<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>modifying Water Law; modifying use of legacy funds; modifying previous <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>appropriations; modifying certain grant eligibility; providing for rehearsal and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>storage space for state band;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>16B.24, by adding a subdivision; 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>8, by adding subdivisions; 103A.206; 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>103C.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 5; 103F.731, subdivision 2; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, sections 6; 7; article
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>3, section 4; Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>2014, chapter 295, sections 10, subdivision 12; 12; proposing coding for new law <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures
         "2016" <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure
         are <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>"first year" is fiscal year 2016. The "second year" is fiscal year 2017. The "biennium"
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>fiscal years 2016 and 2017, respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>99,386,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>607,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>This appropriation is from the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>heritage fund. The amounts that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>spent for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">40,948,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br/>
<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>$4,570,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>for scientific and natural area purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>proposed land and permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>easement acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>$7,452,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>land in fee for wildlife management area <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>priority must be given to acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>$4,032,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>priority must be given to acquisition of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>that are eligible for the native prairie bank <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>Annual income statements and balance sheets <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>for income and expenses from land acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>with this appropriation must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Council no later than 180 days following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>year. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>accomplishment plan and must be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>with the priorities identified in the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Prairie Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National </b><br/>
<b>Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>$3,430,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>and Wildlife Service to acquire land in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>fee or permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>Preservation Area in western Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>for addition to the Northern Tallgrass <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>part 6136.0900, priority must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>acquisition of lands that are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>the native prairie bank under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>protected native prairie. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>of the required accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>must be consistent with the priorities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br/>
<b>- Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>$3,740,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>to implement the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Conservation Plan through the acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>of permanent conservation easements to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>protect native prairie and grasslands. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>and enforcement funds as approved in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>provided as part of the final report. <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water </b><br/>
<b>- Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>permanent conservation easements to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>and enhance habitat by expanding the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>water fund riparian buffer program for at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>least equal wildlife benefits from buffers <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>on private land. Up to $72,500 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>part of the final report.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Complex - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>$1,380,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>watershed for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br/>
<b>Southern Red River Valley</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>$1,800,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>or for designation and management as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's </b><br/>
<b>Important Bird Areas</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>$1,730,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>agreements to acquire conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>easements within important bird areas <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>identified in the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>which up to $100,000 is for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>monitoring and enforcement funds as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>part of the final report.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>$2,270,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>District to acquire land in fee and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>conservation easement and to restore river <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>and related habitat in the Wild Rice River <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>restorations must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>$4,880,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>accelerate the restoration and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>of prairie communities on wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>management areas, scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>areas, state forest land, and land under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>native prairie bank easements. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>$1,120,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>and restore habitat on public lands. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>must be provided as part of the final report.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forests</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">14,822,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the </b><br/>
<b>Wild Rice River Watershed</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>$2,188,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>agreement with the White Earth Nation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>to acquire lands in fee to be managed for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>wildlife habitat purposes. As a condition of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>receiving the grant under this paragraph, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>White Earth Nation shall ensure that current <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>access roads and trails on the property are <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>maintained and open to continue the current <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>access to adjoining lands. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>$1,500,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>cooperation with the Morrison County Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>and Water Conservation District to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>permanent conservation easements within <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>the boundaries of the Minnesota National <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>fund, as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>provided as part of the final report.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and </b><br/>
<b>Restoration - Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>$2,910,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>acquire land in fee for wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>in fee for scientific and natural areas <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>subdivision 5; for state forest purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>subdivision 7; and to enhance grasslands, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>forest, and savanna. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer </b><br/>
<b>Forestlands - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>$2,180,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>acquire forest lands in Cass and Wadena <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>Counties for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County </b><br/>
<b>- Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>$442,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>agreement with Cass County to acquire land <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - </b><br/>
<b>Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>$1,690,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>along rivers and lakes in the northern <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>forest region. Up to $220,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>fund, as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>proposed permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>accomplishment plan. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Partnership </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>$3,002,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>acquire lands in fee and for permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>conservation easements in the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Headwaters and for agreements as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>of which up to $80,000 is for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>acquisitions must be included as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>$910,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>A list of proposed land enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Wetlands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">20,390,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production </b><br/>
<b>Area Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>$7,620,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>land in fee to be designated and managed as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland </b><br/>
<b>Initiative - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>$9,040,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Program </b><br/>
<b>- Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>$131,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>acquisition of land in fee and $1,469,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>to $90,000 to the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Resources is for establishing a monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>and enforcement fund as approved in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>acquisitions must be included as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>the required accomplishment plan by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Department of Natural Resources and a list <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>of permanent conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>be provided as part of the final report by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>$2,130,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>A list of proposed land restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">22,368,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>$4,540,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>interests in land in fee and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>conservation easements for aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>permanent conservation easements for fish <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>section 84.66, and to restore and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>proposed land acquisitions and restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>$2,000,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>agreements to acquire land in fee and in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>permanent conservation easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>to restore and enhance natural systems <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>proposed land acquisitions and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish </b><br/>
<b>Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>$1,890,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>to restore and enhance habitat for trout <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>and other species in and along coldwater <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>proposed restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>$1,650,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>an agreement with the city of Bemidji to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>$990,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>an agreement with the Sand Hill River <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>Watershed District to restore fish habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>proposed restorations must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Restoration Program - Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>$2,414,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>an agreement with the Shell Rock River <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>Watershed District to protect, restore, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>Rock River watershed. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>accomplishment plan. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>$444,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>agreement with the Minneapolis Park and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant </b><br/>
<b>Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - </b><br/>
<b>Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>$8,440,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>state, and national organizations for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>metropolitan area and cities with a population <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>for activities required to fulfill the duties <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>of owners of lands subject to conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>easements. Grants shall not be made from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>appropriation in this paragraph for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>may be spent for personnel costs and other <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>direct and necessary administrative costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>Grantees may acquire land or interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>land. Easements must be permanent. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>may not be used to establish easement <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>must be open to hunting and fishing during <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>the open season unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>by law. The program must require a match <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>of at least ten percent from nonstate sources <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>for all grants. The match may be cash or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>in-kind resources. For grant applications <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>provide a separate, simplified application <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>commissioner of natural resources shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>when evaluating projects of equal value, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>give priority to organizations that have a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>history of receiving or a charter to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>private contributions for local conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>conservation easement, priority must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>given to projects associated with or within <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>one mile of existing wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>must be on land permanently protected by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>maintenance and protection of restored <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>and enhanced habitat, by a conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>easement, or by public ownership or in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>public waters as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>15. Priority must be given to restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>and enhancement projects on public lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>under this paragraph. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>available until June 30, 2018. No less than <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>five percent of the amount of each grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>must be held back from reimbursement until <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>the grant recipient has completed a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>accomplishment report by the deadline and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>The commissioner shall provide notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>the grant program in the game and fish law <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>section 97A.051, subdivision 2.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Administration </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">858,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">607,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Contract Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>$150,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>contract management duties assigned in this <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>section. The commissioner shall provide an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>accomplishment plan in the form specified by <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>on the expenditure of this appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>The accomplishment plan must include a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>copy of the grant contract template and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>reimbursement manual. No money may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>be expended prior to the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>Outdoor Heritage Council's approval of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>accomplishment plan. <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>$608,000 in the first year and $607,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>in the second year are to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Coordinating Commission for administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>Heritage Council and for compensation and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>expense reimbursement of council members. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>2017. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>applies to this appropriation.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Technical Evaluation Panel</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>$100,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>technical evaluation panel to conduct up to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>specific appropriation and are specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>the accomplishment plan approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>Money appropriated in this section must not <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>be spent on indirect costs or other institutional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>overhead charges that are not directly related <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>to and necessary for a specific appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>in this section are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>2018. For acquisition of real property, the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>amounts in this section are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>June 30, 2019, if a binding agreement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>landowner or purchase agreement is entered <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>into by June 30, 2018, and closed no later <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>than June 30, 2019. Money for restoration or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>enhancement is available until June 30, 2020, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>or five years after acquisition, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>later, in order to complete initial restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>or enhancement work. If a project receives <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>at least 15 percent of its funding from federal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>funds, the time period of the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>may be extended to equal the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>of federal funding to a maximum of six <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>years, provided the federal funding was <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>confirmed and included within the first draft <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>accomplishment plan. Money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>for fee title acquisition of land may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>restore, enhance, and provide for public use <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>of the land acquired with the appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>Public use facilities must have a minimal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>impact on habitat in acquired lands.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right"></td>
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<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>All agreements referred to in this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>be administered on a reimbursement basis <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>16A.41, expenditures directly related <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>to each appropriation's purpose made <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>on or after July 1, 2015, or the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>accomplishment plan approval, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>later, are eligible for reimbursement unless <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>otherwise provided in this section. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>purposes of administering appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>and legislatively authorized agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>paid out of the outdoor heritage fund, an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>expense must be considered reimbursable <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>by the administering agency when the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>recipient presents the agency with an invoice <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>or binding agreement with the landowner, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>and the recipient attests that the goods have <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>been received or the landowner agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>is binding. Periodic reimbursement must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>be made upon receiving documentation that <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>the items articulated in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>Heritage Council have been achieved, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>including partial achievements as evidenced <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>by progress reports approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>projects to accommodate cash flow needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>support future management of acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>lands, or match a federal share. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>advances must be approved as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>accomplishment plan. Capital equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>expenditures for specific items in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>part of the accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Mapping</b><br/>
</td>
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<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>Each direct recipient of money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>in this section, as well as each recipient of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>a grant awarded pursuant to this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>must provide geographic information to the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>for mapping any lands acquired in fee with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>money appropriated in this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>open to public taking of fish and game. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>The commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>shall include the lands acquired in fee with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>money appropriated in this section on maps <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>showing public recreation opportunities. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>Maps must include information on and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>acknowledgement of the outdoor heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>fund, including a notation of any restrictions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>the outdoor heritage fund, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>with the appropriate governor-appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>disability councils, boards, committees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>commissions, should make progress toward <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>providing greater access to programs, print <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>publications, and digital media for people <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>with disabilities related to the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>recipient funds using appropriations made <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>in this article.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Revenues.</b> (a) When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>money from the outdoor heritage funds fund is transferred to the state, the owner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>land shall disclose to the council and commissioner of natural resources:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>purchased with money from the outdoor heritage funds fund until the land was transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>to the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>with money from the outdoor heritage funds fund and the time the land was transferred to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>(2) from the revenues described in clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(b) The owner of the land shall submit the total net revenues determined under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>paragraph (a), clause (3), to the state no later than 60 days after the land is transferred
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Donations.</b> A recipient shall not accept a monetary donation or payment <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>the outdoor heritage fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>to and necessary for activities specified in the accomplishment plan approved by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, unless expressly approved by the Lessard-Sams
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>Outdoor Heritage Council in the accomplishment plan. This subdivision does not apply
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction or bargain sales,
         as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.1011-2, provided that the purchase
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the purchase price paid by the recipient.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to money <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>appropriated on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Haying and grazing.</b> Lands acquired with money appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>outdoor heritage fund may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>is being implemented prior to the emergency declaration may continue.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">28,620,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>$3,480,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>acquire interests in land in fee or permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>conservation easements for aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 14, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>97C.02
         </statute_ref>, and to restore and enhance aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>97A.056
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 17. An annual financial <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>report is required for any monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>enforcement fund established, including <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>expenditures from the fund and a description <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>of annual monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>activities.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>$3,680,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>agreements to acquire interests in land in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>fee or permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>and to restore and enhance natural systems <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>for Public Land. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>97A.056
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 17. An annual financial <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>report is required for any monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>enforcement fund established, including <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>expenditures from the fund and a description <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>of annual monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>activities.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore </b><br/>
<b>Protection and Management - Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>$480,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>agreement with Dakota County to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>permanent conservation easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>restore and enhance habitats along the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>and enhancements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>part of the required accomplishment plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>The accomplishment plan must include <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>an easement stewardship plan. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>and enforcement fund as approved in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>the accomplishment plan and subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>subdivision 17. An annual financial report is <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>required for any monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>fund established, including expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>from the fund and a description of annual <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>monitoring and enforcement activities.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>$3,670,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>A list of proposed projects must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - </b><br/>
<b>Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>$2,120,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>of proposed restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>$2,320,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>agreement with the Red Lake Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>District to restore and enhance stream and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>of proposed restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Knife River Habitat Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>$380,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>Association to restore trout habitat in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>proposed restorations must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>part of the required accomplishment plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>of natural resources, restorations conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>pursuant to this paragraph may be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>accomplished by excavation.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Protect Aquatic Habitat from </b><b>Asian </b><br/>
<b>Invasive</b><b> Carp</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>$7,500,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>commissioner of natural resources to for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>design, construct, operate, and evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>construction, including acquisition, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>operation, and evaluation of structural <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>deterrents for Asian invasive carp to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>money requires a one-to-one match for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>projects on state boundary waters.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners </b><br/>
<b>Grant Program - Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>$4,990,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>state, and national organizations for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>made for activities required to fulfill the duties <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>of owners of lands subject to conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>easements. Grants shall not be made from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>appropriations in this paragraph for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>$575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>may be spent for personnel costs and other <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>direct and necessary administrative costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>Grantees may acquire land or interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>land. Easements must be permanent. Land <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>acquired in fee must be open to hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>and fishing during the open season unless <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>otherwise provided by state law. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>program shall require a match of at least ten <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>percent from nonstate sources for all grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>The match may be cash or in-kind resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>For grant applications of $25,000 or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>the commissioner shall provide a separate, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>simplified application process. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>natural resources shall, when evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>projects of equal value, give priority to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>organizations that have a history of receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>or charter to receive private contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>for local conservation or habitat projects. If <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>acquiring land or a conservation easement, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>priority shall be given to projects associated <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>with existing wildlife management areas <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>84.033</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>and 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; and aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 14, and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>must be on land permanently protected by a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>conservation easement or public ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>or in public waters as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>15. Priority shall be given to restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>and enhancement projects on public lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>under this paragraph. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>available until June 30, 2016. No less than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>five percent of the amount of each grant <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>must be held back from reimbursement until <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>the grant recipient has completed a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>accomplishment report by the deadline and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>The commissioner shall provide notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>the grant program in the game and fish law <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>summaries that are prepared under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.051</statute_ref>, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">30,890,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var><b>(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VI</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>$2,560,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>interests in land in fee and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>conservation easements for aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>, and to restore and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>aquatic habitat. Up to $32,500 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>proposed land acquisitions and restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><b>(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on </b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var><b>Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>$2,130,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>agreements with the Leech Lake Area <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>conservation easements to sustain healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>fish habitat on lakes in Aitkin, Cass, Crow <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>Wing, and Hubbard Counties as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>$1,150,300 to Leech Lake Area Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>Foundation; and $979,700 to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>Land Trust, of which up to $120,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>a monitoring and enforcement fund as <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>land acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var><b>(c) Habitat Protection in Dakota County </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var><b>- Phase V</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>$1,190,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>contract with Dakota County to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>permanent conservation easements and land <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. Lands <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>acquired or lands with easements acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>with this appropriation may not be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>emergency haying and grazing in response <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>to federal or state disaster declarations. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>Conservation grazing under a management <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>plan that is already being implemented may <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>and restorations and enhancements must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var><b>(d) Metro Big Rivers - Phase V</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>$2,650,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>agreements to acquire land in fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>permanent conservation easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>to restore and enhance natural systems <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>; and $900,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>or lands with easements acquired with <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>this appropriation may not be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>emergency haying and grazing in response <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>to federal or state disaster declarations. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>Conservation grazing under a management <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>plan that is already being implemented may <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>and permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var><b>(e) Mustinka River Fish and Wildlife </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var><b>Habitat Corridor Rehabilitation</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>$2,440,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>an agreement with the Bois de Sioux <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>Watershed District to acquire land in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>and to restore natural systems associated <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>with the Mustinka River located within the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>Bois de Sioux Watershed. Lands acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>with this appropriation may not be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>emergency haying and grazing in response <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>to federal or state disaster declarations. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>Conservation grazing under a management <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>plan that is already being implemented may <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><b>(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><b>Fish Habitat Enhancement and </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><b>Restoration - Phase VI</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>$1,900,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>to restore and enhance habitat for trout <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>and other species in and along coldwater <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><b>(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><b>Phase II</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>$2,290,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>list of proposed restorations must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var><b>(h) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var><b>Phase II</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>$1,410,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>Association to enhance trout habitat in the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>Knife River watershed. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var><b>(i) Restoration and Enhancement of </b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var><b>Washington County Public Lands</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>$430,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>agreement with Washington County to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>restore and enhance habitat on public lands <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>in Washington County. A restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>enhancement plan and a list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>land restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var><b>(j) Wirth Park Enhancements</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>$600,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>agreement with the Minneapolis Park Board <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>to enhance riparian and upland habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>within Wirth Park in Hennepin County. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>A restoration and enhancement plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>a list of proposed land restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var><b>(k) Evaluate Effectiveness of Aquatic </b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var><b>Invasive Species Prevention Strategies</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>$4,040,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>agreement with the Central Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>Initiative Fund to develop a series of pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>projects to enhance aquatic habitat by <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>preventing the spread of aquatic invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>species, including pilot projects conducting <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>education and outreach, inspection and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>decontamination, enforcement, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>activities. All pilot projects must be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>conducted on a reimbursement basis and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>require a match of nonoutdoor heritage fund <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>dollars. A required evaluation of results <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>must be funded with nonoutdoor heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>fund dollars. The required evaluation must <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>evaluate the efficacy of inspection and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>decontamination activities utilized in any of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>the pilot projects in preventing the spread <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>of aquatic invasive species. A list of pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>projects must be included in the required final <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>report. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>June 30, 2019. The accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>must accelerate the start of the pilot project.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var><b>(l) Albert Lea Lake Management and </b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var><b>Invasive Species Control Structure - </b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var><b>Supplement</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>$700,000 in the second year is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>the appropriation contained in Laws 2013, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>5, paragraph (h), to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>natural resources for an agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>the Shell Rock River Watershed District to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>construct structural deterrents and lake level <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>controls.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var><b>(m) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant </b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var><b>Program - Phase VI</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>$4,550,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>state, and national organizations for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>be made for activities required to fulfill <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>the duties of owners of lands subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>conservation easements. Grants shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>be made from the appropriation in this <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>paragraph for projects that have a total <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>appropriation, $460,000 $265,000 may be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>spent for personnel costs and other direct and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>necessary administrative costs. Grantees may <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>acquire land or interests in land. Easements <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>must be permanent. Grants may not be used <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>to establish easement stewardship accounts. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>and fishing during the open season unless <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>otherwise provided by law. Lands acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>or lands with easements acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>appropriation may not be used for emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>haying and grazing in response to federal <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>or state disaster declarations. Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>grazing under a management plan that is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>already being implemented may continue. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>The program shall require a match of at <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>least ten percent from nonstate sources <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>for all grants. The match may be cash or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>in-kind resources. For grant applications <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>provide a separate, simplified application <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>commissioner of natural resources shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>when evaluating projects of equal value, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>give priority to organizations that have a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>history of receiving or charter to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>private contributions for local conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>conservation easement, priority shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>given to projects associated with or within <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>one mile of existing wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>; scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>84.033
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; or aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>must be on land permanently protected by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>maintenance and protection of restored <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>and enhanced habitat, by a conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>easement, or by public ownership or in public <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision 15</statute_ref>. Priority <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>shall be given to restoration and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, applies <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>to grants awarded under this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>30, 2018. No less than five percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>amount of each grant must be held back from <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>reimbursement until the grant recipient has <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>completed a grant accomplishment report by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>the deadline and in the form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>Heritage Council. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>provide notice of the grant program in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>the game and fish law summary prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.051, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var><b>(n) Conservation Partners Legacy Metro </b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var><b>Grant Program</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>$4,000,000 in the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>state, and national organizations for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>or wildlife in the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>area and cities with a population of 50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var>or greater. Grants shall not be made for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>activities required to fulfill the duties of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>owners of lands subject to conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>easements. Grants shall not be made from the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>appropriation in this paragraph for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>$575,000. Of this appropriation, $70,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>$250,000 may be spent for personnel costs <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>and other direct and necessary administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>in land. Easements must be permanent. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>Grants may not be used to establish easement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>must be open to hunting and fishing during <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>the open season unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>by law. Lands acquired or lands with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>easements acquired with this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>may not be used for emergency haying and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>grazing in response to federal or state disaster <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>declarations. Conservation grazing under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>a management plan that is already being <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>implemented may continue. The program <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>shall require a match of at least ten percent <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>from nonstate sources for all grants. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>match may be cash or in-kind resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>For grant applications of $25,000 or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>the commissioner shall provide a separate, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>simplified application process. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>natural resources shall, when evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>projects of equal value, give priority to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>organizations that have a history of receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>or charter to receive private contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>for local conservation or habitat projects. If <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>acquiring land or a conservation easement, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>priority shall be given to projects associated <br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>with or within one mile of existing wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; scientific <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>84.033</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>5
         </statute_ref>; or aquatic management areas under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>97C.02</statute_ref>. All restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>or enhancement projects must be on land <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>permanently protected by a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>and protection of restored and enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>habitat, by a conservation easement, or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>by public ownership or in public waters <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>103G.005, subdivision 15
         </statute_ref>. Priority shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>be given to restoration and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, applies <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>to grants awarded under this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>30, 2018. No less than five percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>amount of each grant must be held back from <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>reimbursement until the grant recipient has <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>completed a grant accomplishment report by <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>the deadline and in the form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>Heritage Council. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>provide notice of the grant program in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>the game and fish law summary prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.051, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016" and "2017"
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year"
         is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>CLEAN WATER</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>112,451,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>112,246,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>sections.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>Money appropriated in this article may <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>specific appropriation. Money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>in this article must be spent in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>with Minnesota Management and Budget's <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>2016 appropriations are available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>are available until June 30, 2018. If a project <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>receives federal funds, the time period of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>the appropriation is extended to equal the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>availability of federal funding.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>clean water funds, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>the appropriate governor-appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>disability councils, boards, committees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>commissions , should make progress toward <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>providing greater access to programs, print <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>publications, and digital media for people <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>with disabilities related to the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>recipient funds using appropriations made <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>in this article.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,584,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,582,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>second year are to increase monitoring for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>water and groundwater and to use data <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>collected to assess pesticide use practices.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>the second year are for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>evaluating trends in the concentration of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>to groundwater degradation; monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>for pesticides when nitrate is detected; <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>promoting, developing, and evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>regional and crop-specific nutrient best <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>management practices; assessing best <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>management practice adoption; education <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>and technical support from University of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>Minnesota Extension; and other actions to <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>protect groundwater from degradation from <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>nitrate. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>second year are for administering clean water <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>funds managed through the agriculture best <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>management practices loan program. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>unencumbered balance at the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>second year shall be added to the corpus of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>the loan fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>the second year are for technical assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>research, and demonstration projects on <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>proper implementation of best management <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>practices and more precise information on <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>second year are for research to quantify and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>reduce agricultural contributions to impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>waters and for development and evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>of best management practices to protect and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>restore water resources. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>is available until June 30, 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>second year are for a research inventory <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>database containing water-related research <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>activities. Costs for information technology <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>development or support for this research <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>inventory database may be paid to the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>the second year are to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>Minnesota agricultural water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>certification program statewide. This <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>second year are to provide funding for a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>regional irrigation water quality specialist <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>through University of Minnesota Extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>the second year are for grants to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>and to protect the state's natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>while increasing the efficiency, profitability, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>and productivity of Minnesota farmers by <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>incorporating perennial and winter-annual <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>crops into existing agricultural practices.<br/>
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<tr>
<td><a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>9,250,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>9,250,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>the second year are for the point source <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>implementation grants program under <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>the second year are for small community <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>wastewater treatment grants and loans under <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>the end of each fiscal year under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(a) or (b), the Public Facilities Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>may transfer the remaining funds to eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>projects under any of the programs listed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>in this section based on their priority rank <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>on the Pollution Control Agency's project <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>priority list.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>28,855,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>28,853,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>(a) $8,550,000 the first year and $8,550,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>the second year are for completion of 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>percent of the needed statewide assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>of surface water quality and trends. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>amount, $100,000 each year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>to the Red River Watershed Management <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>Board to enhance and expand the existing <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>water quality and watershed monitoring river <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>watch activities in the schools along the Red <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>River of the North. The Red River Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>Management Board shall provide a report to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>Agency and the legislative committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>divisions with jurisdiction over environment <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>and natural resources finance and policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>the clean water fund by February 15, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>on the expenditure of this appropriation. If <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the amount in the first year is insufficient, the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>amount in the second year is available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>first year.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(b) $10,600,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>$10,600,000 the second year are to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>watershed restoration and protection <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>strategies (WRAPS), which include total <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>TMDL implementation plans for waters <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>listed on the Unites States Environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>Protection Agency approved impaired waters <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>average of ten percent of the TMDLs each <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>year over the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>the second year are for groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>assessment, including enhancing the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>ambient monitoring network, modeling, and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>evaluating trends, including the reassessment <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>years ago and found to be contaminated. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>second year are for implementation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>St. Louis River System Area of Concern <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>must be matched at a rate of 65 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>nonstate money to 35 percent state money.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>second year are for storm water research and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>guidance.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>the second year are for TMDL research and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>database development.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>the second year are for national pollutant <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>discharge elimination system wastewater and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>storm water TMDL implementation efforts.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>the second year are for enhancing the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>county-level delivery systems for subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>of groundwater, including base grants <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>for all counties with SSTS programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>competitive grants to counties with specific <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>plans to significantly reduce water pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>by reducing the number of systems that <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>are an imminent threat to public health or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>receive base grants must report the number <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>through SSTS replacement, connection <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>to a centralized sewer system, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>means, including property abandonment <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>or buy-out. Counties also must report <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>the number of existing SSTS compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>inspections conducted in areas under county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>jurisdiction. These required reports are to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>be part of established annual reporting for <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>inventories or those with an ordinance in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>place that requires an SSTS to be inspected <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>as a condition of transferring property or as a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>condition of obtaining a local permit must be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>given priority for competitive grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>each year is available to counties for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>low-income landowners to address systems <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>that pose an imminent threat to public health <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>grant awarded under this paragraph may not <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>receiving a grant under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>submit a report to the agency listing the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>projects funded, including an account of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>the second year are for a storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>best management practice performance <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>evaluation and technology transfer program <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>to enhance data and information management <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>of storm water best management practices; <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>evaluate best management performance <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>and effectiveness to support meeting total <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>maximum daily loads; develop standards <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>and incorporate state of the art guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>using minimal impact design standards as <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>the model; and implement a knowledge <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>and technology transfer system across <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>local government, industry, and regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>sectors for pass-through to the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>Minnesota. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>second year are to support activities of the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>Clean Water Council according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>the second year are for a grant program for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>sanitary sewer projects that are included in <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>the draft or any updated Voyageurs National <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>Plan to restore the water quality of waters <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>be awarded to local government units for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>projects approved by the Voyageurs National <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>must be matched by at least 25 percent from <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>sources other than the clean water fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>section 16A.28, the appropriations in this <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>section encumbered on or before June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>2017, as grants or contracts are available <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>until June 30, 2020.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,500,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>the second year are for stream flow <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>monitoring.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>the second year are for lake Index of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>the second year are for assessing mercury <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>and other contaminants of fish, including <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>monitoring to track the status of impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>waters over time.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>the second year are for developing targeted, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>science-based watershed restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>protection strategies. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>the second year are for water supply planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>second year are for technical assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>support local implementation of nonpoint <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>source restoration and protection activities. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>second year are for applied research and tools, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>including watershed hydrologic modeling; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>maintaining and updating spatial data for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>watershed boundaries, streams, and water <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>bodies and integrating high-resolution digital <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>elevation data; assessing effectiveness of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>forestry best management practices for water <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>quality; and developing a biomonitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>database. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>the second year are for developing county <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>geologic atlases. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>(i) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>second year are for analysis and mapping <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>in each county related to compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>with riparian buffer or alternate practice <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>requirements and to provide statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>coordination and guidance to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>government for implementation of buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>requirements. Maps must be provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>local units of government and made available <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>to landowners on the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>Resources' Web site.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>51,274,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>51,274,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(a) $5,480,000 the first year and $6,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>the second year are for grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>government units organized for the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>management of water in a watershed or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>subwatershed that have multiyear plans <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>that will result in a significant reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>water pollution in a selected subwatershed. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>The grants may be used for establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>of riparian buffers; practices to store <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>water for natural treatment and infiltration, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>including rain gardens; capturing storm <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>ravine stabilization; enforcement activities; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>and implementation of best management <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>practices for feedlots within riparian areas <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>and other practices demonstrated to be <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>most effective in protecting, enhancing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>streams and protecting groundwater from <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>degradation. Grant recipients must identify <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>a nonstate match and may use other legacy <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>funds to supplement projects funded under <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>this paragraph. Grants awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>paragraph are available for four years and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>priority must be given to the best designed <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>plans each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>(b) $13,890,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>$13,890,000 the second year are for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>to protect and restore surface water and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>drinking water; to keep water on the land; to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>groundwater and drinking water, including <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>treatment system projects and stream bank, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>stream channel, shoreline restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>and ravine stabilization projects. The <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>projects must use practices demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>to be effective, be of long-lasting public <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>benefit, include a match, and be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>with total maximum daily load (TMDL) <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>implementation plans, watershed restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>water management plans or their equivalents.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>the second year are for targeted local <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>resource protection and enhancement grants <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>and statewide program enhancements for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>technical assistance, citizen and community <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>outreach, and training and certification, as <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>well as projects, practices, and programs that <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>supplement or otherwise exceed current state <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>standards for protection, enhancement, and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>and streams or that protect groundwater from <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>degradation, including compliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>the second year are to provide state <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>oversight and accountability, evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>results, provide implementation tools, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>measure the value of conservation program <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>implementation by local governments, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>including submission to the legislature by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>report prepared by the board, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>with the commissioners of natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>funded under this section, and the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>pollution reduced.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>the second year are for grants to local units <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>of government to enhance compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>with riparian buffer or alternate practice <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>the second year are to restore or preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>permanent conservation on riparian buffers <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>tributaries, to keep water on the land in order <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>surface waters; and increase infiltration for <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>groundwater recharge. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>may be used for restoration of riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>buffers permanently protected by easements <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>purchased with this appropriation or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>to achieve permanent protection for riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>buffers or stream bank restorations when the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>riparian buffers have been restored. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>the second year are for permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>conservation easements on wellhead <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(d), or for grants to local units of government <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>for fee title acquisition to permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>protect groundwater supply sources on <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>wellhead protection areas or for otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>assuring long-term protection of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>supply sources as described under alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>management tools in the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>Management Plan, including low nitrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>cropping systems or implementing nitrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>fertilizer best management practices. Priority <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>must be placed on land that is located where <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>the vulnerability of the drinking water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>is designated as high or very high by the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>commissioner of health and where drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>water protection plans have identified <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>specific activities that will achieve long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>protection. Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>monitoring and enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>the second year are for community partner <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>grants to local units of government for: <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>(1) structural or vegetative management <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>practices that reduce storm water runoff <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>from developed or disturbed lands to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>the movement of sediment, nutrients, and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>pollutants for restoration, protection, or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>and streams and to protect groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>and drinking water; and (2) installation <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>of proven and effective water retention <br/>
<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>practices including, but not limited to, rain <br/>
<a id="pl.49.36"></a><var>49.36</var>gardens and other vegetated infiltration <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>basins and sediment control basins in order <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>to keep water on the land. The projects must <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>be of long-lasting public benefit, include a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>local match, and be consistent with TMDL <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>implementation plans, watershed restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>water management plans or their equivalents. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>Local government unit costs may be used as <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>a match.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>the second year are for assistance, oversight, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>and grants to local governments to transition <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>local water management plans to a watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>approach as provided for in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>114D.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>the second year are for technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>and grants for the conservation drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>program in consultation with the Drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>13, that includes projects to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>multipurpose water management under <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>permanent conservation sites via easements <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>or contracts to treat and store water on the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>land for water quality improvement purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>and related technical assistance. This work <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>may be done in cooperation with the United <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>States Department of Agriculture with a first <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>priority use to accomplish a conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>in a monitoring and enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>the second year are to purchase permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>conservation easements to protect lands <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>adjacent to public waters with good water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>quality but threatened with degradation. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>and enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>the second year are for a program to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>systematically collect data and produce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>county, watershed, and statewide estimates <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>of soil erosion caused by water and wind <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>along with tracking adoption of conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>measures to address erosion.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(o) $520,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>to Washington County for a water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>improvement project that will improve water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>quality and restore an essential backwater <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>River Area. This appropriation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>available until at least an equal amount is <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>committed from nonstate sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>(p) The board shall contract for delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>of services with Conservation Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>other activities under this section for up to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>(q) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>technical and administrative assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>portion of the funds to leverage federal or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>other nonstate funds or to address oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>identified in local water management plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>(r) The board shall require grantees to specify <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>the outcomes that will be achieved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>grants prior to any grant awards.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>(s) The appropriations in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>funds are available until expended and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>be regranted consistent with the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>this section.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>4,013,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,812,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>the second year are for addressing public <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>health concerns related to contaminants <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>found in Minnesota drinking water for which <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>no health-based drinking water standards <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>exist, including accelerating the development <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>of health risk limits and improving the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>capacity of the department's laboratory to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>analyze unregulated contaminants. The <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>commissioner shall contract with the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>to provide an independent review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>department's drinking water contaminants <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>of emerging concern program. The review <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>must include an assessment of the process <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>used by the department to rank contaminants <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>that are threats to drinking water supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>and include a comparison of efforts at the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>department with efforts by other states and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>the United States Environmental Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>Agency. The review must be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>the Clean Water Council and the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>representatives and senate committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>divisions with jurisdiction over environment <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>and natural resources by June 1, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>the second year are for protection of drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>water sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>(c) $113,000 the first year and $112,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>second year are for cost-share assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>public and private well owners for up to 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>the second year are to develop and deliver <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>groundwater restoration and protection <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>strategies for use on a watershed scale for use <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>in local water planning efforts and to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>resources to local governments for drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>water source protection activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>second year are for studying the occurrence <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>and magnitude of contaminants in private <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>wells and developing guidance to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>that new well placement minimizes the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>potential for risks, in cooperation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>(f) $275,000 the first year and $75,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>the second year are for development <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>and implementation of a groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>virus monitoring plan, including an <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>epidemiological study to determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>association between groundwater virus <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>concentration and community illness rates. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>second year are to prepare a comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>study of and recommendations for regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>and nonregulatory approaches to water reuse <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>for use in the development of state policy for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>water reuse in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(h) Unless otherwise specified, the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>appropriations in this section are available <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>until June 30, 2019.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,975,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,975,000</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>the second year are to implement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>that address emerging drinking water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>threats, provide cost-effective regional <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>solutions, leverage interjurisdictional <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>coordination, support local implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>of water supply reliability projects, and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>prevent degradation of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>resources in the metropolitan area. These <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>projects will provide to communities:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>(1) potential solutions to leverage regional <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>water use through utilization of surface water, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>storm water, wastewater, and groundwater;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>for different alternatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>(3) development of planning level cost <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>estimates, including capital cost and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>operation cost;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>(4) identification of funding mechanisms <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>and an equitable cost-sharing structure <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>for regionally beneficial water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>development projects; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>(5) development of subregional groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>models.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>the second year are for the water demand <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>reduction grant program to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>implementation of water demand reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>measures by municipalities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>protection of drinking water supplies.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>(c) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>second year are for grants or loans for local <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>inflow and infiltration reduction programs <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>addressing high-priority areas in the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103A.206, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var><b>103A.206 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil
         and water <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and
         damages <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage
         land <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>implementation of practices that:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>order to preserve natural resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>(2) ensure continued soil health, as defined under section 103C.101, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>10a, and soil productivity;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(3) protect water quality;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>(4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(5) reduce damages caused by floods;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>(6) preserve wildlife;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>(7) protect the tax base; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(8) protect public lands and waters.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Water quality practices; standardized specifications.</b> The Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>Water and Soil Resources shall work with state and federal agencies, academic institutions,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>local governments, practitioners, and stakeholders to foster mutual understanding
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>provide recommendations for standardized specifications for water quality and soil
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>conservation protection and improvement practices and projects. The board may convene
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>working groups or work teams to develop information, education, and recommendations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[103B.801] COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var><b>PLANNING PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>to 4, apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program purposes.</b> The purposes of the comprehensive watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>management plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are
         to:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under chapters 103B, 103C,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide, science-based
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>approach to watershed management;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>services, and local capacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>restoration and protection strategies under section 114D.26;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>measurable progress; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Coordination.</b> The board shall develop policies for coordination and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>development of comprehensive watershed management plans. To ensure effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>and accountability in meeting the purposes of subdivision 2, these policies must address,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>at a minimum:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>(1) a boundary framework consistent with section 103B.101, subdivision 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>paragraph (a), and procedures, requirements, and criteria for establishing or modifying
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>the framework consistent with the goals of section 103A.212. The metropolitan area,
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be considered for inclusion in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>boundary framework. If included, the metropolitan area is not excluded from the water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>management programs under sections 103B.201 to 103B.255;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>(2) requirements for coordination, participation, and commitment between local <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>government units in the development, approval, adoption, and implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>comprehensive watershed management plans within planning boundaries identified <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>according to this subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>(3) requirements for consistency with state agency-adopted water and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>resources-related plans and documents required by chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 103D,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>103E, 103F, 103G, and 114D; and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>(4) procedures for plan development, review, and approval consistent with the intent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>of sections 103B.201, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103B.321, 103D.401, and 103D.405. If the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>procedures in these sections are contradictory as applied to a specific proceeding,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>board must establish a forum where the public interest conflicts involved can be presented
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>and, by consideration of the whole body of water law, the controlling policy can be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>determined and apparent inconsistencies resolved.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Plan content.</b>  The board shall develop policies for required comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>watershed management plan content consistent with comprehensive local water <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>management planning. To ensure effectiveness and accountability in meeting the purposes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>of subdivision 2, plan content must include, at a minimum:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>(1) an analysis and prioritization of issues and resource concerns;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>(2) measurable goals to address the issues and concerns, including but not limited
         to:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>(i) restoration, protection, and preservation of natural surface water and groundwater
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>storage and retention systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>(ii) minimization of public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>water quality problems;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>(iii) restoration, protection, and improvement of surface water and groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>quality;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>(iv) establishment of more uniform local policies and official controls for surface
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>water and groundwater management;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>(v) identification of priority areas for wetland enhancement, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>establishment;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>(vi) identification of priority areas for riparian zone management and buffers;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>(vii) prevention of erosion and soil transport into surface water systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>(viii) promotion of groundwater recharge;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(ix) protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>facilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>(x) securing other benefits associated with the proper management of surface water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>and groundwater;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>(3) a targeted implementation schedule describing at a minimum the actions, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>locations, timeline, estimated costs, method of measurement, and identification of
         roles <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>and responsible government units;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>(4) a description of implementation programs, including how the implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>schedule will be achieved and how the plan will be administered and coordinated between
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>local water management responsibilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>(5) a land and water resource inventory.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Timelines; administration.</b> (a) The board shall develop and adopt, by <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>June 30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>of plans consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>completing statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>The metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>support development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>plan under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Authority.</b> Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the authorities <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>granted to local government through chapters 103B, 103C, and 103D are retained when
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>a comprehensive watershed management plan is adopted as a substitute for a watershed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>management plan required under section 103B.231, a county groundwater plan authorized
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>under section 103B.255, a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311, a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>comprehensive plan authorized under section 103C.331, or a watershed management plan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.101, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    Subd. 10a. <b>Soil health.</b> "Soil health" means the continued capacity of soil to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>function as a vital living system that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Indicators
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>of soil health include water infiltration capacity; organic matter content; water
         holding <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>capacity; biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>to maintain soil aggregation; nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity; carbon
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>sequestration; and soil resistance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Powers and duties.</b> In addition to the powers and duties of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>board provided by other law, the state board shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>(1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>(2) keep the district boards of the state informed of the activities and experience
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>other districts and facilitate cooperation and an interchange of advice and experience
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>among the districts;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the districts with appropriate agencies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>by advice and consultation;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>(4) approve or disapprove the plans or programs of districts relating to the use of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>state funds administered by the state board;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(5) secure the cooperation and assistance of agencies in the work of the districts
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>and develop a program to advise and assist appropriate agencies in obtaining state
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>federal funds for erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>control programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>(6) develop and implement a public information program concerning the districts' <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>activities and programs, the problems and preventive practices relating to erosion
         control, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>sedimentation, agriculturally related pollution, flood prevention, and the advantages
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>formation of districts in areas where their organization is desirable;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(7) consolidate districts without a hearing or a referendum;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>(8) assist the statewide program to inventory and classify the types of soils in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>state as determined by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>(9) identify research needs and cooperate with other public agencies in research <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>concerning the nature and extent of erosion, sedimentation, flooding and agriculturally
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>related pollution, the amounts and sources of sediment and pollutants delivered to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>waters of the state, and long-term soil productivity;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>(10) develop structural, land use management practice, and other programs to reduce
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>or prevent soil erosion, sedimentation, flooding, and agriculturally related pollution;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(11) develop a system of priorities to identify the erosion, flooding, sediment, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>agriculturally related pollution problem areas that most need control systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>(12) ensure compliance with statewide programs and policies established by the state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>board by advice, consultation, and approval of grant agreements with the districts;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>(13) service requests from districts to consolidate districts across county boundaries
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>and facilitate other agreed-to reorganizations of districts with other districts or
         other <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>local units of government, including making grants, within the limits of available
         funds, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>to offset the cost of consolidation or reorganization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>(14) develop and implement a state-led technical training and certification program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103C.501, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Contracts by districts.</b> (a) A district board may contract on a cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>basis to furnish financial aid to a land occupier or to a state agency for permanent
         systems <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>for erosion or sedimentation control or water quality or water quantity improvements
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>are consistent with the district's comprehensive and annual work plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>(b) A district board, with approval from the state board and consistent with state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>board rules and policies, may contract on a cost-share basis to furnish financial
         aid to a <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>land occupier for nonstructural land management practices that are part of a planned
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>erosion control or water quality improvement plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>(b) (c) The duration of the contract must, at a minimum, be the time required to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>complete the planned systems. A contract must specify that the land occupier is liable
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>monetary damages and penalties in an amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>received from the district, for failure to complete the systems or practices in a
         timely <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>manner or maintain the systems or practices as specified in the contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>(c) (d) A contract may provide for cooperation or funding with federal agencies. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>A land occupier or state agency may provide the cost-sharing portion of the contract
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>through services in kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>(d) (e) The state board or the district board may not furnish any financial aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>practices designed only to increase land productivity.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>(e) (f) When a district board determines that long-term maintenance of a system or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>practice is desirable, the board may require that maintenance be made a covenant upon
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>the land for the effective life of the practice. A covenant under this subdivision
         shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>construed in the same manner as a conservation restriction under section 
         <statute_ref>84.65</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility; documents required.</b> (a) Local units of government are <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>eligible to apply for assistance. An applicant for assistance shall submit:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>    (1) a project proposal form as prescribed by the agency; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    (2) evidence that the applicant has consulted with the involved local soil and water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>conservation districts and watershed districts, where they exist, in preparing the
         application.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    (b) The proposed project must be identified in at least one of the following documents:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>    (1) the comprehensive water plan authorized under sections 
         <statute_ref>103B.301</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103B.355</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>    (2) a surface water management plan required under section 
         <statute_ref>103B.231</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>    (3) a comprehensive watershed management plan developed under section <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>103B.801, subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>    (4) an overall plan required under chapter 103D;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    (4) (5) any other local plan that provides an inventory of existing physical and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>hydrologic information on the area, a general identification of water quality problems
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>goals, and that demonstrates a local commitment to water quality protection, enhancement,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>or restoration;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>    (5) (6) an approved total maximum daily load (TMDL) or a TMDL implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>plan; or<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    (6) (7) a watershed protection and restoration strategy implementation plan.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>12,635,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>9,450,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>the second year are for stream flow <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>monitoring, including the installation of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>necessary to determine the relationship <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>between stream flow and groundwater.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>the second year are for lake Index of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>the second year are for assessing mercury <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>contamination and other contaminants of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>fish, including monitoring to track the status <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>of waters impaired by mercury and mercury <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>reduction efforts over time.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>the second year are for developing targeted, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>science-based watershed restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>protection strategies, including regional <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>technical assistance for TMDL plans and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>development of a watershed assessment tool, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>in cooperation with the commissioner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>2016, the commissioner shall submit a report <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>over environment and natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>policy and finance providing the outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>achieved with this appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>the second year are for water supply planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>the second year are for technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>to support local implementation of nonpoint <br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>source restoration and protection activities, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>including water quality protection in forested <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>watersheds.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>the second year are for applied research <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>and tools, including watershed hydrologic <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>modeling; maintaining and updating spatial <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>data for watershed boundaries, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>water bodies and integrating high-resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>of forestry best management practices for <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>water quality; and developing an ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>monitoring database.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>the second year are for developing county <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>geologic atlases.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>standards and best management practices <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>for public water access sites to maintain and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>improve water quality by avoiding shoreline <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>erosion and runoff.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>(j) $3,000,000 the first year is for beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>to develop and designate groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>management areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.287, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>commissioner, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>commissioners of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>Agency, health, and agriculture, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>mapping system that will include designated <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>groundwater management areas. The <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>mapping system must include wellhead <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>protection areas, special well construction <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>areas, groundwater provinces, groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>recharge areas, and other designated or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>geographical areas related to groundwater. <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>This mapping system shall be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>implement all groundwater-related laws <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>and for reporting and evaluations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>the second year are for grants a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>program to help counties and other local <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>units of government to adopt and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>advanced shoreland protection measures <br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>standards. The grants awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>paragraph shall be for up to $100,000 and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>must be used to restore and enhance riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>areas cover the costs of developing and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>adopting ordinances with advanced shoreland <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>protection standards or implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>advanced shoreland protection standards to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>public water lakes, public water wetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>and public water rivers, and streams. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>recipients must submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>commissioner on the outcomes achieved <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>with the grant. To be eligible for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>under this paragraph, a county or other local <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>unit of government must be adopting or have <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>adopted an ordinance for the subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>use, redevelopment, and development of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>shoreland that has been approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>commissioner of natural resources as having <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>advanced shoreland protection measures. An <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>ordinance Recipients will be reimbursed for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>eligible costs upon adoption of ordinances <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>and completion of implementation activities <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>as provided in this paragraph and as <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>stipulated in the grant agreement. Ordinances <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>adopted under this grant program must be <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>approved by the commissioner and meet or <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>exceed the following standards:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>(1) requires new sewage treatment systems <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>to be set back at least 100 feet from the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>ordinary high water level for recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>development lake shorelands and 75 feet for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>general development lake shorelands;<br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>(2) requires redevelopment and new <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>development on shoreland to have at least <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>a 50-foot vegetative buffer. An access path <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>and recreational use area may be allowed;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>(3) requires mitigation when any variance to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>standards designed to protect public water <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>lakes, public water wetlands, and public <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>water rivers, and streams is granted;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>(4) requires best management practices to be <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>used to control storm water and sediment as <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>part of a land alteration;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>(5) includes other criteria standards <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>developed by the commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>(6) has been adopted by July 1, 2015 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>An ordinance that does not exceed all the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>standards in clauses (1) to (5) is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>to meet the requirement if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>determines that the ordinance provides <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>significantly greater protection for both <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>public waters and shoreland shorelands than <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>those standards. Implementation activities <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>funded under this grant program must meet <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>the advanced shoreland protection standards <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>and criteria described above. Grants awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>under this program may not be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>reimburse ordinance adoption or shoreland <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>protection implementation expenses incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>prior to the date of a fully executed grant <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>The commissioner of natural resources may <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>develop additional criteria for the grants <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>awarded under this paragraph program. In <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>developing the criteria, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>shall consider the proposed changes to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>the department's shoreland rules discussed <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>during the rulemaking process authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>section 4, subdivision 3. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>This appropriation is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>(l) $100,000 the first year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116G.15, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>30,689,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>34,740,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>the second year are for grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>government units organized for the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>management of water in a watershed or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>subwatershed that have multiyear plans <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>that will result in a significant reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>water pollution in a selected subwatershed. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>The grants may be used for the following <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>purposes: establishment of riparian buffers; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>practices to store water for natural treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>and infiltration, including rain gardens; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>capturing storm water for reuse; stream <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>enforcement activities; and implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>of best management practices for feedlots <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>within riparian areas and other practices <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>demonstrated to be most effective in <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>protecting, enhancing, and restoring water <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>protecting groundwater from degradation. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>Grant recipients must identify a nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>cash match of at least 25 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>total eligible project costs. Grant recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>may use other legacy funds to supplement <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>projects funded under this paragraph. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>awarded under this paragraph are available <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>for four years and priority shall be given <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>to the three to six best designed plans each <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>submit an interim report on the outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>achieved with this appropriation, including <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>recommendations, to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>minority members of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>of representatives committees and divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>with jurisdiction over environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>natural resources policy and finance. This <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>the second year are for grants to protect and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>restore surface water and drinking water; to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>and streams; and to protect groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>and drinking water, including feedlot water <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>quality and subsurface sewage treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>stream channel, shoreline restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>and ravine stabilization projects. The <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>projects must use practices demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>to be effective, be of long-lasting public <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>benefit, include a match, and be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>with total maximum daily load (TMDL) <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>implementation plans or local water <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>management plans or their equivalents.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>the second year are for targeted local <br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>resource protection and enhancement grants <br/>
<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>for projects and practices that supplement or <br/>
<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>exceed current state standards for protection, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>enhancement, and restoration of water <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>protect groundwater from degradation, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>including compliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>second year are to provide state oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>and accountability, evaluate results, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>measure the value of conservation program <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>implementation by local governments, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>including submission to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>by March 1 each year an annual report <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>prepared by the board, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>the commissioners of natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>Agency, detailing the recipients, projects <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>funded under this section, and the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>pollution reduced.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>the second year are for grants to local units <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>of government to ensure compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.401</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103F.455</statute_ref>, including <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>enforcement efforts. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>$235,000 the first year is to update the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>for Decision Makers and to provide outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>to users and up to $1,000,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>is for grants to soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>districts for assistance with the establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>of perennially vegetated riparian buffers.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>permanent conservation easements on <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>impacts to surface waters; and increase <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>infiltration for groundwater recharge. This <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>appropriation may be used for restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>of riparian buffers protected by easements <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>purchased with this appropriation and for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>stream bank restorations when the riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>buffers have been restored.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>the second year are for permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>conservation easements on wellhead <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>(d). Priority must be placed on land that <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>is located where the vulnerability of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>drinking water supply is designated as high <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>or very high by the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>the second year are for community partners <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>grants to local units of government for: <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>(1) structural or vegetative management <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>practices that reduce storm water runoff <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>from developed or disturbed lands to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>the movement of sediment, nutrients, and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>pollutants for restoration, protection, or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>and streams and to protect groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>and drinking water; and (2) installation <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>of proven and effective water retention <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>practices including, but not limited to, rain <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>gardens and other vegetated infiltration <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>basins and sediment control basins in order <br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>to keep water on the land. The projects <br/>
<a id="pl.69.36"></a><var>69.36</var>must be of long-lasting public benefit, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>include a local match, and be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>with TMDL implementation plans or local <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>water management plans or their equivalents. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>Local government unit costs may be used as <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>a match.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>second year are for assistance and grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>local governments to transition local water <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>management plans to a watershed approach <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>(k) The board shall contract for services <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>with Conservation Corps Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>under this section for up to $500,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>year and up to $500,000 the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>technical and administrative assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>portion of the funds to leverage federal or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>other nonstate funds or to address oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>identified in local water management plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>(m) The board shall require grantees to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>specify the outcomes that will be achieved <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>by the grants prior to any grant awards.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>(n) The appropriations in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>funds are available until expended and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>be regranted consistent with the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>    Sec. 19. <b>CANCELLATION OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>(a) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>2012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 3, paragraph
         (b), is <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>canceled.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>(b) The unspent balance of the appropriation to the Public Facilities Authority for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>the clean water legacy phosphorus reduction grant program under Minnesota Statutes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>2012, section 446A.074, in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2,
         section 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>paragraph (b), is canceled.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The
         biennium" <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>PARKS AND TRAILS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>44,702,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>44,461,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>sections.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>Money appropriated in this article may <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>specific appropriation. Money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>in this article must be spent in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>with Minnesota Management and Budget's <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>2016 appropriations are available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>30, 2018, and fiscal year 2017 appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>are available until June 30, 2019. If a project <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>receives federal funds, the time period of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>the appropriation is extended to equal the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>availability of federal funding.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>parks and trails funds, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>with the appropriate governor-appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>disability councils, boards, committees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>commissions, should make progress toward <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>providing greater access to programs, print <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>publications, and digital media for people <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>with disabilities related to the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>recipient funds using appropriations made <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>in this article.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>26,880,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>26,899,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>(a) $17,562,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>$17,562,000 the second year are for state <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>parks, recreation areas, and trails to:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>(1) connect people to the outdoors;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(2) acquire land and create opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>(3) maintain existing holdings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>(4) improve cooperation by coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>with partners to implement the 25-year <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>long-range parks and trails legacy plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>The appropriation in this paragraph includes <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>money to acquire right-of-way and construct <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>segments of the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>(b) $8,782,000 the first year and $8,782,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>the second year are for grants for parks <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>and trails of regional significance outside <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>the seven-county metropolitan area under <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>grants must be based on the recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>to the commissioner from the Greater <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>Commission established under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>Statutes, section 85.536. The appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>in this paragraph includes money to: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>design, engineer, acquire right-of-way, and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>construct segments of the Mesabi Trail from <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>Embarrass to Tower and the Wagon Wheel <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>Trail; and (2) provide a grant to Douglas <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>County for the first phase of the acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>land, including a ski hill, for use as a regional <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>park. Up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>may be used by the commissioner for the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>actual cost of issuing and monitoring the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>grants for the commission. Of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>appropriated, $356,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>and $362,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>Commission to carry out its duties under <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>the continued development of a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>system plan for regional parks and trails <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>outside the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>(c) $536,000 the first year and $555,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>second year are for coordination and projects <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>between the department, Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>Web-based information for park and trail <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>users; and support of activities of the Parks <br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>(d) The commissioner shall contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>services with Conservation Corps Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>for restoration, maintenance, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>activities under this section for at least <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>(e) The implementing agencies receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>appropriations under this section shall <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>give consideration to contracting with <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>17,562,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>17,562,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>(a) $17,562,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>$17,562,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>section 85.53, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>(b) Money appropriated under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>and distributed to implementing agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>must be used to fund the list of recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>projects in the report submitted pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>money appropriated under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>be substantially consistent with the project <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>Of the amount received in the distribution by <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>the implementing agencies under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>$50,000 the first year to Ramsey County is <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>Garden Society to plan and design a chinese <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>garden to be located in Phalen Park in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>Paul; and (2) $150,000 the first year to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>Ramsey County is to develop and install in <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>parks in Ramsey County activity facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>culturally relevant games that are reflective <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>of the current demographic of the county. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>Any funds remaining after completion of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>the listed projects may be spent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>implementing agencies on projects to support <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>parks and trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>(c) Grant agreements entered into by the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>Metropolitan Council and recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>money appropriated under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>ensure that the funds are used to supplement <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>and not substitute for traditional sources of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>(d) The implementing agencies receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>appropriations under this section shall <br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>give consideration to contracting with <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>restoration, maintenance, and other activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>260,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>$260,000 the first year is for the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>to complete the Parks and Trails Legacy <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>Tracking Project by completing an interactive <br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>Web based mapping system to share legacy <br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>fund parks and trails information for use by <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>state, local, regional and federal parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>trails managers and funders, policy makers <br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>and the general public, and to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>the common user survey to understand the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>overall use and user needs and perceptions <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>related to parks and trails use in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>The information, application, and system <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>created as part of this effort must be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>compatible with and available within the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>Minnesota Geospatial Commons.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) A project or program receiving funding <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes,
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>3.303</statute_ref>, subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or
         restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>of historical significance.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>across all regions and residents of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>3.303, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303</statute_ref>, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals
         <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>involving grants that will be competitively awarded.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for
         more <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>Commission Web site required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>(h) Money appropriated from the parks and trails fund shall not be spent to acquire
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>property by eminent domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>acquired by eminent domain.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>16,821,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>16,953,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>(a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>the second year are for parks and trails of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>regional or statewide significance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>metropolitan area, distributed according to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>after completion of the listed project may be <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>spent on projects to support parks and trails <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>by the implementing agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>(b) $1,443,000 the first year and $1,455,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>the second year are for grants to Anoka <br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>County for:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>(1) a trail connection for Bunker Hills <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>Regional Park from Avocet Street;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(2) restoration, including erosion repair, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>along Pleasure Creek and the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>River Regional Trail at the Coon Rapids <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>Dam Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>(3) a new playground and surfacing at Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>George Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>(4) land acquisition for the Rice Creek Chain <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>of Lakes Park Reserve;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>(5) improvements at the Rice Creek Chain of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>Lakes Park Reserve, including maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>shop rehabilitation, road and parking <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>construction, fencing, beach improvements, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>and roof repairs;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>(6) trail reconstruction under East River <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>Road on the Rice Creek West Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>(7) contracts with Conservation Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>(8) a volunteer or resource coordinator <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>position;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>(9) a landscape designer or architect;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>(10) design, engineering, and construction of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>the Central Anoka County Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>(11) road rehabilitation at Lake George <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>(12) reconstruction of a retaining wall on the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>Mississippi River Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(13) a trail connection on the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>River Regional Trail to connect Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>West Regional Park to the city of Ramsey;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>(14) improvements of the Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>Laboratory/Day Camp at the Rice Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>Chain of Lakes Park Reserve; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>(15) trail reconstruction on the Rice Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>North Regional Trail from Lexington Avenue <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>to Golden Lake Elementary School.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>(c) $289,000 the first year and $292,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>the second year are for grants to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>Bloomington to reconstruct parking lots at the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(d) $294,000 the first year and $297,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>second year are for grants to Carver County <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>to connect the Minnesota River Bluffs <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>and for trail and bridge construction on the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>Minnesota River Bluff Regional Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>(e) $1,174,000 the first year and $1,183,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>the second year are for grants to Dakota <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>County for:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>(1) engineering to extend the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>River Regional Trail and Big Rivers Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>Trails, including extensions to St. Paul, and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>to provide a connection to Lilydale Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>(2) a trail connection for the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>River Regional Trail to connect St. Paul and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>to construct a bridge over railroad tracks;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(3) engineering and construction of regional <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>trail segments throughout the county;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(4) engineering and construction of a bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>and trails through the Minnesota Zoological <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>Garden on the North Creek Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>Greenway; and<br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>(5) resource management of the county's <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>parks and trails system.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(f) $3,221,000 the first year and $3,246,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>the second are for grants to the Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>Park and Recreation Board for:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>(1) design and construction of trail loops, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>river access areas, landscapes, and storm <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>water management improvements at Above <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>the Falls Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(2) land acquisition at Above the Falls <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>(3) a master plan and trail design for Central <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(4) planning and design for the Central <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>Riverfront including the water works and the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>Mississippi Whitewater Park sites;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>(5) trail, path, and shoreline improvements <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>and play area rehabilitation at <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>(6) trail, shoreline, water access, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>picnic, sailboat facility, and concession <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>improvements at Minneapolis Chain of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>Lakes Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>(7) a bird sanctuary, trail stabilization, habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>restoration, accessibility improvements, and <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>construction of new entrances at Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>Chain of Lakes Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>(8) a trail connection for the Minnehaha <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>Parkway Regional Trail below Lyndale <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>Avenue; and<br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(9) trail work at Theodore Wirth Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>(g) $1,299,000 the first year and $1,309,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>the second year are for grants to Ramsey <br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>County for:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>(1) wayfinding for cross-country ski trails <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>at Battle Creek Regional Park, Tamarack <br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>Nature Center, and Grass-Vadnais-Snail <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>Lakes Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>(2) contracts with Conservation Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(3) design and construction of an early <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>learning center at Tamarack Nature Center <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>and pedestrian connections, landscape <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>restoration, signage, and other site amenities <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>(4) improvements to Tamarack Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>Center;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>(5) building and supporting a volunteer corps <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>for Tamarack Nature Center and Discovery <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>Hollow;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>(6) trail development to connect Tamarack <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>Nature Center to the Otter Lake boat launch;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>(7) a trail on Vadnais Lake, storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>management improvements, and site <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>amenities at Grass-Vadnais-Snail Lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>Regional Park;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>(8) trail development and connection, storm <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>water management improvements, and site <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>amenities at Rice Creek North Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>Trail; and<br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>(9) the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>(h) $2,378,000 the first year and $2,397,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>the second year are for grants to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>Saint Paul for:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>(1) an education coordinator;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>(2) a volunteer coordinator;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>(3) Como Regional Park shuttle operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>(4) a trail connection to connect Harriet <br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>Island to the Mississippi Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>(5) Estabrook Road reconstruction and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>lighting upgrades at Como Regional Park; <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>(6) a trail connection and railroad bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>reconstruction at Lilydale Regional Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>(i) $550,000 the first year and $554,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>second year are for grants to Scott County for <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>construction at Cedar Lake Farm Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>(j) $3,669,000 the first year and $3,697,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>the second year are for grants to Three Rivers <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>Park District for:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>(1) a trail connection to connect Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>Rounds to Nine Mile Creek Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>(2) a trail bridge over safe trail crossing of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>County State-Aid Highway 19 for the Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(3) trail construction on the Crystal Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>(4) trail construction on the Bassett Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>Regional Trail;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>(5) trail construction on the Twin Lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>Regional Trail; and<br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>(6) trail construction on the Nine Mile Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>Regional Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>(k) $821,000 the first year and $827,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>second year are for grants to Washington <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>County for:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>(1) parking, buildings, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>improvements at the Swim Pond in Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>Elmo Park Reserve;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>(2) design and construction of the Point <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>Douglas Regional Trail, which connects to <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>Wisconsin; and<br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(3) paving improvements to Hardwood Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>Regional Trail, which may include new trail <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>sections toward Bald Eagle Regional Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>(l) $1,682,000 the first year and $1,695,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>the second year are for grants to implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>agencies for land acquisition within <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>Metropolitan Council approved regional <br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>parks and trails master plan boundaries as <br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>provided under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>85.53, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, clause (4).<br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>(m) A recipient of a grant awarded under <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>this section must give consideration to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for possible <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>use of corps services to contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>restoration and enhancement services.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>(n) For projects with the potential to need <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>historic preservation services, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>of a grant awarded under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>give consideration to the Northern Bedrock <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>Conservation Corps for possible use of the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>corps' services.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>(o) By January 15, 2015, the council <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>shall submit a list of projects, ranked in <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>priority order, that contains the council's <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>recommendations for funding from the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>parks and trails fund for the 2016 and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>2017 biennium to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>minority members of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>of representatives committees and divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>with jurisdiction over the environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>natural resources and the parks and trails <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>    Sec. 8. <b>MESABI TRAIL GRANT EXTENSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, or other law to the contrary,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>$512,000 of the money appropriated in fiscal year 2013 under Laws 2011, First Special
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>Session chapter 6, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), clause (1), for grants under
         Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>Statutes, section 85.535, is available until June 30, 2017. The commissioner of natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>resources shall extend the $512,000 grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>Railroad Authority for extension of the Mesabi Trail to June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>entities and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the arts <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>and cultural heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2016"
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>"2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are
         available <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first
         year" <br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal
         years <br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>2016 and 2017. All appropriations in this article are onetime.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.2"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>62,727,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>60,609,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>Money appropriated in this article may not <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>be spent on activities unless they are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>appropriation. Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>article must not be spent on indirect costs <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>or other institutional overhead charges that <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>are not directly related to and necessary for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>a specific appropriation. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>unless otherwise specified in this article, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>fiscal year 2016 appropriations are available <br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>until June 30, 2017, and fiscal year 2017 <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>appropriations are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>2018. If a project receives federal funds, the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>time period of the appropriation is extended <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>to equal the availability of federal funding.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Minnesota State Arts Board</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">28,247,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">29,759,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>arts education, arts preservation, and arts <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>access. Grant agreements entered into <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>by the Minnesota State Arts Board and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>other recipients of appropriations in this <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>subdivision must ensure that these funds are <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>used to supplement and not substitute for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>traditional sources of funding. Each grant <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>program established within this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>must be separately administered from other <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>state appropriations for program planning <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>and outcome measurements, but may take <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>into consideration other state resources <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>awarded in the selection of applicants and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>grant award size.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Arts and Arts Access Initiatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>$22,598,000 the first year and $23,807,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>the second year are to support Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>artists and arts organizations in creating, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>producing, and presenting high-quality arts <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>activities; to overcome barriers to accessing <br/>
<a id="pl.85.35"></a><var>85.35</var>high-quality arts activities; and to instill the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>arts into the community and public life in <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>this state.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Arts Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>$4,237,000 the first year and $4,464,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>the second year are for high-quality, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>age-appropriate arts education for <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>Minnesotans of all ages to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>knowledge, skills, and understanding of the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>arts.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Arts and Cultural Heritage</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>$1,412,000 the first year and $1,488,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>second year are for events and activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>including folk and traditional artists and art <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>organizations, represented in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>board for administering grant programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>delivering technical services, providing <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>ensuring accountability.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>appropriation to each of the categories listed <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any <br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>other provision of law, regional arts council <br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>grants or other arts council grants for touring <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>tour in their own region as well as all other <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>regions of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>under this section in the first year does not <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>cancel, but is available for the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>of the biennium.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Minnesota Historical Society</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">13,650,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">13,950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>governing board of the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>Society to preserve and enhance access to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>Minnesota's history and its cultural and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>historical resources. Grant agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>entered into by the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>Society and other recipients of appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>in this subdivision must ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>these funds are used to supplement and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>not substitute for traditional sources of <br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>funding. Funds directly appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>Minnesota Historical Society must be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>supplement and not substitute for traditional <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>sources of funding. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>historic preservation projects that improve <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>historic structures, the amounts are available <br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>until June 30, 2019. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>Historical Society or grant recipients of the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>Minnesota Historical Society using arts and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>cultural heritage funds under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>must give consideration to Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>Corps Minnesota and Northern Bedrock <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>Conservation Corps, or an organization <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>carrying out similar work, for projects with <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>the potential to need historic preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>services.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Historical Grants and Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>second year are for history programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>projects operated or conducted by or through <br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>local, county, regional, or other historical <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>or cultural organizations or for activities <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>to preserve significant historic and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>resources. Funds are to be distributed through <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>a competitive grant process. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>Historical Society shall administer these <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>funds using established grant mechanisms, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>with assistance from the advisory committee <br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>item (ii). The appropriation in this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>includes money to plan, design, and engineer <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>the reconstruction of the historic Hibbing <br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>High School Auditorium and to fund Phase <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>1 of the project.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(2) Statewide History Programs<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>$5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>second year are for programs and purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>related to the historical and cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>Minnesota Historical Society.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(3) History Partnerships<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>second year are for partnerships involving <br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>multiple organizations, which may include <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>and enhance access to Minnesota's history <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and <br/>
Archaeological Sites<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>second year are for a contract or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>to be awarded on a competitive basis to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>conduct statewide surveys of Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>sites of historical, archaeological, and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>cultural significance. Results of the surveys <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>must be published in a searchable form <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>and available to the public on a cost-free <br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>Office of the State Archaeologist, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>Indian Affairs Council shall each appoint a <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>representative to an oversight board to select <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>contractors and direct the conduct of the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>surveys. The oversight board shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>with the Departments of Transportation and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>Natural Resources.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(5) Digital Library<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>second year are for a digital library project <br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>images, documents, and historical materials. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>The Minnesota Historical Society shall <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary <br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>loan system and shall jointly share this <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>appropriation for these purposes.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Department of Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,950,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>commissioner of education for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>the 12 Minnesota regional library systems <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>to provide educational opportunities in <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>allocated using the formulas in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>be distributed to all qualifying systems in <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>an amount proportionate to the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>qualifying system entities in each system. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>system entity" means a public library, a <br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>regional library system, a regional library <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>system headquarters, a county, or an outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>service program. These funds may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>to sponsor programs provided by regional <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>libraries or to provide grants to local arts <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>and cultural heritage programs for programs <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>in partnership with regional libraries. <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>These funds must be distributed in ten <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>equal payments per year. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>appropriations encumbered on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>subdivision are available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Department of Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">12,305,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">8,775,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>the commissioner of administration for <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>grants to the named organizations for the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>purposes specified in this subdivision. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>to one percent of funds may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>commissioner for grants administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>(b) Grant agreements entered into by <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>the commissioner and recipients of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>appropriations under this subdivision must <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>ensure that money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>subdivision is used to supplement and not <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>substitute for traditional sources of funding.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Minnesota Public Radio</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>$1,600,000 each year is for Minnesota Public <br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>Radio to create programming and expand <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>and history.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Association of Minnesota Public </b><br/>
<b>Educational Radio Stations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>$1,600,000 each year is appropriated for a <br/>
<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>grant to the Association of Minnesota Public <br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>Educational Radio Stations for production <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>and acquisition grants in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Public Television</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>$3,900,000 the first year and $3,900,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>the second year are for grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>Minnesota Public Television Association for <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>production and acquisition grants according <br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Wilderness Inquiry</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>$100,000 each year is for grants to Wilderness <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>history, culture, and heritage by connecting <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>Minnesota youth to natural resources.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Como Park Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>$750,000 each year is for the Como <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>Park Zoo for program development that <br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>features education programs and habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>enhancement, special exhibits, music <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>appreciation programs, and historical garden <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>access and preservation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Lake Superior Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>$150,000 each year is for development of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>educational exhibits using animals and the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>environment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Science Museum of Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>$600,000 each year is for arts, arts education, <br/>
<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>history and cultural heritage, including <br/>
<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>student and teacher outreach and expansion <br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>of the museum's American Indian initiatives <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>programs.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Lake Superior Center Authority</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>$250,000 the first year is for development, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>preparation, and construction of an exhibit <br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>on the unsalted seas to preserve Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>history and cultural heritage related to fresh <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>water lakes.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) <b>Minnesota State Band</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>$25,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>Minnesota State Band to promote and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>increase public performances across <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>Minnesota, and to preserve the history of the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>state band.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(l) <b>Midwest Art Conservation Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>$50,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>Midwest Art Conservation Center, a <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>nonprofit regional arts center, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>preservation and conservation of art and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>artifacts. The grant is to support providing <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>treatment, education, and training for <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>museums, historical societies, libraries, and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>other cultural institutions, as well as public <br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>and private clients.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(m) <b>Capitol Arts Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>$3,250,000 the first year is for restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>and preservation of the fine art located in the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>State Capitol complex.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(n) <b>Historical Memorial Bust</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>$30,000 the first year is for a bust of Nellie <br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>Stone Johnson to be placed in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>Capitol Building.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Minnesota Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,750,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,750,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>Minnesota Zoological Board for programs <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>and development of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>Zoological Garden and to provide access and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>education related to programs on the cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>heritage of Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Minnesota Humanities Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,225,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,625,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>the Board of Directors of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>Humanities Center for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>Humanities Center may use a portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>the following grants to cover the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>administering, planning, evaluating, and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>reporting these grants. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>Humanities Center must develop a written <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>shall submit the plan for review and approval <br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>by the Department of Administration.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Programs and Purposes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>$850,000 each year is for programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>purposes of the Minnesota Humanities <br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>The Minnesota Humanities Center may <br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>consider museums and organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>grants from these funds.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Council on Disability</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>$150,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>Minnesota State Council on Disability to <br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>preserve Minnesota's disability history and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>culture and increase disability awareness <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>statewide.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Children's Museum Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>$1,225,000 the first year and $775,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>second year are for arts and cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>grants to children's museums.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>Of this amount, $475,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>for the Minnesota Children's Museum, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>including the Minnesota Children's Museum <br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>in Rochester; $200,000 each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>first year and $100,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>and $400,000 the first year is for the Southern <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>Minnesota Children's Museum.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Perpich Center for Arts Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">600,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">750,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>Board of Directors of the Perpich Center <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>for Arts Education for the program under <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>section 16A.28, the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, are <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Turnaround Arts Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>$600,000 the first year and $800,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>second year are for the Turnaround Arts <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>program to assist schools and programs <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>throughout the state.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Indian Affairs Council</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>(a) $1,000,000 each year is for the Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>Affairs Council to provide grants to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>foster education programs and immersion <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>programs in Dakota and Ojibwe language. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>Of this amount, $125,000 each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of arts <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>and cultural heritage funds, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>with the appropriate governor-appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>disability councils, boards, committees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>commissions, should make progress toward <br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>providing greater access to programs, print <br/>
<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>publications, and digital media for people <br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>with disabilities related to the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>recipient funds using appropriations made in <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>    Subd. 12. <b>State band.</b> The commissioner must provide free rehearsal and storage <br/>
<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>space in the same building in the Capitol Area, as defined in section 15B.02, to an
         entity <br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>known as the Minnesota State Band, a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3)
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>the Internal Revenue Code.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>St. Paul - Minnesota Children's </b><br/>
<b>Museum</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,485,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>design, construct, furnish, and equip an <br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>expansion and renovation of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>Children's Museum. The expansion and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>exhibit upgrades should incorporate the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>latest research on early learning, allow for <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>new state-of-the art education facilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>increase the capacity of visitors to galleries <br/>
<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>and programming areas. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>is not available until the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>management and budget has determined that <br/>
<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>at least an equal amount $4,000,000 has been <br/>
<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>committed from nonstate sources. Amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>expended for this project by nonstate sources <br/>
<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>since October 1, 2010, shall count toward the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>nonstate match.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2014, chapter 295, section 12, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,400,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>To the Minnesota Historical Society to be <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>allocated to county and local jurisdictions <br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>as matching money for historic preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>projects of a capital nature, as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>138.0525</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>138.0525, of this amount: (1) $50,000 is for a <br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>grant to the Fulda Heritage Society to expand <br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>the display areas for historic materials; and <br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>(2) $250,000 is for a grant to the Gunflint <br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>Trail Historical Society to complete phase <br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>two of the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>Center. Work within the National Register of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>Historic Places property shall be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>by the Minnesota Historical Society.<br/>