1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; 
1.3 	modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council provisions; modifying 
1.4 	legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10, by adding a subdivision; 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 129D.17, 
1.7 	subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, 
1.8 	subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.12	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.13 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.14 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.15 	outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" 
1.16 	and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available 
1.17 	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is 
1.18 	fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 
1.19 	2016 and 2017. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

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

1.24	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$	
107,777,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.2 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.3 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.4 	following subdivisions. 

2.5	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-		
31,000,000

2.6
2.7
2.8	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VIII
					
2.9 	$3,250,000 the second year is to the 
2.10 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.11 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
2.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.13 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee 
2.14 	for scientific and natural area purposes 
2.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.16 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.17 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.18 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
2.19 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.21 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.22 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.23 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.24
2.25	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
2.26 	$5,229,000 the second year is to the 
2.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.28 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
2.29 	acquire in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.30 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
2.31 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.32 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.33 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
2.34 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
2.35 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
2.36 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
3.1 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
3.2 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.3 	the required accomplishment plan.

3.4
3.5	(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife 
Management Area Acquisition
					
3.6 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
3.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.8 	agreement with Fox Lake Conservation 
3.9 	League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore 
3.10 	strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other 
3.11 	wildlife habitat for wildlife management area 
3.12 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.13 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
3.14 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.15 	required accomplishment plan.

3.16
3.17	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII
					
3.18 	$2,754,000 the second year is to the 
3.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.20 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
3.21 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
3.22 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee 
3.23 	or permanent conservation easements and 
3.24 	restore lands within the Northern Tallgrass 
3.25 	Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western 
3.26 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
3.27 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
3.28 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
3.29 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
3.30 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
3.31 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
3.32 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
3.33 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
3.34 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
3.35 	of the required accomplishment plan and 
4.1 	must be consistent with the priorities in the 
4.2 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.3
4.4	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase VI 
					
4.5 	$583,000 the second year is to the 
4.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.7 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
4.8 	to acquire land in fee and restore lands in 
4.9 	the Cannon River watershed for wildlife 
4.10 	management purposes under Minnesota 
4.11 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
4.12 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.13 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
4.14 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
4.15 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
4.16 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
4.17 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
4.18 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
4.19 	the required accomplishment plan.

4.20
4.21	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase V
					
4.22 	$2,541,000 the second year is to the 
4.23 	commissioner of natural resources 
4.24 	to implement the Minnesota Prairie 
4.25 	Conservation Plan through the acquisition of 
4.26 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
4.27 	and restore native prairie. Of this amount, up 
4.28 	to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring 
4.29 	and enforcement funds as approved in 
4.30 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
4.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
4.32 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
4.33 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.34 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
4.35 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.1 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.2 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.3 	provided as part of the final report.

5.4
5.5	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VI
					
5.6 	$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board 
5.7 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.8 	permanent conservation easements and 
5.9 	restore habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.10 	section 103F.515, to protect, restore, and 
5.11 	enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
5.12 	water fund riparian buffer program for at 
5.13 	least equal wildlife benefits from buffers on 
5.14 	private land. Of this amount, up to $130,000 
5.15 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
5.16 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.17 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.19 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.20 	part of the final report.

5.21
5.22	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase II
					
5.23 	$2,269,000 the second year is to the 
5.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.25 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
5.26 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.27 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
5.28 	restore and enhance lands in the southern 
5.29 	Red River Valley for wildlife management 
5.30 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.31 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or for designation 
5.32 	and management as waterfowl production 
5.33 	areas in Minnesota, in cooperation with the 
5.34 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
5.35 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.36 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be 
6.1 	given to acquisition of lands that are eligible 
6.2 	for the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
6.3 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
6.4 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
6.5 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
6.6 	the required accomplishment plan.

6.7
6.8	(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - 
Phase II
					
6.9 	$1,475,000 the second year is to the 
6.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.11 	agreement with The Conservation Fund, in 
6.12 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
6.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.14 	and restore high priority grassland, prairie, 
6.15 	and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 
6.16 	to The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 
6.17 	to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
6.18 	$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
6.19 	and enforcement fund, as approved in 
6.20 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
6.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
6.22 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
6.23 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
6.24 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
6.25 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
6.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
6.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
6.28 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
6.29 	part of the required accomplishment plan and 
6.30 	must be consistent with the priorities in the 
6.31 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

6.32
6.33	(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII
					
6.34 	$3,983,000 the second year is to the 
6.35 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.36 	accelerate restoration and enhancement 
7.1 	of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on 
7.2 	wildlife management areas, scientific and 
7.3 	natural areas, native prairie bank land, 
7.4 	and bluff prairies on state forest land in 
7.5 	southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed 
7.6 	land restorations and enhancements 
7.7 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.8 	accomplishment plan.

7.97.10
	(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
7.11 	$1,208,000 the second year is to the 
7.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.13 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
7.14 	habitat on public lands, excluding state 
7.15 	forests, in Anoka, Isanti, Morrison, 
7.16 	Sherburne, and Todd Counties as follows: 
7.17 	$93,000 to Anoka Conservation District; 
7.18 	$25,000 to Isanti County Parks and 
7.19 	Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great 
7.20 	River Greening; and $277,000 to the 
7.21 	National Wild Turkey Federation. A list of 
7.22 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.24 	accomplishment plan.

7.25	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-		
16,309,000

7.26	(a) Young Forest Conservation - Phase II
					
7.27 	$1,369,000 the second year is to the 
7.28 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.29 	an agreement with the American Bird 
7.30 	Conservancy to restore publicly owned, 
7.31 	permanently protected forest lands for 
7.32 	wildlife management purposes. A list 
7.33 	of proposed forest land restorations 
7.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.35 	accomplishment plan.

8.1
8.2	(b) Jack Pine Forest/Crow Wing River 
Watershed Habitat Acquisition 
					
8.3 	$1,500,000 the second year is to the 
8.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.5 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
8.6 	Association to acquire in fee and restore 
8.7 	and enhance forest habitat lands in Cass 
8.8 	and Hubbard Counties for county forest 
8.9 	purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
8.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.11 	accomplishment plan.

8.12	(c) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VI
					
8.13 	$1,500,000 the second year is to the Board 
8.14 	of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation 
8.15 	with the Morrison County Soil and Water 
8.16 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
8.17 	conservation easements and restore forest 
8.18 	wildlife habitat within the boundaries 
8.19 	of the Minnesota National Guard Camp 
8.20 	Ripley Compatible Use Buffer. Of this 
8.21 	amount, up to $72,000 is to establish 
8.22 	a monitoring and enforcement fund, as 
8.23 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
8.24 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.27 	part of the final report.

8.28
8.29	(d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase IV
					
8.30 	$5,000,000 the second year is to the 
8.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.32 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
8.33 	cooperation with The Trust for Public Land 
8.34 	and Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire land 
8.35 	in fee for wildlife management purposes 
9.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.2 	subdivision 8, to acquire land in fee for 
9.3 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
9.4 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
9.5 	5, to acquire land in fee for state forest 
9.6 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.7 	86A.05, subdivision 7, to acquire permanent 
9.8 	conservation easements, and to restore 
9.9 	and enhance prairie, grasslands, forest, 
9.10 	and savanna as follows: $1,506,000 to 
9.11 	The Nature Conservancy; $2,930,000 to 
9.12 	The Trust for Public Land; and $564,000 
9.13 	to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
9.14 	$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
9.15 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund, 
9.16 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
9.17 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Annual income 
9.19 	statements and balance sheets for income 
9.20 	and expenses from land acquired in fee with 
9.21 	this appropriation and not transferred to 
9.22 	state or local government ownership must 
9.23 	be submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
9.24 	Heritage Council. A list of proposed land 
9.25 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.26 	required accomplishment plan.

9.27	(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase IV
					
9.28 	$1,840,000 the second year is to the 
9.29 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.30 	acquire forest, wetland, and shoreline 
9.31 	habitat through working forest permanent 
9.32 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
9.33 	forests for the future program pursuant 
9.34 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. 
9.35 	A conservation easement acquired with 
9.36 	money appropriated under this paragraph 
10.1 	must comply with Minnesota Statutes, 
10.2 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13. The 
10.3 	accomplishment plan must include an 
10.4 	easement monitoring and enforcement 
10.5 	plan. Of this amount, up to $25,000 is to 
10.6 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
10.7 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
10.8 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
10.10 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.11 	part of the final report.

10.12
10.13	(f) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County - 
Phase VII
					
10.14 	$500,000 the second year is to the 
10.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.16 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
10.17 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
10.18 	habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. 
10.19 	A list of proposed land acquisitions 
10.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.21 	accomplishment plan.

10.22	(g) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase III
					
10.23 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
10.24 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.25 	lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes 
10.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.27 	subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
10.28 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.29 	required accomplishment plan.

10.30
10.31	(h) Forest Habitat Protection Revolving 
Account
					
10.32 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
10.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.34 	lands in fee and permanent conservation 
10.35 	easements for wildlife habitat purposes, 
11.1 	for forest consolidation and connective 
11.2 	corridor purposes, or to prevent forest 
11.3 	fragmentation under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.4 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7. Proceeds 
11.5 	from any subsequent sale of lands acquired 
11.6 	with this appropriation must be used for the 
11.7 	purposes of this appropriation. Any sale 
11.8 	proceeds remaining unused upon close of the 
11.9 	appropriation availability must be returned to 
11.10 	the outdoor heritage fund. A list of proposed 
11.11 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
11.12 	the required accomplishment plan. Unless 
11.13 	otherwise provided, this appropriation is 
11.14 	available until June 30, 2022. For acquisition 
11.15 	of real property, this appropriation is 
11.16 	available until June 30, 2023, if a binding 
11.17 	agreement with a landowner or purchase 
11.18 	agreement is entered into by June 30, 
11.19 	2022, and closed no later than June 30, 
11.20 	2023. Of this amount, up to $50,000 is to 
11.21 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
11.22 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
11.23 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.25 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.26 	part of the final report.

11.27
11.28	(i) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
11.29 	$412,000 the second year is to the 
11.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.31 	agreement with the National Audubon 
11.32 	Society to restore and enhance floodplain 
11.33 	forest habitat for wildlife on public 
11.34 	lands along the Mississippi River. A 
11.35 	list of restorations and enhancements 
12.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.2 	accomplishment plan.

12.3
12.4	(j) Protecting Forest Wildlife Habitat in the 
Wild Rice River Watershed
					
12.5 	$2,188,000 the second year is to the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
12.7 	lands in fee in Clearwater County to be 
12.8 	managed as a unit of the outdoor recreation 
12.9 	system under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
12.10 	86A. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
12.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.12 	accomplishment plan.

12.13	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		-0-		
31,055,000

12.14
12.15	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
12.16 	$5,650,000 the second year is to the 
12.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.18 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
12.19 	in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and 
12.20 	grasslands to be designated and managed as 
12.21 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
12.22 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
12.23 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
12.24 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
12.25 	required accomplishment plan.

12.26
12.27	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase V
					
12.28 	$5,801,000 the second year is to the 
12.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.30 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
12.31 	in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, 
12.32 	and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
12.33 	management purposes under Minnesota 
12.34 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
13.1 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
13.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.3	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII
					
13.4 	$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board 
13.5 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands 
13.6 	in permanent conservation easements and 
13.7 	to restore wetlands and native grassland 
13.8 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.9 	103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is 
13.10 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
13.11 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.12 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.13 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.14 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.15 	part of the final report.

13.16
13.17	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - 
Phase II
					
13.18 	$1,629,000 the second year is to the 
13.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.20 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.21 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.22 	in high-priority wetland habitat complexes 
13.23 	in the prairie and forest/prairie transition 
13.24 	regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to 
13.25 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund, 
13.26 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
13.29 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
13.30 	part of the final report.

13.31
13.32	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase VIII
					
13.33 	$2,167,000 the second year is to the 
13.34 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
13.35 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.1 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.2 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.3 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.4	(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II
					
14.5 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
14.6 	commissioner of natural resources to modify 
14.7 	the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat 
14.8 	management and to return the historic outlet 
14.9 	of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.

14.10	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-		
29,138,000

14.11
14.12	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat Protection - Phase 
VIII
					
14.13 	$1,578,000 the second year is to the 
14.14 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.15 	land in fee and permanent conservation 
14.16 	easements for aquatic management purposes 
14.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
14.18 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire 
14.19 	permanent conservation easements under 
14.20 	the Minnesota forests for the future 
14.21 	program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
14.22 	section 84.66, and to restore and enhance 
14.23 	aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. 
14.24 	Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to 
14.25 	establish a monitoring and enforcement 
14.26 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
14.27 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
14.28 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
14.29 	proposed land acquisitions, conservation 
14.30 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
14.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
14.32 	accomplishment plan.

14.33	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase VII
					
14.34 	$4,000,000 the second year is to the 
14.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.1 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.2 	permanent conservation easements and 
15.3 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
15.4 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.5 	and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan 
15.6 	area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota 
15.7 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, 
15.8 	Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi 
15.9 	River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening; 
15.10 	$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and 
15.11 	$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
15.12 	which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
15.13 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
15.14 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
15.15 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.16 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
15.17 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
15.18 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.19 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.20
15.21	(c) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase II
					
15.22 	$2,105,000 the second year is to the 
15.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.24 	agreements to acquire lands in fee in the 
15.25 	Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements 
15.26 	as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi 
15.27 	Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to 
15.28 	The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000 
15.29 	the second year is to the Board of Water 
15.30 	and Soil Resources to acquire permanent 
15.31 	conservation easements and to restore 
15.32 	wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is 
15.33 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
15.34 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
15.35 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.36 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.1 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.2 	required accomplishment plan.

16.3
16.4	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase II
					
16.5 	$1,425,000 the second year is to the 
16.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.7 	agreements with the Leech Lake Area 
16.8 	Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land 
16.9 	Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent 
16.10 	conservation easements to sustain healthy 
16.11 	fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin, 
16.12 	Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties 
16.13 	as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area 
16.14 	Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to 
16.15 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
16.16 	$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
16.17 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
16.18 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.19 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.21 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
16.22 	the required accomplishment plan.

16.23
16.24
16.25	(e) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
VIII
					
16.26 	$1,975,000 the second year is to the 
16.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.28 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
16.29 	to restore or enhance habitat for trout and 
16.30 	other species in and along cold water rivers, 
16.31 	lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
16.32 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
16.33 	must be provided as part of the required 
16.34 	accomplishment plan.

16.35	(f) DNR Stream Habitat
					
17.1 	$2,074,000 the second year is to the 
17.2 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.3 	and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage, 
17.4 	degraded streams, and critical aquatic species 
17.5 	habitat. A list of proposed land restorations 
17.6 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
17.7 	of the required accomplishment plan.

17.8
17.9	(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - 
Phase III
					
17.10 	$2,707,000 the second year is to the 
17.11 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.12 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River 
17.13 	estuary. A list of proposed restorations 
17.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.15 	accomplishment plan.

17.16	(h) Sand Hill River Fish Passage - Phase II
					
17.17 	$828,000 the second year is to the 
17.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.19 	an agreement with the Sand Hill River 
17.20 	Watershed District, in cooperation with 
17.21 	the Department of Natural Resources and 
17.22 	Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and 
17.23 	enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand 
17.24 	Hill River watershed. A list of proposed 
17.25 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
17.26 	required accomplishment plan.

17.27
17.28	(i) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase V
					
17.29 	$1,200,000 the second year is to the 
17.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.31 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
17.32 	Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore, 
17.33 	and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
17.34 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
17.35 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.2 	accomplishment plan.

18.3	(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation
					
18.4 	$2,763,000 the second year is to the 
18.5 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
18.6 	land in fee and permanent conservation 
18.7 	easements for wildlife management purposes 
18.8 	in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.9 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore 
18.10 	and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of 
18.11 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
18.12 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
18.13 	of the required accomplishment plan.

18.14
18.15
18.16	(k) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - 
Phase VIII
					
18.17 	$7,438,000 the second year is to the 
18.18 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
18.19 	program to provide competitive, matching 
18.20 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
18.21 	state, and national organizations for 
18.22 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
18.23 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or 
18.24 	wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
18.25 	$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
18.26 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
18.27 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made 
18.28 	for activities required to fulfill the duties 
18.29 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
18.30 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
18.31 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
18.32 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
18.33 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, 
18.34 	$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
18.35 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
18.36 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
19.1 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
19.2 	Grants may not be used to establish easement 
19.3 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
19.4 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
19.5 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
19.6 	by law. The program must require a match 
19.7 	of at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
19.8 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
19.9 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
19.10 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
19.11 	provide a separate, simplified application 
19.12 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
19.13 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
19.14 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
19.15 	give priority to organizations that have a 
19.16 	history of receiving or a charter to receive 
19.17 	private contributions for local conservation 
19.18 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee 
19.19 	or a conservation easement, priority must be 
19.20 	given to projects associated with or within 
19.21 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
19.22 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.23 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
19.24 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
19.25 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
19.26 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.27 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
19.28 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
19.29 	must be on land permanently protected by 
19.30 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
19.31 	maintenance and protection of restored 
19.32 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
19.33 	easement, by public ownership, or in public 
19.34 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
19.35 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
19.36 	must be given to restoration and enhancement 
20.1 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
20.2 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
20.3 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
20.4 	This appropriation is available until June 
20.5 	30, 2020. No less than five percent of the 
20.6 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
20.7 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
20.8 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
20.9 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
20.10 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
20.11 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
20.12 	provide notice of the grant program in 
20.13 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
20.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
20.15 	subdivision 2.

20.16	Subd. 6.Administration
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		275,000

20.17	(a) Contract Management
					
20.18 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
20.19 	commissioner of natural resources for 
20.20 	contract management duties assigned in this 
20.21 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
20.22 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
20.23 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
20.24 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
20.25 	The accomplishment plan must include 
20.26 	a copy of the grant contract template 
20.27 	and reimbursement manual. No money 
20.28 	may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams 
20.29 	Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the 
20.30 	accomplishment plan.

20.31	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
20.32 	$125,000 the second year is to the 
20.33 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.34 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
20.35 	15 restoration and enhancement evaluations 
21.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.2 	subdivision 10.

21.3	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
21.4 	Money appropriated in this section may 
21.5 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
21.6 	directly related to and necessary for a 
21.7 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
21.8 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
21.9 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
21.10 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
21.11 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
21.12 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
21.13 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation.  
21.14 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
21.15 	in this section are available until June 30, 
21.16 	2019. For acquisition of real property, the 
21.17 	amounts in this section are available until 
21.18 	June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a 
21.19 	landowner or purchase agreement is entered 
21.20 	into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later 
21.21 	than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration 
21.22 	or enhancement are available until June 
21.23 	30, 2021, or five years after acquisition, 
21.24 	whichever is later, in order to complete initial 
21.25 	restoration or enhancement work. If a project 
21.26 	receives at least 15 percent of its funding 
21.27 	from federal funds, the time period of the 
21.28 	appropriation may be extended to equal the 
21.29 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
21.30 	of six years, provided the federal funding 
21.31 	was confirmed and included in the first draft 
21.32 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated 
21.33 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used to 
21.34 	restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
21.35 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
22.1 	Public use facilities must have a minimal 
22.2 	impact on habitat in acquired lands. 

22.3
22.4	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
22.5 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
22.6 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
22.7 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
22.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.9 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
22.10 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
22.11 	on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of 
22.12 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
22.13 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
22.14 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
22.15 	purposes of administering appropriations 
22.16 	and legislatively authorized agreements paid 
22.17 	out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense 
22.18 	must be considered reimbursable by the 
22.19 	administering agency when the recipient 
22.20 	presents the agency with an invoice, or 
22.21 	binding agreement with the landowner, and 
22.22 	the recipient attests that the goods have 
22.23 	been received or the landowner agreement 
22.24 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
22.25 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
22.26 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
22.27 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.28 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
22.29 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
22.30 	by progress reports approved by the 
22.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.32 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
22.33 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
22.34 	support future management of acquired 
22.35 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
22.36 	advances must be approved as part of the 
23.1 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
23.2 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
23.3 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
23.4 	part of the accomplishment plan.

23.5	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
23.6 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
23.7 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
23.8 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
23.9 	must provide geographic information to the 
23.10 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.11 	for mapping of any lands acquired in fee 
23.12 	with funds appropriated in this section and 
23.13 	open to public taking of fish and game. The 
23.14 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
23.15 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
23.16 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
23.17 	public recreation opportunities. Maps must 
23.18 	include information on and acknowledgment 
23.19 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
23.20 	notation of any restrictions.

23.21
23.22	Subd. 10.RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
Restorations
 					
23.23 	The following appropriations to the Board 
23.24 	of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM 
23.25 	buffers for wildlife and water program 
23.26 	may be used for restoration of lands 
23.27 	acquired by conservation easement with the 
23.28 	appropriations:
23.29 	(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session 
23.30 	chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
23.31 	paragraph (f);
23.32 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 
23.33 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
23.34 	(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 
23.35 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.1 	(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 
24.2 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.3 	(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
24.4 	chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
24.5 	paragraph (c).

24.6
24.7	Subd. 11.Appropriations Contingent Upon 
Audit
 					
24.8 	The appropriations in this section are not 
24.9 	available until the Office of the Legislative 
24.10 	Auditor completes its next financial audit 
24.11 	of the outdoor heritage fund, anticipated to 
24.12 	be completed in 2016, and the legislative 
24.13 	auditor has submitted the report required 
24.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
24.15 	subdivision 11, paragraph (c), listing 
24.16 	noncompliant recipients. A recipient 
24.17 	listed in the report may not receive money 
24.18 	appropriated in this section until the 
24.19 	legislative auditor has removed the recipient 
24.20 	from the list as provided under Minnesota 
24.21 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 11, 
24.22 	paragraph (c).

24.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.24 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams 
24.25 	Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
24.26 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 
24.27 	the Committee on Rules and Administration;
24.28 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
24.29 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
24.30 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
24.31 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
24.32 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
24.33 	house.
24.34 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In 
24.35 	making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee 
25.1 	on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic 
25.2 	balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The 
25.3 	governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
25.4 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience 
25.5 	or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
25.6 	protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and 
25.7 	wildlife.
25.8 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs 
25.9 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
25.10 	finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one 
25.11 	member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
25.12 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve 
25.13 	at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to 
25.14 	serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed 
25.15 	according to the following schedule of terms:
25.16 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
25.17 	Monday in January 2011;
25.18 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
25.19 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
25.20 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
25.21 	the first Monday in January 2011;
25.22 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
25.23 	Monday in January 2013;
25.24 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
25.25 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
25.26 	2013; and
25.27 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
25.28 	the first Monday in January 2013.
25.29 	(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section 
25.30 	15.0575. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the 
25.31 	remainder of the unexpired term.
25.32 	(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
25.33 	Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair, 
25.34 	vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may 
25.35 	convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
26.1 	(h) Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council
26.2 	may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to carry out
26.3 	support the functions of the council. Up to one percent of the money appropriated from the 
26.4 	fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for compensation 
26.5 	and expense reimbursement of council members.

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

26.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
26.8 		Subd. 10.Restoration and enhancements evaluations.  The commissioner of 
26.9 	natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources may must convene a technical 
26.10 	evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative from 
26.11 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the Department of 
26.12 	Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota 
26.13 	State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise in the project 
26.14 	being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical representative from 
26.15 	a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical evaluation panel 
26.16 	may not be associated with the restoration or enhancement, may vary depending upon 
26.17 	the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, 
26.18 	the board and the commissioner may assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to 
26.19 	ten habitat restoration or enhancement projects completed with outdoor heritage funding. 
26.20 	The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and direct 
26.21 	the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations and enhancements relative to 
26.22 	the law, current science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration project 
26.23 	plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
26.24 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings 
26.25 	of the panel and provide a report to the chair of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
26.26 	Council and the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and 
26.27 	finance committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the outdoor 
26.28 	heritage fund. The report shall determine if the restorations and enhancements are meeting 
26.29 	planned goals, any problems with the implementation of restorations and enhancements, 
26.30 	and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations and enhancements. The 
26.31 	report shall be focused on improving future restorations and enhancements. At least 
26.32 	one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund must be 
26.33 	used for restoration and enhancements evaluations under this section.

27.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
27.2 	to read:
27.3 		Subd. 22.Local approval of land acquisitions. A recipient of money appropriated 
27.4 	from the outdoor heritage fund that acquires land in fee title with the appropriation must 
27.5 	receive county approval prior to acquiring the land. The recipient must follow the process 
27.6 	for obtaining county approval under section 97A.145, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

27.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to land 
27.8 	acquired with money appropriated on or after that date.

27.9 	Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
27.10 	is amended to read:

27.11	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		40,948,000
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27.12
27.13
27.14	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
27.15 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
27.16 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
27.17 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
27.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.19 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee 
27.20 	for scientific and natural area purposes 
27.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
27.22 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
27.23 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.24 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
27.25 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
27.28 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
27.29 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
27.30 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

27.31
27.32	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
27.33 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
27.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.1 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
28.2 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
28.3 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.4 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
28.5 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
28.6 	priority must be given to acquisition of 
28.7 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
28.8 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.9 	84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native 
28.10 	prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
28.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
28.12 	accomplishment plan.

28.13
28.14	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
28.15 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
28.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.17 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
28.18 	to acquire native prairie, wetlands, and 
28.19 	savanna and restore and enhance grasslands, 
28.20 	wetlands, and savanna. Subject to evaluation 
28.21 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
28.22 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
28.23 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
28.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
28.25 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
28.26 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
28.27 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
28.28 	with this appropriation must be submitted 
28.29 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
28.30 	Council no later than 180 days following 
28.31 	the close of The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
28.32 	year. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
28.33 	must be provided as part of the required 
28.34 	accomplishment plan and must be consistent 
28.35 	with the priorities identified in the Minnesota 
28.36 	Prairie Conservation Plan.

29.1
29.2	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase V VI
					
29.3 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
29.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.5 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
29.6 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
29.7 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
29.8 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
29.9 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
29.10 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota 
29.11 	for addition to the Northern Tallgrass 
29.12 	Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Subject 
29.13 	to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, 
29.14 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
29.15 	acquisition of lands that are eligible for 
29.16 	the native prairie bank under Minnesota 
29.17 	Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to 
29.18 	protected native prairie. A list of proposed 
29.19 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
29.20 	of the required accomplishment plan and 
29.21 	must be consistent with the priorities in the 
29.22 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

29.23
29.24	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
29.25 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
29.26 	commissioner of natural resources 
29.27 	to implement the Minnesota Prairie 
29.28 	Conservation Plan through the acquisition 
29.29 	of permanent conservation easements to 
29.30 	protect native prairie and grasslands. Up 
29.31 	to $165,000 is for establishing monitoring 
29.32 	and enforcement funds as approved in 
29.33 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
29.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
29.35 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
29.36 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
30.1 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
30.2 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
30.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
30.4 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
30.5 	permanent conservation easements must be 
30.6 	provided as part of the final report. 

30.7
30.8	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase V
					
30.9 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board 
30.10 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
30.11 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
30.12 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
30.13 	water fund riparian buffer program for at 
30.14 	least equal wildlife benefits from buffers 
30.15 	on private land. Up to $72,500 is for 
30.16 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
30.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
30.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
30.20 	conservation easements must be provided as 
30.21 	part of the final report.

30.22
30.23	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase V
					
30.24 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
30.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.26 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
30.27 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
30.28 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
30.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
30.30 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
30.31 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
30.32 	must be given to acquisition of lands that 
30.33 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
30.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
30.35 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
31.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
31.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

31.3
31.4	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
31.5 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
31.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.7 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
31.8 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
31.9 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
31.10 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
31.11 	management purposes under Minnesota 
31.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, 
31.13 	or for designation and management as 
31.14 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
31.15 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
31.16 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
31.17 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
31.18 	required accomplishment plan.

31.19
31.20	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
31.21 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
31.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.23 	agreements to acquire conservation 
31.24 	easements within important bird areas 
31.25 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
31.26 	Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: 
31.27 	$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and 
31.28 	$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
31.29 	which up to $100,000 is for establishing 
31.30 	monitoring and enforcement funds as 
31.31 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
31.32 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
31.34 	conservation easements must be provided as 
31.35 	part of the final report.

32.1
32.2	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
32.3 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
32.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.5 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
32.6 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
32.7 	conservation easement and to `restore river 
32.8 	and related habitat in the Wild Rice River 
32.9 	corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
32.10 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
32.11 	required accomplishment plan.

32.12
32.13	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
32.14 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
32.15 	commissioner of natural resources to 
32.16 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
32.17 	of prairie communities on wildlife 
32.18 	management areas, scientific and natural 
32.19 	areas, state forest land, and land under 
32.20 	native prairie bank easements. A list of 
32.21 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
32.22 	must be provided as part of the required 
32.23 	accomplishment plan.

32.24	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase II
					
32.25 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
32.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
32.28 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
32.29 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
32.30 	must be provided as part of the final report.

32.31 	Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, 
32.32 	is amended to read:

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

32.34	(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase V
					
33.1 	$1,500,000 in the first year is to the 
33.2 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
33.3 	cooperation with the Morrison County Soil 
33.4 	and Water Conservation District to acquire 
33.5 	permanent conservation easements within 
33.6 	the boundaries of the Minnesota National 
33.7 	Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect 
33.8 	forest wildlife habitat. Up to $55,000 is for 
33.9 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
33.10 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
33.11 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
33.12 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
33.13 	permanent conservation easements must be 
33.14 	provided as part of the final report.

33.15
33.16	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase III
					
33.17 	$2,910,000 in the first year is to the 
33.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.19 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
33.20 	acquire land in fee for wildlife management 
33.21 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.22 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land 
33.23 	in fee for scientific and natural areas 
33.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
33.25 	subdivision 5; for state forest purposes 
33.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
33.27 	subdivision 7; and to enhance grasslands, 
33.28 	forest, and savanna. A list of proposed 
33.29 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
33.30 	required accomplishment plan.

33.31
33.32	(c) Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer 
Forestlands - Phase II
					
33.33 	$2,180,000 in the first year is to the 
33.34 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
33.35 	forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena 
33.36 	Counties for wildlife management purposes 
34.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
34.2 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee 
34.3 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.4 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of 
34.5 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
34.6 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

34.7
34.8	(d) Protect Key Forest Lands in Cass County 
- Phase VI
					
34.9 	$442,000 in the first year is to the 
34.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.11 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
34.12 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
34.13 	habitat or to prevent forest fragmentation. 
34.14 	A list of proposed land acquisitions 
34.15 	must be provided as part of the required 
34.16 	accomplishment plan.

34.17
34.18	(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase III
					
34.19 	$1,690,000 in the first year is to the 
34.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.21 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
34.22 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
34.23 	along rivers and lakes in the northern 
34.24 	forest region. Up to $220,000 is for 
34.25 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
34.26 	fund, as approved in the accomplishment 
34.27 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
34.28 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
34.29 	proposed permanent conservation easements 
34.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
34.31 	accomplishment plan. 

34.32	(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership
					
34.33 	$3,002,000 in the first year is to the 
34.34 	commissioner of natural resources to 
34.35 	acquire lands in fee and for permanent 
35.1 	conservation easements in the Mississippi 
35.2 	Headwaters and for agreements as follows: 
35.3 	$1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
35.4 	and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, 
35.5 	of which up to $80,000 is for establishing 
35.6 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
35.7 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
35.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
35.10 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
35.11 	required accomplishment plan.

35.12	(g) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement
					
35.13 	$910,000 in the first year is to the 
35.14 	commissioner of natural resources to 
35.15 	enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. 
35.16 	A list of proposed land enhancements 
35.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
35.18 	accomplishment plan.

35.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.

35.20 	Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, 
35.21 	is amended to read:

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

35.23	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII
					
35.24 	$4,540,000 in the first year is to the 
35.25 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
35.26 	interests in land in fee and permanent 
35.27 	conservation easements for aquatic 
35.28 	management purposes under Minnesota 
35.29 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, 
35.30 	and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in 
35.31 	permanent conservation easements for fish 
35.32 	and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, 
35.33 	section 84.66, and to restore and enhance 
36.1 	aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for 
36.2 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
36.3 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
36.4 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
36.5 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
36.6 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
36.7 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
36.8 	of the required accomplishment plan.

36.9	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI
					
36.10 	$2,000,000 in the first year is to the 
36.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
36.12 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
36.13 	permanent conservation easements and 
36.14 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
36.15 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
36.16 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to 
36.17 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
36.18 	Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the 
36.19 	Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River 
36.20 	Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; 
36.21 	and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land. 
36.22 	Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
36.23 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
36.24 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
36.25 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
36.26 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
36.27 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
36.28 	conservation easements must be provided as 
36.29 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

36.30
36.31
36.32	(c) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
VII
					
36.33 	$1,890,000 in the first year is to the 
36.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.35 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
36.36 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout 
37.1 	and other species in and along coldwater 
37.2 	rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
37.3 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
37.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
37.5 	accomplishment plan.

37.6
37.7	(d) Lake Bemidji South Shore Restoration and 
Enhancement
					
37.8 	$1,650,000 in the first year is to the 
37.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
37.10 	an agreement with the city of Bemidji to 
37.11 	restore and enhance fish habitat on Lake 
37.12 	Bemidji. A list of proposed restorations and 
37.13 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
37.14 	the required accomplishment plan.

37.15	(e) Sand Hill River Fish Passage
					
37.16 	$990,000 in the first year is to the 
37.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
37.18 	an agreement with the Sand Hill River 
37.19 	Watershed District to restore fish habitat 
37.20 	in the Sand Hill River watershed. A list of 
37.21 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
37.22 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

37.23
37.24	(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IV
					
37.25 	$2,414,000 in the first year is to the 
37.26 	commissioner of natural resources for 
37.27 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
37.28 	Watershed District to protect, restore, 
37.29 	and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
37.30 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
37.31 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
37.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
37.33 	accomplishment plan. 

37.34
37.35	(g) Lake Nokomis Integrated Habitat 
Enhancement
					
38.1 	$444,000 in the first year is to the 
38.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
38.3 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
38.4 	Recreation Board to enhance aquatic habitat 
38.5 	on Lake Nokomis. A list of proposed 
38.6 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
38.7 	the required accomplishment plan.

38.8
38.938.10
	(h) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - 
Phase VII
					
38.11 	$8,440,000 in the first year is to the 
38.12 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
38.13 	program to provide competitive, matching 
38.14 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
38.15 	state, and national organizations for 
38.16 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
38.17 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, 
38.18 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, 
38.19 	$3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
38.20 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
38.21 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made 
38.22 	for activities required to fulfill the duties 
38.23 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
38.24 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
38.25 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
38.26 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
38.27 	$575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 
38.28 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
38.29 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
38.30 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in 
38.31 	land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
38.32 	may not be used to establish easement 
38.33 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
38.34 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
38.35 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
38.36 	by law. The program must require a match 
39.1 	of at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
39.2 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
39.3 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
39.4 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
39.5 	provide a separate, simplified application 
39.6 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
39.7 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
39.8 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
39.9 	give priority to organizations that have a 
39.10 	history of receiving or a charter to receive 
39.11 	private contributions for local conservation 
39.12 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
39.13 	conservation easement, priority must be 
39.14 	given to projects associated with or within 
39.15 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
39.16 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.17 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
39.18 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
39.19 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
39.20 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.21 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
39.22 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
39.23 	must be on land permanently protected by 
39.24 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
39.25 	maintenance and protection of restored 
39.26 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
39.27 	easement, or by public ownership or in 
39.28 	public waters as defined in Minnesota 
39.29 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 
39.30 	15. Priority must be given to restoration 
39.31 	and enhancement projects on public lands. 
39.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
39.33 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
39.34 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
39.35 	available until June 30, 2018 2019. No less 
39.36 	than five percent of the amount of each grant 
40.1 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
40.2 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
40.3 	accomplishment report by the deadline and 
40.4 	in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to 
40.5 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
40.6 	The commissioner shall provide notice of 
40.7 	the grant program in the game and fish law 
40.8 	summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.9 	section 97A.051, subdivision 2.

40.10 	ARTICLE 2
40.11 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

40.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is 
40.13 	amended to read:
40.14 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding 
40.15 	from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to 
40.16 	support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program 
40.17 	receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as 
40.18 	defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the 
40.19 	results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate 
40.20 	state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration 
40.21 	of historical significance.
40.22 	(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits 
40.23 	across all regions and residents of the state.
40.24 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and 
40.25 	trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
40.26 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
40.27 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
40.28 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
40.29 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required 
40.30 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
40.31 	(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to 
40.32 	section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process 
40.33 	for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals 
40.34 	involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
41.1 	(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located 
41.2 	in Minnesota.
41.3 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and 
41.4 	trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
41.5 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
41.6 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
41.7 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
41.8 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
41.9 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
41.10 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
41.11 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a 
41.12 	state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as 
41.13 	well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
41.14 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
41.15 	recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or 
41.16 	regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be 
41.17 	listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy 
41.18 	funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient 
41.19 	from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the 
41.20 	list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient 
41.21 	demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
41.22 	(h) Any entity requesting funding from the legislature for an appropriation from the 
41.23 	parks and trails fund must inform the legislature if the entity funded the same project 
41.24 	or program, or a similar project or program, after 2006 and how the previous project 
41.25 	or program was funded.

41.26 	ARTICLE 3
41.27 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

41.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, 
41.29 	is amended to read:
41.30 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural 
41.31 	heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve 
41.32 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from 
41.33 	the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for 
41.34 	measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current 
42.1 	scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art 
42.2 	technology when appropriate.
42.3 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire 
42.4 	project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for 
42.5 	the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the 
42.6 	entire project will be completed.
42.7 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits 
42.8 	across all regions and residents of the state.
42.9 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and 
42.10 	cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or 
42.11 	programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 
42.12 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 
42.13 	as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 
42.14 	Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 
42.15 	required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
42.16 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented 
42.17 	according to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for 
42.18 	grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively 
42.19 	awarded.
42.20 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located 
42.21 	in Minnesota.
42.22 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
42.23 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
42.24 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
42.25 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
42.26 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
42.27 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
42.28 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
42.29 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
42.30 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
42.31 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
42.32 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
42.33 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
42.34 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
42.35 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
42.36 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
43.1 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
43.2 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
43.3 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until 
43.4 	the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
43.5 	(i) Any entity requesting funding from the legislature for an appropriation from the 
43.6 	arts and cultural heritage fund must inform the legislature if the entity funded the same 
43.7 	project or program, or a similar project or program, after 2006 and how the previous 
43.8 	project or program was funded.

43.9 	Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3, 
43.10 	is amended to read:

43.11	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		26,819,000
		31,312,000
	
43.12 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
43.13 	the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, 
43.14 	arts education, arts preservation, and arts 
43.15 	access. Grant agreements entered into 
43.16 	by the Minnesota State Arts Board and 
43.17 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
43.18 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
43.19 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
43.20 	traditional sources of funding. Each grant 
43.21 	program established within this appropriation 
43.22 	must be separately administered from other 
43.23 	state appropriations for program planning 
43.24 	and outcome measurements, but may take 
43.25 	into consideration other state resources 
43.26 	awarded in the selection of applicants and 
43.27 	grant award size.

43.28	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
43.29 	$21,155,000 the first year and $25,350,000 
43.30 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
43.31 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
43.32 	producing, preserving, and presenting 
43.33 	high-quality arts activities; to overcome 
43.34 	barriers to accessing high-quality arts 
44.1 	activities; for the preservation and 
44.2 	conservation of art and artifacts; and to instill 
44.3 	the arts into the community and public life 
44.4 	in this state.

44.5	(c) Arts Education
					
44.6 	$4,248,000 the first year and $4,472,000 
44.7 	the second year are for high-quality, 
44.8 	age-appropriate arts education for 
44.9 	Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
44.10 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
44.11 	arts.

44.12	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
44.13 	$1,416,000 the first year and $1,490,000 the 
44.14 	second year are for events and activities that 
44.15 	represent the diverse cultural arts traditions, 
44.16 	including folk and traditional artists and art 
44.17 	organizations, represented in this state.
44.18 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
44.19 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
44.20 	board for administering grant programs, 
44.21 	delivering technical services, providing 
44.22 	fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and 
44.23 	ensuring accountability.
44.24 	(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total 
44.25 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
44.26 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
44.27 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
44.28 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
44.29 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
44.30 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
44.31 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
44.32 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
44.33 	regions of the state.
45.1 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
45.2 	under this section in the first year does not 
45.3 	cancel, but is available for the second year 
45.4 	of the biennium.
45.5 	(h) When making grants under this 
45.6 	appropriation, the Minnesota State Arts 
45.7 	Board and the regional arts council must 
45.8 	consider grants to organizations who 
45.9 	preserve and maintain art and artifacts, or 
45.10 	who provide support, education, or training 
45.11 	for the preservation and conservation of art 
45.12 	and artifacts, including grants to the Midwest 
45.13 	Art Conservation Center.