1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying requirements for receipt of fund money;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.17, subdivision 
1.5 	1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.10 	natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.11 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2017," "2018," and "2019" used in this act mean 
1.12 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1.13 	2017, June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. 
1.14 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
1.15 	Appropriations for fiscal year 2017 are available the day following final enactment.

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19			2017
		2018
		2019

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21
1.22	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 	$
	8,428,000
	$
	50,828,000
	$
	-0-
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal years 
2.4 	2018 and 2019 are available for two years 
2.5 	beginning July 1, 2017, for fiscal year 2018 
2.6 	appropriations and beginning July 1, 2018, for 
2.7 	fiscal year 2019 appropriations, unless 
2.8 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.9 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.10 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.11 	second year or until the end of the 
2.12 	appropriation. Appropriations for fiscal year 
2.13 	2017 are available until June 30, 2018, unless 
2.14 	otherwise stated in the appropriation.

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

2.20
2.21
2.22	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		3,700,000
		6,471,000
		-0-

2.23	(a) County Geologic Atlases - Continuation
					
2.24 	$3,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
2.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.26 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
2.27 	to continue acceleration of the production of 
2.28 	county geologic atlases for the purpose of 
2.29 	sustainable management of surface water and 
2.30 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
2.31 	to complete Part A of county geologic atlases, 
2.32 	which focuses on the properties and 
2.33 	distribution of earth materials in order to 
2.34 	define aquifer boundaries and the connection 
2.35 	of aquifers to the land surface and surface 
2.36 	water resources. This appropriation is 
3.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
3.2 	the project must be completed and final 
3.3 	products delivered.

3.4
3.5	(b) Assessment of Public Benefits of Protecting 
Source Water
					
3.6 	$320,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.8 	Minnesota to map and quantify source water 
3.9 	risks, determine ecosystem service valuation 
3.10 	of clean water, and provide analyses of equity 
3.11 	and community capacity to improve decisions 
3.12 	about the protection and management of 
3.13 	groundwater and surface water. This 
3.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
3.15 	by which time the project must be completed 
3.16 	and final products delivered.

3.17
3.18	(c) Preserving Minnesota Prairie Plant Diversity 
- Phase II
					
3.19 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.20 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.21 	Minnesota to continue collecting and 
3.22 	preserving germplasm of plants throughout 
3.23 	Minnesota's prairie region, study the microbial 
3.24 	effects that promote plant health, analyze local 
3.25 	adaptation, and evaluate the adaptive capacity 
3.26 	of prairie plant populations. This appropriation 
3.27 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
3.28 	the project must be completed and final 
3.29 	products delivered.

3.30	(d) Minnesota Biological Survey - Continuation
					
3.31 	$2,900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
3.33 	continuation of the Minnesota biological 
3.34 	survey to provide a foundation for conserving 
3.35 	biological diversity by systematically 
3.36 	collecting, interpreting, monitoring, and 
4.1 	delivering data on plant and animal 
4.2 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
4.3 	communities, and functional landscapes. This 
4.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
4.5 	by which time the project must be completed 
4.6 	and final products delivered.

4.7
4.8	(e) Minnesota Wildflowers Online Botanical 
Reference - Phase II
					
4.9 	$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.11 	an agreement with Minnesota Wildflowers 
4.12 	Information to continue surveying and imaging 
4.13 	plant species and publishing species profiles 
4.14 	for a plant identification reference Web site 
4.15 	available to the public and land managers. 
4.16 	Images acquired and information compiled 
4.17 	using these funds are for purposes of public 
4.18 	information available on a Web site. If the 
4.19 	organization is no longer able to maintain the 
4.20 	Web site, the organization must work with the 
4.21 	state and the University of Minnesota, Bell 
4.22 	Museum of Natural History, to ensure the 
4.23 	materials remain publicly available on the 
4.24 	Web. This appropriation is available until June 
4.25 	30, 2020, by which time the project must be 
4.26 	completed and final products delivered.

4.27
4.28	(f) Drainage Records Modernization Cost Share 
- Phase II
					
4.29 	$540,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.30 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
4.31 	facilitate statewide modernization of public 
4.32 	drainage records under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.33 	chapter 103E, and integrate new specifications 
4.34 	into existing drainage records modernization 
4.35 	guidelines through matching cost-share grants 
4.36 	to drainage authorities. This appropriation is 
5.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
5.2 	the project must be completed and final 
5.3 	products delivered.

5.4	(g) Groundwater Contamination Mapping
					
5.5 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.6 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
5.7 	Agency to develop a Web-based interactive 
5.8 	map of groundwater contamination to improve 
5.9 	protection of groundwater resources for 
5.10 	drinking water. This appropriation is available 
5.11 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
5.12 	must be completed and final products 
5.13 	delivered.

5.14
5.15	(h) Landslide Susceptibility, Mapping, and 
Management Tools
					
5.16 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.17 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.18 	Minnesota to create landslide susceptibility 
5.19 	maps using a landslide inventory and 
5.20 	quantitative analysis of LiDAR to provide 
5.21 	tools and data for mitigation and restoration 
5.22 	to reduce impacts on water resources. This 
5.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
5.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
5.25 	and final products delivered.

5.26	(i) Moose Calf Surveys and Monitoring
					
5.27 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.29 	Minnesota to assess the use of unmanned 
5.30 	aerial vehicles in natural resource monitoring 
5.31 	of moose populations and changes in 
5.32 	ecosystems.

5.33
5.34	(j) Effects of Wolf Predation on Beaver, Moose, 
and Deer
					
5.35 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.36 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.1 	an agreement with Voyageurs National Park 
6.2 	to assess the effects of wolf predation on 
6.3 	beaver, moose, and deer in the Border Lakes 
6.4 	region. This appropriation is available until 
6.5 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
6.6 	be completed and final products delivered.

6.7	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		-0-
		2,584,000
		-0-

6.8
6.9	(a) Assessment of Household Chemicals and 
Herbicides in Rivers and Lakes
					
6.10 	$236,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.12 	Minnesota to quantify environmental levels 
6.13 	of household chemical and herbicide 
6.14 	ingredients in rivers and lakes and assess their 
6.15 	potential to form toxic by-products.

6.16
6.17	(b) Wastewater Nitrogen Removal Technology 
to Protect Water Quality
					
6.18 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.20 	Minnesota to develop a technology for 
6.21 	inexpensive low-energy nitrogen removal in 
6.22 	wastewater. This appropriation is subject to 
6.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
6.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
6.25 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.26 	and final products delivered.

6.27
6.28	(c) Water Quality Monitoring in Southeastern 
Minnesota Trout Streams
					
6.29 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.30 	to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State 
6.31 	Colleges and Universities, Winona State 
6.32 	University, to develop a system of biological 
6.33 	monitoring for water quality protection of trout 
6.34 	streams in southeastern Minnesota. This 
6.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
7.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.2 	and final products delivered.

7.3
7.4	(d) Reassessing Toxicity of Petrochemical Spills 
on Groundwater and Surface Waters
					
7.5 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
7.7 	an agreement with the University of St. 
7.8 	Thomas to reassess long-term effects of oil 
7.9 	spills through the analysis of chemical 
7.10 	parameters related to oil degradation and 
7.11 	evaluate the impacts on aquatic species, 
7.12 	groundwater, and surface waters. This 
7.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
7.14 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.15 	and final products delivered.

7.16	(e) Assessment of Water Quality for Reuse
					
7.17 	$148,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.18 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.19 	Minnesota to collect and analyze pathogen 
7.20 	data for evaluation of water reuse in order to 
7.21 	maximize water reuse and protect groundwater 
7.22 	and surface water quality.

7.23
7.24	(f) Identification of Chemicals of Emerging 
Concern in Minnesota Fish
					
7.25 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
7.27 	an agreement with the Grand Portage Band of 
7.28 	Lake Superior Chippewa to identify chemicals 
7.29 	of emerging concern and metals in fish, water, 
7.30 	and sediments from approximately 30 water 
7.31 	bodies in northeastern Minnesota used for 
7.32 	subsistence harvest and recreation. This 
7.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
7.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.35 	and final products delivered.

8.1
8.2	(g) Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in 
Central Minnesota
					
8.3 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.5 	Minnesota to improve water storage estimates 
8.6 	in groundwater, soil moisture, streams, lakes, 
8.7 	and wetlands through integration of satellite 
8.8 	monitoring and ground-based measurements 
8.9 	in central Minnesota. This appropriation is 
8.10 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
8.11 	the project must be completed and final 
8.12 	products delivered.

8.13
8.14	(h) Assessing Release of Mercury and Sulfur on 
Aquatic Communities
					
8.15 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.17 	Minnesota to determine the effects of 
8.18 	increased temperatures on the release of 
8.19 	mercury and sulfur from Minnesota peatlands 
8.20 	to predict impacts on aquatic communities and 
8.21 	fish health. This appropriation is available 
8.22 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
8.23 	must be completed and final products 
8.24 	delivered.

8.25
8.26	Subd. 5.Environmental 
Education
 		-0-
		2,817,000
		-0-

8.27
8.28	(a) Connecting Youth to Minnesota Waterways 
through Outdoor Classrooms
					
8.29 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
8.31 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
8.32 	provide place-based environmental education 
8.33 	science water experiences to approximately 
8.34 	20,000 middle- and high-school students. This 
8.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
8.36 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.37 	and final products delivered.

9.1
9.2	(b) Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
					
9.3 	$1,487,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources in 
9.5 	cooperation with Conservation Corps 
9.6 	Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity 
9.7 	of students to pursue careers in environment 
9.8 	and natural resources through internships and 
9.9 	mentorships with the Department of Natural 
9.10 	Resources, the Board of Water and Soil 
9.11 	Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. 
9.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
9.13 	2022, by which time the project must be 
9.14 	completed and final products delivered.

9.15
9.16	(c) Increasing Residential Environmental 
Learning Center Opportunities
					
9.17 	$130,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.19 	an agreement with the Audubon Center of the 
9.20 	North Woods to provide scholarship 
9.21 	opportunities for a minimum of 1,000 students 
9.22 	that are not currently served through other 
9.23 	residential environmental education learning 
9.24 	centers. This appropriation is available until 
9.25 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
9.26 	be completed and final products delivered.

9.27
9.28	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 		2,700,000
		2,021,000
		-0-

9.29
9.30	(a) Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center - 
Phase II
					
9.31 	$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
9.32 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
9.33 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
9.34 	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center in 
9.35 	finding solutions to Minnesota's aquatic 
9.36 	invasive species problems through research, 
9.37 	control, prevention, and early detection of 
10.1 	existing and emerging aquatic invasive species 
10.2 	threats. This appropriation is available until 
10.3 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
10.4 	be completed and final products delivered.

10.5	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol - Phase III
					
10.6 	$729,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.7 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
10.8 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
10.9 	University of Minnesota to implement 
10.10 	biocontrol of emerald ash borer using a newly 
10.11 	approved parasitic wasp, assess the impact of 
10.12 	the statewide program, and engage citizen 
10.13 	volunteers. This appropriation is available 
10.14 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
10.15 	must be completed and final products 
10.16 	delivered.

10.17
10.18	(c) Invasive Bighead and Silver Carp and Native 
Fish Evaluation - Phase II
					
10.19 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
10.21 	continue invasive bighead and silver carp 
10.22 	monitoring in the Mississippi River and 
10.23 	tributaries through advanced acoustic 
10.24 	telemetry and assess food chains to determine 
10.25 	how native species might prevent invasive 
10.26 	bighead and silver carp establishment. This 
10.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
10.28 	by which time the project must be completed 
10.29 	and final products delivered.

10.30
10.31	(d) Adapting Stream Barriers to Remove 
Common Carp
					
10.32 	$301,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.33 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.34 	Minnesota to conduct field tests at existing 
10.35 	barrier sites and laboratory experiments to 
10.36 	adapt a technology to remove common carp 
11.1 	from streams during carp spawning migrations 
11.2 	in Minnesota.

11.3
11.4	(e) Tactical Invasive Plant Management Plan 
Development
					
11.5 	$296,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.6 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
11.7 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
11.8 	University of Minnesota to develop regional 
11.9 	priorities and an interagency action plan for 
11.10 	invasive plant management to protect and 
11.11 	promote habitat and native species. This 
11.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
11.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
11.14 	and final products delivered.

11.15
11.16	(f) Maximize Value of Water Impoundments to 
Wildlife
					
11.17 	$195,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
11.19 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
11.20 	Society, Minnesota office, to control invasive 
11.21 	hybrid cattails in water impoundments to 
11.22 	improve habitat quality for migrating and 
11.23 	breeding birds. This appropriation is available 
11.24 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
11.25 	must be completed and final products 
11.26 	delivered.

11.27
11.28
11.29	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate 
Change, and Renewable 
Energy
 		-0-
		1,700,000
		-0-

11.30	(a) Assessment of Urban Air Quality
					
11.31 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.32 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
11.33 	Agency to set up and operate a network of 250 
11.34 	air pollution sensors at 50 sites to monitor fine 
11.35 	particles, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
11.36 	dioxide, and carbon monoxide in each zip code 
11.37 	for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to 
12.1 	assess variability of urban air pollution. This 
12.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
12.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.4 	and final products delivered.

12.5
12.6	(b) District Heating with Renewable Biomass at 
Camp Ripley Training Center
					
12.7 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.8 	to the commissioner of military affairs to 
12.9 	install a 5,000,000-BTU centralized biomass 
12.10 	boiler system utilizing the forestry 
12.11 	management at Camp Ripley. This 
12.12 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
12.13 	$900,000 of nonstate money and must be 
12.14 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
12.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
12.16 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.17 	and final products delivered.

12.18
12.19
12.20	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect 
or Restore Land, Water, and 
Habitat
 		1,029,000
		28,537,000
		-0-

12.21
12.22	(a) Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants 
for Pollinators
					
12.23 	$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.24 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
12.25 	Minnesota in cooperation with the 
12.26 	Departments of Agriculture, Natural 
12.27 	Resources, and Transportation and the Board 
12.28 	of Water and Soil Resources to produce 
12.29 	site-specific recommendations for roadside 
12.30 	plantings in Minnesota to maximize the 
12.31 	nutritional health of native bees and monarch 
12.32 	butterflies that rely on roadside habitat 
12.33 	corridors. This appropriation is available until 
12.34 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
12.35 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.36
12.37	(b) Promoting Conservation Biocontrol of 
Beneficial Insects
					
13.1 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.3 	Minnesota to research integrated pest 
13.4 	management strategies, including insecticide 
13.5 	alternatives, and overwintering habitat sites 
13.6 	to conserve beneficial insects, including bees, 
13.7 	butterflies, and predator insects. The integrated 
13.8 	pest management strategies will be used to 
13.9 	develop best management practices to increase 
13.10 	pollinator and beneficial insect diversity and 
13.11 	abundance in various restored habitats. This 
13.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
13.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
13.14 	and final products delivered.

13.15
13.16	(c) Evaluating the Use of Bison to Restore and 
Preserve Savanna Habitat
					
13.17 	$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.18 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.19 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
13.20 	Reserve, to research combined bison grazing 
13.21 	and fire management strategies to restore 
13.22 	Minnesota's oak savanna ecosystems. This 
13.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
13.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
13.25 	and final products delivered.

13.26	(d) State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration
					
13.27 	$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
13.29 	restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly 
13.30 	and other native pollinator habitats in at least 
13.31 	seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie 
13.32 	Conservation Plan core areas and establish 
13.33 	pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits 
13.34 	in at least ten state parks. This appropriation 
13.35 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
14.1 	the project must be completed and final 
14.2 	products delivered.

14.3
14.4	(e) Enhancing Spawning Habitat Restoration in 
Minnesota Lakes
					
14.5 	$294,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.7 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, in 
14.8 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
14.9 	Resources to enhance efforts to increase 
14.10 	natural reproduction of fish in Minnesota lakes 
14.11 	by assessing wave energy impacts on 
14.12 	near-shore spawning habitat. This 
14.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
14.14 	by which time the project must be completed 
14.15 	and final products delivered.

14.16
14.17	(f) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies
					
14.18 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.19 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
14.20 	enhance the prescribed-fire program to manage 
14.21 	roadsides to protect and increase biodiversity 
14.22 	and pollinator habitat. This appropriation is 
14.23 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
14.24 	the project must be completed and final 
14.25 	products delivered.

14.26
14.27	(g) Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat 
Restoration
					
14.28 	$732,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.30 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
14.31 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
14.32 	and the Minnesota Honey Producers 
14.33 	Association to restore approximately 800 acres 
14.34 	of permanently protected land to enhance bee, 
14.35 	butterfly, beneficial insect, and grassland bird 
14.36 	habitats. This appropriation is available until 
15.1 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
15.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

15.3
15.4
15.5	(h) Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers 
Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest 
Habitat - Phase X
					
15.6 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.8 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
15.9 	River for continued implementation of the 
15.10 	Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by 
15.11 	improving at least 80 acres of habitat at 
15.12 	approximately seven sites along the 
15.13 	Mississippi River and Vermillion River 
15.14 	corridors. Expenditures are limited to the 
15.15 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
15.16 	the work plan. A list of proposed restoration 
15.17 	sites must be provided as part of the required 
15.18 	work plan. Plant and seed materials must 
15.19 	follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' 
15.20 	native vegetation establishment and 
15.21 	enhancement guidelines. This appropriation 
15.22 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
15.23 	the project must be completed and final 
15.24 	products delivered.

15.25
15.26	(i) Economic Assessment of Precision 
Conservation and Agriculture
					
15.27 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.29 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
15.30 	demonstrate a new approach to promote 
15.31 	conservation practices utilizing 
15.32 	return-on-investment analysis and identifying 
15.33 	revenue-negative acres on agricultural land to 
15.34 	assist farmers in implementing conservation 
15.35 	practices that will provide environmental and 
15.36 	economic benefits. This appropriation is 
15.37 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
16.1 	the project must be completed and final 
16.2 	products delivered.

16.3
16.4	(j) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 
(CREP) Outreach and Implementation
					
16.5 	$6,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.6 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
16.7 	fund staff at soil and water conservation 
16.8 	districts to assist landowners participating in 
16.9 	the federal Conservation Reserve 
16.10 	Enhancement Program. This appropriation is 
16.11 	contingent upon receipt of federal funds for 
16.12 	implementation. This appropriation is 
16.13 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
16.14 	the project must be completed and final 
16.15 	products delivered.

16.16
16.17	(k) Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Program (CREP)
					
16.18 	$1,029,000 in fiscal year 2017 and 
16.19 	$18,278,000 the first year are from the trust 
16.20 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
16.21 	to acquire permanent conservation easements 
16.22 	and restore land under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.23 	section 103F.515. This work may be done in 
16.24 	cooperation with the federal Conservation 
16.25 	Reserve Enhancement Program. This 
16.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
16.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.28 	and final products delivered.

16.29
16.30	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		5,358,000
		-0-

16.31
16.32	(a) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
16.33 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
16.34 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
16.35 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
16.36 	trail acquisition, development, and 
16.37 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
17.1 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
17.2 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
17.3 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
17.4 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
17.5 	the project must be completed and final 
17.6 	products delivered.

17.7	(b) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
17.8 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.10 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
17.11 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
17.12 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
17.13 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
17.14 	historic meeting place between Henry 
17.15 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
17.16 	land must be open to public use including 
17.17 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
17.18 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
17.19 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
17.20 	Affairs.

17.21	(c) Mesabi Trail Development
					
17.22 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.24 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
17.25 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
17.26 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
17.27 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
17.28 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
17.29 	must be completed and final products 
17.30 	delivered.

17.31
17.32	(d) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
17.33 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.35 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
17.36 	construct a trailhead and boat landing and 
18.1 	restore vegetative habitat on city-owned 
18.2 	property. Plant and seed materials must follow 
18.3 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
18.4 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
18.5 	guidelines. This appropriation is available until 
18.6 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
18.7 	be completed and final products delivered.

18.8
18.9	(e) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
18.10 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
18.12 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
18.13 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
18.14 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
18.15 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
18.16 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
18.17 	generated by the campground may be used to 
18.18 	support the facility.

18.19
18.20
18.21	Subd. 10.Administration and 
Contract Agreement 
Reimbursement
 		-0-
		1,340,000
		-0-

18.22	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
18.23 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
18.25 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
18.26 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
18.27 	expenses incurred for contract agreement 
18.28 	reimbursement for the agreements specified 
18.29 	in this section. The commissioner shall provide 
18.30 	documentation to the Legislative-Citizen 
18.31 	Commission on Minnesota Resources on the 
18.32 	expenditure of these funds.

18.33
18.34	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
18.35 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.36 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
18.37 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
19.1 	fiscal years 2018 and 2019 as provided in 
19.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
19.3 	subdivision 5.

19.4
19.5	(c) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy 
Web site
					
19.6 	$5,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
19.7 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
19.8 	the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, 
19.9 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

19.10	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
19.11 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
19.12 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
19.13 	related to and necessary for a specific 
19.14 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
19.15 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
19.16 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
19.17 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
19.18 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
19.19 	charges that are not directly related to and 
19.20 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
19.21 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
19.22 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
19.23 	human resources, information services, rent, 
19.24 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
19.25 	be clearly justified and individually 
19.26 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
19.27 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
19.28 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
19.29 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
19.30 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
19.31 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
19.32 	available until June 30, 2019, when projects 
19.33 	must be completed and final products 
19.34 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
19.35 	appropriations in this section are available for 
19.36 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
20.1 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
20.2 	into before the expiration date of the 
20.3 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
20.4 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
20.5 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

20.6	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
20.7 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
20.8 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
20.9 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
20.10 	data must also conform to additional 
20.11 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
20.12 	data coordination and distribution that have 
20.13 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
20.14 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
20.15 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
20.16 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
20.17 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
20.18 	Information Office. All data must be 
20.19 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
20.20 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
20.21 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
20.22 	practicable, summary data and results of 
20.23 	projects funded under this section should be 
20.24 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
20.25 	identified as having received funding from the 
20.26 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

20.27	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
20.28 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
20.29 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
20.30 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
20.31 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
20.32 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
20.33 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
20.34 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
20.35 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
21.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
21.2 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
21.3 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
21.4 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
21.5 	budget expenditures must be made through 
21.6 	the amendment process established by the 
21.7 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
21.8 	Resources.
21.9 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
21.10 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
21.11 	appropriated in this section must use native 
21.12 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
21.13 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
21.14 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
21.15 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
21.16 	species selected to provide habitat for 
21.17 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
21.18 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.19 	84.973.
21.20 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
21.21 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
21.22 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
21.23 	management plan that, to the degree 
21.24 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
21.25 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
21.26 	the restoration site. Consideration should be 
21.27 	given to soil, geology, topography, and other 
21.28 	relevant factors that would provide the best 
21.29 	chance for long-term success and durability 
21.30 	of the restoration project. The plan must 
21.31 	include the proposed timetable for 
21.32 	implementing the restoration, including site 
21.33 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
21.34 	species, maintenance, and additional 
21.35 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
22.1 	identify long-term maintenance and 
22.2 	management needs of the restoration and how 
22.3 	the maintenance, management, and 
22.4 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
22.5 	advantage of the best available science and 
22.6 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
22.7 	best restoration.
22.8 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
22.9 	section for restoration activities must provide 
22.10 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
22.11 	completion of the appropriation and an 
22.12 	evaluation three years beyond the completion 
22.13 	of the expenditure. Restorations must be 
22.14 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
22.15 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
22.16 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
22.17 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
22.18 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
22.19 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
22.20 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
22.21 	identify any problems with the implementation 
22.22 	of the restorations, and, if necessary, give 
22.23 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
22.24 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
22.25 	future restorations.
22.26 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
22.27 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
22.28 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
22.29 	conservation easement or public ownership.
22.30 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
22.31 	under this section must give consideration to 
22.32 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
22.33 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
22.34 	enhancement services.
23.1 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
23.2 	money appropriated under this section must:
23.3 	(1) be permanent;
23.4 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
23.5 	easement;
23.6 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
23.7 	agreement that are permanent;
23.8 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
23.9 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
23.10 	electronic format at least ten business days 
23.11 	before closing;
23.12 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
23.13 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
23.14 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
23.15 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
23.16 	document to address specific groundwater and 
23.17 	surface water quality protection activities such 
23.18 	as keeping water on the landscape, reducing 
23.19 	nutrient and contaminant loading, protecting 
23.20 	groundwater, and not permitting artificial 
23.21 	hydrological modifications.
23.22 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
23.23 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
23.24 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
23.25 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
23.26 	of land using this money to complete the 
23.27 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
23.28 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
23.29 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
23.30 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
23.31 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
23.32 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
23.33 	Resources.
24.1 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
24.2 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
24.3 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
24.4 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
24.5 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
24.6 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
24.7 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
24.8 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
24.9 	management plan in compliance with 
24.10 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
24.11 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
24.12 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
24.13 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
24.14 	(k) To ensure public accountability for the use 
24.15 	of public funds, within 60 days of the 
24.16 	transaction, a recipient of money appropriated 
24.17 	under this section must provide to the 
24.18 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
24.19 	Resources documentation of the selection 
24.20 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
24.21 	provide documentation of all related 
24.22 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
24.23 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
24.24 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
24.25 	donations. This information must be provided 
24.26 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
24.27 	recipient must also report to the 
24.28 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
24.29 	Resources any difference between the 
24.30 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
24.31 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
24.32 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
24.33 	was conducted.
24.34 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
24.35 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
25.1 	financial support from the environment and 
25.2 	natural resources trust fund in project 
25.3 	publications, signage, and other public 
25.4 	communications and outreach related to work 
25.5 	completed using the appropriation. 
25.6 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
25.7 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
25.8 	of language attributing support from the trust 
25.9 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
25.10 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
25.11 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
25.12 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
25.13 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
25.14 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
25.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
25.16 	10, and chapter 116P.

25.17
25.18	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
25.19 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
25.20 	referred to in this section must be administered 
25.21 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
25.22 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
25.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
25.24 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2017, 
25.25 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
25.26 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.27 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.28 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
25.29 	upon receiving documentation that the 
25.30 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
25.31 	work plan have been achieved, including 
25.32 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
25.33 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
25.34 	advanced to projects to accommodate cash 
25.35 	flow needs or match federal money. The 
25.36 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
26.1 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
26.2 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
26.3 	project work plan.
26.4 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
26.5 	approved work plan are allowed.

26.6
26.7	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
26.8 	A political subdivision, public or private 
26.9 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
26.10 	appropriation under this section must use the 
26.11 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
26.12 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding purchase 
26.13 	of recycled, repairable, and durable materials 
26.14 	and Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.073, 
26.15 	regarding purchase and use of paper stock and 
26.16 	printing.

26.17
26.18	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
26.19 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
26.20 	under this section for a capital improvement 
26.21 	project must ensure that the project complies 
26.22 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
26.23 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
26.24 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
26.25 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
26.26 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
26.27 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
26.28 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
26.29 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
26.30 	obtain information and technical assistance 
26.31 	on energy conservation and alternative energy 
26.32 	development relating to planning and 
26.33 	constructing the capital improvement project.

26.34	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
26.35 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
26.36 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
27.1 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
27.2 	guidelines.

27.3	Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension
 					
27.4 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
27.5 	the following projects are extended to June 
27.6 	30, 2018:
27.7 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
27.8 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d), Evaluation of 
27.9 	Wastewater Nitrogen and Estrogen Treatment 
27.10 	Options;
27.11 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
27.12 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Brown 
27.13 	Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and 
27.14 	Biocontrol Evaluation;
27.15 	(3) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
27.16 	subdivision 6, paragraph (h), Nutrient Capture 
27.17 	through Water Management and Biomass 
27.18 	Harvesting;
27.19 	(4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
27.20 	subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Genetic and 
27.21 	Camera Techniques to Estimate Carnivore 
27.22 	Populations;
27.23 	(5) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
27.24 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c), Building 
27.25 	Deconstruction to Reduce Greenhouse Gas 
27.26 	Emissions and Solid Waste; and
27.27 	(6) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
27.28 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account.
27.29 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
27.30 	the following projects are extended to June 
27.31 	30, 2019:
27.32 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
27.33 	subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
28.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
28.2 	Resources (LCCMR), as extended by Laws 
28.3 	2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 18, 
28.4 	clause (8);
28.5 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
28.6 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Renewable and 
28.7 	Sustainable Fertilizers Produced Locally;
28.8 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
28.9 	subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Improving 
28.10 	Community Forests Through Citizen 
28.11 	Engagement; and
28.12 	(4) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
28.13 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point 
28.14 	Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
28.15 	Acquisition.

28.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.17 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial legislative 
28.18 	bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and shall adopt 
28.19 	a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended legislative 
28.20 	bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
28.21 	(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
28.22 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 4.071, 
28.23 	subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit a work plan 
28.24 	and annual or semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the Legislative-Citizen 
28.25 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable reporting requirements 
28.26 	under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent unless the commission 
28.27 	has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to the approved work plan and budget 
28.28 	expenditures shall be made through the amendment process established by the commission. 
28.29 	The commission shall ensure that the expenditures and outcomes described in the work plan 
28.30 	for appropriations funded by the environment and natural resources trust fund are met.
28.31 	(c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to 
28.32 	review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
28.33 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
29.1 	(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this chapter.
29.2 	(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
29.3 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to funding 
29.4 	decision recommendations;
29.5 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
29.6 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
29.7 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based on 
29.8 	need;
29.9 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
29.10 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as possible; 
29.11 	and
29.12 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
29.13 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

29.14 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.15 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
29.16 	trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from the 
29.17 	commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole 
29.18 	or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's approval at 
29.19 	least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient requests approval 
29.20 	under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the same information to 
29.21 	the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil 
29.22 	Resources, acquisitions of land in the metropolitan regional recreation open space systems 
29.23 	as defined under section 473.351, subdivision 1, with appropriations to the Metropolitan 
29.24 	Council, and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are not subject to 
29.25 	commissioner approval under this section.
29.26 	(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the interest 
29.27 	in real property:
29.28 	(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and 
29.29 	criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status of 
29.30 	the property; or
29.31 	(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.