1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; adding requirements for use of trust fund money; creating 
1.4 	reimbursement procedures for the University of Minnesota for money from the 
1.5 	environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.6 	2014, section 137.025, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law 
1.7 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

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

1.21	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

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

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

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

2.20
2.21	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		-0-
		8,328,000

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

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

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

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

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

4.18
4.19	(f) Minnesota Vegetative Buffer Assessment 
and Prioritization to Protect Water Quality
					
4.20 	$170,000 the second year is from the 
4.21 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
4.22 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
4.23 	a geographic information system (GIS) 
4.24 	assessment of riparian vegetative buffers 
4.25 	in 67 agricultural counties in Minnesota 
4.26 	using aerial imagery and light detection and 
4.27 	ranging (LiDAR) terrain analysis in order to 
4.28 	protect water quality.

4.29
4.30
4.31	(g) Assessment Tool for Understanding 
Vegetation Growth Impacts on Groundwater 
Recharge 
					
4.32 	$212,000 the second year is from the 
4.33 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
4.34 	University of Minnesota to develop a 
4.35 	statewide assessment tool to help understand 
4.36 	the relationship between vegetation growth 
5.1 	and impacts on groundwater recharge 
5.2 	under changing land use and climate. This 
5.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.4 	2019, by which time the project must be 
5.5 	completed and final products delivered. 

5.6
5.7	(h) Sentinel Lakes Monitoring and Data 
Synthesis â€“ Phase III
					
5.8 	$401,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.10 	for the third and final phase of a monitoring 
5.11 	and multidisciplinary research effort on 
5.12 	25 sentinel lakes in Minnesota, which will 
5.13 	integrate and synthesize previously collected 
5.14 	data to enhance understanding of how 
5.15 	lakes respond to large-scale environmental 
5.16 	stressors and provide for improved ability 
5.17 	to predict and respond to lake changes 
5.18 	for water and fisheries management. This 
5.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
5.20 	2019, by which time the project must be 
5.21 	completed and final products delivered.

5.22
5.23	(i) State Spring Inventory for Resource 
Management and Protection - Phase II
					
5.24 	$370,000 the second year is from the trust 
5.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
5.26 	to continue a systematic inventory of springs 
5.27 	statewide to provide fundamental data 
5.28 	needed to maintain spring flows and protect 
5.29 	groundwater-dependent resources. Increased 
5.30 	outreach to the public and other entities must 
5.31 	be conducted to assist in the identification, 
5.32 	documentation, and publication of spring 
5.33 	locations. This appropriation is available 
5.34 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
5.35 	project must be completed and final products 
5.36 	delivered.

6.1
6.2	(j) Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota 
River Aquatic Ecosystem
					
6.3 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
6.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
6.5 	to accelerate collection of baseline data to 
6.6 	enhance understanding of the Minnesota 
6.7 	River ecosystem, measure future impacts 
6.8 	of changing climate and landscapes on 
6.9 	the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future 
6.10 	management efforts. This appropriation 
6.11 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
6.12 	time the project must be completed and final 
6.13 	products delivered. 

6.14
6.15	(k) Improving Brook Trout Stream Habitat 
Through Beaver Management
					
6.16 	$225,000 the second year is from the 
6.17 	trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the 
6.18 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
6.19 	system for Bemidji State University to 
6.20 	quantify how beaver activity influences 
6.21 	habitat quality in streams for brook trout in 
6.22 	northeastern Minnesota in order to improve 
6.23 	current and future management practices. 
6.24 	This appropriation is available until June 
6.25 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
6.26 	completed and final products delivered.

6.27
6.28	(l) Evaluate Temperature, Streamflow, and 
Hydrogeology Impact on Brook Trout Habitat
					
6.29 	$115,000 the second year is from the 
6.30 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
6.31 	University of Minnesota for the Minnesota 
6.32 	Geological Survey to evaluate links between 
6.33 	southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures, 
6.34 	trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to 
6.35 	improve trout stream management. This 
6.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
7.1 	2019, by which time the project must be 
7.2 	completed and final products delivered.

7.3
7.4	(m) Restoration of Elk to Northeastern 
Minnesota
					
7.5 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
7.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
7.7 	University of Minnesota in cooperation with 
7.8 	the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain 
7.9 	Elk Foundation to determine the habitat 
7.10 	suitability and levels of public support for 
7.11 	restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota. 
7.12 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.13 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
7.14 	completed and final products delivered.

7.15
7.16	(n) Game and Nongame Bird Pesticide 
Exposure
					
7.17 	$349,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
7.19 	of Minnesota to evaluate the potential risk 
7.20 	to game and nongame birds from exposure 
7.21 	to neonicotinoid-treated agricultural seeds. 
7.22 	This appropriation is available until June 
7.23 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
7.24 	completed and final products delivered.

7.25
7.26	(o) Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for 
Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands
					
7.27 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
7.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
7.29 	to evaluate exposure risks of grassland 
7.30 	wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to 
7.31 	guide grassland management in farmland 
7.32 	regions of Minnesota for the protection of 
7.33 	birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland 
7.34 	wildlife. This appropriation is available until 
7.35 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
7.36 	be completed and final products delivered. 

8.1
8.2	(p) Development of Innovative Cost-Saving 
Methodology for Forest Inventory
					
8.3 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the 
8.4 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
8.5 	resources to develop and pilot a new and more 
8.6 	cost-effective methodology for an enhanced 
8.7 	stand-based forest inventory, with the goal 
8.8 	of extending the methodology statewide. 
8.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
8.10 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
8.11 	completed and final products delivered.

8.12
8.13	(q) Evaluation of Tree Retention Guidelines 
Pertaining to Wildlife
					
8.14 	$232,000 the second year is from the 
8.15 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
8.16 	University of Minnesota for the Natural 
8.17 	Resources Research Institute in Duluth to 
8.18 	assess the effectiveness of the Minnesota 
8.19 	Forest Resources Council tree retention 
8.20 	guidelines in sustaining Minnesota's wildlife 
8.21 	populations, by quantifying and evaluating 
8.22 	the impacts on birds, small mammals, and 
8.23 	amphibian diversity. This appropriation 
8.24 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
8.25 	time the project must be completed and final 
8.26 	products delivered.

8.27
8.28
8.29	(r) Determine Impacts on Wildlife From 
Emerald Ash Borer Infection of Black Ash 
Forests
					
8.30 	$334,000 the second year is from the 
8.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
8.32 	University of Minnesota for the Natural 
8.33 	Resources Research Institute in Duluth 
8.34 	to assess impacts of emerald ash borer 
8.35 	and adaptive management on wildlife 
8.36 	diversity in black ash forests and to develop 
9.1 	recommendations to mitigate wildlife 
9.2 	impacts. This appropriation is available until 
9.3 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
9.4 	be completed and final products delivered.

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

9.6
9.7	(a) Tracking and Preventing Harmful Algal 
Blooms
					
9.8 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.9 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota 
9.10 	for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
9.11 	to identify species composition and timing of 
9.12 	harmful algal blooms, understand the causes 
9.13 	of bloom development in individual lakes, 
9.14 	and determine how nutrients and climate 
9.15 	interact to increase harmful algae outbreaks. 
9.16 	This work must be done in cooperation 
9.17 	with the University of Minnesota and the 
9.18 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This 
9.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.20 	2019, by which time the project must be 
9.21 	completed and final products delivered.

9.22
9.23	(b) Assessing the Increasing Harmful Algal 
Blooms in Minnesota Lakes
					
9.24 	$270,000 the second year is from the trust 
9.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.26 	of Minnesota for the Saint Anthony Falls 
9.27 	Laboratory to investigate lake processes 
9.28 	and meteorological conditions triggering 
9.29 	algal blooms and toxin production, develop 
9.30 	models for tracking blooms, and provide 
9.31 	outreach on the prediction, detection, and 
9.32 	impacts of mitigation of algal bloom events. 
9.33 	This work must be done in cooperation with 
9.34 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
9.35 	of the Science Museum of Minnesota and 
9.36 	the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 
10.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
10.2 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
10.3 	completed and final products delivered.

10.4
10.5	(c) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and 
Lakes
					
10.6 	$600,000 the second year is from the 
10.7 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
10.8 	resources in cooperation with the Minnesota 
10.9 	Zoological Garden for a statewide mussel 
10.10 	program to rear, restore, and re-establish 
10.11 	native mussel species in streams and rivers. 
10.12 	This appropriation is available until June 
10.13 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
10.14 	completed and final products delivered.

10.15
10.16
10.17	(d) Assessing Techniques for Eliminating 
Contaminants to Protect Native Fish and 
Mussels
					
10.18 	$287,000 the second year is from the 
10.19 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
10.20 	resources for an agreement with the 
10.21 	University of St. Thomas to evaluate the 
10.22 	use of ultraviolet treatment of wastewater 
10.23 	to remove certain commonly detected 
10.24 	wastewater contaminants, in order to reduce 
10.25 	the contaminants' toxicity to native fish and 
10.26 	mussels. This appropriation is available until 
10.27 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
10.28 	be completed and final products delivered.

10.29
10.30	(e) Assessing Neonicotinoid Insecticide Effects 
on Aquatic and Soil Communities
					
10.31 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
10.32 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
10.33 	of Minnesota to identify neonicotinoid 
10.34 	insecticide breakdown components produced 
10.35 	in water and plant leaves and assess their 
10.36 	toxicity to soil and aquatic species and related 
11.1 	biotic communities. This appropriation is 
11.2 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
11.3 	the project must be completed and final 
11.4 	products delivered. 

11.5
11.6	(f) Bacterial Assessment of Groundwater 
Supplies Used for Drinking Water
					
11.7 	$299,000 the second year is from the 
11.8 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
11.9 	University of Minnesota to characterize and 
11.10 	analyze bacterial communities in Minnesota 
11.11 	groundwater used as drinking water supplies 
11.12 	and link the microbiological data to other 
11.13 	water quality indicators for drinking water 
11.14 	supply safety. This appropriation is available 
11.15 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
11.16 	project must be completed and final products 
11.17 	delivered.

11.18
11.19	(g) Understanding Bedrock Fracture Flow to 
Improve Groundwater Quality
					
11.20 	$183,000 the second year is from the 
11.21 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
11.22 	University of Minnesota for the Minnesota 
11.23 	Geological Survey to use new techniques of 
11.24 	borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in 
11.25 	the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve 
11.26 	a better understanding of groundwater 
11.27 	flow through fractured bedrock, in order to 
11.28 	improve groundwater management. This 
11.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
11.30 	2019, by which time the project must be 
11.31 	completed and final products delivered.

11.32
11.33	(h) Protection of State's Confined Drinking 
Water Aquifers - Phase II
					
11.34 	$433,000 the second year is from the 
11.35 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
11.36 	resources for an agreement with the United 
12.1 	States Geological Survey to continue to test 
12.2 	methods of defining properties of confined 
12.3 	drinking water aquifers, in order to improve 
12.4 	water management. This appropriation is 
12.5 	not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.6 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
12.7 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
12.8 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.912.10
	(i) Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in 
Central Minnesota
					
12.11 	$250,000 the second year is from the 
12.12 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
12.13 	University of Minnesota to improve water 
12.14 	storage estimates in groundwater, soil 
12.15 	moisture, streams, lakes, and wetlands 
12.16 	through integration of satellite monitoring 
12.17 	and ground-based measurements in central 
12.18 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
12.19 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
12.20 	project must be completed and final products 
12.21 	delivered. 

12.22
12.23	(j) Assessment of Surface Water Quality with 
Satellite Sensors
					
12.24 	$345,000 the second year is from the trust 
12.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
12.26 	of Minnesota for a statewide assessment of 
12.27 	water quality using new satellite sensors 
12.28 	for high frequency measurement of major 
12.29 	water quality indicators in lakes and rivers. 
12.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
12.31 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
12.32 	completed and final products delivered.

12.33
12.34	(k) Development of Innovative Sensor 
Technologies for Water Monitoring
					
12.35 	$509,000 the second year is from the 
12.36 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
13.1 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
13.2 	inexpensive and efficient sensitive sensors 
13.3 	and wireless sensor networks for continuous 
13.4 	monitoring of contaminants in lakes and 
13.5 	rivers in Minnesota. This appropriation 
13.6 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.7 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
13.8 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
13.9 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.10
13.11	(l) Wastewater Treatment Process 
Improvements
					
13.12 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.14 	of Minnesota to characterize and quantify 
13.15 	the nutrient-removing microorganisms used 
13.16 	for municipal wastewater treatment, in order 
13.17 	to improve the process used to reduce total 
13.18 	nitrogen discharge. This appropriation is 
13.19 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
13.20 	the project must be completed and final 
13.21 	products delivered.

13.22
13.23	(m) Membrane-Based Process for 
Decentralized Drinking Water Production
					
13.24 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
13.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.26 	of Minnesota to develop a low-energy use, 
13.27 	membrane-based treatment technology 
13.28 	to produce drinking water locally from 
13.29 	surface waters by removing heavy metals 
13.30 	and contaminants of emerging concern, 
13.31 	including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. 
13.32 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
13.33 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
13.34 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
13.35 	time the project must be completed and final 
13.36 	products delivered.

14.1
14.2	(n) Analyzing Alternatives for Municipal 
Wastewater Treatment
					
14.3 	$180,000 the second year is from the trust 
14.4 	fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota 
14.5 	Pollution Control Agency to analyze 
14.6 	alternatives for improved treatment of 
14.7 	sulfate and salty parameters at municipal 
14.8 	wastewater plants to inform the development 
14.9 	and implementation of wild rice, sulfate, 
14.10 	and other water quality standards. This 
14.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
14.12 	2019, by which time the project must be 
14.13 	completed and final products delivered.

14.14
14.15	(o) Understanding Impacts of Salt Usage on 
Minnesota Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwater
					
14.16 	$497,000 the second year is from the 
14.17 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
14.18 	the University of Minnesota to quantify 
14.19 	the current water-softening salt loads in 
14.20 	Minnesota lakes, rivers, and groundwater, 
14.21 	assess alternative water-softening materials 
14.22 	and methods, and quantify the transport of 
14.23 	de-icing and water-softening salt through the 
14.24 	soil. This appropriation is available until 
14.25 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
14.26 	be completed and final products delivered.

14.27	(p) Microbes for Salt and Metal Removal
					
14.28 	$596,000 the second year is from the 
14.29 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
14.30 	University of Minnesota to continue to 
14.31 	research the potential of recently discovered 
14.32 	microbes from Soudan Iron Mine in 
14.33 	northern Minnesota for removing salts and 
14.34 	metals from groundwater and surface water 
14.35 	resources. This appropriation is subject to 
15.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
15.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.3 	2019, by which time the project must be 
15.4 	completed and final products delivered.

15.5
15.6	(q) Engineered Biofilter for Sulfate and Metal 
Removal from Mine Waters
					
15.7 	$440,000 the second year is from the 
15.8 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
15.9 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
15.10 	an efficient, low-cost, biomass-derived 
15.11 	adsorbent material for use in bioactive filters 
15.12 	able to remove sulfate and metals from 
15.13 	mining-impacted waters. This appropriation 
15.14 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.15 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
15.16 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
15.17 	be completed and final products delivered. 

15.18
15.19	(r) Developing Biosponge Technology for 
Removal of Nitrates from Minnesota Waters
					
15.20 	$198,000 the second year is from the 
15.21 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
15.22 	University of Minnesota to adapt and test 
15.23 	an inexpensive biosponge technology for 
15.24 	its effectiveness at removing nitrates from 
15.25 	drinking water. This appropriation is subject 
15.26 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
15.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.28 	2019, by which time the project must be 
15.29 	completed and final products delivered.

15.30
15.31	(s) Morrison County Performance Drainage 
and Hydrology Management
					
15.32 	$209,000 the second year is from the trust 
15.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.34 	for an agreement with the Morrison Soil 
15.35 	and Water Conservation District to conduct 
15.36 	an assessment of drainage infrastructure, 
16.1 	in order to develop hydrology restoration 
16.2 	priorities and a countywide performance 
16.3 	drainage ordinance to address land 
16.4 	use-change impacts to the hydrogeology. 
16.5 	This appropriation is available until June 
16.6 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
16.7 	completed and final products delivered. 

16.8
16.9	(t) Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water 
Quality Treatment Analysis - Phase II
					
16.10 	$110,000 the second year is from the 
16.11 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
16.12 	Resources for an agreement with the Blue 
16.13 	Earth County Drainage Authority to continue 
16.14 	monitoring a model demonstration for 
16.15 	storage and treatment options in drainage 
16.16 	systems designed to improve agricultural and 
16.17 	urban water quality by reducing soil erosion, 
16.18 	peak water flows, and nutrient loading. This 
16.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.20 	2021, by which time the project must be 
16.21 	completed and final products delivered.

16.22
16.23	(u) Surface Water Bacterial Treatment System 
Pilot Project
					
16.24 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
16.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
16.26 	for an agreement with Vadnais Lake Area 
16.27 	Water Management Organization to reduce 
16.28 	bacteria and nutrient loads to Vadnais 
16.29 	Lake, a drinking water supply reservoir, 
16.30 	through implementation and evaluation 
16.31 	of a subsurface constructed wetland as a 
16.32 	best management practice for potential 
16.33 	statewide use. The Vadnais Lake Area Water 
16.34 	Management Organization must consider 
16.35 	contracting with the University of Minnesota 
16.36 	Department of Civil, Environmental, 
17.1 	and Geo-Engineering to evaluate the 
17.2 	effectiveness of the pilot treatment system 
17.3 	so that it maximizes benefits and can be 
17.4 	replicated elsewhere. This appropriation 
17.5 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which 
17.6 	time the project must be completed and final 
17.7 	products delivered.

17.8
17.9	(v) Assessing Effectiveness of Wetland 
Restorations for Improved Water Quality
					
17.10 	$420,000 the second year is from the trust 
17.11 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
17.12 	of Minnesota to quantify the environmental 
17.13 	benefits of sediment removal and native 
17.14 	plant communities in wetland restorations by 
17.15 	measuring resulting reductions in nitrogen 
17.16 	and phosphorus delivery to groundwater and 
17.17 	surface water. This appropriation is available 
17.18 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
17.19 	project must be completed and final products 
17.20 	delivered.

17.21
17.22
17.23	(w) Assessing Climate Change Effects on 
Release of Mercury and Sulfur into Aquatic 
Ecosystems
					
17.24 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
17.25 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
17.26 	University of Minnesota to determine the 
17.27 	effects of increased temperatures on the 
17.28 	release of mercury and sulfur from Minnesota 
17.29 	peatlands in order to help predict impacts 
17.30 	on aquatic ecosystems and fish health. This 
17.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
17.32 	2019, by which time the project must be 
17.33 	completed and final products delivered.

17.34
17.35	(x) Integrated Targeted Watershed Planning 
Tools with Citizen Involvement
					
18.1 	$169,000 the second year is from the 
18.2 	trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the 
18.3 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
18.4 	system for the Water Resources Center 
18.5 	at Minnesota State University, Mankato, 
18.6 	to use geographic information system 
18.7 	(GIS) prioritization and modeling tools 
18.8 	to develop pollution reduction strategies 
18.9 	in five priority subwatersheds in the Le 
18.10 	Sueur River watershed and to promote 
18.11 	implementation of the reduction strategies 
18.12 	through citizen involvement and outreach. 
18.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
18.14 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
18.15 	completed and final products delivered. 

18.16
18.17	(y) Roseau Lake Watershed Targeted Water 
Quality Improvement
					
18.18 	$65,000 the second year is from the 
18.19 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
18.20 	resources to develop targeted water quality 
18.21 	improvements for the Roseau Lake watershed 
18.22 	by coordinating with partner agencies to 
18.23 	identify the top priority field scale best 
18.24 	management and conservation practices to 
18.25 	implement in the region.

18.26	Subd. 5.Environmental Education
 		-0-
		2,562,000

18.27
18.28	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
Academy
					
18.29 	$433,000 the second year is from the 
18.30 	trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil 
18.31 	Resources in cooperation with Conservation 
18.32 	Corps Minnesota and Iowa for the final 
18.33 	phase of a program to train and mentor future 
18.34 	conservation professionals by providing 
18.35 	apprenticeship service opportunities with 
18.36 	local soil and water conservation districts in 
19.1 	Minnesota. This appropriation is available 
19.2 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
19.3 	project must be completed and final products 
19.4 	delivered. 

19.5	(b) School Forests Outdoor Classrooms
					
19.6 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
19.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
19.8 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
19.9 	Minnesota and Iowa to renovate and restore 
19.10 	60 school forests and train students, teachers, 
19.11 	school district facility staff, and community 
19.12 	volunteers to be long-term stewards of the 
19.13 	school forests and provide education and 
19.14 	service learning experiences at school forest 
19.15 	sites. This appropriation is available until 
19.16 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
19.17 	be completed and final products delivered. 

19.18
19.19	(c) Youth-Led Sustainability Projects in 50 
Minnesota Communities - Phase III
					
19.20 	$400,000 the second year is from the 
19.21 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
19.22 	resources for an agreement with Prairie 
19.23 	Woods Environmental Learning Center to 
19.24 	expand the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) 
19.25 	program statewide to complete more than 
19.26 	200 new youth-led climate change mitigation 
19.27 	and adaptation projects in over 50 Minnesota 
19.28 	communities.

19.29
19.30	(d) New Prairie Sportsman Statewide 
Broadcast Video Project
					
19.31 	$300,000 the second year is from the 
19.32 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
19.33 	resources for an agreement with Pioneer 
19.34 	Public Television to provide outreach on 
19.35 	outdoor recreation, conservation, and natural 
20.1 	resource issues, including water quality, 
20.2 	wildlife habitat, and invasive species, 
20.3 	through a series of interrelated public 
20.4 	forums, educational and training videos, and 
20.5 	statewide broadcast television programs. 
20.6 	This appropriation is available until June 
20.7 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
20.8 	completed and final products delivered. 

20.920.10
	(e) Workshops and Outreach for Nontoxic 
Ammunition Alternatives
					
20.11 	$133,000 the second year is from the 
20.12 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
20.13 	University of Minnesota for the Raptor 
20.14 	Center, in cooperation with the Department 
20.15 	of Natural Resources and other conservation 
20.16 	partners, to provide hunters with outreach 
20.17 	and workshops on alternatives to lead 
20.18 	hunting ammunition, including copper 
20.19 	ammunition as an alternative, and to promote 
20.20 	voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition 
20.21 	in order to protect raptors and other wildlife 
20.22 	in Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning 
20.23 	caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments 
20.24 	left in the field. 

20.25
20.26
20.27	(f) Wildlife and Habitat Conservation 
Education for Southwest Minnesota High 
Schools
					
20.28 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
20.29 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden 
20.30 	to engage high school students in critical 
20.31 	prairie wildlife and habitat conservation 
20.32 	projects by using the zoo's unique animal 
20.33 	collections and state-of-the-art technology to 
20.34 	deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern 
20.35 	Minnesota high schools.

21.1
21.2	(g) Standards-Based Dakota Indian Land 
Stewardship Education
					
21.3 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.5 	for an agreement with Dakota Wicohan 
21.6 	to enhance the capacity of approximately 
21.7 	1,250 students to be stewards of the land in 
21.8 	Minnesota by learning about Dakota Indian 
21.9 	values and environmental principles through 
21.10 	a standards-based experiential multimedia 
21.11 	curriculum. This appropriation is available 
21.12 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
21.13 	project must be completed and final products 
21.14 	delivered.

21.15
21.16	(h) Wolf Management Education in the 
Classroom - Phase II
					
21.17 	$240,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.19 	for an agreement with the International 
21.20 	Wolf Center to expand the Wolves at Our 
21.21 	Door classroom education program to 
21.22 	assist students in understanding wolves and 
21.23 	associated management issues.

21.24	(i) Master Water Steward Program Expansion
					
21.25 	$116,000 the second year is from the trust 
21.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
21.27 	for an agreement with the Freshwater Society 
21.28 	to train community volunteers as master 
21.29 	water stewards who will work with 
21.30 	neighborhoods to install water management 
21.31 	projects that preserve and restore water 
21.32 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
21.33 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
21.34 	be completed and final products delivered. 

22.1
22.2
22.3	(j) Promoting Water Quality Stewardship 
through Student Mentoring and River 
Monitoring
					
22.4 	$39,000 the second year is from the trust 
22.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.6 	for an agreement with Southwest Minnesota 
22.7 	State University to partner with area schools 
22.8 	to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on learning 
22.9 	and mentoring on water quality stewardship 
22.10 	between university agriculture students and 
22.11 	high school and middle school students.

22.12
22.13	(k) Analysis of Thermally Modified Wood 
Nesting Boxes for Birds
					
22.14 	$117,000 the second year is from the 
22.15 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
22.16 	University of Minnesota for the Natural 
22.17 	Resources Research Institute in Duluth to 
22.18 	verify the performance and market readiness 
22.19 	of bird nest boxes made from thermally 
22.20 	modified Minnesota ash wood, by placing the 
22.21 	nest boxes in nature centers, environmental 
22.22 	learning centers, and school forests statewide 
22.23 	for testing, collecting pertinent bird 
22.24 	conservation data, and delivering related 
22.25 	environmental education.

22.26
22.27	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,860,000

22.28
22.29	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase III
					
22.30 	$3,750,000 the second year is from the 
22.31 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
22.32 	University of Minnesota for the Invasive 
22.33 	Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to conduct 
22.34 	research to prevent, minimize, and mitigate 
22.35 	the threats and impacts posed by terrestrial 
22.36 	invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to 
23.1 	the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and 
23.2 	agricultural resources. This appropriation 
23.3 	is available until June 30, 2023, by which 
23.4 	time the project must be completed and final 
23.5 	products delivered.

23.6
23.7	(b) Developing Membrane Filtration System to 
Treat Lake Superior Ballast Water
					
23.8 	$151,000 the second year is from the trust 
23.9 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
23.10 	of Minnesota to develop a filtration system 
23.11 	utilizing bioactive membrane technologies 
23.12 	for use in treating Lake Superior ballast 
23.13 	water to remove at least 90 percent of 
23.14 	suspended pathogens, invasive species, and 
23.15 	contaminants. This appropriation is subject 
23.16 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
23.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.18 	2019, by which time the project must be 
23.19 	completed and final products delivered.

23.20
23.21	(c) Advancing Microbial Invasive Species 
Monitoring from Ballast Discharge
					
23.22 	$368,000 the second year is from the 
23.23 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
23.24 	the University of Minnesota to identify 
23.25 	bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis 
23.26 	River estuary sediments, assess the risks 
23.27 	posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate 
23.28 	treatment techniques for effectiveness at 
23.29 	removing the bacteria from ballast water. 
23.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
23.31 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
23.32 	completed and final products delivered. 

23.33
23.34	(d) Biological Control of White Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase II
					
23.35 	$452,000 the second year is from the 
23.36 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
24.1 	University of Minnesota to continue research 
24.2 	to identify, develop, and optimize biocontrol 
24.3 	agents for white nose syndrome in bats by 
24.4 	evaluating the biocontrol effectiveness of 
24.5 	microbes collected at additional hibernacula 
24.6 	throughout the state and conducting baseline 
24.7 	characterization of the total bat microbiomes. 
24.8 	This appropriation is available until June 
24.9 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
24.10 	completed and final products delivered.

24.11
24.12	(e) Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species 
- Phase II
					
24.13 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.14 	fund. Of this amount, $511,000 is to the 
24.15 	commissioner of agriculture and $239,000 
24.16 	is to the Board of Regents of the University 
24.17 	of Minnesota to train volunteers and 
24.18 	professionals to find, control, and monitor 
24.19 	targeted newly emergent invasive plant 
24.20 	species. This appropriation is available until 
24.21 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
24.22 	be completed and final products delivered. 

24.23	(f) Dutch Elm Disease Resistance - Phase II
					
24.24 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
24.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
24.26 	of Minnesota to continue to identify and 
24.27 	evaluate native Minnesota elms that are 
24.28 	resistant to Dutch elm disease and begin 
24.29 	propagating disease-resistant specimens 
24.30 	for field trial testing. This appropriation 
24.31 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
24.32 	time the project must be completed and final 
24.33 	products delivered.

24.34
24.35	(g) Invasive Carp Management Research in 
Lake Nokomis Subwatershed
					
25.1 	$189,000 the second year is from the 
25.2 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
25.3 	resources for an agreement with the 
25.4 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
25.5 	apply current invasive carp management 
25.6 	research to the entire Lake Nokomis 
25.7 	subwatershed and provide demonstration 
25.8 	guidance for large-scale carp management. 
25.9 	This appropriation is available until June 
25.10 	30, 2020, by which time the project must be 
25.11 	completed and final products delivered.

25.12
25.13	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		3,889,000

25.14	(a) Solar Cells Manufacturing Research
					
25.15 	$388,000 the second year is from the 
25.16 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
25.17 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
25.18 	inexpensive, high-efficiency solar energy by 
25.19 	simple roll-to-roll advanced manufacturing 
25.20 	technology, using Perovskite, a new 
25.21 	photovoltaic material. This appropriation 
25.22 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.23 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
25.24 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
25.25 	be completed and final products delivered.

25.26	(b) Community Solar Garden Installation
					
25.27 	$490,000 the second year is from the trust 
25.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
25.29 	for an agreement with Rural Renewable 
25.30 	Energy Alliance to install a 200-kilowatt 
25.31 	community solar garden to provide for 
25.32 	electrical distribution in Cass, Beltrami, 
25.33 	Hubbard, and Itasca Counties, to assist 
25.34 	households in the Minnesota low-income 
25.35 	housing energy assistance program in 
26.1 	meeting electrical energy needs and serve as 
26.2 	a model for low-income energy assistance 
26.3 	elsewhere in the state. This appropriation is 
26.4 	not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.5 	116P.10. 

26.6
26.7	(c) High-Resolution Climate Projections to Aid 
Local Planning and Implementation Efforts
					
26.8 	$411,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.9 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
26.10 	of Minnesota to produce statewide localized 
26.11 	climate model projections to be used for 
26.12 	long-term planning and implementation of 
26.13 	adaptation strategies for natural resources, 
26.14 	infrastructure, and human health at the local 
26.15 	level. This appropriation is available until 
26.16 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
26.17 	be completed and final products delivered.

26.18
26.19	(d) Geotargeted Distributed Clean Energy 
Initiative
					
26.20 	$800,000 the second year is from the trust 
26.21 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.22 	for an agreement with the Center for Energy 
26.23 	and Environment. Of this amount, up to 
26.24 	$600,000 is for analysis of community 
26.25 	distributed clean energy investments as 
26.26 	alternatives to utility transmission and 
26.27 	distribution upgrade capital investments 
26.28 	to meet forecasted electrical loads. Up 
26.29 	to $200,000 is to conduct pilot programs 
26.30 	using energy efficiency and other distributed 
26.31 	energy resources to achieve forecasted 
26.32 	electric energy loads in communities and 
26.33 	is contingent on a $200,000 match of an 
26.34 	equal or greater amount of nonstate money. 
26.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
27.1 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
27.2 	completed and final products delivered. 

27.3
27.4	(e) Waste Heat Recovery with Efficient 
Thermoelectric Energy Generators
					
27.5 	$400,000 the second year is from the 
27.6 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of 
27.7 	the University of Minnesota to develop 
27.8 	thermoelectric energy generators using 
27.9 	advanced, high-performance materials able 
27.10 	to more efficiently capture waste heat and 
27.11 	transform the heat into electricity. This 
27.12 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
27.13 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
27.14 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
27.15 	time the project must be completed and final 
27.16 	products delivered.

27.17
27.18	(f) Hydrogen Fuel from Wind-Produced 
Renewable Ammonia
					
27.19 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
27.21 	of Minnesota to develop a technical solution 
27.22 	for converting wind-produced ammonia to 
27.23 	hydrogen through catalytic decomposition, 
27.24 	for use in reducing emissions from diesel 
27.25 	engines and powering fuel cell vehicles. 
27.26 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
27.27 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
27.28 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
27.29 	time the project must be completed and final 
27.30 	products delivered.

27.31
27.32	(g) Utilization of Dairy Farm Wastewater for 
Sustainable Production
					
27.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
27.34 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
27.35 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
27.36 	and Outreach Center in Morris to develop and 
28.1 	evaluate an integrated system that recycles 
28.2 	and uses nutrients in dairy wastewater 
28.3 	from feedlots and milk processing, thereby 
28.4 	reducing nutrients from agricultural runoff, 
28.5 	and to provide outreach on adoption of new 
28.6 	technologies. This appropriation is subject 
28.7 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
28.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
28.9 	2019, by which time the project must be 
28.10 	completed and final products delivered.

28.11
28.12	(h) Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota 
Swine Farms - Phase II
					
28.13 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
28.14 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
28.15 	of Minnesota for the West Central Research 
28.16 	and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to 
28.17 	develop and evaluate the utilization of solar 
28.18 	photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to 
28.19 	improve energy and economic performance, 
28.20 	reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and 
28.21 	optimize water usage. This appropriation 
28.22 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
28.23 	time the project must be completed and final 
28.24 	products delivered.

28.25
28.26	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		4,515,000

28.27
28.28	(a) Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase II
					
28.29 	$387,000 the second year is from the trust 
28.30 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
28.31 	of Minnesota to continue assessment of the 
28.32 	potential to supplement traditional turf grass 
28.33 	by providing critical floral plant resources 
28.34 	to enhance bee pollinator habitat. Plant 
28.35 	materials and seeds must follow the Board of 
28.36 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
29.1 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
29.2 	This appropriation is available until June 
29.3 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
29.4 	completed and final products delivered.

29.5
29.6	(b) Measuring Pollen and Seed Dispersal for 
Prairie Fragment Connectivity
					
29.7 	$556,000 the second year is from the 
29.8 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
29.9 	University of Minnesota to determine 
29.10 	habitat connectivity between prairie 
29.11 	fragments by measuring plant movement 
29.12 	by dispersal of pollen and seeds to improve 
29.13 	prairie restoration implementation. This 
29.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
29.15 	2019, by which time the project must be 
29.16 	completed and final products delivered.

29.17
29.18	(c) Establishment of Permanent Habitat Strips 
Within Row Crops
					
29.19 	$179,000 the second year is from the trust 
29.20 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota 
29.21 	for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station 
29.22 	to research the viability of establishing 
29.23 	prairie forbs and alfalfa as permanent cover 
29.24 	strips in the bare soil between selected rows 
29.25 	of corn and soybeans as potential pollinator, 
29.26 	monarch, and gamebird habitat. Monitoring 
29.27 	of the native plant strips must evaluate the 
29.28 	effects of pesticides from adjacent crops on 
29.29 	pollinators, including determining whether 
29.30 	there is a reduction of pollinators that results 
29.31 	in reduced setting of seeds on the native 
29.32 	plants. This appropriation is available until 
29.33 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
29.34 	be completed and final products delivered.

30.1
30.2
30.3	(d) Evaluate Prescribed Burning Techniques to 
Improve Habitat Management for Brushland 
Species
					
30.4 	$267,000 the second year is from the trust 
30.5 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
30.6 	of Minnesota to compare the effects on 
30.7 	brushland habitat of conducting prescribed 
30.8 	burning in spring, summer, and fall to 
30.9 	provide improved management guidelines 
30.10 	for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is 
30.11 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
30.12 	the project must be completed and final 
30.13 	products delivered.

30.14
30.15	(e) Controlling Reed Canary Grass to 
Regenerate Floodplain Forest
					
30.16 	$218,000 the second year is from the trust 
30.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
30.18 	for an agreement with the Minnesota state 
30.19 	office of the National Audubon Society to 
30.20 	determine the most effective regeneration 
30.21 	methods for restoration of floodplain forests 
30.22 	in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive 
30.23 	reed canary grass. This appropriation is 
30.24 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
30.25 	the project must be completed and final 
30.26 	products delivered. 

30.27
30.28	(f) Forest Management for Mississippi River 
Drinking Water Protection
					
30.29 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
30.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
30.31 	for an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil 
30.32 	and Water Conservation District to pilot a 
30.33 	water protection approach for the watershed 
30.34 	through development of forest stewardship 
30.35 	plans and targeted riparian forest restoration 
30.36 	projects. Any expenditures from this 
31.1 	appropriation spent on forest management 
31.2 	plans or restoration must be for lands with 
31.3 	a long-term contract commitment for forest 
31.4 	conservation, and the restoration must follow 
31.5 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
31.6 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
31.7 	guidelines. This appropriation is available 
31.8 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
31.9 	project must be completed and final products 
31.10 	delivered.

31.11
31.12	(g) Upland, Wetland, and Shoreline Restoration 
in Greater Metropolitan Area
					
31.13 	$509,000 the second year is from the 
31.14 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
31.15 	resources for an agreement with Great River 
31.16 	Greening to restore approximately 150 acres 
31.17 	of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland 
31.18 	and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout 
31.19 	the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, 
31.20 	using volunteers, and to conduct restoration 
31.21 	evaluation on previously restored parcels. A 
31.22 	list of proposed restorations and evaluations 
31.23 	must be provided as part of the required work 
31.24 	plan. Plant and seed materials must follow 
31.25 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
31.26 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
31.27 	guidelines. This appropriation is available 
31.28 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
31.29 	project must be completed and final products 
31.30 	delivered.

31.31
31.32	(h) Bluffland Restoration and Monitoring in 
Winona
					
31.33 	$99,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
31.34 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
31.35 	State Colleges and Universities system 
31.36 	for Winona State University to inventory, 
32.1 	restore, and monitor the 40-acre Garvin 
32.2 	Heights Natural Area in Winona and provide 
32.3 	related public outreach and education. Plant 
32.4 	and seed materials must follow the Board of 
32.5 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
32.6 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
32.7 	This appropriation is available until June 
32.8 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
32.9 	completed and final products delivered. 

32.10	(i) Champlin Mill Pond Shoreland Restoration
					
32.11 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the 
32.12 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
32.13 	resources for an agreement with the city 
32.14 	of Champlin to restore the Champlin Mill 
32.15 	Pond shoreline and adjacent habitat. Plant 
32.16 	and seed materials must follow the Board of 
32.17 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
32.18 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
32.19 	This appropriation is available until June 
32.20 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
32.21 	completed and final products delivered.

32.22
32.23	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-
		12,624,000

32.24	(a) State Parks and Trails Land Acquisition
					
32.25 	$2,445,000 the second year is from the 
32.26 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
32.27 	resources to acquire approximately 300 acres 
32.28 	from willing sellers for authorized state 
32.29 	trails and critical parcels within the statutory 
32.30 	boundaries of state parks. Of this amount, at 
32.31 	least $445,000 must be used for state parks 
32.32 	and trails along the Minnesota River. State 
32.33 	park land acquired with this appropriation 
32.34 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
32.35 	least minimum management standards, as 
33.1 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
33.2 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions 
33.3 	must be provided as part of the required work 
33.4 	plan. This appropriation is available until 
33.5 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
33.6 	be completed and final products delivered.

33.7
33.8	(b) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and 
Restoration
					
33.9 	$4,000,000 the second year is from the 
33.10 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
33.11 	resources to acquire approximately 400 
33.12 	acres of land with high-quality native plant 
33.13 	communities and rare features from willing 
33.14 	sellers, to be established as scientific and 
33.15 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
33.16 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, 
33.17 	and restore and improve approximately 
33.18 	750 acres of scientific and natural areas. 
33.19 	Of this appropriation, at least $1,300,000 
33.20 	is designated for restoration. A list of 
33.21 	proposed acquisitions and restorations must 
33.22 	be provided as part of the required work 
33.23 	plan. Land acquired with this appropriation 
33.24 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
33.25 	least minimum management standards, as 
33.26 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
33.27 	resources. This appropriation is available 
33.28 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
33.29 	project must be completed and final products 
33.30 	delivered.

33.31
33.32	(c) Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
Natural Area Acquisition
					
33.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the 
33.34 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
33.35 	resources in cooperation with the Duluth 
33.36 	Airport Authority to acquire approximately 
34.1 	ten acres as an addition to the designated 
34.2 	Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
34.3 	Natural Area located along the shores of 
34.4 	Lake Superior in Duluth.

34.5
34.6	(d) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - 
Phase III
					
34.7 	$1,300,000 the second year is from the 
34.8 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
34.9 	resources for an agreement with Saint John's 
34.10 	University in cooperation with Minnesota 
34.11 	Land Trust to secure permanent conservation 
34.12 	easements on approximately 500 acres 
34.13 	of high-quality habitat in Stearns County, 
34.14 	prepare conservation management plans, and 
34.15 	provide public outreach. A list of proposed 
34.16 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
34.17 	part of the required work plan. An entity 
34.18 	that acquires a conservation easement with 
34.19 	appropriations from the trust fund must have 
34.20 	a long-term stewardship plan for the easement 
34.21 	and a fund established for monitoring and 
34.22 	enforcing the agreement. Funding for the 
34.23 	long-term monitoring and enforcement 
34.24 	fund must come from nonstate sources for 
34.25 	easements acquired with this appropriation. 
34.26 	The state may enforce requirements in the 
34.27 	conservation easements on land acquired 
34.28 	with this appropriation and the conservation 
34.29 	easement document must state this authority 
34.30 	and explicitly include requirements for 
34.31 	water quality and quantity protection. This 
34.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
34.33 	2019, by which time the project must be 
34.34 	completed and final products delivered. 

34.35	(e) Wilder Forest Acquisition
					
35.1 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
35.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
35.3 	for an agreement with Washington County 
35.4 	in cooperation with the Minnesota Food 
35.5 	Association to partially acquire property 
35.6 	in Washington County known as Wilder 
35.7 	Forest to be used in organic agricultural 
35.8 	production and habitat conservation. Any 
35.9 	land to be acquired must be identified in 
35.10 	an approved work plan, publicly owned, 
35.11 	and open to public use. The county must 
35.12 	evaluate and provide a long-term plan for 
35.13 	the conservation of the Wilder Forest area 
35.14 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
35.15 	Minnesota Resources before the acquisition 
35.16 	is completed. This appropriation must be 
35.17 	matched by at least an equal amount of 
35.18 	nonstate funds. 

35.19
35.20	(f) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System 
Acquisition for Wellhead Protection
					
35.21 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
35.22 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
35.23 	resources for an agreement with Lincoln 
35.24 	Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and 
35.25 	restore lands designated under an approved 
35.26 	wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired 
35.27 	with this appropriation must be from willing 
35.28 	sellers and be identified by the Department 
35.29 	of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for 
35.30 	wellhead protection. Lands must be restored 
35.31 	to permanent vegetative cover, but may be 
35.32 	used for recreation and renewable energy if 
35.33 	adequate protection of the drinking water 
35.34 	aquifer is provided. A list of proposed 
35.35 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
35.36 	required work plan. Plant and seed materials 
36.1 	must follow the Board of Water and Soil 
36.2 	Resources' native vegetation establishment 
36.3 	and enhancement guidelines. Income 
36.4 	derived from the lands acquired with funds 
36.5 	appropriated under this paragraph is exempt 
36.6 	from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
36.7 	if used for additional wellhead protection as 
36.8 	provided under this paragraph until adequate 
36.9 	wellhead protection has been achieved, 
36.10 	as determined by the commissioner of 
36.11 	health. Any income earned after that must 
36.12 	be returned to the environment and natural 
36.13 	resources trust fund. This appropriation 
36.14 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which 
36.15 	time the project must be completed and final 
36.16 	products delivered. 

36.17
36.18	(g) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 
to Town of Embarrass
					
36.19 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
36.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
36.21 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
36.22 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
36.23 	engineering and construction of segments of 
36.24 	the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six 
36.25 	miles between Highway 135 and the town of 
36.26 	Embarrass. This appropriation is available 
36.27 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the 
36.28 	project must be completed and final products 
36.29 	delivered.

36.30	(h) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections
					
36.31 	$679,000 the second year is from the trust 
36.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
36.33 	for an agreement with the city of Tower to 
36.34 	construct recreational trails along the harbor 
36.35 	in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. 
37.1 	This appropriation is available until June 
37.2 	30, 2019, by which time the project must be 
37.3 	completed and final products delivered.

37.4
37.5	(i) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail 
Acquisition
					
37.6 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
37.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
37.8 	for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls 
37.9 	to acquire approximately 16 acres along the 
37.10 	Otter Tail River for a recreational trail and 
37.11 	park. This appropriation is contingent on at 
37.12 	least an equal match of nonstate money. Prior 
37.13 	to the acquisition, a phase 1 environmental 
37.14 	assessment must be completed and the city 
37.15 	must not accept any liability for previous 
37.16 	contamination of lands acquired with this 
37.17 	appropriation.

37.18	Subd. 10.Administration
 		-0-
		210,000

37.19	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
37.20 	$135,000 the second year is from 
37.21 	the trust fund to the commissioner of 
37.22 	natural resources, at the direction of 
37.23 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
37.24 	Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred 
37.25 	for contract agreement reimbursement for 
37.26 	the agreements specified in this section. The 
37.27 	commissioner shall provide documentation 
37.28 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
37.29 	Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of 
37.30 	these funds.

37.31	(b) Grants Management System
					
37.32 	$75,000 the second year is from the trust 
37.33 	fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
37.34 	on Minnesota Resources for upgrading and 
38.1 	modernizing a project records management 
38.2 	system.

38.3	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
38.4 	Money appropriated in this section may 
38.5 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
38.6 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
38.7 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
38.8 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
38.9 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. 
38.10 	Money appropriated in this section must 
38.11 	not be spent on indirect costs or other 
38.12 	institutional overhead charges that are 
38.13 	not directly related to and necessary for a 
38.14 	specific appropriation. Costs that are directly 
38.15 	related to and necessary for an appropriation, 
38.16 	including financial services, human 
38.17 	resources, information services, rent, and 
38.18 	utilities, are eligible only if the costs can be 
38.19 	clearly justified and individually documented 
38.20 	specific to the appropriation's purpose and 
38.21 	would not be generated by the recipient 
38.22 	but for the receipt of the appropriation. No 
38.23 	broad allocations for costs in either dollars or 
38.24 	percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
38.25 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
38.26 	available until June 30, 2018, when projects 
38.27 	must be completed and final products 
38.28 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, 
38.29 	the appropriations in this section are available 
38.30 	for an additional fiscal year if a binding 
38.31 	contract for acquisition of the real property is 
38.32 	entered into before the expiration date of the 
38.33 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
38.34 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
38.35 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

39.1	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
39.2 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
39.3 	this section must conform to guidelines 
39.4 	and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. 
39.5 	Spatial data also must conform to additional 
39.6 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
39.7 	data coordination and distribution that have 
39.8 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
39.9 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
39.10 	data must be prepared as specified in 
39.11 	the state's geographic metadata guideline 
39.12 	and must be submitted to the Minnesota 
39.13 	Geospatial Information Office. All data must 
39.14 	be accessible and free to the public unless 
39.15 	made private under the Data Practices Act, 
39.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
39.17 	practicable, summary data and results of 
39.18 	projects funded under this section should 
39.19 	be readily accessible on the Internet and 
39.20 	identified as having received funding from 
39.21 	the environment and natural resources trust 
39.22 	fund.

39.23	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
39.24 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
39.25 	appropriation under this section, an agency 
39.26 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
39.27 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
39.28 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) 
39.29 	and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and 
39.30 	must submit a work plan and semiannual 
39.31 	progress reports in the form determined 
39.32 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
39.33 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
39.34 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
39.35 	appropriation. Modifications to the approved 
40.1 	work plan and budget expenditures must 
40.2 	be made through the amendment process 
40.3 	established by the Legislative-Citizen 
40.4 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
40.5 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in 
40.6 	this section that conducts a restoration using 
40.7 	funds appropriated in this section must use 
40.8 	native plant species according to the Board of 
40.9 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
40.10 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
40.11 	and include an appropriate diversity of 
40.12 	native species selected to provide habitat for 
40.13 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
40.14 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.15 	84.973.
40.16 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
40.17 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
40.18 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
40.19 	and management plan that, to the degree 
40.20 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
40.21 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
40.22 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
40.23 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
40.24 	other relevant factors that would provide 
40.25 	the best chance for long-term success and 
40.26 	durability of the restoration project. The 
40.27 	plan must include the proposed timetable 
40.28 	for implementing the restoration, including 
40.29 	site preparation, establishment of diverse 
40.30 	plant species, maintenance, and additional 
40.31 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
40.32 	identify long-term maintenance and 
40.33 	management needs of the restoration and 
40.34 	how the maintenance, management, and 
40.35 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
40.36 	advantage of the best available science and 
41.1 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
41.2 	best restoration.
41.3 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in 
41.4 	this section for restoration activities must 
41.5 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
41.6 	at the completion of the appropriation 
41.7 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
41.8 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
41.9 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
41.10 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
41.11 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
41.12 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
41.13 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
41.14 	guidelines. The evaluation must determine 
41.15 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
41.16 	goals, identify any problems with the 
41.17 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
41.18 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
41.19 	improving restorations. The evaluation must 
41.20 	be focused on improving future restorations.
41.21 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
41.22 	funded with money appropriated in this 
41.23 	section must be on land permanently 
41.24 	protected by a conservation easement or 
41.25 	public ownership.
41.26 	(f) A recipient of money from an 
41.27 	appropriation under this section must 
41.28 	give consideration to contracting with 
41.29 	Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract 
41.30 	restoration and enhancement services.
41.31 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
41.32 	money appropriated under this section must:
41.33 	(1) be permanent;
41.34 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
41.35 	easement;
42.1 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
42.2 	agreement that are permanent;
42.3 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
42.4 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
42.5 	electronic format at least ten business days 
42.6 	prior to closing;
42.7 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
42.8 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
42.9 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
42.10 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
42.11 	document to address specific groundwater 
42.12 	and surface water quality protection activities 
42.13 	such as keeping water on the landscape, 
42.14 	reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, 
42.15 	protecting groundwater, and not permitting 
42.16 	artificial hydrological modifications.
42.17 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest 
42.18 	in lands, a recipient of money appropriated 
42.19 	under this section must not agree to pay 
42.20 	more than 100 percent of the appraised value 
42.21 	for a parcel of land using this money to 
42.22 	complete the purchase, in part or in whole, 
42.23 	except that up to ten percent above the 
42.24 	appraised value may be allowed to complete 
42.25 	the purchase, in part or in whole, using this 
42.26 	money if permission is received in advance 
42.27 	of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen 
42.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.
42.29 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
42.30 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
42.31 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
42.32 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
42.33 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
42.34 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
42.35 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
43.1 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
43.2 	and management plan in compliance with 
43.3 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding 
43.4 	for implementation unless the work plan 
43.5 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
43.6 	not necessary to achieve a high-quality 
43.7 	restoration.
43.8 	(k) To ensure public accountability for 
43.9 	the use of public funds, within 60 days 
43.10 	of the transaction, a recipient of money 
43.11 	appropriated under this section must provide 
43.12 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
43.13 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
43.14 	selection process used to identify parcels 
43.15 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
43.16 	related transaction costs, including but not 
43.17 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
43.18 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
43.19 	and donations. This information must be 
43.20 	provided for all parties involved in the 
43.21 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
43.22 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
43.23 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
43.24 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and 
43.25 	the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
43.26 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
43.27 	was conducted.
43.28 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from 
43.29 	the trust fund under this section must 
43.30 	acknowledge financial support from 
43.31 	the Minnesota environment and natural 
43.32 	resources trust fund in project publications, 
43.33 	signage, and other public communications 
43.34 	and outreach related to work completed 
43.35 	using the appropriation. Acknowledgment 
43.36 	may occur, as appropriate, through use of 
44.1 	the trust fund logo or inclusion of language 
44.2 	attributing support from the trust fund. Each 
44.3 	direct recipient of money appropriated in 
44.4 	this section, as well as each recipient of a 
44.5 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
44.6 	satisfy all reporting and other requirements 
44.7 	incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated 
44.8 	funding recipients as provided in Minnesota 
44.9 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and 
44.10 	chapter 116P.

44.11
44.12	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
44.13 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
44.14 	referred to in this section must be 
44.15 	administered on a reimbursement basis 
44.16 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
44.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
44.18 	16A.41, expenditures made on or after 
44.19 	July 1, 2016, or the date the work plan is 
44.20 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
44.21 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
44.22 	in this section. Periodic payment must be 
44.23 	made upon receiving documentation that 
44.24 	the deliverable items articulated in the 
44.25 	approved work plan have been achieved, 
44.26 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
44.27 	by approved progress reports. Reasonable 
44.28 	amounts may be advanced to projects to 
44.29 	accommodate cash flow needs or match 
44.30 	federal money. The advances must be 
44.31 	approved as part of the work plan. No 
44.32 	expenditures for capital equipment are 
44.33 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
44.34 	project work plan.
44.35 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
44.36 	approved work plan are allowed.

45.1
45.2	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
45.3 	A political subdivision, public or private 
45.4 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
45.5 	appropriation under this section must use the 
45.6 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
45.7 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
45.8 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
45.9 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.10 	16C.073, regarding purchase and use of 
45.11 	paper stock and printing.

45.12
45.13	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines
 					
45.14 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
45.15 	under this section for a capital improvement 
45.16 	project must ensure that the project complies 
45.17 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
45.18 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
45.19 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
45.20 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
45.21 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
45.22 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
45.23 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
45.24 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
45.25 	obtain information and technical assistance 
45.26 	on energy conservation and alternative 
45.27 	energy development relating to the planning 
45.28 	and construction of the capital improvement 
45.29 	project.

45.30	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
45.31 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
45.32 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
45.33 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
45.34 	guidelines.

45.35	Subd. 18.Carryforward
 					
46.1 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
46.2 	the following projects are extended to June 
46.3 	30, 2017:
46.4 	(1) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.5 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), County 
46.6 	Geologic Atlases - Part B;
46.7 	(2) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.8 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Metropolitan 
46.9 	Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase 
46.10 	VII, $400,000 for the agreement with the 
46.11 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
46.12 	Trust, Inc. only;
46.13 	(3) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.14 	subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Conservation 
46.15 	Grazing to Improve Wildlife Habitat on 
46.16 	Wildlife Management Areas;
46.17 	(4) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.18 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Assessment of 
46.19 	Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water 
46.20 	Quality;
46.21 	(5) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.22 	subdivision 5, paragraph (f), Evaluation of 
46.23 	Lake Superior Water Quality Health;
46.24 	(6) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, 
46.25 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving 
46.26 	Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efficacy for 
46.27 	Control;
46.28 	(7) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
46.29 	subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Rainwater 
46.30 	Reuse and Valuation Investigation;
46.31 	(8) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 
46.32 	2, subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
46.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
46.34 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for upgrade 
47.1 	and modernization of a project records 
47.2 	management system; and
47.3 	(9) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
47.4 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Innovative 
47.5 	Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat 
47.6 	Pump Study.
47.7 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
47.8 	the following projects are extended to June 
47.9 	30, 2018:
47.10 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
47.11 	subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Martin County 
47.12 	Park and Natural Area Acquisition; and
47.13 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
47.14 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Preventing 
47.15 	Phosphorous, Nitrogen and Pesticides from 
47.16 	Entering Water Resources through Drain 
47.17 	Tiles.

47.18 	Sec. 3. [116P.19] DONATIONS.
47.19 	A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation 
47.20 	or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with 
47.21 	an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are 
47.22 	directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the 
47.23 	commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section 
47.24 	does not apply to:
47.25 	(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or
47.26 	(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 
47.27 	1.1011-2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the 
47.28 	purchase price paid by the recipient.

47.29 	Sec. 4. [116P.20] EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT 
47.30 	REQUIREMENTS.
47.31 	A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and 
47.32 	enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring 
47.33 	and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring 
48.1 	and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept in a monitoring 
48.2 	and enforcement fund held by the recipient and dedicated to monitoring and enforcing 
48.3 	conservation easements in Minnesota. A recipient of an appropriation for easement 
48.4 	monitoring and enforcement must, within 120 days after the close of the recipient's 
48.5 	fiscal year, provide an annual financial report to the commission or the commission's 
48.6 	successor on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the work plan. 
48.7 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for monitoring and enforcement of easements and 
48.8 	earnings on the money appropriated revert to the state if:
48.9 	(1) the easement transfers to the state;
48.10 	(2) the recipient fails to file an annual financial report and then fails to cure the 
48.11 	default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
48.12 	(3) the recipient fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and enforcement 
48.13 	plan contained within the work plan and fails to cure the default within 90 days of 
48.14 	notification of the default by the state.

48.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.025, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.16 	to read:
48.17 		Subd. 2a.Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources 
48.18 	trust fund. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to 
48.19 	the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota 
48.20 	environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests 
48.21 	reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement 
48.22 	request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management 
48.23 	and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month 
48.24 	following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday, 
48.25 	Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately 
48.26 	following the 25th day of the month.
48.27 	(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must 
48.28 	submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by 
48.29 	July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the 
48.30 	university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal 
48.31 	year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain 
48.32 	this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final 
48.33 	reimbursement request for that fiscal year.
48.34 	(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day 
48.35 	the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.