 
50.26 	commissioner of health, where drinking 
50.27 	water protection plans have identified 
50.28 	specific activities that will achieve long-term 
50.29 	protection, and on lands with expiring 
50.30 	Conservation Reserve Program contracts. 
50.31 	Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a monitoring 
50.32 	and enforcement account.
50.33 	(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
50.34 	the second year are for community partner 
50.35 	grants to local units of government for: 
50.36 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
51.1 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
51.2 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
51.3 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
51.4 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
51.5 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
51.6 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
51.7 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
51.8 	of proven and effective water retention 
51.9 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
51.10 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
51.11 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
51.12 	to keep water on the land. The projects must 
51.13 	be of long-lasting public benefit, include a 
51.14 	local match, and be consistent with TMDL 
51.15 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
51.16 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
51.17 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
51.18 	Local government unit costs may be used as 
51.19 	a match.
51.20 	(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
51.21 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
51.22 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
51.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
51.24 	subdivision 6.
51.25 	(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
51.26 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
51.27 	and grants to local governments to transition 
51.28 	local water management plans to a watershed 
51.29 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
51.30 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
51.31 	114D.
51.32 	(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
51.33 	the second year are for technical assistance 
51.34 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
51.35 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
52.1 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
52.2 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 
52.3 	13, that includes projects to improve 
52.4 	multipurpose water management under 
52.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
52.6 	(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
52.7 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
52.8 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
52.9 	or contracts to treat and store water on the 
52.10 	land for water quality improvement purposes 
52.11 	and related technical assistance. This work 
52.12 	may be done in cooperation with the United 
52.13 	States Department of Agriculture with a first 
52.14 	priority use to accomplish a conservation 
52.15 	reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, 
52.16 	in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit 
52.17 	in a monitoring and enforcement account.
52.18 	(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
52.19 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
52.20 	conservation easements to protect lands 
52.21 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
52.22 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
52.23 	to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
52.24 	and enforcement account.
52.25 	(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
52.26 	the second year are for a program to 
52.27 	systematically collect data and produce 
52.28 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates 
52.29 	of soil erosion caused by water and wind 
52.30 	along with tracking adoption of conservation 
52.31 	measures to address erosion.
52.32 	(o) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
52.33 	the second year are to supplement, in equal 
52.34 	amounts, each soil and water conservation 
52.35 	district's general service grant.
53.1 	(p) The Board of Water and Soil 
53.2 	Resources must consider the inclusion 
53.3 	of environmentally suitable annuals the 
53.4 	next time the board establishes or revises 
53.5 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
53.6 	guidelines for the purposes of riparian 
53.7 	buffers.
53.8 	(q) The board may contract for delivery of 
53.9 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
53.10 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
53.11 	activities under this section.
53.12 	(r) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
53.13 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
53.14 	technical and administrative assistance 
53.15 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
53.16 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
53.17 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
53.18 	identified in local water management plans.
53.19 	(s) The board shall require grantees to specify 
53.20 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
53.21 	grants prior to any grant awards.
53.22 	(t) The appropriations in this section are 
53.23 	available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant 
53.24 	funds are available until expended and shall 
53.25 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
53.26 	this section.

53.27	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,013,000
	$
	3,812,000
	
53.28 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
53.29 	the second year are for addressing public 
53.30 	health concerns related to contaminants 
53.31 	found in Minnesota drinking water for which 
53.32 	no health-based drinking water standards 
53.33 	exist, including accelerating the development 
53.34 	of health risk limits and improving the 
54.1 	capacity of the department's laboratory to 
54.2 	analyze unregulated contaminants. The 
54.3 	commissioner shall contract with the Board 
54.4 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
54.5 	to provide an independent review of the 
54.6 	department's drinking water contaminants 
54.7 	of emerging concern program. The review 
54.8 	must include an assessment and ranking of 
54.9 	contaminants that are threats to drinking 
54.10 	water supplies and include benchmarking 
54.11 	that compares efforts at the department with 
54.12 	efforts by other states and the United States 
54.13 	Environmental Protection Agency. The 
54.14 	review must be submitted to the Clean Water 
54.15 	Council and the chairs and ranking minority 
54.16 	members of the house of representatives 
54.17 	and senate committees and divisions with 
54.18 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
54.19 	resources by June 1, 2016.
54.20 	(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
54.21 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
54.22 	water sources.
54.23 	(c) $113,000 the first year and $112,000 the 
54.24 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
54.25 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
54.26 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
54.27 	(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
54.28 	the second year are to develop and deliver 
54.29 	groundwater restoration and protection 
54.30 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
54.31 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
54.32 	resources to local governments for drinking 
54.33 	water source protection activities.
54.34 	(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
54.35 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
55.1 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
55.2 	wells and developing guidance to ensure 
55.3 	that new well placement minimizes the 
55.4 	potential for risks, in cooperation with the 
55.5 	commissioner of agriculture.
55.6 	(f) $275,000 the first year and $75,000 
55.7 	the second year are for development 
55.8 	and implementation of a groundwater 
55.9 	virus monitoring plan, including an 
55.10 	epidemiological study to determine the 
55.11 	association between groundwater virus 
55.12 	concentration and community illness rates. 
55.13 	(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
55.14 	second year are to prepare a comprehensive 
55.15 	study of and recommendations for regulatory 
55.16 	and nonregulatory approaches to water reuse 
55.17 	for use in the development of state policy for 
55.18 	water reuse in Minnesota.
55.19 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
55.20 	appropriations in this section are available 
55.21 	until June 30, 2019.

55.22	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,225,000
	$
	1,225,000
	
55.23 	(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 
55.24 	the second year are to implement projects 
55.25 	that address emerging drinking water supply 
55.26 	threats, provide cost-effective regional 
55.27 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
55.28 	coordination, support local implementation 
55.29 	of water supply reliability projects, and 
55.30 	prevent degradation of groundwater 
55.31 	resources in the metropolitan area. These 
55.32 	projects will provide to communities:
56.1 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
56.2 	water use through utilization of surface water, 
56.3 	storm water, wastewater, and groundwater;
56.4 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
56.5 	for different alternatives;
56.6 	(3) development of planning level cost 
56.7 	estimates, including capital cost and 
56.8 	operation cost;
56.9 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms 
56.10 	and an equitable cost-sharing structure 
56.11 	for regionally beneficial water supply 
56.12 	development projects; and
56.13 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
56.14 	models.
56.15 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
56.16 	the second year are for the water demand 
56.17 	reduction grant program to encourage 
56.18 	implementation of water demand reduction 
56.19 	measures by municipalities in the 
56.20 	metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and 
56.21 	protection of drinking water supplies.

56.22 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103A.206, is amended to read:
56.23 	103A.206 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.
56.24 	Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and 
56.25 	economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and 
56.26 	water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being, 
56.27 	and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility to 
56.28 	implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil and water 
56.29 	conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits to the 
56.30 	general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and damages 
56.31 	caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage land 
56.32 	occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through the 
56.33 	implementation of practices that:
57.1 	(1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in 
57.2 	order to preserve natural resources;
57.3 	(2) ensure continued soil health, as defined under section 103C.101, subdivision 
57.4 	10a, and soil productivity;
57.5 	(3) protect water quality;
57.6 	(4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs;
57.7 	(5) reduce damages caused by floods;
57.8 	(6) preserve wildlife;
57.9 	(7) protect the tax base; and
57.10 	(8) protect public lands and waters.

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

57.19 	Sec. 12. [103B.801] COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 
57.20 	PLANNING PROGRAM.
57.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2 
57.22 	to 4, apply to this section.
57.23 		Subd. 2.Program purposes. The purposes of the comprehensive watershed 
57.24 	management plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are to:
57.25 	(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under chapters 103B, 103C, 
57.26 	and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based 
57.27 	approach to watershed management;
57.28 	(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan 
57.29 	services, and local capacity;
57.30 	(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed 
57.31 	restoration and protection strategies under section 114D.26;
57.32 	(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;
57.33 	(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving 
57.34 	measurable progress; and
58.1 	(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or 
58.2 	watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according 
58.3 	to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D.
58.4 		Subd. 3.Coordination. The board shall develop policies for coordination and 
58.5 	development of comprehensive watershed management plans. To ensure effectiveness 
58.6 	and accountability in meeting the purposes of subdivision 2, these policies must address, 
58.7 	at a minimum:
58.8 	(1) a boundary framework consistent with section 103B.101, subdivision 14, 
58.9 	paragraph (a), and procedures, requirements, and criteria for establishing or modifying 
58.10 	the framework consistent with the goals of section 103A.212. The metropolitan area, as 
58.11 	defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be considered for inclusion in the 
58.12 	boundary framework. If included, the metropolitan area is not excluded from the water 
58.13 	management programs under sections 103B.201 to 103B.255;
58.14 	(2) requirements for coordination, participation, and commitment between local 
58.15 	government units in the development, approval, adoption, and implementation of 
58.16 	comprehensive watershed management plans within planning boundaries identified 
58.17 	according to this subdivision;
58.18 	(3) requirements for consistency with state agency-adopted water and natural 
58.19 	resources-related plans and documents required by chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D, 
58.20 	103E, 103F, 103G, and 114D; and
58.21 	(4) procedures for plan development, review, and approval consistent with the intent 
58.22 	of sections 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103B.321, 103D.401, and 103D.405. If the 
58.23 	procedures in these sections are contradictory as applied to a specific proceeding, the 
58.24 	board must establish a forum where the public interest conflicts involved can be presented 
58.25 	and, by consideration of the whole body of water law, the controlling policy can be 
58.26 	determined and apparent inconsistencies resolved.
58.27 		Subd. 4.Plan content. (a) The board shall develop policies for required 
58.28 	comprehensive watershed management plan content consistent with comprehensive local 
58.29 	water management planning. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting the 
58.30 	purposes of subdivision 2, plan content must include, at a minimum:
58.31 	(1) an analysis and prioritization of issues and resource concerns;
58.32 	(2) measurable goals to address the issues and concerns, including but not limited to:
58.33 	(i) restoration, protection, and preservation of natural surface water and groundwater 
58.34 	storage and retention systems;
58.35 	(ii) minimization of public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and 
58.36 	water quality problems;
59.1 	(iii) restoration, protection, and improvement of surface water and groundwater 
59.2 	quality;
59.3 	(iv) establishment of more uniform local policies and official controls for surface 
59.4 	water and groundwater management;
59.5 	(v) identification of priority areas for wetland enhancement, restoration, and 
59.6 	establishment;
59.7 	(vi) identification of priority areas for riparian zone management and buffers;
59.8 	(vii) prevention of erosion and soil transport into surface water systems;
59.9 	(viii) promotion of groundwater recharge;
59.10 	(ix) protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational 
59.11 	facilities; and
59.12 	(x) securing other benefits associated with the proper management of surface water 
59.13 	and groundwater;
59.14 	(3) a targeted implementation schedule describing at a minimum the actions, 
59.15 	locations, timeline, estimated costs, method of measurement, and identification of roles 
59.16 	and responsible government units;
59.17 	(4) a description of implementation programs, including how the implementation 
59.18 	schedule will be achieved and how the plan will be administered and coordinated between 
59.19 	local water management responsibilities; and
59.20 	(5) a land and water resource inventory.
59.21 		Subd. 5.Timelines; administration. (a) The board shall develop and adopt, by 
59.22 	June 30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination 
59.23 	of plans consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal of 
59.24 	completing statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025. 
59.25 	The metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.
59.26 	(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to 
59.27 	support development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management 
59.28 	plan under this section.
59.29 		Subd. 6.Authority. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the authorities 
59.30 	granted to local government through chapters 103B, 103C, and 103D are retained when 
59.31 	a comprehensive watershed management plan is adopted as a substitute for a watershed 
59.32 	management plan required under section 103B.231, a county groundwater plan authorized 
59.33 	under section 103B.255, a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311, a 
59.34 	comprehensive plan authorized under section 103C.331, or a watershed management plan 
59.35 	required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405.

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

60.9 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.10 		Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties of the state 
60.11 	board provided by other law, the state board shall:
60.12 	(1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs;
60.13 	(2) keep the district boards of the state informed of the activities and experience of 
60.14 	other districts and facilitate cooperation and an interchange of advice and experience 
60.15 	among the districts;
60.16 	(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the districts with appropriate agencies 
60.17 	by advice and consultation;
60.18 	(4) approve or disapprove the plans or programs of districts relating to the use of 
60.19 	state funds administered by the state board;
60.20 	(5) secure the cooperation and assistance of agencies in the work of the districts 
60.21 	and develop a program to advise and assist appropriate agencies in obtaining state and 
60.22 	federal funds for erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution 
60.23 	control programs;
60.24 	(6) develop and implement a public information program concerning the districts' 
60.25 	activities and programs, the problems and preventive practices relating to erosion control, 
60.26 	sedimentation, agriculturally related pollution, flood prevention, and the advantages of 
60.27 	formation of districts in areas where their organization is desirable;
60.28 	(7) consolidate districts without a hearing or a referendum;
60.29 	(8) assist the statewide program to inventory and classify the types of soils in the 
60.30 	state as determined by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey;
60.31 	(9) identify research needs and cooperate with other public agencies in research 
60.32 	concerning the nature and extent of erosion, sedimentation, flooding and agriculturally 
60.33 	related pollution, the amounts and sources of sediment and pollutants delivered to the 
60.34 	waters of the state, and long-term soil productivity;
61.1 	(10) develop structural, land use management practice, and other programs to reduce 
61.2 	or prevent soil erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution;
61.3 	(11) develop a system of priorities to identify the erosion, flooding, sediment, and 
61.4 	agriculturally related pollution problem areas that most need control systems;
61.5 	(12) ensure compliance with statewide programs and policies established by the state 
61.6 	board by advice, consultation, and approval of grant agreements with the districts; and
61.7 	(13) service requests from districts to consolidate districts across county boundaries 
61.8 	and facilitate other agreed-to reorganizations of districts with other districts or other 
61.9 	local units of government, including making grants, within the limits of available funds, 
61.10 	to offset the cost of consolidation or reorganization; and
61.11 	(14) develop and implement a state-led technical training and certification program.

61.12 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
61.13 		Subd. 5.Contracts by districts. (a) A district board may contract on a cost-share 
61.14 	basis to furnish financial aid to a land occupier or to a state agency for permanent systems 
61.15 	for erosion or sedimentation control or water quality or water quantity improvements that 
61.16 	are consistent with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.
61.17 	(b) A district board, with approval from the state board and consistent with state 
61.18 	board rules and policies, may contract on a cost-share basis to furnish financial aid to a 
61.19 	land occupier for nonstructural land management practices that are part of a planned 
61.20 	erosion control or water quality improvement plan.
61.21 	(b) (c) The duration of the contract must, at a minimum, be the time required to 
61.22 	complete the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable for 
61.23 	monetary damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance 
61.24 	received from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a timely 
61.25 	manner or maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.
61.26 	(c) (d) A contract may provide for cooperation or funding with federal agencies. 
61.27 	A land occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract 
61.28 	through services in kind.
61.29 	(d) (e) The state board or the district board may not furnish any financial aid for 
61.30 	practices designed only to increase land productivity.
61.31 	(e) (f) When a district board determines that long-term maintenance of a system or 
61.32 	practice is desirable, the board may require that maintenance be made a covenant upon 
61.33 	the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this subdivision shall be 
61.34 	construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section 84.65.

62.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
62.2 		Subd. 2.Membership; appointment. (a) The commissioners of natural resources, 
62.3 	agriculture, health, and the Pollution Control Agency, and the executive director of the 
62.4 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, 
62.5 	and the Metropolitan Council shall each appoint one person from their respective agency 
62.6 	entity to serve as a nonvoting member of the council. Two members of the house of 
62.7 	representatives, including one member from the majority party and one member from the 
62.8 	minority party, appointed by the speaker and two senators, including one member from 
62.9 	the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed according to the 
62.10 	rules of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority as nonvoting 
62.11 	members of the council. Agency and legislative Members appointed under this paragraph 
62.12 	serve as nonvoting members of the council.
62.13 	(b) Nineteen Seventeen voting members of the council shall be appointed by the 
62.14 	governor as follows:
62.15 	(1) two members representing statewide farm organizations;
62.16 	(2) two members representing business organizations;
62.17 	(3) two members representing environmental organizations;
62.18 	(4) one member representing soil and water conservation districts;
62.19 	(5) one member representing watershed districts;
62.20 	(6) one member representing nonprofit organizations focused on improvement of 
62.21 	Minnesota lakes or streams;
62.22 	(7) two members representing organizations of county governments, one member 
62.23 	representing the interests of rural counties and one member representing the interests of 
62.24 	counties in the seven-county metropolitan area;
62.25 	(8) two members representing organizations of city governments;
62.26 	(9) one member representing the Metropolitan Council established under section 
62.27 	473.123;
62.28 	(10) (9) one member representing township officers;
62.29 	(11) (10) one member representing the interests of tribal governments;
62.30 	(12) (11) one member representing statewide hunting organizations; and
62.31 	(13) one member representing the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota state 
62.32 	university; and
62.33 	(14) (12) one member representing statewide fishing organizations.
62.34 	Members appointed under this paragraph must not be registered lobbyists or legislators. 
62.35 	In making appointments, the governor must attempt to provide for geographic balance. 
63.1 	The members of the council appointed by the governor are subject to the advice and 
63.2 	consent of the senate.

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

63.4
63.5	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,635,000 
12,135,000
	$
	9,450,000 
8,950,000
	
63.6 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
63.7 	the second year are for stream flow 
63.8 	monitoring, including the installation of 
63.9 	additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring 
63.10 	necessary to determine the relationship 
63.11 	between stream flow and groundwater.
63.12 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
63.13 	the second year are for lake Index of 
63.14 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
63.15 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
63.16 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
63.17 	contamination and other contaminants of 
63.18 	fish, including monitoring to track the status 
63.19 	of waters impaired by mercury and mercury 
63.20 	reduction efforts over time.
63.21 	(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
63.22 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
63.23 	science-based watershed restoration and 
63.24 	protection strategies, including regional 
63.25 	technical assistance for TMDL plans and 
63.26 	development of a watershed assessment tool, 
63.27 	in cooperation with the commissioner of the 
63.28 	Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, 
63.29 	2016, the commissioner shall submit a report 
63.30 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
63.31 	of the senate and house of representatives 
63.32 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
63.33 	over environment and natural resources 
63.34 	policy and finance providing the outcomes 
64.1 	to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater 
64.2 	achieved with this appropriation and 
64.3 	recommendations.
64.4 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
64.5 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
64.6 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
64.7 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
64.8 	the second year are for technical assistance 
64.9 	to support local implementation of nonpoint 
64.10 	source restoration and protection activities, 
64.11 	including water quality protection in forested 
64.12 	watersheds.
64.13 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 
64.14 	the second year are for applied research 
64.15 	and tools, including watershed hydrologic 
64.16 	modeling; maintaining and updating spatial 
64.17 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
64.18 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
64.19 	digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness 
64.20 	of forestry best management practices for 
64.21 	water quality; and developing an ecological 
64.22 	monitoring database.
64.23 	(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 
64.24 	the second year are for developing county 
64.25 	geologic atlases.
64.26 	(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design 
64.27 	standards and best management practices 
64.28 	for public water access sites to maintain and 
64.29 	improve water quality by avoiding shoreline 
64.30 	erosion and runoff.
64.31 	(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning 
64.32 	to develop and designate groundwater 
64.33 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
64.34 	section 103G.287, subdivision 4. The 
64.35 	commissioner, in consultation with the 
65.1 	commissioners of the Pollution Control 
65.2 	Agency, health, and agriculture, shall 
65.3 	establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic 
65.4 	mapping system that will include designated 
65.5 	groundwater management areas. The 
65.6 	mapping system must include wellhead 
65.7 	protection areas, special well construction 
65.8 	areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater 
65.9 	recharge areas, and other designated or 
65.10 	geographical areas related to groundwater. 
65.11 	This mapping system shall be used to 
65.12 	implement all groundwater-related laws 
65.13 	and for reporting and evaluations. This 
65.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
65.15 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
65.16 	second year are for grants to counties and 
65.17 	other local units of government to adopt and 
65.18 	implement advanced shoreland protection 
65.19 	measures. The grants awarded under this 
65.20 	paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and 
65.21 	must be used to restore and enhance riparian 
65.22 	areas to protect, enhance, and restore water 
65.23 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams. Grant 
65.24 	recipients must submit a report to the 
65.25 	commissioner on the outcomes achieved 
65.26 	with the grant. To be eligible for a grant 
65.27 	under this paragraph, a county or other local 
65.28 	unit of government must be adopting or have 
65.29 	adopted an ordinance for the subdivision, 
65.30 	use, redevelopment, and development of 
65.31 	shoreland that has been approved by the 
65.32 	commissioner of natural resources as having 
65.33 	advanced shoreland protection measures. An 
65.34 	ordinance must meet or exceed the following 
65.35 	standards:
66.1 	(1) requires new sewage treatment systems 
66.2 	to be set back at least 100 feet from the 
66.3 	ordinary high water level for recreational 
66.4 	development shorelands and 75 feet for 
66.5 	general development lake shorelands;
66.6 	(2) requires redevelopment and new 
66.7 	development on shoreland to have at least 
66.8 	a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path 
66.9 	and recreational use area may be allowed;
66.10 	(3) requires mitigation when any variance to 
66.11 	standards designed to protect lakes, rivers, 
66.12 	and streams is granted;
66.13 	(4) requires best management practices to be 
66.14 	used to control storm water and sediment as 
66.15 	part of a land alteration;
66.16 	(5) includes other criteria developed by the 
66.17 	commissioner; and
66.18 	(6) has been adopted by July 1, 2015.
66.19 	An ordinance that does not exceed all the 
66.20 	standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered 
66.21 	to meet the requirement if the commissioner 
66.22 	determines that the ordinance provides 
66.23 	significantly greater protection for both 
66.24 	waters and shoreland than those standards.
66.25 	The commissioner of natural resources 
66.26 	may develop additional criteria for the 
66.27 	grants awarded under this paragraph. In 
66.28 	developing the criteria, the commissioner 
66.29 	shall consider the proposed changes to 
66.30 	the department's shoreland rules discussed 
66.31 	during the rulemaking process authorized 
66.32 	under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, 
66.33 	section 4, subdivision 3. This appropriation 
66.34 	is available until spent.
67.1 	(l) (k) $100,000 the first year is for the 
67.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
67.3 	rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, 
67.4 	section 116G.15, subdivision 7.

67.5 	Sec. 18. CANCELLATION OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.
 67.6 	(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for the 
67.7 	clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
67.8 	446A.074, in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 3, paragraph (b), is canceled.
67.9 	(b) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for 
67.10 	the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
67.11 	section 446A.074, in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 4, 
67.12 	paragraph (b), is canceled.

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

67.14 	ARTICLE 3
67.15 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

67.16	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
67.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
67.18 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
67.19 	parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
67.20 	figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
67.21 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. 
67.22 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" 
67.23 	is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

67.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
67.25				Available for the Year
	
67.26				Ending June 30
	
67.27					2016
		2017

67.28	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

67.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	43,628,000
	$
	45,722,000
	
67.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
67.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
67.32 	sections.

68.1	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
68.2 	Money appropriated in this article may 
68.3 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
68.4 	directly related to and necessary for a 
68.5 	specific appropriation. Money appropriated 
68.6 	in this article must be spent in accordance 
68.7 	with Minnesota Management and Budget's 
68.8 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
68.9 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
68.10 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless 
68.11 	otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year 
68.12 	2016 appropriations are available until June 
68.13 	30, 2018, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations 
68.14 	are available until June 30, 2019. If a project 
68.15 	receives federal funds, the time period of 
68.16 	the appropriation is extended to equal the 
68.17 	availability of federal funding.

68.18	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
68.19 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of 
68.20 	parks and trails funds, in consultation with 
68.21 	the Council on Disability, should make 
68.22 	progress toward providing greater access 
68.23 	to programs, print publications, and digital 
68.24 	media for people with disabilities related 
68.25 	to the programs the recipient funds using 
68.26 	appropriations made in this article.

68.27
68.28	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	26,391,000
	$
	27,655,000
	
68.29 	(a) $17,237,000 the first year and 
68.30 	$18,067,000 the second year are for state 
68.31 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
68.32 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
68.33 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
68.34 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
69.1 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating 
69.2 	with partners to implement the 25-year 
69.3 	long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
69.4 	(b) $8,618,000 the first year and $9,033,000 
69.5 	the second year are for grants in accordance 
69.6 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, 
69.7 	for parks and trails of regional or statewide 
69.8 	significance outside of the metropolitan area, 
69.9 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
69.10 	473.121, subdivision 2. The grants must 
69.11 	be based on the recommendations to the 
69.12 	commissioner from the Greater Minnesota 
69.13 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
69.14 	established under Minnesota Statutes, 
69.15 	section 85.536. Up to 2.5 percent of the total 
69.16 	appropriation may be used by the department 
69.17 	for administering the grants. Of the total 
69.18 	appropriation, $356,000 the first year and 
69.19 	$362,000 the second year are for grants to 
69.20 	the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and 
69.21 	Trails Commission for operating costs.
69.22 	(c) $536,000 the first year and $555,000 the 
69.23 	second year are for coordination and projects 
69.24 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
69.25 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
69.26 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
69.27 	Web-based information for park and trail 
69.28 	users; and support of activities of the Parks 
69.29 	and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
69.30 	(d) The commissioner shall contract for 
69.31 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
69.32 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
69.33 	activities under this section for at least 
69.34 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
69.35 	second year.
70.1 	(e) The implementing agencies receiving 
70.2 	appropriations under this section shall 
70.3 	give consideration to contracting with 
70.4 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
70.5 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities.

70.6	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	17,237,000
	$
	18,067,000
	
70.7 	(a) $17,237,000 the first year and 
70.8 	$18,067,000 the second year are for 
70.9 	distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, 
70.10 	section 85.53, subdivision 3.
70.11 	(b) Money appropriated under this section 
70.12 	and distributed to implementing agencies 
70.13 	must be used to fund the list of recommended 
70.14 	projects in the report submitted pursuant to 
70.15 	Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 
70.16 	4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the 
70.17 	money appropriated under this section must 
70.18 	be substantially consistent with the project 
70.19 	descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. 
70.20 	Any funds remaining after completion of 
70.21 	the listed projects may be spent by the 
70.22 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
70.23 	parks and trails.
70.24 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
70.25 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of 
70.26 	money appropriated under this section must 
70.27 	ensure that the funds are used to supplement 
70.28 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
70.29 	funding.
70.30 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
70.31 	appropriations under this section shall 
70.32 	give consideration to contracting with 
70.33 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
70.34 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities.

71.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:

71.2	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,821,000
	$
	16,953,000
	
71.3 	(a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 
71.4 	the second year are for parks and trails of 
71.5 	regional or statewide significance in the 
71.6 	metropolitan area, distributed according to 
71.7 	paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining 
71.8 	after completion of the listed project may be 
71.9 	spent on projects to support parks and trails 
71.10 	by the implementing agency.
71.11 	(b) $1,443,000 the first year and $1,455,000 
71.12 	the second year are for grants to Anoka 
71.13 	County for:
71.14 	(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills 
71.15 	Regional Park from Avocet Street;
71.16 	(2) restoration, including erosion repair, 
71.17 	along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi 
71.18 	River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids 
71.19 	Dam Regional Park;
71.20 	(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake 
71.21 	George Regional Park;
71.22 	(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain 
71.23 	of Lakes Park Reserve;
71.24 	(5) improvements at the Rice Creek Chain of 
71.25 	Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance 
71.26 	shop rehabilitation, road and parking 
71.27 	construction, fencing, beach improvements, 
71.28 	and roof repairs;
71.29 	(6) trail reconstruction under East River 
71.30 	Road on the Rice Creek West Regional Trail;
71.31 	(7) contracts with Conservation Corps 
71.32 	Minnesota;
72.1 	(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator 
72.2 	position;
72.3 	(9) a landscape designer or architect;
72.4 	(10) design, engineering, and construction of 
72.5 	the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;
72.6 	(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George 
72.7 	Regional Park;
72.8 	(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the 
72.9 	Mississippi River Regional Trail;
72.10 	(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi 
72.11 	River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi 
72.12 	West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;
72.13 	(14) improvements of the Heritage 
72.14 	Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek 
72.15 	Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and
72.16 	(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek 
72.17 	North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue 
72.18 	to Golden Lake Elementary School.
72.19 	(c) $289,000 the first year and $292,000 
72.20 	the second year are for grants to the city of 
72.21 	Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the 
72.22 	Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.
72.23 	(d) $294,000 the first year and $297,000 the 
72.24 	second year are for grants to Carver County 
72.25 	to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs 
72.26 	Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail 
72.27 	and for trail and bridge construction on the 
72.28 	Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.
72.29 	(e) $1,174,000 the first year and $1,183,000 
72.30 	the second year are for grants to Dakota 
72.31 	County for:
72.32 	(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi 
72.33 	River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional 
73.1 	Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and 
73.2 	to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional 
73.3 	Trail;
73.4 	(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi 
73.5 	River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and 
73.6 	to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;
73.7 	(3) engineering and construction of regional 
73.8 	trail segments throughout the county;
73.9 	(4) engineering and construction of a bridge 
73.10 	and trails through the Minnesota Zoological 
73.11 	Garden on the North Creek Regional 
73.12 	Greenway; and
73.13 	(5) resource management of the county's 
73.14 	parks and trails system.
73.15 	(f) $3,221,000 the first year and $3,246,000 
73.16 	the second are for grants to the Minneapolis 
73.17 	Park and Recreation Board for:
73.18 	(1) design and construction of trail loops, 
73.19 	river access areas, landscapes, and storm 
73.20 	water management improvements at Above 
73.21 	the Falls Regional Park;
73.22 	(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls 
73.23 	Regional Park;
73.24 	(3) a master plan and trail design for Central 
73.25 	Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;
73.26 	(4) planning and design for the Central 
73.27 	Riverfront including the water works and the 
73.28 	Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;
73.29 	(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements 
73.30 	and play area rehabilitation at 
73.31 	Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;
73.32 	(6) trail, shoreline, water access, 
73.33 	picnic, sailboat facility, and concession 
74.1 	improvements at Minneapolis Chain of 
74.2 	Lakes Regional Park;
74.3 	(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat 
74.4 	restoration, accessibility improvements, and 
74.5 	construction of new entrances at Minneapolis 
74.6 	Chain of Lakes Regional Park;
74.7 	(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha 
74.8 	Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale 
74.9 	Avenue; and
74.10 	(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional 
74.11 	Park.
74.12 	(g) $1,299,000 the first year and $1,309,000 
74.13 	the second year are for grants to Ramsey 
74.14 	County for:
74.15 	(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails 
74.16 	at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack 
74.17 	Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail 
74.18 	Lakes Regional Park;
74.19 	(2) contracts with Conservation Corps 
74.20 	Minnesota;
74.21 	(3) design and construction of an early 
74.22 	learning center at Tamarack Nature Center 
74.23 	and pedestrian connections, landscape 
74.24 	restoration, signage, and other site amenities 
74.25 	at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;
74.26 	(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature 
74.27 	Center;
74.28 	(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps 
74.29 	for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery 
74.30 	Hollow;
74.31 	(6) trail development to connect Tamarack 
74.32 	Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;
75.1 	(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water 
75.2 	management improvements, and site 
75.3 	amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes 
75.4 	Regional Park;
75.5 	(8) trail development and connection, storm 
75.6 	water management improvements, and site 
75.7 	amenities at Rice Creek North Regional 
75.8 	Trail; and
75.9 	(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
75.10 	(h) $2,378,000 the first year and $2,397,000 
75.11 	the second year are for grants to the city of 
75.12 	Saint Paul for:
75.13 	(1) an education coordinator;
75.14 	(2) a volunteer coordinator;
75.15 	(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;
75.16 	(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet 
75.17 	Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;
75.18 	(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and 
75.19 	lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park; 
75.20 	and
75.21 	(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge 
75.22 	reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.
75.23 	(i) $550,000 the first year and $554,000 the 
75.24 	second year are for grants to Scott County for 
75.25 	construction at Cedar Lake Farm Regional 
75.26 	Park.
75.27 	(j) $3,669,000 the first year and $3,697,000 
75.28 	the second year are for grants to Three Rivers 
75.29 	Park District for:
75.30 	(1) a trail connection to connect Grand 
75.31 	Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;
76.1 	(2) a trail bridge over safe trail crossing of 
76.2 	County State-Aid Highway 19 for the Lake 
76.3 	Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail;
76.4 	(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake 
76.5 	Regional Trail;
76.6 	(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek 
76.7 	Regional Trail;
76.8 	(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes 
76.9 	Regional Trail; and
76.10 	(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek 
76.11 	Regional Trail.
76.12 	(k) $821,000 the first year and $827,000 the 
76.13 	second year are for grants to Washington 
76.14 	County for:
76.15 	(1) parking, buildings, and other 
76.16 	improvements at the Swim Pond in Lake 
76.17 	Elmo Park Reserve;
76.18 	(2) design and construction of the Point 
76.19 	Douglas Regional Trail, which connects to 
76.20 	Wisconsin; and
76.21 	(3) paving improvements to Hardwood Creek 
76.22 	Regional Trail, which may include new trail 
76.23 	sections toward Bald Eagle Regional Park.
76.24 	(l) $1,682,000 the first year and $1,695,000 
76.25 	the second year are for grants to implementing 
76.26 	agencies for land acquisition within 
76.27 	Metropolitan Council approved regional 
76.28 	parks and trails master plan boundaries as 
76.29 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
76.30 	85.53, subdivision 3, clause (4).
76.31 	(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under 
76.32 	this section must give consideration to 
76.33 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible 
77.1 	use of corps services to contract for 
77.2 	restoration and enhancement services.
77.3 	(n) For projects with the potential to need 
77.4 	historic preservation services, a recipient 
77.5 	of a grant awarded under this section must 
77.6 	give consideration to the Northern Bedrock 
77.7 	Conservation Corps for possible use of the 
77.8 	corps' services.
77.9 	(o) By January 15, 2015, the council 
77.10 	shall submit a list of projects, ranked in 
77.11 	priority order, that contains the council's 
77.12 	recommendations for funding from the 
77.13 	parks and trails fund for the 2016 and 
77.14 	2017 biennium to the chairs and ranking 
77.15 	minority members of the senate and house 
77.16 	of representatives committees and divisions 
77.17 	with jurisdiction over the environment and 
77.18 	natural resources and the parks and trails 
77.19 	fund.

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

77.21 	Sec. 6. MESABI TRAIL GRANT EXTENSION.
 77.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, or other law to the contrary, 
77.23 	$512,000 of the money appropriated in fiscal year 2013 under Laws 2011, First Special 
77.24 	Session chapter 6, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause (1), for grants under Minnesota 
77.25 	Statutes, section 85.535, is available until June 30, 2017. The commissioner of natural 
77.26 	resources shall extend the $512,000 grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional 
77.27 	Railroad Authority for extension of the Mesabi Trail to June 30, 2017.

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

77.29 	ARTICLE 4
77.30 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

77.31	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
78.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
78.2 	entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts 
78.3 	and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable 
78.4 	activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and 
78.5 	"2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available 
78.6 	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" 
78.7 	is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 
78.8 	2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

78.9				APPROPRIATIONS
	
78.10				Available for the Year
	
78.11				Ending June 30
	
78.12					2016
		2017

78.13	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

78.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	61,192,000
	$
	62,823,000
	
78.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
78.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
78.17 	subdivisions.

78.18	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
78.19 	Money appropriated in this article may not 
78.20 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
78.21 	related to and necessary for a specific 
78.22 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
78.23 	article must not be spent on indirect costs 
78.24 	or other institutional overhead charges that 
78.25 	are not directly related to and necessary for 
78.26 	a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding 
78.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and 
78.28 	unless otherwise specified in this article, 
78.29 	fiscal year 2016 appropriations are available 
78.30 	until June 30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 
78.31 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
78.32 	2018. If a project receives federal funds, the 
78.33 	time period of the appropriation is extended 
78.34 	to equal the availability of federal funding.

78.35	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		28,300,000
		29,040,000
	
79.1 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
79.2 	the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, 
79.3 	arts education, arts preservation, and arts 
79.4 	access. Grant agreements entered into 
79.5 	by the Minnesota State Arts Board and 
79.6 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
79.7 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
79.8 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
79.9 	traditional sources of funding. Each grant 
79.10 	program established within this appropriation 
79.11 	must be separately administered from other 
79.12 	state appropriations for program planning 
79.13 	and outcome measurements, but may take 
79.14 	into consideration other state resources 
79.15 	awarded in the selection of applicants and 
79.16 	grant award size.

79.17	(b) Arts Preservation
					
79.18 	$2,200,000 the first year is for transfer to 
79.19 	the commissioner of administration for 
79.20 	restoration and preservation of the fine art 
79.21 	located in the State Capitol complex.

79.22	(c) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
79.23 	$20,300,00 the first year and $23,240,000 the 
79.24 	second year are to support Minnesota artists 
79.25 	and arts organizations in creating, producing, 
79.26 	and presenting high-quality arts activities; to 
79.27 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
79.28 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
79.29 	community and public life in this state.

79.30	(d) Arts Education
					
79.31 	$4,050,000 the first year and $4,050,000 
79.32 	the second year are for high-quality, 
79.33 	age-appropriate arts education for 
79.34 	Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
80.1 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
80.2 	arts.

80.3	(e) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
80.4 	$1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 the 
80.5 	second year are for events and activities that 
80.6 	represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, 
80.7 	including folk and traditional artists and art 
80.8 	organizations, represented in this state.
80.9 	(f) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
80.10 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
80.11 	board for administering grant programs, 
80.12 	delivering technical services, providing 
80.13 	fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and 
80.14 	ensuring accountability.
80.15 	(g) Thirty percent of the remaining total 
80.16 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
80.17 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
80.18 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
80.19 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
80.20 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
80.21 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
80.22 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
80.23 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
80.24 	regions of the state.
80.25 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
80.26 	under this section in the first year does not 
80.27 	cancel, but is available for the second year 
80.28 	of the biennium.

80.29	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,995,000
		16,415,000
	
80.30 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
80.31 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
80.32 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
80.33 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
80.34 	historical resources. Grant agreements 
81.1 	entered into by the Minnesota Historical 
81.2 	Society and other recipients of appropriations 
81.3 	in this subdivision must ensure that 
81.4 	these funds are used to supplement and 
81.5 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
81.6 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
81.7 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
81.8 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
81.9 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
81.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
81.11 	historic preservation projects that improve 
81.12 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
81.13 	until June 30, 2019. The Minnesota 
81.14 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
81.15 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
81.16 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
81.17 	must give consideration to Conservation 
81.18 	Corps Minnesota and Northern Bedrock 
81.19 	Conservation Corps, or an organization 
81.20 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
81.21 	the potential to need historic preservation 
81.22 	services.

81.23	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

81.24	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
81.25 	$5,600,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
81.26 	second year are for history programs and 
81.27 	projects operated or conducted by or through 
81.28 	local, county, regional, or other historical 
81.29 	or cultural organizations or for activities 
81.30 	to preserve significant historic and cultural 
81.31 	resources. Funds are to be distributed through 
81.32 	a competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
81.33 	Historical Society shall administer these 
81.34 	funds using established grant mechanisms, 
81.35 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
82.1 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
82.2 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), 
82.3 	item (ii). Notwithstanding these guidelines, 
82.4 	the historical society and the advisory 
82.5 	committee may consider a grant to the 
82.6 	Gunflint Trail Historical Society for the 
82.7 	Chik-Wauk Museum.

82.8	(2) Programs
					
82.9 	$5,660,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
82.10 	second year are for programs and purposes 
82.11 	related to the historical and cultural heritage 
82.12 	of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the 
82.13 	Minnesota Historical Society. Of the amount 
82.14 	in this paragraph, $60,000 the first year is for 
82.15 	the Minnesota Historical Society to develop a 
82.16 	museum installation celebrating the legacy of 
82.17 	Minnesota disability culture. The Minnesota 
82.18 	Historical Society shall collaborate with 
82.19 	the Minnesota State Council on Disability 
82.20 	to create the museum installation and may 
82.21 	use the funding to promote the exhibit and 
82.22 	increase access to the exhibit.

82.23	(3) History Partnerships
					
82.24 	$2,300,000 the first year and $2,340,000 the 
82.25 	second year are for partnerships involving 
82.26 	multiple organizations, which may include 
82.27 	the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve 
82.28 	and enhance access to Minnesota's history 
82.29 	and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.

82.30
82.31	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
82.32 	$280,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
82.33 	second year are for a contract or contracts 
82.34 	to be awarded on a competitive basis to 
82.35 	conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's 
83.1 	sites of historical, archaeological, and 
83.2 	cultural significance. Results of the surveys 
83.3 	must be published in a searchable form 
83.4 	and available to the public on a cost-free 
83.5 	basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the 
83.6 	Office of the State Archaeologist, and the 
83.7 	Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a 
83.8 	representative to an oversight board to select 
83.9 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
83.10 	surveys. The oversight board shall consult 
83.11 	with the Departments of Transportation and 
83.12 	Natural Resources.

83.13	(5) Digital Library
					
83.14 	$280,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
83.15 	second year are for a digital library project 
83.16 	to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
83.17 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
83.18 	The Minnesota Historical Society shall 
83.19 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary 
83.20 	loan system and shall jointly share this 
83.21 	appropriation for these purposes.

83.22	(6) Historic Recognition Grants Program
					
83.23 	$1,875,000 the first year and $1,475,000 
83.24 	the second year are for a competitive grants 
83.25 	program to provide grants for projects 
83.26 	that preserve, recognize, and promote the 
83.27 	historic legacy of Minnesota. Grants may be 
83.28 	awarded to projects that honor the history 
83.29 	of Minnesota, including but not limited to: 
83.30 	projects to build or design exhibits; artistic 
83.31 	productions including film, television, 
83.32 	and music; education presentations; and 
83.33 	commemorative events.

83.34	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		1,500,000
		2,500,000
	
84.1 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
84.2 	commissioner of education for grants to 
84.3 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems 
84.4 	to provide educational opportunities in 
84.5 	the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural 
84.6 	heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be 
84.7 	allocated using the formulas in Minnesota 
84.8 	Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 
84.9 	4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to 
84.10 	be distributed to all qualifying systems in 
84.11 	an amount proportionate to the number of 
84.12 	qualifying system entities in each system. 
84.13 	For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying 
84.14 	system entity" means a public library, a 
84.15 	regional library system, a regional library 
84.16 	system headquarters, a county, or an outreach 
84.17 	service program. These funds may be used 
84.18 	to sponsor programs provided by regional 
84.19 	libraries or to provide grants to local arts 
84.20 	and cultural heritage programs for programs 
84.21 	in partnership with regional libraries. 
84.22 	These funds must be distributed in ten 
84.23 	equal payments per year. Notwithstanding 
84.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
84.25 	appropriations encumbered on or before 
84.26 	June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this 
84.27 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2019.

84.28	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		9,172,000
		8,643,000
	
84.29 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
84.30 	the commissioner of administration for 
84.31 	grants to the named organizations for the 
84.32 	purposes specified in this subdivision. Up 
84.33 	to one percent of funds may be used by the 
84.34 	commissioner for grants administration.
85.1 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by 
85.2 	the commissioner and recipients of 
85.3 	appropriations under this subdivision must 
85.4 	ensure that money appropriated in this 
85.5 	subdivision is used to supplement and not 
85.6 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.

85.7	(c) Veterans Rest Camp
					
85.8 	$113,000 the first year is for the Disabled 
85.9 	Veterans Rest Camp Association for the 
85.10 	veterans rest camp on Big Marine Lake for 
85.11 	parks, trails, and recreation areas.

85.12	(d) Minnesota Public Radio
					
85.13 	$1,417,000 each year is for Minnesota Public 
85.14 	Radio to create programming and expand 
85.15 	news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage 
85.16 	and history.

85.17
85.18	(e) Association of Minnesota Public 
Educational Radio Stations
					
85.19 	$1,417,000 each year is appropriated for a 
85.20 	grant to the Association of Minnesota Public 
85.21 	Educational Radio Stations for production 
85.22 	and acquisition grants in accordance with 
85.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.

85.24	(f) Public Television
					
85.25 	$3,000,000 the first year and $3,834,000 
85.26 	the second year are for grants to the 
85.27 	Minnesota Public Television Association for 
85.28 	production and acquisition grants according 
85.29 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18. 

85.30	(g) Wilderness Inquiry
					
85.31 	$250,000 each year is for grants to Wilderness 
85.32 	Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor 
85.33 	history, culture, and heritage by connecting 
85.34 	Minnesota youth to natural resources.

86.1	(h) Como Park Zoo
					
86.2 	$1,125,000 each year is for the Como 
86.3 	Park Zoo for program development that 
86.4 	features education programs and habitat 
86.5 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
86.6 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
86.7 	access and preservation. 

86.8	(i) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
86.9 	$600,000 each year is for arts, arts education, 
86.10 	and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's 
86.11 	history and cultural heritage, including 
86.12 	student and teacher outreach and expansion 
86.13 	of the museum's American Indian initiatives 
86.14 	programs.

86.15	(j) Lake Superior Center Authority
					
86.16 	$250,000 the first year is for development, 
86.17 	preparation, and construction of an exhibit 
86.18 	on the unsalted seas to preserve Minnesota's 
86.19 	history and cultural heritage related to fresh 
86.20 	water lakes.

86.21	(k) Capitol Art Preservation
					
86.22 	$1,000,000 the first year is for restoration 
86.23 	and preservation of the fine art located in the 
86.24 	State Capitol complex.

86.25	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,125,000
		1,125,000
	
86.26 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
86.27 	Minnesota Zoological Board for programs 
86.28 	and development of the Minnesota 
86.29 	Zoological Garden and to provide access and 
86.30 	education related to programs on the cultural 
86.31 	heritage of Minnesota.

86.32	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center  
 		2,850,000 
		2,850,000
	
87.1 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
87.2 	the Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
87.3 	Humanities Center for the purposes 
87.4 	specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota 
87.5 	Humanities Center may use a portion of 
87.6 	the following grants to cover the cost of 
87.7 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
87.8 	reporting these grants.

87.9	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
87.10 	$825,000 each year is for programs and 
87.11 	purposes of the Minnesota Humanities 
87.12 	Center. Of this amount, $100,000 each year 
87.13 	may be used for the veterans' voices program.
87.14 	The Minnesota Humanities Center may 
87.15 	consider museums and organizations 
87.16 	celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for 
87.17 	grants from these funds. The Minnesota 
87.18 	Humanities Center may develop a written 
87.19 	plan to competitively issue these grants and, 
87.20 	if a plan is developed, shall submit the plan 
87.21 	for review and approval by the Department 
87.22 	of Administration.

87.23	(c) Heritage Grants Program
					
87.24 	$900,000 each year is for a competitive grants 
87.25 	program to provide grants to preserve and 
87.26 	promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.
87.27 	The Minnesota Humanities Center shall 
87.28 	operate a competitive grants program to 
87.29 	provide grants for programs, including but 
87.30 	not limited to: music, film, television, radio, 
87.31 	recreation, or the design and use of public 
87.32 	spaces that preserves and honors the cultural 
87.33 	heritage of Minnesota. Grants made under 
87.34 	this paragraph must not be used for travel 
87.35 	costs inside or outside of the state.

88.1	(d) Children's Museum Grants
					
88.2 	$875,000 each year is for arts and cultural 
88.3 	heritage grants to children's museums.
88.4 	Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the 
88.5 	Minnesota Children's Museum, including the 
88.6 	Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; 
88.7 	$125,000 each year is for the Duluth 
88.8 	Children's Museum; $125,000 each year is 
88.9 	for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; 
88.10 	and $125,000 each year is for the Southern 
88.11 	Minnesota Children's Museum.

88.12	(e) Civics Programs
					
88.13 	$150,000 each year is for grants to Kids 
88.14 	Voting St. Paul, the Learning Law and 
88.15 	Democracy Foundation, and YMCA 
88.16 	Youth in Government to conduct civics 
88.17 	education programs for the civic and cultural 
88.18 	development of Minnesota youth. Civics 
88.19 	education is the study of constitutional 
88.20 	principles and the democratic foundation 
88.21 	of our national, state, and local institutions 
88.22 	and the study of political processes and 
88.23 	structures of government, grounded in the 
88.24 	understanding of constitutional government 
88.25 	under the rule of law.

88.26	(f) Ka Joog Fanka Program
					
88.27 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to Ka 
88.28 	Joog for the Fanka Program to provide 
88.29 	arts education and workshops, mentor 
88.30 	programs, and community engagement 
88.31 	events throughout Minnesota.

88.32	Subd. 9.Perpich Center for Arts Education
 		500,000
		500,000
	
88.33 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
88.34 	Board of Directors of the Perpich Center 
89.1 	for Arts Education for the programs under 
89.2 	paragraph (c).
89.3 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
89.4 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
89.5 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, are 
89.6 	available until June 30, 2019.

89.7
89.8	(c) Arts Integration and Turnaround Arts 
Programs
					
89.9 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
89.10 	second year are for the arts integration 
89.11 	program and Turnaround Arts programs to 
89.12 	assist schools and programs throughout the 
89.13 	state.

89.14	Subd. 10.Indian Affairs Council
 		1,325,000
		1,325,000
	
89.15 	(a) $1,250,000 each year is for the Indian 
89.16 	Affairs Council to provide grants to preserve 
89.17 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to 
89.18 	foster education programs and immersion 
89.19 	programs in Dakota and Ojibwe language.
89.20 	(b) $75,000 each year is for the Indian 
89.21 	Affairs Council to carry out responsibilities 
89.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to 
89.23 	comply with Public Law 101-601, the Native 
89.24 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
89.25 	Act, and to develop an osteology laboratory 
89.26 	and repository for American Indian human 
89.27 	remains.

89.28	Subd. 11.Board of Regents
 		125,000
		125,000
	
89.29 	This amount is appropriated to the Board of 
89.30 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for a 
89.31 	grant to the Bell Museum of Natural History 
89.32 	for the planetarium network and portable 
89.33 	planetarium program. This appropriation 
90.1 	must not be used for the purchase of motor 
90.2 	vehicles.

90.3	Subd. 12.Legislature
 		400,000
		400,000
	
90.4 	This amount is appropriated to the Legislative 
90.5 	Coordinating Commission to operate the 
90.6 	Web site for dedicated funds required 
90.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
90.8 	subdivision 10.

90.9	Subd. 13.Disability Access
 					
90.10 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of arts 
90.11 	and cultural heritage funds, in consultation 
90.12 	with the Council on Disability, should make 
90.13 	progress toward providing greater access 
90.14 	to programs, print publications, and digital 
90.15 	media for people with disabilities related 
90.16 	to the programs the recipient funds using 
90.17 	appropriations made in this section.

90.18 	Sec. 3. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

90.19
90.20	Subd. 12.St. Paul - Minnesota Children's 
Museum
 				7,485,000
	
90.21 	For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, 
90.22 	design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
90.23 	expansion and renovation of the Minnesota 
90.24 	Children's Museum. The expansion and 
90.25 	exhibit upgrades should incorporate the 
90.26 	latest research on early learning, allow for 
90.27 	new state-of-the art education facilities, and 
90.28 	increase the capacity of visitors to galleries 
90.29 	and programming areas. This appropriation 
90.30 	is not available until the commissioner of 
90.31 	management and budget has determined that 
90.32 	at least an equal amount $4,000,000 has been 
90.33 	committed from nonstate sources. Amounts 
90.34 	expended for this project by nonstate sources 
91.1 	since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the 
91.2 	nonstate match.

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

91.4 	ARTICLE 5
91.5 	GENERAL PROVISIONS; ALL LEGACY FUNDS

91.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a 
91.7 	subdivision to read:
91.8 		Subd. 12.State band. The commissioner must provide free rehearsal and storage 
91.9 	space in the same building in the Capitol Area to an entity known as the Minnesota 
91.10 	State Band, which is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
91.11 	Revenue Code.

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

91.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
91.14 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding 
91.15 	from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to 
91.16 	support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program 
91.17 	receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as 
91.18 	defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the 
91.19 	results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate 
91.20 	state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration 
91.21 	of historical significance.
91.22 	(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits 
91.23 	across all regions and residents of the state.
91.24 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and 
91.25 	trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
91.26 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
91.27 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
91.28 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
91.29 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required 
91.30 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
91.31 	(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to 
91.32 	section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process 
92.1 	for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals 
92.2 	involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
92.3 	(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located 
92.4 	in Minnesota.
92.5 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and 
92.6 	trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
92.7 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
92.8 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
92.9 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
92.10 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
92.11 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
92.12 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
92.13 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a 
92.14 	state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as 
92.15 	well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
92.16 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
92.17 	recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or 
92.18 	regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be 
92.19 	listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy 
92.20 	funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient 
92.21 	from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the 
92.22 	list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient 
92.23 	demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.

92.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
92.25 		Subd. 11.Recipient requirements. (a) A state agency or other recipient of a direct 
92.26 	appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must compile and submit all information 
92.27 	for funded projects or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all 
92.28 	other items required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating 
92.29 	Commission as soon as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever 
92.30 	comes first. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on 
92.31 	the Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
92.32 	(b) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor 
92.33 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
92.34 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
92.35 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
93.1 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
93.2 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
93.3 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
93.4 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
93.5 	(c) Future eligibility for money from the outdoor heritage fund is contingent upon a 
93.6 	state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as 
93.7 	well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
93.8 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
93.9 	recipient of money from the outdoor heritage fund has not complied with the laws, rules, 
93.10 	or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be 
93.11 	listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy 
93.12 	funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient 
93.13 	from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the 
93.14 	list is not eligible for future funding from the outdoor heritage fund until the recipient 
93.15 	demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.

93.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
93.17 		Subd. 4.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the 
93.18 	clean water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, 
93.19 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and 
93.20 	drinking water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than 
93.21 	one of these requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall 
93.22 	include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and a plan for 
93.23 	measuring and evaluating the results. A project must be consistent with current science 
93.24 	and incorporate state-of-the-art technology.
93.25 	(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits 
93.26 	across all regions and residents of the state.
93.27 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean 
93.28 	water fund must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects 
93.29 	or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 
93.30 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 
93.31 	as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 
93.32 	Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 
93.33 	required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. Information 
93.34 	classified as not public under section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is not required 
93.35 	to be placed on the Web site.
94.1 	(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section 
94.2 	16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 
94.3 	regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 
94.4 	grants that will be competitively awarded.
94.5 	(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit 
94.6 	Minnesota waters.
94.7 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund 
94.8 	shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy logo required 
94.9 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
94.10 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
94.11 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the person to 
94.12 	a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain 
94.13 	additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web 
94.14 	site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
94.15 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a 
94.16 	state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as 
94.17 	well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
94.18 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
94.19 	recipient of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or 
94.20 	regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be 
94.21 	listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy 
94.22 	funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient 
94.23 	from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list 
94.24 	is not eligible for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates 
94.25 	compliance to the legislative auditor.
94.26 	(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through 
94.27 	execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with 
94.28 	respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.

94.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
94.30 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural 
94.31 	heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve 
94.32 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from 
94.33 	the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for 
94.34 	measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current 
95.1 	scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art 
95.2 	technology when appropriate.
95.3 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire 
95.4 	project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for 
95.5 	the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the 
95.6 	entire project will be completed.
95.7 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits 
95.8 	across all regions and residents of the state.
95.9 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and 
95.10 	cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or 
95.11 	programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 
95.12 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 
95.13 	as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 
95.14 	Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 
95.15 	required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
95.16 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented 
95.17 	according to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for 
95.18 	grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively 
95.19 	awarded.
95.20 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located 
95.21 	in Minnesota.
95.22 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
95.23 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
95.24 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
95.25 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
95.26 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
95.27 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
95.28 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
95.29 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
95.30 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
95.31 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
95.32 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
95.33 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
95.34 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
95.35 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
95.36 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
96.1 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
96.2 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
96.3 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until 
96.4 	the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.