1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund 
1.3 	and clean water fund; modifying Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
1.4 	provisions; modifying legacy funds provisions; modifying prior appropriations;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 10; 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 85.53, subdivision 2; 129D.17, 
1.7 	subdivision 2; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, sections 3; 5; 
1.8 	7, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6, as amended; 7; 
1.9 	8; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 
1.10 	3, 5; article 2, sections 3; 5; 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	ARTICLE 1
1.13 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.14	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.16 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.17 	outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" 
1.18 	and "2017" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for 
1.19 	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is 
1.20 	fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 
1.21 	2016 and 2017. The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.23				Available for the Year
	
1.24				Ending June 30
	
1.25					2016
		2017

1.26	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$	
109,847,000
	
2.2 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.3 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.4 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.5 	following subdivisions. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.10
7.11	(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
7.12 	$1,208,000 the second year is to the 
7.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.14 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
7.15 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti, 
7.16 	Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as 
7.17 	follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation 
7.18 	District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks 
7.19 	and Recreation Department; $813,000 to 
7.20 	Great 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-
		18,379,000

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 	$3,570,000 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 for an 
12.7 	agreement with the White Earth Band of 
12.8 	Ojibwe to acquire lands in fee in Clearwater 
12.9 	County to be managed for wildlife habitat 
12.10 	purposes. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
12.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.12 	accomplishment plan. As a condition of 
12.13 	receiving the grant under this paragraph, the 
12.14 	White Earth Band of Ojibwe shall:
12.15 	(1) ensure that current access roads and trails 
12.16 	on the property are maintained and open to 
12.17 	continue the current access to adjoining lands;
12.18 	(2) ensure that the property remains open to 
12.19 	hunting and fishing for individuals of the 
12.20 	public who are not members of a federally 
12.21 	recognized tribe in a manner consistent with 
12.22 	current law; and
12.23 	(3) not transfer fee interest in whole or in part 
12.24 	to the United States either directly or through 
12.25 	an intermediary in trust for the White Earth 
12.26 	Band of Ojibwe.
12.27 	Failure to comply with the provisions of 
12.28 	this paragraph shall trigger the reversion 
12.29 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.30 	97A.056, subdivision 15.

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

12.32
12.33	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
12.34 	$5,650,000 the second year is to the 
12.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.1 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
13.2 	in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and 
13.3 	grasslands to be designated and managed as 
13.4 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
13.5 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
13.6 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
13.7 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
13.8 	required accomplishment plan.

13.913.10
	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase V
					
13.11 	$5,801,000 the second year is to the 
13.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.13 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
13.14 	in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, 
13.15 	and land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife 
13.16 	management purposes under Minnesota 
13.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list 
13.18 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
13.19 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.20	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII
					
13.21 	$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board 
13.22 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands 
13.23 	in permanent conservation easements and 
13.24 	to restore wetlands and native grassland 
13.25 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.26 	103F.515. Of this amount, up to $195,000 is 
13.27 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
13.28 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.29 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.30 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.31 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.32 	part of the final report.

13.33
13.34	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - 
Phase II
					
14.1 	$1,629,000 the second year is to the 
14.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.3 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.4 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.5 	in high-priority wetland habitat complexes 
14.6 	in the prairie and forest/prairie transition 
14.7 	regions. Of this amount, up to $180,000 is to 
14.8 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund, 
14.9 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
14.10 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.11 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.12 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
14.13 	part of the final report.

14.14
14.15	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase VIII
					
14.16 	$2,167,000 the second year is to the 
14.17 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.18 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.19 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.20 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.21 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.22	(f) Marsh Lake - Phase II
					
14.23 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
14.24 	commissioner of natural resources to modify 
14.25 	the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat 
14.26 	management and to return the historic outlet 
14.27 	of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.

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

14.29
14.30	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat Protection - Phase 
VIII
					
14.31 	$1,578,000 the second year is to the 
14.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.33 	land in fee and permanent conservation 
14.34 	easements for aquatic management purposes 
14.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
15.1 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire 
15.2 	permanent conservation easements under 
15.3 	the Minnesota forests for the future 
15.4 	program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.5 	section 84.66, and to restore and enhance 
15.6 	aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. 
15.7 	Of this amount, up to $153,000 is to 
15.8 	establish a monitoring and enforcement 
15.9 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
15.10 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.11 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
15.12 	proposed land acquisitions, conservation 
15.13 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
15.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.15 	accomplishment plan.

15.16	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase VII
					
15.17 	$4,000,000 the second year is to the 
15.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.19 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.20 	permanent conservation easements and 
15.21 	to restore and enhance natural systems 
15.22 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.23 	and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan 
15.24 	area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota 
15.25 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, 
15.26 	Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi 
15.27 	River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening; 
15.28 	$800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and 
15.29 	$1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
15.30 	which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
15.31 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
15.32 	fund as approved in the accomplishment 
15.33 	plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
15.34 	section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of 
15.35 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
16.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
16.2 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

16.3
16.4	(c) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase II
					
16.5 	$2,105,000 the second year is to the 
16.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.7 	agreements to acquire lands in fee in the 
16.8 	Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements 
16.9 	as follows: $76,000 to the Mississippi 
16.10 	Headwaters Board; and $2,029,000 to 
16.11 	The Trust for Public Land. $1,045,000 
16.12 	the second year is to the Board of Water 
16.13 	and Soil Resources to acquire permanent 
16.14 	conservation easements and to restore 
16.15 	wildlife habitat, of which up to $78,000 is 
16.16 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
16.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.20 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.21 	required accomplishment plan.

16.22
16.23	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase II
					
16.24 	$1,425,000 the second year is to the 
16.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.26 	agreements with the Leech Lake Area 
16.27 	Watershed Foundation and Minnesota Land 
16.28 	Trust to acquire land in fee and permanent 
16.29 	conservation easements to sustain healthy 
16.30 	fish habitat on cold water lakes in Aitkin, 
16.31 	Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard Counties 
16.32 	as follows: $480,000 to Leech Lake Area 
16.33 	Watershed Foundation; and $945,000 to 
16.34 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
16.35 	$180,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
16.36 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
17.1 	as approved in the accomplishment plan 
17.2 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.3 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
17.4 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
17.5 	the required accomplishment plan.

17.6
17.7
17.8	(e) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
VIII
					
17.9 	$1,975,000 the second year is to the 
17.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.11 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
17.12 	to restore or enhance habitat for trout and 
17.13 	other species in and along cold water rivers, 
17.14 	lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
17.15 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
17.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.17 	accomplishment plan.

17.18	(f) DNR Stream Habitat
					
17.19 	$2,074,000 the second year is to the 
17.20 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.21 	and enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage, 
17.22 	degraded streams, and critical aquatic species 
17.23 	habitat. A list of proposed land restorations 
17.24 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
17.25 	of the required accomplishment plan.

17.26
17.27	(g) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - 
Phase III
					
17.28 	$2,707,000 the second year is to the 
17.29 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.30 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River 
17.31 	estuary. A list of proposed restorations 
17.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.33 	accomplishment plan.

17.34	(h) Sand Hill River Fish Passage - Phase II
					
18.1 	$828,000 the second year is to the 
18.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
18.3 	an agreement with the Sand Hill River 
18.4 	Watershed District, in cooperation with 
18.5 	the Department of Natural Resources and 
18.6 	Army Corps of Engineers, to restore and 
18.7 	enhance fish passage and habitat in the Sand 
18.8 	Hill River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.9 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
18.10 	required accomplishment plan.

18.11
18.12	(i) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase V
					
18.13 	$1,200,000 the second year is to the 
18.14 	commissioner of natural resources for 
18.15 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
18.16 	Watershed District to acquire in fee, restore, 
18.17 	and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell 
18.18 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.19 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.21 	accomplishment plan.

18.22	(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation
					
18.23 	$2,763,000 the second year is to the 
18.24 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
18.25 	land in fee and permanent conservation 
18.26 	easements for wildlife management purposes 
18.27 	in Roseau County under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.28 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, to restore 
18.29 	and enhance wildlife habitat. A list of 
18.30 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
18.31 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
18.32 	of the required accomplishment plan.

18.33
18.34
18.35	(k) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - 
Phase VIII
					
19.1 	$7,438,000 the second year is to the 
19.2 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
19.3 	program to provide competitive, matching 
19.4 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
19.5 	state, and national organizations for 
19.6 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
19.7 	wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or 
19.8 	wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
19.9 	$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
19.10 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
19.11 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made 
19.12 	for activities required to fulfill the duties 
19.13 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
19.14 	easements. Grants shall not be made from the 
19.15 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
19.16 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
19.17 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, 
19.18 	$588,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
19.19 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
19.20 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
19.21 	in land. Easements must be permanent. 
19.22 	Grants may not be used to establish easement 
19.23 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
19.24 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
19.25 	the open season unless otherwise provided 
19.26 	by law. The program must require a match 
19.27 	of at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
19.28 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
19.29 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
19.30 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
19.31 	provide a separate, simplified application 
19.32 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
19.33 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
19.34 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
19.35 	give priority to organizations that have a 
19.36 	history of receiving or a charter to receive 
20.1 	private contributions for local conservation 
20.2 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee 
20.3 	or a conservation easement, priority must be 
20.4 	given to projects associated with or within 
20.5 	one mile of existing wildlife management 
20.6 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.7 	86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural 
20.8 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
20.9 	84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic 
20.10 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.11 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. 
20.12 	All restoration or enhancement projects 
20.13 	must be on land permanently protected by 
20.14 	a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual 
20.15 	maintenance and protection of restored 
20.16 	and enhanced habitat, by a conservation 
20.17 	easement, by public ownership, or in public 
20.18 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
20.19 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
20.20 	must be given to restoration and enhancement 
20.21 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
20.22 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
20.23 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
20.24 	This appropriation is available until June 
20.25 	30, 2020. No less than five percent of the 
20.26 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
20.27 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
20.28 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
20.29 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
20.30 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
20.31 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
20.32 	provide notice of the grant program in 
20.33 	the game and fish law summary prepared 
20.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, 
20.35 	subdivision 2.

20.36	Subd. 6.Administration
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		275,000

21.1	(a) Contract Management
					
21.2 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
21.3 	commissioner of natural resources for 
21.4 	contract management duties assigned in this 
21.5 	section. The commissioner shall provide an 
21.6 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
21.7 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.8 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
21.9 	The accomplishment plan must include 
21.10 	a copy of the grant contract template 
21.11 	and reimbursement manual. No money 
21.12 	may be expended prior to Lessard-Sams 
21.13 	Outdoor Heritage Council approval of the 
21.14 	accomplishment plan.

21.15	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
21.16 	$125,000 the second year is to the 
21.17 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
21.18 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
21.19 	15 restoration and enhancement evaluations 
21.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.21 	subdivision 10.

21.22	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
21.23 	Money appropriated in this section may 
21.24 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
21.25 	directly related to and necessary for a 
21.26 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
21.27 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
21.28 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
21.29 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
21.30 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
21.31 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
21.32 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation.  
21.33 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
21.34 	in this section are available until June 30, 
22.1 	2019. For acquisition of real property, the 
22.2 	amounts in this section are available until 
22.3 	June 30, 2020, if a binding agreement with a 
22.4 	landowner or purchase agreement is entered 
22.5 	into by June 30, 2019, and closed no later 
22.6 	than June 30, 2020. Funds for restoration 
22.7 	or enhancement are available until June 
22.8 	30, 2021, or five years after acquisition, 
22.9 	whichever is later, in order to complete initial 
22.10 	restoration or enhancement work. If a project 
22.11 	receives at least 15 percent of its funding 
22.12 	from federal funds, the time period of the 
22.13 	appropriation may be extended to equal the 
22.14 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
22.15 	of six years, provided the federal funding 
22.16 	was confirmed and included in the first draft 
22.17 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated 
22.18 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used to 
22.19 	restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
22.20 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
22.21 	Public use facilities must have a minimal 
22.22 	impact on habitat in acquired lands. 

22.23
22.24	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
22.25 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
22.26 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
22.27 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
22.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.29 	16A.41, expenditures directly related 
22.30 	to each appropriation's purpose made 
22.31 	on or after July 1, 2016, or the date of 
22.32 	accomplishment plan approval, whichever is 
22.33 	later, are eligible for reimbursement unless 
22.34 	otherwise provided in this section. For the 
22.35 	purposes of administering appropriations 
22.36 	and legislatively authorized agreements paid 
23.1 	out of the outdoor heritage fund, an expense 
23.2 	must be considered reimbursable by the 
23.3 	administering agency when the recipient 
23.4 	presents the agency with an invoice, or 
23.5 	binding agreement with the landowner, and 
23.6 	the recipient attests that the goods have 
23.7 	been received or the landowner agreement 
23.8 	is binding. Periodic reimbursement must 
23.9 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
23.10 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
23.11 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
23.12 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
23.13 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
23.14 	by progress reports approved by the 
23.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
23.16 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
23.17 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
23.18 	support future management of acquired 
23.19 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
23.20 	advances must be approved as part of the 
23.21 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
23.22 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
23.23 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
23.24 	part of the accomplishment plan.

23.25	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
23.26 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
23.27 	in this section, as well as each recipient of 
23.28 	a grant awarded pursuant to this section, 
23.29 	must provide geographic information to the 
23.30 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.31 	for mapping of any lands acquired in fee 
23.32 	with funds appropriated in this section and 
23.33 	open to public taking of fish and game. The 
23.34 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
23.35 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
23.36 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
24.1 	public recreation opportunities. Maps must 
24.2 	include information on and acknowledgment 
24.3 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
24.4 	notation of any restrictions.

24.5
24.6	Subd. 10.RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
Restorations
 					
24.7 	The following appropriations to the Board 
24.8 	of Water and Soil Resources for the RIM 
24.9 	buffers for wildlife and water program 
24.10 	may be used for restoration of lands 
24.11 	acquired by conservation easement with the 
24.12 	appropriations:
24.13 	(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session 
24.14 	chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
24.15 	paragraph (f);
24.16 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 
24.17 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
24.18 	(3) Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 
24.19 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e);
24.20 	(4) Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 
24.21 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and
24.22 	(5) Laws 2011, First Special Session 
24.23 	chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
24.24 	paragraph (c).

24.25	Subd. 11.Carryforward of Appropriation
 					
24.26 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
24.27 	Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 
24.28 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Habitat 
24.29 	Protection in Dakota County - Phase IV is 
24.30 	extended to June 30, 2017.
24.31 	(b) Paragraph (a) is effective the day 
24.32 	following final enactment.

24.33 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.1 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams 
25.2 	Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
25.3 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 
25.4 	the Committee on Rules and Administration;
25.5 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
25.6 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
25.7 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
25.8 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
25.9 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
25.10 	house.
25.11 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In 
25.12 	making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee 
25.13 	on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic 
25.14 	balance, gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The 
25.15 	governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
25.16 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience 
25.17 	or expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
25.18 	protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and 
25.19 	wildlife.
25.20 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs 
25.21 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
25.22 	finance or their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one 
25.23 	member from the minority party of the house of representatives.
25.24 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve 
25.25 	at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to 
25.26 	serve until their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed 
25.27 	according to the following schedule of terms:
25.28 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
25.29 	Monday in January 2011;
25.30 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
25.31 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 2011;
25.32 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
25.33 	the first Monday in January 2011;
25.34 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first 
25.35 	Monday in January 2013;
26.1 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
26.2 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
26.3 	2013; and
26.4 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending 
26.5 	the first Monday in January 2013.
26.6 	(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section 
26.7 	15.0575. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the 
26.8 	remainder of the unexpired term.
26.9 	(g) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
26.10 	Coordinating Commission no later than December 1, 2008. Members shall elect a chair, 
26.11 	vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the council. The chair may 
26.12 	convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
26.13 	(h) Upon coordination with The Legislative Coordinating Commission, the council
26.14 	may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract with consultants as necessary to carry out
26.15 	support the functions of the council. The council has final approval authority for the 
26.16 	hiring of a candidate for executive director. Up to one percent of the money appropriated 
26.17 	from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of the council and for 
26.18 	compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30.930.10
	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase V
					
30.11 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board 
30.12 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
30.13 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
30.14 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
30.15 	water fund riparian buffer program for at 
30.16 	least equal wildlife benefits from buffers 
30.17 	on private land. Up to $72,500 is for 
30.18 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
30.19 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
30.20 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.21 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
30.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
30.23 	part of the final report.

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

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

31.20
31.21	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
31.22 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
31.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.24 	agreements to acquire conservation 
31.25 	easements within important bird areas 
31.26 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
31.27 	Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: 
31.28 	$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and 
31.29 	$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
31.30 	which up to $100,000 is for establishing 
31.31 	monitoring and enforcement funds as 
31.32 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
31.33 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.34 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
31.35 	conservation easements must be provided as 
31.36 	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. 6. 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. 7. 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 	CLEAN WATER FUND

40.12 	Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 3, is amended 
40.13 	to read:

40.14
40.15	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	7,700,000
	$
	7,700,000
7,110,000
	
40.16 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
40.17 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
40.18 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
40.19 	water and groundwater and to use data 
40.20 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
40.21 	(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 
40.22 	the second year are to increase monitoring 
40.23 	and evaluate trends in the concentration of 
40.24 	nitrates in groundwater in high-risk areas 
40.25 	and regionally and to promote and evaluate 
40.26 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
40.27 	management practices. This appropriation is 
40.28 	available until June 30, 2016.
40.29 	(c) $4,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 
40.30 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
40.31 	management practices loan program. At 
40.32 	least $3,500,000 the first year and at least 
40.33 	$3,900,000 the second year are for transfer to 
40.34 	the clean water agricultural best management 
41.1 	practices loan account and are available 
41.2 	for pass-through to local governments 
41.3 	and lenders for low-interest loans under 
41.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117. Any 
41.5 	unencumbered balance that is not used for 
41.6 	pass-through to local governments does not 
41.7 	cancel at the end of the first year and is 
41.8 	available for the second year.
41.9 	(d) $775,000 the first year and $775,000
41.10 	$675,000 the second year are for research, 
41.11 	pilot projects, and technical assistance on 
41.12 	proper implementation of best management 
41.13 	practices and more precise information on 
41.14 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
41.15 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
41.16 	2016.
41.17 	(e) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
41.18 	$560,000 the second year are for research 
41.19 	to quantify agricultural contributions to 
41.20 	impaired waters and for development and 
41.21 	evaluation of best management practices to 
41.22 	protect and restore water resources while 
41.23 	maintaining productivity. This appropriation 
41.24 	is available until June 30, 2016.
41.25 	(f) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
41.26 	second year are for a research inventory 
41.27 	database containing water-related research 
41.28 	activities. This appropriation is available 
41.29 	until June 30, 2016.

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

41.31 	Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 5, is amended to 
41.32 	read:

41.33
41.34	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,212,000
	$
	23,558,000
23,400,000
	
42.1 	(a) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
42.2 	$7,485,000 the second year are for 
42.3 	completion of 20 percent of the needed 
42.4 	statewide assessments of surface water 
42.5 	quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000 
42.6 	the first year and $100,000 the second year 
42.7 	are for grants to the Red River Watershed 
42.8 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
42.9 	the existing water quality and watershed 
42.10 	monitoring river watch activities in the 
42.11 	schools in the Red River of the North. The 
42.12 	Red River Watershed Management Board 
42.13 	shall provide a report to the commissioner 
42.14 	of the Pollution Control Agency and the 
42.15 	legislative committees and divisions with 
42.16 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
42.17 	resources finance and policy and the clean 
42.18 	water fund by February 15, 2013, on the 
42.19 	expenditure of these funds.
42.20 	(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
42.21 	$9,261,000 the second year are to develop 
42.22 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies 
42.23 	and TMDL implementation plans for waters 
42.24 	listed on the United States Environmental 
42.25 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
42.26 	list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
42.27 	chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an 
42.28 	average of ten percent of the TMDL's each 
42.29 	year over the biennium.
42.30 	(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
42.31 	the second year are for groundwater 
42.32 	assessment, including enhancing the 
42.33 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, 
42.34 	and continuing to monitor for and assess 
42.35 	contaminants of emerging concern.
43.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
43.2 	the second year are for water quality 
43.3 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
43.4 	and Duluth harbor. This appropriation must 
43.5 	be matched at a rate of 65 percent nonstate 
43.6 	money to 35 percent state money.
43.7 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
43.8 	the second year are for the clean water 
43.9 	partnership program to provide grants 
43.10 	to protect and improve the basins and 
43.11 	watersheds of the state and provide financial 
43.12 	and technical assistance to study waters 
43.13 	with nonpoint source pollution problems. 
43.14 	Priority shall be given to projects preventing 
43.15 	impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, 
43.16 	streams, and groundwater in accordance 
43.17 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, 
43.18 	subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance 
43.19 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
43.20 	and is available for the second year.
43.21 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
43.22 	second year are for storm water research and 
43.23 	guidance.
43.24 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
43.25 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
43.26 	database development.
43.27 	(h) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
43.28 	the second year are for national pollutant 
43.29 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
43.30 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
43.31 	(i) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
43.32 	the second year are transferred to the 
43.33 	commissioner of administration for the 
43.34 	Environmental Quality Board in cooperation 
43.35 	with the United States Geological Survey to 
44.1 	characterize groundwater flow and aquifer 
44.2 	properties in the I-94 corridor in cooperation 
44.3 	with local units of government. This 
44.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2016.
44.5 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $500,000 
44.6 	the second year are for a wild rice standards 
44.7 	study.
44.8 	(k) $862,000 the first year and $708,000
44.9 	$704,000 the second year are for groundwater 
44.10 	protection or prevention of groundwater 
44.11 	degradation activities through enhancing the 
44.12 	county-level delivery system for subsurface 
44.13 	sewage treatment systems (SSTS). The 
44.14 	commissioner shall consult with the SSTS 
44.15 	Compliance Task Force in developing a 
44.16 	distribution allocation for the county base 
44.17 	grants.
44.18 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
44.19 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
44.20 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2013, 
44.21 	as grants or contracts in this section are 
44.22 	available until June 30, 2016.

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

44.24 	Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, as amended by 
44.25 	Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

44.26
44.27	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	27,534,000
	$
	31,734,000
30,662,000
	
44.28 	(a) $13,750,000 the first year and 
44.29 	$15,350,000$14,751,000 the second year are 
44.30 	for pollution reduction and restoration grants 
44.31 	to local government units and joint powers 
44.32 	organizations of local government units to 
44.33 	protect surface water and drinking water; to 
44.34 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
45.1 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, 
45.2 	and streams; and to protect groundwater 
45.3 	and drinking water, including feedlot water 
45.4 	quality and subsurface sewage treatment 
45.5 	system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, 
45.6 	stream channel, and shoreline restoration 
45.7 	projects. The projects must be of long-lasting 
45.8 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
45.9 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
45.10 	or local water management plans.
45.11 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,600,000
45.12 	$3,475,000 the second year are for targeted 
45.13 	local resource protection and enhancement 
45.14 	grants. The board shall give priority 
45.15 	consideration to projects and practices 
45.16 	that complement, supplement, or exceed 
45.17 	current state standards for protection, 
45.18 	enhancement, and restoration of water 
45.19 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that 
45.20 	protect groundwater from degradation. Of 
45.21 	this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is 
45.22 	for county SSTS implementation.
45.23 	(c) $900,000 the first year and $1,200,000
45.24 	$897,000 the second year are to provide state 
45.25 	oversight and accountability, evaluate results, 
45.26 	and develop an electronic system to measure 
45.27 	and track the value of conservation program 
45.28 	implementation by local governments, 
45.29 	including submission to the legislature 
45.30 	by March 1 each year an annual report 
45.31 	prepared by the board, in consultation with 
45.32 	the commissioners of natural resources, 
45.33 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
45.34 	Agency, detailing the recipients and projects 
45.35 	funded under this section. The board shall 
45.36 	require grantees to specify the outcomes that 
46.1 	will be achieved by the grants prior to any 
46.2 	grant awards.
46.3 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
46.4 	the second year are for technical assistance 
46.5 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
46.6 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
46.7 	Work Group, created under Minnesota 
46.8 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
46.9 	to facilitate the installation of conservation 
46.10 	practices on drainage systems that will result 
46.11 	in water quality improvements and evaluate 
46.12 	the outcomes of these installations. The 
46.13 	board shall coordinate practice standards 
46.14 	with the Natural Resources Conservation 
46.15 	Service of the United States Department 
46.16 	of Agriculture and seek to leverage federal 
46.17 	funds as part of conservation drainage 
46.18 	program implementation.
46.19 	(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
46.20 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
46.21 	permanent conservation easements on 
46.22 	riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, 
46.23 	excluding wetlands, to keep water on the 
46.24 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
46.25 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
46.26 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
46.27 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. The 
46.28 	riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet unless 
46.29 	there is a natural impediment, a road, or 
46.30 	other impediment beyond the control of the 
46.31 	landowner. This appropriation may be used 
46.32 	for restoration of riparian buffers protected by 
46.33 	easements purchased with this appropriation 
46.34 	and for stream bank restorations when the 
46.35 	riparian buffers have been restored.
47.1 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $2,300,000 
47.2 	the second year are for permanent 
47.3 	conservation easements on wellhead 
47.4 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
47.5 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
47.6 	(d). Priority must be placed on land that 
47.7 	is located where the vulnerability of the 
47.8 	drinking water supply is designated as high 
47.9 	or very high by the commissioner of health. 
47.10 	The board shall coordinate with the United 
47.11 	States Geological Survey, the commissioners 
47.12 	of health and natural resources, and local 
47.13 	communities contained in the Decorah 
47.14 	and St. Lawrence Edge areas of Winona, 
47.15 	Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha Counties 
47.16 	to obtain easements in identified areas as 
47.17 	having the most vulnerability to groundwater 
47.18 	contamination.
47.19 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
47.20 	$1,455,000 the second year are for 
47.21 	community partners grants to local units of 
47.22 	government for: (1) structural or vegetative 
47.23 	management practices that reduce storm 
47.24 	water runoff from developed or disturbed 
47.25 	lands to reduce the movement of sediment, 
47.26 	nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, 
47.27 	protection, or enhancement of water quality 
47.28 	in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect 
47.29 	groundwater and drinking water; and (2) 
47.30 	installation of proven and effective water 
47.31 	retention practices including, but not 
47.32 	limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated 
47.33 	infiltration basins and sediment control 
47.34 	basins in order to keep water on the land. 
47.35 	The projects must be of long-lasting public 
47.36 	benefit, include a local match, and be 
48.1 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
48.2 	or local water management plans. Local 
48.3 	government unit staff and administration 
48.4 	costs may be used as a match.
48.5 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
48.6 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
48.7 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration 
48.8 	evaluations under Minnesota Statutes, 
48.9 	section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
48.10 	(i) The board shall contract for services 
48.11 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
48.12 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
48.13 	under this section for $500,000 the first year 
48.14 	and $500,000 the second year.
48.15 	(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
48.16 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
48.17 	technical and administrative assistance 
48.18 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
48.19 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
48.20 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
48.21 	identified in local water management plans.
48.22 	(k) The appropriations in this section are 
48.23 	available until June 30, 2016.

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

48.25 	Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

48.26
48.27	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	7,310,000
	$
	7,460,000
7,399,000
	
48.28 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
48.29 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
48.30 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
48.31 	water and groundwater and to use data 
48.32 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
49.1 	(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
49.2 	the second year are to increase monitoring 
49.3 	and evaluate trends in the concentration of 
49.4 	nitrates in groundwater in areas vulnerable 
49.5 	to groundwater degradation, including a 
49.6 	substantial increase of monitoring of private 
49.7 	wells in cooperation with the commissioner 
49.8 	of health, monitoring for pesticides when 
49.9 	nitrates are detected, and promoting and 
49.10 	evaluating regional and crop-specific 
49.11 	nutrient best management practices to 
49.12 	protect groundwater from degradation. 
49.13 	Of this amount, $75,000 may be used for 
49.14 	accelerating the update for the commercial 
49.15 	manure applicator manual. This amount 
49.16 	is to be matched with general funds. This 
49.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, 
49.18 	when the commissioner shall submit a report 
49.19 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
49.20 	of the senate and house of representatives 
49.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
49.22 	over agriculture and environment and 
49.23 	natural resources policy and finance on 
49.24 	the expenditure of these funds, including 
49.25 	the progress in preventing groundwater 
49.26 	degradation and recommendations. By 
49.27 	October 15, 2014, the commissioner shall 
49.28 	submit an interim report to the chairs and 
49.29 	ranking minority members of the senate and 
49.30 	house of representatives committees and 
49.31 	divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture 
49.32 	and environment and natural resources policy 
49.33 	and finance on the expenditure of these 
49.34 	funds, including recommendations.
49.35 	(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
49.36 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
50.1 	management practices loan program. At 
50.2 	least $170,000 each year is for transfer 
50.3 	to an agricultural and environmental 
50.4 	revolving account created under Minnesota 
50.5 	Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5a, 
50.6 	and is available for pass-through to local 
50.7 	government and lenders for low-interest 
50.8 	loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.9 	17.117. Any unencumbered balance 
50.10 	that is not used for pass-through to local 
50.11 	governments does not cancel at the end of the 
50.12 	first year and is available for the second year.
50.13 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
50.14 	the second year are for research, pilot 
50.15 	projects, and technical assistance on 
50.16 	proper implementation of best management 
50.17 	practices and more precise information on 
50.18 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
50.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
50.20 	2018.
50.21 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
50.22 	the second year are for research to quantify 
50.23 	agricultural contributions to impaired waters 
50.24 	and for development and evaluation of 
50.25 	best management practices to protect and 
50.26 	restore water resources while maintaining 
50.27 	productivity. This appropriation is available 
50.28 	until June 30, 2018.
50.29 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $150,000
50.30 	$90,000 the second year are for a research 
50.31 	inventory database containing water-related 
50.32 	research activities. Any information 
50.33 	technology development or support or costs 
50.34 	necessary for this research inventory database 
50.35 	will be incorporated into the agency's service 
51.1 	level agreement with and paid to the Office 
51.2 	of Enterprise Technology. This appropriation 
51.3 	is available until June 30, 2018.
51.4 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
51.5 	the second year are to implement a Minnesota 
51.6 	agricultural water quality certification 
51.7 	program. This appropriation is available 
51.8 	until June 30, 2018.
51.9 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
51.10 	second year are to provide funding for a 
51.11 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
51.12 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
51.13 	(i) $50,000 the first year and $50,000$49,000 
51.14 	the second year are to develop and implement 
51.15 	a comprehensive, up-to-date instruction 
51.16 	system for animal waste technicians who 
51.17 	apply manure to the ground for hire.

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

51.19 	Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:

51.20
51.21	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	28,365,000
	$
	28,265,000
28,010,000
	
51.22 	(a) $7,600,000 the first year and $7,600,000
51.23 	$7,522,000 the second year are for 
51.24 	completion of 20 percent of the needed 
51.25 	statewide assessments of surface water 
51.26 	quality and trends. Of this amount, 
51.27 	$500,000 each year is to monitor and 
51.28 	assess contaminants of emerging concern in 
51.29 	groundwater and surface water, and $100,000 
51.30 	each year is for grants to the Red River 
51.31 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
51.32 	and expand the existing water quality and 
51.33 	watershed monitoring river watch activities 
51.34 	in the schools in the Red River of the North 
52.1 	Watershed. The Red River Watershed 
52.2 	Management Board shall provide a report to 
52.3 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
52.4 	Agency and the legislative committees and 
52.5 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
52.6 	and natural resources finance and policy and 
52.7 	the clean water fund by February 15, 2015, 
52.8 	on the expenditure of these funds.
52.9 	(b) $9,400,000 the first year and $9,400,000
52.10 	$9,323,000 the second year are to develop 
52.11 	watershed restoration and protection 
52.12 	strategies (WRAPS), which include total 
52.13 	maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and 
52.14 	TMDL implementation plans for waters 
52.15 	listed on the Unites States Environmental 
52.16 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
52.17 	list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
52.18 	chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an 
52.19 	average of ten percent of the TMDL's each 
52.20 	year over the biennium.
52.21 	(c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
52.22 	$1,108,000 the second year are for 
52.23 	groundwater assessment, including 
52.24 	enhancing the ambient monitoring network, 
52.25 	modeling, and evaluating trends, including 
52.26 	the reassessment of groundwater that was 
52.27 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to 
52.28 	be contaminated. By January 15, 2016, the 
52.29 	commissioner shall submit a report with 
52.30 	recommendations for reducing or preventing 
52.31 	groundwater degradation from contaminants 
52.32 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
52.33 	of the senate and house of representatives 
52.34 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
52.35 	over environment and natural resources 
52.36 	policy and finance.
53.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
53.2 	the second year are for water quality 
53.3 	improvements in the lower St. Louis River 
53.4 	and Duluth harbor within the St. Louis River 
53.5 	System Area of Concern. This appropriation 
53.6 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
53.7 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
53.8 	(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
53.9 	the second year are for the clean water 
53.10 	partnership program to provide grants 
53.11 	to protect and improve the basins and 
53.12 	watersheds of the state and provide financial 
53.13 	and technical assistance to study waters 
53.14 	with nonpoint source pollution problems. 
53.15 	Priority shall be given to projects preventing 
53.16 	impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, 
53.17 	streams, and groundwater in accordance 
53.18 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, 
53.19 	subdivision 2, clause (4). Any balance 
53.20 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
53.21 	and is available for the second year.
53.22 	(f) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
53.23 	second year are for storm water research and 
53.24 	guidance.
53.25 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000
53.26 	$1,131,000 the second year are for TMDL 
53.27 	research and database development.
53.28 	(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
53.29 	$936,000 the second year are to initiate 
53.30 	development of a multiagency watershed 
53.31 	database reporting portal. Any information 
53.32 	technology development or support or costs 
53.33 	necessary for this research inventory database 
53.34 	will be incorporated into the agency's service 
54.1 	level agreement with and paid to the Office 
54.2 	of Enterprise Technology.
54.3 	(i) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 
54.4 	the second year are for national pollutant 
54.5 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
54.6 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
54.7 	(j) $3,250,000 the first year and $3,650,000 
54.8 	the second year are for enhancing the 
54.9 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
54.10 	sewage treatment systems (SSTS) activities 
54.11 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
54.12 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection 
54.13 	of groundwater, including base grants 
54.14 	for all counties with SSTS programs and 
54.15 	competitive grants to counties with specific 
54.16 	plans to significantly reduce water pollution 
54.17 	by reducing the number of systems that 
54.18 	are an imminent threat to public health or 
54.19 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
54.20 	receive base grants must report the number 
54.21 	of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded 
54.22 	through SSTS replacement, connection to 
54.23 	a centralized sewer system, or other means 
54.24 	including property abandonment or buy-out. 
54.25 	Counties also must report the number of 
54.26 	compliance inspections of existing SSTS's 
54.27 	conducted in areas under county jurisdiction. 
54.28 	These required reports are to be part of 
54.29 	established annual reporting for SSTS 
54.30 	programs. Counties that conduct SSTS 
54.31 	inventories or those with an ordinance in 
54.32 	place that requires an SSTS to be inspected 
54.33 	as a condition of transferring property or as a 
54.34 	condition of obtaining a local permit shall be 
54.35 	given priority for competitive grants under 
54.36 	this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 
55.1 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
55.2 	low-income landowners to address systems 
55.3 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
55.4 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
55.5 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
55.6 	exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county 
55.7 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
55.8 	submit a report to the agency listing the 
55.9 	projects funded, including an account of the 
55.10 	expenditures.
55.11 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year is for a 
55.12 	competitive grant program for sewer projects 
55.13 	that helps protect or restore the water quality 
55.14 	of waters in any national park located in 
55.15 	the state. Grants may be awarded to local 
55.16 	government units and must be matched with 
55.17 	25 percent non-clean-water-fund dollars.
55.18 	(l) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
55.19 	second year are for developing wastewater 
55.20 	treatment system designs and practices 
55.21 	and providing technical assistance. Of 
55.22 	this amount, $145,000 each year is for 
55.23 	transfer to the Board of Regents of the 
55.24 	University of Minnesota to provide ongoing 
55.25 	support for design teams with scientific 
55.26 	and technical expertise pertaining to 
55.27 	wastewater management and treatment 
55.28 	that will include representatives from the 
55.29 	University of Minnesota, Pollution Control 
55.30 	Agency, and municipal wastewater utilities 
55.31 	and other wastewater engineering experts. 
55.32 	The design teams shall promote the use of 
55.33 	new technology, designs, and practices to 
55.34 	address existing and emerging wastewater 
55.35 	treatment challenges, including the treatment 
55.36 	of wastewater for reuse and the emergence 
56.1 	of new and other unregulated contaminants. 
56.2 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
56.3 	2016.
56.4 	(m) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
56.5 	second year are to support activities of the 
56.6 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
56.7 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
56.8 	(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
56.9 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
56.10 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, 
56.11 	as grants or contracts in this section are 
56.12 	available until June 30, 2018.

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

56.14 	Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 6, as amended by Laws 2015, First 
56.15 	Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:

56.16
56.17	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,135,000
10,943,000
	$
	8,950,000
	
56.18 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
56.19 	the second year are for stream flow 
56.20 	monitoring, including the installation of 
56.21 	additional monitoring gauges, and monitoring 
56.22 	necessary to determine the relationship 
56.23 	between stream flow and groundwater.
56.24 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
56.25 	the second year are for lake Index of 
56.26 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
56.27 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 
56.28 	the second year are for assessing mercury 
56.29 	and other contaminants of fish, including 
56.30 	monitoring to track the status of waters 
56.31 	impaired by mercury and mercury reduction 
56.32 	efforts over time.
57.1 	(d) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
57.2 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
57.3 	science-based watershed restoration and 
57.4 	protection strategies, including regional 
57.5 	technical assistance for TMDL plans and 
57.6 	development of a watershed assessment tool, 
57.7 	in cooperation with the commissioner of the 
57.8 	Pollution Control Agency. By January 15, 
57.9 	2016, the commissioner shall submit a report 
57.10 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
57.11 	of the senate and house of representatives 
57.12 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
57.13 	over environment and natural resources 
57.14 	policy and finance providing the outcomes 
57.15 	to lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater 
57.16 	achieved with this appropriation and 
57.17 	recommendations.
57.18 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
57.19 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
57.20 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
57.21 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
57.22 	the second year are for technical assistance 
57.23 	to support local implementation of nonpoint 
57.24 	source restoration and protection activities, 
57.25 	including water quality protection in forested 
57.26 	watersheds.
57.27 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 
57.28 	the second year are for applied research 
57.29 	and tools, including watershed hydrologic 
57.30 	modeling; maintaining and updating spatial 
57.31 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
57.32 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
57.33 	digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness 
57.34 	of forestry best management practices for 
58.1 	water quality; and developing an ecological 
58.2 	monitoring database.
58.3 	(h) $615,000 the first year and $615,000 
58.4 	the second year are for developing county 
58.5 	geologic atlases.
58.6 	(i) $85,000 the first year is to develop design 
58.7 	standards and best management practices 
58.8 	for public water access sites to maintain and 
58.9 	improve water quality by avoiding shoreline 
58.10 	erosion and runoff.
58.11 	(j) $3,000,000$1,808,000 the first year 
58.12 	is for beginning to develop and designate 
58.13 	groundwater management areas under 
58.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, 
58.15 	subdivision 4. The commissioner, in 
58.16 	consultation with the commissioners of 
58.17 	the Pollution Control Agency, health, 
58.18 	and agriculture, shall establish a uniform 
58.19 	statewide hydrogeologic mapping system 
58.20 	that will include designated groundwater 
58.21 	management areas. The mapping system 
58.22 	must include wellhead protection areas, 
58.23 	special well construction areas, groundwater 
58.24 	provinces, groundwater recharge areas, and 
58.25 	other designated or geographical areas related 
58.26 	to groundwater. This mapping system shall 
58.27 	be used to implement all groundwater-related 
58.28 	laws and for reporting and evaluations. This 
58.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
58.30 	(k) $100,000 the first year is for the 
58.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
58.32 	rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, 
58.33 	section 116G.15, subdivision 7.

58.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.

59.1 	Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:

59.2
59.3	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	30,689,000
	$
	34,740,000
34,647,000
	
59.4 	(a) $5,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 
59.5 	the second year are for grants to local 
59.6 	government units organized for the 
59.7 	management of water in a watershed or 
59.8 	subwatershed that have multiyear plans 
59.9 	that will result in a significant reduction in 
59.10 	water pollution in a selected subwatershed. 
59.11 	The grants may be used for the following 
59.12 	purposes: establishment of riparian buffers; 
59.13 	practices to store water for natural treatment 
59.14 	and infiltration, including rain gardens; 
59.15 	capturing storm water for reuse; stream 
59.16 	bank, shoreland, and ravine stabilization; 
59.17 	enforcement activities; and implementation 
59.18 	of best management practices for feedlots 
59.19 	within riparian areas and other practices 
59.20 	demonstrated to be most effective in 
59.21 	protecting, enhancing, and restoring water 
59.22 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and 
59.23 	protecting groundwater from degradation. 
59.24 	Grant recipients must identify a nonstate 
59.25 	cash match of at least 25 percent of the 
59.26 	total eligible project costs. Grant recipients 
59.27 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
59.28 	projects funded under this paragraph. Grants 
59.29 	awarded under this paragraph are available 
59.30 	for four years and priority shall be given 
59.31 	to the three to six best designed plans each 
59.32 	year. By January 15, 2016, the board shall 
59.33 	submit an interim report on the outcomes 
59.34 	achieved with this appropriation, including 
59.35 	recommendations, to the chairs and ranking 
59.36 	minority members of the senate and house 
60.1 	of representatives committees and divisions 
60.2 	with jurisdiction over environment and 
60.3 	natural resources policy and finance. This 
60.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.
60.5 	(b) $9,705,000 the first year and $10,756,000
60.6 	$10,684,000 the second year are for grants 
60.7 	to protect and restore surface water and 
60.8 	drinking water; to keep water on the land; to 
60.9 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
60.10 	in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect 
60.11 	groundwater and drinking water, including 
60.12 	feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage 
60.13 	treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream 
60.14 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
60.15 	and ravine stabilization projects. The 
60.16 	projects must use practices demonstrated 
60.17 	to be effective, be of long-lasting public 
60.18 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
60.19 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
60.20 	implementation plans or local water 
60.21 	management plans or their equivalents.
60.22 	(c) $3,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 
60.23 	the second year are for targeted local 
60.24 	resource protection and enhancement grants 
60.25 	for projects and practices that supplement or 
60.26 	exceed current state standards for protection, 
60.27 	enhancement, and restoration of water 
60.28 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that 
60.29 	protect groundwater from degradation, 
60.30 	including compliance.
60.31 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
60.32 	second year are to provide state oversight 
60.33 	and accountability, evaluate results, and 
60.34 	measure the value of conservation program 
60.35 	implementation by local governments, 
61.1 	including submission to the legislature 
61.2 	by March 1 each year an annual report 
61.3 	prepared by the board, in consultation with 
61.4 	the commissioners of natural resources, 
61.5 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
61.6 	Agency, detailing the recipients, projects 
61.7 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
61.8 	pollution reduced.
61.9 	(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
61.10 	the second year are for grants to local units 
61.11 	of government to ensure compliance with 
61.12 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E, and 
61.13 	sections 103F.401 to 103F.455, including 
61.14 	enforcement efforts. Of this amount, 
61.15 	$235,000 the first year is to update the 
61.16 	Minnesota Public Drainage Manual and the 
61.17 	Minnesota Public Drainage Law Overview 
61.18 	for Decision Makers and to provide outreach 
61.19 	to users.
61.20 	(f) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 
61.21 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
61.22 	permanent conservation easements on 
61.23 	riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
61.24 	streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the 
61.25 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
61.26 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
61.27 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
61.28 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. This 
61.29 	appropriation may be used for restoration 
61.30 	of riparian buffers protected by easements 
61.31 	purchased with this appropriation and for 
61.32 	stream bank restorations when the riparian 
61.33 	buffers have been restored.
61.34 	(g) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
61.35 	the second year are for permanent 
62.1 	conservation easements on wellhead 
62.2 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
62.3 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
62.4 	(d). Priority must be placed on land that 
62.5 	is located where the vulnerability of the 
62.6 	drinking water supply is designated as high 
62.7 	or very high by the commissioner of health.
62.8 	(h) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
62.9 	$1,479,000 the second year are for 
62.10 	community partners grants to local units of 
62.11 	government for: (1) structural or vegetative 
62.12 	management practices that reduce storm 
62.13 	water runoff from developed or disturbed 
62.14 	lands to reduce the movement of sediment, 
62.15 	nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, 
62.16 	protection, or enhancement of water quality 
62.17 	in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect 
62.18 	groundwater and drinking water; and (2) 
62.19 	installation of proven and effective water 
62.20 	retention practices including, but not 
62.21 	limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated 
62.22 	infiltration basins and sediment control 
62.23 	basins in order to keep water on the land. 
62.24 	The projects must be of long-lasting public 
62.25 	benefit, include a local match, and be 
62.26 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
62.27 	or local water management plans or their 
62.28 	equivalents. Local government unit costs 
62.29 	may be used as a match.
62.30 	(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
62.31 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
62.32 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
62.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
62.34 	subdivision 6.
63.1 	(j) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
63.2 	second year are for assistance and grants to 
63.3 	local governments to transition local water 
63.4 	management plans to a watershed approach 
63.5 	as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, 
63.6 	chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D.
63.7 	(k) The board shall contract for services 
63.8 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
63.9 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
63.10 	under this section for up to $500,000 the first 
63.11 	year and up to $500,000 the second year.
63.12 	(l) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
63.13 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
63.14 	technical and administrative assistance 
63.15 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
63.16 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
63.17 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
63.18 	identified in local water management plans.
63.19 	(m) The board shall require grantees to 
63.20 	specify the outcomes that will be achieved 
63.21 	by the grants prior to any grant awards.
63.22 	(n) The appropriations in this section are 
63.23 	available until June 30, 2018. Returned grant 
63.24 	funds are available until expended and shall 
63.25 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
63.26 	this section.

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

63.28 	Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:

63.29
63.30	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,635,000
	$
	4,635,000
4,535,000
	
63.31 	(a) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
63.32 	the second year are for addressing public 
63.33 	health concerns related to contaminants 
63.34 	found in Minnesota drinking water for 
64.1 	which no health-based drinking water 
64.2 	standards exist, including accelerating the 
64.3 	development of health risk limits, including 
64.4 	triclosan, and improving the capacity of 
64.5 	the department's laboratory to analyze 
64.6 	unregulated contaminants.
64.7 	(b) $1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 
64.8 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
64.9 	water sources.
64.10 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
64.11 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
64.12 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
64.13 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
64.14 	(d) $390,000 the first year and $390,000
64.15 	$290,000 the second year are to update and 
64.16 	expand the county well index, in cooperation 
64.17 	with the commissioner of natural resources.
64.18 	(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
64.19 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
64.20 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
64.21 	wells and developing guidance to ensure 
64.22 	that new well placement minimizes the 
64.23 	potential for risks, in cooperation with the 
64.24 	commissioner of agriculture.
64.25 	(f) $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the 
64.26 	second year are for monitoring recreational 
64.27 	beaches on Lake Superior for pollutants that 
64.28 	may pose a public health risk and mitigating 
64.29 	sources of bacterial contamination that are 
64.30 	identified.
64.31 	(g) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
64.32 	the second year are for the development 
64.33 	and implementation of a groundwater 
64.34 	virus monitoring plan, including an 
64.35 	epidemiological study to determine the 
65.1 	association between groundwater virus 
65.2 	concentration and community illness rates. 
65.3 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
65.4 	2017.
65.5 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
65.6 	appropriations in this section are available 
65.7 	until June 30, 2016.

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

65.9 	Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to 
65.10 	read:

65.11
65.12	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	8,584,000
	$
	5,082,000
7,582,000
	
65.13 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
65.14 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
65.15 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
65.16 	water and groundwater and to use data 
65.17 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
65.18 	(b) $2,586,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
65.19 	the second year are for monitoring and 
65.20 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
65.21 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable 
65.22 	to groundwater degradation; monitoring 
65.23 	for pesticides when nitrate is detected; 
65.24 	promoting, developing, and evaluating 
65.25 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
65.26 	management practices; assessing best 
65.27 	management practice adoption; education 
65.28 	and technical support from University of 
65.29 	Minnesota Extension; and other actions to 
65.30 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
65.31 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
65.32 	June 30, 2018.
65.33 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
65.34 	second year are for administering clean water 
66.1 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
66.2 	management practices loan program. Any 
66.3 	unencumbered balance at the end of the 
66.4 	second year shall be added to the corpus of 
66.5 	the loan fund.
66.6 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
66.7 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
66.8 	research, and demonstration projects on 
66.9 	proper implementation of best management 
66.10 	practices and more precise information on 
66.11 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters. 
66.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
66.13 	2020.
66.14 	(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the 
66.15 	second year are for research to quantify and 
66.16 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
66.17 	waters and for development and evaluation 
66.18 	of best management practices to protect and 
66.19 	restore water resources. This appropriation 
66.20 	is available until June 30, 2020.
66.21 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
66.22 	second year are for a research inventory 
66.23 	database containing water-related research 
66.24 	activities. Costs for information technology 
66.25 	development or support for this research 
66.26 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
66.27 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
66.28 	available until June 30, 2018.
66.29 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year is and 
66.30 	$2,500,000 the second year are to implement 
66.31 	the Minnesota agricultural water quality 
66.32 	certification program statewide. The 
66.33 	commissioner of agriculture shall consult 
66.34 	with the United States Department of 
66.35 	Agriculture to determine whether other 
67.1 	state spending would qualify as a match for 
67.2 	the agricultural water quality certification 
67.3 	program funds available from the federal 
67.4 	government. By January 1, 2016, the 
67.5 	commissioner shall submit a report on 
67.6 	funding recommendations to the Clean Water 
67.7 	Council and the chairs and ranking minority 
67.8 	members of the house of representatives 
67.9 	and senate committees and divisions with 
67.10 	jurisdiction over agriculture, the environment 
67.11 	and natural resources, and the clean water 
67.12 	fund. Funds appropriated in this paragraph 
67.13 	are available until June 30, 2016, and the 
67.14 	commissioner may request additional funding 
67.15 	for this program for fiscal year 2017 2019.
67.16 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
67.17 	second year are to provide funding for a 
67.18 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
67.19 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
67.20 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year is for grants 
67.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
67.22 	of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green 
67.23 	Agriculture Initiative and to protect the 
67.24 	state's natural resources while increasing 
67.25 	the efficiency, profitability, and productivity 
67.26 	of Minnesota farmers by incorporating 
67.27 	perennial and winter-annual crops into 
67.28 	existing agricultural practices.
67.29 	(j) A portion of the funds in this section may 
67.30 	be used for programs to train state and local 
67.31 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
67.32 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
67.33 	conservation.

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

68.1 	Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to 
68.2 	read:

68.3
68.4	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	27,350,000
27,205,000
	$
	27,348,000
28,098,000
	
68.5 	(a) $8,350,000 the first year and $8,350,000
68.6 	$8,400,000 the second year are for 
68.7 	completion of 20 percent of the needed 
68.8 	statewide assessments of surface water 
68.9 	quality and trends. Of this amount, $100,000 
68.10 	each year is for grants to the Red River 
68.11 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
68.12 	and expand the existing water quality 
68.13 	and watershed monitoring river watch 
68.14 	activities in the schools along the Red River 
68.15 	of the North. The Red River Watershed 
68.16 	Management Board shall provide a report to 
68.17 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
68.18 	Agency and the legislative committees and 
68.19 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
68.20 	and natural resources finance and policy and 
68.21 	the clean water fund by February 15, 2017, 
68.22 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. If 
68.23 	the amount in the first year is insufficient, the 
68.24 	amount in the second year is available in the 
68.25 	first year.
68.26 	(b) $9,795,000 the first year and $9,795,000
68.27 	$10,495,000 the second year are to develop 
68.28 	watershed restoration and protection 
68.29 	strategies (WRAPS), which include total 
68.30 	maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and 
68.31 	TMDL implementation plans for waters 
68.32 	listed on the Unites States Environmental 
68.33 	Protection Agency approved impaired waters 
68.34 	list in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
68.35 	chapter 114D. The agency shall complete an 
69.1 	average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
69.2 	year over the biennium.
69.3 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,181,000 
69.4 	the second year are for groundwater 
69.5 	assessment, including enhancing the 
69.6 	ambient monitoring network, modeling, and 
69.7 	evaluating trends, including the reassessment 
69.8 	of groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 
69.9 	years ago and found to be contaminated.
69.10 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
69.11 	second year are for implementation of the 
69.12 	St. Louis River System Area of Concern 
69.13 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
69.14 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
69.15 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
69.16 	(e) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
69.17 	second year are for storm water research and 
69.18 	guidance.
69.19 	(f) $1,150,000$1,005,000 the first year and 
69.20 	$1,150,000 the second year are for TMDL 
69.21 	research and database development.
69.22 	(g) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 
69.23 	the second year are for national pollutant 
69.24 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
69.25 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
69.26 	(h) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 
69.27 	the second year are for enhancing the 
69.28 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
69.29 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
69.30 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
69.31 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection 
69.32 	of groundwater, including base grants 
69.33 	for all counties with SSTS programs and 
69.34 	competitive grants to counties with specific 
69.35 	plans to significantly reduce water pollution 
70.1 	by reducing the number of systems that 
70.2 	are an imminent threat to public health or 
70.3 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
70.4 	receive base grants must report the number 
70.5 	of sewage noncompliant properties upgraded 
70.6 	through SSTS replacement, connection 
70.7 	to a centralized sewer system, or other 
70.8 	means, including property abandonment 
70.9 	or buy-out. Counties also must report 
70.10 	the number of existing SSTS compliance 
70.11 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
70.12 	jurisdiction. These required reports are to 
70.13 	be part of established annual reporting for 
70.14 	SSTS programs. Counties that conduct SSTS 
70.15 	inventories or those with an ordinance in 
70.16 	place that requires an SSTS to be inspected 
70.17 	as a condition of transferring property or as a 
70.18 	condition of obtaining a local permit must be 
70.19 	given priority for competitive grants under 
70.20 	this paragraph. Of this amount, $750,000 
70.21 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
70.22 	low-income landowners to address systems 
70.23 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
70.24 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
70.25 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
70.26 	exceed $500,000 for the biennium. A county 
70.27 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
70.28 	submit a report to the agency listing the 
70.29 	projects funded, including an account of the 
70.30 	expenditures.
70.31 	(i) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
70.32 	the second year are for a storm water 
70.33 	best management practice performance 
70.34 	evaluation and technology transfer program 
70.35 	to enhance data and information management 
70.36 	of storm water best management practices; 
71.1 	evaluate best management performance 
71.2 	and effectiveness to support meeting total 
71.3 	maximum daily loads; develop standards 
71.4 	and incorporate state of the art guidance 
71.5 	using minimal impact design standards as 
71.6 	the model; and implement a knowledge 
71.7 	and technology transfer system across 
71.8 	local government, industry, and regulatory 
71.9 	sectors for pass-through to the University of 
71.10 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
71.11 	until June 30, 2018.
71.12 	(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
71.13 	second year are to support activities of the 
71.14 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
71.15 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
71.16 	(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
71.17 	the second year are for a grant program for 
71.18 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in 
71.19 	the draft or any updated Voyageurs National 
71.20 	Park Clean Water Project Comprehensive 
71.21 	Plan to restore the water quality of waters 
71.22 	within Voyageurs National Park. Grants must 
71.23 	be awarded to local government units for 
71.24 	projects approved by the Voyageurs National 
71.25 	Park Clean Water Joint Powers Board and 
71.26 	must be matched by at least 25 percent from 
71.27 	sources other than the clean water fund.
71.28 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
71.29 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
71.30 	section encumbered on or before June 30, 
71.31 	2017, as grants or contracts are available 
71.32 	until June 30, 2020.

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

72.1 	Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to 
72.2 	read:

72.3
72.4	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	56,841,000
56,341,000
	$
	56,322,000
	
72.5 	(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 
72.6 	the second year are for grants to local 
72.7 	government units organized for the 
72.8 	management of water in a watershed or 
72.9 	subwatershed that have multiyear plans 
72.10 	that will result in a significant reduction in 
72.11 	water pollution in a selected subwatershed. 
72.12 	The grants may be used for establishment 
72.13 	of riparian buffers; practices to store 
72.14 	water for natural treatment and infiltration, 
72.15 	including rain gardens; capturing storm 
72.16 	water for reuse; stream bank, shoreland, and 
72.17 	ravine stabilization; enforcement activities; 
72.18 	and implementation of best management 
72.19 	practices for feedlots within riparian areas 
72.20 	and other practices demonstrated to be 
72.21 	most effective in protecting, enhancing, and 
72.22 	restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
72.23 	streams and protecting groundwater from 
72.24 	degradation. Grant recipients must identify 
72.25 	a nonstate match and may use other legacy 
72.26 	funds to supplement projects funded under 
72.27 	this paragraph. Grants awarded under this 
72.28 	paragraph are available for four years and 
72.29 	priority must be given to the best designed 
72.30 	plans each year.
72.31 	(b) $10,187,000 the first year and 
72.32 	$10,188,000 the second year are for grants 
72.33 	to protect and restore surface water and 
72.34 	drinking water; to keep water on the land; to 
72.35 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
72.36 	in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect 
73.1 	groundwater and drinking water, including 
73.2 	feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage 
73.3 	treatment system projects and stream bank, 
73.4 	stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
73.5 	and ravine stabilization projects. The 
73.6 	projects must use practices demonstrated 
73.7 	to be effective, be of long-lasting public 
73.8 	benefit, include a match, and be consistent 
73.9 	with total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
73.10 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
73.11 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
73.12 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
73.13 	A portion of these funds may be used to seek 
73.14 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
73.15 	resources by multiple local governmental 
73.16 	units.
73.17 	(c) $6,000,000$5,500,000 the first year 
73.18 	and $6,000,000 the second year are for 
73.19 	targeted local resource protection and 
73.20 	enhancement grants and statewide program 
73.21 	enhancements for technical assistance, 
73.22 	citizen and community outreach, and 
73.23 	training and certification, as well as projects, 
73.24 	practices, and programs that supplement or 
73.25 	otherwise exceed current state standards for 
73.26 	protection, enhancement, and restoration of 
73.27 	water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or 
73.28 	that protect groundwater from degradation, 
73.29 	including compliance.
73.30 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 
73.31 	the second year are to provide state 
73.32 	oversight and accountability, evaluate 
73.33 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
73.34 	measure the value of conservation program 
73.35 	implementation by local governments, 
73.36 	including submission to the legislature by 
74.1 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
74.2 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
74.3 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
74.4 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
74.5 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
74.6 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
74.7 	pollution reduced.
74.8 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
74.9 	the second year are for grants to local units 
74.10 	of government to enhance compliance 
74.11 	with riparian buffer or alternate practice 
74.12 	requirements.
74.13 	(f) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 
74.14 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
74.15 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
74.16 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
74.17 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
74.18 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
74.19 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to 
74.20 	surface waters; and increase infiltration for 
74.21 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation 
74.22 	may be used for restoration of riparian 
74.23 	buffers permanently protected by easements 
74.24 	purchased with this appropriation or contracts 
74.25 	to achieve permanent protection for riparian 
74.26 	buffers or stream bank restorations when the 
74.27 	riparian buffers have been restored. Up to 
74.28 	$344,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
74.29 	enforcement account.
74.30 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
74.31 	the second year are for permanent 
74.32 	conservation easements on wellhead 
74.33 	protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
74.34 	section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph 
74.35 	(d), or for grants to local units of government 
75.1 	for fee title acquisition to permanently 
75.2 	protect groundwater supply sources on 
75.3 	wellhead protection areas or for otherwise 
75.4 	assuring long-term protection of groundwater 
75.5 	supply sources as described under alternative 
75.6 	management tools in the Department 
75.7 	of Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer 
75.8 	Management Plan, including low nitrogen 
75.9 	cropping systems or implementing nitrogen 
75.10 	fertilizer best management practices. Priority 
75.11 	must be placed on land that is located where 
75.12 	the vulnerability of the drinking water supply 
75.13 	is designated as high or very high by the 
75.14 	commissioner of health, where drinking 
75.15 	water protection plans have identified 
75.16 	specific activities that will achieve long-term 
75.17 	protection, and on lands with expiring 
75.18 	Conservation Reserve Program contracts. 
75.19 	Up to $52,500 is for deposit in a monitoring 
75.20 	and enforcement account.
75.21 	(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
75.22 	the second year are for community partner 
75.23 	grants to local units of government for: 
75.24 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
75.25 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
75.26 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
75.27 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
75.28 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
75.29 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
75.30 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
75.31 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
75.32 	of proven and effective water retention 
75.33 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
75.34 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
75.35 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
75.36 	to keep water on the land. The projects must 
76.1 	be of long-lasting public benefit, include a 
76.2 	local match, and be consistent with TMDL 
76.3 	implementation plans, watershed restoration 
76.4 	and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local 
76.5 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
76.6 	Local government unit costs may be used as 
76.7 	a match.
76.8 	(i) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
76.9 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
76.10 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
76.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
76.12 	subdivision 6.
76.13 	(j) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
76.14 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
76.15 	and grants to local governments to transition 
76.16 	local water management plans to a watershed 
76.17 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
76.18 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
76.19 	114D.
76.20 	(k) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 
76.21 	the second year are for technical assistance 
76.22 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
76.23 	program in consultation with the Drainage 
76.24 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
76.25 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 
76.26 	13, that includes projects to improve 
76.27 	multipurpose water management under 
76.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
76.29 	(l) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
76.30 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
76.31 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
76.32 	or contracts to treat and store water on the 
76.33 	land for water quality improvement purposes 
76.34 	and related technical assistance. This work 
76.35 	may be done in cooperation with the United 
77.1 	States Department of Agriculture with a first 
77.2 	priority use to accomplish a conservation 
77.3 	reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, 
77.4 	in the state. Up to $1,285,000 is for deposit 
77.5 	in a monitoring and enforcement account.
77.6 	(m) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
77.7 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
77.8 	conservation easements to protect lands 
77.9 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
77.10 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
77.11 	to $190,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
77.12 	and enforcement account.
77.13 	(n) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
77.14 	the second year are for a program to 
77.15 	systematically collect data and produce 
77.16 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates 
77.17 	of soil erosion caused by water and wind 
77.18 	along with tracking adoption of conservation 
77.19 	measures to address erosion.
77.20 	(o) $11,000,000 the first year and 
77.21 	$11,000,000 the second year are for 
77.22 	payments to soil and water conservation 
77.23 	districts for the purposes of Minnesota 
77.24 	Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. 
77.25 	From this appropriation, each soil and water 
77.26 	conservation district shall receive an increase 
77.27 	in its base funding of $100,000 per year. 
77.28 	Money remaining after the base increase 
77.29 	is available for matching grants to soil and 
77.30 	water conservation districts based on county 
77.31 	allocations to soil and water conservation 
77.32 	districts. The board and other agencies may 
77.33 	reduce the amount of grants to a county by an 
77.34 	amount equal to any reduction in the county's 
77.35 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
78.1 	district from the county's previous-year 
78.2 	allocation when the board determines that 
78.3 	the reduction was disproportionate. The 
78.4 	second-year appropriation cancels if new 
78.5 	buffer requirements are not enacted in 2015.
78.6 	(p) $520,000 the first year is for a grant 
78.7 	to Washington County for a water quality 
78.8 	improvement project that will improve water 
78.9 	quality and restore an essential backwater 
78.10 	aquatic area by reconnecting Grey Cloud 
78.11 	Slough to the main channel of the Mississippi 
78.12 	River Area. This appropriation is not 
78.13 	available until at least an equal amount is 
78.14 	committed from nonstate sources.
78.15 	(q) The Board of Water and Soil 
78.16 	Resources must consider the inclusion 
78.17 	of environmentally suitable annuals the 
78.18 	next time the board establishes or revises 
78.19 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
78.20 	guidelines for the purposes of riparian 
78.21 	buffers.
78.22 	(r) The board shall contract for delivery of 
78.23 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
78.24 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
78.25 	activities under this section for up to 
78.26 	$500,000 the first year and up to $500,000 
78.27 	the second year.
78.28 	(s) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
78.29 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
78.30 	technical and administrative assistance 
78.31 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
78.32 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
78.33 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
78.34 	identified in local water management plans.
79.1 	(t) The board shall require grantees to specify 
79.2 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
79.3 	grants prior to any grant awards.
79.4 	(u) The appropriations in this section are 
79.5 	available until June 30, 2020. Returned grant 
79.6 	funds are available until expended and shall 
79.7 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
79.8 	this section.

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

79.10 	Sec. 12. WHITE BEAR LAKE AUGMENTATION.
 79.11 	(a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
79.12 	commissioner of natural resources for development of three design-build proposals. The 
79.13 	commissioner shall request design-build qualifications and select three qualified entities to 
79.14 	develop design-build proposals. The proposals must address increasing the water level in 
79.15 	White Bear Lake by piping water from Vadnais Lake to White Bear Lake. The design work 
79.16 	must ensure that the water in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Lake will remain at least as 
79.17 	clean and clear as before the augmentation project is implemented. Among any other issues 
79.18 	to be addressed, the design work must ensure that the project does not allow the spread of 
79.19 	any invasive species or increase phosphorus levels. The commissioner must develop the 
79.20 	design-build request for proposals in consultation with the commissioner of administration 
79.21 	with regard to procedures, and in consultation with the Metropolitan Council and its water 
79.22 	supply policy and technical advisory committees and the Minnesota Pollution Control 
79.23 	Agency with regard to water quality and environmental issues. Any limitations in law on 
79.24 	the number or value of design-build contracts do not apply to this project.
79.25 	(b) No detailed design or construction for the White Bear Lake augmentation project 
79.26 	may be undertaken by the commissioner until the commissioner, the city of Vadnais 
79.27 	Heights, the White Bear Lake Conservation District, the Metropolitan Council, and any 
79.28 	other communities, agencies, or entities involved in the White Bear Lake augmentation 
79.29 	project using water drawn from Vadnais Lake enter an agreement as to how the project 
79.30 	will proceed, with protections for the city of Vadnais Heights' water system and property 
79.31 	including, but not limited to, the following assurances for the city of Vadnais Heights, that:
79.32 	(1) the city will not lose its ability to develop lands near Vadnais Lake; 
80.1 	(2) the city will be consulted regarding all aspects, including the legal planning 
80.2 	process, of the siting of any proposed water filtration or treatment plant facility within its 
80.3 	borders necessitated by the augmentation project;
80.4 	(3) the city will not be required to contribute financially to the construction, 
80.5 	maintenance, or operations of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed 
80.6 	filtration or treatment plant facility;
80.7 	(4) all city and county roads and streets affected by the proposed augmentation 
80.8 	project and the proposed filtration or treatment plant facility will be reconstructed 
80.9 	following project completion;
80.10 	(5) efforts will be made to minimize disruption and adverse impacts to residents and 
80.11 	businesses during construction of the proposed augmentation project and the proposed 
80.12 	filtration or treatment plant facility; and
80.13 	(6) the city will be given authority to force change to ongoing project operations that 
80.14 	negatively affect the immediate neighborhood.

80.15 	ARTICLE 3
80.16 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

80.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is 
80.18 	amended to read:
80.19 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding 
80.20 	from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to 
80.21 	support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program 
80.22 	receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as 
80.23 	defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the 
80.24 	results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate 
80.25 	state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration 
80.26 	of historical significance.
80.27 	(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits 
80.28 	across all regions and residents of the state.
80.29 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and 
80.30 	trails fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
80.31 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
80.32 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
80.33 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
80.34 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required 
80.35 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
81.1 	(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to 
81.2 	section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process 
81.3 	for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals 
81.4 	involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
81.5 	(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located 
81.6 	in Minnesota.
81.7 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and 
81.8 	trails fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
81.9 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
81.10 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
81.11 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
81.12 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
81.13 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
81.14 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
81.15 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a 
81.16 	state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as 
81.17 	well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
81.18 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
81.19 	recipient of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or 
81.20 	regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be 
81.21 	listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy 
81.22 	funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient 
81.23 	from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the 
81.24 	list is not eligible for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient 
81.25 	demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
81.26 	(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks 
81.27 	and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having 
81.28 	jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made, 
81.29 	whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was 
81.30 	not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

81.31 	ARTICLE 4
81.32 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

81.33 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, 
81.34 	is amended to read:
82.1 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural 
82.2 	heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve 
82.3 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from 
82.4 	the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for 
82.5 	measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current 
82.6 	scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art 
82.7 	technology when appropriate.
82.8 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire 
82.9 	project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for 
82.10 	the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the 
82.11 	entire project will be completed.
82.12 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits 
82.13 	across all regions and residents of the state.
82.14 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and 
82.15 	cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or 
82.16 	programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required 
82.17 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon 
82.18 	as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The 
82.19 	Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site 
82.20 	required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
82.21 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented 
82.22 	according to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for 
82.23 	grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively 
82.24 	awarded.
82.25 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located 
82.26 	in Minnesota.
82.27 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
82.28 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
82.29 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
82.30 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
82.31 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct 
82.32 	the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may 
82.33 	use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating 
82.34 	Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
82.35 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
82.36 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
83.1 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
83.2 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
83.3 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
83.4 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
83.5 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
83.6 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
83.7 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
83.8 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until 
83.9 	the recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
83.10 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts 
83.11 	and cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees 
83.12 	having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for 
83.13 	funding is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous 
83.14 	funding that was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

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

83.17	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		26,819,000
		31,312,000
	
83.18 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to 
83.19 	the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, 
83.20 	arts education, arts preservation, and arts 
83.21 	access. Grant agreements entered into 
83.22 	by the Minnesota State Arts Board and 
83.23 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
83.24 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
83.25 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
83.26 	traditional sources of funding. Each grant 
83.27 	program established within this appropriation 
83.28 	must be separately administered from other 
83.29 	state appropriations for program planning 
83.30 	and outcome measurements, but may take 
83.31 	into consideration other state resources 
83.32 	awarded in the selection of applicants and 
83.33 	grant award size.

83.34	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
84.1 	$21,155,000 the first year and $25,350,000 
84.2 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
84.3 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
84.4 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
84.5 	activities; to overcome barriers to accessing 
84.6 	high-quality arts activities; to preserve, 
84.7 	maintain, and interpret art forms and works 
84.8 	of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota 
84.9 	audiences; and to instill the arts into the 
84.10 	community and public life in this state.

84.11	(c) Arts Education
					
84.12 	$4,248,000 the first year and $4,472,000 
84.13 	the second year are for high-quality, 
84.14 	age-appropriate arts education for 
84.15 	Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
84.16 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
84.17 	arts.

84.18	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
84.19 	$1,416,000 the first year and $1,490,000 
84.20 	the second year are for events and activities 
84.21 	that represent, preserve, and maintain the 
84.22 	diverse cultural arts traditions, including folk 
84.23 	and traditional artists and art organizations, 
84.24 	represented in this state.
84.25 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
84.26 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
84.27 	board for administering grant programs, 
84.28 	delivering technical services, providing 
84.29 	fiscal oversight for the statewide system, and 
84.30 	ensuring accountability.
84.31 	(f) Up to thirty percent of the remaining total 
84.32 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
84.33 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
84.34 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
84.35 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
85.1 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
85.2 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
85.3 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
85.4 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
85.5 	regions of the state.
85.6 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
85.7 	under this section in the first year does not 
85.8 	cancel, but is available for the second year 
85.9 	of the biennium.