<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 85.53, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>97A.056, subdivisions 1, 15, by adding subdivisions; 114D.50, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 172,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>97A.056, subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

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<td><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var><br/>
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<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<b> </b>
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</table><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor
         heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019"
         used in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for
         the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>year ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal
         year <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>2018. The "second year" is fiscal year 2019. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and
         2019, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>respectively. The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
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<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2018</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2019</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND</b><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>104,478,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>585,000</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>97A.056, subdivision 23, this appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>from the outdoor heritage fund. The amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>that may be spent for each purpose are <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>specified in the following subdivisions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">30,862,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br/>
<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br/>
<b>IX</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>$4,437,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>in fee and restore lands for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase IX</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>$5,603,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>in fee and restore lands for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>management area purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>to acquiring lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>native prairie. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VII</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>$1,901,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>and savanna and to restore and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>No later than 180 days after The Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Outdoor Heritage Council annual income <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>statements and balance sheets for income and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>expenses from land acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>appropriation. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>required accomplishment plan and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>consistent with the priorities identified in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>$2,683,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>cooperation with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>permanent conservation easements and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>Preservation Area in western Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>must be consistent with the priorities in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex </b><br/>
<b>- Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>$1,436,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>River watershed for wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>priority must be given to acquiring lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br/>
<b>- Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>$2,481,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>permanent conservation easements to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Conservation Plan to protect and restore native <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>establishing monitoring and enforcement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>priority must be given to acquiring lands that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>are eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>provided as part of the final report.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for </b><br/>
<b>Wildlife and Water - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>and acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>expanding the riparian-buffer program of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>clean water fund for at least equal wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>benefits from buffers on private land. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>monitoring and enforcement fund as approved <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>in the accomplishment plan and subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>part of the final report.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br/>
<b>Southern Red River Valley - 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.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>$1,908,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>restore and enhance lands in the southern Red <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>River valley for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>subdivision 8, or to be designated and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>managed as waterfowl-production areas in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>Minnesota in cooperation with the United <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>lands that are eligible for the native prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>accomplishment plan.<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.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>$3,950,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>accelerate restoration and enhancement of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>management areas, scientific and natural areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>United States Fish and Wildlife Service <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>waterfowl-production area and refuge lands. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>A list of proposed land restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>enhancements must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(j) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>$1,130,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>agreements to acquire permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>easements and to restore and enhance wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Counties as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>follows: $41,000 is to the Anoka Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>District, $231,000 is to the Isanti County Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>and Water Conservation District, $345,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>to Great River Greening, $163,000 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>District, and $350,000 is to Minnesota Land <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Trust. Up to $40,000 to Minnesota Land Trust <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>is for establishing monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>funds as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>permanent conservation easements, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>restorations, and enhancements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>accomplishment plan.<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.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forests</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">17,324,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<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.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>$2,458,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>acquire permanent conservation easements in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>Washington County. Of this amount, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>$30,000 is for establishing a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>enforcement fund as approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>list of proposed permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>easements and an annual public hunting and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>fishing plan must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat </b><br/>
<b>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.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>$2,400,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>Association in cooperation with The <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>The amount is for agreements as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>Association and $108,000 to The Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>accomplishment plan.<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.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and </b><br/>
<b>Restoration - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>$2,375,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>scientific and natural areas under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>acquire land in fee for state forest purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>subdivision 7; to acquire permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>conservation easements; and to restore and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>The amount is for agreements as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>year ends, The Nature Conservancy must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Council annual income statements and balance <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>sheets for income and expenses from land <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>acquired in fee with this appropriation and not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>transferred to the state or a local governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>accomplishment plan.<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.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>$2,291,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>habitat through working forest permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>conservation easements under the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>forests for the future program pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>conservation easement acquired with money <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>appropriated under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>comply with Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>plan must include an easement monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>enforcement fund as approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>list of permanent conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>be provided as part of the final report.<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.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>$1,000,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - </b><br/>
<b>Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>$1,700,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>along rivers and lakes in the northern forest <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>permanent conservation easements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>accomplishment plan.<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.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Bushmen Lake</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>$4,600,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>agreement with The Conservation Fund in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>cooperation with the United States Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>of proposed land acquisitions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><b>(h) Forest Pest Response</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>of agriculture to identify, prevent, and, in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>consultation with the Forest Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>Council, protect Minnesota forests by rapidly <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>and effectively responding to the threat or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>presence of plant pests, including emerald ash <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>borer. The commissioner of agriculture may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>transfer all or part of this appropriation to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>commissioner of natural resources and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>award grants to local units of government or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>other entities.<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.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Wetlands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">28,869,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<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.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Accelerating Waterfowl-Production Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase IX</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>$5,500,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>land in fee and restore and enhance wetlands <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>and grasslands to be designated and managed <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>as waterfowl-production areas in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>in cooperation with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Shallow Lakes and Wetland Protection </b><br/>
<b>Program - Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>$5,750,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>land in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>and land-buffering shallow lakes for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>of proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>$10,398,000 the first year is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>permanent conservation easements and to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>restore wetlands and native grassland habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>Of this amount, up to $306,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>part of the final report.<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.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection Program - </b><br/>
<b>Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>$750,000 the first year is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>permanent conservation easements on <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>to $59,000 is for establishing a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>enforcement fund as approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>list of permanent conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>be provided as part of the final report by the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources.<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.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement - Phase IX</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>$1,755,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>commissioner of natural resources to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>statewide. A list of proposed land restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<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.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative </b><br/>
<b>- Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>$4,716,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>public lands and wetlands under permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>conservation easement for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>management purposes. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>shallow-lake enhancements and wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>restorations must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitats</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">26,554,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<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.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor </b><br/>
<b>Partnership - 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.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>$1,617,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>lands in fee and restore wildlife habitat in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>Mississippi headwaters and for agreements as <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>follows: $60,000 to the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>Headwaters Board and $1,557,000 to The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>Trust for Public Land. $779,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>to acquire lands in permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>easements and to restore wildlife habitat. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>to $59,000 to the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Resources is for establishing a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>enforcement fund as approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>list of proposed acquisitions must be included <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic </b><br/>
<b>North-Central Minnesota Lakes - 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.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>$1,716,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>land in permanent conservation easements to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>sustain healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Counties for agreements as follows: $113,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>to the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>and $1,603,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Goose Prairie</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>$600,000 the first year is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>of natural resources for an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>Wild Rice Watershed District, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>with the Department of Natural Resources, to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>enhance aquatic and upland habitat in and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>adjacent to the Goose Prairie Marsh Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>Management Area in Clay County. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>proposed land enhancements must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish </b><br/>
<b>Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase </b><br/>
<b>IX</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>$2,403,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>to restore or enhance habitat for trout and other <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>restorations and enhancements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>accomplishment plan.<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.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) DNR Stream Habitat - 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.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>$2,166,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>and enhance habitat in degraded streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>critical aquatic-species habitat and to facilitate <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>fish passage. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>restorations and enhancements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>accomplishment plan.<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.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase </b><br/>
<b>IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>$3,392,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>commissioner of natural resources to restore <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>Of this appropriation, up to $226,000 is for an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>of proposed restorations must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Restoration Program - Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>$1,779,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>agreement with the Shell Rock River <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Watershed District to acquire land in fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the Shell <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>Rock River watershed. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>accomplishment plan.<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.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Lake Wakanda Enhancement 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.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>$921,000 the first year is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>of natural resources for an agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>Kandiyohi County to enhance aquatic habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>in and adjacent to Lake Wakanda in Kandiyohi <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>County. A list of proposed land enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>accomplishment plan.<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.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(i) Wolverton Creek Habitat 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.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>$1,877,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>agreement with the Buffalo-Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>Watershed District to acquire permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>conservation easements and restore and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>enhance aquatic and upland habitat associated <br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>with Wolverton Creek in the Buffalo-Red <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>River watershed. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(j) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant </b><br/>
<b>Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase </b><br/>
<b>IX</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>$9,294,000 the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>program to provide competitive matching <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>state, and national organizations for enhancing, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>$2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>metropolitan area and cities with a population <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>for activities required to fulfill the duties of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>owners of lands subject to conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>easements. Grants must not be for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>that have a total project cost exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>may be spent for personnel costs and other <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>direct and necessary administrative costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>Easements must be permanent. Grants may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>not be used to establish easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>to hunting and fishing during the open season <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>unless otherwise provided by law. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>program must require a match of at least ten <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>percent from nonstate sources for all grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>The match may be cash or in-kind resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>commissioner must provide a separate, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>simplified application process. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>when evaluating projects of equal value, give <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>priority to organizations that have a history of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>receiving or a charter to receive private <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>contributions for local conservation or habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>projects. If acquiring land in fee or a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>conservation easement, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>to projects associated with or within one mile <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of existing wildlife management areas under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>restoration or enhancement projects must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>on land permanently protected by a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>protection of restored and enhanced habitat, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>by a conservation easement, or by public <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>ownership, or must be in public waters as <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>given to restoration and enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>awarded under this paragraph. This <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>No less than five percent of the amount of each <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>grant must be held back from reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>until the grant recipient has completed a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>accomplishment report by the deadline and in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>commissioner must provide notice of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>program in the game and fish law summary <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>97A.051, subdivision 2.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">879,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">585,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Contract 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.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>of natural resources for contract management <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>duties assigned in this section. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>commissioner must provide an <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>accomplishment plan in the form specified by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>for expending this appropriation. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>accomplishment plan must include a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>the grant contract template and reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>manual. No money may be expended before <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>approves the accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>$571,000 the first year and $578,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>second year is to the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>Commission for Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>Heritage Council administrative expenses and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>for compensating and reimbursing expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>of council members. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>available until June 30, 2019. Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>appropriation.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Technical Evaluation Panel</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>of natural resources for a technical evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>enhancement evaluations under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Legacy Website</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>$8,000 the first year and $7,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>year are to the Legislative Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>Commission for the website required in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>10.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Appropriation Availability</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>Money appropriated in this section may not <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>be spent on activities unless they are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>appropriation and are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>accomplishment plan approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>Money appropriated in this section must not <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>be spent on indirect costs or other institutional <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>overhead charges that are not directly related <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>to and necessary for a specific appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>this section are available until June 30, 2020. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>For acquiring real property, the amounts in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>this section are available until June 30, 2021, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>if a binding agreement with a landowner or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>purchase agreement is entered into by June <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>30, 2020, and closed no later than June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>2021. Appropriations for restoration or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>enhancement are available until June 30, 2022, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>or five years after acquisition, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>later, so that initial restoration or enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>work can be completed. If a project receives <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>at least 15 percent of its funding from federal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>funds, the appropriation period may be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>extended to equal the availability of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>funding to a maximum of six years, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>the federal funding was confirmed and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>included in the first draft accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>plan. Money appropriated for fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>acquisition of land may be used to restore, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>enhance, and provide for public use of the land <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>acquired with the appropriation. Public use <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>facilities must have no more than a minimal <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>impact on habitat in acquired lands.<br/>
 
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<td><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>All agreements referred to in this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>be administered on a reimbursement basis <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>unless otherwise provided in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>16A.41, expenditures directly related to each <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>appropriation's purpose made on or after July <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>1, 2017, or the date of accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>approval, whichever is later, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>this section. For the purposes of administering <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>appropriations and legislatively authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>fund, an expense must be considered <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>reimbursable by the administering agency <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>when the recipient presents the agency with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>an invoice or binding agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>landowner and the recipient attests that the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>goods have been received or the landowner <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>must be made upon receiving documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>that the items articulated in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>accomplishment plan approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>been achieved, including partial achievements <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>as evidenced by progress reports approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>support future management of acquired lands, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>or match a federal share. The advances must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>be approved as part of the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>plan. Capital equipment expenditures for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>specific items over $10,000 must be itemized <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>in and approved as part of the accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Mapping</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>Each direct recipient of money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>in this section, as well as each recipient of a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>grant awarded pursuant to this section, must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>provide geographic information to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>mapping any lands acquired in fee with money <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>appropriated in this section and open to public <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>taking of fish and game. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>of natural resources must include the lands <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>acquired in fee with money appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>this section on maps showing public recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>opportunities. Maps must include information <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>on and acknowledgment of the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>heritage fund, including a notation of any <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>restrictions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Outdoor heritage fund.</b> (a) An outdoor heritage fund, under article XI, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state
         treasury. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least
         99 <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore, protect,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. Money
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund shall not be spent to acquire property
         by eminent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>domain unless the owner requests that the owner's property be acquired by eminent
         domain.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(b) Land and interests in land acquired with money from the outdoor heritage fund
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>comply in all respects with the Minnesota Constitution. All determinations for fee
         title land <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>acquisition must be based on benefiting all Minnesotans as the outdoor heritage fund
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>dedicated for all Minnesotans. Lands acquired in fee with appropriations from the
         outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>heritage fund must be open to the public taking of fish and game, unless otherwise
         provided <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>by law, which is a valued part of our heritage that shall be forever preserved for
         the people <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>and shall be managed by law and regulation for the public good in the same manner
         as lands <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>owned by the state. On lands acquired in fee by appropriation from the outdoor heritage
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>fund, the right of the people to take fish and game shall not be infringed or impaired
         by lack <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>of access, lack of opportunity, diminished quality, or as a result of special or exclusive
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>privilege that does not benefit all Minnesotans.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Land acquisition restrictions.</b> (a) An interest in real property, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated
         from the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an easement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made, including the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>article XI, section 15; and article XIII, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution
         to restore, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and
         wildlife for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>the benefit of all Minnesotans, and with regard to fee title acquisition to be open
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise provided by
         law, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>for the public good and the right of the public to take game and fish on these lands
         shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>be impaired or diminished in quality or experience directly or indirectly. The ownership of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest
         in real <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; or (3) the right of the people for the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>benefit of all Minnesotans on land acquired in fee to take fish and game during the
         open <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>season as provided by law is impaired, restricted, or quality diminished by lack of
         access, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>or grant of special or exclusive privilege or franchise or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before
         approval <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in
         real property <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>meeting the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the
         commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking
         into <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph
         (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local government
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The notice
         of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>agreement must contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(3) a reference to this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the
         interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or
         further <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property
         transfers <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with
         the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>and conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation; <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>or (3) the right to take fish and game during the open season as provided by law is
         impaired, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>restricted, or quality diminished by lack of access or grant of special or exclusive
         privilege <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>or franchise or otherwise."<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Revenues.</b> (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land
         acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage
         fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 days
         after <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>the availability of the appropriation ends.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests,
         or habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>accomplishment plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 days after
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and
         agencies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>    Subd. 23. <b>Maximum appropriation.</b> No more than 95 percent of the projected balance <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>in the outdoor heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">40,948,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var><br/>
<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>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br/>
<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VII</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>$4,570,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and to acquire land in fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>scientific and natural area purposes under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that are <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>proposed land and permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>easement acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>$7,452,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>land in fee for wildlife management area <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>priority must be given to acquisition of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>that are eligible for the native prairie bank <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>list of proposed land acquisitions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>$4,032,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>income statements and balance sheets for <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>income and expenses from land acquired with <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>this appropriation must be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>later than 180 days following the close of The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>and must be consistent with the priorities <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>identified in the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase  VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>$3,430,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>cooperation with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>permanent conservation easements within the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>Area in western Minnesota for addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that are <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>and must be consistent with the priorities in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br/>
<b>- Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>$3,740,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>Plan through the acquisition of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>conservation easements to protect native <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>establishing monitoring and enforcement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>priority must be given to acquisition of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>that are eligible for the native prairie bank <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>list of permanent conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>be provided as part of the final report.<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.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - </b><br/>
<b>Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>permanent conservation easements to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and enhance habitat by expanding the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>water fund riparian buffer program for at least <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>land. Up to $72,500 $728,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>establishing a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>part of the final report.<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.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex </b><br/>
<b>- Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>$1,380,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>watershed for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that are <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br/>
<b>Southern Red River Valley</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>$1,800,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, or for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>designation and management as waterfowl <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>with the United States Fish and Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>accomplishment plan.<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.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's </b><br/>
<b>Important Bird Areas</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>$1,730,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>agreements to acquire conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>within important bird areas identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>used as follows: $408,000 is to Audubon <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>Minnesota and $1,322,000 is to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>Land Trust, of which up to $100,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>establishing monitoring and enforcement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>as approved in the accomplishment plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>part of the final report.<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.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat </b><br/>
<b>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.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>$2,270,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>District to acquire land in fee and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>conservation easement and to `restore river <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>and related habitat in the Wild Rice River <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>corridor. A list of proposed acquisitions and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>restorations must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>$4,880,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>accelerate the restoration and enhancement of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>prairie communities on wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>land, and land under native prairie bank <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>easements. A list of proposed land restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<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.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase </b><br/>
<b>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.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>$1,120,000 in the first year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>and restore habitat on public lands. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>proposed land restorations and enhancements <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>must be provided as part of the final report.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<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.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">31,000,000<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.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and </b><br/>
<b>Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase </b><br/>
<b>VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>$3,250,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>land in fee for wildlife management purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, and to acquire land in fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>scientific and natural area purposes under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>must be given to acquisition of lands that are <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>eligible for the native prairie bank under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>proposed land acquisitions must be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>as part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>$5,229,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>in fee and restore lands for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>management area purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>native prairie. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) Martin County/Fox Lake Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Management Area 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.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>$1,000,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>agreement with Fox Lake Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>League, Inc. to acquire land in fee and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>wildlife habitat for wildlife management area <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>$2,754,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>cooperation with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>permanent conservation easements and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>lands within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>Habitat Preservation Area in western <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>Minnesota for addition to the Northern <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>native prairie. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>required accomplishment plan and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>Prairie Conservation Plan.<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.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex </b><br/>
<b>- Phase VI</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>$583,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>agreement with The Trust for Public Land to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>acquire land in fee and restore lands in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>Cannon River watershed for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>native prairie. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection </b><br/>
<b>- Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>$2,541,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>Plan through the acquisition of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>conservation easements to protect and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>native prairie. Of this amount, up to $120,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>is for establishing monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>funds as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. Subject to evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>priority must be given to acquisition of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>that are eligible for the native prairie bank <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>list of permanent conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>be provided as part of the final report.<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.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for </b><br/>
<b>Wildlife and Water - Phase VI</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>$6,708,000 the second year is to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>permanent conservation easements and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>103F.515
         </statute_ref>, to protect, restore, and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>habitat by expanding the clean water fund <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>riparian buffer program for at least equal <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>wildlife benefits from buffers on private land. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>Of this amount, up to $130,000 $1,079,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>part of the final report.<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.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the </b><br/>
<b>Southern Red River Valley - 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.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>$2,269,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever, in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>restore and enhance lands in the southern Red <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>River Valley for wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>86A.05, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, or for designation and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>management as waterfowl production areas <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>in Minnesota, in cooperation with the United <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>6136.0900, priority must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>acquisition of lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>native prairie. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var><br/>
<a id="pl.33.37"></a><var>33.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(i) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase </b><br/>
<b>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.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>$1,475,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>agreement with The Conservation Fund, in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>and restore high priority grassland, prairie, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>and wetland habitats as follows: $64,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>The Conservation Fund; and $1,411,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>$100,000 is for establishing a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>enforcement fund, as approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, subdivision 17</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.96</statute_ref>, or lands adjacent to protected <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>accomplishment plan and must be consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>with the priorities in the Minnesota Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>Conservation Plan.<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.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(j) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>$3,983,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>accelerate restoration and enhancement of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>management areas, scientific and natural areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>list of proposed land restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>enhancements must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var><br/>
<a id="pl.34.37"></a><var>34.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(k) Anoka Sandplain Habitat Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement - Phase IV</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>$1,208,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>agreements to restore and enhance wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>habitat on public lands in Anoka, Isanti, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>Morrison, Sherburne, and Todd Counties as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>follows: $93,000 to Anoka Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>District; $25,000 to Isanti County Parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>Recreation Department; $813,000 to Great <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>River Greening; and $277,000 to the National <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>Wild Turkey Federation. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>land restorations and enhancements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<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.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Wetlands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">31,055,000<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.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition - Phase VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>$5,650,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>in fee and restore and enhance wetlands and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>grasslands to be designated and managed as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>cooperation with the United States Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>required accomplishment plan.<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.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection </b><br/>
<b>Program - Phase V</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>$5,801,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>in fee and restore prairie lands, wetlands, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>land buffering shallow lakes for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>management purposes under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>of proposed acquisitions must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>part of the required accomplishment plan.<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.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>$13,808,000 the second year is to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire lands <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>in permanent conservation easements and to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>restore wetlands and native grassland habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>Of this amount, up to $195,000 $410,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>to establish a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>fund as approved in the accomplishment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>97A.056, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>conservation easements must be provided as <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>part of the final report.<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.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase </b><br/>
<b>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.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>$1,629,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>acquire permanent conservation easements in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>prairie and forest/prairie transition regions. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>this amount, up to $180,000 is to establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>in the accomplishment plan and subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>97A.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>. A list of proposed easement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>final report.<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.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement - Phase VIII</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>$2,167,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>commissioner of natural resources to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>statewide. A list of proposed land restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<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.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><b>(f) Marsh Lake - 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.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>$2,000,000 the second year is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>commissioner of natural resources to modify <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>the dam at Marsh Lake for improved habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>management and to return the historic outlet <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac Qui Parle.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>    Sec. 10. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 8, is repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><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.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean
         water <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019" used
         in this <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal
         year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018.
         "The <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>appropriations in this article are onetime.<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.37.25"></a><var>37.25</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.37.26"></a><var>37.26</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.37.27"></a><var>37.27</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.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2018</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2019</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><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.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>CLEAN WATER</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.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>100,497,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>111,116,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>purpose are specified in the following sections.<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.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>Money appropriated in this article may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>spent on activities unless they are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>appropriation. Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>article must be spent in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>Minnesota Management and Budget's <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>appropriations are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>available until June 30, 2020. If a project <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>receives federal funds, the period of the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>appropriation is extended to equal the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>availability of federal funding.<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.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>water funds, in consultation with the Council <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>on Disability and other appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>governor-appointed disability councils, boards, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>committees, and commissions, should make <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>progress toward providing greater access to <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>programs, print publications, and digital media <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>for people with disabilities related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>programs the recipient funds using <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>appropriations made in this article.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><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.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,208,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>9,208,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>second year are to increase monitoring for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>water and groundwater and to use data <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>collected to assess pesticide use practices.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>the second year are for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>evaluating trends in the concentration of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>groundwater degradation; promoting, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>developing, and evaluating regional and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>crop-specific nutrient best management <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>practices; assessing best management practice <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>adoption; education and technical support from <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>University of Minnesota Extension; grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>support agricultural demonstration and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>implementation activities; and other actions <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>to protect groundwater from degradation from <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>nitrate. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>second year are for administering clean water <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>funds managed through the agriculture best <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>management practices loan program. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>unencumbered balance at the end of the second <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>year shall be added to the corpus of the loan <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>the second year are for technical assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>research, and demonstration projects on proper <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>implementation of best management practices <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>and more precise information on nonpoint <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>contributions to impaired waters and for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>to support on-farm demonstration of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>agricultural practices. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>second year are for research to quantify and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>reduce agricultural contributions to impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>waters and for development and evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>best management practices to protect and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>restore water resources. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>second year are for a research inventory <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>database containing water-related research <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>activities. Costs for information technology <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>development or support for this research <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>inventory database may be paid to the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>the second year are to implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>Minnesota agricultural water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>certification program statewide. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>appropriated in this paragraph are available <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>until June 30, 2021.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>second year are to provide funding for a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>regional irrigation water quality specialist <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>through University of Minnesota Extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>second year are for grants to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>and to protect the state's natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>while increasing the efficiency, profitability, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>and productivity of Minnesota farmers by <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>incorporating perennial and winter-annual <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>crops into existing agricultural practices. This <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>the second year are for pesticide testing of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>private wells where nitrate is detected, as part <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>of the Township Testing Program. This <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(k) A portion of the funds in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>be used for programs to train state and local <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>outreach staff in the intersection between <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>agricultural economics and agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>conservation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,125,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>10,125,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>(a) $7,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>the second year are for the point source <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>implementation grants program under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>second year are for small community <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>wastewater treatment grants and loans under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(c) If there are any uncommitted funds at the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>(b), the Public Facilities Authority may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>transfer the remaining funds to eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>projects under any of the programs listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>this section based on their priority rank on the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>Pollution Control Agency's project priority <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>list.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>26,835,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>27,722,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>the second year are for completion of needed <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>statewide assessments of surface water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>first year and $125,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>for grants to the Red River Watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>Management Board to enhance and expand <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>the existing water quality and watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>monitoring river watch activities in the schools <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>in the Red River of the North. The Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>Watershed Management Board shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>a report to the commissioner of the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>Control Agency and the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>and divisions with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>environment and natural resources finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>policy and the clean water fund by February <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>15, 2019, on the expenditure of this <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>(b) $9,904,000 the first year and $10,145,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>the second year are to develop watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>which include total maximum daily load <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>plans for waters listed on the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>Environmental Protection Agency approved <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>impaired waters list in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>shall complete an average of ten percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>the TMDLs each year over the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>the second year are for groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>assessment, including enhancing the ambient <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>trends, including the reassessment of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>ago and found to be contaminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>second year are for implementation of the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>Louis River System Area of Concern <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>must be matched at a rate of 65 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>nonstate money to 35 percent state money.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>(e) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>the second year are for TMDL research and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>database development.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>second year are for national pollutant <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>discharge elimination system wastewater and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>storm water TMDL implementation efforts.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,745,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>the second year are for enhancing the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>county-level delivery systems for subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>groundwater, including base grants for all <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>counties with SSTS programs and competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>grants to counties with specific plans to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>significantly reduce water pollution by <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>reducing the number of systems that are an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>imminent threat to public health or safety or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>are otherwise failing. Counties that receive <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>base grants must report the number of sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>noncompliant properties upgraded through <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>sewer system, or other means, including <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>property abandonment or buy-out. Counties <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>also must report the number of existing SSTS <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>compliance inspections conducted in areas <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>under county jurisdiction. These required <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>reports are to be part of established annual <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>conduct SSTS inventories or those with an <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>be inspected as a condition of transferring <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>property or as a condition of obtaining a local <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>permit must be given priority for competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>$1,000,000 each year is available to counties <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>for grants to low-income landowners to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>address systems that pose an imminent threat <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>to public health or safety or fail to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>groundwater. A grant awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>biennium. A county receiving a grant under <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>this paragraph must submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>agency listing the projects funded, including <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>an account of the expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>(h) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>second year are for accelerated implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>of MS4 permit requirements including <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>additional technical assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>municipalities experiencing difficulties <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>understanding and implementing the basic <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>requirements of the municipal storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>second year are for a grant program for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>sanitary sewer projects that are included in the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>restore the water quality of waters in <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>awarded to local government units for projects <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>approved by the Voyageurs National Park <br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>matched by at least 25 percent from sources <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>other than the clean water fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>second year are for coordination with the state <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>of Wisconsin and the National Park Service <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>on comprehensive phosphorous reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>Croix on the St. Croix River. The <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>commissioner must work with the St. Croix <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>Basin Water Resources Planning Team and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>the St. Croix River Association to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>the water monitoring and phosphorous <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>reduction activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>second year are to support activities of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>Clean Water Council according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>section 16A.28, the appropriations in this <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>section are available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,550,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>8,550,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>the second year are for stream flow <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>monitoring.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>the second year are for lake Index of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>second year are for assessing mercury and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>other contaminants of fish, including <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>monitoring to track the status of impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>waters over time.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(d) $1,940,000 the first year and $1,940,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>the second year are for developing targeted, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>science-based watershed restoration and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>protection strategies.<br/>
 <a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>the second year are for water supply planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>the second year are for technical assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>support local implementation of nonpoint <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>source restoration and protection activities.<br/>
 <a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>second year are for applied research and tools, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>including watershed hydrologic modeling; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>maintaining and updating spatial data for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>watershed boundaries, streams, and water <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>bodies and integrating high-resolution digital <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>forestry best management practices for water <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>quality.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>second year are for developing county <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>geologic atlases.<br/>
 <a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>second year are for maintenance and updates <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>to buffer maps and for technical guidance on <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>buffer map interpretation to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>government for implementation of buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>requirements. Maps must be provided to local <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>units of government and made available to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>landowners on the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>Resources' Web site.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>44,879,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>50,621,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>the second year are for a pilot program to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>provide performance-based grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>government units. The grants may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>implement projects that protect, enhance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>and streams; protect groundwater from <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>degradation; and protect drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>sources. Projects must be identified in a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>comprehensive watershed plan developed <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>under the One Watershed, One Plan or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>metropolitan surface water management <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>recipients must identify a nonstate match and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>may use other legacy funds to supplement <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>projects funded under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(b) $10,070,000 the first year and $13,812,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>the second year are for grants to protect and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>restore surface water and drinking water; to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>streams; and to protect groundwater and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>drinking water, including feedlot water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>and subsurface sewage treatment system <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>projects and stream bank, stream channel, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>projects. The projects must use practices <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>public benefit, include a match, and be <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>consistent with total maximum daily load <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>(TMDL) implementation plans, watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>or local water management plans or their <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>equivalents. A portion of these funds may be <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>used to seek administrative efficiencies <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>through shared resources by multiple local <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>governmental units.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>the second year are for accelerated <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>implementation, including local resource <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>protection and enhancement grants and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>statewide program enhancements of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>supplements for technical assistance, citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>and community outreach, compliance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>training and certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(d) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>second year are to provide state oversight and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>accountability, evaluate results, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>implementation tools, and measure the value <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>of conservation program implementation by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>local governments, including submission to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>the legislature by March 1 each <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>even-numbered year a biennial report prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>by the board, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>commissioners of natural resources, health, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>detailing the recipients, the projects funded <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>under this section, and the amount of pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>reduced.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>the second year are to provide assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>oversight, and grants for supporting local <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>governments in implementing and complying <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>with riparian protection and excessive soil loss <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>(f) $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>the second year are to restore or preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>permanent conservation on riparian buffers <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>tributaries, to keep water on the land in order <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>waters; and increase infiltration for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>groundwater recharge. This appropriation may <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>be used for restoration of riparian buffers <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>permanently protected by easements purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>with this appropriation or contracts to achieve <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>permanent protection for riparian buffers or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>stream bank restorations when the riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>account.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>(g) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>the second year are for permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>conservation easements on wellhead protection <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>areas under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>grants to local units of government for fee title <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>acquisition to permanently protect <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>groundwater supply sources on wellhead <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>protection areas or for otherwise ensuring <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>long-term protection of groundwater supply <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>sources as described under alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>management tools in the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>Plan, including low nitrogen cropping systems <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>management practices. Priority must be placed <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>on land that is located where the vulnerability <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>of the drinking water supply is designated as <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>high or very high by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>health, where drinking water protection plans <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>have identified specific activities that will <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>achieve long-term protection, and on lands <br/>
<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>with expiring Conservation Reserve Program <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>contracts. Up to $105,000 is for deposit in a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>monitoring and enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>second year are for a technical evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>(i) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>the second year are for assistance, oversight, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>and grants to local governments to transition <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>local water management plans to a watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>approach as provided for in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>114D.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(j) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>second year are for technical assistance and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>grants for the conservation drainage program <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>projects to improve multipurpose water <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>management under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>103E.015.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>the second year are to purchase and restore <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>permanent conservation sites via easements <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>or contracts to treat and store water on the land <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>for water quality improvement purposes and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>related technical assistance. This work may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>be done in cooperation with the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>Department of Agriculture with a first priority <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>use to accomplish a conservation reserve <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>enhancement program, or equivalent, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>state. Up to $2,880,000 is for deposit in a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>monitoring and enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>the second year are to purchase permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>conservation easements to protect lands <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>adjacent to public waters with good water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>quality but threatened with degradation. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>to $60,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>enforcement account.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>second year are for a program to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>systematically collect data and produce <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>county, watershed, and statewide estimates of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>soil erosion caused by water and wind along <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>with tracking adoption of conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>measures, including cover crops, to address <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>erosion.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>(n) $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>the second year are for payments to soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>water conservation districts for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>and water conservation district shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>an increase in its base funding of $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>per year. Money remaining after the base <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>increase is available for matching grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>soil and water conservation districts based on <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>county allocations to soil and water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>conservation districts. The board and other <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>agencies may reduce the amount of grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>a county by an amount equal to any reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>in the county's allocation to a soil and water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>conservation district from the county's <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>previous year allocation when the board <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>determines that the reduction was <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>disproportionate.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(o) The board shall contract for delivery of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>services with Conservation Corps Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>for restoration, maintenance, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>activities under this section for up to $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>the first year and up to $500,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>year.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>(p) The board may shift grant or cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>technical and administrative assistance portion <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>of the funds to leverage federal or other <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>nonstate funds or to address oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>responsibilities or high-priority needs <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>identified in local water management plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>(q) The board shall require grantees to specify <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>the outcomes that will be achieved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>grants prior to any grant awards.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>(r) The appropriations in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>available until June 30, 2022. Returned grant <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>funds shall be regranted consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>purposes of this section.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,660,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,665,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>the second year are for addressing public <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>health concerns related to contaminants found <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>in Minnesota drinking water for which no <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>health-based drinking water standards exist, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>including accelerating the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>health risk limits and improving the capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>of the department's laboratory to analyze <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>unregulated contaminants.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>(b) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>the second year are for protection of drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>water sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(c) $110,000 the first year and $115,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>second year are for cost-share assistance to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>public and private well owners for up to 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>(d) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>second year are to develop and deliver <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>groundwater restoration and protection <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>strategies for use on a watershed scale for use <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>in local water planning efforts and to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>resources to local governments for drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>water source protection activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>(e) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>second year are for studying the occurrence <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>and magnitude of contaminants in private <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>wells and developing guidance and outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>to reduce risks to private-well owners.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>second year are for evaluating and addressing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>the risks from viruses in water supplies.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(g) Unless otherwise specified, the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>appropriations in this section are available <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>until June 30, 2021.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,225,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,225,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>(a) $975,000 the first year and $975,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>second year are to implement projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>address emerging drinking-water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>threats, provide cost-effective regional <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>solutions, leverage interjurisdictional <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>coordination, support local implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>water supply reliability projects, and prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>degradation of groundwater resources in the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>metropolitan area. These projects will provide <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>to communities:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(1) potential solutions to leverage regional <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>water use through use of surface water, storm <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>water, wastewater, and groundwater;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>for different alternatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(3) development of planning level cost <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>estimates, including capital cost and operation <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>cost;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>(4) identification of funding mechanisms and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>an equitable cost-sharing structure for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>regionally beneficial water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>development projects; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(5) development of subregional groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>models.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>second year are for the water demand <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>reduction grant program to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>implementation of water demand reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>measures by municipalities in the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>area to ensure the reliability and protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>drinking water supplies.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 10. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>15,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>$15,000 the first year is for the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>Coordinating Commission for the Web site <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>subdivision 10.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Maximum appropriation.</b> No more than 95 percent of the projected balance <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>in the clean water fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
         figures <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
         are <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively.
         "The first <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is
         fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>years 2018 and 2019. All appropriations in this article are onetime.<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.55.11"></a><var>55.11</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.55.12"></a><var>55.12</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.55.13"></a><var>55.13</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.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2018</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2019</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><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.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>PARKS AND TRAILS</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.55.16"></a><var>55.16</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>41,989,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>47,775,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>purpose are specified in the following sections.<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.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>Money appropriated in this article may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>spent on activities unless they are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>appropriation. Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>article must be spent in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>Minnesota Management and Budget's <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>specified in this article, fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>appropriations are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>2020, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations are <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>available until June 30, 2021. If a project <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>receives federal funds, the time period of the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>appropriation is extended to equal the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>availability of federal funding.<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.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Disability Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>and trails funds, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>Council on Disability and other appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>governor-appointed disability councils, boards, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>committees, and commissions, should make <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>progress toward providing greater access to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>programs, print publications, and digital media <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>for people with disabilities related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>programs the recipient funds using <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>appropriations made in this article.<br/>
<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.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>25,398,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>28,884,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>the second year are for state parks, recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>areas, and trails to:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>(1) connect people to the outdoors;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>(2) acquire land and create opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>(3) maintain existing holdings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>partners to implement the 25-year long-range <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>parks and trails legacy plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>(b) $8,293,000 the first year and $9,445,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>the second year are for grants for parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>trails of regional significance outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>seven-county metropolitan area under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>awarded under this paragraph shall be based <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>on the lists of recommended projects <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>submitted to the legislative committees under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>Regional Parks and Trails Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>must support parks and trails of regional or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>statewide significance that meet the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>definitions and criteria for regional parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>trails contained in the Greater Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>2015. Grant recipients identified under this <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>paragraph must submit a grant application to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>the commissioner of natural resources. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>by the commissioner for the actual cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>issuing and monitoring the grants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>commission. Of the amount appropriated, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>$424,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $399,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>fiscal year 2019 are for the Greater Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>Regional Parks and Trails Commission to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>section 85.536, including the continued <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>development of a statewide system plan for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>regional parks and trails outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>(c) By January 15, 2018, the Greater <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>Commission shall submit a list of projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>contains the commission's recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>for funding from the parks and trails fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>fiscal year 2019 to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>representatives and senate committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>divisions with jurisdiction over the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>environment and natural resources and the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>parks and trails fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>(d) By January 15, 2018, the Greater <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>Commission shall submit a report that contains <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>the commission's criteria for funding from the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>parks and trails fund, including the criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>used to determine if a park or trail is of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>regional significance, to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>representatives and senate committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>divisions with jurisdiction over the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>environment and natural resources and the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>parks and trails fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>(e) $521,000 the first year and $548,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>second year are for coordination and projects <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>between the department, the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>Web-based information for park and trail <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>users; and support of activities of the Parks <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>(f) The commissioner shall contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>services with Conservation Corps Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>for restoration, maintenance, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>activities under this section for at least <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>(g) The implementing agencies receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>appropriations under this section shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>consideration to contracting with Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>and other activities.<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>16,584,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>18,891,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>(a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>the second year are for distribution according <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>(b) Money appropriated under this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>distributed to implementing agencies must be <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>used only to fund the list of projects approved <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>by the elected representatives of each of the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>metropolitan parks implementing agencies. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>Projects funded by the money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>under this section must be substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>consistent with the project descriptions and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>dollar amounts approved by each elected body. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>Any funds remaining after completion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>listed projects may be spent by the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>implementing agencies on projects to support <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>parks and trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(c) Grant agreements entered into by the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>Metropolitan Council and recipients of money <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>appropriated under this section must ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>that the funds are used to supplement and not <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>substitute for traditional sources of funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>(d) The implementing agencies receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>appropriations under this section shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>consideration to contracting with Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>and other activities.<br/>
<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.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>LEGISLATURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>7,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>Coordinating Commission for the Web site <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>required in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>subdivision 10.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Maximum appropriation.</b> No more than 95 percent of the projected balance <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>in the parks and trails fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>    Sec. 7. <b>SAUK RIVER REGIONAL PARK GRANT EXTENSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>The appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c),
         clause <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>(9), from the parks and trails fund for trail enhancement, land acquisition, and other
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>improvements at Sauk River Regional Park is available until June 30, 2022.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>    Sec. 8. <b>HYLAND-BUSH-ANDERSON LAKES REGIONAL PARK RESERVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var><b>GRANT EXTENSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>The appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article
         3, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>section 4, paragraph (c), from the parks and trails fund for grants to the city of
         Bloomington <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>to reconstruct parking lots at the Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve are available
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>    Sec. 9. <b>ANOKA COUNTY AND DAKOTA COUNTY REALLOCATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and Laws
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b):<br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>(1) Anoka County may allocate $438,000 of its share of the distribution for fiscal
         year <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>2017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to Bunker Hills
         Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>Park in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that Anoka County has submitted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>to the Metropolitan Council; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>(2) Dakota County may allocate $180,000 of its share of the distribution under Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, designated for the Vermillion River Regional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>Greenway to the phase 2 improvement to Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><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.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts
         and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2018" and "2019"
         used in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for
         the fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal
         year <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and
         2019. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>All appropriations in this article are onetime.<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.61.12"></a><var>61.12</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.61.13"></a><var>61.13</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.61.14"></a><var>61.14</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.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2018</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2019</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><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.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.2"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>57,331,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>66,033,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>subdivisions.<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.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>Money appropriated in this article may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>spent on activities unless they are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>related to and necessary for a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>appropriation. Money appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>article must not be spent on indirect costs or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>other institutional overhead charges that are <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>not directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>specific appropriation. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, and unless <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>otherwise specified in this article, fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>2018 appropriations are available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>30, 2019, and fiscal year 2019 appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>are available until June 30, 2020. If a project <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>receives federal funds, the time period of the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>appropriation is extended to equal the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>availability of federal funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>this section in the first year does not cancel, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>but is available for the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>biennium.<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.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Minnesota State Arts Board</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">26,245,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">31,736,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>education, and arts access. Grant agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>entered into by the Minnesota State Arts Board <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>and other recipients of appropriations in this <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>subdivision must ensure that these funds are <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>used to supplement and not substitute for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>traditional sources of funding. Each grant <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>program established within this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>must be separately administered from other <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>state appropriations for program planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>outcome measurements, but may take into <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>consideration other state resources awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>in the selection of applicants and grant award <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>size.<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.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Arts and Arts Access Initiatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>$20,700,000 the first year and $25,589,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>the second year are to support Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>artists and arts organizations in creating, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>producing, and presenting high-quality arts <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>art forms and works of art so that they are <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>accessible to Minnesota audiences; to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>overcome barriers to accessing high-quality <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>arts activities; and to instill the arts into the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>community and public life in this state.<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.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Arts 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.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>$4,115,000 the first year and $4,610,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>second year are for high-quality, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>understanding of the arts.<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.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Arts and Cultural Heritage</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>$1,430,000 the first year and $1,537,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>second year are for events and activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>cultural arts traditions, including folk and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>traditional artists and art organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>represented in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>board for administering grant programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>delivering technical services, providing fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>oversight for the statewide system, and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>ensuring accountability.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>appropriation to each of the categories listed <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>other provision of law, regional arts council <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>grants or other arts council grants for touring <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>tour in their own region as well as all other <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>regions of the state.<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.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Department of Education</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>commissioner of education for grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>12 Minnesota regional library systems to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>provide educational opportunities in the arts, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>section 
<statute_ref>134.355, subdivisions 3</statute_ref>, 4, and 5, with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>all qualifying systems in an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>proportionate to the number of qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>system entities in each system. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>means a public library, a regional library <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>system, a regional library system headquarters, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>a county, or an outreach service program. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>These funds may be used to sponsor programs <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>provided by regional libraries or to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>grants to local arts and cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>programs for programs in partnership with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>regional libraries. These funds must be <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>distributed in ten equal payments per year. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>16A.28
</statute_ref>, the appropriations encumbered on or <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>this subdivision are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>2021.<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.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Historical Society</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">13,096,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,652,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>governing board of the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>Society to preserve and enhance access to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>Minnesota's history and its cultural and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>historical resources. Grant agreements entered <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>into by the Minnesota Historical Society and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>other recipients of appropriations in this <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>subdivision must ensure that these funds are <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>used to supplement and not substitute for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>traditional sources of funding. Funds directly <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>appropriated to the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>Society must be used to supplement, and not <br/>
<a id="pl.64.36"></a><var>64.36</var>substitute for, traditional sources of funding. <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>16A.28
</statute_ref>, for historic preservation projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>improve historic structures, the amounts are <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>available until June 30, 2021. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>Historical Society or grant recipients of the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>Minnesota Historical Society using arts and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>cultural heritage funds under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>must give consideration to Conservation Corps <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>Minnesota and Northern Bedrock <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>Conservation Corps, or an organization <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>carrying out similar work, for projects with <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>the potential to need historic preservation <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>services.<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.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Historical Grants and Programs</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.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>$5,381,000 the first year and $6,947,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>second year are for history programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>projects operated or conducted by or through <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>local, county, regional, or other historical or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>cultural organizations or for activities to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>preserve significant historic and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>resources. Funds are to be distributed through <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>a competitive grant process. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>Historical Society shall administer these funds <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>using established grant mechanisms, with <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>assistance from the advisory committee <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(ii).<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.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(2) Statewide History Programs<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>$5,025,000 the first year and $6,905,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>second year are for programs and purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>related to the historical and cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>Minnesota Historical Society.<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.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(3) History Partnerships<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>$2,000,000 the first year and $2,200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>second year are for partnerships involving <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>multiple organizations, which may include the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>enhance access to Minnesota's history and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>cultural heritage in all regions of the state.<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.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and <br/>
Archaeological Sites<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>second year are for a contract or contracts to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>statewide surveys of Minnesota's sites of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>historical, archaeological, and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>significance. Results of the surveys must be <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>published in a searchable form and available <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>to the public on a cost-free basis. The <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>the State Archaeologist, and the Indian Affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>Council shall each appoint a representative to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>an oversight board to select contractors and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>direct the conduct of the surveys. The <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>oversight board shall consult with the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>Departments of Transportation and Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>Resources.<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.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(5) Digital Library<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>second year are for a digital library project to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>images, documents, and historical materials. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>The Minnesota Historical Society shall <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>system and shall jointly share this <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>appropriation for these purposes.<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.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(6) Fort Snelling Chapel<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>$90,000 the first year is for a grant to the Fort <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>Snelling Memorial Chapel Foundation to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>restore the stained glass in the historic Fort <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>Snelling Memorial Chapel in Bloomington.<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.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Department of Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">10,488,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">9,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>commissioner of administration for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>the named organizations for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>specified in this subdivision. The <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>commissioner of administration may use a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>portion of this appropriation for costs that are <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>directly related to and necessary to the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>administration of grants in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>(b) Grant agreements entered into by the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>commissioner and recipients of appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>under this subdivision must ensure that money <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>appropriated in this subdivision is used to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>supplement and not substitute for traditional <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>sources of funding.<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.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Public Television</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>$4,150,000 the first year and $3,900,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>Public Television Association for production <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>and acquisition grants according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>129D.18</statute_ref>. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>$650,000 in the first year is for a grant to Twin <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>Cities Public Television to produce the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>Vietnam: Minnesota Remembers project. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>production costs associated with this project <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>incurred on or after February 1, 2017, are <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>eligible for reimbursement under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>as long as these funds are available under <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>subdivision 2.<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.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Minnesota Public Radio</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>second year are for Minnesota Public Radio <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>to create programming and expand news <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>history.<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.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Association of Minnesota Public Educational </b><br/>
<b>Radio Stations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>$1,500,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>second year are appropriated for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>Association of Minnesota Public Educational <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>Radio Stations for production and acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>section 
<statute_ref>129D.19</statute_ref>.<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.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Como Park Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>second year are for a grant to the Como Park <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>Zoo and Conservatory for program <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>development that features education programs <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>music appreciation programs, and historical <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>garden access and preservation.<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.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Lake Superior Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>year are for a grant to the Lake Superior Zoo <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>to develop new regionally significant <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>educational exhibits and programs.<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.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Science Museum of 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.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>second year are to the Science Museum of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>access and to preserve Minnesota's history and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>cultural heritage, including student and teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>community-based exhibits that preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.<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.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Wilderness Inquiry</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>second year are for grants to Wilderness <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>history, culture, and heritage by connecting <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>Minnesota youth to natural resources.<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.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) <b>Veterans Memorial Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>$200,000 the first year is for a competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>grants program to provide grants to local units <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>of government for veterans memorials to <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>preserve the culture and heritage of Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>The local unit of government must provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>nonstate cash match equal to the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>the grant received under this paragraph.<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.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k)<b> Medal of Honor Commemorative Memorial</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>$250,000 the first year is to complete design <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>and construction of a memorial in the Capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>area to honor all Minnesota Medal of Honor <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>recipients. This appropriation is not available <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>until the commissioner determines that at least <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>$250,000 is committed to the project from <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>nonstate sources, and there are sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>resources to complete the project, as required <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>64.<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.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(l) <b>Big Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>$278,000 the first year is for a grant to the Big <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>Marine Lake Veterans Rest Camp to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>and build a welcome center that supports the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>mission, programs, and safety of the Veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>Rest Camp to provide Minnesota's cultural, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>historical, and recreational activities to <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>veterans, their families, and their guests.<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.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(m) <b>Camp Legionville</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>$222,000 the first year is for a grant to Camp <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>Legionville to update the dining facility to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>allow the camp to continue to provide an <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>overnight facility with programs for youth, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>veterans, and the public related to Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>cultural, historical, and recreational activities.<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.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(n) <b>Green Giant Museum</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>$300,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>year are for a grant to the city of Blue Earth <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>equip the Green Giant Museum to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>the culture and history of Minnesota.<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.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(o) <b>State Archeologist Non-Indian Remains </b><br/>
<b>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.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>$108,000 the first year is for the Office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>State Archaeologist Non-Indian Remains <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>Analysis and Reburial project.<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.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(p) <b>Governor's Council on Developmental </b><br/>
<b>Disabilities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>$55,000 the first year is for the digital <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>enhancement project of the Governor's <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>Council on Developmental Disabilities.<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.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Minnesota Zoo</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,550,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>development of the Minnesota Zoological <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>Garden and for providing access and education <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>related to programs on the cultural heritage of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>Minnesota.<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.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Minnesota Humanities Center</b><br/>
<b> </b>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,495,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,495,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>Board of Directors of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>Humanities Center for the purposes specified <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>following grants to cover the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>administering, planning, evaluating, and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>reporting these grants. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>Humanities Center must develop a written <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>shall submit the plan for review and approval <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>by the Department of Administration. The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>written plan must require the Humanities <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>Center to create and adhere to grant policies <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>that are similar to those established pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>No grants awarded in this subdivision may be <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>used for travel outside the state of Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>The grant agreement must specify the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>repercussions for failing to comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>grant agreement.<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.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Programs and Purposes</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>second year are for programs and purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>amount, $100,000 each year may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>the veterans' voices program.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>The Minnesota Humanities Center may <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>consider museums and organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>celebrating the identities of Minnesotans for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>grants from these funds.<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.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Civics Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>to conduct civics education programs for the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>civic and cultural development of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>youth. Civics education is the study of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>constitutional principles and the democratic <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>foundation of our national, state, and local <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>institutions and the study of political processes <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>and structures of government, grounded in the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>understanding of constitutional government <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>under the rule of law.<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.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Council on Disability</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>$45,000 the first year and $45,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>year are for a grant to the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>Council on Disability to produce and broadcast <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>programs to preserve Minnesota's disability <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>history and culture and to conduct celebrations <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>funds are available until June 30, 2020.<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.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Fanka Arts Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>$150,000 each year is for a Fanka arts grant <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>program to one or more community <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>organizations that participate in statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>Somali arts and cultural programs that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>arts education, workshops, mentor programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>or community presentations and community <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>engagement events. The funding must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>for Fanka programs to provide arts education <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>and workshops, mentor programs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>community presentations and community <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>engagement events throughout Minnesota.<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.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Somali Museum of 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.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>$150,000 each year is for a grant to the Somali <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>Museum of Minnesota for the Heritage Arts <br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>and Cultural Vitality programs for classes, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.<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.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Children's Museum Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>second year are for arts and cultural heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>grants to children's museums.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>Of this amount, $500,000 the first year and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>$500,000 the second year are for the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>Minnesota Children's Museum, $150,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>$150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>Children's Museum, and $150,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>is for the Southern Minnesota Children's <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>Museum.<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.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Indian Affairs Council</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>(a) These amounts are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>Indian Affairs Council for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>identified in this subdivision.<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.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Grants to Preserve Dakota and Ojibwe </b><br/>
<b>Language</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>$550,000 the first year and $700,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>second year are for grants for programs that <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>and to foster educational programs in Dakota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>and Ojibwe languages.<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.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Language Immersion</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>$275,000 the first year and $275,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>second year are for grants of $137,500 each <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>and the Wicoie Nandagikendan urban <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>immersion project.<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.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Competitive Grants for Language Immersion</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>$200,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>second year are for competitive grants for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>language immersion programs.<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.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Graves 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.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>$100,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>Council to carry out responsibilities under <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>with Public Law 101-601, the Native <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>American Graves Protection and Repatriation <br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>Act, and to develop an osteology laboratory <br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>and repository for American Indian human <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>remains.<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.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Why Treaties Matter Exhibit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>$125,000 each year is to partner and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>collaborate with the Minnesota Humanities <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>Center for the Why Treaties Matter Exhibit. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>The Minnesota Humanities Center will be the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>fiscal agent for this exhibit.<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.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Legislature</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">7,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>This amount is appropriated to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>Coordinating Commission to operate the Web <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>site for dedicated funds required under <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>3.303, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>10
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Maximum appropriation.</b> No more than 95 percent of the projected balance <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>in the arts and cultural heritage fund may be appropriated in a fiscal year.<br/>