<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>resources trust fund; modifying provisions for Legislative-Citizen Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>on Minnesota Resources; adding requirements for use of trust fund money;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116P.05, subdivision 1; 116P.08, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision 4; 137.025, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Supplement, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.08, subdivision 5; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>year" is fiscal year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>46,337,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environment and <br/>
natural resources <br/>
trust fund<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">46,337,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>subdivisions. Appropriations are available <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>for two years beginning July 1, 2016, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>unencumbered balance remaining in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>first year does not cancel and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>for the second year or until the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>appropriation.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Definition.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>"Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>established under Minnesota Constitution, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>article XI, section 14.<br/>
<table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Foundational Natural Resource Data </b><br/>
<b>and Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
13,445,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Data-Driven Pollinator Conservation </b><br/>
<b>Strategies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>$520,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>of Minnesota to improve understanding of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>relationships and interactions between native <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>bee pollinators and rare and declining plant <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>species and to determine optimal placement <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>and species plantings for pollinator habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>in order to develop guidelines for planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>designing, and planting pollinator habitat. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Native Bee Surveys in Minnesota Prairie </b><br/>
<b>and Forest Habitats</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>$600,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>to continue to assess the current status and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>distribution of native bee pollinators in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>Minnesota by expanding surveys into the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>prairie-forest border region and facilitating <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>interagency collaboration and public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>outreach on pollinators. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research, </b><br/>
<b>and Breeding - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>$750,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>fund. Of this amount, $421,000 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Minnesota Zoological Garden and $329,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>is to the commissioner of natural resources in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>collaboration with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Wildlife Service to continue efforts to prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>the extinction of imperiled native Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>butterfly species through breeding, research, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>field surveys, and potential reintroduction. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Completing National Wetland Inventory </b><br/>
<b>Update for Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>to complete the update and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>of wetland inventory maps for counties in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>central and northwestern Minnesota. This <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Assessment Tool for Understanding </b><br/>
<b>Vegetation Growth Impacts on Groundwater </b><br/>
<b>Recharge </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>$212,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>University of Minnesota to develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>statewide assessment tool to help understand <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the relationship between vegetation growth <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>and impacts on groundwater recharge <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>under changing land use and climate. This <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Sentinel Lakes Monitoring and Data </b><br/>
<b>Synthesis – Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>$401,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>for the third and final phase of a monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and multidisciplinary research effort on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>25 sentinel lakes in Minnesota, which will <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>integrate and synthesize previously collected <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>data to enhance understanding of how <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>lakes respond to large-scale environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>stressors and provide for improved ability <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>to predict and respond to lake changes <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>for water and fisheries management. This <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>State Spring Inventory for Resource </b><br/>
<b>Management and Protection - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>$370,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>to continue a systematic inventory of springs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>statewide to provide fundamental data <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>needed to maintain spring flows and protect <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>groundwater-dependent resources. Increased <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>outreach to the public and other entities must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>be conducted to assist in the identification, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>documentation, and publication of spring <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>locations. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota </b><br/>
<b>River Aquatic Ecosystem</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>to accelerate collection of baseline data to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>enhance understanding of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>River ecosystem, measure future impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>of changing climate and landscapes on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>management efforts. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Improving Brook Trout Stream Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Through Beaver Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>$225,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>system for Bemidji State University to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>quantify how beaver activity influences <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>habitat quality in streams for brook trout in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>northeastern Minnesota in order to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>current and future management practices. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Evaluate Temperature, Streamflow, and </b><br/>
<b>Hydrogeology Impact on Brook Trout Habitat</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>$115,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>University of Minnesota for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>Geological Survey to evaluate links between <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>improve trout stream management. This <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) <b>Restoration of Elk to Northeastern </b><br/>
<b>Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>$300,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>University of Minnesota in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>the Fond du Lac Band and Rocky Mountain <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>Elk Foundation to determine the habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>suitability and levels of public support for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(l) <b>Game and Nongame Bird Pesticide Exposure</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>$349,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>of Minnesota to evaluate the potential risk <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>to game and nongame birds from exposure <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>to neonicotinoid-treated agricultural seeds. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(m) <b>Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for </b><br/>
<b>Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>$250,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>to evaluate exposure risks of grassland <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>wildlife to soybean aphid insecticides, to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>guide grassland management in farmland <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>regions of Minnesota for the protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>birds, beneficial insects, and other grassland <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>wildlife. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>be completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(n) <b>Development of Innovative Cost-Saving </b><br/>
<b>Methodology for Forest Inventory</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>$800,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>to develop and pilot a new and more <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>cost-effective methodology for an enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>stand-based forest inventory, with the goal <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>of extending the methodology statewide. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(o) <b>Evaluation of Tree Retention Guidelines </b><br/>
<b>Pertaining to Wildlife</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>$232,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>University of Minnesota for the Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Resources Research Institute in Duluth to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>assess the effectiveness of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Forest Resources Council tree retention <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>guidelines in sustaining Minnesota's wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>populations, by quantifying and evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>the impacts on birds, small mammals, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>amphibian diversity. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(p) <b>Determine Impacts on Wildlife From </b><br/>
<b>Emerald Ash Borer Infection of Black Ash </b><br/>
<b>Forests</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>$334,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>University of Minnesota for the Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Resources Research Institute in Duluth <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>to assess impacts of emerald ash borer <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>and adaptive management on wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>diversity in black ash forests and to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>recommendations to mitigate wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>impacts. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(q) <b>Aggregate Mapping</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>resources to map the extent and quality of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>aggregate resources in counties that have not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>previously been mapped. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(r) <b>Pineland Sands Lands and Water Study</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>to study the impact of changes in land use <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>from forest land to irrigated agriculture in the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Pineland Sands aquifer along the Crow Wing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>River. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>June 30, 2021, and is not subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(s) <b>Natural Resources Research Institute</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>$2,987,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>University of Minnesota for academic and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>applied research through MnDRIVE at the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>Natural Resources Research Institute for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>projects that include, but are not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>the creation of a portfolio of waterborne <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>sulfate reduction technologies and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>development of technologies for current <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>and emerging environmental and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>resources opportunities. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>is available until June 30, 2018, and is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>116P.05, subdivision 2.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,418,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Tracking and Preventing Harmful Algal </b><br/>
<b>Blooms</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>to identify species composition and timing of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>harmful algal blooms, understand the causes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>of bloom development in individual lakes, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>and determine how nutrients and climate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>interact to increase harmful algae outbreaks. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>This work must be done in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>with the University of Minnesota and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Assessing the Increasing Harmful Algal </b><br/>
<b>Blooms in Minnesota Lakes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>$270,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>of Minnesota for the Saint Anthony Falls <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>Laboratory to investigate lake processes <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>and meteorological conditions triggering <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>algal blooms and toxin production, develop <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>models for tracking blooms, and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>outreach on the prediction, detection, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>impacts of mitigation of algal bloom events. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>This work must be done in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>the St. Croix Watershed Research Station <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>of the Science Museum of Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and </b><br/>
<b>Lakes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>$600,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>resources in cooperation with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>Zoological Garden for a statewide mussel <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>program to rear, restore, and re-establish <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>native mussel species in streams and rivers. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Assessing Techniques for Eliminating </b><br/>
<b>Contaminants to Protect Native Fish and </b><br/>
<b>Mussels</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>$287,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>resources for an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>University of St. Thomas to evaluate the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>use of ultraviolet treatment of wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>to remove certain commonly detected <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>wastewater contaminants, in order to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>the contaminants' toxicity to native fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>mussels. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Assessing Neonicotinoid Insecticide Effects </b><br/>
<b>on Aquatic and Soil Communities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>$400,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>of Minnesota to identify neonicotinoid <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>insecticide breakdown components produced <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>in water and plant leaves and assess their <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>toxicity to soil and aquatic species and related <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>biotic communities. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>available until June 30, 2019, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Bacterial Assessment of Groundwater </b><br/>
<b>Supplies Used for Drinking Water</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>$299,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>University of Minnesota to characterize and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>analyze bacterial communities in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>groundwater used as drinking water supplies <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>and link the microbiological data to other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>water quality indicators for drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>supply safety. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Understanding Bedrock Fracture Flow to </b><br/>
<b>Improve Groundwater Quality</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>$183,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>University of Minnesota for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Geological Survey to use new techniques of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>a better understanding of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>flow through fractured bedrock, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>improve groundwater management. This <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Protection of State's Confined Drinking </b><br/>
<b>Water Aquifers - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>$433,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>resources for an agreement with the United <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>States Geological Survey to continue to test <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>methods of defining properties of confined <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>drinking water aquifers, in order to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>water management. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>116P.10. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Development of Innovative Sensor </b><br/>
<b>Technologies for Water Monitoring</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>$509,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>the University of Minnesota to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>inexpensive and efficient sensitive sensors <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>and wireless sensor networks for continuous <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>monitoring of contaminants in lakes and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>rivers in Minnesota. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>116P.10. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Wastewater Treatment Process </b><br/>
<b>Improvements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>$398,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>of Minnesota to characterize and quantify <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>the nutrient-removing microorganisms used <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>for municipal wastewater treatment, in order <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>to improve the process used to reduce total <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>nitrogen discharge. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>available until June 30, 2019, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) <b>Membrane-Based Process for Decentralized </b><br/>
<b>Drinking Water Production</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>$191,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>of Minnesota to develop a low-energy use, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>membrane-based treatment technology <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>to produce drinking water locally from <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>surface waters by removing heavy metals <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>and contaminants of emerging concern, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>This appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(l) <b>Analyzing Alternatives for Municipal </b><br/>
<b>Wastewater Treatment</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>$180,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Pollution Control Agency to analyze <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>alternatives for improved treatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>sulfate and salty parameters at municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>wastewater plants to inform the development <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>and implementation of wild rice, sulfate, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>and other water quality standards. This <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(m) <b>Understanding Impacts of Salt Usage on </b><br/>
<b>Minnesota Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwater</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>$497,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>the University of Minnesota to quantify <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>the current water-softening salt loads in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>Minnesota lakes, rivers, and groundwater, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>assess alternative water-softening materials <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>and methods, and quantify the transport of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>de-icing and water-softening salt through the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>soil. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(n) <b>Developing Biosponge Technology for </b><br/>
<b>Removal of Nitrates from Minnesota Waters</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>$198,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>University of Minnesota to adapt and test <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>an inexpensive biosponge technology for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>its effectiveness at removing nitrates from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>drinking water. This appropriation is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(o) <b>Morrison County Performance Drainage </b><br/>
<b>and Hydrology Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>$209,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>for an agreement with the Morrison Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>and Water Conservation District to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>an assessment of drainage infrastructure, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>in order to develop hydrology restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>priorities and a countywide performance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>drainage ordinance to address land <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>use-change impacts to the hydrogeology. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(p) <b>Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water </b><br/>
<b>Quality Treatment Analysis - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>$110,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Resources for an agreement with the Blue <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Earth County Drainage Authority to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>monitoring a model demonstration for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>storage and treatment options in drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>systems designed to improve agricultural and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>urban water quality by reducing soil erosion, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>peak water flows, and nutrient loading. This <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>2021, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(q) <b>Surface Water Bacterial Treatment System </b><br/>
<b>Pilot Project</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>for an agreement with Vadnais Lake Area <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>Water Management Organization to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>bacteria and nutrient loads to Vadnais <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Lake, a drinking water supply reservoir, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>through implementation and evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>of a subsurface constructed wetland as a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>best management practice for potential <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>statewide use. The Vadnais Lake Area Water <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Management Organization must consider <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>contracting with the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>Department of Civil, Environmental, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>and Geo-Engineering to evaluate the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>effectiveness of the pilot treatment system <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>so that it maximizes benefits and can be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>replicated elsewhere. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>is available until June 30, 2021, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(r) <b>Assessing Effectiveness of Wetland </b><br/>
<b>Restorations for Improved Water Quality</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>$420,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>of Minnesota to quantify the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>benefits of sediment removal and native <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>plant communities in wetland restorations by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>measuring resulting reductions in nitrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>and phosphorus delivery to groundwater and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>surface water. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(s) <b>Integrated Targeted Watershed Planning </b><br/>
<b>Tools with Citizen Involvement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>$169,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>trust fund to the Board of Trustees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>system for the Water Resources Center <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>at Minnesota State University, Mankato, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>to use geographic information system <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(GIS) prioritization and modeling tools <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>to develop pollution reduction strategies <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>in five priority subwatersheds in the Le <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>Sueur River watershed and to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>implementation of the reduction strategies <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>through citizen involvement and outreach. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(t) <b>Roseau Lake Watershed Targeted Water </b><br/>
<b>Quality Improvement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>$65,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>resources to develop targeted water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>improvements for the Roseau Lake watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>by coordinating with partner agencies to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>identify the top priority field scale best <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>management and conservation practices to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>implement in the region.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Environmental Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
2,512,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Minnesota Conservation Apprentice </b><br/>
<b>Academy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>$433,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>Resources in cooperation with Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Corps Minnesota and Iowa for the final <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>phase of a program to train and mentor future <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>conservation professionals by providing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>apprenticeship service opportunities with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>local soil and water conservation districts in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>Minnesota. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>School Forests Outdoor Classrooms</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>$440,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>for an agreement with Conservation Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>Minnesota and Iowa to renovate and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>60 school forests. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>available until June 30, 2019, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Youth-Led Sustainability Projects in 50 </b><br/>
<b>Minnesota Communities - Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$400,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>resources for an agreement with Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>Woods Environmental Learning Center to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>expand the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>program statewide to complete more than <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>200 new youth-led climate change mitigation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>and adaptation projects in over 50 Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>communities.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Wildlife and Habitat Conservation </b><br/>
<b>Education for Southwest Minnesota High </b><br/>
<b>Schools</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>$147,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>to engage high school students in critical <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>prairie wildlife and habitat conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>projects by using the zoo's unique animal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>collections and state-of-the-art technology to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>deliver hands-on learning in 12 southwestern <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>Minnesota high schools.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Standards-Based Dakota Indian Land </b><br/>
<b>Stewardship Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>$197,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>for an agreement with Dakota Wicohan <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>to enhance the capacity of approximately <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>1,250 students to be stewards of the land in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>Minnesota by learning about Dakota Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>values and environmental principles through <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>a standards-based experiential multimedia <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>curriculum. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Wolf Management Education in the </b><br/>
<b>Classroom - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>$240,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>for an agreement with the International <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>Wolf Center to expand the Wolves at Our <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>Door classroom education program to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>assist students in understanding wolves and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>associated management issues.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Master Water Steward Program Expansion</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>$116,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>for an agreement with the Freshwater Society <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>to train community volunteers as master <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>water stewards who will work with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>neighborhoods to install water management <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>projects that preserve and restore water <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>quality. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>be completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Promoting Water Quality Stewardship </b><br/>
<b>through Student Mentoring and River </b><br/>
<b>Monitoring</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>$39,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>for an agreement with Southwest Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>State University to partner with area schools <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on learning <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>and mentoring on water quality stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>between university agriculture students and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>high school and middle school students.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Wildlife Science Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>for an agreement with the Wildlife Science <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>Center to provide environmental education <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>programs using ambassador wild animals.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive </b><br/>
<b>Species</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,660,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and </b><br/>
<b>Pests Center - Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>$3,750,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>University of Minnesota for the Invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>research to prevent, minimize, and mitigate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the threats and impacts posed by terrestrial <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>invasive plants, pathogens, and pests to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>agricultural resources. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>is available until June 30, 2023, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Developing Membrane Filtration System to </b><br/>
<b>Treat Lake Superior Ballast Water</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>$151,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>of Minnesota to develop a filtration system <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>utilizing bioactive membrane technologies <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>for use in treating Lake Superior ballast <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>water to remove at least 90 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>suspended pathogens, invasive species, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>contaminants. This appropriation is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Advancing Microbial Invasive Species </b><br/>
<b>Monitoring from Ballast Discharge</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>$368,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>the University of Minnesota to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>bacteria in ship ballast water and St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>River estuary sediments, assess the risks <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>posed by invasive bacteria, and evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>treatment techniques for effectiveness at <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>removing the bacteria from ballast water. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Biological Control of White Nose Syndrome </b><br/>
<b>in Bats - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>$452,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>University of Minnesota to continue research <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>to identify, develop, and optimize biocontrol <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>agents for white nose syndrome in bats by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>evaluating the biocontrol effectiveness of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>microbes collected at additional hibernacula <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>throughout the state and conducting baseline <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>characterization of the total bat microbiomes. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species </b><br/>
<b>- Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>$750,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>fund. Of this amount, $511,000 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>commissioner of agriculture and $239,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>is to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>of Minnesota to train volunteers and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>professionals to find, control, and monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>targeted newly emergent invasive plant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>species. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>be completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Invasive Carp Management Research in </b><br/>
<b>Lake Nokomis Subwatershed</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>$189,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>resources for an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>apply current invasive carp management <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>research to the entire Lake Nokomis <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>subwatershed and provide demonstration <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>guidance for large-scale carp management. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>30, 2020, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Air Quality, Climate Change, and </b><br/>
<b>Renewable Energy</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
1,490,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Community Solar Garden Installation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>$490,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>for an agreement with Rural Renewable <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>Energy Alliance to install a 200-kilowatt <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>community solar garden to provide for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>electrical distribution in Cass, Beltrami, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>Hubbard, and Itasca Counties, to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>households in the Minnesota low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>housing energy assistance program in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>meeting electrical energy needs and serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>a model for low-income energy assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>elsewhere in the state. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>116P.10. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Waste Heat Recovery with Efficient </b><br/>
<b>Thermoelectric Energy Generators</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>$400,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>trust fund to the Board of Regents of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>the University of Minnesota to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>thermoelectric energy generators using <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>advanced, high-performance materials able <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>to more efficiently capture waste heat and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>transform the heat into electricity. This <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>appropriation is subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Utilization of Dairy Farm Wastewater for </b><br/>
<b>Sustainable Production</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>of Minnesota for the West Central Research <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>and Outreach Center in Morris to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>evaluate an integrated system that recycles <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>and uses nutrients in dairy wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>from feedlots and milk processing, thereby <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>reducing nutrients from agricultural runoff, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>and to provide outreach on adoption of new <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>technologies. This appropriation is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota </b><br/>
<b>Swine Farms - Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>of Minnesota for the West Central Research <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>develop and evaluate the utilization of solar <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>improve energy and economic performance, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>optimize water usage. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Methods to Protect, Restore, and </b><br/>
<b>Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
8,373,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement - </b><br/>
<b>Phase II</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>$387,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>of Minnesota to continue assessment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>potential to supplement traditional turf grass <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>by providing critical floral plant resources <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>to enhance bee pollinator habitat. Plant <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>materials and seeds must follow the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Establishment of Permanent Habitat Strips </b><br/>
<b>Within Row Crops</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>$179,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>to research the viability of establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>prairie forbs and alfalfa as permanent cover <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>strips in the bare soil between selected rows <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>of corn and soybeans as potential pollinator, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>monarch, and gamebird habitat. Monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>of the native plant strips must evaluate the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>effects of pesticides from adjacent crops on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>pollinators, including determining whether <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>there is a reduction of pollinators that results <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>in reduced setting of seeds on the native <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>plants. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>June 30, 2019, by which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>be completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Evaluate Prescribed Burning Techniques to </b><br/>
<b>Improve Habitat Management for Brushland </b><br/>
<b>Species</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>$267,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>fund to the Board of Regents of the University <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>of Minnesota to compare the effects on <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>brushland habitat of conducting prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>burning in spring, summer, and fall to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>provide improved management guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>for wildlife habitat. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>available until June 30, 2020, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Controlling Reed Canary Grass to </b><br/>
<b>Regenerate Floodplain Forest</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>$218,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>for an agreement with the Minnesota state <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>office of the National Audubon Society to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>determine the most effective regeneration <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>methods for restoration of floodplain forests <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>reed canary grass. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>available until June 30, 2019, by which time <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Forest Management for Mississippi River </b><br/>
<b>Drinking Water Protection</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>$300,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>for an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>and Water Conservation District to pilot a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>water protection approach for the watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>through development of forest stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>plans and targeted riparian forest restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>projects. Any expenditures from this <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>appropriation spent on forest management <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>plans or restoration must be for lands with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>a long-term contract commitment for forest <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>conservation, and the restoration must follow <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>guidelines. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Upland, Wetland, and Shoreline Restoration </b><br/>
<b>in Greater Metropolitan Area</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>$509,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>resources for an agreement with Great River <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>Greening to restore approximately 150 acres <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>using volunteers, and to conduct restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>evaluation on previously restored parcels. A <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>list of proposed restorations and evaluations <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>must be provided as part of the required work <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>plan. Plant and seed materials must follow <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>guidelines. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Bluffland Restoration and Monitoring in </b><br/>
<b>Winona</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>$99,000 the second year is from the trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>State Colleges and Universities system <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>for Winona State University to inventory, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>restore, and monitor the 40-acre Garvin <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>Heights Natural Area in Winona and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>related public outreach and education. Plant <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>and seed materials must follow the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Champlin Mill Pond Shoreland Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>$2,000,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>resources for an agreement with the city <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>of Champlin to restore the Champlin Mill <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>Pond shoreline and adjacent habitat. Plant <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and seed materials must follow the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM)</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>$2,214,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>Resources to acquire permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>easements and restore wetlands and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>associated upland habitat under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>Statutes, section 103F.515.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Pollinator Highway Demonstration Projects</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>$2,200,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>fund to the commissioner of transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>trunk highways, including: marked Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>Highway 35, one north and one south of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>the metropolitan area; marked Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>Highway 90; and two locations along marked <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>Interstate Highway 94. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>up to $25,000 may be used to monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>and study the effects of different levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>native plant diversity on roadside pollinators <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>and the timing of mowing on pollinator <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>abundance and diversity. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>must submit a report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>representatives and senate committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>divisions with jurisdiction over transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>and environment and natural resources by <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>January 15, 2017. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>available until June 30, 2022, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>include a five-year restoration process. This <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>appropriation is not subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>Statutes, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>paragraph (b), and 116P.09, subdivision 4.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Land Acquisition, Habitat, and </b><br/>
<b>Recreation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"> <br/>
8,065,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Scientific and Natural Area Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>to restore and improve approximately 750 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>acres of scientific and natural areas. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>of proposed restorations must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>as part of the required work plan. This <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - </b><br/>
<b>Phase III</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>$1,300,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>resources for an agreement with Saint John's <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>University in cooperation with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>Land Trust to secure permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>easements on approximately 500 acres <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>of high-quality habitat in Stearns County, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>prepare conservation management plans, and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>provide public outreach. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>easement acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>part of the required work plan. An entity <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>that acquires a conservation easement with <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>appropriations from the trust fund must have <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>a long-term stewardship plan for the easement <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>and a fund established for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>enforcing the agreement. Funding for the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>long-term monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>fund must come from nonstate sources for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>easements acquired with this appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>The state may enforce requirements in the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>conservation easements on land acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>with this appropriation and the conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>easement document must state this authority <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>and explicitly include requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>water quality and quantity protection. This <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>completed and final products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition for Wellhead Protection</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>trust fund to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>resources for an agreement with Lincoln <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>Pipestone Rural Water to acquire and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>restore lands designated under an approved <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>wellhead protection plan. Lands acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>with this appropriation must be from willing <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>sellers and be identified by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>of Health as targeted vulnerable lands for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>wellhead protection. Lands must be restored <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>to permanent vegetative cover, but may be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>used for recreation and renewable energy if <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>adequate protection of the drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>aquifer is provided. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>required work plan. Plant and seed materials <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>must follow the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>Resources' native vegetation establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>and enhancement guidelines. Income <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>derived from the lands acquired with funds <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>appropriated under this paragraph is exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>from Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>if used for additional wellhead protection as <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>provided under this paragraph until adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>wellhead protection has been achieved, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>as determined by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>health. Any income earned after that must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>be returned to the environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>resources trust fund. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>is available until June 30, 2019, by which <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>products delivered. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 </b><br/>
<b>to Town of Embarrass</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>Counties Regional Railroad Authority for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>engineering and construction of segments of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>miles between Highway 135 and the town of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>Embarrass. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>until June 30, 2019, by which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>delivered.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>$679,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>for an agreement with the city of Tower to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>construct recreational trails along the harbor <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>30, 2019, by which time the project must be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>completed and final products delivered.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Otter Tail River Recreational Trail </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>$500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>to acquire approximately 16 acres along the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>Otter Tail River for a recreational trail and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>park. This appropriation is contingent on at <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>least an equal match of nonstate money. Prior <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>to the acquisition, a phase 1 environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>assessment must be completed and the city <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>must not accept any liability for previous <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>contamination of lands acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>State Park and Trail Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>fund to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>for enhancement of state parks and trails as <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>follows: $800,000 is for enhancement of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>state parks and $700,000 is for enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>of state trails. This appropriation is not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>116P.09, subdivision 4.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Emerging Issues Account</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">164,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>$164,000 the second year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>trust fund to an emerging issues account <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">210,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Contract Agreement Reimbursement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>$135,000 the second year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>the trust fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>natural resources, at the direction of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>for contract agreement reimbursement for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>the agreements specified in this section. The <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>commissioner shall provide documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>Minnesota Resources on the expenditure of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>these funds.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Grants Management System</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>$75,000 the second year is from the trust <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>on Minnesota Resources for upgrading and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>modernizing a project records management <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>system.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>directly related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>appropriation and are specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>Money appropriated in this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>not be spent on indirect costs or other <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>institutional overhead charges that are <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>not directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>specific appropriation. Costs that are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>related to and necessary for an appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>including financial services, human <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>resources, information services, rent, and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>utilities, are eligible only if the costs can be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>clearly justified and individually documented <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>specific to the appropriation's purpose and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>would not be generated by the recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>but for the receipt of the appropriation. No <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>broad allocations for costs in either dollars or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>provided, the amounts in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>available until June 30, 2018, when projects <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>delivered. For acquisition of real property, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>the appropriations in this section are available <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>for an additional fiscal year if a binding <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>contract for acquisition of the real property is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>entered into before the expiration date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>appropriation. If a project receives a federal <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>grant, the time period of the appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>extended to equal the federal grant period.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>Data collected by the projects funded under <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>this section must conform to guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>and standards adopted by MN.IT Services. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>Spatial data also must conform to additional <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>guidelines and standards designed to support <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>data coordination and distribution that have <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>been published by the Minnesota Geospatial <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>Information Office. Descriptions of spatial <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>data must be prepared as specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>the state's geographic metadata guideline <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>and must be submitted to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>Geospatial Information Office. All data must <br/>
<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>be accessible and free to the public unless <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>made private under the Data Practices Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>practicable, summary data and results of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>projects funded under this section should <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>be readily accessible on the Internet and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>identified as having received funding from <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>the environment and natural resources trust <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>fund.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Project Requirements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>appropriation under this section, an agency <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>or entity receiving an appropriation or a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>party to an agreement from an appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>must comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>must submit a work plan and semiannual <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>progress reports in the form determined <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>Minnesota Resources for any project funded <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>in whole or in part with funds from the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>appropriation. Modifications to the approved <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>work plan and budget expenditures must <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>be made through the amendment process <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>established by the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(b) A recipient of money appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>this section that conducts a restoration using <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>funds appropriated in this section must use <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>native plant species according to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>establishment and enhancement guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>and include an appropriate diversity of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>native species selected to provide habitat for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>pollinators throughout the growing season as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>84.973.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>(c) For all restorations conducted with money <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>and management plan that, to the degree <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>practicable, is consistent with the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>quality conservation and ecological goals for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>the restoration site. Consideration should <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>be given to soil, geology, topography, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>other relevant factors that would provide <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>the best chance for long-term success and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>durability of the restoration project. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>plan must include the proposed timetable <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>for implementing the restoration, including <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>site preparation, establishment of diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>plant species, maintenance, and additional <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>enhancement to establish the restoration; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>identify long-term maintenance and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>management needs of the restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>how the maintenance, management, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>enhancement will be financed; and take <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>advantage of the best available science and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>include innovative techniques to achieve the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>best restoration.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>this section for restoration activities must <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>provide an initial restoration evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>at the completion of the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>and an evaluation three years beyond the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>completion of the expenditure. Restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>must be evaluated relative to the stated <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>goals and standards in the restoration plan, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>current science, and, when applicable, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources' native <br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>vegetation establishment and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>guidelines. The evaluation must determine <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>whether the restorations are meeting planned <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>goals, identify any problems with the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>implementation of the restorations, and, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>if necessary, give recommendations on <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>improving restorations. The evaluation must <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>be focused on improving future restorations.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>(e) All restoration and enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>funded with money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>section must be on land permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>protected by a conservation easement or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>public ownership.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(f) A recipient of money from an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>appropriation under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>give consideration to contracting with <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota for contract <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>restoration and enhancement services.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>(g) All conservation easements acquired with <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>money appropriated under this section must:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>(1) be permanent;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(2) specify the parties to an easement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>(3) specify all of the provisions of an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>agreement that are permanent;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources in an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>electronic format at least ten business days <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>prior to closing;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>(5) include a long-term monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>enforcement plan and funding for monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>and enforcing the easement agreement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(6) include requirements in the easement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>document to address specific groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>and surface water quality protection activities <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>such as keeping water on the landscape, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>protecting groundwater, and not permitting <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>artificial hydrological modifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>in lands, a recipient of money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>under this section must not agree to pay <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>more than 100 percent of the appraised value <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>for a parcel of land using this money to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>complete the purchase, in part or in whole, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>except that up to ten percent above the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>appraised value may be allowed to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>the purchase, in part or in whole, using this <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>money if permission is received in advance <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>of the purchase from the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>land, a recipient of money appropriated under <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>this section must give priority to high-quality <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>natural resources or conservation lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>provide natural buffers to water resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(j) For new lands acquired with money <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>appropriated under this section, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>must prepare an ecological restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>and management plan in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>paragraph (c), including sufficient funding <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>for implementation unless the work plan <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>addresses why a portion of the money is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>not necessary to achieve a high-quality <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>restoration.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(k) To ensure public accountability for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>the use of public funds, within 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>of the transaction, a recipient of money <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>appropriated under this section must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>Minnesota Resources documentation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>selection process used to identify parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>acquired and provide documentation of all <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>related transaction costs, including but not <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>fees, commissions, other similar costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>and donations. This information must be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>provided for all parties involved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>transaction. The recipient must also report <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>Minnesota Resources any difference between <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>the acquisition amount paid to the seller and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>was conducted.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(l) A recipient of an appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>the trust fund under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>acknowledge financial support from <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>the Minnesota environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>resources trust fund in project publications, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>signage, and other public communications <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>and outreach related to work completed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>using the appropriation. Acknowledgment <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>may occur, as appropriate, through use of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>the trust fund logo or inclusion of language <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>attributing support from the trust fund. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>direct recipient of money appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>this section, as well as each recipient of a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>grant awarded pursuant to this section, must <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>satisfy all reporting and other requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>incumbent upon constitutionally dedicated <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>funding recipients as provided in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>chapter 116P.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>referred to in this section must be <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>administered on a reimbursement basis <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>16A.41, expenditures made on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>July 1, 2016, or the date the work plan is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>in this section. Periodic payment must be <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>made upon receiving documentation that <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>the deliverable items articulated in the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>approved work plan have been achieved, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>including partial achievements as evidenced <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>by approved progress reports. Reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>amounts may be advanced to projects to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>accommodate cash flow needs or match <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>federal money. The advances must be <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>approved as part of the work plan. No <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>expenditures for capital equipment are <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>project work plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>approved work plan are allowed.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br/>
<b>Materials</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>appropriation under this section must use the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>16C.073, regarding purchase and use of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>paper stock and printing.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 17.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br/>
<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>under this section for a capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>project must ensure that the project complies <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>216C.20, and rules adopted under those <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>sections. The recipient may use the energy <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>units of the Department of Commerce to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>obtain information and technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>on energy conservation and alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>energy development relating to the planning <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>and construction of the capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>project.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>guidelines.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 19.<b>Carryforward; Extension</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>The availability of the appropriations for the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>following projects are extended to June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>2017:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>(a) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (c), County <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>Geologic Atlases - Part B;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(b) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d), Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>VII, $400,000 for the agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>Trust, Inc. only;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(c) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>Grazing to Improve Wildlife Habitat on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>Wildlife Management Areas;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(d) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Assessment of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>Quality;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>(e) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (f), Evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>Lake Superior Water Quality Health;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>(f) Laws 2013, chapter 52, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efficacy for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>Control;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(g) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Rainwater <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>Reuse and Valuation Investigation;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(h) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>2, subdivision 10, paragraph (c), <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for upgrade <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>and modernization of a project records <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>management system; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>(i) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Innovative <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>Pump Study.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 20.<b>Waiver of Deadlines</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>Any deadlines established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>Minnesota Resources for submission of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>proposals for the commission's fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>year 2018 funding recommendations are <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>waived until August 1, 2016, for proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>requesting $750,000 or more.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> (a) A Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>Administration, and four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    At least two members from the senate and two members from the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>1a and must:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>    (1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>and other natural resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>    (2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>around the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>    (3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>    (b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>and citizen members each meeting. A citizen member, a senate member, and a house of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>representatives member shall serve as chairs. The citizen members, senate members, and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>house of representatives members must select their respective chairs. The chair shall <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>preside and convene meetings as often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>    (c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the end <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>of December of the next even-numbered year. Appointed citizen members shall serve <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>four-year terms, beginning in January of the first year and continuing through the end <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>of December of the final year. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>their successors are appointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>    (d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>    (e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>of terms:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>    (1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>January 2010;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>    (2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>2010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>Monday in January 2010;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>    (3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>January 2009; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>    (4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>January 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>    (f) (e) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>    (g) (f) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>fund and shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>recommended legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>commission. When selecting projects or programs for recommendation to the legislature, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>the commission must give priority to large-scale, on-the-ground projects and programs <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>that provide tangible results.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>    (b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>submit a work plan and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>spent unless the commission has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>the approved work plan and budget expenditures shall be made through the amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>process established by the commission. The commission shall ensure that the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>and outcomes described in the work plan for appropriations funded by the environment <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>and natural resources trust fund are met.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    (c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>    (d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>    (e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>    (1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>funding decision recommendations;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>    (2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>for trust fund expenditure planning;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>    (3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>on need;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    (4) provide for project outcome evaluation;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>    (5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>possible; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>    (6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b> Legislative recommendations.</b> (a) Funding may be provided only for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>those projects that meet the categories established in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>(b) The commission must recommend an annual or biennial legislative bill to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>make appropriations from the trust fund for the purposes provided in subdivision 1. The <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>recommendations must be submitted to the governor for inclusion in the biennial budget <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>and supplemental budget submitted to the legislature.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(c) The commission may recommend regional block grants for a portion of trust <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>fund expenditures to partner with existing regional organizations that have strong citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>involvement, to address unique local needs and capacity, and to leverage all available <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>funding sources for projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(d) The commission may recommend the establishment of an emerging issues <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>account in its legislative bill for funding projects or programs addressing emerging issues <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>requiring urgency, which come up unexpectedly, but which still adhere to the commission's <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>strategic plan, to be approved by the governor after initiation and recommendation by the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>commission. Projects or programs funded from the emerging issues account must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>projects or programs being considered by the commission for its next legislative bill, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>unless the project or program receives funding from the emerging issues account sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>to complete the project or program or otherwise provide measurable outcomes without <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>the need for additional funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>(e) Money in the trust fund may not be spent except under an appropriation by law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Public meetings.</b>  (a) Meetings of the commission, committees or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>subcommittees of the commission, technical advisory committees, and peer reviewers <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>must be open to the public and are subject to chapter 13D. The commission shall attempt <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or subcommittee of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>commission, a technical advisory committee, or peer reviewers.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>governed by section 
         <statute_ref>3.055, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. For nonlegislative members of the commission, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>13D.06, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[116P.19] DONATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>1.1011-2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>purchase price paid by the recipient.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[116P.20] EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var><b>REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>A recipient of money appropriated from the trust fund for easement monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>enforcement may spend the money only on activities included in an easement monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>and enforcement plan contained within the work plan. Money received for monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>and enforcement, including earnings on the money received, must be kept in a monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>and enforcement fund held by the recipient and dedicated to monitoring and enforcing <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>conservation easements in Minnesota. A recipient of an appropriation for easement <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>monitoring and enforcement must, within 120 days after the close of the recipient's <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>fiscal year, provide an annual financial report to the commission or the commission's <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>successor on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the work plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>Money appropriated from the trust fund for monitoring and enforcement of easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>earnings on the money appropriated revert to the state if:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>(1) the easement transfers to the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(2) the recipient fails to file an annual financial report and then fails to cure the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(3) the recipient fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>plan contained within the work plan and fails to cure the default within 90 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>notification of the default by the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.025, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources </b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var><b>trust fund.</b> (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>following the 25th day of the month.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>reimbursement request for that fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.<br/>