1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; appropriating 
1.3 	money for Medal of Honor memorial; extending and modifying previous 
1.4 	appropriations from legacy funds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.5 	97A.056, subdivision 5; Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
1.6 	3; article 4, section 2, subdivision 2; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, 
1.7 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; article 4, section 2, subdivisions 2, 8; Laws 
1.8 	2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.12	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.13 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.14 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.15 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in 
1.16 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
1.17 	year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
1.18 	2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
1.19 	These are onetime appropriations.

1.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.21				Available for the Year
	
1.22				Ending June 30
	
1.23					2020
		2021

1.24	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	117,915,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.4 	subdivisions.

2.5	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		35,832,000

2.6
2.7
2.8	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
XII
					
2.9 	$2,066,000 the second year is to the 
2.10 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.11 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.12 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.13 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.14 	to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural 
2.15 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.16 	86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation 
2.17 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
2.18 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
2.19 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.21 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.22 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.23 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.24
2.25	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase XII
					
2.26 	$3,322,000 the second year is to the 
2.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.28 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.29 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.30 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.31 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.32 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.33 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.34 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.35 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.36 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
3.1 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.3 	required accomplishment plan.

3.4
3.5	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
X
					
3.6 	$3,365,000 the second year is to the 
3.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.8 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.9 	acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
3.10 	native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.11 	savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.12 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.13 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.14 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.16 	adjacent to protected native prairie. No later 
3.17 	than 180 days after The Nature Conservancy's 
3.18 	fiscal year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
3.19 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
3.20 	Council annual income statements and balance 
3.21 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
3.22 	acquired with this appropriation. A list of 
3.23 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.24 	as part of the required accomplishment plan, 
3.25 	and the acquisitions must be consistent with 
3.26 	the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie 
3.27 	Conservation Plan.

3.28
3.29	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase XI
					
3.30 	$2,295,000 the second year is to the 
3.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.32 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.33 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.34 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or 
3.35 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.36 	restore and enhance lands in the Northern 
4.1 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
4.2 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
4.3 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.4 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.5 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.6 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.7 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.8 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.9 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.10 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.11 	required accomplishment plan, and the 
4.12 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.13 	priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
4.14 	Plan.

4.15
4.16	(e) Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat 
Restoration - Phase III
					
4.17 	$1,888,000 the second year is to acquire land 
4.18 	in permanent conservation easement and to 
4.19 	restore river and related habitat in the Wild 
4.20 	Rice River corridor. Of this amount, $148,000 
4.21 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.22 	an agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
4.23 	District and $1,740,000 is to the Board of 
4.24 	Water and Soil Resources. The Board of Water 
4.25 	and Soil Resources may use up to $78,000 for 
4.26 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
4.27 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
4.28 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.29 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
4.30 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
4.31 	required accomplishment plan.

4.32
4.33	(f) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase IV
					
4.34 	$2,387,000 the second year is to the 
4.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.36 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
5.1 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
5.2 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
5.3 	County for wildlife management under 
5.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.5 	subdivision 8. Of this amount, $1,665,000 is 
5.6 	to Fox Lake Conservation League Inc., 
5.7 	$618,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, and $104,000 
5.8 	is to The Conservation Fund. A list of 
5.9 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as part 
5.10 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.11	(g) RIM Grasslands Reserve - Phase II
					
5.12 	$3,233,000 the second year is to the Board of 
5.13 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.14 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.15 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
5.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 to 
5.17 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $58,000 is 
5.18 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.19 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.20 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.21 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.23 	part of the final report.

5.24
5.25	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase VI
					
5.26 	$1,736,000 the second year is to the 
5.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.28 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
5.29 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.30 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
5.31 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
5.32 	River valley for wildlife management under 
5.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.34 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
5.35 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.1 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.2 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.3 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.4 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.5 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.6 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.7 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.8 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.9 	provided as part of the required 
6.10 	accomplishment plan.

6.11	(i) Heron Lake Area Conservation Partnership
					
6.12 	$4,493,000 the second year is to the 
6.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.14 	agreements to acquire land in fee for wildlife 
6.15 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.16 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.17 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.18 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
6.19 	States Fish and Wildlife Service; to acquire 
6.20 	land in permanent conservation easement; and 
6.21 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat within 
6.22 	the Heron Lake Watershed as follows: 
6.23 	$1,450,000 is to Ducks Unlimited; $1,181,000 
6.24 	is to Pheasants Forever; $801,000 is to the 
6.25 	Heron Lake Watershed District; and 
6.26 	$1,061,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
6.27 	which up to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
6.28 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
6.29 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
6.30 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.31 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
6.32 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
6.33 	required accomplishment plan.

6.34
6.35	(j) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex 
- Phase IX
					
7.1 	$1,148,000 the second year is to the 
7.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.3 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
7.4 	cooperation with Great River Greening, to 
7.5 	acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River 
7.6 	watershed for wildlife management under 
7.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
7.8 	subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for 
7.9 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
7.10 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to 
7.11 	acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural 
7.12 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.13 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee 
7.14 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.15 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7; and to restore 
7.16 	and enhance lands in the Cannon River 
7.17 	watershed. Of this amount, $887,000 is to The 
7.18 	Trust for Public Land and $261,000 is to Great 
7.19 	River Greening. Subject to evaluation criteria 
7.20 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
7.21 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
7.22 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
7.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
7.24 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
7.25 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
7.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.27 	accomplishment plan.

7.28
7.29	(k) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program - Phase II
					
7.30 	$3,187,000 the second year is to the 
7.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.32 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
7.33 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
7.34 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
7.35 	acquire permanent conservation working lands 
7.36 	easements and to restore wetlands and prairie 
8.1 	grasslands. Of this amount, $2,248,000 is to 
8.2 	Ducks Unlimited and $939,000 is to Pheasants 
8.3 	Forever. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
8.4 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
8.5 	required accomplishment plan.

8.6	(l) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase XII
					
8.7 	$4,432,000 the second year is to the 
8.8 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.9 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
8.10 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
8.11 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
8.12 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
8.13 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
8.14 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
8.15 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
8.16 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
8.17 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
8.18 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
8.19 	of the required accomplishment plan.

8.20
8.21	(m) Enhanced Public Land: Grasslands - Phase 
IV
					
8.22 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
8.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.24 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
8.25 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
8.26 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
8.27 	restorations and enhancements must be 
8.28 	provided as part of the required 
8.29 	accomplishment plan.

8.30	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-
		13,669,000

8.31
8.32	(a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB 
Protection Program - Phase VIII
					
8.33 	$2,712,000 the second year is to the Board of 
8.34 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
8.35 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
9.1 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
9.2 	conservation easements and restore and 
9.3 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
9.4 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
9.5 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
9.6 	Compatible Use Buffer. Of this amount, up to 
9.7 	$143,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
9.8 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.9 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.10 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
9.11 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
9.12 	be provided as part of the final report.

9.13
9.14	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VIII
					
9.15 	$2,704,000 the second year is to the 
9.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.17 	agreements as follows:
9.18 	(1) $1,144,000 to The Nature Conservancy to 
9.19 	acquire lands in fee for wildlife management 
9.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.21 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.23 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
9.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.25 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
9.26 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.27 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and to restore and 
9.28 	enhance wildlife habitat;
9.29 	(2) $797,000 to The Trust for Public Land to 
9.30 	acquire lands in fee for wildlife management 
9.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.32 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.34 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
9.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.1 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
10.2 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.3 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and
10.4 	(3) $763,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.5 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
10.6 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat, of 
10.7 	which $96,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.8 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.9 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.10 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
10.11 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.12 	provided as part of the required 
10.13 	accomplishment plan.

10.14	(c) Northern Forest Habitat Conservation
					
10.15 	$4,205,000 the second year is to the 
10.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.17 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.18 	acquire forest land in fee to be permanently 
10.19 	protected and managed by St. Louis County 
10.20 	as county forest lands. A list of proposed land 
10.21 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.22 	required accomplishment plan.

10.23	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement
					
10.24 	$1,773,000 the second year is to the 
10.25 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
10.26 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern 
10.27 	forest region in wildlife management areas, 
10.28 	scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
10.29 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
10.30 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
10.31 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.32 	accomplishment plan.

10.33
10.34	(e) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase II
					
11.1 	$1,000,000 the second year is to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
11.3 	and enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. 
11.4 	A list of proposed land enhancements must be 
11.5 	provided as part of the required 
11.6 	accomplishment plan.

11.7	(f) Young Forest Conservation - Phase III
					
11.8 	$1,275,000 the second year is to the 
11.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.10 	agreement with the American Bird 
11.11 	Conservancy to enhance publicly owned, 
11.12 	permanently protected forest lands for wildlife 
11.13 	management. A list of proposed forest land 
11.14 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
11.15 	required accomplishment plan.

11.16	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		12,625,000

11.17
11.18	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase XII
					
11.19 	$3,658,000 the second year is to the 
11.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
11.22 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.23 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee and 
11.24 	to restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
11.25 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
11.26 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
11.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.29
11.30	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
11.31 	$4,608,000 the second year is to the 
11.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.33 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.34 	lands in fee for wildlife management under 
11.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
12.1 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
12.2 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
12.3 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
12.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.5 	accomplishment plan.

12.6
12.7	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
V
					
12.8 	$2,683,000 the second year is to the 
12.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.10 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.11 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.12 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
12.13 	and other habitat on permanently protected 
12.14 	conservation easements in high-priority 
12.15 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
12.16 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
12.17 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
12.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.21 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.22 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
12.23 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.24 	provided as part of the required 
12.25 	accomplishment plan.

12.26
12.27	(d) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase XII
					
12.28 	$1,676,000 the second year is to the 
12.29 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
12.30 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
12.31 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
12.32 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.33 	of the required accomplishment plan.

13.1	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		55,429,000

13.2
13.3	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
13.4 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
13.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.6 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.7 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.8 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
13.9 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
13.10 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish 
13.11 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
13.12 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
13.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
13.15 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
13.16 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
13.17 	provided as part of the required 
13.18 	accomplishment plan.

13.19	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
13.20 	$6,473,000 the second year is to the 
13.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.22 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
13.23 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.24 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
13.25 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
13.26 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
13.27 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
13.28 	$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
13.29 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
13.30 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
13.31 	to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The 
13.32 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
13.33 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
13.34 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
13.35 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.1 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.3 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
14.4 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
14.5 	easements must be provided as part of the 
14.6 	required accomplishment plan.

14.7	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
14.8 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
14.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.10 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
14.11 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.12 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
14.13 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
14.14 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
14.15 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
14.16 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
14.17 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
14.18 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
14.19 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
14.20 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
14.21 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
14.22 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.24 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
14.25 	easements must be provided as part of the 
14.26 	required accomplishment plan.

14.27
14.28	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
14.29 	$2,814,000 the second year is to the 
14.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.31 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
14.32 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.33 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
14.34 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
14.35 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
15.1 	Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to 
15.2 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000 
15.3 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
15.4 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.5 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.6 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.8 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
15.9 	provided as part of the required 
15.10 	accomplishment plan.

15.11
15.12	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
15.13 	$3,044,000 the second year is to the 
15.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.15 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
15.16 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
15.17 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
15.18 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
15.19 	this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a 
15.20 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.21 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.23 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
15.24 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
15.25 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
15.26 	provided as part of the required 
15.27 	accomplishment plan.

15.28
15.29
15.30	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
15.31 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
15.32 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
15.33 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
15.34 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
15.35 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
15.36 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
16.1 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
16.2 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
16.3 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
16.4 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
16.5 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.6 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.7 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.8 	required accomplishment plan.

16.916.10
	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
16.11 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
16.12 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
16.13 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
16.14 	as follows:
16.15 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
16.16 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
16.17 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
16.18 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
16.19 	and
16.20 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
16.21 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
16.22 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
16.26 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
16.27 	included as part of the required 
16.28 	accomplishment plan.

16.29
16.30	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
16.31 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
16.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.33 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
16.34 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
16.35 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
17.1 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
17.2 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
17.3 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
17.4 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
17.5 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
17.6 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.7 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.9 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
17.10 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
17.11 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
17.12 	required accomplishment plan.

17.13
17.14	(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII
					
17.15 	$1,474,000 the second year is to the 
17.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.17 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
17.18 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
17.19 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
17.20 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
17.21 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
17.22 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.23 	accomplishment plan.

17.24
17.25	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
17.26 	$3,790,000 the second year is to the 
17.27 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.28 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
17.29 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
17.30 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
17.31 	restorations and enhancements must be 
17.32 	provided as part of the required 
17.33 	accomplishment plan.

17.34
17.35	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
18.1 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
18.2 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
18.3 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
18.4 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
18.5 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
18.6 	required accomplishment plan.

18.7
18.8	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
18.9 	$700,000 the second year is to the 
18.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.11 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
18.12 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
18.13 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
18.14 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
18.15 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
18.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.17 	accomplishment plan.

18.18
18.19	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
18.20 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
18.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.22 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
18.23 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
18.24 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
18.25 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.26 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.27 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.28 	accomplishment plan.

18.29
18.30
18.31	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
18.32 	$816,000 the second year is to the 
18.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.34 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
18.35 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
18.36 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
19.1 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
19.2 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
19.3 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
19.4 	required accomplishment plan.

19.5	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
19.6 	$3,036,000 the second year is to the 
19.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.8 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
19.9 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
19.10 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
19.11 	Wildlife Management Area.

19.12
19.13	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
19.14 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
19.15 	commissioner of natural resources for 
19.16 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
19.17 	permanent conservation easements and to 
19.18 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
19.19 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
19.20 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
19.21 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
19.22 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
19.23 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
19.24 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
19.25 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
19.26 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.27 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
19.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.29 	accomplishment plan.

19.30	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
19.31 	$1,351,000 the second year is to the 
19.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.33 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
19.34 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
19.35 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
20.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
20.2 	accomplishment plan.

20.3
20.4
20.5	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
20.6 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
20.7 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.8 	program to provide competitive matching 
20.9 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
20.10 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
20.11 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
20.12 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
20.13 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
20.14 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
20.15 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
20.16 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
20.17 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
20.18 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
20.19 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.20 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.21 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.22 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
20.23 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
20.24 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
20.25 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
20.26 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
20.27 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
20.28 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
20.29 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
20.30 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
20.31 	program must require a match of at least ten 
20.32 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
20.33 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
20.34 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
20.35 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
20.36 	simplified application process. Subject to 
21.1 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
21.2 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
21.3 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
21.4 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
21.5 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
21.6 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
21.7 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
21.8 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
21.9 	give priority to projects associated with or 
21.10 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
21.11 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.12 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
21.13 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.14 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
21.15 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
21.16 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
21.17 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
21.18 	projects must be on land permanently 
21.19 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
21.20 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
21.21 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
21.22 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
21.23 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
21.24 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
21.25 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
21.26 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
21.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.28 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
21.29 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
21.30 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
21.31 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
21.32 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
21.33 	recipient has completed a grant 
21.34 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
21.35 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
21.36 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
22.1 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
22.2 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
22.3 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.4 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

22.5	Subd. 6.Administration
 		-0-
		360,000

22.6	(a) Contract Management
					
22.7 	$210,000 the second year is to the 
22.8 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
22.9 	management duties assigned in this section. 
22.10 	The commissioner must provide an 
22.11 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
22.12 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.13 	on expending this appropriation. The 
22.14 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
22.15 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
22.16 	manual. No money may be expended before 
22.17 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.18 	approves the accomplishment plan.

22.19	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
22.20 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
22.21 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.22 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
22.23 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
22.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
22.25 	subdivision 10.

22.26	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
22.27 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
22.28 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
22.29 	related to and necessary for a specific 
22.30 	appropriation and are specified in the 
22.31 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.32 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.33 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
22.34 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
23.1 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
23.2 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
23.3 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
23.4 	this section are available until June 30, 2023. 
23.5 	For acquisition of real property, the amounts 
23.6 	in this section are available until June 30, 
23.7 	2024, if a binding agreement with a landowner 
23.8 	or purchase agreement is entered into by June 
23.9 	30, 2023, and closed no later than June 30, 
23.10 	2024. Funds for restoration or enhancement 
23.11 	are available until June 30, 2025, or five years 
23.12 	after acquisition, whichever is later, in order 
23.13 	to complete initial restoration or enhancement 
23.14 	work. If a project receives at least 15 percent 
23.15 	of its funding from federal funds, the time of 
23.16 	the appropriation may be extended to equal 
23.17 	the availability of federal funding to a 
23.18 	maximum of six years if the federal funding 
23.19 	was confirmed and included in the original 
23.20 	approved draft accomplishment plan. Funds 
23.21 	appropriated for fee title acquisition of land 
23.22 	may be used to restore, enhance, and provide 
23.23 	for public use of the land acquired with the 
23.24 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
23.25 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.

23.26
23.27	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.28 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
23.29 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
23.30 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.32 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.33 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.34 	1, 2020, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.35 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.36 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
24.1 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
24.2 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
24.3 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
24.4 	fund, an expense must be considered 
24.5 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
24.6 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
24.7 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
24.8 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
24.9 	goods have been received or the landowner 
24.10 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
24.11 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
24.12 	that the items articulated in the 
24.13 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.14 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
24.15 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
24.16 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
24.17 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.18 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
24.19 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
24.20 	support future management of acquired lands, 
24.21 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
24.22 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.23 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
24.24 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
24.25 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.26 	plan.

24.27	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
24.28 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
24.29 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.30 	grant awarded according to this section, must 
24.31 	provide geographic information to the 
24.32 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
24.33 	mapping any lands acquired in fee with funds 
24.34 	appropriated in this section and open to public 
24.35 	taking of fish and game. The commissioner 
25.1 	of natural resources must include the lands 
25.2 	acquired in fee with money appropriated in 
25.3 	this section on maps showing public 
25.4 	recreational opportunities. Maps must include 
25.5 	information on and acknowledgment of the 
25.6 	outdoor heritage fund, including a notation of 
25.7 	any restrictions.

25.8	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
25.9 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.10 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
25.11 	subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Roseau Lake 
25.12 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2022.
25.13 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.14 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
25.15 	subdivision 2, paragraph (f), Accelerated 
25.16 	Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VI, is 
25.17 	extended to June 30, 2022.

25.18	Subd. 11.Cancellations
 					
25.19 	(a) The unspent portion of the appropriation 
25.20 	in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
25.21 	subdivision 3, paragraph (g), estimated to be 
25.22 	$4,582,000, is canceled.
25.23 	(b) The appropriation in Laws 2019, First 
25.24 	Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, 
25.25 	subdivision 5, paragraph (l), is canceled.

25.26	Subd. 12.Extension of Certain Appropriations
 					
25.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
25.28 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
25.29 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
25.30 	or grant of money from the outdoor heritage 
25.31 	fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or 
25.32 	expire on June 30, 2020, is extended to June 
25.33 	30, 2021, if the recipient or grantee does both 
25.34 	of the following:
26.1 	(1) by June 30, 2020, notifies the 
26.2 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in 
26.3 	the manner specified by the council that the 
26.4 	recipient or grantee intends to avail itself of 
26.5 	the extension available under this subdivision; 
26.6 	and
26.7 	(2) modifies the applicable accomplishment 
26.8 	plan in accordance with the council's 
26.9 	accomplishment plan modification procedures.
26.10 	(b) The council must notify the commissioner 
26.11 	of management and budget and the 
26.12 	commissioner of natural resources of any 
26.13 	extension granted under this subdivision.

26.14
26.15	Subd. 13.Extension of RIM Wetlands 
Partnership - Phase VII
 					
26.16 	The availability of the appropriation in Laws 
26.17 	2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
26.18 	subdivision 4, paragraph (c), RIM Wetlands 
26.19 	Partnership - Phase VII, is extended to June 
26.20 	30, 2022.

26.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivisions 10, 11, and 12 are effective the day following final 
26.22 	enactment. Subdivision 13 is effective retroactively from June 30, 2019.

26.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.056, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.24 		Subd. 5.Open meetings. (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council may 
26.25 	establish are subject to chapter 13D. Except where prohibited by law, the council shall 
26.26 	establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its deliberations, 
26.27 	including recording meetings, video conferencing, and publishing minutes. For the purposes 
26.28 	of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and the members receive 
26.29 	information or take action on any matter relating to the duties of the council. The quorum 
26.30 	requirement for the council shall be seven members.
26.31 	(b) Travel to and from scheduled and publicly noticed site visits by council members 
26.32 	for the purposes of receiving information is not a violation of paragraph (a). Any decision 
26.33 	or agreement to make a decision during the travel is a violation of paragraph (a).
27.1 	(c) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision is governed 
27.2 	by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the council, enforcement of 
27.3 	this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.
27.4 	(d) Unless held at a location outside the Capitol complex, meetings of the council must 
27.5 	be made available on a website for live video streaming and be archived on a website for 
27.6 	playback at a later time. For meetings of the council held at a location outside the Capitol 
27.7 	complex, the council must make meetings available via live video stream and archive the 
27.8 	video to the extent practicable.

27.9 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

27.10	Subd. 3.Forests
 		16,824,000
		-0-

27.11	(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor
					
27.12 	$2,458,000 the first year is to the 
27.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.14 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
27.15 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
27.16 	Washington County. Of this amount, up to 
27.17 	$30,000 $120,000 is for establishing a 
27.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
27.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
27.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
27.21 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
27.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
27.23 	part of the required accomplishment plan. This 
27.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.

27.25
27.26	(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat 
Project
					
27.27 	$2,400,000 the first year is to the 
27.28 	commissioner of natural resources for 
27.29 	agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
27.30 	Association in cooperation with The 
27.31 	Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to 
27.32 	acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. 
27.33 	Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes. 
27.34 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
28.1 	$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter 
28.2 	Association and $108,000 to The Conservation 
28.3 	Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
28.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
28.5 	accomplishment plan.

28.6
28.7	(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase V
					
28.8 	$2,375,000 the first year is to the 
28.9 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
28.10 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
28.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
28.12 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for 
28.13 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
28.14 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
28.15 	acquire land in fee for state forest purposes 
28.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
28.17 	subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
28.18 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
28.19 	enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna. 
28.20 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
28.21 	$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy, 
28.22 	$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and 
28.23 	$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
28.24 	$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
28.25 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
28.26 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
28.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180 
28.29 	days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
28.30 	year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
28.31 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
28.32 	Council annual income statements and balance 
28.33 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
28.34 	acquired in fee with this appropriation and not 
28.35 	transferred to the state or a local governmental 
28.36 	unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must 
29.1 	be provided as part of the required 
29.2 	accomplishment plan.

29.3	(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V
					
29.4 	$2,291,000 the first year is to the 
29.5 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
29.6 	easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline 
29.7 	habitat through working forest permanent 
29.8 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
29.9 	forests for the future program pursuant to 
29.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
29.11 	conservation easement acquired with money 
29.12 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
29.13 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.14 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
29.15 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
29.16 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
29.17 	$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
29.18 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
29.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
29.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
29.21 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
29.22 	be provided as part of the final report.

29.23	(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV
					
29.24 	$1,000,000 the first year is to the 
29.25 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
29.26 	lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in 
29.27 	the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
29.28 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.29 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
29.30 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
29.31 	required accomplishment plan.

29.32
29.33	(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase IV
					
29.34 	$1,700,000 the first year is to the 
29.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.1 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
30.2 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
30.3 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
30.4 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
30.5 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
30.6 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
30.7 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
30.9 	permanent conservation easements must be 
30.10 	provided as part of the required 
30.11 	accomplishment plan.

30.12	(g) Bushmen Lake
					
30.13 	$4,600,000 the first year is to the 
30.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.15 	agreement with The Conservation Fund in 
30.16 	cooperation with the United States Forest 
30.17 	Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to 
30.18 	Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be 
30.19 	managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list 
30.20 	of proposed land acquisitions must be 
30.21 	provided as part of the required 
30.22 	accomplishment plan.

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

30.24 	Sec. 5. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is 
30.25 	amended to read:

30.26	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		50,119,000
		-0-

30.27
30.28	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration - Phase I
					
30.29 	$3,751,000 the first year is to the 
30.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.31 	agreements as follows:
30.32 	(1) $2,209,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
30.33 	to acquire land in fee and to acquire permanent 
30.34 	conservation stream easements in the St. Croix 
31.1 	River watershed using the payment method 
31.2 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.3 	84.0272, subdivision 2;. Of this amount, up 
31.4 	to $20,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
31.5 	resources to deposit in the natural resources 
31.6 	conservation easement stewardship account 
31.7 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.8 	84.69, as approved in the accomplishment plan 
31.9 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.10 	97A.056, subdivision 17;
31.11 	(2) $1,377,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
31.12 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
31.13 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
31.14 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
31.15 	this amount, up to $168,000 to Minnesota 
31.16 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
31.17 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
31.18 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
31.19 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
31.20 	(3) $165,000 to the St. Croix River 
31.21 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
31.22 	program under this paragraph.
31.23 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
31.24 	permanent conservation easements must be 
31.25 	provided as part of the required 
31.26 	accomplishment plan.

31.27	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase IX
					
31.28 	$4,163,000 the first year is to the 
31.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.30 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
31.31 	permanent conservation easements and to 
31.32 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
31.33 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
31.34 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
32.1 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
32.2 	$820,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
32.3 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $532,000 is to 
32.4 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $1,061,000 
32.5 	is to Great River Greening, and $1,750,000 is 
32.6 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
32.7 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
32.8 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
32.9 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
32.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
32.11 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
32.12 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
32.13 	easements must be provided as part of the 
32.14 	required accomplishment plan.

32.15
32.16	(c) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VII
					
32.17 	$3,516,000 the first year is to the 
32.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.19 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
32.20 	permanent conservation easements and land 
32.21 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
32.22 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
32.23 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
32.24 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
32.25 	of the required accomplishment plan.

32.26
32.27	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase V
					
32.28 	$3,365,000 the first year is to the 
32.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.30 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
32.31 	permanent conservation easements and to 
32.32 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
32.33 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
32.34 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
32.35 	Counties. Of this amount, $841,000 is to 
32.36 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,524,000 
33.1 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
33.2 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
33.3 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
33.4 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
33.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
33.6 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
33.7 	provided as part of the required 
33.8 	accomplishment plan.

33.933.10
	(e) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration
					
33.11 	$2,946,000 the first year is to the 
33.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.13 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
33.14 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
33.15 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
33.16 	watershed as follows: $440,000 to Sauk River 
33.17 	Watershed District, $590,000 to Pheasants 
33.18 	Forever, and $1,916,000 to Minnesota Land 
33.19 	Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land 
33.20 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
33.21 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
33.22 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
33.23 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
33.24 	list of acquisitions must be provided as part 
33.25 	of the required accomplishment plan.

33.26
33.27	(f) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XI
					
33.28 	$2,359,000 the first year is to the 
33.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.30 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to acquire 
33.31 	permanent conservation stream easements 
33.32 	using the payment method prescribed in 
33.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0272, 
33.34 	subdivision 2, and to restore and enhance 
33.35 	habitat for trout and other species in and along 
33.36 	coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in 
34.1 	Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a 
34.2 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.3 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.5 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
34.6 	acquisitions and restorations and 
34.7 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
34.8 	required accomplishment plan.

34.934.10
	(g) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
34.11 	$3,208,000 the first year is to the 
34.12 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
34.13 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
34.14 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
34.15 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
34.16 	restorations and enhancements must be 
34.17 	provided as part of the required 
34.18 	accomplishment plan.

34.19
34.20	(h) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VI
					
34.21 	$3,777,000 the first year is to the 
34.22 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
34.23 	aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis 
34.24 	River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to 
34.25 	$2,182,000 is for an agreement with 
34.26 	Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed 
34.27 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
34.28 	required accomplishment plan.

34.29
34.30	(i) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
IV
					
34.31 	$891,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
34.32 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
34.33 	Zeitgeist, in cooperation with the Lake 
34.34 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
34.35 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
35.1 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
35.2 	must be provided as part of the required 
35.3 	accomplishment plan.

35.4
35.5	(j) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VIII
					
35.6 	$2,046,000 the first year is to the 
35.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.8 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
35.9 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
35.10 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
35.11 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
35.12 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
35.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
35.14 	accomplishment plan.

35.15	(k) Pine River Fish Passage Project
					
35.16 	$1,246,000 the first year is to the 
35.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.18 	agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and Water 
35.19 	Conservation District to restore and enhance 
35.20 	riverine habitat in the Pine River and provide 
35.21 	fish passage by removing dams and modifying 
35.22 	and installing structures.

35.23	(l) Sauk River Dam Fish Passage
					
35.24 	$737,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
35.25 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
35.26 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
35.27 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
35.28 	in the Sauk River and provide fish passage by 
35.29 	removing the dam and modifying and 
35.30 	installing structures at the Melrose dam site.

35.31
35.32	(m) Restoring Norway Brook Connectivity to 
the Pine River
					
35.33 	$2,267,000 the first year is to the 
35.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.1 	agreement with the city of Pine River to 
36.2 	restore and enhance riverine habitat in the Pine 
36.3 	River and provide fish passage by removing 
36.4 	the dam and modifying and installing 
36.5 	structures at the Norway Lake dam site.

36.6
36.7	(n) Pig's Eye Lake Islands Habitat Restoration 
and Enhancement
					
36.8 	$4,337,000 the first year is to the 
36.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.10 	agreement with Ramsey County to restore and 
36.11 	enhance wildlife habitat in Pig's Eye Lake, to 
36.12 	include constructing islands.

36.13
36.14	(o) Restoring Upper Mississippi River at Lake 
Pepin
					
36.15 	$750,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
36.16 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
36.17 	Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance to restore and 
36.18 	enhance wildlife habitat on public lands in 
36.19 	Lake Pepin and the adjacent floodplain. A list 
36.20 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
36.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
36.22 	accomplishment plan.

36.23
36.24
36.25	(p) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XI
					
36.26 	$10,760,000 the first year is to the 
36.27 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
36.28 	program to provide competitive matching 
36.29 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
36.30 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
36.31 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
36.32 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
36.33 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
36.34 	$3,000,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
36.35 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
36.36 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
37.1 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
37.2 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
37.3 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
37.4 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
37.5 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
37.6 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 
37.7 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
37.8 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
37.9 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
37.10 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
37.11 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
37.12 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
37.13 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
37.14 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
37.15 	program must require a match of at least ten 
37.16 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
37.17 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
37.18 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
37.19 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
37.20 	simplified application process. Subject to 
37.21 	Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of 
37.22 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
37.23 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
37.24 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
37.25 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
37.26 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
37.27 	acquiring land in fee or a conservation 
37.28 	easement, priority must be given to projects 
37.29 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
37.30 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
37.31 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
37.32 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
37.33 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
37.34 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
37.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
37.36 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
38.1 	enhancement projects must be on land 
38.2 	permanently protected by a permanent 
38.3 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
38.4 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
38.5 	by a conservation easement or public 
38.6 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
38.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
38.8 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
38.9 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
38.10 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
38.11 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
38.12 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
38.13 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
38.14 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
38.15 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
38.16 	recipient has completed a grant 
38.17 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
38.18 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
38.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
38.20 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
38.21 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
38.22 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.23 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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

38.25 	ARTICLE 2
38.26 	OTHER FUNDS

38.27 	Section 1. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

38.28	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
38.29 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
38.30 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
38.31 	related to and necessary for a specific 
38.32 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
38.33 	article must not be spent on institutional 
38.34 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
39.1 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
39.2 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
39.3 	spent in accordance with the Minnesota 
39.4 	Management and Budget's Guidance to 
39.5 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditures. 
39.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.7 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
39.8 	article, fiscal year 2018 appropriations are 
39.9 	available until June 30, 2019, and fiscal year 
39.10 	2019 appropriations are available until June 
39.11 	30, 2020 2022. If a project receives federal 
39.12 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
39.13 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
39.14 	funding.

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

39.16 	Sec. 2. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
39.17 	amended to read:

39.18	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
39.19 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
39.20 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
39.21 	related to and necessary for a specific 
39.22 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
39.23 	article must not be spent on institutional 
39.24 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
39.25 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
39.26 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
39.27 	spent in accordance with the Minnesota 
39.28 	Management and Budget's Guidance to 
39.29 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditures. 
39.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.31 	16A.28, or any other law to the contrary, the 
39.32 	availability of any appropriation or grant of 
39.33 	money from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
39.34 	that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire 
40.1 	on June 30, 2020, is extended to June 30, 
40.2 	2022. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
40.3 	section 16A.28, and unless otherwise specified 
40.4 	in this article, fiscal year 2020 appropriations 
40.5 	are available until June 30, 2021 2022, and 
40.6 	fiscal year 2021 appropriations are available 
40.7 	until June 30, 2022. If a project receives 
40.8 	federal funds, the period of the appropriation 
40.9 	is extended to equal the availability of federal 
40.10 	funding. To the extent permitted under article 
40.11 	XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, 
40.12 	money appropriated under this article may be 
40.13 	used to assist grantees to maintain their 
40.14 	financial sustainability and long-term viability 
40.15 	during any peacetime emergency declared by 
40.16 	the governor in an executive order that relates 
40.17 	to the infectious disease known as COVID-19 
40.18 	and the period following that peacetime 
40.19 	emergency.

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

40.21 	Sec. 3. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 8, is 
40.22 	amended to read:

40.23	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		3,150,000
		3,250,000
	
40.24 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
40.25 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
40.26 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
40.27 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
40.28 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
40.29 	following grants to cover the cost of 
40.30 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
40.31 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
40.32 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
40.33 	plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and 
40.34 	must submit the plan for review and approval 
41.1 	by the Department of Administration. The 
41.2 	written plan must require the Minnesota 
41.3 	Humanities Center to create and adhere to 
41.4 	grant policies that are similar to those 
41.5 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
41.6 	section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), 
41.7 	clause (1).
41.8 	No grants awarded in this subdivision may be 
41.9 	used for travel outside the state of Minnesota. 
41.10 	The grant agreement must specify the 
41.11 	repercussions for failing to comply with the 
41.12 	grant agreement.

41.13	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
41.14 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,100,000 the 
41.15 	second year are for programs and purposes of 
41.16 	the Minnesota Humanities Center.

41.17	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
41.18 	$1,200,000 each year is for arts and cultural 
41.19 	heritage grants to children's museums for arts 
41.20 	and cultural exhibits and related educational 
41.21 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
41.22 	(1) $525,000 each the first year is and 
41.23 	$375,000 the second year are for the 
41.24 	Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive 
41.25 	exhibits and outreach programs on arts and 
41.26 	cultural heritage, including, during the first 
41.27 	year only, the Minnesota Children's Museum 
41.28 	in Rochester;
41.29 	(2) $150,000 the second year is for the 
41.30 	Children's Museum of Rochester for 
41.31 	interactive exhibits and outreach programs on 
41.32 	arts and cultural heritage;
42.1 	(3) $50,000 each year is to develop and 
42.2 	fabricate a permanent STEM exhibit for the 
42.3 	Minnesota Children's Museum of Rochester, 
42.4 	which must be under a separate grant 
42.5 	agreement from the grant agreement used to 
42.6 	provide funding to the Minnesota Children's 
42.7 	Museum; and
42.8 	(3) (4) $625,000 each year is for grants to 
42.9 	other children's museums to pay for start-up 
42.10 	costs or new exhibit and program 
42.11 	development.
42.12 	Funds are to be distributed through a 
42.13 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
42.14 	Humanities Center must administer these 
42.15 	funds using established grant mechanisms.

42.16
42.17	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
42.18 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
42.19 	second year are for a competitive grants 
42.20 	program to provide grants to preserve and 
42.21 	promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.
42.22 	The Minnesota Humanities Center must 
42.23 	operate a competitive grants program to 
42.24 	provide grants to programs that preserve and 
42.25 	honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or 
42.26 	that provide education and student outreach 
42.27 	on cultural diversity or to programs that 
42.28 	empower communities to build their identity 
42.29 	and culture. Priority must be given to grants 
42.30 	for individuals and organizations working to 
42.31 	create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts 
42.32 	and cultural activities and arts organizations 
42.33 	and programs preserving, sharing, and 
42.34 	educating on the arts and cultural heritage of 
42.35 	immigrant communities in Minnesota.
43.1 	(1) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is 
43.2 	for a grant to one or more community 
43.3 	organizations that provide arts and cultural 
43.4 	heritage programming celebrating Hmong 
43.5 	heritage.
43.6 	(2) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is 
43.7 	for a grant to one or more community 
43.8 	organizations that provide arts and cultural 
43.9 	heritage programming celebrating Somali 
43.10 	heritage.

43.11	(e) Civics Programs
					
43.12 	$100,000 each year is for grants to the 
43.13 	Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: 
43.14 	Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and 
43.15 	Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in 
43.16 	Government to conduct civics education 
43.17 	programs for the civic and cultural 
43.18 	development of Minnesota youth. Civics 
43.19 	education is the study of constitutional 
43.20 	principles and the democratic foundation of 
43.21 	our national, state, and local institutions and 
43.22 	the study of political processes and structures 
43.23 	of government, grounded in the understanding 
43.24 	of constitutional government under the rule 
43.25 	of law.

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

43.27 	Sec. 4. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2, 
43.28 	is amended to read:

43.29	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		1,302,000
		602,000
	
43.30 	$700,000 in the first year is for moving and 
43.31 	relocation expenses for the board. Moving and 
43.32 	relocation expenses are limited to the design 
43.33 	and construction of new leased office space; 
44.1 	moving, installing and reconfiguring 
44.2 	information technology systems and audio 
44.3 	visual equipment; purchasing and installing 
44.4 	work stations; and professional moving 
44.5 	services necessary to complete the relocation. 
44.6 	The board may use no more than $5,000 for 
44.7 	other miscellaneous services, provided that 
44.8 	the services must be directly related to the 
44.9 	office relocation. On June 30, 2020 2021, any 
44.10 	unexpended amounts appropriated for moving 
44.11 	and relocation expenses cancel to the general 
44.12 	fund.

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

44.14 	Sec. 5. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS; 
44.15 	OTHER LEGACY FUNDS.
 44.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, or any other law to the contrary, 
44.17 	the availability of any appropriation or grant of money from the clean water fund or the 
44.18 	parks and trails fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30, 2020, is 
44.19 	extended to June 30, 2021.

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

44.21 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA MEDAL OF HONOR 
44.22 	COMMEMORATIVE MEMORIAL.
 44.23 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to 
44.24 	the commissioner of administration to be transferred to the Medal of Honor account to 
44.25 	complete design and construction of a memorial in the Capitol Area to honor all Minnesota 
44.26 	Medal of Honor recipients. This appropriation is a replacement for the appropriation in 
44.27 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph (p), that canceled at 
44.28 	the close of fiscal year 2019.

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