1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying previous appropriations;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2018, section 116P.08, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
1.5 	subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.10 	natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.11 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this act mean that the 
1.12 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or 
1.13 	June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.14 	year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.16				Available for the Year
	
1.17				Ending June 30
	
1.18			2019
		2020
		2021

1.19	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.20
1.21	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 	$
	2,940,000
	$
	61,387,000
	$
	-0-
	
1.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.24 	subdivisions. Appropriations for fiscal year 
1.25 	2019 are available the day following final 
2.1 	enactment and are available until June 30, 
2.2 	2022, unless otherwise stated in the 
2.3 	appropriation. Appropriations in the first year 
2.4 	are available for three years beginning July 1, 
2.5 	2019, unless otherwise stated in the 
2.6 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
2.7 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
2.8 	is available for the second year or until the 
2.9 	end of the appropriation.

2.10	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.11 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.12 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.13 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
2.14 	article XI, section 14.

2.15
2.16
2.17	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		636,000
		9,918,000
		-0-

2.18	(a) Minnesota Biological Survey
					
2.19 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
2.21 	the Minnesota biological survey to complete 
2.22 	the statewide field surveys begun in 1987 to 
2.23 	provide a foundation for conserving biological 
2.24 	diversity by systematically collecting, 
2.25 	interpreting, and delivering data on native and 
2.26 	rare species, pollinators, and native plant 
2.27 	communities throughout Minnesota. Any 
2.28 	revenues generated through the publication of 
2.29 	books or other resources created through this 
2.30 	appropriation may be reinvested as described 
2.31 	in the work plan approved by the 
2.32 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
2.33 	Resources according to Minnesota Statutes, 
2.34 	section 116P.10.

2.35
2.36	(b) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and 
Lakes
					
3.1 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
3.3 	restore native freshwater mussel assemblages, 
3.4 	and the ecosystem services they provide, in 
3.5 	the Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers 
3.6 	and to inform the public on mussels and 
3.7 	mussel conservation. This appropriation is 
3.8 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
3.9 	the project must be completed and final 
3.10 	products delivered.

3.11
3.12	(c) Quantifying Exposure of Minnesota's 
Raptors to Mercury and PFAS
					
3.13 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
3.15 	an agreement with the Hawk Ridge Bird 
3.16 	Observatory to quantify the exposure and 
3.17 	health risk of two environmental neurotoxins 
3.18 	to Minnesota raptors.

3.19
3.20	(d) Minnesota Trumpeter Swan Migration 
Ecology and Conservation
					
3.21 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.23 	Minnesota to document the movement and 
3.24 	habitat use of Minnesota trumpeter swans to 
3.25 	provide foundational information necessary 
3.26 	for trumpeter swan management and 
3.27 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
3.28 	until June 30, 2023, by which time the project 
3.29 	must be completed and final products 
3.30 	delivered.

3.31
3.32	(e) Spruce Grouse as Indicators for Boreal 
Forest Connectivity
					
3.33 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.34 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.35 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate 
4.1 	how to best harvest timber in the boreal forest 
4.2 	to enable wildlife with small home ranges, 
4.3 	such as spruce grouse, to thrive in a changing 
4.4 	landscape. This appropriation is available until 
4.5 	June 30, 2023, by which time the project must 
4.6 	be completed and final products delivered.

4.7
4.8	(f) Understanding Brainworm Transmission to 
Find Solutions for Minnesota Moose Decline
					
4.9 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.11 	Minnesota to identify key habitats and vectors 
4.12 	of brainworm transmission between deer and 
4.13 	moose that may be targeted by resource 
4.14 	management to mitigate moose exposure to 
4.15 	this deadly condition.

4.16
4.17	(g) Mapping Habitat Use and Disease of Urban 
Carnivores
					
4.18 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.20 	Minnesota to map habitat use and diseases of 
4.21 	urban foxes and coyotes, evaluate risks these 
4.22 	animals may pose to people and pets, and 
4.23 	generate information needed to reduce 
4.24 	human-wildlife conflicts.

4.25	(h) Accelerated Aggregate Resource Mapping
					
4.26 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
4.28 	map the aggregate resource potential for four 
4.29 	counties and make this information available 
4.30 	in print and electronic format to local units of 
4.31 	government for use in planning and zoning.

4.32
4.33	(i) Den Boxes for Fishers and Other Nesting 
Wildlife
					
4.34 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.1 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
5.2 	Institute in Duluth to build, install, and 
5.3 	evaluate den boxes as habitat enhancement 
5.4 	for fishers and other cavity-nesting wildlife in 
5.5 	managed forests where a lack of large trees 
5.6 	may be threatening population survival. The 
5.7 	final outcome for the project must include 
5.8 	guidelines and best practices for use of den 
5.9 	boxes for fisher habitat.

5.10
5.11	(j) Red-Headed Woodpeckers as Indicators of 
Oak Savanna Health
					
5.12 	$171,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.14 	Minnesota to evaluate red-headed woodpecker 
5.15 	survival and habitat needs and to use this data 
5.16 	to develop and disseminate a long-term oak 
5.17 	savanna management plan that supports 
5.18 	red-headed woodpeckers and other oak 
5.19 	savanna habitat-dependent species.

5.20
5.21	(k) Implementing Conservation Plans for Avian 
Species of Concern
					
5.22 	$124,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
5.24 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
5.25 	Society, Minnesota office, to establish 
5.26 	benchmark survey sites for implementing and 
5.27 	tracking outcomes of collaborative restoration 
5.28 	and enhancement activities within Important 
5.29 	Bird Areas for three bird species of 
5.30 	conservation concern.

5.31	(l) Mapping Aquatic Habitats for Moose
					
5.32 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.33 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.34 	Minnesota to determine key water habitats 
5.35 	used by moose in northern forested regions of 
6.1 	Minnesota, measure the effects of moose 
6.2 	foraging on aquatic plant and fish diversity, 
6.3 	and provide educational programming 
6.4 	materials for the public.

6.5
6.6	(m) Improving Statewide GIS Data by Restoring 
the Public Land Survey
					
6.7 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.9 	an agreement with the Minnesota Association 
6.10 	of County Surveyors to conduct a pilot project 
6.11 	with Grant County to remonument and certify 
6.12 	the public land survey corners in Lawrence 
6.13 	Township. This appropriation is available until 
6.14 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
6.15 	be completed and final products delivered.

6.16
6.17	(n) County Geologic Atlases - Part A, Mapping 
Geology
					
6.18 	$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.20 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
6.21 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
6.22 	inform management of surface water and 
6.23 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
6.24 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
6.25 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
6.26 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
6.27 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
6.28 	surface water resources.

6.29
6.30	(o) County Geologic Atlases - Part B, Mapping 
Aquifer Hydrology
					
6.31 	$2,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
6.33 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
6.34 	inform management of surface water and 
6.35 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
7.1 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
7.2 	B, which uses the geologic formations mapped 
7.3 	in Part A of the county geologic atlases to 
7.4 	characterize the potential water yields of 
7.5 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
7.6 	contamination.

7.7
7.8	(p) Unlocking Science of Minnesota's Moose 
Decline
					
7.9 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.10 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
7.11 	develop educational displays, interactive 
7.12 	exhibits, and engaging online programs that 
7.13 	summarize and share scientific findings about 
7.14 	moose decline in Minnesota. This 
7.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
7.16 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.17 	and final products delivered.

7.18	(q) Native Bee Survey
					
7.19 	$636,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust 
7.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
7.21 	to continue to assess the current status and 
7.22 	distribution of native bee pollinators in 
7.23 	Minnesota by expanding surveys into the 
7.24 	coniferous-deciduous forest region of 
7.25 	Minnesota and facilitating interagency 
7.26 	collaboration and public outreach on 
7.27 	pollinators.

7.28	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 				5,066,000
		-0-

7.29
7.30	(a) Determining Influence of Insecticides on 
Algal Blooms
					
7.31 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.33 	Minnesota to quantify the occurrence of 
7.34 	neonicotinoid insecticides in Minnesota's 
7.35 	surface waters and groundwaters and assess 
8.1 	if the insecticides are contributing to the 
8.2 	formation of algal blooms.

8.3
8.4	(b) Benign Design: Environmental Studies 
Leading to Sustainable Pharmaceuticals
					
8.5 	$415,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.7 	Minnesota to determine how to best remove 
8.8 	harmful fluorinated pharmaceuticals during 
8.9 	wastewater treatment and to develop alternate 
8.10 	versions of these compounds that are 
8.11 	medically useful but environmentally 
8.12 	harmless. This appropriation is subject to 
8.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

8.14
8.15	(c) Wastewater Nutrient Reduction through 
Industrial Source Reduction Assistance
					
8.16 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.17 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.18 	Minnesota to provide technical assistance for 
8.19 	industrial facilities to optimize their processes, 
8.20 	reduce nutrient loads to wastewater treatment 
8.21 	facilities, and improve water quality. The 
8.22 	economic savings and water quality 
8.23 	improvements achieved through this work 
8.24 	must be documented.

8.25
8.26	(d) Quantifying Microplastics in Minnesota's 
Inland Lakes
					
8.27 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.29 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
8.30 	Institute in Duluth to quantify the amount, 
8.31 	type, and source of microplastics in the water, 
8.32 	sediment, and fishes of a range of Minnesota 
8.33 	lakes.

8.34
8.35	(e) Improving Nitrogen Removal in Greater 
Minnesota Wastewater Treatment Ponds
					
9.1 	$325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.3 	Minnesota to assess cold weather nitrogen 
9.4 	cycling and different aeration methods to 
9.5 	improve the efficacy of Minnesota's 
9.6 	underperforming wastewater treatment ponds.

9.7
9.8	(f) Improving Drinking Water for Minnesotans 
through Pollution Prevention
					
9.9 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.11 	Minnesota to reduce exposure of Minnesotans 
9.12 	to a toxic, cancer-causing chemical by 
9.13 	identifying key pollutant precursor sources in 
9.14 	the upper Mississippi River watershed and 
9.15 	assessing options to reduce the formation of 
9.16 	this chemical during drinking water treatment.

9.17
9.18	(g) Protecting Minnesota Waters by Removing 
Contaminants from Wastewater
					
9.19 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.20 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.21 	Minnesota to develop methods for treatment 
9.22 	plants to remove harmful polyfluoroalkyl 
9.23 	substances and microplastics from wastewater 
9.24 	before the wastewater is released to the 
9.25 	environment. This appropriation is subject to 
9.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

9.27
9.28	(h) Reducing Municipal Wastewater Mercury 
Pollution to Lake Superior
					
9.29 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.30 	to the commissioner of the Minnesota 
9.31 	Pollution Control Agency to evaluate and 
9.32 	summarize current technologies to help 
9.33 	municipal wastewater plants in the Lake 
9.34 	Superior basin save money and reduce 
10.1 	mercury pollution to Lake Superior and other 
10.2 	Minnesota waters.

10.3
10.4	(i) Extracting Deicing Salt from Roadside Soils 
with Plants
					
10.5 	$360,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.7 	Minnesota to collaborate with the Department 
10.8 	of Transportation to evaluate potential native 
10.9 	plants that can be grown on roadsides to 
10.10 	adsorb and remove toxic salts accumulated 
10.11 	from deicing roads and assess uses for the 
10.12 	harvested material.

10.13
10.14	(j) Transformation of Plastic Waste into Valued 
Resource
					
10.15 	$225,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.17 	Minnesota to develop technologies that use 
10.18 	microbes to convert plastic waste into useful 
10.19 	chemical compounds and fuels, lowering the 
10.20 	likelihood that these materials end up in the 
10.21 	environment. This appropriation is subject to 
10.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

10.23
10.24	(k) Accelerating Perennial Crop Production to 
Prevent Nitrate Leaching
					
10.25 	$440,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.27 	an agreement with the Stearns County Soil 
10.28 	and Water Conservation District to reduce 
10.29 	nitrate leaching on sandy soils of central 
10.30 	Minnesota by developing water-efficient 
10.31 	production methods, supply chains, and 
10.32 	end-use markets for three perennial crops: 
10.33 	Kernza, prairie species, and alfalfa. Net 
10.34 	income from the sale of products or assets 
10.35 	developed or acquired through this project 
11.1 	may be reinvested as described in the work 
11.2 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
11.3 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
11.4 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.5 	116P.10.

11.6
11.7	(l) Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting 
Water Quality
					
11.8 	$741,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.9 	to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
11.10 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
11.11 	to demonstrate conservation benefits of using 
11.12 	camelina and kura clover as continuous living 
11.13 	cover with corn-soybean rotations and to 
11.14 	develop secondary markets to increase farmer 
11.15 	adoption of this practice for protecting water 
11.16 	quality in vulnerable wellhead protection 
11.17 	areas. This appropriation is subject to 
11.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

11.19
11.20	(m) Setting Realistic Nitrate Reduction Goals in 
Southeast Minnesota
					
11.21 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.23 	Minnesota to develop advanced water-flow 
11.24 	and age-dating tools to improve the ability of 
11.25 	state agencies to assess how well nitrate 
11.26 	reduction best management practices are 
11.27 	working in southeastern Minnesota.

11.28
11.29	(n) Mapping Unprofitable Cropland for Water 
and Wildlife
					
11.30 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.31 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the 
11.32 	St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
11.33 	conduct the first statewide analysis that maps 
11.34 	the extent of Minnesota's unprofitable 
11.35 	cropland and estimates both the water-quality 
12.1 	and habitat benefits of converting these lands 
12.2 	to perennial crops and vegetation. This 
12.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
12.4 	by which time the project must be completed 
12.5 	and final products delivered.

12.6
12.7	(o) Evaluating Locally Sourced Materials for 
Road Salt Reduction
					
12.8 	$162,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
12.10 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
12.11 	Institute in Duluth to evaluate the effectiveness 
12.12 	and benefits of using locally sourced wood 
12.13 	chips, corncobs, and iron-bearing minerals as 
12.14 	alternative abrasive materials to lower salt use 
12.15 	for protecting Minnesota's water resources. 
12.16 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
12.17 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
12.18 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
12.19 	the project must be completed and final 
12.20 	products delivered.

12.21	(p) Minnesota Spring Inventory Final Phase
					
12.22 	$71,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
12.23 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
12.24 	complete the Minnesota Spring Inventory that 
12.25 	identifies, catalogs, and assists resource 
12.26 	managers in monitoring, assessing, and 
12.27 	protecting important and threatened statewide 
12.28 	water springs. This appropriation is available 
12.29 	until June 30, 2021, by which time the project 
12.30 	must be completed and final products 
12.31 	delivered.

12.32
12.33	(q) Restoring Impaired Lakes through 
Citizen-Aided Carp Management
					
12.34 	$106,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.1 	an agreement with the Carver County Water 
13.2 	Management Organization to quantify water 
13.3 	quality improvements and the 
13.4 	cost-effectiveness of a new citizen-aided carp 
13.5 	management method for restoring impaired 
13.6 	lakes in Minnesota.

13.7
13.8	(r) Spring Biological Nitrate Removal to Protect 
Drinking Water
					
13.9 	$175,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.11 	an agreement with the city of Fairmont to 
13.12 	build and demonstrate the effectiveness of an 
13.13 	experimental passive biological treatment 
13.14 	system to reduce nitrates that enter the city's 
13.15 	springtime water supply source.

13.16
13.17	(s) Degrading Chlorinated Industrial 
Contaminants with Bacteria
					
13.18 	$1,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
13.19 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.20 	Minnesota to determine the best way to 
13.21 	stimulate bacteria to more quickly and 
13.22 	completely remove industrial chlorinated 
13.23 	pollutants from contaminated sites. On the day 
13.24 	following final enactment, the following 
13.25 	amounts from unobligated appropriations to 
13.26 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.27 	Minnesota are transferred and added to this 
13.28 	appropriation: $75,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 
13.29 	186, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (l), 
13.30 	and $74,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 186, 
13.31 	section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).

13.32
13.33
13.34	Subd. 5.Technical 
Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 		250,000
		886,000
		-0-

13.35
13.36	(a) Expanding Camp Sunrise Environmental 
Program
					
14.1 	$237,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.3 	an agreement with YouthCare Minnesota to 
14.4 	expand camp opportunities to more school 
14.5 	districts and implement improved hands-on 
14.6 	environmental education programs for 
14.7 	economically disadvantaged youth.

14.8	(b) Connecting Students to Boundary Waters
					
14.9 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.11 	an agreement with Friends of the Boundary 
14.12 	Waters Wilderness to connect approximately 
14.13 	6,500 students to the boundary waters through 
14.14 	classroom education and wilderness canoe 
14.15 	experiences for diverse and underserved 
14.16 	populations across Minnesota. This 
14.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
14.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
14.19 	and final products delivered.

14.20
14.21	(c) Mississippi National River and Recreation 
Area Forest Restoration
					
14.22 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.24 	an agreement with the Mississippi Park 
14.25 	Connection to work with Conservation Corps 
14.26 	Minnesota, local communities, and volunteers 
14.27 	to address the loss of ash trees to emerald ash 
14.28 	borer by planting approximately 15,000 native 
14.29 	trees and plants in affected areas in the 
14.30 	Mississippi National River and Recreation 
14.31 	Area.

14.32
14.33	(d) Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
					
14.34 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust 
14.35 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
15.1 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
15.2 	Minnesota and Iowa to encourage a diversity 
15.3 	of students to pursue careers in environment 
15.4 	and natural resources through internships and 
15.5 	mentorships with the Department of Natural 
15.6 	Resources, the Board of Water and Soil 
15.7 	Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. 
15.8 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
15.9 	2024, by which time the project must be 
15.10 	completed and final products delivered.

15.11
15.12	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 				3,100,000
		-0-

15.13
15.14	(a) Building Knowledge and Capacity to Solve 
AIS Problems
					
15.15 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.17 	Minnesota to support the Minnesota Aquatic 
15.18 	Invasive Species Research Center in 
15.19 	developing solutions to Minnesota's aquatic 
15.20 	invasive species problems through research, 
15.21 	control, prevention, outreach, and early 
15.22 	detection of existing and emerging aquatic 
15.23 	invasive species threats. This appropriation is 
15.24 	available until June 30, 2023, by which time 
15.25 	the project must be completed and final 
15.26 	products delivered.

15.27	(b) Oak Wilt Suppression at its Northern Edge
					
15.28 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.30 	an agreement with Morrison Soil and Water 
15.31 	Conservation District to eradicate the 
15.32 	northern-most occurrences of oak wilt in the 
15.33 	state through mechanical means on select 
15.34 	private properties to prevent oak wilt's spread 
15.35 	to healthy state forest habitats.

16.1	Subd. 7.Air Quality and Renewable Energy
 		1,485,000
		-0-

16.2
16.3	(a) Development of Clean Energy Storage 
Systems for Farms
					
16.4 	$650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.5 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
16.6 	Minnesota for the West Central Research and 
16.7 	Outreach Center at Morris to develop and test 
16.8 	novel clean energy storage systems for farms 
16.9 	using wind-generated ammonia to displace 
16.10 	fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas 
16.11 	emissions. This appropriation is subject to 
16.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

16.13
16.14	(b) White Earth Nation Community Solar for 
Economic Resilience
					
16.15 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.17 	an agreement with Rural Renewable Energy 
16.18 	Alliance to install a 200-kW White Earth 
16.19 	community-owned solar garden to reduce 
16.20 	greenhouse gas emissions, increase economic 
16.21 	development through environmental education 
16.22 	and solar workforce training, and improve 
16.23 	energy resilience.

16.24
16.25	(c) Sustainable Solar Energy from Agricultural 
Plant By-Products
					
16.26 	$185,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
16.28 	Minnesota, Morris, to use regional plant-based 
16.29 	agricultural by-products to fabricate solar cells 
16.30 	for creating renewable and affordable energy.

16.31
16.32	(d) Morris Energy and Environment Community 
Resilience Plan
					
16.33 	$150,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.35 	an agreement with the city of Morris to 
17.1 	develop and begin implementing community 
17.2 	resilience plans for energy and the 
17.3 	environment and to create a model guide for 
17.4 	other Minnesota communities to create and 
17.5 	implement their own plans.

17.6
17.7	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		5,233,000
		-0-

17.8
17.9	(a) Saving Endangered Pollinators through 
Data-Driven Prairie Restoration
					
17.10 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund. 
17.11 	Of this amount, $630,000 is to the Minnesota 
17.12 	Zoological Garden and $170,000 is to the 
17.13 	commissioner of natural resources to 
17.14 	reestablish populations of Minnesota's 
17.15 	imperiled butterflies through reintroductions 
17.16 	and prairie restorations and by developing 
17.17 	foundational habitat recommendations for 
17.18 	preventing future extinctions. This 
17.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
17.20 	by which time the project must be completed 
17.21 	and final products delivered.

17.22
17.23	(b) Promoting and Restoring Oak Savanna 
Using Silvopasture
					
17.24 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.26 	Minnesota to demonstrate, evaluate, and 
17.27 	increase adoption of the combined use of 
17.28 	intensive tree, forage, and livestock 
17.29 	management as a method to restore threatened 
17.30 	oak savanna habitats.

17.31
17.32	(c) Sauk River Dam Removal and Rock Rapids 
Replacement
					
17.33 	$2,768,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.35 	an agreement with the city of Melrose to 
18.1 	remove an existing fixed-elevation dam, 
18.2 	construct a rock arch rapids, and conduct 
18.3 	in-stream and shoreline habitat restoration to 
18.4 	improve water quality and native fish passage 
18.5 	in the Sauk River. This project requires a 
18.6 	match of at least $1,400,000 that must be 
18.7 	secured before trust fund money is spent. At 
18.8 	least $700,000 of this match must come from 
18.9 	the city of Melrose. City of Melrose expenses 
18.10 	for the Sauk River dam removal and rock 
18.11 	rapids replacement incurred before July 1, 
18.12 	2019, may be counted toward the match.

18.13
18.14	(d) Conserving and Monitoring Minnesota's 
Rare Arctic Plants
					
18.15 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
18.17 	Minnesota to provide monitoring and invasive 
18.18 	species removal to conserve rare and 
18.19 	endangered arctic plants on Minnesota's North 
18.20 	Shore. This appropriation is available until 
18.21 	June 30, 2023, by which time the project must 
18.22 	be completed and final products delivered.

18.23	(e) Nongame Wildlife Program Acceleration
					
18.24 	$780,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
18.26 	accelerate the nongame wildlife program, 
18.27 	including rare wildlife data collection, habitat 
18.28 	management, collaborative land protection, 
18.29 	conservation education, and a new emphasis 
18.30 	on promoting nature tourism to benefit 
18.31 	wildlife, visitors, and rural communities.

18.32
18.33	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		1,724,000
		33,661,000
		-0-

18.34	(a) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
					
19.1 	$3,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.3 	the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program 
19.4 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat on 
19.5 	SNAs, increase public involvement and 
19.6 	outreach, and strategically acquire high-quality 
19.7 	lands that meet criteria for SNAs under 
19.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, from 
19.9 	willing sellers. A list of proposed acquisitions 
19.10 	and restorations is required in the work plan.

19.11
19.12	(b) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
19.13 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
19.15 	solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
19.16 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
19.17 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
19.18 	Statutes, section 85.019. The appropriation is 
19.19 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
19.20 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
19.21 	recreation facilities and not for athletic 
19.22 	facilities such as sport fields, courts, and 
19.23 	playgrounds.

19.24
19.25	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
In-Holdings
					
19.26 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $3,907,000 
19.27 	the first year are from the trust fund to the 
19.28 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
19.29 	high-priority in-holdings from willing sellers 
19.30 	within the legislatively authorized boundaries 
19.31 	of state parks and trails to protect Minnesota's 
19.32 	natural heritage, enhance outdoor recreational 
19.33 	opportunities, and improve the efficiency of 
19.34 	public land management. Priorities include 
19.35 	but are not limited to Minneopa, St. Croix, 
19.36 	Frontenac, and Crow Wing State Parks. A list 
20.1 	of proposed acquisitions is required in the 
20.2 	work plan.

20.3	(d) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
20.4 	$124,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $8,247,000 
20.5 	the first year are from the trust fund to the 
20.6 	commissioner of natural resources to expand 
20.7 	high-priority recreational opportunities on 
20.8 	Minnesota's state trails by developing new 
20.9 	trail segments and rehabilitating, improving, 
20.10 	and enhancing existing state trails. 
20.11 	High-priority trail bridges to rehabilitate or 
20.12 	replace include, but are not limited to, those 
20.13 	on the Arrowhead, Central Lakes, 
20.14 	Harmony-Preston Valley, Matthew Lourey, 
20.15 	and North Shore State Trails. High-priority 
20.16 	trail segments to develop and enhance include, 
20.17 	but are not limited to, the Paul Bunyan, 
20.18 	Gateway, Heartland, Gitchi Gami, and 
20.19 	Minnesota Valley State Trails. A proposed list 
20.20 	of trail projects on legislatively authorized 
20.21 	state trails is required in the work plan. This 
20.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
20.23 	by which time the project must be completed 
20.24 	and final products delivered.

20.25	(e) National Loon Center
					
20.26 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
20.28 	an agreement with the National Loon Center 
20.29 	Foundation, in partnership with a fiscal agent 
20.30 	to be approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
20.31 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, to 
20.32 	construct an approximately 15,000-square-foot 
20.33 	National Loon Center in Cross Lake dedicated 
20.34 	to loon survival, loon habitat protection and 
20.35 	research, and recreation. Of this amount, up 
21.1 	to $1,449,000 is for planning, design, and 
21.2 	construction of approximately six outdoor 
21.3 	demonstration learning kiosks, interpretive 
21.4 	trails, boardwalks, and native habitat 
21.5 	restoration  along approximately 3,100 feet of 
21.6 	shoreline. Any remaining funds are for 
21.7 	planning, engineering, and constructing the 
21.8 	building and indoor exhibits. The building 
21.9 	must be environmentally and energy efficient. 
21.10 	An effort must be made to build the center so 
21.11 	that it is eligible to receive the Leadership in 
21.12 	Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 
21.13 	certification or the Green Building Initiative 
21.14 	Green Globes certification for environmental 
21.15 	design. A land lease commitment of at least 
21.16 	25 years and fiscal sponsorship must be 
21.17 	secured before any trust fund money is spent. 
21.18 	This project requires a match of at least 
21.19 	$6,000,000. At least $2,000,000 of this match 
21.20 	must come from nonstate sources. If naming 
21.21 	rights will be conveyed, the National Loon 
21.22 	Center Foundation must include a plan for this 
21.23 	in the work plan. All matching funds must be 
21.24 	legally committed before any trust fund money 
21.25 	may be spent on planning activities for or 
21.26 	construction of the building and indoor 
21.27 	exhibits. Net income generated from 
21.28 	admissions, naming rights, and memberships 
21.29 	to the National Loon Center as a result of trust 
21.30 	fund contributions may be reinvested in the 
21.31 	center's long-term loon conservation efforts 
21.32 	as described in the work plan approved by the 
21.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
21.34 	Resources according to Minnesota Statutes, 
21.35 	section 116P.10.

21.36	(f) Accessible Fishing Piers
					
22.1 	$320,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
22.3 	provide accessible fishing piers in locations 
22.4 	that have a high potential to serve new angling 
22.5 	communities, underserved populations, and 
22.6 	anglers with physical disabilities. This 
22.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
22.8 	by which time the project must be completed 
22.9 	and final products delivered.

22.10	(g) Mesabi Trail Extensions
					
22.11 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.13 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
22.14 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
22.15 	environmental assessment, permitting, 
22.16 	right-of-way easements or other acquisition 
22.17 	as needed, and engineering for and 
22.18 	construction of four trail segments beginning 
22.19 	and ending at the following approximate 
22.20 	locations: Darwin Meyers Wildlife 
22.21 	Management Area to County Road 21, 
22.22 	Embarrass to Kugler, County Road 128 to the 
22.23 	Eagles Nest Town Hall, and Wolf Creek to 
22.24 	the Highway 169 underpass.

22.25	(h) Britton Peak to Lutsen Mountain Bike Trail
					
22.26 	$50,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $300,000 the 
22.27 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
22.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
22.29 	agreement with the Superior Cycling 
22.30 	Association to create a sustainably designed 
22.31 	single-track mountain bike trail connecting 
22.32 	trail clusters and trailheads between Britton 
22.33 	Peak in Tofte and Lutsen Mountains as part 
22.34 	of northeast Minnesota's effort to become a 
22.35 	national recreation destination. This 
23.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
23.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
23.3 	and final products delivered.

23.4
23.5	(i) Preserving Avon Hills with Reverse-Bidding 
Easements
					
23.6 	$1,600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
23.8 	an agreement with Saint John's University in 
23.9 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to 
23.10 	restore and enhance protected lands, provide 
23.11 	public outreach, and prepare management 
23.12 	plans for and use a reverse-bid ranking system 
23.13 	to secure permanent conservation easements 
23.14 	on high-quality natural habitat in the Avon 
23.15 	Hills area of Stearns County. Of this amount, 
23.16 	up to $168,000 is for use by Minnesota Land 
23.17 	Trust in a monitoring fund as approved in the 
23.18 	work plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
23.19 	section 116P.20. An annual financial report is 
23.20 	required for any monitoring, management, and 
23.21 	enforcement fund, including expenditures from 
23.22 	the fund. A proposed list of acquisitions and 
23.23 	restorations must be provided in the work plan. 
23.24 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.25 	2024, by which time the project must be 
23.26 	completed and final products delivered.

23.27	(j) Birch Lake Recreation Area Campground
					
23.28 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $350,000 the 
23.29 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
23.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
23.31 	agreement with the city of Babbitt to expand 
23.32 	Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding a new 
23.33 	campground for recreational vehicles and tent 
23.34 	campers. This project requires a match of at 
23.35 	least $2,800,000 that must be secured before 
24.1 	trust fund money is spent. At least $800,000 
24.2 	of this match must come from the city of 
24.3 	Babbitt. Net income generated from 
24.4 	admissions to the campground created as a 
24.5 	result of trust fund contributions may be 
24.6 	reinvested into the campground's long-term 
24.7 	operations as described in the work plan 
24.8 	approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
24.9 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
24.10 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.11 	116P.10.

24.12	(k) Bailey Lake Trail and Fishing Pier
					
24.13 	$550,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.15 	an agreement with the city of Virginia to 
24.16 	reconstruct the existing Bailey Lake Trail and 
24.17 	construct a new fishing pier on Bailey Lake 
24.18 	that is accessible from the trail.

24.19	(l) Vergas Long Lake Trail
					
24.20 	$290,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.22 	an agreement with the city of Vergas to 
24.23 	construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge, trail, 
24.24 	and floating boardwalk along Long Lake 
24.25 	including shoreline restoration and 
24.26 	stabilization with native plants. This 
24.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
24.28 	by which time the project must be completed 
24.29 	and final products delivered.

24.30
24.31	(m) Glacial Edge Trail and Downtown 
Pedestrian Bridge
					
24.32 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.34 	an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls to 
24.35 	acquire easements for and construct a trail 
25.1 	along the Otter Tail River in downtown Fergus 
25.2 	Falls and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge 
25.3 	crossing the river. This appropriation is 
25.4 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
25.5 	the project must be completed and final 
25.6 	products delivered.

25.7	(n) Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls Trail
					
25.8 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.10 	an agreement with St. Louis County in 
25.11 	cooperation with Voyageur Country ATV 
25.12 	Club to designate and improve a wooded trail 
25.13 	from Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls to 
25.14 	accommodate all-terrain vehicle and 
25.15 	snowmobile users. This appropriation is 
25.16 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
25.17 	the project must be completed and final 
25.18 	products delivered.

25.19
25.20	(o) Restoring Five Sections of Superior Hiking 
Trail
					
25.21 	$191,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
25.23 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
25.24 	Association to restore and repair the most 
25.25 	damaged parts of five sections of the Superior 
25.26 	Hiking Trail and restore an abandoned route 
25.27 	to a natural footpath for hikers.

25.28
25.29	(p) Native Prairie Bank Conservation Easements 
and Landowner Assistance
					
25.30 	$3,406,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
25.32 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
25.33 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.34 	84.96; restore and enhance native prairie sites; 
25.35 	and provide technical assistance to 
26.1 	landowners. Of this amount, up to $185,000 
26.2 	may be deposited in a conservation easement 
26.3 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
26.4 	conservation easement stewardship account 
26.5 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
26.6 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
26.7 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
26.8 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
26.9 	required work plan.

26.10
26.11	(q) Rainy Lake Recreational Access and Boat 
Wash Station
					
26.12 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust 
26.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
26.14 	for an agreement with the city of Ranier to 
26.15 	enhance and increase public access to Rainy 
26.16 	Lake by constructing an Americans with 
26.17 	Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant recreational 
26.18 	parking lot, an ADA-compliant public 
26.19 	restroom, and an aquatic invasive species boat 
26.20 	wash station.

26.21
26.22
26.23	Subd. 10.Administration and 
Contract Agreement 
Reimbursement
 		330,000
		1,538,000
		-0-

26.24	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
26.25 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
26.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
26.27 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
26.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
26.29 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
26.30 	administering contracts for the agreements 
26.31 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
26.32 	must provide documentation to the 
26.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
26.34 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds. 
26.35 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
27.1 	2021, by which time the project must be 
27.2 	completed and final products delivered.

27.3
27.4	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
27.5 	$1,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
27.6 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
27.7 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
27.8 	fiscal years 2020 and 2021 as provided in 
27.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
27.10 	subdivision 5.

27.11
27.12	(c) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) 
Administration
					
27.13 	$3,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
27.14 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
27.15 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
27.16 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

27.17	(d) Grants Management System
					
27.18 	$330,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the trust 
27.19 	fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
27.20 	on Minnesota Resources to develop, enhance, 
27.21 	and maintain a management system for project 
27.22 	records.

27.23
27.24	Subd. 11.Wastewater Treatment 
Recommendations
 		500,000
		-0-

27.25	(a) Water Infrastructure Loans
					
27.26 	Up to $6,500,000 of the money in the trust 
27.27 	fund is available to the State Board of 
27.28 	Investment to invest in loans through the 
27.29 	Public Facilities Authority's clean water 
27.30 	revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.31 	section 446A.07. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
27.32 	Statutes, section 446A.07, repayments of 
27.33 	principal and interest and any investment 
27.34 	income must be credited to the trust fund and 
28.1 	are available for reinvestment in the clean 
28.2 	water revolving fund.

28.3
28.4	(b) Optimizing Local Mechanical and Pond 
Wastewater-Treatment Plants
					
28.5 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
28.6 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
28.7 	Agency for the pilot program created under 
28.8 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
28.9 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a). This 
28.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
28.11 	by which time projects must be completed and 
28.12 	final products delivered.

28.13	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
28.14 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
28.15 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
28.16 	related to and necessary for a specific 
28.17 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
28.18 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
28.19 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
28.20 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
28.21 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
28.22 	charges that are not directly related to and 
28.23 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
28.24 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
28.25 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
28.26 	human resources, information services, rent, 
28.27 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
28.28 	be clearly justified and individually 
28.29 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
28.30 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
28.31 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
28.32 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
28.33 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
28.34 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
28.35 	available until June 30, 2022, when projects 
29.1 	must be completed and final products 
29.2 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
29.3 	appropriations in this section are available for 
29.4 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
29.5 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
29.6 	into before the expiration date of the 
29.7 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
29.8 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
29.9 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

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

29.31	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
29.32 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
29.33 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
29.34 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
29.35 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
30.1 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
30.2 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
30.3 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
30.4 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
30.5 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
30.6 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
30.7 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
30.8 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
30.9 	budget expenditures must be made through 
30.10 	the amendment process established by the 
30.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
30.12 	Resources.
30.13 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
30.14 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
30.15 	appropriated in this section must use native 
30.16 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
30.17 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.18 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
30.19 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
30.20 	species selected to provide habitat for 
30.21 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
30.22 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.23 	84.973.
30.24 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
30.25 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
30.26 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
30.27 	management plan that, to the degree 
30.28 	practicable, is consistent with the 
30.29 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
30.30 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
30.31 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
30.32 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
30.33 	the best chance for long-term success and 
30.34 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
30.35 	must include the proposed timetable for 
31.1 	implementing the restoration, including site 
31.2 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
31.3 	species, maintenance, and additional 
31.4 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
31.5 	identify long-term maintenance and 
31.6 	management needs of the restoration and how 
31.7 	the maintenance, management, and 
31.8 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
31.9 	advantage of the best-available science and 
31.10 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
31.11 	best restoration.
31.12 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
31.13 	section for restoration activities must provide 
31.14 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
31.15 	completion of the appropriation and an 
31.16 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
31.17 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
31.18 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
31.19 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
31.20 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
31.21 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
31.22 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
31.23 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
31.24 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
31.25 	identify any problems with implementing the 
31.26 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
31.27 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
31.28 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
31.29 	future restorations.
31.30 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
31.31 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
31.32 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
31.33 	conservation easement or public ownership.
31.34 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
31.35 	under this section must give consideration to 
32.1 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
32.2 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
32.3 	enhancement services.
32.4 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
32.5 	money appropriated under this section must:
32.6 	(1) be permanent;
32.7 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
32.8 	easement;
32.9 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
32.10 	agreement that are permanent;
32.11 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
32.12 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
32.13 	electronic format at least ten business days 
32.14 	before closing;
32.15 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
32.16 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
32.17 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
32.18 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
32.19 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
32.20 	of groundwater and surface water through 
32.21 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
32.22 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
32.23 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
32.24 	artificial hydrological modifications.
32.25 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
32.26 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
32.27 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
32.28 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
32.29 	of land using this money to complete the 
32.30 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
32.31 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
32.32 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
32.33 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
33.1 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
33.2 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.3 	Resources.
33.4 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
33.5 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
33.6 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
33.7 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
33.8 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
33.9 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
33.10 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
33.11 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
33.12 	management plan in compliance with 
33.13 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
33.14 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
33.15 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
33.16 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
33.17 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
33.18 	public funds, a recipient of money 
33.19 	appropriated under this section must, within 
33.20 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
33.21 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.22 	Resources documentation of the selection 
33.23 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
33.24 	provide documentation of all related 
33.25 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
33.26 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
33.27 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
33.28 	donations. This information must be provided 
33.29 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
33.30 	recipient must also report to the 
33.31 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
33.32 	Resources any difference between the 
33.33 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
33.34 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
34.1 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
34.2 	was conducted.
34.3 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
34.4 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
34.5 	financial support from the environment and 
34.6 	natural resources trust fund in project 
34.7 	publications, signage, and other public 
34.8 	communications and outreach related to work 
34.9 	completed using the appropriation. 
34.10 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
34.11 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
34.12 	of language attributing support from the trust 
34.13 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
34.14 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
34.15 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
34.16 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
34.17 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
34.18 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
34.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
34.20 	10, and chapter 116P.

34.21
34.22	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
34.23 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
34.24 	referred to in this section must be administered 
34.25 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
34.26 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
34.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
34.28 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2019, 
34.29 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
34.30 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
34.31 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
34.32 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
34.33 	upon receiving documentation that the 
34.34 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
34.35 	work plan have been achieved, including 
35.1 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
35.2 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
35.3 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
35.4 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
35.5 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
35.6 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
35.7 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
35.8 	project work plan.
35.9 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
35.10 	approved work plan are allowed.

35.11
35.12	Subd. 16.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
35.13 	A political subdivision, public or private 
35.14 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
35.15 	appropriation under this section must use the 
35.16 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
35.17 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
35.18 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
35.19 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.20 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
35.21 	paper stock and printing.

35.22
35.23	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
35.24 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
35.25 	under this section for a capital improvement 
35.26 	project must ensure that the project complies 
35.27 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
35.28 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
35.29 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
35.30 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
35.31 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
35.32 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
35.33 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
35.34 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
35.35 	obtain information and technical assistance 
36.1 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
36.2 	development relating to planning and 
36.3 	constructing the capital improvement project.

36.4	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
36.5 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
36.6 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
36.7 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
36.8 	guidelines.

36.9	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
36.10 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
36.11 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
36.12 	2020:
36.13 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, 
36.14 	subdivision 10, paragraph (c), 
36.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
36.16 	Resources (LCCMR);
36.17 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.18 	subdivision 3, paragraph (g), Minnesota 
36.19 	Native Bee Atlas;
36.20 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.21 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Southeast 
36.22 	Minnesota Subsurface Drainage Impacts on 
36.23 	Groundwater Recharge;
36.24 	(4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
36.25 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
36.26 	(5) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.27 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), Data-Driven 
36.28 	Pollinator Conservation Strategies;
36.29 	(6) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.30 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), Prairie Butterfly 
36.31 	Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase 
36.32 	II;
37.1 	(7) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,  
37.2 	subdivision 4, paragraph (h), Protection of  
37.3 	State's Confined Drinking Water Aquifers -  
37.4 	Phase II;
37.5 	(8) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.6 	subdivision 4, paragraph (r), Morrison County 
37.7 	Performance Drainage and Hydrology 
37.8 	Management;
37.9 	(9) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.10 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Advancing 
37.11 	Microbial Invasive Species Monitoring from 
37.12 	Ballast Discharge;
37.13 	(10) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.14 	subdivision 6, paragraph (e), Elimination of 
37.15 	Target Invasive Plant Species - Phase II;
37.16 	(11) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.17 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Bee Pollinator 
37.18 	Habitat Enhancement - Phase II;
37.19 	(12) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.20 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Measuring Pollen 
37.21 	and Seed Dispersal for Prairie Fragment 
37.22 	Connectivity;
37.23 	(13) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.24 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Forest 
37.25 	Management for Mississippi River Drinking 
37.26 	Water Protection;
37.27 	(14) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
37.28 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point 
37.29 	Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
37.30 	Acquisition; and
37.31 	(15) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
37.32 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), Assessment of 
38.1 	Household Chemicals and Herbicides in 
38.2 	Rivers and Lakes.
38.3 	(b) The availability of the appropriation under 
38.4 	Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 
38.5 	7, paragraph (b), Assessment of Urban Air 
38.6 	Quality, is extended to June 30, 2021.

38.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116P.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.8 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. Money from the trust fund may not be spent for:
38.9 	(1) purposes of environmental compensation and liability under chapter 115B and 
38.10 	response actions under chapter 115C;
38.11 	(2) purposes of municipal water pollution control in municipalities with a population of 
38.12 	5,000 or more under the authority of chapters 115 and 116;
38.13 	(3) costs associated with the decommissioning of nuclear power plants;
38.14 	(4) hazardous waste disposal facilities;
38.15 	(5) solid waste disposal facilities; or
38.16 	(6) projects or purposes inconsistent with the strategic plan.

38.17 	Sec. 4. Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 
38.18 	214, article 4, section 5, is amended to read:

38.19
38.20	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition for Habitat and 
Recreation
 		14,190,000
		-0-
	
38.21 	(a) State Parks and Trails Land 
38.22 	Acquisitions
38.23 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
38.25 	acquire at least 335 acres for authorized state 
38.26 	trails and critical parcels within the statutory 
38.27 	boundaries of state parks. State park land 
38.28 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
38.29 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
38.30 	minimum management standards, as 
38.31 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
39.1 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions must 
39.2 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
39.3 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
39.4 	2018, by which time the project must be 
39.5 	completed and final products delivered.
39.6 	(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
39.7 	Land Acquisition - Phase IV
39.8 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.9 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
39.10 	acquire at least 133approximately 90 acres of 
39.11 	lands within the approved park unit boundaries 
39.12 	of the metropolitan regional park system. This 
39.13 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
39.14 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
39.15 	proposed fee title and easement acquisitions 
39.16 	must be provided as part of the required work 
39.17 	plan. This appropriation must be matched by 
39.18 	at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must 
39.19 	be committed by December 31, 2015, or the 
39.20 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation is 
39.21 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
39.22 	the project must be completed and final 
39.23 	products delivered.
39.24 	(c) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
39.25 	Enhancement, and Public Engagement
39.26 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
39.28 	acquire at least 350 acres of lands with 
39.29 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
39.30 	features to be established as scientific and 
39.31 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
39.32 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
39.33 	and improve at least 550 acres of scientific 
39.34 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
39.35 	assistance and outreach. A list of proposed 
40.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
40.2 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
40.3 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
40.4 	to meet at least minimum management 
40.5 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
40.6 	of natural resources. This appropriation is 
40.7 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
40.8 	the project must be completed and final 
40.9 	products delivered.
40.10 	(d) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie 
40.11 	Bank Easement Acquisition
40.12 	$3,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
40.14 	acquire native prairie bank easements on at 
40.15 	least 675 acres, prepare baseline property 
40.16 	assessments, restore and enhance at least 1,000 
40.17 	acres of native prairie sites, and provide 
40.18 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
40.19 	amount, up to $195,000 must be deposited in 
40.20 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
40.21 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
40.22 	stewardship account must be made upon 
40.23 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
40.24 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
40.25 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
40.26 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
40.27 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
40.28 	2018, by which time the project must be 
40.29 	completed and final products delivered.
40.30 	(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
40.31 	VIII Coordination, Mapping, and 
40.32 	Conservation Easements
40.33 	$515,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.35 	an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust 
41.1 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
41.2 	Corridors partnership to provide coordination 
41.3 	and mapping for the partnership and to acquire 
41.4 	permanent conservation easements on at least 
41.5 	120 acres of strategic ecological landscapes 
41.6 	to protect priority natural areas in the 
41.7 	metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota 
41.8 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and 
41.9 	portions of the surrounding counties. A list of 
41.10 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
41.11 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
41.12 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
41.13 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
41.14 	minimum management standards, as 
41.15 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
41.16 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
41.17 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
41.18 	the work plan. Up to $40,000 may be used for 
41.19 	coordination and mapping for the Metro 
41.20 	Conservation Corridors. All conservation 
41.21 	easements must be perpetual and have a 
41.22 	natural resource management plan. A list of 
41.23 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
41.24 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
41.25 	This appropriation is available June 30, 2018, 
41.26 	by which time the project must be completed 
41.27 	and final products delivered.
41.28 	(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
41.29 	VIII Strategic Lands Protection
41.30 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
41.32 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
41.33 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
41.34 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
41.35 	35 acres of high-quality priority state and local 
42.1 	natural areas in the metropolitan area, as 
42.2 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.3 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
42.4 	surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
42.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
42.6 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
42.7 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
42.8 	to meet at least minimum management 
42.9 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
42.10 	of natural resources. Expenditures are limited 
42.11 	to the identified project corridor areas as 
42.12 	defined in the work plan. This appropriation 
42.13 	may not be used to purchase habitable 
42.14 	residential structures, unless expressly 
42.15 	approved in the work plan. A list of fee title 
42.16 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
42.17 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
42.18 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
42.19 	the project must be completed and final 
42.20 	products delivered.
42.21 	(g) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
42.22 	VIII Priority Expansion of Minnesota 
42.23 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge
42.24 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
42.26 	an agreement with the Minnesota Valley 
42.27 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for Phase 
42.28 	VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors 
42.29 	partnership to acquire in fee at least 100 acres 
42.30 	of priority habitat for the Minnesota Valley 
42.31 	National Wildlife Refuge in the metropolitan 
42.32 	area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.33 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions 
42.34 	of the surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
42.35 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
43.1 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
43.2 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
43.3 	to meet at least minimum management 
43.4 	standards. Expenditures are limited to the 
43.5 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
43.6 	the work plan. This appropriation may not be 
43.7 	used to purchase habitable residential 
43.8 	structures, unless expressly approved in the 
43.9 	work plan. This appropriation is available until 
43.10 	June 30, 2018, by which time the project must 
43.11 	be completed and final products delivered.
43.12 	(h) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
43.13 	VIII Wildlife Management Area 
43.14 	Acquisition
43.15 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
43.17 	Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
43.18 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
43.19 	82 acres along the lower reaches of the 
43.20 	Vermillion River in Dakota County within the 
43.21 	Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. Land 
43.22 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
43.23 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
43.24 	minimum management standards. This 
43.25 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
43.26 	habitable residential structures, unless 
43.27 	expressly approved in the work plan. This 
43.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
43.29 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.30 	and final products delivered.
43.31 	(i) Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to 
43.32 	Ely - Phase II
43.33 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
43.35 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
44.1 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the 
44.2 	right-of-way acquisition, design, and 
44.3 	construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail, 
44.4 	totaling approximately seven miles between 
44.5 	Soudan and Ely. This appropriation is 
44.6 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
44.7 	the project must be completed and final 
44.8 	products delivered.
44.9 	(j) Multi-benefit Watershed Scale 
44.10 	Conservation on North Central Lakes
44.11 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.12 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
44.13 	secure permanent conservation easements on 
44.14 	at least 480 acres of high-quality habitat in 
44.15 	Crow Wing and Cass Counties. Of this 
44.16 	amount, up to $65,000 must be deposited in a 
44.17 	conservation easement stewardship account; 
44.18 	and $54,000 is for an agreement with the 
44.19 	Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation in 
44.20 	cooperation with Crow Wing County Soil and 
44.21 	Water Conservation District and Cass County 
44.22 	Soil and Water Conservation District. Deposits 
44.23 	into the conservation easement stewardship 
44.24 	account must be made upon closing on 
44.25 	conservation easements or at a time otherwise 
44.26 	approved in the work plan. A list of proposed 
44.27 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
44.28 	part of the required work plan. This 
44.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
44.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
44.31 	and final products delivered.
44.32 	(k) Conservation Easement Assessment and 
44.33 	Valuation System Development
44.34 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
45.1 	Minnesota to assess the effectiveness of 
45.2 	existing conservation easements acquired 
45.3 	through state expenditures at achieving their 
45.4 	intended outcomes of public value and 
45.5 	ecological benefits and to develop a 
45.6 	standardized, objective conservation easement 
45.7 	valuation system for guiding future state 
45.8 	investments in conservation easements to 
45.9 	ensure the proposed environmental benefits 
45.10 	are being achieved in a cost-effective manner. 
45.11 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
45.12 	2018, by which time the project must be 
45.13 	completed and final products delivered.

45.14 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

45.15
45.16	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

45.17
45.18	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
45.19 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.20 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
45.21 	acquire approximately 19770 acres of land 
45.22 	within the approved park boundaries of the 
45.23 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
45.24 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
45.25 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
45.26 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
45.27 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
45.28 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
45.29 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
45.30 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
45.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
45.32 	by which time the project must be completed 
45.33 	and final products delivered.

45.34
45.35	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
46.1 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.3 	acquire at least 250 acres of land with 
46.4 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
46.5 	features to be established as scientific and 
46.6 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
46.7 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
46.8 	and improve at least 1,000 acres of scientific 
46.9 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
46.10 	assistance and outreach, including site steward 
46.11 	events. At least one-third of the appropriation 
46.12 	must be spent on restoration activities. A list 
46.13 	of proposed acquisitions and restorations must 
46.14 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
46.15 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
46.16 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
46.17 	minimum management standards, as 
46.18 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
46.19 	resources. When feasible, consideration must 
46.20 	be given to accommodate trails on lands 
46.21 	acquired. This appropriation is available until 
46.22 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
46.23 	be completed and final products delivered.

46.24
46.25	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
46.26 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.28 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
46.29 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
46.30 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
46.31 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
46.32 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
46.33 	to meet at least minimum management 
46.34 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
46.35 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
46.36 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
47.1 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
47.2 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
47.3 	the project must be completed and final 
47.4 	products delivered.

47.5
47.6	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
47.7 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
47.8 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
47.9 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
47.10 	trail acquisition, development, and 
47.11 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
47.12 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
47.13 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
47.14 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
47.15 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
47.16 	the project must be completed and final 
47.17 	products delivered.

47.18
47.19	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
47.20 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
47.22 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
47.23 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
47.24 	84.96, on approximately 335 250 acres, 
47.25 	prepare baseline property assessments, restore 
47.26 	and enhance at least 570 acres of native prairie 
47.27 	sites, and provide technical assistance to 
47.28 	landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000 
47.29 	may be deposited in a conservation easement 
47.30 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
47.31 	conservation easement stewardship account 
47.32 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
47.33 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
47.34 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
47.35 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
47.36 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
48.1 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
48.2 	the project must be completed and final 
48.3 	products delivered.

48.4	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
48.5 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.7 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
48.8 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
48.9 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
48.10 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
48.11 	historic meeting place between Henry 
48.12 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
48.13 	land must be open to public use including 
48.14 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
48.15 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
48.16 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
48.17 	Affairs.

48.18	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
48.19 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.21 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
48.22 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
48.23 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
48.24 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
48.25 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
48.26 	must be completed and final products 
48.27 	delivered.

48.28
48.29	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
48.30 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.32 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
48.33 	construct a trailhead and boat landing and 
48.34 	restore vegetative habitat on city-owned 
48.35 	property. Plant and seed materials must follow 
49.1 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
49.2 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
49.3 	guidelines. This appropriation is available until 
49.4 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
49.5 	be completed and final products delivered.

49.6
49.7	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
49.8 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
49.10 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
49.11 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
49.12 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
49.13 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
49.14 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
49.15 	generated by the campground may be used to 
49.16 	support the facility.

49.17 	Sec. 6. TRANSFER.
 49.18 	On June 30, 2019, any unencumbered money from Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
49.19 	subdivision 10, paragraph (b), is transferred to the grants management system under Laws 
49.20 	2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 10, paragraph (b).

49.21 	Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 49.22 	Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final enactment.