1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission 
1.4 	on Minnesota Resources; adding requirements for use of trust fund money;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116P.05, subdivision 1; 116P.08, 
1.6 	subdivision 4; 137.025, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 
1.7 	Supplement, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.08, subdivision 5; proposing 
1.8 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.12 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.13 	environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for 
1.14 	the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act 
1.15 	mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 
1.16 	30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second 
1.17 	year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

1.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.19				Available for the Year
	
1.20				Ending June 30
	
1.21					2016
		2017

1.22	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	46,337,000

2.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.2		2016
	2017
	
2.3
2.4
2.5	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	-0-
	46,337,000
	
2.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.8 	subdivisions. Appropriations are available 
2.9 	for two years beginning July 1, 2016, unless 
2.10 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.11 	unencumbered balance remaining in the 
2.12 	first year does not cancel and is available 
2.13 	for the second year or until the end of the 
2.14 	appropriation.

2.15	Subd. 2.Definition.
 					
2.16 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.17 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.18 	established under Minnesota Constitution, 
2.19 	article XI, section 14.

2.20
2.21	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		-0-		
11,158,000

2.22
2.23	(a) Data-Driven Pollinator Conservation 
Strategies
					
2.24 	$520,000 the second year is from the trust 
2.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.26 	of Minnesota to improve understanding of the 
2.27 	relationships and interactions between native 
2.28 	bee pollinators and rare and declining plant 
2.29 	species and to determine optimal placement 
2.30 	and species plantings for pollinator habitat 
2.31 	in order to develop guidelines for planning, 
2.32 	designing, and planting pollinator habitat. 
2.33 	This appropriation is available until June 
2.34 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
2.35 	completed and final products delivered.

3.1
3.2	(b) Native Bee Surveys in Minnesota Prairie 
and Forest Habitats
					
3.3 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
3.5 	to continue to assess the current status and 
3.6 	distribution of native bee pollinators in 
3.7 	Minnesota by expanding surveys into the 
3.8 	prairie-forest border region and facilitating 
3.9 	interagency collaboration and public 
3.10 	outreach on pollinators. This appropriation 
3.11 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
3.12 	time the project must be completed and final 
3.13 	products delivered. 

3.14
3.15	(c) Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, 
and Breeding - Phase II
					
3.16 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
3.17 	fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the 
3.18 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000 
3.19 	is to the commissioner of natural resources in 
3.20 	collaboration with the United States Fish and 
3.21 	Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent 
3.22 	the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota 
3.23 	butterfly species through breeding, research, 
3.24 	field surveys, and potential reintroduction. 
3.25 	This appropriation is available until June 
3.26 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
3.27 	completed and final products delivered. 

3.28
3.29	(d) Statewide Monitoring Network for 
Changing Habitats in Minnesota
					
3.30 	$500,000 the second year is from the 
3.31 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
3.32 	resources to develop a consolidated statewide 
3.33 	network of permanent habitat monitoring 
3.34 	sites in prairies, forests, and wetlands to 
3.35 	help guide and prioritize habitat protection 
3.36 	and management decisions in response to 
4.1 	environmental change. The design and 
4.2 	testing methodologies of monitoring plots 
4.3 	must address the status of pollinators and 
4.4 	pollination. This appropriation is available 
4.5 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
4.6 	project must be completed and final products 
4.7 	delivered. 

4.8
4.9	(e) Completing National Wetland Inventory 
Update for Minnesota
					
4.10 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.11 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
4.12 	to complete the update and enhancement 
4.13 	of wetland inventory maps for counties in 
4.14 	central and northwestern Minnesota. This 
4.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
4.16 	2019, by which time the project must be 
4.17 	completed and final products delivered.

4.18
4.19
4.20	(f) Assessment Tool for Understanding 
Vegetation Growth Impacts on Groundwater 
Recharge 
					
4.21 	$212,000 the second year is from the 
4.22 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
4.23 	University of Minnesota to develop a 
4.24 	statewide assessment tool to help understand 
4.25 	the relationship between vegetation growth 
4.26 	and impacts on groundwater recharge 
4.27 	under changing land use and climate. This 
4.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
4.29 	2019, by which time the project must be 
4.30 	completed and final products delivered. 

4.31
4.32	(g) Sentinel Lakes Monitoring and Data 
Synthesis â€“ Phase III
					
4.33 	$401,000 the second year is from the trust 
4.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
4.35 	for the third and final phase of a monitoring 
4.36 	and multidisciplinary research effort on 
5.1 	25 sentinel lakes in Minnesota, which will 
5.2 	integrate and synthesize previously collected 
5.3 	data to enhance understanding of how 
5.4 	lakes respond to large-scale environmental 
5.5 	stressors and provide for improved ability 
5.6 	to predict and respond to lake changes 
5.7 	for water and fisheries management. This 
5.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.9 	2019, by which time the project must be 
5.10 	completed and final products delivered.

5.11
5.12	(h) State Spring Inventory for Resource 
Management and Protection - Phase II
					
5.13 	$370,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.14 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.15 	to continue a systematic inventory of springs 
5.16 	statewide to provide fundamental data 
5.17 	needed to maintain spring flows and protect 
5.18 	groundwater-dependent resources. Increased 
5.19 	outreach to the public and other entities must 
5.20 	be conducted to assist in the identification, 
5.21 	documentation, and publication of spring 
5.22 	locations. This appropriation is available 
5.23 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
5.24 	project must be completed and final products 
5.25 	delivered.

5.26
5.27	(i) Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota 
River Aquatic Ecosystem
					
5.28 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.30 	to accelerate collection of baseline data to 
5.31 	enhance understanding of the Minnesota 
5.32 	River ecosystem, measure future impacts 
5.33 	of changing climate and landscapes on 
5.34 	the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future 
5.35 	management efforts. This appropriation 
5.36 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
6.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
6.2 	products delivered. 

6.3
6.4	(j) Improving Brook Trout Stream Habitat 
Through Beaver Management
					
6.5 	$225,000 the second year is from the 
6.6 	trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the 
6.7 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
6.8 	system for Bemidji State University to 
6.9 	quantify how beaver activity influences 
6.10 	habitat quality in streams for brook trout in 
6.11 	northeastern Minnesota in order to improve 
6.12 	current and future management practices. 
6.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.14 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
6.15 	completed and final products delivered.

6.16
6.17	(k) Evaluate Temperature, Streamflow, and 
Hydrogeology Impact on Brook Trout Habitat
					
6.18 	$115,000 the second year is from the 
6.19 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
6.20 	University of Minnesota for the Minnesota 
6.21 	Geological Survey to evaluate links between 
6.22 	southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures, 
6.23 	trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to 
6.24 	improve trout stream management. This 
6.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
6.26 	2019, by which time the project must be 
6.27 	completed and final products delivered.

6.28
6.29	(l) Restoration of Elk to Northeastern 
Minnesota
					
6.30 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
6.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
6.32 	University of Minnesota in cooperation with 
6.33 	the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain 
6.34 	Elk Foundation to determine the habitat 
6.35 	suitability and levels of public support for 
6.36 	restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota. 
7.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.2 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
7.3 	completed and final products delivered.

7.4
7.5	(m) Game and Nongame Bird Pesticide 
Exposure
					
7.6 	$349,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.8 	of Minnesota to evaluate the potential risk 
7.9 	to game and nongame birds from exposure 
7.10 	to neonicotinoid-treated agricultural seeds. 
7.11 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.12 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
7.13 	completed and final products delivered.

7.14
7.15	(n) Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for 
Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands
					
7.16 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
7.18 	to evaluate exposure risks of grassland 
7.19 	wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to 
7.20 	guide grassland management in farmland 
7.21 	regions of Minnesota for the protection of 
7.22 	birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland 
7.23 	wildlife. This appropriation is available until 
7.24 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
7.25 	be completed and final products delivered. 

7.26
7.27	(o) Development of Innovative Cost-Saving 
Methodology for Forest Inventory
					
7.28 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the 
7.29 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
7.30 	resources to develop and pilot a new and more 
7.31 	cost-effective methodology for an enhanced 
7.32 	stand-based forest inventory, with the goal 
7.33 	of extending the methodology statewide. 
7.34 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.35 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
7.36 	completed and final products delivered.

8.1
8.2	(p) Evaluation of Tree Retention Guidelines 
Pertaining to Wildlife
					
8.3 	$232,000 the second year is from the 
8.4 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
8.5 	University of Minnesota for the Natural 
8.6 	Resources Research Institute in Duluth to 
8.7 	assess the effectiveness of the Minnesota 
8.8 	Forest Resources Council tree retention 
8.9 	guidelines in sustaining Minnesota's wildlife 
8.10 	populations, by quantifying and evaluating 
8.11 	the impacts on birds, small mammals, and 
8.12 	amphibian diversity. This appropriation 
8.13 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
8.14 	time the project must be completed and final 
8.15 	products delivered.

8.16
8.17
8.18	(q) Determine Impacts on Wildlife From 
Emerald Ash Borer Infection of Black Ash 
Forests
					
8.19 	$334,000 the second year is from the 
8.20 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
8.21 	University of Minnesota for the Natural 
8.22 	Resources Research Institute in Duluth 
8.23 	to assess impacts of emerald ash borer 
8.24 	and adaptive management on wildlife 
8.25 	diversity in black ash forests and to develop 
8.26 	recommendations to mitigate wildlife 
8.27 	impacts. This appropriation is available until 
8.28 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
8.29 	be completed and final products delivered.

8.30	(r) Aggregate Mapping
					
8.31 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
8.32 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
8.33 	resources to map the extent and quality of 
8.34 	aggregate resources in counties that have not 
8.35 	previously been mapped. This appropriation 
8.36 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
9.1 	time the project must be completed and final 
9.2 	products delivered.

9.3	(s) Pineland Sands Lands and Water Study
					
9.4 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
9.6 	to study the impact of changes in land use 
9.7 	from forest land to irrigated agriculture in the 
9.8 	Pineland Sands aquifer along the Crow Wing 
9.9 	River. This appropriation is available until 
9.10 	June 30, 2021, and is not subject to Minnesota 
9.11 	Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2, 
9.12 	paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.

9.13	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		-0-
		8,349,000

9.14
9.15	(a) Tracking and Preventing Harmful Algal 
Blooms
					
9.16 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.17 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota 
9.18 	for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
9.19 	to identify species composition and timing of 
9.20 	harmful algal blooms, understand the causes 
9.21 	of bloom development in individual lakes, 
9.22 	and determine how nutrients and climate 
9.23 	interact to increase harmful algae outbreaks. 
9.24 	This work must be done in cooperation 
9.25 	with the University of Minnesota and the 
9.26 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This 
9.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.28 	2019, by which time the project must be 
9.29 	completed and final products delivered.

9.30
9.31	(b) Assessing the Increasing Harmful Algal 
Blooms in Minnesota Lakes
					
9.32 	$270,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.34 	of Minnesota for the Saint Anthony Falls 
9.35 	Laboratory to investigate lake processes 
10.1 	and meteorological conditions triggering 
10.2 	algal blooms and toxin production, develop 
10.3 	models for tracking blooms, and provide 
10.4 	outreach on the prediction, detection, and 
10.5 	impacts of mitigation of algal bloom events. 
10.6 	This work must be done in cooperation with 
10.7 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
10.8 	of the Science Museum of Minnesota and 
10.9 	the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 
10.10 	This appropriation is available until June 
10.11 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
10.12 	completed and final products delivered.

10.13
10.14	(c) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and 
Lakes
					
10.15 	$600,000 the second year is from the 
10.16 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
10.17 	resources in cooperation with the Minnesota 
10.18 	Zoological Garden for a statewide mussel 
10.19 	program to rear, restore, and re-establish 
10.20 	native mussel species in streams and rivers. 
10.21 	This appropriation is available until June 
10.22 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
10.23 	completed and final products delivered.

10.24
10.25
10.26	(d) Assessing Techniques for Eliminating 
Contaminants to Protect Native Fish and 
Mussels
					
10.27 	$287,000 the second year is from the 
10.28 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
10.29 	resources for an agreement with the 
10.30 	University of St. Thomas to evaluate the 
10.31 	use of ultraviolet treatment of wastewater 
10.32 	to remove certain commonly detected 
10.33 	wastewater contaminants, in order to reduce 
10.34 	the contaminants' toxicity to native fish and 
10.35 	mussels. This appropriation is available until 
11.1 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
11.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

11.3
11.4	(e) Assessing Neonicotinoid Insecticide Effects 
on Aquatic and Soil Communities
					
11.5 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
11.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
11.7 	of Minnesota to identify neonicotinoid 
11.8 	insecticide breakdown components produced 
11.9 	in water and plant leaves and assess their 
11.10 	toxicity to soil and aquatic species and related 
11.11 	biotic communities. This appropriation is 
11.12 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
11.13 	the project must be completed and final 
11.14 	products delivered. 

11.15
11.16	(f) Bacterial Assessment of Groundwater 
Supplies Used for Drinking Water
					
11.17 	$299,000 the second year is from the 
11.18 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
11.19 	University of Minnesota to characterize and 
11.20 	analyze bacterial communities in Minnesota 
11.21 	groundwater used as drinking water supplies 
11.22 	and link the microbiological data to other 
11.23 	water quality indicators for drinking water 
11.24 	supply safety. This appropriation is available 
11.25 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
11.26 	project must be completed and final products 
11.27 	delivered.

11.28
11.29	(g) Understanding Bedrock Fracture Flow to 
Improve Groundwater Quality
					
11.30 	$183,000 the second year is from the 
11.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
11.32 	University of Minnesota for the Minnesota 
11.33 	Geological Survey to use new techniques of 
11.34 	borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in 
11.35 	the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve 
11.36 	a better understanding of groundwater 
12.1 	flow through fractured bedrock, in order to 
12.2 	improve groundwater management. This 
12.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
12.4 	2019, by which time the project must be 
12.5 	completed and final products delivered.

12.6
12.7	(h) Protection of State's Confined Drinking 
Water Aquifers - Phase II
					
12.8 	$433,000 the second year is from the 
12.9 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
12.10 	resources for an agreement with the United 
12.11 	States Geological Survey to continue to test 
12.12 	methods of defining properties of confined 
12.13 	drinking water aquifers, in order to improve 
12.14 	water management. This appropriation is 
12.15 	not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.16 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
12.17 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
12.18 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.19
12.20	(i) Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in 
Central Minnesota
					
12.21 	$250,000 the second year is from the 
12.22 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
12.23 	University of Minnesota to improve water 
12.24 	storage estimates in groundwater, soil 
12.25 	moisture, streams, lakes, and wetlands 
12.26 	through integration of satellite monitoring 
12.27 	and ground-based measurements in central 
12.28 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
12.29 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
12.30 	project must be completed and final products 
12.31 	delivered. 

12.32
12.33	(j) Assessment of Surface Water Quality with 
Satellite Sensors
					
12.34 	$345,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
12.36 	of Minnesota for a statewide assessment of 
13.1 	water quality using new satellite sensors 
13.2 	for high frequency measurement of major 
13.3 	water quality indicators in lakes and rivers. 
13.4 	This appropriation is available until June 
13.5 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
13.6 	completed and final products delivered.

13.7
13.8	(k) Development of Innovative Sensor 
Technologies for Water Monitoring
					
13.9 	$509,000 the second year is from the 
13.10 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
13.11 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
13.12 	inexpensive and efficient sensitive sensors 
13.13 	and wireless sensor networks for continuous 
13.14 	monitoring of contaminants in lakes and 
13.15 	rivers in Minnesota. This appropriation 
13.16 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.17 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
13.18 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
13.19 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.20
13.21	(l) Wastewater Treatment Process 
Improvements
					
13.22 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.23 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.24 	of Minnesota to characterize and quantify 
13.25 	the nutrient-removing microorganisms used 
13.26 	for municipal wastewater treatment, in order 
13.27 	to improve the process used to reduce total 
13.28 	nitrogen discharge. This appropriation is 
13.29 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
13.30 	the project must be completed and final 
13.31 	products delivered.

13.32
13.33	(m) Membrane-Based Process for 
Decentralized Drinking Water Production
					
13.34 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.36 	of Minnesota to develop a low-energy use, 
14.1 	membrane-based treatment technology 
14.2 	to produce drinking water locally from 
14.3 	surface waters by removing heavy metals 
14.4 	and contaminants of emerging concern, 
14.5 	including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. 
14.6 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
14.7 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
14.8 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
14.9 	time the project must be completed and final 
14.10 	products delivered.

14.11
14.12	(n) Analyzing Alternatives for Municipal 
Wastewater Treatment
					
14.13 	$180,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.14 	fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota 
14.15 	Pollution Control Agency to analyze 
14.16 	alternatives for improved treatment of 
14.17 	sulfate and salty parameters at municipal 
14.18 	wastewater plants to inform the development 
14.19 	and implementation of wild rice, sulfate, 
14.20 	and other water quality standards. This 
14.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
14.22 	2019, by which time the project must be 
14.23 	completed and final products delivered.

14.24
14.25	(o) Understanding Impacts of Salt Usage on 
Minnesota Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwater
					
14.26 	$497,000 the second year is from the 
14.27 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
14.28 	the University of Minnesota to quantify 
14.29 	the current water-softening salt loads in 
14.30 	Minnesota lakes, rivers, and groundwater, 
14.31 	assess alternative water-softening materials 
14.32 	and methods, and quantify the transport of 
14.33 	de-icing and water-softening salt through the 
14.34 	soil. This appropriation is available until 
14.35 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
14.36 	be completed and final products delivered.

15.1	(p) Microbes for Salt and Metal Removal
					
15.2 	$596,000 the second year is from the 
15.3 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
15.4 	University of Minnesota to continue to 
15.5 	research the potential of recently discovered 
15.6 	microbes from Soudan Iron Mine in 
15.7 	northern Minnesota for removing salts and 
15.8 	metals from groundwater and surface water 
15.9 	resources. This appropriation is subject to 
15.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
15.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.12 	2019, by which time the project must be 
15.13 	completed and final products delivered.

15.14
15.15	(q) Engineered Biofilter for Sulfate and Metal 
Removal from Mine Waters
					
15.16 	$440,000 the second year is from the 
15.17 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
15.18 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
15.19 	an efficient, low-cost, biomass-derived 
15.20 	adsorbent material for use in bioactive filters 
15.21 	able to remove sulfate and metals from 
15.22 	mining-impacted waters. This appropriation 
15.23 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.24 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
15.25 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
15.26 	be completed and final products delivered. 

15.27
15.28	(r) Developing Biosponge Technology for 
Removal of Nitrates from Minnesota Waters
					
15.29 	$198,000 the second year is from the 
15.30 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
15.31 	University of Minnesota to adapt and test 
15.32 	an inexpensive biosponge technology for 
15.33 	its effectiveness at removing nitrates from 
15.34 	drinking water. This appropriation is subject 
15.35 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
16.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.2 	2019, by which time the project must be 
16.3 	completed and final products delivered.

16.4
16.5	(s) Morrison County Performance Drainage 
and Hydrology Management
					
16.6 	$209,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
16.8 	for an agreement with the Morrison Soil 
16.9 	and Water Conservation District to conduct 
16.10 	an assessment of drainage infrastructure, 
16.11 	in order to develop hydrology restoration 
16.12 	priorities and a countywide performance 
16.13 	drainage ordinance to address land 
16.14 	use-change impacts to the hydrogeology. 
16.15 	This appropriation is available until June 
16.16 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
16.17 	completed and final products delivered. 

16.18
16.19	(t) Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water 
Quality Treatment Analysis - Phase II
					
16.20 	$110,000 the second year is from the 
16.21 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
16.22 	Resources for an agreement with the Blue 
16.23 	Earth County Drainage Authority to continue 
16.24 	monitoring a model demonstration for 
16.25 	storage and treatment options in drainage 
16.26 	systems designed to improve agricultural and 
16.27 	urban water quality by reducing soil erosion, 
16.28 	peak water flows, and nutrient loading. This 
16.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.30 	2021, by which time the project must be 
16.31 	completed and final products delivered.

16.32
16.33	(u) Surface Water Bacterial Treatment System 
Pilot Project
					
16.34 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.35 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
16.36 	for an agreement with Vadnais Lake Area 
17.1 	Water Management Organization to reduce 
17.2 	bacteria and nutrient loads to Vadnais 
17.3 	Lake, a drinking water supply reservoir, 
17.4 	through implementation and evaluation 
17.5 	of a subsurface constructed wetland as a 
17.6 	best management practice for potential 
17.7 	statewide use. The Vadnais Lake Area Water 
17.8 	Management Organization must consider 
17.9 	contracting with the University of Minnesota 
17.10 	Department of Civil, Environmental, 
17.11 	and Geo-Engineering to evaluate the 
17.12 	effectiveness of the pilot treatment system 
17.13 	so that it maximizes benefits and can be 
17.14 	replicated elsewhere. This appropriation 
17.15 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which 
17.16 	time the project must be completed and final 
17.17 	products delivered.

17.18
17.19	(v) Assessing Effectiveness of Wetland 
Restorations for Improved Water Quality
					
17.20 	$420,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.21 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.22 	of Minnesota to quantify the environmental 
17.23 	benefits of sediment removal and native 
17.24 	plant communities in wetland restorations by 
17.25 	measuring resulting reductions in nitrogen 
17.26 	and phosphorus delivery to groundwater and 
17.27 	surface water. This appropriation is available 
17.28 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
17.29 	project must be completed and final products 
17.30 	delivered.

17.31
17.32
17.33	(w) Assessing Climate Change Effects on 
Release of Mercury and Sulfur into Aquatic 
Ecosystems
					
17.34 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
17.35 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
17.36 	University of Minnesota to determine the 
18.1 	effects of increased temperatures on the 
18.2 	release of mercury and sulfur from Minnesota 
18.3 	peatlands in order to help predict impacts 
18.4 	on aquatic ecosystems and fish health. This 
18.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
18.6 	2019, by which time the project must be 
18.7 	completed and final products delivered.

18.8
18.9	(x) Integrated Targeted Watershed Planning 
Tools with Citizen Involvement
					
18.10 	$169,000 the second year is from the 
18.11 	trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the 
18.12 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
18.13 	system for the Water Resources Center 
18.14 	at Minnesota State University, Mankato, 
18.15 	to use geographic information system 
18.16 	(GIS) prioritization and modeling tools 
18.17 	to develop pollution reduction strategies 
18.18 	in five priority subwatersheds in the Le 
18.19 	Sueur River watershed and to promote 
18.20 	implementation of the reduction strategies 
18.21 	through citizen involvement and outreach. 
18.22 	This appropriation is available until June 
18.23 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
18.24 	completed and final products delivered. 

18.25
18.26	(y) Roseau Lake Watershed Targeted Water 
Quality Improvement
					
18.27 	$65,000 the second year is from the 
18.28 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
18.29 	resources to develop targeted water quality 
18.30 	improvements for the Roseau Lake watershed 
18.31 	by coordinating with partner agencies to 
18.32 	identify the top priority field scale best 
18.33 	management and conservation practices to 
18.34 	implement in the region.

18.35	Subd. 5.Environmental Education
 		-0-		
2,812,000

19.1
19.2	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
Academy
					
19.3 	$433,000 the second year is from the 
19.4 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
19.5 	Resources in cooperation with Conservation 
19.6 	Corps Minnesota and Iowa for the final 
19.7 	phase of a program to train and mentor future 
19.8 	conservation professionals by providing 
19.9 	apprenticeship service opportunities with 
19.10 	local soil and water conservation districts in 
19.11 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
19.12 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
19.13 	project must be completed and final products 
19.14 	delivered. 

19.15	(b) School Forests Outdoor Classrooms
					
19.16 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.18 	for an agreement with Conservation Corps 
19.19 	Minnesota and Iowa to renovate and restore 
19.20 	60 school forests. This appropriation is 
19.21 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
19.22 	the project must be completed and final 
19.23 	products delivered. 

19.24
19.25	(c) Youth-Led Sustainability Projects in 50 
Minnesota Communities - Phase III
					
19.26 	$400,000 the second year is from the 
19.27 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
19.28 	resources for an agreement with Prairie 
19.29 	Woods Environmental Learning Center to 
19.30 	expand the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) 
19.31 	program statewide to complete more than 
19.32 	200 new youth-led climate change mitigation 
19.33 	and adaptation projects in over 50 Minnesota 
19.34 	communities.

20.1
20.2	(d) New Prairie Sportsman Statewide 
Broadcast Video Project
					
20.3 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
20.4 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
20.5 	resources for an agreement with Pioneer 
20.6 	Public Television to provide outreach on 
20.7 	outdoor recreation, conservation, and natural 
20.8 	resource issues, including water quality, 
20.9 	wildlife habitat, and invasive species, 
20.10 	through a series of interrelated public 
20.11 	forums, educational and training videos, and 
20.12 	statewide broadcast television programs. 
20.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
20.14 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
20.15 	completed and final products delivered. 

20.16
20.17
20.18	(e) Wildlife and Habitat Conservation 
Education for Southwest Minnesota High 
Schools
					
20.19 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.20 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden 
20.21 	to engage high school students in critical 
20.22 	prairie wildlife and habitat conservation 
20.23 	projects by using the zoo's unique animal 
20.24 	collections and state-of-the-art technology to 
20.25 	deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern 
20.26 	Minnesota high schools.

20.27
20.28	(f) Standards-Based Dakota Indian Land 
Stewardship Education
					
20.29 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
20.31 	for an agreement with Dakota Wicohan 
20.32 	to enhance the capacity of approximately 
20.33 	1,250 students to be stewards of the land in 
20.34 	Minnesota by learning about Dakota Indian 
20.35 	values and environmental principles through 
20.36 	a standards-based experiential multimedia 
21.1 	curriculum. This appropriation is available 
21.2 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
21.3 	project must be completed and final products 
21.4 	delivered.

21.5
21.6	(g) Wolf Management Education in the 
Classroom - Phase II
					
21.7 	$240,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.9 	for an agreement with the International 
21.10 	Wolf Center to expand the Wolves at Our 
21.11 	Door classroom education program to 
21.12 	assist students in understanding wolves and 
21.13 	associated management issues.

21.14	(h) Master Water Steward Program Expansion
					
21.15 	$116,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.17 	for an agreement with the Freshwater Society 
21.18 	to train community volunteers as master 
21.19 	water stewards who will work with 
21.20 	neighborhoods to install water management 
21.21 	projects that preserve and restore water 
21.22 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
21.23 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
21.24 	be completed and final products delivered. 

21.25
21.26
21.27	(i) Promoting Water Quality Stewardship 
through Student Mentoring and River 
Monitoring
					
21.28 	$39,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.30 	for an agreement with Southwest Minnesota 
21.31 	State University to partner with area schools 
21.32 	to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on learning 
21.33 	and mentoring on water quality stewardship 
21.34 	between university agriculture students and 
21.35 	high school and middle school students.

22.1	(j) Wildlife Science Center
					
22.2 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.3 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.4 	for an agreement with the Wildlife Science 
22.5 	Center to provide environmental education 
22.6 	programs using ambassador wild animals.

22.7
22.8	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,860,000

22.922.10
	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase III
					
22.11 	$3,750,000 the second year is from the 
22.12 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
22.13 	University of Minnesota for the Invasive 
22.14 	Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to conduct 
22.15 	research to prevent, minimize, and mitigate 
22.16 	the threats and impacts posed by terrestrial 
22.17 	invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to 
22.18 	the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and 
22.19 	agricultural resources. This appropriation 
22.20 	is available until June 30, 2023, by which 
22.21 	time the project must be completed and final 
22.22 	products delivered.

22.23
22.24	(b) Developing Membrane Filtration System to 
Treat Lake Superior Ballast Water
					
22.25 	$151,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
22.27 	of Minnesota to develop a filtration system 
22.28 	utilizing bioactive membrane technologies 
22.29 	for use in treating Lake Superior ballast 
22.30 	water to remove at least 90 percent of 
22.31 	suspended pathogens, invasive species, and 
22.32 	contaminants. This appropriation is subject 
22.33 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
22.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.1 	2019, by which time the project must be 
23.2 	completed and final products delivered.

23.3
23.4	(c) Advancing Microbial Invasive Species 
Monitoring from Ballast Discharge
					
23.5 	$368,000 the second year is from the 
23.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
23.7 	the University of Minnesota to identify 
23.8 	bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis 
23.9 	River estuary sediments, assess the risks 
23.10 	posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate 
23.11 	treatment techniques for effectiveness at 
23.12 	removing the bacteria from ballast water. 
23.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
23.14 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
23.15 	completed and final products delivered. 

23.16
23.17	(d) Biological Control of White Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase II
					
23.18 	$452,000 the second year is from the 
23.19 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
23.20 	University of Minnesota to continue research 
23.21 	to identify, develop, and optimize biocontrol 
23.22 	agents for white nose syndrome in bats by 
23.23 	evaluating the biocontrol effectiveness of 
23.24 	microbes collected at additional hibernacula 
23.25 	throughout the state and conducting baseline 
23.26 	characterization of the total bat microbiomes. 
23.27 	This appropriation is available until June 
23.28 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
23.29 	completed and final products delivered.

23.30
23.31	(e) Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species 
- Phase II
					
23.32 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.33 	fund. Of this amount, $511,000 is to the 
23.34 	commissioner of agriculture and $239,000 
23.35 	is to the Board of Regents of the University 
23.36 	of Minnesota to train volunteers and 
24.1 	professionals to find, control, and monitor 
24.2 	targeted newly emergent invasive plant 
24.3 	species. This appropriation is available until 
24.4 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
24.5 	be completed and final products delivered. 

24.6	(f) Dutch Elm Disease Resistance - Phase II
					
24.7 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
24.9 	of Minnesota to continue to identify and 
24.10 	evaluate native Minnesota elms that are 
24.11 	resistant to Dutch elm disease and begin 
24.12 	propagating disease-resistant specimens 
24.13 	for field trial testing. This appropriation 
24.14 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
24.15 	time the project must be completed and final 
24.16 	products delivered.

24.17
24.18	(g) Invasive Carp Management Research in 
Lake Nokomis Subwatershed
					
24.19 	$189,000 the second year is from the 
24.20 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
24.21 	resources for an agreement with the 
24.22 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
24.23 	apply current invasive carp management 
24.24 	research to the entire Lake Nokomis 
24.25 	subwatershed and provide demonstration 
24.26 	guidance for large-scale carp management. 
24.27 	This appropriation is available until June 
24.28 	30, 2020, by which time the project must be 
24.29 	completed and final products delivered.

24.30
24.31	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		-0-		
2,290,000

24.32	(a) Community Solar Garden Installation
					
24.33 	$490,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
24.35 	for an agreement with Rural Renewable 
25.1 	Energy Alliance to install a 200-kilowatt 
25.2 	community solar garden to provide for 
25.3 	electrical distribution in Cass, Beltrami, 
25.4 	Hubbard, and Itasca Counties, to assist 
25.5 	households in the Minnesota low-income 
25.6 	housing energy assistance program in 
25.7 	meeting electrical energy needs and serve as 
25.8 	a model for low-income energy assistance 
25.9 	elsewhere in the state. This appropriation is 
25.10 	not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.11 	116P.10. 

25.12
25.13	(b) Waste Heat Recovery with Efficient 
Thermoelectric Energy Generators
					
25.14 	$400,000 the second year is from the 
25.15 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
25.16 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
25.17 	thermoelectric energy generators using 
25.18 	advanced, high-performance materials able 
25.19 	to more efficiently capture waste heat and 
25.20 	transform the heat into electricity. This 
25.21 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
25.22 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
25.23 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
25.24 	time the project must be completed and final 
25.25 	products delivered.

25.26
25.27	(c) Hydrogen Fuel from Wind-Produced 
Renewable Ammonia
					
25.28 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.29 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
25.30 	of Minnesota to develop a technical solution 
25.31 	for converting wind-produced ammonia to 
25.32 	hydrogen through catalytic decomposition, 
25.33 	for use in reducing emissions from diesel 
25.34 	engines and powering fuel cell vehicles. 
25.35 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
25.36 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
26.1 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
26.2 	time the project must be completed and final 
26.3 	products delivered.

26.4
26.5	(d) Utilization of Dairy Farm Wastewater for 
Sustainable Production
					
26.6 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
26.8 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
26.9 	and Outreach Center in Morris to develop and 
26.10 	evaluate an integrated system that recycles 
26.11 	and uses nutrients in dairy wastewater 
26.12 	from feedlots and milk processing, thereby 
26.13 	reducing nutrients from agricultural runoff, 
26.14 	and to provide outreach on adoption of new 
26.15 	technologies. This appropriation is subject 
26.16 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
26.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
26.18 	2019, by which time the project must be 
26.19 	completed and final products delivered.

26.20
26.21	(e) Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota 
Swine Farms - Phase II
					
26.22 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.23 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
26.24 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
26.25 	and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to 
26.26 	develop and evaluate the utilization of solar 
26.27 	photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to 
26.28 	improve energy and economic performance, 
26.29 	reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and 
26.30 	optimize water usage. This appropriation 
26.31 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
26.32 	time the project must be completed and final 
26.33 	products delivered.

26.34
26.35	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
 		-0-		
8,929,000

27.1
27.2	(a) Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase II
					
27.3 	$387,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
27.5 	of Minnesota to continue assessment of the 
27.6 	potential to supplement traditional turf grass 
27.7 	by providing critical floral plant resources 
27.8 	to enhance bee pollinator habitat. Plant 
27.9 	materials and seeds must follow the Board of 
27.10 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
27.11 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
27.12 	This appropriation is available until June 
27.13 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
27.14 	completed and final products delivered.

27.15
27.16	(b) Measuring Pollen and Seed Dispersal for 
Prairie Fragment Connectivity
					
27.17 	$556,000 the second year is from the 
27.18 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
27.19 	University of Minnesota to determine 
27.20 	habitat connectivity between prairie 
27.21 	fragments by measuring plant movement 
27.22 	by dispersal of pollen and seeds to improve 
27.23 	prairie restoration implementation. This 
27.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
27.25 	2019, by which time the project must be 
27.26 	completed and final products delivered.

27.27
27.28	(c) Establishment of Permanent Habitat Strips 
Within Row Crops
					
27.29 	$179,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.30 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota 
27.31 	for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
27.32 	to research the viability of establishing 
27.33 	prairie forbs and alfalfa as permanent cover 
27.34 	strips in the bare soil between selected rows 
27.35 	of corn and soybeans as potential pollinator, 
27.36 	monarch, and gamebird habitat. Monitoring 
28.1 	of the native plant strips must evaluate the 
28.2 	effects of pesticides from adjacent crops on 
28.3 	pollinators, including determining whether 
28.4 	there is a reduction of pollinators that results 
28.5 	in reduced setting of seeds on the native 
28.6 	plants. This appropriation is available until 
28.7 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
28.8 	be completed and final products delivered.

28.928.10
28.11
	(d) Evaluate Prescribed Burning Techniques to 
Improve Habitat Management for Brushland 
Species
					
28.12 	$267,000 the second year is from the trust 
28.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
28.14 	of Minnesota to compare the effects on 
28.15 	brushland habitat of conducting prescribed 
28.16 	burning in spring, summer, and fall to 
28.17 	provide improved management guidelines 
28.18 	for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is 
28.19 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
28.20 	the project must be completed and final 
28.21 	products delivered.

28.22
28.23	(e) Controlling Reed Canary Grass to 
Regenerate Floodplain Forest
					
28.24 	$218,000 the second year is from the trust 
28.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
28.26 	for an agreement with the Minnesota state 
28.27 	office of the National Audubon Society to 
28.28 	determine the most effective regeneration 
28.29 	methods for restoration of floodplain forests 
28.30 	in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive 
28.31 	reed canary grass. This appropriation is 
28.32 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
28.33 	the project must be completed and final 
28.34 	products delivered. 

28.35
28.36	(f) Forest Management for Mississippi River 
Drinking Water Protection
					
29.1 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
29.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
29.3 	for an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil 
29.4 	and Water Conservation District to pilot a 
29.5 	water protection approach for the watershed 
29.6 	through development of forest stewardship 
29.7 	plans and targeted riparian forest restoration 
29.8 	projects. Any expenditures from this 
29.9 	appropriation spent on forest management 
29.10 	plans or restoration must be for lands with 
29.11 	a long-term contract commitment for forest 
29.12 	conservation, and the restoration must follow 
29.13 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
29.14 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
29.15 	guidelines. This appropriation is available 
29.16 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
29.17 	project must be completed and final products 
29.18 	delivered.

29.19
29.20	(g) Upland, Wetland, and Shoreline Restoration 
in Greater Metropolitan Area
					
29.21 	$509,000 the second year is from the 
29.22 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
29.23 	resources for an agreement with Great River 
29.24 	Greening to restore approximately 150 acres 
29.25 	of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland 
29.26 	and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout 
29.27 	the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, 
29.28 	using volunteers, and to conduct restoration 
29.29 	evaluation on previously restored parcels. A 
29.30 	list of proposed restorations and evaluations 
29.31 	must be provided as part of the required work 
29.32 	plan. Plant and seed materials must follow 
29.33 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
29.34 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
29.35 	guidelines. This appropriation is available 
29.36 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
30.1 	project must be completed and final products 
30.2 	delivered.

30.3
30.4	(h) Bluffland Restoration and Monitoring in 
Winona
					
30.5 	$99,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
30.6 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
30.7 	State Colleges and Universities system 
30.8 	for Winona State University to inventory, 
30.9 	restore, and monitor the 40-acre Garvin 
30.10 	Heights Natural Area in Winona and provide 
30.11 	related public outreach and education. Plant 
30.12 	and seed materials must follow the Board of 
30.13 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.14 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
30.15 	This appropriation is available until June 
30.16 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
30.17 	completed and final products delivered. 

30.18	(i) Champlin Mill Pond Shoreland Restoration
					
30.19 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the 
30.20 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
30.21 	resources for an agreement with the city 
30.22 	of Champlin to restore the Champlin Mill 
30.23 	Pond shoreline and adjacent habitat. Plant 
30.24 	and seed materials must follow the Board of 
30.25 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.26 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
30.27 	This appropriation is available until June 
30.28 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
30.29 	completed and final products delivered.

30.30	(j) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM)
					
30.31 	$2,214,000 the second year is from the 
30.32 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
30.33 	Resources to acquire permanent conservation 
30.34 	easements and restore wetlands and 
31.1 	associated upland habitat under Minnesota 
31.2 	Statutes, section 103F.515.

31.3	(k) Pollinator Highway Demonstration Projects
					
31.4 	$2,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
31.5 	fund to the commissioner of transportation 
31.6 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along 
31.7 	trunk highways, including: marked Interstate 
31.8 	Highway 35, one north and one south of 
31.9 	the metropolitan area; marked Interstate 
31.10 	Highway 90; and two locations along marked 
31.11 	Interstate Highway 94. This appropriation 
31.12 	is available until June 30, 2022, and must 
31.13 	include a five-year restoration process. This 
31.14 	appropriation is not subject to Minnesota 
31.15 	Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2, 
31.16 	paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.

31.17
31.18	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-		
6,565,000

31.19	(a) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration
					
31.20 	$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust 
31.21 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
31.22 	to restore and improve approximately 750 
31.23 	acres of scientific and natural areas. A list 
31.24 	of proposed restorations must be provided 
31.25 	as part of the required work plan. This 
31.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
31.27 	2019, by which time the project must be 
31.28 	completed and final products delivered.

31.29
31.30	(b) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - 
Phase III
					
31.31 	$1,300,000 the second year is from the 
31.32 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
31.33 	resources for an agreement with Saint John's 
31.34 	University in cooperation with Minnesota 
31.35 	Land Trust to secure permanent conservation 
32.1 	easements on approximately 500 acres 
32.2 	of high-quality habitat in Stearns County, 
32.3 	prepare conservation management plans, and 
32.4 	provide public outreach. A list of proposed 
32.5 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
32.6 	part of the required work plan. An entity 
32.7 	that acquires a conservation easement with 
32.8 	appropriations from the trust fund must have 
32.9 	a long-term stewardship plan for the easement 
32.10 	and a fund established for monitoring and 
32.11 	enforcing the agreement. Funding for the 
32.12 	long-term monitoring and enforcement 
32.13 	fund must come from nonstate sources for 
32.14 	easements acquired with this appropriation. 
32.15 	The state may enforce requirements in the 
32.16 	conservation easements on land acquired 
32.17 	with this appropriation and the conservation 
32.18 	easement document must state this authority 
32.19 	and explicitly include requirements for 
32.20 	water quality and quantity protection. This 
32.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
32.22 	2019, by which time the project must be 
32.23 	completed and final products delivered. 

32.24
32.25	(c) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System 
Acquisition for Wellhead Protection
					
32.26 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
32.27 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
32.28 	resources for an agreement with Lincoln 
32.29 	Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and 
32.30 	restore lands designated under an approved 
32.31 	wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired 
32.32 	with this appropriation must be from willing 
32.33 	sellers and be identified by the Department 
32.34 	of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for 
32.35 	wellhead protection. Lands must be restored 
32.36 	to permanent vegetative cover, but may be 
33.1 	used for recreation and renewable energy if 
33.2 	adequate protection of the drinking water 
33.3 	aquifer is provided. A list of proposed 
33.4 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
33.5 	required work plan. Plant and seed materials 
33.6 	must follow the Board of Water and Soil 
33.7 	Resources' native vegetation establishment 
33.8 	and enhancement guidelines. Income 
33.9 	derived from the lands acquired with funds 
33.10 	appropriated under this paragraph is exempt 
33.11 	from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
33.12 	if used for additional wellhead protection as 
33.13 	provided under this paragraph until adequate 
33.14 	wellhead protection has been achieved, 
33.15 	as determined by the commissioner of 
33.16 	health. Any income earned after that must 
33.17 	be returned to the environment and natural 
33.18 	resources trust fund. This appropriation 
33.19 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
33.20 	time the project must be completed and final 
33.21 	products delivered. 

33.22
33.23	(d) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 
to Town of Embarrass
					
33.24 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
33.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
33.26 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
33.27 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
33.28 	engineering and construction of segments of 
33.29 	the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six 
33.30 	miles between Highway 135 and the town of 
33.31 	Embarrass. This appropriation is available 
33.32 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
33.33 	project must be completed and final products 
33.34 	delivered.

33.35	(e) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections
					
34.1 	$679,000 the second year is from the trust 
34.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
34.3 	for an agreement with the city of Tower to 
34.4 	construct recreational trails along the harbor 
34.5 	in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. 
34.6 	This appropriation is available until June 
34.7 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
34.8 	completed and final products delivered.

34.934.10
	(f) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail 
Acquisition
					
34.11 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
34.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
34.13 	for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls 
34.14 	to acquire approximately 16 acres along the 
34.15 	Otter Tail River for a recreational trail and 
34.16 	park. This appropriation is contingent on at 
34.17 	least an equal match of nonstate money. Prior 
34.18 	to the acquisition, a phase 1 environmental 
34.19 	assessment must be completed and the city 
34.20 	must not accept any liability for previous 
34.21 	contamination of lands acquired with this 
34.22 	appropriation.

34.23	Subd. 10.Emerging Issues Account
 		-0-
		164,000
	
34.24 	$164,000 the second year is from the 
34.25 	trust fund to an emerging issues account 
34.26 	authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.27 	116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

34.28	Subd. 11.Administration
 		-0-
		210,000

34.29	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
34.30 	$135,000 the second year is from 
34.31 	the trust fund to the commissioner of 
34.32 	natural resources, at the direction of 
34.33 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
34.34 	Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred 
34.35 	for contract agreement reimbursement for 
35.1 	the agreements specified in this section. The 
35.2 	commissioner shall provide documentation 
35.3 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
35.4 	Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of 
35.5 	these funds.

35.6	(b) Grants Management System
					
35.7 	$75,000 the second year is from the trust 
35.8 	fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
35.9 	on Minnesota Resources for upgrading and 
35.10 	modernizing a project records management 
35.11 	system.

35.12	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
35.13 	Money appropriated in this section may 
35.14 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
35.15 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
35.16 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
35.17 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
35.18 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. 
35.19 	Money appropriated in this section must 
35.20 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
35.21 	institutional overhead charges that are 
35.22 	not directly related to and necessary for a 
35.23 	specific appropriation. Costs that are directly 
35.24 	related to and necessary for an appropriation, 
35.25 	including financial services, human 
35.26 	resources, information services, rent, and 
35.27 	utilities, are eligible only if the costs can be 
35.28 	clearly justified and individually documented 
35.29 	specific to the appropriation's purpose and 
35.30 	would not be generated by the recipient 
35.31 	but for the receipt of the appropriation. No 
35.32 	broad allocations for costs in either dollars or 
35.33 	percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
35.34 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
35.35 	available until June 30, 2018, when projects 
36.1 	must be completed and final products 
36.2 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, 
36.3 	the appropriations in this section are available 
36.4 	for an additional fiscal year if a binding 
36.5 	contract for acquisition of the real property is 
36.6 	entered into before the expiration date of the 
36.7 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
36.8 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
36.9 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

36.10	Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
 					
36.11 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
36.12 	this section must conform to guidelines 
36.13 	and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. 
36.14 	Spatial data also must conform to additional 
36.15 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
36.16 	data coordination and distribution that have 
36.17 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
36.18 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
36.19 	data must be prepared as specified in 
36.20 	the state's geographic metadata guideline 
36.21 	and must be submitted to the Minnesota 
36.22 	Geospatial Information Office. All data must 
36.23 	be accessible and free to the public unless 
36.24 	made private under the Data Practices Act, 
36.25 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
36.26 	practicable, summary data and results of 
36.27 	projects funded under this section should 
36.28 	be readily accessible on the Internet and 
36.29 	identified as having received funding from 
36.30 	the environment and natural resources trust 
36.31 	fund.

36.32	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
36.33 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
36.34 	appropriation under this section, an agency 
36.35 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
37.1 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
37.2 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) 
37.3 	and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and 
37.4 	must submit a work plan and semiannual 
37.5 	progress reports in the form determined 
37.6 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
37.7 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
37.8 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
37.9 	appropriation. Modifications to the approved 
37.10 	work plan and budget expenditures must 
37.11 	be made through the amendment process 
37.12 	established by the Legislative-Citizen 
37.13 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
37.14 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in 
37.15 	this section that conducts a restoration using 
37.16 	funds appropriated in this section must use 
37.17 	native plant species according to the Board of 
37.18 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
37.19 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
37.20 	and include an appropriate diversity of 
37.21 	native species selected to provide habitat for 
37.22 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
37.23 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.24 	84.973.
37.25 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
37.26 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
37.27 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
37.28 	and management plan that, to the degree 
37.29 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
37.30 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
37.31 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
37.32 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
37.33 	other relevant factors that would provide 
37.34 	the best chance for long-term success and 
37.35 	durability of the restoration project. The 
37.36 	plan must include the proposed timetable 
38.1 	for implementing the restoration, including 
38.2 	site preparation, establishment of diverse 
38.3 	plant species, maintenance, and additional 
38.4 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
38.5 	identify long-term maintenance and 
38.6 	management needs of the restoration and 
38.7 	how the maintenance, management, and 
38.8 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
38.9 	advantage of the best available science and 
38.10 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
38.11 	best restoration.
38.12 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in 
38.13 	this section for restoration activities must 
38.14 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
38.15 	at the completion of the appropriation 
38.16 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
38.17 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
38.18 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
38.19 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
38.20 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
38.21 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
38.22 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
38.23 	guidelines. The evaluation must determine 
38.24 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
38.25 	goals, identify any problems with the 
38.26 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
38.27 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
38.28 	improving restorations. The evaluation must 
38.29 	be focused on improving future restorations.
38.30 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
38.31 	funded with money appropriated in this 
38.32 	section must be on land permanently 
38.33 	protected by a conservation easement or 
38.34 	public ownership.
39.1 	(f) A recipient of money from an 
39.2 	appropriation under this section must 
39.3 	give consideration to contracting with 
39.4 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract 
39.5 	restoration and enhancement services.
39.6 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
39.7 	money appropriated under this section must:
39.8 	(1) be permanent;
39.9 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
39.10 	easement;
39.11 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
39.12 	agreement that are permanent;
39.13 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
39.14 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
39.15 	electronic format at least ten business days 
39.16 	prior to closing;
39.17 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
39.18 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
39.19 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
39.20 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
39.21 	document to address specific groundwater 
39.22 	and surface water quality protection activities 
39.23 	such as keeping water on the landscape, 
39.24 	reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, 
39.25 	protecting groundwater, and not permitting 
39.26 	artificial hydrological modifications.
39.27 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest 
39.28 	in lands, a recipient of money appropriated 
39.29 	under this section must not agree to pay 
39.30 	more than 100 percent of the appraised value 
39.31 	for a parcel of land using this money to 
39.32 	complete the purchase, in part or in whole, 
39.33 	except that up to ten percent above the 
39.34 	appraised value may be allowed to complete 
40.1 	the purchase, in part or in whole, using this 
40.2 	money if permission is received in advance 
40.3 	of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen 
40.4 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
40.5 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
40.6 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
40.7 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
40.8 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
40.9 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
40.10 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
40.11 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
40.12 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
40.13 	and management plan in compliance with 
40.14 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding 
40.15 	for implementation unless the work plan 
40.16 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
40.17 	not necessary to achieve a high-quality 
40.18 	restoration.
40.19 	(k) To ensure public accountability for 
40.20 	the use of public funds, within 60 days 
40.21 	of the transaction, a recipient of money 
40.22 	appropriated under this section must provide 
40.23 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
40.24 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
40.25 	selection process used to identify parcels 
40.26 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
40.27 	related transaction costs, including but not 
40.28 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
40.29 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
40.30 	and donations. This information must be 
40.31 	provided for all parties involved in the 
40.32 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
40.33 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
40.34 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
40.35 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and 
41.1 	the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
41.2 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
41.3 	was conducted.
41.4 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from 
41.5 	the trust fund under this section must 
41.6 	acknowledge financial support from 
41.7 	the Minnesota environment and natural 
41.8 	resources trust fund in project publications, 
41.9 	signage, and other public communications 
41.10 	and outreach related to work completed 
41.11 	using the appropriation. Acknowledgment 
41.12 	may occur, as appropriate, through use of 
41.13 	the trust fund logo or inclusion of language 
41.14 	attributing support from the trust fund. Each 
41.15 	direct recipient of money appropriated in 
41.16 	this section, as well as each recipient of a 
41.17 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
41.18 	satisfy all reporting and other requirements 
41.19 	incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated 
41.20 	funding recipients as provided in Minnesota 
41.21 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and 
41.22 	chapter 116P.

41.23
41.24	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
41.25 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
41.26 	referred to in this section must be 
41.27 	administered on a reimbursement basis 
41.28 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
41.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.30 	16A.41, expenditures made on or after 
41.31 	July 1, 2016, or the date the work plan is 
41.32 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
41.33 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
41.34 	in this section. Periodic payment must be 
41.35 	made upon receiving documentation that 
41.36 	the deliverable items articulated in the 
42.1 	approved work plan have been achieved, 
42.2 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
42.3 	by approved progress reports. Reasonable 
42.4 	amounts may be advanced to projects to 
42.5 	accommodate cash flow needs or match 
42.6 	federal money. The advances must be 
42.7 	approved as part of the work plan. No 
42.8 	expenditures for capital equipment are 
42.9 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
42.10 	project work plan.
42.11 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
42.12 	approved work plan are allowed.

42.13
42.14	Subd. 16.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
42.15 	A political subdivision, public or private 
42.16 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
42.17 	appropriation under this section must use the 
42.18 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
42.19 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
42.20 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
42.21 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.22 	16C.073, regarding purchase and use of 
42.23 	paper stock and printing.

42.24
42.25	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
42.26 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
42.27 	under this section for a capital improvement 
42.28 	project must ensure that the project complies 
42.29 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
42.30 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
42.31 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
42.32 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
42.33 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
42.34 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
42.35 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
42.36 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
43.1 	obtain information and technical assistance 
43.2 	on energy conservation and alternative 
43.3 	energy development relating to the planning 
43.4 	and construction of the capital improvement 
43.5 	project.

43.6	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
43.7 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
43.8 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
43.9 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
43.10 	guidelines.

43.11	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
43.12 	The availability of the appropriations for the 
43.13 	following projects are extended to June 30, 
43.14 	2017:
43.15 	(a) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
43.16 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), County 
43.17 	Geologic Atlases - Part B;
43.18 	(b) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
43.19 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Metropolitan 
43.20 	Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase 
43.21 	VII, $400,000 for the agreement with the 
43.22 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
43.23 	Trust, Inc. only;
43.24 	(c) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
43.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Conservation 
43.26 	Grazing to Improve Wildlife Habitat on 
43.27 	Wildlife Management Areas;
43.28 	(d) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
43.29 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Assessment of 
43.30 	Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water 
43.31 	Quality;
43.32 	(e) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
43.33 	subdivision 5, paragraph (f), Evaluation of 
43.34 	Lake Superior Water Quality Health;
44.1 	(f) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
44.2 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving 
44.3 	Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efficacy for 
44.4 	Control;
44.5 	(g) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
44.6 	subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Rainwater 
44.7 	Reuse and Valuation Investigation;
44.8 	(h) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 
44.9 	2, subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
44.10 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
44.11 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for upgrade 
44.12 	and modernization of a project records 
44.13 	management system; and
44.14 	(i) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
44.15 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Innovative 
44.16 	Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat 
44.17 	Pump Study.

44.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.19 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
44.20 	Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs 
44.21 	of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural 
44.22 	resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the 
44.23 	senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
44.24 	Administration, and four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.
44.25 	At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of 
44.26 	representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement 
44.27 	for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
44.28 	Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one 
44.29 	appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
44.30 	Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members 
44.31 	are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision 
44.32 	1a and must:
45.1 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, 
45.2 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, 
45.3 	and other natural resources;
45.4 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues 
45.5 	around the state; and
45.6 	(3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
45.7 	(b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative 
45.8 	and citizen members each meeting. A citizen member, a senate member, and a house of 
45.9 	representatives member shall serve as chairs. The citizen members, senate members, and 
45.10 	house of representatives members must select their respective chairs. The chair shall 
45.11 	preside and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this 
45.12 	chapter.
45.13 	(c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year 
45.14 	terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end 
45.15 	of December of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve 
45.16 	four-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end 
45.17 	of December of the final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until 
45.18 	their successors are appointed.
45.19 	(d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause. 
45.20 	Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining 
45.21 	members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the 
45.22 	remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
45.23 	(e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule 
45.24 	of terms:
45.25 	(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
45.26 	January 2010;
45.27 	(2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
45.28 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
45.29 	2010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
45.30 	Monday in January 2010;
45.31 	(3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
45.32 	January 2009; and
45.33 	(4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
45.34 	January 2008.
45.35 	(f) (e) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses 
45.36 	incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
46.1 	(g) (f) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

46.2 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is 
46.3 	amended to read:
46.4 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial 
46.5 	legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust 
46.6 	fund and shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the 
46.7 	recommended legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the 
46.8 	commission. When selecting projects or programs for recommendation to the legislature, 
46.9 	the commission must give priority to large-scale, on-the-ground projects and programs 
46.10 	that provide tangible results.
46.11 	(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
46.12 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
46.13 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must 
46.14 	submit a work plan and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the 
46.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
46.16 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be 
46.17 	spent unless the commission has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to 
46.18 	the approved work plan and budget expenditures shall be made through the amendment 
46.19 	process established by the commission. The commission shall ensure that the expenditures 
46.20 	and outcomes described in the work plan for appropriations funded by the environment 
46.21 	and natural resources trust fund are met.
46.22 	(c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to 
46.23 	review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
46.24 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
46.25 	(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this 
46.26 	chapter.
46.27 	(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
46.28 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
46.29 	funding decision recommendations;
46.30 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
46.31 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
46.32 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
46.33 	on need;
46.34 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
47.1 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
47.2 	possible; and
47.3 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
47.4 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

47.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.6 		Subd. 4. Legislative recommendations. (a) Funding may be provided only for 
47.7 	those projects that meet the categories established in subdivision 1.
47.8 	(b) The commission must recommend an annual or biennial legislative bill to 
47.9 	make appropriations from the trust fund for the purposes provided in subdivision 1. The 
47.10 	recommendations must be submitted to the governor for inclusion in the biennial budget 
47.11 	and supplemental budget submitted to the legislature.
47.12 	(c) The commission may recommend regional block grants for a portion of trust 
47.13 	fund expenditures to partner with existing regional organizations that have strong citizen 
47.14 	involvement, to address unique local needs and capacity, and to leverage all available 
47.15 	funding sources for projects.
47.16 	(d) The commission may recommend the establishment of an emerging issues 
47.17 	account in its legislative bill for funding projects or programs addressing emerging issues
47.18 	requiring urgency, which come up unexpectedly, but which still adhere to the commission's 
47.19 	strategic plan, to be approved by the governor after initiation and recommendation by the 
47.20 	commission. Projects or programs funded from the emerging issues account must not be 
47.21 	projects or programs being considered by the commission for its next legislative bill, 
47.22 	unless the project or program receives funding from the emerging issues account sufficient 
47.23 	to complete the project or program or otherwise provide measurable outcomes without 
47.24 	the need for additional funding.
47.25 	(e) Money in the trust fund may not be spent except under an appropriation by law.

47.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is 
47.27 	amended to read:
47.28 		Subd. 5.Public meetings.  (a) Meetings of the commission, committees or 
47.29 	subcommittees of the commission, technical advisory committees, and peer reviewers 
47.30 	must be open to the public and are subject to chapter 13D. The commission shall attempt 
47.31 	to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For purposes of 
47.32 	this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding 
47.33 	a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or subcommittee of the 
47.34 	commission, a technical advisory committee, or peer reviewers.
48.1 	(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is 
48.2 	governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the commission, 
48.3 	enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.

48.4 	Sec. 7. [116P.19] DONATIONS.
48.5 	A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation 
48.6 	or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with 
48.7 	an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are 
48.8 	directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the 
48.9 	commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section 
48.10 	does not apply to:
48.11 	(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or
48.12 	(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 
48.13 	1.1011-2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the 
48.14 	purchase price paid by the recipient.

48.15 	Sec. 8. [116P.20] EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT 
48.16 	REQUIREMENTS.
48.17 	A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and 
48.18 	enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring 
48.19 	and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring 
48.20 	and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept in a monitoring 
48.21 	and enforcement fund held by the recipient and dedicated to monitoring and enforcing 
48.22 	conservation easements in Minnesota. A recipient of an appropriation for easement 
48.23 	monitoring and enforcement must, within 120 days after the close of the recipient's 
48.24 	fiscal year, provide an annual financial report to the commission or the commission's 
48.25 	successor on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the work plan. 
48.26 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for monitoring and enforcement of easements and 
48.27 	earnings on the money appropriated revert to the state if:
48.28 	(1) the easement transfers to the state;
48.29 	(2) the recipient fails to file an annual financial report and then fails to cure the 
48.30 	default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
48.31 	(3) the recipient fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and enforcement 
48.32 	plan contained within the work plan and fails to cure the default within 90 days of 
48.33 	notification of the default by the state.

49.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.025, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.2 	to read:
49.3 		Subd. 2a.Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources 
49.4 	trust fund. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to 
49.5 	the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota 
49.6 	environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests 
49.7 	reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement 
49.8 	request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management 
49.9 	and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month 
49.10 	following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday, 
49.11 	Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately 
49.12 	following the 25th day of the month.
49.13 	(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must 
49.14 	submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by 
49.15 	July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the 
49.16 	university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal 
49.17 	year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain 
49.18 	this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final 
49.19 	reimbursement request for that fiscal year.
49.20 	(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day 
49.21 	the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.