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

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

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

1.20	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.21
1.22	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 	$
	8,428,000
	$
	50,732,500
	$
	-0-
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal years 
2.4 	2018 and 2019 are available for two years 
2.5 	beginning July 1, 2017, for fiscal year 2018 
2.6 	appropriations and beginning July 1, 2018, for 
2.7 	fiscal year 2019 appropriations, unless 
2.8 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.9 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.10 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.11 	second year or until the end of the 
2.12 	appropriation. Appropriations for fiscal year 
2.13 	2017 are available until June 30, 2018, unless 
2.14 	otherwise stated in the appropriation.

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

2.20
2.21
2.22	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		4,729,000
		7,872,000
		-0-

2.23	(a) County Geologic Atlases - Continuation
					
2.24 	$4,729,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
2.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
2.26 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
2.27 	to continue acceleration of the production of 
2.28 	county geologic atlases for the purpose of 
2.29 	sustainable management of surface water and 
2.30 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
2.31 	to complete Part A of county geologic atlases, 
2.32 	which focuses on the properties and 
2.33 	distribution of earth materials in order to 
2.34 	define aquifer boundaries and the connection 
2.35 	of aquifers to the land surface and surface 
2.36 	water resources. This appropriation is 
3.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
3.2 	the project must be completed and final 
3.3 	products delivered.

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

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

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

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

4.27
4.28	(f) Assessment of Microbes for Improving Wild 
Rice Restoration
					
4.29 	$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.31 	Minnesota, Natural Resources Research 
4.32 	Institute, to evaluate the microbial 
4.33 	communities and nutrients associated with 
4.34 	wild rice and competing vegetation, with the 
4.35 	goal of enhancing restoration success to 
4.36 	increase the abundance of wild rice. This 
5.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
5.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
5.3 	and final products delivered.

5.4
5.5	(g) Drainage Records Modernization Cost Share 
- Phase II
					
5.6 	$540,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.7 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
5.8 	facilitate statewide modernization of public 
5.9 	drainage records under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.10 	chapter 103E, and integrate new specifications 
5.11 	into existing drainage records modernization 
5.12 	guidelines through matching cost-share grants 
5.13 	to drainage authorities. This appropriation is 
5.14 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
5.15 	the project must be completed and final 
5.16 	products delivered.

5.17	(h) Groundwater Contamination Mapping
					
5.18 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.19 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
5.20 	Agency to develop a Web-based interactive 
5.21 	map of groundwater contamination to improve 
5.22 	protection of groundwater resources for 
5.23 	drinking water. This appropriation is available 
5.24 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
5.25 	must be completed and final products 
5.26 	delivered.

5.27
5.28	(i) Landslide Susceptibility, Mapping, and 
Management Tools
					
5.29 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.31 	Minnesota to create landslide susceptibility 
5.32 	maps using a landslide inventory and 
5.33 	quantitative analysis of LiDAR to provide 
5.34 	tools and data for mitigation and restoration 
5.35 	to reduce impacts on water resources. This 
5.36 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
6.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.2 	and final products delivered.

6.3	(j) Moose Calf Surveys and Monitoring
					
6.4 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.5 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.6 	Minnesota to assess the use of unmanned 
6.7 	aerial vehicles in natural resource monitoring 
6.8 	of moose populations and changes in 
6.9 	ecosystems.

6.10
6.11	(k) Cedar Creek Natural Area Wolf 
Recolonization Assessment
					
6.12 	$398,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.14 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
6.15 	Reserve, to assess wolf recolonization impacts 
6.16 	on wildlife, biodiversity, and natural resources 
6.17 	and provide educational opportunities at Cedar 
6.18 	Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. This 
6.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
6.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
6.21 	and final products delivered.

6.22
6.23	(l) Effects of Wolf Predation on Beaver, Moose, 
and Deer
					
6.24 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.26 	an agreement with Voyageurs National Park 
6.27 	to assess the effects of wolf predation on 
6.28 	beaver, moose, and deer in the Border Lakes 
6.29 	region. This appropriation is available until 
6.30 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
6.31 	be completed and final products delivered.

6.32
6.33	(m) Mapping Taxonomy and Environmental 
Toxicology of Minnesota Freshwater Sponges
					
6.34 	$258,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.36 	Minnesota, Crookston, to determine freshwater 
7.1 	sponge distribution, identify and quantify 
7.2 	accumulated contaminants, and provide 
7.3 	educational research opportunities to 
7.4 	undergraduate students. This appropriation is 
7.5 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
7.6 	the project must be completed and final 
7.7 	products delivered.

7.8
7.9	(n) Analyzing Climate Data to Aid Local 
Planning Implementation Efforts
					
7.10 	$411,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.12 	Minnesota to produce localized climate 
7.13 	information statewide to be used for long-term 
7.14 	planning and implementation of management 
7.15 	strategies at the local level for natural 
7.16 	resources, infrastructure, and human health. 
7.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
7.18 	2020, by which time the project must be 
7.19 	completed and final products delivered.

7.20	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		-0-
		3,175,000
		-0-

7.21
7.22	(a) Assessment of Household Chemicals and 
Herbicides in Rivers and Lakes
					
7.23 	$236,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.24 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.25 	Minnesota to quantify environmental levels 
7.26 	of household chemical and herbicide 
7.27 	ingredients in rivers and lakes and assess their 
7.28 	potential to form toxic by-products.

7.29
7.30	(b) Wastewater Nitrogen Removal Technology 
to Protect Water Quality
					
7.31 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.33 	Minnesota to develop a technology for 
7.34 	inexpensive low-energy nitrogen removal in 
7.35 	wastewater. This appropriation is subject to 
7.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
8.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
8.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.3 	and final products delivered.

8.4
8.5	(c) Rearing Native Mussels for Reintroduction 
and Expanding Water Quality Awareness
					
8.6 	$591,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.7 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden in 
8.8 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
8.9 	Resources to accelerate the reintroduction of 
8.10 	native mussels into Minnesota rivers and 
8.11 	streams through expanded mussel rearing, 
8.12 	research, and statewide educational activities 
8.13 	promoting mussel conservation and water 
8.14 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
8.15 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
8.16 	be completed and final products delivered.

8.17
8.18	(d) Water Quality Monitoring in Southeastern 
Minnesota Trout Streams
					
8.19 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.20 	to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State 
8.21 	Colleges and Universities, Winona State 
8.22 	University, to develop a system of biological 
8.23 	monitoring for water quality protection of trout 
8.24 	streams in southeastern Minnesota. This 
8.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
8.26 	by which time the project must be completed 
8.27 	and final products delivered.

8.28
8.29	(e) Reassessing Toxicity of Petrochemical Spills 
on Groundwater and Surface Waters
					
8.30 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
8.32 	an agreement with the University of St. 
8.33 	Thomas to reassess long-term effects of oil 
8.34 	spills through the analysis of chemical 
8.35 	parameters related to oil degradation and 
8.36 	evaluate the impacts on aquatic species, 
9.1 	groundwater, and surface waters. This 
9.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
9.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
9.4 	and final products delivered.

9.5	(f) Assessment of Water Quality for Reuse
					
9.6 	$148,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.8 	Minnesota to collect and analyze pathogen 
9.9 	data for evaluation of water reuse in order to 
9.10 	maximize water reuse and protect groundwater 
9.11 	and surface water quality.

9.12
9.13	(g) Identification of Chemicals of Emerging 
Concern in Minnesota Fish
					
9.14 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
9.16 	an agreement with the Grand Portage Band of 
9.17 	Lake Superior Chippewa to identify chemicals 
9.18 	of emerging concern and metals in fish, water, 
9.19 	and sediments from approximately 30 water 
9.20 	bodies in northeastern Minnesota used for 
9.21 	subsistence harvest and recreation. This 
9.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
9.23 	by which time the project must be completed 
9.24 	and final products delivered.

9.25
9.26	(h) Techniques for Water Storage Estimates in 
Central Minnesota
					
9.27 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.29 	Minnesota to improve water storage estimates 
9.30 	in groundwater, soil moisture, streams, lakes, 
9.31 	and wetlands through integration of satellite 
9.32 	monitoring and ground-based measurements 
9.33 	in central Minnesota. This appropriation is 
9.34 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
9.35 	the project must be completed and final 
9.36 	products delivered.

10.1
10.2	(i) Assessing Release of Mercury and Sulfur on 
Aquatic Communities
					
10.3 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.5 	Minnesota to determine the effects of 
10.6 	increased temperatures on the release of 
10.7 	mercury and sulfur from Minnesota peatlands 
10.8 	to predict impacts on aquatic communities and 
10.9 	fish health. This appropriation is available 
10.10 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
10.11 	must be completed and final products 
10.12 	delivered.

10.13
10.14	Subd. 5.Environmental 
Education
 		-0-
		4,421,000
		-0-

10.15
10.16	(a) Connecting Youth to Minnesota Waterways 
through Outdoor Classrooms
					
10.17 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.19 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
10.20 	provide place-based environmental education 
10.21 	science water experiences to approximately 
10.22 	20,000 middle- and high-school students. This 
10.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
10.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
10.25 	and final products delivered.

10.26	(b) Youth Convening Minnesota - Phase II
					
10.27 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.29 	an agreement with Climate Generation: A Will 
10.30 	Steger Legacy to plan and conduct forums, 
10.31 	workshops, and training for youth on 
10.32 	Minnesota's climate and its impact on natural 
10.33 	resources. This appropriation is available until 
10.34 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
10.35 	be completed and final products delivered.

10.36
10.37	(c) Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
					
11.1 	$1,487,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources in 
11.3 	cooperation with Conservation Corps 
11.4 	Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity 
11.5 	of students to pursue careers in environment 
11.6 	and natural resources through internships and 
11.7 	mentorships with the Department of Natural 
11.8 	Resources, the Board of Water and Soil 
11.9 	Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. 
11.10 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
11.11 	2022, by which time the project must be 
11.12 	completed and final products delivered.

11.13
11.14	(d) Interactive Water Resource Programs for 
Planetariums in Minnesota
					
11.15 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.17 	Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, 
11.18 	to create an interactive planetarium program 
11.19 	on water resources, reaching approximately 
11.20 	400,000 citizens statewide through the Bell 
11.21 	Museum Planetarium, St. Paul Public Schools, 
11.22 	Mayo High School, Mankato East High 
11.23 	School, Southwest Minnesota State University, 
11.24 	Minnesota State University Moorhead, and 
11.25 	University of Minnesota Duluth. This 
11.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022, 
11.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
11.28 	and final products delivered.

11.29	(e) Expanding Raptor Center Online Education
					
11.30 	$270,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.32 	Minnesota, Raptor Center, to provide 
11.33 	environmental education for approximately 
11.34 	15,000 middle-school students and 600 
11.35 	teachers, combining classroom learning and 
11.36 	outdoor experiences with technology, 
12.1 	scientific investigation of birds, and 
12.2 	conservation projects. This appropriation is 
12.3 	available until June 30, 2022, by which time 
12.4 	the project must be completed and final 
12.5 	products delivered.

12.6
12.7	(f) Local Planning and Implementation Efforts 
for Bird Habitat
					
12.8 	$280,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.10 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
12.11 	Society, Minnesota office, to engage 
12.12 	approximately 60 communities and 400,000 
12.13 	citizens in bird habitat improvement through 
12.14 	local planning and implementation efforts 
12.15 	using the National Audubon Bird City 
12.16 	program. This appropriation is available until 
12.17 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
12.18 	be completed and final products delivered.

12.19
12.20	(g) Developing Youth Watershed Stewardship 
in Northwest Minnesota
					
12.21 	$121,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.23 	an agreement with the Headwaters Science 
12.24 	Center to accelerate a multiyear environmental 
12.25 	science club for middle-school students 
12.26 	focused on water quality, watershed 
12.27 	evaluation, and aquatic invasive species in 
12.28 	northwestern Minnesota. This appropriation 
12.29 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
12.30 	the project must be completed and final 
12.31 	products delivered.

12.32
12.33	(h) Increasing Residential Environmental 
Learning Center Opportunities
					
12.34 	$130,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.36 	an agreement with the Audubon Center of the 
13.1 	North Woods to provide scholarship 
13.2 	opportunities for a minimum of 1,000 students 
13.3 	that are not currently served through other 
13.4 	residential environmental education learning 
13.5 	centers. This appropriation is available until 
13.6 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
13.7 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.8
13.9	(i) Workshops and Outreach to Protect Raptors 
from Lead Poisoning
					
13.10 	$133,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.12 	Minnesota, Raptor Center, in cooperation with 
13.13 	the Department of Natural Resources and other 
13.14 	conservation partners to provide hunters with 
13.15 	outreach and workshops on alternatives to lead 
13.16 	hunting ammunition, including copper 
13.17 	ammunition as an alternative, and to promote 
13.18 	voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition 
13.19 	to protect raptors and other wildlife in 
13.20 	Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning 
13.21 	caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments.

13.22
13.23	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 		2,700,000
		2,021,000
		-0-

13.24
13.25	(a) Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center - 
Phase II
					
13.26 	$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the trust 
13.27 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
13.28 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
13.29 	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center in 
13.30 	finding solutions to Minnesota's aquatic 
13.31 	invasive species problems through research, 
13.32 	control, prevention, and early detection of 
13.33 	existing and emerging aquatic invasive species 
13.34 	threats. This appropriation is available until 
13.35 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
13.36 	be completed and final products delivered.

13.37	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol - Phase III
					
14.1 	$729,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.2 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
14.3 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
14.4 	University of Minnesota to implement 
14.5 	biocontrol of emerald ash borer using a newly 
14.6 	approved parasitic wasp, assess the impact of 
14.7 	the statewide program, and engage citizen 
14.8 	volunteers. This appropriation is available 
14.9 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
14.10 	must be completed and final products 
14.11 	delivered.

14.12
14.13	(c) Invasive Bighead and Silver Carp and Native 
Fish Evaluation - Phase II
					
14.14 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
14.16 	continue invasive bighead and silver carp 
14.17 	monitoring in the Mississippi River and 
14.18 	tributaries through advanced acoustic 
14.19 	telemetry and assess food chains to determine 
14.20 	how native species might prevent invasive 
14.21 	bighead and silver carp establishment. This 
14.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
14.23 	by which time the project must be completed 
14.24 	and final products delivered.

14.25
14.26	(d) Adapting Stream Barriers to Remove 
Common Carp
					
14.27 	$301,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.29 	Minnesota to conduct field tests at existing 
14.30 	barrier sites and laboratory experiments to 
14.31 	adapt a technology to remove common carp 
14.32 	from streams during carp spawning migrations 
14.33 	in Minnesota.

14.34
14.35	(e) Tactical Invasive Plant Management Plan 
Development
					
15.1 	$296,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.2 	to the commissioner of agriculture in 
15.3 	cooperation with the Board of Regents of the 
15.4 	University of Minnesota to develop regional 
15.5 	priorities and an interagency action plan for 
15.6 	invasive plant management to protect and 
15.7 	promote habitat and native species. This 
15.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
15.9 	by which time the project must be completed 
15.10 	and final products delivered.

15.11
15.12	(f) Maximize Value of Water Impoundments to 
Wildlife
					
15.13 	$195,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.15 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
15.16 	Society, Minnesota office, to control invasive 
15.17 	hybrid cattails in water impoundments to 
15.18 	improve habitat quality for migrating and 
15.19 	breeding birds. This appropriation is available 
15.20 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
15.21 	must be completed and final products 
15.22 	delivered.

15.23
15.24
15.25	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate 
Change, and Renewable 
Energy
 		-0-
		4,738,000
		-0-

15.26	(a) Solar Cells Manufacturing Research
					
15.27 	$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.29 	Minnesota to develop inexpensive, 
15.30 	high-efficiency solar energy by simple 
15.31 	roll-to-roll advanced manufacturing 
15.32 	technology using Perovskite, a new 
15.33 	photovoltaic material. This appropriation is 
15.34 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. 
15.35 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.36 	2020, by which time the project must be 
15.37 	completed and final products delivered.

16.1
16.2	(b) Community-Scale Energy Storage Guide for 
Renewable Energy
					
16.3 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
16.5 	Minnesota to create a research-based energy 
16.6 	storage guide for community-scale sites and 
16.7 	implement three geographically dispersed 
16.8 	battery storage demonstration projects. This 
16.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
16.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.11 	and final products delivered.

16.12
16.13	(c) Extraction of Solar Thermal Energy in 
Minnesota
					
16.14 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
16.16 	Minnesota to develop new solar particle 
16.17 	receivers as a low-cost, high-efficiency, and 
16.18 	clean technology to absorb, store, and utilize 
16.19 	solar thermal energy. This appropriation is 
16.20 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. 
16.21 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
16.22 	2020, by which time the project must be 
16.23 	completed and final products delivered.

16.24	(d) Assessment of Urban Air Quality
					
16.25 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.26 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
16.27 	Agency to set up and operate a network of 250 
16.28 	air pollution sensors at 50 sites to monitor fine 
16.29 	particles, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
16.30 	dioxide, and carbon monoxide in each zip code 
16.31 	for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to 
16.32 	assess variability of urban air pollution. This 
16.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
16.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.35 	and final products delivered.

17.1
17.2	(e) Generation, Storage, and Utilization of Solar 
Energy
					
17.3 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.5 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
17.6 	Outreach Center, Morris, to develop and 
17.7 	demonstrate an integrated facility to generate 
17.8 	electricity, shade dairy cattle, and provide 
17.9 	energy storage and utilization from solar 
17.10 	technologies at the West Central Research and 
17.11 	Outreach Center, Morris. This appropriation 
17.12 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
17.13 	the project must be completed and final 
17.14 	products delivered.

17.15
17.16	(f) District Heating with Renewable Biomass at 
Camp Ripley Training Center
					
17.17 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.18 	to the commissioner of military affairs to 
17.19 	install a 5,000,000-BTU centralized biomass 
17.20 	boiler system utilizing the forestry 
17.21 	management at Camp Ripley. This 
17.22 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
17.23 	$900,000 of nonstate money and must be 
17.24 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
17.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
17.26 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.27 	and final products delivered.

17.28
17.29	(g) Geotargeted Distributed Clean Energy 
Initiative
					
17.30 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.32 	an agreement with the Center for Energy and 
17.33 	Environment. Of this amount, $600,000 is for 
17.34 	analysis of community-distributed clean 
17.35 	energy investments as alternatives to utility 
17.36 	capital investments for transmission and 
18.1 	distribution upgrades to meet forecasted 
18.2 	electrical loads, and $200,000 is to conduct 
18.3 	pilot programs using energy efficiency and 
18.4 	other distributed energy resources to achieve 
18.5 	forecasted electric energy loads in 
18.6 	communities. The appropriation for pilot 
18.7 	programs is contingent on a $200,000 match 
18.8 	of an equal or greater amount of nonstate 
18.9 	money. This appropriation is available until 
18.10 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
18.11 	be completed and final products delivered.

18.12
18.13	(h) Develop Solar-Powered Robots for Weed 
Control in Agricultural Fields
					
18.14 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
18.16 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
18.17 	Outreach Center, Morris, to develop and test 
18.18 	solar-powered robots to manage weeds in 
18.19 	pastures as a means to reduce herbicide use. 
18.20 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
18.21 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
18.22 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
18.23 	the project must be completed and final 
18.24 	products delivered.

18.25
18.26
18.27	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect 
or Restore Land, Water, and 
Habitat
 		-0-
		10,808,000
		-0-

18.28
18.29	(a) Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants 
for Pollinators
					
18.30 	$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
18.32 	Minnesota in cooperation with the 
18.33 	Departments of Agriculture, Natural 
18.34 	Resources, and Transportation and the Board 
18.35 	of Water and Soil Resources to produce 
18.36 	site-specific recommendations for roadside 
18.37 	plantings in Minnesota to maximize the 
19.1 	nutritional health of native bees and monarch 
19.2 	butterflies that rely on roadside habitat 
19.3 	corridors. This appropriation is available until 
19.4 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
19.5 	be completed and final products delivered.

19.6
19.7	(b) Promoting Conservation Biocontrol of 
Beneficial Insects
					
19.8 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
19.10 	Minnesota to research integrated pest 
19.11 	management strategies, including insecticide 
19.12 	alternatives, and overwintering habitat sites 
19.13 	to conserve beneficial insects, including bees, 
19.14 	butterflies, and predator insects. The integrated 
19.15 	pest management strategies will be used to 
19.16 	develop best management practices to increase 
19.17 	pollinator and beneficial insect diversity and 
19.18 	abundance in various restored habitats. This 
19.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
19.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
19.21 	and final products delivered.

19.22
19.23	(c) Evaluating the Use of Bison to Restore and 
Preserve Savanna Habitat
					
19.24 	$388,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
19.26 	Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science 
19.27 	Reserve, to research combined bison grazing 
19.28 	and fire management strategies to restore 
19.29 	Minnesota's oak savanna ecosystems. This 
19.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
19.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
19.32 	and final products delivered.

19.33	(d) State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration
					
19.34 	$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
19.36 	restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly 
20.1 	and other native pollinator habitats in at least 
20.2 	seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie 
20.3 	Conservation Plan core areas and establish 
20.4 	pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits 
20.5 	in at least ten state parks. This appropriation 
20.6 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
20.7 	the project must be completed and final 
20.8 	products delivered.

20.920.10
	(e) Enhancing Spawning Habitat Restoration in 
Minnesota Lakes
					
20.11 	$294,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
20.13 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, in 
20.14 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
20.15 	Resources to enhance efforts to increase 
20.16 	natural reproduction of fish in Minnesota lakes 
20.17 	by assessing wave energy impacts on 
20.18 	near-shore spawning habitat. This 
20.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
20.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
20.21 	and final products delivered.

20.22
20.23	(f) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies
					
20.24 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.25 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
20.26 	enhance the prescribed-fire program to manage 
20.27 	roadsides to protect and increase biodiversity 
20.28 	and pollinator habitat. This appropriation is 
20.29 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
20.30 	the project must be completed and final 
20.31 	products delivered.

20.32
20.33	(g) Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat 
Restoration
					
20.34 	$732,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.36 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
21.1 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
21.2 	and the Minnesota Honey Producers 
21.3 	Association to restore approximately 800 acres 
21.4 	of permanently protected land to enhance bee, 
21.5 	butterfly, beneficial insect, and grassland bird 
21.6 	habitats. This appropriation is available until 
21.7 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
21.8 	be completed and final products delivered.

21.921.10
21.11
	(h) Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers 
Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest 
Habitat - Phase X
					
21.12 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.14 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
21.15 	River for continued implementation of the 
21.16 	Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by 
21.17 	improving at least 80 acres of habitat at 
21.18 	approximately seven sites along the 
21.19 	Mississippi River and Vermillion River 
21.20 	corridors. Expenditures are limited to the 
21.21 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
21.22 	the work plan. A list of proposed restoration 
21.23 	sites must be provided as part of the required 
21.24 	work plan. Plant and seed materials must 
21.25 	follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' 
21.26 	native vegetation establishment and 
21.27 	enhancement guidelines. This appropriation 
21.28 	is available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
21.29 	the project must be completed and final 
21.30 	products delivered.

21.31
21.32	(i) Community Stewardship to Restore Urban 
Natural Resources - Phase X
					
21.33 	$524,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.35 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
21.36 	work with volunteers for continued 
21.37 	implementation of the Metro Conservation 
22.1 	Corridors partnership to restore approximately 
22.2 	250 acres of forest, prairie, woodland, wetland, 
22.3 	and shoreline throughout the greater Twin 
22.4 	Cities metropolitan area. Expenditures are 
22.5 	limited to the identified project corridor areas 
22.6 	as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed 
22.7 	restoration sites and evaluations must be 
22.8 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
22.9 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
22.10 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
22.11 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
22.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.13 	2020, by which time the project must be 
22.14 	completed and final products delivered.

22.15
22.16	(j) Economic Assessment of Precision 
Conservation and Agriculture
					
22.17 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.19 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever to 
22.20 	demonstrate a new approach to promote 
22.21 	conservation practices utilizing 
22.22 	return-on-investment analysis and identifying 
22.23 	revenue-negative acres on agricultural land to 
22.24 	assist farmers in implementing conservation 
22.25 	practices that will provide environmental and 
22.26 	economic benefits. This appropriation is 
22.27 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
22.28 	the project must be completed and final 
22.29 	products delivered.

22.30
22.31	(k) Mississippi River Habitat Restoration 
Planning at Halls Island
					
22.32 	$25,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
22.33 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
22.34 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
22.35 	Recreation Board to develop a habitat 
22.36 	restoration plan to guide the development, 
23.1 	engineering, and construction of Halls Island 
23.2 	in the Mississippi River. The plan must be 
23.3 	coordinated with the Department of Natural 
23.4 	Resources and the United States Army Corps 
23.5 	of Engineers. This appropriation is available 
23.6 	until June 30, 2022, by which time the project 
23.7 	must be completed and final products 
23.8 	delivered.

23.923.10
	(l) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 
(CREP) Outreach and Implementation
					
23.11 	$6,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.12 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
23.13 	fund staff at soil and water conservation 
23.14 	districts to assist landowners participating in 
23.15 	the federal Conservation Reserve 
23.16 	Enhancement Program. This appropriation is 
23.17 	contingent upon receipt of federal funds for 
23.18 	implementation. This appropriation is 
23.19 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
23.20 	the project must be completed and final 
23.21 	products delivered.

23.22
23.23	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		16,358,000
		-0-

23.24
23.25	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
23.26 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.27 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
23.28 	acquire approximately 197 acres of land within 
23.29 	the approved park boundaries of the 
23.30 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
23.31 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
23.32 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
23.33 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
23.34 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
23.35 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
23.36 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
23.37 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
24.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
24.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
24.3 	and final products delivered.

24.4
24.5	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
24.6 	$4,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
24.8 	acquire at least 250 acres of land with 
24.9 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
24.10 	features to be established as scientific and 
24.11 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
24.12 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
24.13 	and improve at least 1,000 acres of scientific 
24.14 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
24.15 	assistance and outreach, including site steward 
24.16 	events. At least one-third of the appropriation 
24.17 	must be spent on restoration activities. A list 
24.18 	of proposed acquisitions and restorations must 
24.19 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
24.20 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
24.21 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
24.22 	minimum management standards, as 
24.23 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
24.24 	resources. When feasible, consideration must 
24.25 	be given to accommodate trails on lands 
24.26 	acquired. This appropriation is available until 
24.27 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
24.28 	be completed and final products delivered.

24.29
24.30	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
24.31 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
24.33 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
24.34 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
24.35 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
24.36 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
25.1 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
25.2 	to meet at least minimum management 
25.3 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
25.4 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
25.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
25.6 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
25.7 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
25.8 	the project must be completed and final 
25.9 	products delivered.

25.10
25.11	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
25.12 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
25.13 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
25.14 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
25.15 	trail acquisition, development, and 
25.16 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
25.17 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
25.18 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
25.19 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
25.20 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
25.21 	the project must be completed and final 
25.22 	products delivered.

25.23
25.24	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
25.25 	$3,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
25.27 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
25.28 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.29 	84.96, on approximately 335 acres, prepare 
25.30 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
25.31 	enhance at least 570 acres of native prairie 
25.32 	sites, and provide technical assistance to 
25.33 	landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000 
25.34 	may be deposited in a conservation easement 
25.35 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
25.36 	conservation easement stewardship account 
26.1 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
26.2 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
26.3 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
26.4 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
26.5 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
26.6 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
26.7 	the project must be completed and final 
26.8 	products delivered.

26.9	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
26.10 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.12 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
26.13 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
26.14 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
26.15 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
26.16 	historic meeting place between Henry 
26.17 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
26.18 	land must be open to public use including 
26.19 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
26.20 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
26.21 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
26.22 	Affairs.

26.23	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
26.24 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
26.26 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
26.27 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
26.28 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
26.29 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
26.30 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
26.31 	must be completed and final products 
26.32 	delivered.

26.33
26.34	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
26.35 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.36 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
27.1 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
27.2 	construct a trailhead and boat landing and 
27.3 	restore vegetative habitat on city-owned 
27.4 	property. Plant and seed materials must follow 
27.5 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
27.6 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
27.7 	guidelines. This appropriation is available until 
27.8 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
27.9 	be completed and final products delivered.

27.10
27.11	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
27.12 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
27.14 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
27.15 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
27.16 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
27.17 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
27.18 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
27.19 	generated by the campground may be used to 
27.20 	support the facility.

27.21
27.22
27.23	Subd. 10.Administration and 
Contract Agreement 
Reimbursement
 		-0-
		1,339,500
		-0-

27.24	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
27.25 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
27.27 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
27.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
27.29 	expenses incurred for contract agreement 
27.30 	reimbursement for the agreements specified 
27.31 	in this section. The commissioner shall provide 
27.32 	documentation to the Legislative-Citizen 
27.33 	Commission on Minnesota Resources on the 
27.34 	expenditure of these funds.

27.35
27.36	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
28.1 	$1,200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.2 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
28.3 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
28.4 	fiscal years 2018 and 2019 as provided in 
28.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
28.6 	subdivision 5.

28.7
28.8	(c) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy 
Web site
					
28.9 	$4,500 the second year is from the trust fund 
28.10 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
28.11 	for the Web site required in Minnesota 
28.12 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.

28.13	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
28.14 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
28.15 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
28.16 	related to and necessary for a specific 
28.17 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
28.18 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
28.19 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
28.20 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
28.21 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
28.22 	charges that are not directly related to and 
28.23 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
28.24 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
28.25 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
28.26 	human resources, information services, rent, 
28.27 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
28.28 	be clearly justified and individually 
28.29 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
28.30 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
28.31 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
28.32 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
28.33 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
28.34 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
28.35 	available until June 30, 2019, when projects 
28.36 	must be completed and final products 
29.1 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
29.2 	appropriations in this section are available for 
29.3 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
29.4 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
29.5 	into before the expiration date of the 
29.6 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
29.7 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
29.8 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

29.9	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
29.10 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
29.11 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
29.12 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
29.13 	data must also conform to additional 
29.14 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
29.15 	data coordination and distribution that have 
29.16 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
29.17 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
29.18 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
29.19 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
29.20 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
29.21 	Information Office. All data must be 
29.22 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
29.23 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
29.24 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
29.25 	practicable, summary data and results of 
29.26 	projects funded under this section should be 
29.27 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
29.28 	identified as having received funding from the 
29.29 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

29.30	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
29.31 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
29.32 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
29.33 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
29.34 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
29.35 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
30.1 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
30.2 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
30.3 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
30.4 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
30.5 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
30.6 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
30.7 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
30.8 	budget expenditures must be made through 
30.9 	the amendment process established by the 
30.10 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
30.11 	Resources.
30.12 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
30.13 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
30.14 	appropriated in this section must use native 
30.15 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
30.16 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.17 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
30.18 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
30.19 	species selected to provide habitat for 
30.20 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
30.21 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.22 	84.973.
30.23 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
30.24 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
30.25 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
30.26 	management plan that, to the degree 
30.27 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
30.28 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
30.29 	the restoration site. Consideration should be 
30.30 	given to soil, geology, topography, and other 
30.31 	relevant factors that would provide the best 
30.32 	chance for long-term success and durability 
30.33 	of the restoration project. The plan must 
30.34 	include the proposed timetable for 
30.35 	implementing the restoration, including site 
31.1 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
31.2 	species, maintenance, and additional 
31.3 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
31.4 	identify long-term maintenance and 
31.5 	management needs of the restoration and how 
31.6 	the maintenance, management, and 
31.7 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
31.8 	advantage of the best available science and 
31.9 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
31.10 	best restoration.
31.11 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
31.12 	section for restoration activities must provide 
31.13 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
31.14 	completion of the appropriation and an 
31.15 	evaluation three years beyond the completion 
31.16 	of the expenditure. Restorations must be 
31.17 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
31.18 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
31.19 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
31.20 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
31.21 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
31.22 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
31.23 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
31.24 	identify any problems with the implementation 
31.25 	of the restorations, and, if necessary, give 
31.26 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
31.27 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
31.28 	future restorations.
31.29 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
31.30 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
31.31 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
31.32 	conservation easement or public ownership.
31.33 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
31.34 	under this section must give consideration to 
31.35 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
32.1 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
32.2 	enhancement services.
32.3 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
32.4 	money appropriated under this section must:
32.5 	(1) be permanent;
32.6 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
32.7 	easement;
32.8 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
32.9 	agreement that are permanent;
32.10 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
32.11 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
32.12 	electronic format at least ten business days 
32.13 	before closing;
32.14 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
32.15 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
32.16 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.17 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
32.18 	document to address specific groundwater and 
32.19 	surface water quality protection activities such 
32.20 	as keeping water on the landscape, reducing 
32.21 	nutrient and contaminant loading, protecting 
32.22 	groundwater, and not permitting artificial 
32.23 	hydrological modifications.
32.24 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
32.25 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.26 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
32.27 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
32.28 	of land using this money to complete the 
32.29 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
32.30 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
32.31 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
32.32 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
32.33 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
33.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.2 	Resources.
33.3 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
33.4 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
33.5 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
33.6 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
33.7 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
33.8 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
33.9 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
33.10 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
33.11 	management plan in compliance with 
33.12 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
33.13 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
33.14 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
33.15 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
33.16 	(k) To ensure public accountability for the use 
33.17 	of public funds, within 60 days of the 
33.18 	transaction, a recipient of money appropriated 
33.19 	under this section must provide to the 
33.20 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.21 	Resources documentation of the selection 
33.22 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
33.23 	provide documentation of all related 
33.24 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
33.25 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
33.26 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
33.27 	donations. This information must be provided 
33.28 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
33.29 	recipient must also report to the 
33.30 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.31 	Resources any difference between the 
33.32 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
33.33 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
33.34 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
33.35 	was conducted.
34.1 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
34.2 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
34.3 	financial support from the environment and 
34.4 	natural resources trust fund in project 
34.5 	publications, signage, and other public 
34.6 	communications and outreach related to work 
34.7 	completed using the appropriation. 
34.8 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
34.9 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
34.10 	of language attributing support from the trust 
34.11 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
34.12 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
34.13 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
34.14 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
34.15 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
34.16 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
34.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
34.18 	10, and chapter 116P.

34.19
34.20	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
34.21 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
34.22 	referred to in this section must be administered 
34.23 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
34.24 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
34.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
34.26 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2017, 
34.27 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
34.28 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
34.29 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
34.30 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
34.31 	upon receiving documentation that the 
34.32 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
34.33 	work plan have been achieved, including 
34.34 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
34.35 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
34.36 	advanced to projects to accommodate cash 
35.1 	flow needs or match federal money. The 
35.2 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
35.3 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
35.4 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
35.5 	project work plan.
35.6 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
35.7 	approved work plan are allowed.

35.8
35.9	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
35.10 	A political subdivision, public or private 
35.11 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
35.12 	appropriation under this section must use the 
35.13 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
35.14 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding purchase 
35.15 	of recycled, repairable, and durable materials 
35.16 	and Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.073, 
35.17 	regarding purchase and use of paper stock and 
35.18 	printing.

35.19
35.20	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
35.21 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
35.22 	under this section for a capital improvement 
35.23 	project must ensure that the project complies 
35.24 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
35.25 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
35.26 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
35.27 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
35.28 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
35.29 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
35.30 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
35.31 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
35.32 	obtain information and technical assistance 
35.33 	on energy conservation and alternative energy 
35.34 	development relating to planning and 
35.35 	constructing the capital improvement project.

35.36	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
36.1 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
36.2 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
36.3 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
36.4 	guidelines.

36.5	Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension
 					
36.6 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.7 	the following projects are extended to June 
36.8 	30, 2018:
36.9 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.10 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d), Evaluation of 
36.11 	Wastewater Nitrogen and Estrogen Treatment 
36.12 	Options;
36.13 	(2) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.14 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Brown 
36.15 	Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and 
36.16 	Bio-Control Evaluation;
36.17 	(3) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.18 	subdivision 6, paragraph (h), Nutrient Capture 
36.19 	through Water Management and Biomass 
36.20 	Harvesting;
36.21 	(4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.22 	subdivision 3, paragraph (l), Genetic and 
36.23 	Camera Techniques to Estimate Carnivore 
36.24 	Populations;
36.25 	(5) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.26 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c), Building 
36.27 	Deconstruction to Reduce Greenhouse Gas 
36.28 	Emissions and Solid Waste; and
36.29 	(6) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.30 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account.
36.31 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.32 	the following projects are extended to June 
36.33 	30, 2019:
37.1 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
37.2 	subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
37.3 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
37.4 	Resources (LCCMR) as extended by Laws 
37.5 	2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 18, 
37.6 	clause (8);
37.7 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
37.8 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Renewable and 
37.9 	Sustainable Fertilizers Produced Locally;
37.10 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
37.11 	subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Improving 
37.12 	Community Forests Through Citizen 
37.13 	Engagement; and
37.14 	(4) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.15 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point 
37.16 	Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
37.17 	Acquisition.

37.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.19 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial legislative 
37.20 	bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and shall adopt 
37.21 	a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended legislative 
37.22 	bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
37.23 	(b) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
37.24 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 4.071, 
37.25 	subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit a work plan 
37.26 	and annual or semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the Legislative-Citizen 
37.27 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable reporting requirements 
37.28 	under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent unless the commission 
37.29 	has approved the pertinent work plan. Modifications to the approved work plan and budget 
37.30 	expenditures shall be made through the amendment process established by the commission. 
37.31 	The commission shall ensure that the expenditures and outcomes described in the work plan 
37.32 	for appropriations funded by the environment and natural resources trust fund are met.
38.1 	(c) The peer review procedures created under section 116P.08 must also be used to 
38.2 	review, comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
38.3 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
38.4 	(d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under this chapter.
38.5 	(e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
38.6 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to funding 
38.7 	decision recommendations;
38.8 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
38.9 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
38.10 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based on 
38.11 	need;
38.12 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
38.13 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as possible; 
38.14 	and
38.15 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
38.16 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

38.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.18 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
38.19 	trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from the 
38.20 	commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole 
38.21 	or in part with the appropriation. A recipient must request the commissioner's approval at 
38.22 	least ten business days before the proposed acquisition. When a recipient requests approval 
38.23 	under this subdivision, the recipient must simultaneously submit the same information to 
38.24 	the commission. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil 
38.25 	Resources, acquisitions of land in the metropolitan regional recreation open space systems 
38.26 	as defined under section 473.351, subdivision 1, with appropriations to the Metropolitan 
38.27 	Council, and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are not subject to 
38.28 	commissioner approval under this section.
38.29 	(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the interest 
38.30 	in real property:
39.1 	(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and 
39.2 	criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status of 
39.3 	the property; or
39.4 	(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.