1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying requirements for expending 
1.4 	money from legacy funds; modifying certain game and fish provisions; modifying 
1.5 	provision relating to state capitol preservation commission; establishing capitol 
1.6 	art exhibit advisory committee;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 
1.7 	15B.32, as amended; 97A.051, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivisions 3, 13; 
1.8 	97A.137, by adding a subdivision; 97A.433, subdivisions 4, 5; 129D.17, subdivision 
1.9 	2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.10 	chapter 15B.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	ARTICLE 1
1.13 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.14	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.15 	(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.16 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.17 	outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and 
1.18 	"2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available 
1.19 	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is 
1.20 	fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 
1.21 	and 2019. These are onetime appropriations.
1.22 	(b) If an appropriation in this act is enacted more than once in the 2018 legislative session, 
1.23 	the appropriation must be given effect only once.

1.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.25				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2018
		2019

2.3	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	113,923,000
	
2.5 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.6 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.8 	subdivisions.

2.9	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		35,288,000

2.10
2.11
2.12	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
X
					
2.13 	$2,786,000 the second year is to the 
2.14 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.15 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.16 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.17 	86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire lands in 
2.18 	fee for scientific and natural areas under 
2.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.20 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.21 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.22 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.23 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.25 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.26 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.27 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.28
2.29	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase X
					
2.30 	$5,740,000 the second year is to the 
2.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.32 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.33 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
2.34 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.35 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
3.1 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
3.2 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
3.3 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.5 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
3.6 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.7 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

3.8
3.9	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VIII
					
3.10 	$2,001,000 the second year is to the 
3.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.12 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.13 	acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
3.14 	native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.15 	savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.16 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.17 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.18 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.20 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.21 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.22 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
3.23 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
3.24 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
3.25 	later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.26 	Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of 
3.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan, 
3.29 	and the acquisitions must be consistent with 
3.30 	the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie 
3.31 	Conservation Plan.

3.32
3.33	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX
					
3.34 	$1,893,000 the second year is to the 
3.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.36 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
4.1 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
4.2 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or 
4.3 	permanent conservation easements and to 
4.4 	restore lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.5 	Habitat Preservation Area in western 
4.6 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
4.7 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.8 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.9 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.10 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.11 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.12 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.13 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.14 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.15 	required accomplishment plan, and the 
4.16 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.17 	priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
4.18 	Plan.

4.19
4.20	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VIII
					
4.21 	$1,345,000 the second year is to the 
4.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.23 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
4.24 	cooperation with Great River Greening, to 
4.25 	acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River 
4.26 	watershed for wildlife management under 
4.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.28 	subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for 
4.29 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
4.30 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
4.31 	acquire lands in fee for state forests under 
4.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.33 	subdivision 7; and to restore lands in the 
4.34 	Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, 
4.35 	$945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and 
4.36 	$400,000 is to Great River Greening. Subject 
5.1 	to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
5.2 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
5.3 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
5.4 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
5.5 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
5.6 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
5.7 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
5.8 	required accomplishment plan.

5.95.10
	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VII
					
5.11 	$1,490,000 the second year is to the 
5.12 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
5.13 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
5.14 	and restore native prairie according to 
5.15 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this 
5.16 	amount, up to $176,000 is for establishing 
5.17 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
5.18 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
5.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
5.20 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
5.21 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.22 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
5.23 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.25 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.26 	permanent conservation easements must be 
5.27 	provided as part of the final report.

5.28
5.29	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII
					
5.30 	$5,000,000 the second year is to the Board of 
5.31 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.32 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
5.33 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.34 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
5.35 	habitat by expanding the riparian buffer 
5.36 	program under the clean water fund for at least 
6.1 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
6.2 	land. Of this amount, up to $745,000 is for 
6.3 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
6.4 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
6.5 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.6 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
6.7 	conservation easements must be provided as 
6.8 	part of the final report.

6.96.10
	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV
					
6.11 	$1,162,000 the second year is to the 
6.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.13 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
6.14 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.15 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
6.16 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.17 	River valley for wildlife management under 
6.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.19 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.20 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.21 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.22 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.23 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.24 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.25 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.26 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.27 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.28 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.29 	provided as part of the required 
6.30 	accomplishment plan.

6.31
6.32	(i) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase II
					
6.33 	$2,447,000 the second year is to the 
6.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.35 	agreement with Fox Lake Conservation 
6.36 	League Inc., in cooperation with Ducks 
7.1 	Unlimited and The Conservation Fund, to 
7.2 	acquire lands in fee and restore and enhance 
7.3 	strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other 
7.4 	wildlife habitat in Martin County for wildlife 
7.5 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.6 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Of this amount, 
7.7 	$1,978,000 is to Fox Lake Conservation 
7.8 	League Inc., $400,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, 
7.9 	and $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund. A 
7.10 	list of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
7.11 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.12
7.13	(j) Protect and Restore Minnesota's Important 
Bird Areas - Phase II
					
7.14 	$829,000 the second year is to the 
7.15 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.16 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
7.17 	and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird 
7.18 	areas identified in Minnesota Prairie 
7.19 	Conservation Plan. Of this amount, $209,000 
7.20 	is to Audubon Minnesota and $620,000 is to 
7.21 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to 
7.22 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
7.23 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
7.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
7.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
7.26 	subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria 
7.27 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
7.28 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
7.29 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
7.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
7.31 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
7.32 	permanent conservation easements and 
7.33 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
7.34 	required accomplishment plan.

7.35
7.36	(k) Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase 
III
					
8.1 	$1,468,000 the second year is to the 
8.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.3 	agreement with The Conservation Fund, in 
8.4 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
8.5 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.6 	and to restore and enhance high-priority 
8.7 	grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of 
8.8 	this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation 
8.9 	Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land 
8.10 	Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
8.11 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
8.12 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.13 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.14 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
8.15 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
8.16 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
8.17 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
8.18 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.19 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
8.20 	native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions 
8.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.22 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
8.23 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
8.24 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

8.25
8.26	(l) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program
					
8.27 	$2,960,000 the second year is to the 
8.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.29 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
8.30 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
8.31 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
8.32 	acquire permanent conservation "working 
8.33 	land" easements and to restore wetlands and 
8.34 	prairie grasslands. Of this amount, $2,000,000 
8.35 	is to Ducks Unlimited and $960,000 is to 
8.36 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
9.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.2 	required accomplishment plan.

9.3	(m) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase X
					
9.4 	$4,007,000 the second year is to the 
9.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
9.6 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
9.7 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
9.8 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
9.9 	areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in 
9.10 	bluff prairies on state forest land in 
9.11 	southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl 
9.12 	production areas and refuge lands of the 
9.13 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list 
9.14 	of proposed land restorations and 
9.15 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
9.16 	required accomplishment plan.

9.17
9.18	(n) Enhanced Public-Land Grasslands - Phase 
III
					
9.19 	$2,160,000 the second year is to the 
9.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
9.22 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
9.23 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
9.24 	restorations and enhancements must be 
9.25 	provided as part of the required 
9.26 	accomplishment plan.

9.27	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-
		9,131,000

9.28	(a) Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VII
					
9.29 	$1,229,000 the second year is to the Board of 
9.30 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
9.31 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
9.32 	Conservation District and The Conservation 
9.33 	Fund, to acquire permanent conservation 
9.34 	easements and restore forest wildlife habitat 
9.35 	within the boundaries of the Minnesota 
10.1 	National Guard Camp Ripley Sentinel 
10.2 	Landscape and Army Compatible Use Buffer. 
10.3 	Of this amount, $39,000 is to the Morrison 
10.4 	County Soil and Water Conservation District, 
10.5 	$207,000 is to The Conservation Fund, and 
10.6 	$983,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil 
10.7 	Resources. Up to $45,500 to the Board of 
10.8 	Water and Soil Resources is to establish a 
10.9 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
10.10 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
10.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
10.12 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
10.13 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.14 	part of the final report.

10.15
10.16	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VI
					
10.17 	$2,142,000 the second year is to the 
10.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.19 	agreements to acquire lands in fee for wildlife 
10.20 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.21 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee 
10.22 	for scientific and natural areas under 
10.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.24 	subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee for state 
10.25 	forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.26 	86A.05, subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
10.27 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
10.28 	enhance prairies, grasslands, forests, and 
10.29 	savannas. Of this amount, $742,000 is to The 
10.30 	Nature Conservancy, $700,000 is to The Trust 
10.31 	for Public Land, and $700,000 is to Minnesota 
10.32 	Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to Minnesota 
10.33 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
10.34 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.35 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.36 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
11.1 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
11.2 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
11.3 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
11.4 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
11.5 	no later than 180 days after The Nature 
11.6 	Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of 
11.7 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.8 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.9	(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI
					
11.10 	$1,473,000 the second year is to the 
11.11 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
11.12 	lands in fee and to acquire easements for 
11.13 	forest, wetland, and shoreline habitat through 
11.14 	working forest permanent conservation 
11.15 	easements under the Minnesota forests for the 
11.16 	future program according to Minnesota 
11.17 	Statutes, section 84.66. A conservation 
11.18 	easement acquired with money appropriated 
11.19 	under this paragraph must comply with 
11.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
11.21 	subdivision 13. The accomplishment plan must 
11.22 	include an easement monitoring and 
11.23 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
11.24 	$25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
11.25 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.26 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.27 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
11.28 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
11.29 	provided as part of the required 
11.30 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
11.31 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.32 	part of the final report.

11.33
11.34	(d) State Forest Acquisitions, Richard J. Dorer 
Memorial Forest - Phase V
					
12.1 	$1,255,000 the second year is to the 
12.2 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
12.3 	in fee and enhance lands for wildlife habitat 
12.4 	in the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
12.5 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.6 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
12.7 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
12.8 	required accomplishment plan.

12.912.10
	(e) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase V
					
12.11 	$1,094,000 the second year is to the 
12.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.13 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.14 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.15 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
12.16 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
12.17 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.18 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
12.19 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.21 	permanent conservation easements must be 
12.22 	provided as part of the required 
12.23 	accomplishment plan.

12.24
12.25	(f) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - 
Phase III
					
12.26 	$1,938,000 the second year is to the 
12.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.28 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
12.29 	Association to restore and enhance public 
12.30 	forest lands in the northern forest region for 
12.31 	moose habitat. A list of proposed land 
12.32 	restoration and enhancements must be 
12.33 	provided as part of the required 
12.34 	accomplishment plan.

13.1	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		28,116,000

13.2
13.3	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase X
					
13.4 	$5,061,000 the second year is to the 
13.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.6 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
13.7 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
13.8 	wetlands and grasslands to be designated and 
13.9 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
13.10 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
13.11 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of 
13.12 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
13.13 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.14
13.15	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VII
					
13.16 	$4,770,000 the second year is to the 
13.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.18 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
13.19 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie 
13.20 	lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow 
13.21 	lakes for wildlife management under 
13.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.23 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions 
13.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.25 	accomplishment plan.

13.26	(c) RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase IX
					
13.27 	$10,000,000 the second year is to the Board 
13.28 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
13.29 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.30 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
13.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
13.32 	Of this amount, up to $292,500 is for 
13.33 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.34 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.35 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.1 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
14.2 	conservation easements must be provided as 
14.3 	part of the final report.

14.4
14.5	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
III
					
14.6 	$1,786,000 the second year is to the 
14.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.8 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.9 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.10 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
14.11 	and other habitat in high-priority wetland 
14.12 	habitat complexes in the prairie and 
14.13 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
14.14 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
14.15 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.16 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.18 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.19 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
14.20 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.21 	provided as part of the required 
14.22 	accomplishment plan.

14.23
14.24	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase X
					
14.25 	$2,759,000 the second year is to the 
14.26 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.27 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.28 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.29 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.30 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.31
14.32	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetland Initiative 
- Phase VII
					
14.33 	$3,740,000 the second year is to the 
14.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.35 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
14.36 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
15.1 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
15.2 	conservation easement for wildlife 
15.3 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
15.4 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
15.5 	be provided as part of the required 
15.6 	accomplishment plan.

15.7	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		40,978,000

15.8	(a) Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII
					
15.9 	$2,630,000 the second year is to the 
15.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.11 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
15.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.13 	restore and enhance natural systems associated 
15.14 	with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix 
15.15 	Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this 
15.16 	amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley 
15.17 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 
15.18 	is to Friends of the Mississippi River, 
15.19 	$700,000 is to Great River Greening, and 
15.20 	$1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
15.21 	$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
15.22 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
15.23 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
15.24 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
15.26 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
15.27 	easements must be provided as part of the 
15.28 	required accomplishment plan.

15.29
15.30	(b) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Partnership - Phase IV
					
15.31 	$2,073,000 the second year is to the 
15.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.33 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
15.34 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters. 
15.35 	Of this amount, $73,000 is to the Mississippi 
16.1 	Headwaters Board and $2,000,000 is to The 
16.2 	Trust for Public Land. $925,000 the second 
16.3 	year is to the Board of Water and Soil 
16.4 	Resources to acquire lands in permanent 
16.5 	conservation easements and to restore wildlife 
16.6 	habitat, of which up to $65,000 is for 
16.7 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.8 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.9 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.10 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.11 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.12 	required accomplishment plan.

16.13
16.14	(c) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV
					
16.15 	$2,801,000 the second year is to the 
16.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.17 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
16.18 	permanent conservation easements to sustain 
16.19 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
16.20 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
16.21 	Counties. Of this amount, $1,005,000 is to the 
16.22 	Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation and 
16.23 	$1,796,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
16.24 	$120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
16.25 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.26 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
16.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
16.30 	accomplishment plan.

16.31	(d) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
					
16.32 	$642,000 the second year is to the 
16.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
16.34 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
16.35 	protect trout stream aquatic habitat. Up to 
17.1 	$52,500 is for establishing a monitoring and 
17.2 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
17.3 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
17.4 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
17.5 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
17.6 	be provided as part of the required 
17.7 	accomplishment plan.

17.8	(e) Metro Wildlife Management Areas
					
17.9 	$1,174,000 the second year is to the 
17.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.11 	agreement with The Conservation Fund to 
17.12 	acquire lands in fee in the metro area planning 
17.13 	region for wildlife management under 
17.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
17.15 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
17.16 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
17.17 	required accomplishment plan.

17.18
17.19	(f) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VI
					
17.20 	$2,288,000 the second year is to the 
17.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.22 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
17.23 	permanent conservation easements and lands 
17.24 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
17.25 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
17.26 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
17.27 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
17.28 	of the required accomplishment plan.

17.29
17.30	(g) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program
					
17.31 	$1,514,000 the second year is to the 
17.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.33 	agreement with Hennepin County, in 
17.34 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
17.35 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
18.1 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
18.2 	Hennepin County. Of this amount, $194,000 
18.3 	is to Hennepin County and $1,320,000 is to 
18.4 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to 
18.5 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
18.6 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.7 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.9 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
18.10 	conservation easements and restorations and 
18.11 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
18.12 	required accomplishment plan.

18.13
18.14
18.15	(h) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
X
					
18.16 	$2,291,000 the second year is to the 
18.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.18 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
18.19 	to acquire permanent conservation stream 
18.20 	easements using the payment method 
18.21 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.22 	84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and 
18.23 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
18.24 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
18.25 	in Minnesota. Up to $20,000 is for establishing 
18.26 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
18.27 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
18.28 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.29 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
18.30 	land acquisitions and restorations and 
18.31 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
18.32 	required accomplishment plan.

18.33
18.34	(i) Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership 
- Phase IV
					
18.35 	$1,555,000 the second year is to the 
18.36 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.1 	and enhance aquatic and forest habitats in the 
19.2 	lower Mississippi River watershed, upper Pool 
19.3 	9 backwater. A list of proposed restorations 
19.4 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
19.5 	of the required accomplishment plan.

19.6
19.7	(j) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
V
					
19.8 	$2,013,000 the second year is to the 
19.9 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.10 	aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
19.11 	Of this appropriation, up to $1,350,000 is for 
19.12 	an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A 
19.13 	list of proposed restorations must be provided 
19.14 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

19.15
19.16	(k) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
III
					
19.17 	$927,000 the second year is to the 
19.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.19 	agreement with Zeitgeist, in cooperation with 
19.20 	the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, to 
19.21 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
19.22 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
19.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.24 	accomplishment plan.

19.25
19.26	(l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VII
					
19.27 	$1,421,000 the second year is to the 
19.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.29 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
19.30 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
19.31 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
19.32 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
19.33 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
19.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.35 	accomplishment plan.

19.36	(m) Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion
					
20.1 	$539,000 the second year is to the 
20.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.3 	agreement with Anoka County to enhance 
20.4 	aquatic habitat in and adjacent to Lake George 
20.5 	in Anoka County and to restore and enhance 
20.6 	aquatic habitat on the Rum River. A list of 
20.7 	proposed habitat enhancements and 
20.8 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
20.9 	required accomplishment plan.

20.10
20.11	(n) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat 
Program
					
20.12 	$1,195,000 the second year is to the 
20.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.14 	agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
20.15 	Watershed District to restore and enhance 
20.16 	aquatic and upland habitat associated with the 
20.17 	south branch of the Buffalo River and Whisky 
20.18 	Creek in the Buffalo River watershed. A list 
20.19 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
20.20 	must be provided as part of the required 
20.21 	accomplishment plan.

20.22
20.23	(o) Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and 
Habitat Enhancement
					
20.24 	$2,000,000 the second year is to the 
20.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.26 	agreement with the city of Hallock to restore 
20.27 	and enhance fish passage and habitat in the 
20.28 	South Branch Two Rivers. A list of proposed 
20.29 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
20.30 	required accomplishment plan.

20.31
20.32	(p) Six Mile Creek â€“ Halsted Bay Habitat 
Restoration
					
20.33 	$567,000 the second year is to the 
20.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.35 	agreement with the Minnehaha Creek 
20.36 	Watershed District to restore and enhance fish 
21.1 	habitat in the Six Mile Creek - Halsted Bay 
21.2 	subwatershed. A list of proposed restorations 
21.3 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
21.4 	of the required accomplishment plan.

21.5
21.6	(q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement
					
21.7 	$2,834,000 the second year is to the 
21.8 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
21.9 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
21.10 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
21.11 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
21.12 	restorations and enhancements must be 
21.13 	provided as part of the required 
21.14 	accomplishment plan.

21.15
21.16
21.17	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
X
					
21.18 	$11,589,000 the second year is to the 
21.19 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
21.20 	program to provide competitive matching 
21.21 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
21.22 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
21.23 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
21.24 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
21.25 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to 
21.26 	$2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
21.27 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
21.28 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
21.29 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
21.30 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
21.31 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
21.32 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
21.33 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
21.34 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000 
21.35 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
21.36 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
22.1 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
22.2 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
22.3 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
22.4 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
22.5 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
22.6 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
22.7 	program must require a match of at least ten 
22.8 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
22.9 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
22.10 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
22.11 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
22.12 	simplified application process. Subject to 
22.13 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
22.14 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
22.15 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
22.16 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
22.17 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
22.18 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
22.19 	acquiring land in fee or a conservation 
22.20 	easement, priority must be given to projects 
22.21 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
22.22 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
22.23 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
22.24 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
22.25 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
22.26 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
22.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
22.28 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
22.29 	enhancement projects must be on land 
22.30 	permanently protected by a permanent 
22.31 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
22.32 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
22.33 	by a conservation easement or by public 
22.34 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
22.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
22.36 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
23.1 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
23.2 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.3 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
23.4 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
23.5 	available until June 30, 2022. No less than five 
23.6 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
23.7 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.8 	recipient has completed a grant 
23.9 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
23.10 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
23.11 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
23.12 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
23.13 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
23.14 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.15 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

23.16	Subd. 6.Administration
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		410,000

23.17	(a) Contract Management
					
23.18 	$210,000 the second year is to the 
23.19 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
23.20 	management duties assigned in this section. 
23.21 	The commissioner must provide an 
23.22 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
23.23 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.24 	on expending this appropriation. The 
23.25 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
23.26 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
23.27 	manual. No money may be expended before 
23.28 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.29 	approves the accomplishment plan.

23.30	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
23.31 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
23.32 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
23.33 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
23.34 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
24.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
24.2 	subdivision 10.

24.3
24.4
24.5	(c) High-Priority Pretransaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council
					
24.6 	$50,000 the second year is to the 
24.7 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
24.8 	land-acquisition pretransaction services 
24.9 	including but not limited to appraisals, 
24.10 	surveys, or title research for acquisition 
24.11 	proposals being considered by the 
24.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. A 
24.13 	list of activities must be included in the final 
24.14 	accomplishment plan.

24.15	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
24.16 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
24.17 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
24.18 	related to and necessary for a specific 
24.19 	appropriation and are specified in the 
24.20 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.21 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.22 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
24.23 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
24.24 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
24.25 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
24.26 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
24.27 	this section are available until June 30, 2021. 
24.28 	For acquisition of real property, the amounts 
24.29 	in this section are available until June 30, 
24.30 	2022, if a binding agreement with a landowner 
24.31 	or purchase agreement is entered into by June 
24.32 	30, 2021, and closed no later than June 30, 
24.33 	2022. Funds for restoration or enhancement 
24.34 	are available until June 30, 2023, or five years 
24.35 	after acquisition, whichever is later, in order 
24.36 	to complete initial restoration or enhancement 
25.1 	work. If a project receives at least 15 percent 
25.2 	of its funding from federal funds, the time of 
25.3 	the appropriation may be extended to equal 
25.4 	the availability of federal funding to a 
25.5 	maximum of six years if that federal funding 
25.6 	was confirmed and included in the second 
25.7 	draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated 
25.8 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used 
25.9 	to restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
25.10 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
25.11 	Public-use facilities must have a minimal 
25.12 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

25.13
25.14	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
25.15 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
25.16 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
25.17 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
25.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.19 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
25.20 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
25.21 	1, 2018, or the date of accomplishment plan 
25.22 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.23 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.24 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
25.25 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
25.26 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
25.27 	fund, an expense must be considered 
25.28 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
25.29 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
25.30 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
25.31 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
25.32 	goods have been received or the landowner 
25.33 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
25.34 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
25.35 	that the items articulated in the 
25.36 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
26.1 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
26.2 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
26.3 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
26.4 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
26.5 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
26.6 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
26.7 	support future management of acquired lands, 
26.8 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
26.9 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
26.10 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
26.11 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
26.12 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
26.13 	plan.

26.14	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
26.15 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
26.16 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
26.17 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
26.18 	provide geographic information to the 
26.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
26.20 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
26.21 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
26.22 	public taking of fish and game. The 
26.23 	commissioner of natural resources must 
26.24 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
26.25 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
26.26 	public recreational opportunities. Maps must 
26.27 	include information on and acknowledgment 
26.28 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
26.29 	notation of any restrictions.

26.30	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
26.31 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
26.32 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
26.33 	subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka 
26.34 	River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor 
26.35 	Rehabilitation is extended to June 30, 2022.
27.1 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
27.2 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, 
27.3 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
27.4 	(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
27.5 	Restoration is extended to June 30, 2021.
27.6 	(c) This subdivision is effective the day 
27.7 	following final enactment.

27.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.9 		Subd. 3.Council recommendations. (a) The council shall make recommendations to 
27.10 	the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are consistent 
27.11 	with the Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of existing natural 
27.12 	resource plans, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and 
27.13 	Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and enhancement of 
27.14 	wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that prevent forest 
27.15 	fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native prairie. In making 
27.16 	recommendations, the council shall consider a range of options that would best restore, 
27.17 	protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. 
27.18 	The council's recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year. The 
27.19 	council shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives 
27.20 	committees with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by February 
27.21 	15 in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative session in 
27.22 	even-numbered years. The council's budget recommendations to the legislature shall be 
27.23 	separate from the Department of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.
27.24 	(b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a 
27.25 	conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply 
27.26 	for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, 
27.27 	forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation, 
27.28 	encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.
27.29 	(c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that are 
27.30 	consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of the clean 
27.31 	water fund.
27.32 	(d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
27.33 	Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and 
28.1 	enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing 
28.2 	forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native prairie.
28.3 	(e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the 
28.4 	outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.
28.5 	(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen 
28.6 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and 
28.7 	water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
28.8 	and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.
28.9 	(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens and 
28.10 	potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the development 
28.11 	and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include a fair, equitable, 
28.12 	and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and easily understood 
28.13 	process for ranking projects.
28.14 	(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological sections and 
28.15 	subsections developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish objectives for 
28.16 	each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined in the state 
28.17 	constitution.
28.18 	(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
28.19 	plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent 
28.20 	with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from 
28.21 	other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.
28.22 	(j) By July 1 each year, the council shall provide counties with a list of project proposals 
28.23 	that include potential fee title land acquisitions in the county that is based on that year's 
28.24 	funding requests received by the council from nongovernmental organizations.

28.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
28.26 		Subd. 13.Project requirements. (a) As a condition of accepting money appropriated 
28.27 	from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from an appropriation 
28.28 	must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or in part with funds 
28.29 	from the appropriation.
28.30 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor 
28.31 	heritage fund must:
28.32 	(1) be permanent;
29.1 	(2) specify the parties to the easement;
29.2 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;
29.3 	(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;
29.4 	(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the grantor 
29.5 	to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;
29.6 	(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration 
29.7 	and the associated costs of these activities;
29.8 	(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;
29.9 	(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of funding 
29.10 	for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and
29.11 	(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement.
29.12 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration and 
29.13 	management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current conservation 
29.14 	science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should be given to soil, 
29.15 	geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the best chance for 
29.16 	long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include the proposed 
29.17 	timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, site preparation, 
29.18 	establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional enhancement to establish 
29.19 	the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management needs of the restoration 
29.20 	and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be financed; and use current 
29.21 	conservation science to achieve the best restoration.
29.22 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management plan 
29.23 	in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for 
29.24 	implementation.
29.25 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must provide 
29.26 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used to select 
29.27 	parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide the council 
29.28 	with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited to, appraisals, 
29.29 	legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. This information 
29.30 	must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient must also report 
29.31 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between the acquisition 
29.32 	amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if a state-certified 
29.33 	or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. The commissioner of natural resources may 
30.1 	conduct or require additional appraisals of parcels to be acquired in fee title or as conservation 
30.2 	easements. Acquisition data such as appraisals may remain private during negotiations but 
30.3 	must ultimately be made public according to chapter 13.
30.4 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and enhancement 
30.5 	projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must be on land 
30.6 	permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters 
30.7 	as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
30.8 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
30.9 	of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
30.10 	Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and budget an analysis of increased 
30.11 	operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by public entities as a result of the 
30.12 	acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.
30.13 	(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give 
30.14 	consideration to and make timely written contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
30.15 	possible use of the corps' services to contract for restoration and enhancement services. A 
30.16 	copy of the written contact must be filed with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
30.17 	within 15 days of execution.
30.18 	(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect signage 
30.19 	according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.
30.20 	(j) At least 30 days before closing on an acquisition of land in fee title with money in 
30.21 	whole or in part from the outdoor heritage fund, a nongovernmental organization must notify 
30.22 	in writing the county board and town board where the land is located and furnish them a 
30.23 	description of the land to be acquired.

30.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.25 		Subd. 2.Summary of fish and game laws. (a) The commissioner shall prepare a 
30.26 	summary of the hunting and fishing laws and rules and deliver a sufficient supply to license 
30.27 	vendors to furnish one copy to each person obtaining a hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
30.28 	(b) At the beginning of the summary, under the heading "Trespass," the commissioner 
30.29 	shall summarize the trespass provisions under sections 97B.001 to 97B.945, state that 
30.30 	conservation officers and peace officers must enforce the trespass laws, and state the penalties 
30.31 	for trespassing.
31.1 	(c) In the summary the commissioner shall, under the heading "Duty to Render Aid," 
31.2 	summarize the requirements under section 609.662 and state the penalties for failure to 
31.3 	render aid to a person injured by gunshot.
31.4 	(d) In the summary, the commissioner must provide information on the conservation 
31.5 	partners legacy grant program established under section 97A.056, subdivision 3.

31.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
31.7 	read:
31.8 		Subd. 7.Lead ammunition. A person may not use or possess ammunition containing 
31.9 	lead when hunting waterfowl on a wildlife management area.

31.10 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.433, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
31.11 		Subd. 4.Discretionary separate selection; eligibility. (a) The commissioner may 
31.12 	conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued for an area. 
31.13 	Only owners of, and tenants living on, at least 160 acres of agricultural or grazing land in 
31.14 	the area, and their family members, are eligible for the separate selection. Persons that are 
31.15 	unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining 
31.16 	licenses. Persons who obtain an elk license in a separate selection must allow public elk 
31.17 	hunting on their land during the elk season for which the license is valid may sell the license 
31.18 	to any Minnesota resident eligible to hunt big game for no more than the original cost of 
31.19 	the license.
31.20 	(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family 
31.21 	members under this subdivision.

31.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.433, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.23 		Subd. 5.Mandatory separate selection. The commissioner must conduct a separate 
31.24 	selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only individuals who 
31.25 	have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never received a license are 
31.26 	eligible for this separate selection. A person who is unsuccessful in a separate selection 
31.27 	under this subdivision must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses.

31.28 	ARTICLE 2
31.29 	CLEAN WATER FUND

31.30 	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 32.1 		Subdivision 1.Department of Agriculture. $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated 
32.2 	from the clean water fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the Board of 
32.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
32.4 	and to protect the state's natural resources while increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
32.5 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and winter-annual crops into 
32.6 	existing agricultural practices. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
32.7 	30, 2022.
32.8 		Subd. 2.Public Facilities Authority. $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated 
32.9 	from the clean water fund to the Public Facilities Authority for the point source 
32.10 	implementation grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This is a 
32.11 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
32.12 		Subd. 3.Pollution Control Agency. $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from 
32.13 	the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to support activities 
32.14 	of the Clean Water Council according to Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 
32.15 	1. This is a onetime appropriation.
32.16 		Subd. 4.Department of Natural Resources. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is 
32.17 	appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
32.18 	permanent conservation easements in targeted areas to protect the forests and shorelands 
32.19 	that supply clean water to lakes, rivers, and streams under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. 
32.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
32.21 		Subd. 5.Board of Water and Soil Resources. (a) $3,671,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
32.22 	$629,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board of 
32.23 	Water and Soil Resources for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local 
32.24 	government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and 
32.25 	restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from 
32.26 	degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a 
32.27 	comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan 
32.28 	surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify 
32.29 	a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this 
32.30 	paragraph.
32.31 	(b) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board 
32.32 	of Water and Soil Resources for grants to protect and restore drinking water sources. The 
32.33 	projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
32.34 	and include a match. Projects must be consistent with wellhead protection, protection plans 
33.1 	for surface water intake, strategies for groundwater restoration and protection, or local water 
33.2 	management plans or their equivalents or develop protection plans for surface water intakes. 
33.3 	A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared 
33.4 	resources by multiple local government units.
33.5 	(c) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
33.6 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore permanent conservation sites 
33.7 	via easements or contracts to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement 
33.8 	purposes and related technical assistance. This work may be done in cooperation with the 
33.9 	United States Department of Agriculture with a first priority use to accomplish a conservation 
33.10 	reserve enhancement program, or equivalent, in the state. Up to $1,080,000 is for deposit 
33.11 	in a monitoring and enforcement account.
33.12 	(d) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board 
33.13 	of Water and Soil Resources for grants to soil and water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
33.14 	contracts with landowners or authorized agents to implement riparian buffers or alternative 
33.15 	practices on public waters or public ditches consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.16 	103F.48. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 may be targeted outside the 54-county 
33.17 	Conservation Reserve Enhancement Area.
33.18 	(e) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board 
33.19 	of Water and Soil Resources to provide support to the University of Minnesota Water 
33.20 	Resources Center and partners to further develop and expand the use of the existing Irrigation 
33.21 	Management Assistance tool and implement an outreach and education program that supports 
33.22 	the tool in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The Water 
33.23 	Resources Center must explore supplemental funding opportunities with the United States 
33.24 	Department of Agriculture to further this activity. The Board of Water and Soil Resources 
33.25 	must approve a spending plan before making money available.
33.26 	(f) The board may shift grant or cost-share funds in this section and may adjust the 
33.27 	technical and administrative assistance portion of the funds to leverage federal or other 
33.28 	nonstate funds or to address oversight responsibilities or high-priority needs identified in 
33.29 	local water management plans.
33.30 	(g) The board shall require grantees to specify the outcomes that will be achieved by 
33.31 	the grants before any grant awards.
33.32 	(h) The appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 30, 2022. 
33.33 	Returned grant funds must be regranted consistent with the purposes of this subdivision.
34.1 		Subd. 6.University of Minnesota. $343,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from 
34.2 	the clean water fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide 
34.3 	guidance documents and tools evaluating the clean water fund's return on investment to 
34.4 	measure impacts on water quality and human well-being as well as assist in future funding 
34.5 	decisions. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.

34.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

34.7 	ARTICLE 3
34.8 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

34.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15B.32, as amended by Laws 2017, First 
34.10 	Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
34.11 	15B.32 STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
34.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section and section 15B.36, the terms 
34.13 	defined in this subdivision have the following meanings.
34.14 	(b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this 
34.15 	section.
34.16 	(c) "Capitol Area" means the geographic area defined in section 15B.02.
34.17 	(d) "Board" means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board created under 
34.18 	section 15B.03.
34.19 	(e) "Predesign" has the meaning given in section 16B.335, subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
34.20 		Subd. 2.Membership. The State Capitol Preservation Commission consists of 22 24
34.21 	members, appointed as follows:
34.22 	(1) the governor;
34.23 	(2) the lieutenant governor;
34.24 	(3) the attorney general;
34.25 	(4) the chief justice of the Supreme Court, or the chief justice's designee, who shall be 
34.26 	a member of the Supreme Court;
34.27 	(5) the majority leader of the senate or the majority leader's designee, who shall be a 
34.28 	member of the senate;
34.29 	(6) the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee, who shall be a 
34.30 	member of the senate;
35.1 	(7) the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee, who shall be a member of the 
35.2 	house of representatives;
35.3 	(8) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader's designee, 
35.4 	who shall be a member of the house of representatives;
35.5 	(7) (9) two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party 
35.6 	appointed by the majority leader and one member from the minority party appointed by the 
35.7 	minority leader;
35.8 	(8) (10) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed 
35.9 	by the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the 
35.10 	minority leader;
35.11 	(9) (11) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee 
35.12 	with jurisdiction over capital investment and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
35.13 	senate committee with jurisdiction over capital investment;
35.14 	(10) (12) the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee;
35.15 	(11) (13) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
35.16 	(12) (14) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive 
35.17 	director's designee;
35.18 	(13) (15) the executive secretary of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board; 
35.19 	and
35.20 	(14) (16) four public members appointed by the governor.
35.21 		Subd. 3.Terms and compensation. (a) A member serving on the commission because 
35.22 	the member or the appointing authority for the member holds an elected or appointed office 
35.23 	shall serve on the commission as long as the member or the appointing authority holds the 
35.24 	office.
35.25 	(b) Public members of the commission shall serve two-year terms. The public members 
35.26 	may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
35.27 	(c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided 
35.28 	in section 15.059. Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided 
35.29 	under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
35.30 		Subd. 4.Officers and meetings. (a) The governor is the chair of the commission. The 
35.31 	lieutenant governor is the vice-chair of the commission and may act as the chair of the 
36.1 	commission in the absence of the governor. The governor may designate a staff member to 
36.2 	attend commission meetings and vote on the governor's behalf in the absence of the governor.
36.3 	(b) The commission shall meet at least annually and at other times at the call of the chair. 
36.4 	Meetings of the commission are subject to chapter 13D.
36.5 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The commission may designate an executive secretary 
36.6 	and obtain administrative support through a contract with a state agency or other means.
36.7 	The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support to the commission.
36.8 		Subd. 6.Duties. (a) The commission:
36.9 	(1) shall exercise ongoing coordination of the restoration, protection, risk management, 
36.10 	and preservation of the Capitol building;
36.11 	(2) shall consult with and advise the commissioner of administration, the board, and the 
36.12 	Minnesota Historical Society regarding their applicable statutory responsibilities for and in 
36.13 	the Capitol building;
36.14 	(3) may assist in the selection of an architectural firm to assist in the preparation of the 
36.15 	predesign plan for the restoration of the Capitol building;
36.16 	(4) (3) shall develop a comprehensive, multiyear, predesign maintenance and preservation
36.17 	plan for the restoration of the Capitol building, review the plan periodically, and, as 
36.18 	appropriate, amend and modify the plan. The predesign plan shall identify appropriate and 
36.19 	required functions of the Capitol building; identify and address space requirements for 
36.20 	legislative, executive, and judicial branch functions; and identify and address the long-term 
36.21 	maintenance and preservation requirements of the Capitol building. In developing the 
36.22 	predesign plan, the commission shall take into account the comprehensive plan for the 
36.23 	Minnesota State Capitol Area, as amended in 2010, the rules governing zoning and design 
36.24 	for the Capitol Area, citizen access, information technology needs, energy efficiency, 
36.25 	security, educational programs including public and school tours, and any additional space 
36.26 	needs for the efficient operation of state government and shall take into account the 
36.27 	recommendations of the long-range strategic plan under section 16B.24;
36.28 	(5) (4) shall develop and implement a plan to reopen theensure a welcoming and 
36.29 	accessible Minnesota State Capitol and reintroduce it to the citizens of Minnesota for all 
36.30 	Minnesotans and visitors;
36.31 	(6) (5) shall develop and implement a comprehensive financial plan to fund the ongoing
36.32 	preservation and restoration of the Capitol building;
37.1 	(7) (6) shall provide annual reports about the condition of the Capitol building and its 
37.2 	needs, as well as all activities related to the restoration preservation of the Capitol building; 
37.3 	and
37.4 	(8) (7) may solicit gifts, grants, or donations of any kind from any private or public 
37.5 	source to carry out the purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, the commissioner 
37.6 	of administration may expend money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in 
37.7 	the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures 
37.8 	for these purposes. All gifts, grants, or donations received by the commission shall be 
37.9 	deposited in a State Capitol preservation account established in the special revenue fund. 
37.10 	Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the activities 
37.11 	of clause (5), the commission, and implementation of the predesign plan under this section. 
37.12 	The gift acceptance procedures under sections 16A.013 to 16A.016 do not apply to this 
37.13 	clause. Appropriations under this clause do not cancel and are available until expended.; 
37.14 	and
37.15 	(8) shall approve a program of art exhibits to encourage public visits to the Capitol and 
37.16 	to be displayed in a space in the Capitol building that is listed in section 15B.36, subdivision 
37.17 	1, before an exhibit that is part of the program can be displayed for two weeks or longer. 
37.18 	When considering recommendations made under section 15B.36, the commission must 
37.19 	approve or reject recommended exhibits as a whole and may not approve or reject individual 
37.20 	pieces within a recommended exhibit. The approved program must address the proposed 
37.21 	schedule, how it addresses adopted themes for art in the Capitol, and the type or types of 
37.22 	artwork.
37.23 	(b) By January 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the chairs and ranking 
37.24 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the commission state 
37.25 	government operations, capital investment, finance, ways and means, and legacy finance
37.26 	regarding the activities and efforts of the commission in the preceding calendar year
37.27 	maintenance and preservation needs of the Capitol building, including recommendations 
37.28 	adopted by the commission, the comprehensive financial plan required under paragraph (a), 
37.29 	clause (6), and any proposed draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations 
37.30 	of the commission.

37.31 	Sec. 2. [15B.36] CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
37.32 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces 
37.33 	within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol 
37.34 	restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels connecting legislative office buildings to the 
38.1 	Capitol, room 104A of the Capitol, and the entire Capitol basement, excluding the historic 
38.2 	Rathskeller, Governor's Dining Room, and Justices' Dining Room.The speaker of the house, 
38.3 	president of the senate, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court may request the 
38.4 	advisory committee to provide recommendations on art in their respective hearing rooms 
38.5 	and other tenant spaces.
38.6 		Subd. 2.Creation, duties. (a) The Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee is established 
38.7 	to advise and make recommendations to the State Capitol Preservation Commission regarding 
38.8 	art exhibits to be displayed in State Capitol spaces listed in subdivision 1. To develop these 
38.9 	recommendations, the committee shall:
38.10 	(1) receive proposals from a broad diversity of Minnesota artists, art organizations, and 
38.11 	other individuals and evaluate the extent to which proposals meet the criteria in paragraph 
38.12 	(b); and
38.13 	(2) prepare a list of recommended art exhibits for consideration by the commission, 
38.14 	including information on the availability of the exhibits, a summary of how the recommended 
38.15 	exhibits meet the criteria in paragraph (b) and reflect Minnesota history not covered by 
38.16 	previous art exhibits, and the estimated costs and logistical needs for recommended exhibits.
38.17 	(b) Art exhibits displayed in the State Capitol should tell Minnesota stories and engage 
38.18 	people to:
38.19 	(1) reflect on Minnesota history;
38.20 	(2) understand Minnesota government;
38.21 	(3) recognize the contributions of Minnesota's diverse peoples;
38.22 	(4) inspire citizen engagement; and
38.23 	(5) appreciate the varied landscapes of Minnesota.
38.24 	(c) The commissioner of administration shall provide administrative support and curatorial 
38.25 	services to the advisory committee and shall implement display of the art exhibits approved 
38.26 	by the commission under section 15B.32, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (8).
38.27 	(d) A preference shall be given for recommended art exhibits for artists currently living 
38.28 	in Minnesota or living in Minnesota at the time portrayed. The selection process should 
38.29 	ensure that a wide range of artists have a chance to be considered and that, over time, the 
38.30 	art reflects the contributions of artists of various demographic backgrounds, including age, 
38.31 	disability, gender, and racial and ethnic identity.
39.1 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The advisory committee consists of members of the public 
39.2 	appointed as follows:
39.3 	(1) five appointed by the governor;
39.4 	(2) two appointed by the majority leader of the senate and two appointed by the minority 
39.5 	leader of the senate; and
39.6 	(3) two appointed by the speaker of the house and two appointed by the minority leader 
39.7 	of the house of representatives.
39.8 	(b) To the extent practicable, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals with 
39.9 	knowledge or experience in art, Minnesota history, or Native American history, so that the 
39.10 	advisory committee reflects the demographic and geographic diversity of the state. The 
39.11 	public members appointed by the governor must be appointed using the public appointments 
39.12 	process under section 15.0597.
39.13 	(c) The State Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Capitol Area Architectural 
39.14 	and Planning Board, and the commissioner of administration shall each appoint one individual 
39.15 	to serve ex-officio on the advisory committee as a nonvoting member.
39.16 	(d) The advisory committee may meet as frequently as needed to complete its work and 
39.17 	shall annually, or when requested by the commissioner, provide the commission with a list 
39.18 	of recommended exhibits of works of art by Minnesota artists for possible display in the 
39.19 	State Capitol.
39.20 		Subd. 4.Terms; removal; vacancies; compensation. Except as otherwise provided in 
39.21 	this section, terms, removal, vacancies, and compensation are as provided in section 15.059. 
39.22 	Terms of advisory committee members begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in 
39.23 	January and are for four years.
39.24 		Subd. 5.Chair. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The 
39.25 	committee may elect other officers as it deems necessary.
39.26 		Subd. 6.Open meetings. Committee meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
39.27 		Subd. 7.Conflict of interest. A member of the committee may not participate in the 
39.28 	discussion of or vote on a decision of the committee relating to an organization in which 
39.29 	the member has either a direct or indirect financial interest.
39.30 		Subd. 8.Gifts; grants; donations. The committee may accept gifts and grants, which 
39.31 	are accepted on behalf of the state and constitute donations to the state. Funds received 
40.1 	under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for purposes 
40.2 	of the committee.

40.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.4 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage 
40.5 	fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's 
40.6 	history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and 
40.7 	cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and 
40.8 	evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or 
40.9 	best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when 
40.10 	appropriate.
40.11 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project 
40.12 	or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire 
40.13 	project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project 
40.14 	will be completed.
40.15 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across 
40.16 	all regions and residents of the state.
40.17 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural 
40.18 	heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
40.19 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
40.20 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
40.21 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
40.22 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site required under 
40.23 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
40.24 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according 
40.25 	to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals 
40.26 	must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
40.27 	(f) Individual recipients of arts and cultural heritage funds must be residents of Minnesota.
40.28 	All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in Minnesota.
40.29 	Recipients of funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must complete the project in 
40.30 	Minnesota. If a grant recipient is no longer able to complete the project in Minnesota, the 
40.31 	grant recipient must return any remaining grant funds to the state.
40.32 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
40.33 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy 
41.1 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
41.2 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
41.3 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the 
41.4 	person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to 
41.5 	obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
41.6 	Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
41.7 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
41.8 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
41.9 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
41.10 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
41.11 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
41.12 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
41.13 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
41.14 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
41.15 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
41.16 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the 
41.17 	recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
41.18 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and 
41.19 	cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees 
41.20 	having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding 
41.21 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
41.22 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

41.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
41.24 	read:
41.25 		Subd. 6.Prohibited activities. Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must 
41.26 	not be used for projects that promote domestic terrorism or criminal activities.

41.27 	Sec. 5. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION 
41.28 	COMMISSION.
 41.29 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary 
41.30 	Commemoration Commission is established to commemorate the ratification of the 19th 
41.31 	Amendment to the United States Constitution and to celebrate the role of Minnesotans and 
41.32 	the state in this national and international milestone.
42.1 		Subd. 2.Duties. The commission must coordinate a statewide commemoration of the 
42.2 	100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The commemoration must 
42.3 	include a series of events that provide opportunities for Minnesotans in all geographic 
42.4 	regions of the state to learn the history of the women's suffrage movement, with a specific 
42.5 	focus on the contributions of Minnesotans to the movement.
42.6 		Subd. 3.Membership; appointments; compensation. (a) The commission consists of 
42.7 	the following members:
42.8 	(1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;
42.9 	(2) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
42.10 	(3) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the executive director's 
42.11 	designee;
42.12 	(4) the president of the Minnesota Humanities Center or the president's designee;
42.13 	(5) eight members of the public, each representing a different congressional district, 
42.14 	appointed by the governor;
42.15 	(6) one member appointed by the president of the senate;
42.16 	(7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
42.17 	(8) one member appointed by the speaker of the house; and
42.18 	(9) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
42.19 	(b) The members of the commission must elect a chair and other appropriate officers at 
42.20 	the commission's first meeting.
42.21 	(c) Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Initial 
42.22 	appointments to the commission must be made no later than July 1, 2018, and expire January 
42.23 	8, 2019. An incumbent appointed member is eligible for reappointment at the discretion of 
42.24 	the appointing authority.
42.25 	(d) Members of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided in 
42.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575, subdivision 3, but otherwise receive no compensation.
42.27 		Subd. 4.Open meetings. Meetings of the commission are subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
42.28 	chapter 13D, and must be held in different geographic regions of the state. The first meeting 
42.29 	must be convened by the secretary of state no later than August 1, 2018.
42.30 		Subd. 5.Administrative and other support. As necessary to fulfill its duties, the 
42.31 	commission may enter into contracts and may request the assistance of any state agency, 
43.1 	department, council, or commission. Within available resources, all agencies, departments, 
43.2 	councils, and commissions must be responsive to these requests. The Minnesota Humanities 
43.3 	Center shall provide office and meeting space and administrative support as requested by 
43.4 	the commission.
43.5 		Subd. 6.Legislative report. No later than December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter 
43.6 	until the commission expires, the commission must submit a report describing its work to 
43.7 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
43.8 	over state government operations, state government finance, and the arts and cultural heritage 
43.9 	fund.
43.10 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The commission expires December 31, 2020.

43.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

43.12 	Sec. 6. CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST 
43.13 	APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.
 43.14 	(a) Appointing authorities for membership of the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee 
43.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.36, shall make first appointments to the committee 
43.16 	by September 15, 2018. The commissioner of administration shall convene the first meeting 
43.17 	of the committee by November 1, 2018, and serves as chair until the committee elects a 
43.18 	chair from among its members at its first meeting.
43.19 	(b) The following members are appointed to an initial term that ends January 5, 2021: 
43.20 	two members appointed by the governor; one member each appointed by the majority leader 
43.21 	of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the minority 
43.22 	leader of the house of representatives. The remaining members are appointed to terms that 
43.23 	end on January 3, 2023.

43.24 	Sec. 7. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATION.
 43.25 		Subdivision 1.Minnesota Humanities Center. (a) These amounts are appropriated to 
43.26 	the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for grants to the named 
43.27 	organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
43.28 	Center may use up to five percent of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to 
43.29 	and necessary to the administration of grants in this subdivision.
43.30 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Humanities Center and recipients 
43.31 	of appropriations under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this 
43.32 	subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
44.1 	(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime and available until June 20, 2020.
44.2 	(d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.3 	to support the work of the Women's  Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration 
44.4 	Commission, including grants for educational and civic events.
44.5 		Subd. 2.Department of Administration. (a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
44.6 	commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes 
44.7 	specified in this subdivision. The commissioner of administration may use a portion of this 
44.8 	appropriation for costs that are directly related to and necessary to the administration of 
44.9 	grants in this subdivision.
44.10 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
44.11 	under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
44.12 	supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
44.13 	(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
44.14 	(d) $300,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.15 	for a grant to the Lake Superior Center Authority to develop, prepare, and construct an 
44.16 	exhibit on river systems to help educate Minnesotans on how to protect, enhance, and restore 
44.17 	water quality in Minnesota rivers.
44.18 	(e) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.19 	for a grant to the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society to plan and design portions 
44.20 	of the Chinese garden project in Phalen Park in St. Paul.
44.21 	(f) $60,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.22 	for staffing the Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee as directed under Minnesota 
44.23 	Statutes, section 15B.36. The  commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement with 
44.24 	the Minnesota State Arts Board to help perform duties related to soliciting art and art 
44.25 	proposals, art curation, and promotion of recommended and approved exhibits in the Capitol 
44.26 	building. This appropriation is available until December 31, 2019.
44.27 	(g) $50,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
44.28 	for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for statewide 
44.29 	programming to promote the Veterans' Voices program to educate and engage communities 
44.30 	regarding veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and experiences with an emphasis on 
44.31 	Korean War veterans.
44.32 		Subd. 3.Minnesota Historical Society. (a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
44.33 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for grants to the named organizations 
45.1 	for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota Historical Society may use a 
45.2 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are directly related to and necessary to the 
45.3 	administration of grants in this subdivision.
45.4 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the Minnesota Historical Society and recipients of 
45.5 	appropriations under this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision 
45.6 	is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
45.7 	(c) All appropriations in this subdivision are onetime.
45.8 	(d) $150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
45.9 	for a grant to the Preston Historical Society for the Preston grain elevator restoration and 
45.10 	recreation project.
45.11 	(e) $100,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
45.12 	for a grant to the Greater Litchfield Opera House Association to repair and update the 
45.13 	electrical capabilities and interior walls in the Litchfield Opera House.
45.14 	(f) $10,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
45.15 	for a grant to the city of Grove City for the Grove City Mill restoration.