1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy funding; appropriating money from clean water fund and parks 
1.3 	and trails fund.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	ARTICLE 1
1.6 	CLEAN WATER FUND

1.7	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND 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 article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
1.10 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
1.11 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this 
1.12 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending 
1.13 	June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The 
1.14 	second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The 
1.15 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

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

1.20	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	107,083,000
	$
	113,431,000
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

2.3	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
2.4 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
2.5 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
2.6 	related to and necessary for a specific 
2.7 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
2.8 	article must be spent in accordance with 
2.9 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
2.10 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
2.11 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
2.12 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
2.13 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
2.14 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
2.15 	2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
2.16 	available until June 30, 2020. If a project 
2.17 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
2.18 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
2.19 	availability of federal funding.

2.20	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
2.21 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
2.22 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
2.23 	on Disability and other appropriate 
2.24 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
2.25 	committees, and commissions, should make 
2.26 	progress toward providing greater access to 
2.27 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
2.28 	for people with disabilities related to the 
2.29 	programs the recipient funds using 
2.30 	appropriations made in this article.

2.31	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	9,208,000
	$
	9,208,000
	
2.32 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
2.33 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
2.34 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
3.1 	water and groundwater and to use data 
3.2 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
3.3 	(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 
3.4 	the second year are for monitoring and 
3.5 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
3.6 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
3.7 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
3.8 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
3.9 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
3.10 	practices; assessing best management practice 
3.11 	adoption; education and technical support from 
3.12 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
3.13 	support agricultural demonstration and 
3.14 	implementation activities; and other actions 
3.15 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
3.16 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
3.17 	June 30, 2022.
3.18 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
3.19 	second year are for administering clean water 
3.20 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
3.21 	management practices loan program. Any 
3.22 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
3.23 	year shall be added to the corpus of the loan 
3.24 	fund.
3.25 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
3.26 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
3.27 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
3.28 	implementation of best management practices 
3.29 	and more precise information on nonpoint 
3.30 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
3.31 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
3.32 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
3.33 	available until June 30, 2022.
3.34 	(e) $788,000 the first year and $787,000 the 
3.35 	second year are for research to quantify and 
4.1 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
4.2 	waters and for development and evaluation of 
4.3 	best management practices to protect and 
4.4 	restore water resources. This appropriation is 
4.5 	available until June 30, 2022.
4.6 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
4.7 	second year are for a research inventory 
4.8 	database containing water-related research 
4.9 	activities. Costs for information technology 
4.10 	development or support for this research 
4.11 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
4.12 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
4.13 	available until June 30, 2022.
4.14 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
4.15 	the second year are to implement the 
4.16 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
4.17 	certification program statewide. Funds 
4.18 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
4.19 	until June 30, 2021.
4.20 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
4.21 	second year are to provide funding for a 
4.22 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
4.23 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
4.24 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
4.25 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
4.26 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
4.27 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
4.28 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
4.29 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
4.30 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
4.31 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
4.32 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
4.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.1 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
5.2 	the second year are for pesticide testing of 
5.3 	private wells where nitrate is detected, as part 
5.4 	of the Township Testing Program. This 
5.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.6 	(k) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.7 	second year are to evaluate market 
5.8 	opportunities and develop markets for crops 
5.9 	that can be profitable for farmers and 
5.10 	beneficial for water quality and soil health.
5.11 	(l) A portion of the funds in this section may 
5.12 	be used for programs to train state and local 
5.13 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
5.14 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
5.15 	conservation.

5.16	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,125,000
	$
	10,125,000
	
5.17 	(a) $8,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 
5.18 	the second year are for the point source 
5.19 	implementation grants program under 
5.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
5.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.22 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.23 	second year are for small community 
5.24 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
5.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
5.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
5.27 	(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the 
5.28 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
5.29 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
5.30 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
5.31 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
5.32 	this section based on their priority rank on the 
5.33 	Pollution Control Agency's project priority 
5.34 	list.

6.1	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	27,358,000
	$
	27,357,000
	
6.2 	(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 
6.3 	the second year are for completion of needed 
6.4 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
6.5 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
6.6 	chapter 114D.
6.7 	(b) $10,145,000 the first year and $10,145,000 
6.8 	the second year are to develop watershed 
6.9 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
6.10 	which include total maximum daily load 
6.11 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
6.12 	plans for waters listed on the United States 
6.13 	Environmental Protection Agency approved 
6.14 	impaired waters list in accordance with 
6.15 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency 
6.16 	shall complete an average of ten percent of 
6.17 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
6.18 	(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
6.19 	the second year are for groundwater 
6.20 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
6.21 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
6.22 	trends, including the reassessment of 
6.23 	groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years 
6.24 	ago and found to be contaminated.
6.25 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
6.26 	second year are for implementation of the St. 
6.27 	Louis River System Area of Concern 
6.28 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
6.29 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
6.30 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
6.31 	(e) $1,155,000 the first year and $1,155,000 
6.32 	the second year are for TMDL research and 
6.33 	database development.
7.1 	(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
7.2 	second year are for national pollutant 
7.3 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
7.4 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
7.5 	(g) $3,623,000 the first year and $3,622,000 
7.6 	the second year are for enhancing the 
7.7 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
7.8 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
7.9 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
7.10 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of 
7.11 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
7.12 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
7.13 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
7.14 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
7.15 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
7.16 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
7.17 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
7.18 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
7.19 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
7.20 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
7.21 	sewer system, or other means, including 
7.22 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
7.23 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
7.24 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
7.25 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
7.26 	reports are to be part of established annual 
7.27 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
7.28 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
7.29 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
7.30 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
7.31 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
7.32 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
7.33 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
7.34 	$1,000,000 each year is available to counties 
7.35 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
7.36 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
8.1 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
8.2 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
8.3 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
8.4 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
8.5 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
8.6 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
8.7 	an account of the expenditures.
8.8 	(h) $279,000 the first year and $278,000 the 
8.9 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
8.10 	of MS4 permit requirements including 
8.11 	additional technical assistance to 
8.12 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
8.13 	understanding and implementing the basic 
8.14 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
8.15 	program.
8.16 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
8.17 	the second year are for a grant program for 
8.18 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
8.19 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
8.20 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
8.21 	restore the water quality of waters in 
8.22 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
8.23 	awarded to local government units for projects 
8.24 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
8.25 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
8.26 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
8.27 	other than the clean water fund.
8.28 	(j) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
8.29 	second year are to support activities of the 
8.30 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
8.31 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
8.32 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
8.33 	section 16A.28, the appropriations in this 
8.34 	section are available until June 30, 2022.

9.1
9.2	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	11,345,000
	$
	11,345,000
	
9.3 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
9.4 	the second year are for stream flow 
9.5 	monitoring.
9.6 	(b) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
9.7 	the second year are for lake Index of 
9.8 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
9.9 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
9.10 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
9.11 	other contaminants of fish, including 
9.12 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
9.13 	waters over time.
9.14 	(d) $1,985,000 the first year and $1,985,000 
9.15 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
9.16 	science-based watershed restoration and 
9.17 	protection strategies.
9.18 	(e) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
9.19 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
9.20 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
9.21 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
9.22 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
9.23 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
9.24 	source restoration and protection activities.
9.25 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
9.26 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
9.27 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
9.28 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
9.29 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
9.30 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
9.31 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
9.32 	forestry best management practices for water 
9.33 	quality.
10.1 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
10.2 	second year are for developing county 
10.3 	geologic atlases.
10.4 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
10.5 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
10.6 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
10.7 	buffer map interpretation to local units of 
10.8 	government for implementation of buffer 
10.9 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
10.10 	units of government and made available to 
10.11 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
10.12 	Resources' Web site.
10.13 	(j) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the 
10.14 	second year are to collect color infrared 
10.15 	imagery for determining perennial cover 
10.16 	statewide.
10.17 	(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
10.18 	the second year are to acquire in fee and 
10.19 	permanent conservation easements on lands 
10.20 	adjacent to public waters for aquatic 
10.21 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
10.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14, to 
10.23 	maintain water quality and fish habitat.
10.24 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
10.25 	the second year are to acquire permanent 
10.26 	conservation easements in targeted areas to 
10.27 	protect the forests and shorelands that supply 
10.28 	clean water to lakes, rivers, and streams under 
10.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66.

10.30
10.31	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	43,776,000
	$
	48,142,000
	
10.32 	(a) $3,817,000 the first year and $8,183,000 
10.33 	the second year are for a pilot program to 
10.34 	provide performance-based grants to local 
11.1 	government units. The grants may be used to 
11.2 	implement projects that protect, enhance, and 
11.3 	restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, 
11.4 	and streams; protect groundwater from 
11.5 	degradation; and protect drinking water 
11.6 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
11.7 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
11.8 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
11.9 	metropolitan surface water management 
11.10 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
11.11 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
11.12 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
11.13 	projects funded under this paragraph.
11.14 	(b) $14,750,000 the first year and $14,750,000 
11.15 	the second year are for grants to protect and 
11.16 	restore surface water and drinking water; to 
11.17 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
11.18 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
11.19 	streams; and to protect groundwater and 
11.20 	drinking water, including feedlot water quality 
11.21 	and subsurface sewage treatment system 
11.22 	projects and stream bank, stream channel, 
11.23 	shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization 
11.24 	projects. The projects must use practices 
11.25 	demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting 
11.26 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
11.27 	consistent with total maximum daily load 
11.28 	(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed 
11.29 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
11.30 	or local water management plans or their 
11.31 	equivalents. A portion of these funds may be 
11.32 	used to seek administrative efficiencies 
11.33 	through shared resources by multiple local 
11.34 	governmental units.
12.1 	(c) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
12.2 	the second year are for accelerated 
12.3 	implementation, including local resource 
12.4 	protection and enhancement grants and 
12.5 	statewide program enhancements of 
12.6 	supplements for technical assistance, citizen 
12.7 	and community outreach, compliance, and 
12.8 	training and certification.
12.9 	(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
12.10 	second year are to provide state oversight and 
12.11 	accountability, evaluate results, provide 
12.12 	implementation tools, and measure the value 
12.13 	of conservation program implementation by 
12.14 	local governments, including submission to 
12.15 	the legislature by March 1 each 
12.16 	even-numbered year a biennial report prepared 
12.17 	by the board, in consultation with the 
12.18 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
12.19 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
12.20 	detailing the recipients, the projects funded 
12.21 	under this section, and the amount of pollution 
12.22 	reduced.
12.23 	(e) $3,400,000 the first year and $3,400,000 
12.24 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
12.25 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
12.26 	governments in implementing and complying 
12.27 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
12.28 	requirements.
12.29 	(f) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
12.30 	the second year are to restore or preserve 
12.31 	permanent conservation on riparian buffers 
12.32 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
12.33 	tributaries, to keep water on the land in order 
12.34 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
12.35 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface 
13.1 	waters; and increase infiltration for 
13.2 	groundwater recharge. This appropriation may 
13.3 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
13.4 	permanently protected by easements purchased 
13.5 	with this appropriation or contracts to achieve 
13.6 	permanent protection for riparian buffers or 
13.7 	stream bank restorations when the riparian 
13.8 	buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 
13.9 	is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
13.10 	account.
13.11 	(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
13.12 	the second year are for permanent 
13.13 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
13.14 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.15 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
13.16 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
13.17 	acquisition to permanently protect 
13.18 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
13.19 	protection areas or for otherwise assuring 
13.20 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
13.21 	sources as described under alternative 
13.22 	management tools in the Department of 
13.23 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
13.24 	Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems 
13.25 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
13.26 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
13.27 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
13.28 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
13.29 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
13.30 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
13.31 	have identified specific activities that will 
13.32 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
13.33 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
13.34 	contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a 
13.35 	monitoring and enforcement account.
14.1 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
14.2 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
14.3 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
14.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
14.5 	subdivision 6.
14.6 	(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 
14.7 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
14.8 	and grants to local governments to transition 
14.9 	local water management plans to a watershed 
14.10 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
14.11 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
14.12 	114D.
14.13 	(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
14.14 	second year are for technical assistance and 
14.15 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
14.16 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
14.17 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.18 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
14.19 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
14.20 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.21 	103E.015.
14.22 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
14.23 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
14.24 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
14.25 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
14.26 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
14.27 	related technical assistance. This work may 
14.28 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
14.29 	Department of Agriculture with a first priority 
14.30 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
14.31 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
14.32 	state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a 
14.33 	monitoring and enforcement account.
14.34 	(l) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
14.35 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
15.1 	conservation easements to protect lands 
15.2 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
15.3 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
15.4 	to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
15.5 	enforcement account.
15.6 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
15.7 	second year are for a program to 
15.8 	systematically collect data and produce 
15.9 	county, watershed, and statewide estimates of 
15.10 	soil erosion caused by water and wind along 
15.11 	with tracking adoption of conservation 
15.12 	measures, including cover crops, to address 
15.13 	erosion.
15.14 	(n) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
15.15 	the second year are for clean water legacy 
15.16 	grants or contracts of up to $100,000 to 
15.17 	governmental, nongovernmental, and tribal 
15.18 	organizations for implementation projects that 
15.19 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality or 
15.20 	protect groundwater and drinking water 
15.21 	sources from degradation.
15.22 	(o) The board shall contract for delivery of 
15.23 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
15.24 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
15.25 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
15.26 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
15.27 	year.
15.28 	(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
15.29 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
15.30 	technical and administrative assistance portion 
15.31 	of the funds to leverage federal or other 
15.32 	nonstate funds or to address oversight 
15.33 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
15.34 	identified in local water management plans.
16.1 	(q) The board shall require grantees to specify 
16.2 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
16.3 	grants prior to any grant awards.
16.4 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
16.5 	available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant 
16.6 	funds are available until expended and shall 
16.7 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
16.8 	this section.

16.9	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,998,000
	$
	4,997,000
	
16.10 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
16.11 	the second year are for addressing public 
16.12 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
16.13 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
16.14 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
16.15 	including accelerating the development of 
16.16 	health risk limits and improving the capacity 
16.17 	of the department's laboratory to analyze 
16.18 	unregulated contaminants.
16.19 	(b) $2,798,000 the first year and $2,797,000 
16.20 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
16.21 	water sources.
16.22 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
16.23 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
16.24 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
16.25 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
16.26 	(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
16.27 	second year are to develop and deliver 
16.28 	groundwater restoration and protection 
16.29 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
16.30 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
16.31 	resources to local governments for drinking 
16.32 	water source protection activities.
17.1 	(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
17.2 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
17.3 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
17.4 	wells and developing guidance and outreach 
17.5 	to reduce risks to private-well owners.
17.6 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
17.7 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
17.8 	the risks from viruses in water supplies.
17.9 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
17.10 	second year are to develop public health 
17.11 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
17.12 	to safe drinking water, and to conduct an 
17.13 	analysis to determine the scope of the lead 
17.14 	problem in Minnesota's water and the cost to 
17.15 	eliminate lead exposure in drinking water.
17.16 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
17.17 	appropriations in this section are available 
17.18 	until June 30, 2021.

17.19	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,250,000
	$
	1,250,000
	
17.20 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
17.21 	the second year are to implement projects that 
17.22 	address emerging drinking-water supply 
17.23 	threats, provide cost-effective regional 
17.24 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
17.25 	coordination, support local implementation of 
17.26 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
17.27 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
17.28 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
17.29 	to communities:
17.30 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
17.31 	water use through use of surface water, storm 
17.32 	water, wastewater, and groundwater;
18.1 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
18.2 	for different alternatives;
18.3 	(3) development of planning level cost 
18.4 	estimates, including capital cost and operation 
18.5 	cost;
18.6 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
18.7 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
18.8 	regionally beneficial water supply 
18.9 	development projects; and
18.10 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
18.11 	models.
18.12 	(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.13 	second year are for the water demand 
18.14 	reduction grant program to encourage 
18.15 	implementation of water demand reduction 
18.16 	measures by municipalities in the metropolitan 
18.17 	area to ensure the reliability and protection of 
18.18 	drinking water supplies.

18.19	Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,008,000
	$
	1,007,000
	
18.20 	(a) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
18.21 	second year are for developing county 
18.22 	geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
18.23 	available until June 30, 2022.
18.24 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
18.25 	second year are for a performance evaluation 
18.26 	and technology transfer program for storm 
18.27 	water best management practices to enhance 
18.28 	data and information management of storm 
18.29 	water best management practices; evaluate 
18.30 	best management performance and 
18.31 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
18.32 	maximum daily loads; develop standards and 
18.33 	incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
19.1 	minimal impact design standards as the model; 
19.2 	and implement a knowledge and technology 
19.3 	transfer system across local government, 
19.4 	industry, and regulatory sectors. This 
19.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.
19.6 	(c) $133,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
19.7 	second year are to provide guidance 
19.8 	documents and tools evaluating the clean 
19.9 	water fund's return on investment to measure 
19.10 	impacts on water quality and human 
19.11 	well-being as well as assist in future funding 
19.12 	decisions.

19.13	Sec. 11. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	15,000
			
19.14 	$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
19.15 	Coordinating Commission for the Web site 
19.16 	required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
19.17 	subdivision 10.

19.18 	ARTICLE 2
19.19 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

19.20	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
19.21 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
19.22 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
19.23 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
19.24 	"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
19.25 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first 
19.26 	year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal 
19.27 	years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

19.28				APPROPRIATIONS
	
19.29				Available for the Year
	
19.30				Ending June 30
	
19.31					2018
		2019

19.32	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

20.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	42,380,000
	$
	45,022,000
	
20.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
20.3 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

20.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
20.5 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
20.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
20.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
20.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
20.9 	article must be spent in accordance with 
20.10 	Minnesota Management and Budget's 
20.11 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
20.12 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
20.13 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
20.14 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 
20.15 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
20.16 	2020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are 
20.17 	available until June 30, 2021. If a project 
20.18 	receives federal funds, the time period of the 
20.19 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
20.20 	availability of federal funding.

20.21	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
20.22 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
20.23 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
20.24 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
20.25 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
20.26 	committees, and commissions, should make 
20.27 	progress toward providing greater access to 
20.28 	programs, print publications, and digital media 
20.29 	for people with disabilities related to the 
20.30 	programs the recipient funds using 
20.31 	appropriations made in this article.

20.32
20.33	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	25,632,000
	$
	27,232,000
	
21.1 	(a) $16,741,000 the first year and $17,790,000 
21.2 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
21.3 	areas, and trails to:
21.4 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
21.5 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
21.6 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
21.7 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
21.8 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
21.9 	parks and trails legacy plan.
21.10 	(b) $8,370,000 the first year and $8,894,000 
21.11 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
21.12 	trails of regional significance outside the 
21.13 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
21.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
21.15 	must be based on the recommendations to the 
21.16 	commissioner from the Greater Minnesota 
21.17 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
21.18 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.19 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
21.20 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
21.21 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
21.22 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
21.23 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
21.24 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
21.25 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
21.26 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
21.27 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
21.28 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
21.29 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
21.30 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
21.31 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
21.32 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
21.33 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
21.34 	$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in 
22.1 	fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota 
22.2 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
22.3 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.4 	section 85.536, including the continued 
22.5 	development of a statewide system plan for 
22.6 	regional parks and trails outside the 
22.7 	seven-county metropolitan area.
22.8 	(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
22.9 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
22.10 	Commission shall submit a list of projects, 
22.11 	ranked in priority order, that contains the 
22.12 	commission's recommendations for funding 
22.13 	from the parks and trails fund for fiscal year 
22.14 	2019 to the chairs and ranking minority 
22.15 	members of the house of representatives and 
22.16 	senate committees and divisions with 
22.17 	jurisdiction over the environment and natural 
22.18 	resources and the parks and trails fund.
22.19 	(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater 
22.20 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
22.21 	Commission shall submit a report that contains 
22.22 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
22.23 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
22.24 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
22.25 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
22.26 	minority members of the house of 
22.27 	representatives and senate committees and 
22.28 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
22.29 	environment and natural resources and the 
22.30 	parks and trails fund.
22.31 	(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the 
22.32 	second year are for coordination and projects 
22.33 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
22.34 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
22.35 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
23.1 	Web-based information for park and trail 
23.2 	users; and support of activities of the Parks 
23.3 	and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
23.4 	(f) The commissioner shall contract for 
23.5 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
23.6 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
23.7 	activities under this section for at least 
23.8 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
23.9 	second year.
23.10 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
23.11 	appropriations under this section shall give 
23.12 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
23.13 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
23.14 	and other activities.

23.15	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	16,741,000
	$
	17,790,000
	
23.16 	(a) $16,741,000 the first year and $17,790,000 
23.17 	the second year are for distribution according 
23.18 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
23.19 	subdivision 3.
23.20 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
23.21 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
23.22 	used to fund the list of recommended projects 
23.23 	in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, 
23.24 	chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). 
23.25 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
23.26 	under this section must be substantially 
23.27 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
23.28 	dollar amounts in the report. Any funds 
23.29 	remaining after completion of the listed 
23.30 	projects may be spent by the implementing 
23.31 	agencies on projects to support parks and 
23.32 	trails.
23.33 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
23.34 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
24.1 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
24.2 	that the funds are used to supplement and not 
24.3 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
24.4 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
24.5 	appropriations under this section shall give 
24.6 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
24.7 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
24.8 	and other activities.

24.9	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
			
24.10 	$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
24.11 	Coordinating Commission for the Web site 
24.12 	required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, 
24.13 	subdivision 10.