1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying 
1.3 	previous appropriations; modifying legislative oversight;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2018, section 97A.056, subdivision 7; Laws 2015, First Special Session 
1.5 	chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 91, 
1.6 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

1.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.17				Available for the Year
	
1.18				Ending June 30
	
1.19					2020
		2021

1.20	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	127,505,000
	$
	565,000
	
1.22 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.23 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.25 	subdivisions.

2.1	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		38,303,000
		-0-

2.2
2.3
2.4	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
XI
					
2.5 	$2,519,000 the first year is to the 
2.6 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.7 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.8 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.9 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.10 	to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural 
2.11 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.12 	86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation 
2.13 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
2.14 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
2.15 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.17 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.18 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.19 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.20
2.21	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase XI
					
2.22 	$6,060,000 the first year is to the 
2.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.24 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.25 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.26 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.27 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.28 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.29 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.30 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.31 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.32 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.33 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
2.34 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
2.35 	required accomplishment plan.

3.1
3.2	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
IX
					
3.3 	$3,058,000 the first year is to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.5 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.6 	acquire lands in fee and to restore and enhance 
3.7 	native prairies, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.8 	savannas. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.9 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.10 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.11 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.13 	adjacent to protected native prairie. No later 
3.14 	than 180 days after The Nature Conservancy's 
3.15 	fiscal year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
3.16 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
3.17 	Council annual income statements and balance 
3.18 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
3.19 	acquired with this appropriation. A list of 
3.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan, 
3.22 	and the acquisitions must be consistent with 
3.23 	the priorities identified in Minnesota Prairie 
3.24 	Conservation Plan.

3.25
3.26	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase X
					
3.27 	$2,383,000 the first year is to the 
3.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.29 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.30 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.31 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee or 
3.32 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.33 	restore and enhance lands in the Northern 
3.34 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
3.35 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
3.36 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.1 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.2 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.3 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.4 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.5 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.6 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.7 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.8 	required accomplishment plan, and the 
4.9 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.10 	priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
4.11 	Plan.

4.12
4.13	(e) Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat 
Restoration - Phase II
					
4.14 	$225,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
4.15 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
4.16 	Wild Rice Watershed District to acquire land 
4.17 	in permanent conservation easement and to 
4.18 	restore river and related habitat in the Wild 
4.19 	Rice River corridor. $2,750,000 the first year 
4.20 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
4.21 	to acquire lands in permanent conservation 
4.22 	easements and to restore river and related 
4.23 	habitat in the Wild Rice River corridor, of 
4.24 	which up to $111,000 is for establishing a 
4.25 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
4.26 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
4.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
4.28 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions 
4.29 	must be included as part of the required 
4.30 	accomplishment plan.

4.31
4.32	(f) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase III
					
4.33 	$3,650,000 the first year is to the 
4.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.35 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
4.36 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
5.1 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
5.2 	County for wildlife management under 
5.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.4 	subdivision 8. Of this amount, $3,002,000 is 
5.5 	to Fox Lake Conservation League Inc., 
5.6 	$554,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, and $94,000 
5.7 	is to The Conservation Fund. A list of 
5.8 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as part 
5.9 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.10	(g) RIM Grasslands Reserve
					
5.11 	$2,276,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.12 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.13 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.14 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
5.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 to 
5.16 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $39,000 is 
5.17 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.18 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.19 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.21 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.22 	part of the final report.

5.23
5.24	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase V
					
5.25 	$2,558,000 the first year is to the 
5.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
5.28 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.29 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
5.30 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
5.31 	River valley for wildlife management under 
5.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.33 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
5.34 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
5.35 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.1 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.2 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.3 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.4 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.5 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.6 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.7 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.8 	provided as part of the required 
6.9 	accomplishment plan.

6.10	(i) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase XI
					
6.11 	$8,861,000 the first year is to the 
6.12 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.13 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
6.14 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
6.15 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
6.16 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
6.17 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
6.18 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
6.19 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
6.20 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
6.21 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
6.22 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
6.23 	of the required accomplishment plan.

6.24
6.25	(j) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase VI
					
6.26 	$2,573,000 the first year is to the 
6.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.28 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.29 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
6.30 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
6.31 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
6.32 	minor watersheds as follows: $156,000 is to 
6.33 	the Anoka Conservation District; $699,000 is 
6.34 	to Great River Greening; $269,000 is to the 
6.35 	Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation 
7.1 	District; $182,000 is to the National Wild 
7.2 	Turkey Federation; and $1,267,000 is to 
7.3 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
7.4 	$144,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
7.5 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
7.6 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
7.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
7.9 	permanent conservation easements, 
7.10 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
7.11 	provided as part of the required 
7.12 	accomplishment plan.

7.13
7.14	(k) Fairmont Chain of Lakes Habitat 
Restoration Plan - Phase I
					
7.15 	$1,390,000 the first year is to the 
7.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.17 	agreement with the city of Fairmont to restore 
7.18 	and enhance grassland, wetland, and stream 
7.19 	habitats in the Dutch Creek watershed. A list 
7.20 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
7.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.22 	accomplishment plan.

7.23	Subd. 3.Forests
 		17,032,000
		-0-

7.24
7.25	(a) Protecting Strategic Forest Lands Near 
Camp Ripley Partnership - Phase VIII
					
7.26 	$3,348,000 the first year is to the 
7.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.28 	agreement with The Conservation Fund to 
7.29 	acquire in fee and restore and enhance forest 
7.30 	wildlife habitat in Cass, Crow Wing, and 
7.31 	Morrison Counties in proximity to the 
7.32 	Minnesota National Guard Camp Ripley 
7.33 	Sentinel Landscape. Land must be acquired 
7.34 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.35 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7; for wildlife 
8.1 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.2 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
8.3 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.4 	86A.05, subdivision 5; or as county forest land 
8.5 	or municipal forest land. A list of proposed 
8.6 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
8.7 	the required accomplishment plan.

8.8
8.9	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VII
					
8.10 	$5,741,000 the first year is to the 
8.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
8.12 	agreements as follows:
8.13 	(1) $2,701,000 to The Nature Conservancy to 
8.14 	acquire lands in fee to be held by The Nature 
8.15 	Conservancy or acquire lands in fee for 
8.16 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
8.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
8.18 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
8.20 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.21 	86A.05, subdivision 7; and for aquatic 
8.22 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.23 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14;
8.24 	(2) $1,370,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
8.25 	to acquire lands in fee for wildlife 
8.26 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.27 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
8.28 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.29 	86A.05, subdivision 5; for state forests under 
8.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.31 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
8.32 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.33 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and
8.34 	(3) $1,670,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
8.35 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.1 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat, of 
9.2 	which $192,000 is to establish a monitoring 
9.3 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.4 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.5 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
9.6 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
9.7 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
9.8 	in fee and held by The Nature Conservancy 
9.9 	with the appropriation in clause (1) must be 
9.10 	submitted to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
9.11 	Heritage Council no later than 180 days after 
9.12 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year closes. 
9.13 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
9.14 	provided as part of the required 
9.15 	accomplishment plan.

9.16	(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VII
					
9.17 	$4,573,000 the first year is to the 
9.18 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
9.19 	lands in fee and easements and to restore and 
9.20 	enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
9.21 	habitat through working forest permanent 
9.22 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
9.23 	forests for the future program according to 
9.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
9.25 	conservation easement acquired with money 
9.26 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
9.27 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.28 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
9.29 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
9.30 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
9.31 	$150,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
9.32 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.33 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.34 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
9.35 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.1 	provided as part of the required 
10.2 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
10.3 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.4 	part of the final report.

10.5
10.6	(d) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
10.7 	$1,357,000 the first year is to the 
10.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.9 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
10.10 	to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat 
10.11 	for wildlife on public lands along the 
10.12 	Mississippi River. A list of restorations and 
10.13 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
10.14 	required accomplishment plan.

10.15
10.16	(e) Enhanced Public Land Open Landscapes - 
Phase I
					
10.17 	$955,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
10.18 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
10.19 	Pheasants Forever, in cooperation with the 
10.20 	Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, to 
10.21 	enhance and restore early successional open 
10.22 	landscape habitat on public lands. A list of 
10.23 	proposed restoration and enhancements must 
10.24 	be provided as part of the required 
10.25 	accomplishment plan.

10.26
10.27	(f) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project - Phase 
I
					
10.28 	$1,058,000 the first year is to the 
10.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.30 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
10.31 	enhance degraded forests in Beltrami, Cass, 
10.32 	Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. A 
10.33 	list of enhancements must be provided as part 
10.34 	of the required accomplishment plan.

11.1	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		20,753,000
		-0-

11.2
11.3	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase XI
					
11.4 	$5,631,000 the first year is to the 
11.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.6 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
11.7 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.8 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee and 
11.9 	to restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
11.10 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
11.11 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
11.12 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.13 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.14
11.15	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection 
Program - Phase VIII
					
11.16 	$6,150,000 the first year is to the 
11.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.18 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.19 	lands in fee and to restore and enhance prairie 
11.20 	lands, wetlands, and land buffering shallow 
11.21 	lakes for wildlife management under 
11.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
11.23 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed acquisitions 
11.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.25 	accomplishment plan.

11.26
11.27	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
IV
					
11.28 	$2,129,000 the first year is to the 
11.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.30 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
11.31 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
11.32 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
11.33 	and other habitat on permanently protected 
11.34 	conservation easements in high-priority 
11.35 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
12.1 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
12.2 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
12.3 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.4 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.6 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.7 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
12.8 	restorations and enhancements must be 
12.9 	provided as part of the required 
12.10 	accomplishment plan.

12.11	(d) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection - Phase VI
					
12.12 	$937,000 the first year is to the Board of 
12.13 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
12.14 	permanent conservation easements on wild 
12.15 	rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice 
12.16 	bed protection. Of this amount, up to $72,000 
12.17 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
12.18 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.21 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
12.22 	be provided as part of the final report. 
12.23 	$250,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
12.24 	of natural resources to acquire lands in fee and 
12.25 	restore and enhance lands for wildlife 
12.26 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.27 	86A.05, subdivision 8; for scientific and 
12.28 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.29 	86A.05, subdivision 5; for state forests under 
12.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
12.31 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
12.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
12.33 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02 to acquire lands 
12.34 	for wild rice lake shoreland habitat to protect 
12.35 	native wild rice beds. A list of proposed 
13.1 	acquisitions in fee must be provided as part 
13.2 	of the required accomplishment plan.

13.3
13.4	(e) Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement 
- Phase XI
					
13.5 	$3,541,000 the first year is to the 
13.6 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
13.7 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
13.8 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
13.9 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
13.10 	of the required accomplishment plan.

13.11
13.12	(f) Restoring Wetlands Dominated by Nonnative 
Cattail in Border Waters
					
13.13 	$1,270,000 the first year is to the 
13.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.15 	agreement with the National Park Service to 
13.16 	restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine 
13.17 	habitat in Voyageurs National Park. A list of 
13.18 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
13.19 	be provided as part of the accomplishment 
13.20 	plan.

13.21	(g) Big Rice Lake Wild Rice Enhancement
					
13.22 	$845,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
13.23 	of natural resources to enhance and restore 
13.24 	wild rice wetland habitat in Big Rice Lake in 
13.25 	St. Louis County.

13.26	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		50,497,000
		-0-

13.27
13.28	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration - Phase I
					
13.29 	$3,751,000 the first year is to the 
13.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.31 	agreements as follows:
13.32 	(1) $2,209,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
13.33 	to acquire land in fee and to acquire permanent 
13.34 	conservation stream easements in the St. Croix 
14.1 	River watershed using the payment method 
14.2 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.3 	84.0272, subdivision 2;
14.4 	(2) $1,377,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.5 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.6 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
14.7 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
14.8 	this amount, up to $168,000 to Minnesota 
14.9 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
14.10 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
14.11 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
14.12 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
14.13 	(3) $165,000 to the St. Croix River 
14.14 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
14.15 	program under this paragraph.
14.16 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
14.17 	permanent conservation easements must be 
14.18 	provided as part of the required 
14.19 	accomplishment plan.

14.20	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase IX
					
14.21 	$4,163,000 the first year is to the 
14.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.23 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
14.24 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.25 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
14.26 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
14.27 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
14.28 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
14.29 	$820,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
14.30 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $532,000 is to 
14.31 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $1,061,000 
14.32 	is to Great River Greening, and $1,750,000 is 
14.33 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
14.34 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.1 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.2 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.4 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
15.5 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
15.6 	easements must be provided as part of the 
15.7 	required accomplishment plan.

15.8
15.9	(c) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VII
					
15.10 	$3,516,000 the first year is to the 
15.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.12 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
15.13 	permanent conservation easements and land 
15.14 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
15.15 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
15.16 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
15.17 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
15.18 	of the required accomplishment plan.

15.19
15.20	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase V
					
15.21 	$3,365,000 the first year is to the 
15.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.23 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
15.24 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.25 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
15.26 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
15.27 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
15.28 	Counties. Of this amount, $841,000 is to 
15.29 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,524,000 
15.30 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
15.31 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.32 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.33 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.35 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
16.1 	provided as part of the required 
16.2 	accomplishment plan.

16.3
16.4	(e) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration
					
16.5 	$2,946,000 the first year is to the 
16.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.7 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
16.8 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
16.9 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
16.10 	watershed as follows: $440,000 to Sauk River 
16.11 	Watershed District, $590,000 to Pheasants 
16.12 	Forever, and $1,916,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.13 	Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.14 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.15 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.16 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.17 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.18 	list of acquisitions must be provided as part 
16.19 	of the required accomplishment plan.

16.20
16.21
16.22	(f) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
XI
					
16.23 	$2,359,000 the first year is to the 
16.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.25 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
16.26 	to acquire permanent conservation stream 
16.27 	easements using the payment method 
16.28 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.29 	84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and 
16.30 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
16.31 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
16.32 	in Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a 
16.33 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
16.34 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
16.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
16.36 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
17.1 	acquisitions and restorations and 
17.2 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
17.3 	required accomplishment plan.

17.4
17.5	(g) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
17.6 	$3,208,000 the first year is to the 
17.7 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.8 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
17.9 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
17.10 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
17.11 	restorations and enhancements must be 
17.12 	provided as part of the required 
17.13 	accomplishment plan.

17.14
17.15	(h) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VI
					
17.16 	$3,777,000 the first year is to the 
17.17 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.18 	aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis 
17.19 	River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to 
17.20 	$2,182,000 is for an agreement with 
17.21 	Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed 
17.22 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
17.23 	required accomplishment plan.

17.24
17.25	(i) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
IV
					
17.26 	$891,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
17.27 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
17.28 	Zeitgeist, in cooperation with the Lake 
17.29 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
17.30 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
17.31 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
17.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.33 	accomplishment plan.

17.34
17.35	(j) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VIII
					
18.1 	$2,046,000 the first year is to the 
18.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.3 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
18.4 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
18.5 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
18.6 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.7 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.9 	accomplishment plan.

18.10	(k) Pine River Fish Passage Project
					
18.11 	$1,246,000 the first year is to the 
18.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.13 	agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and Water 
18.14 	Conservation District to restore and enhance 
18.15 	riverine habitat in the Pine River and provide 
18.16 	fish passage by removing dams and modifying 
18.17 	and installing structures.

18.18	(l) Sauk River Dam Fish Passage
					
18.19 	$737,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.20 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.21 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
18.22 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
18.23 	in the Sauk River and provide fish passage by 
18.24 	removing the dam and modifying and 
18.25 	installing structures at the Melrose dam site.

18.26
18.27	(m) Restoring Norway Brook Connectivity to 
the Pine River
					
18.28 	$2,267,000 the first year is to the 
18.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.30 	agreement with the city of Pine River to 
18.31 	restore and enhance riverine habitat in the Pine 
18.32 	River and provide fish passage by removing 
18.33 	the dam and modifying and installing 
18.34 	structures at the Norway Lake dam site.

19.1
19.2	(n) Pig's Eye Lake Islands Habitat Restoration 
and Enhancement
					
19.3 	$4,337,000 the first year is to the 
19.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.5 	agreement with Ramsey County to restore and 
19.6 	enhance wildlife habitat in Pig's Eye Lake, to 
19.7 	include constructing islands.

19.8
19.9	(o) Restoring Upper Mississippi River at Lake 
Pepin
					
19.10 	$750,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
19.11 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
19.12 	Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance to restore and 
19.13 	enhance wildlife habitat on public lands in 
19.14 	Lake Pepin and the adjacent floodplain. A list 
19.15 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
19.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.17 	accomplishment plan.

19.18
19.19
19.20	(p) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XI
					
19.21 	$11,138,000 the first year is to the 
19.22 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
19.23 	program to provide competitive matching 
19.24 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
19.25 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
19.26 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
19.27 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
19.28 	in Minnesota. Grants must not be made for 
19.29 	activities required to fulfill the duties of 
19.30 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
19.31 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
19.32 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
19.33 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
19.34 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 
19.35 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
19.36 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
20.1 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
20.2 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
20.3 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
20.4 	accounts. The program must require a match 
20.5 	of at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
20.6 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
20.7 	in-kind resources. For grant applications of 
20.8 	$25,000 or less, the commissioner must 
20.9 	provide a separate, simplified application 
20.10 	process. Subject to Minnesota statutes, the 
20.11 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
20.12 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
20.13 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
20.14 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
20.15 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
20.16 	projects. All restoration or enhancement 
20.17 	projects must be on land permanently 
20.18 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
20.19 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
20.20 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
20.21 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
20.22 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
20.23 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
20.24 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
20.25 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
20.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
20.27 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
20.28 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
20.29 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
20.30 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
20.31 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
20.32 	recipient has completed a grant 
20.33 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
20.34 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
20.35 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
20.36 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
21.1 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
21.2 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.3 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

21.4	Subd. 6.Administration
 		920,000
		565,000

21.5	(a) Contract Management
					
21.6 	$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.7 	of natural resources for contract management 
21.8 	duties assigned in this section. The 
21.9 	commissioner must provide an 
21.10 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
21.11 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.12 	on expending this appropriation. The 
21.13 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
21.14 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
21.15 	manual. No money may be expended before 
21.16 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.17 	approves the accomplishment plan.

21.18	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
21.19 	$555,000 the first year and $560,000 the 
21.20 	second year are to the Legislative 
21.21 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
21.22 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
21.23 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
21.24 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
21.25 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
21.26 	2021. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
21.27 	applies to this appropriation.

21.28	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
21.29 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.30 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
21.31 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
21.32 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
21.33 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

21.34	(d) Legacy Website
					
22.1 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
22.2 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
22.3 	Commission for the website required in 
22.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
22.5 	10.

22.6	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
22.7 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
22.8 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
22.9 	related to and necessary for a specific 
22.10 	appropriation and are specified in the 
22.11 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.13 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
22.14 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
22.15 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
22.16 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
22.17 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in 
22.18 	this section are available until June 30, 2022. 
22.19 	For acquisition of real property, the amounts 
22.20 	in this section are available until June 30, 
22.21 	2023, if a binding agreement with a landowner 
22.22 	or purchase agreement is entered into by June 
22.23 	30, 2022, and closed no later than June 30, 
22.24 	2023. Funds for restoration or enhancement 
22.25 	are available until June 30, 2024, or five years 
22.26 	after acquisition, whichever is later, in order 
22.27 	to complete initial restoration or enhancement 
22.28 	work. If a project receives at least 15 percent 
22.29 	of its funding from federal funds, the time of 
22.30 	the appropriation may be extended to equal 
22.31 	the availability of federal funding to a 
22.32 	maximum of six years if that federal funding 
22.33 	was confirmed and included in the original 
22.34 	draft accomplishment plan. Funds appropriated 
22.35 	for fee title acquisition of land may be used 
23.1 	to restore, enhance, and provide for public use 
23.2 	of the land acquired with the appropriation. 
23.3 	Public-use facilities must have a minimal 
23.4 	impact on habitat in acquired lands.

23.5
23.6	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.7 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
23.8 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
23.9 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.11 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.12 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.13 	1, 2019, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.14 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.15 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
23.16 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
23.17 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
23.18 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
23.19 	fund, an expense must be considered 
23.20 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
23.21 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
23.22 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
23.23 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
23.24 	goods have been received or the landowner 
23.25 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
23.26 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
23.27 	that the items articulated in the 
23.28 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
23.29 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
23.30 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
23.31 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
23.32 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
23.33 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
23.34 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
23.35 	support future management of acquired lands, 
23.36 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
24.1 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.2 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
24.3 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
24.4 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.5 	plan.

24.6	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
24.7 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
24.8 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.9 	grant awarded according to this section, must 
24.10 	provide geographic information to the 
24.11 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
24.12 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
24.13 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
24.14 	public taking of fish and game. The 
24.15 	commissioner of natural resources must 
24.16 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
24.17 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
24.18 	public recreational opportunities. Maps must 
24.19 	include information on and acknowledgment 
24.20 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
24.21 	notation of any restrictions.

24.22	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
24.23 	(a) The availability of the appropriation in 
24.24 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
24.25 	subdivision 5, paragraph (k), Evaluate 
24.26 	Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive Species 
24.27 	Prevention Strategies, is extended to June 30, 
24.28 	2020.
24.29 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
24.30 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, 
24.31 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
24.32 	(f), Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
24.33 	- Phase V, is extended to June 30, 2024.
25.1 	(c) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.2 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
25.3 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), Reinvest in 
25.4 	Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and 
25.5 	Water - Phase VI, is extended to June 30, 
25.6 	2025.
25.7 	(d) This subdivision is effective the day 
25.8 	following final enactment.

25.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.056, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
25.10 		Subd. 7.Legislative oversight.  The senate and house of representatives chairs of the 
25.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources 
25.12 	budget shall finance and the outdoor heritage fund must convene a joint hearing to review 
25.13 	the activities and evaluate the effectiveness of the council and to receive reports on the 
25.14 	council from the legislative auditor no later than June 30, 2014 2020.

25.15 	Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
25.16 	amended by Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 5, and Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 
25.17 	1, section 7, is amended to read:

25.18	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		40,948,000
		-0-

25.19
25.20
25.21	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
VII
					
25.22 	$4,570,000 in the first year is to the 
25.23 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
25.24 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
25.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
25.26 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
25.27 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
25.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
25.29 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
25.30 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
25.31 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
25.32 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
25.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
25.34 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
26.1 	proposed land and permanent conservation 
26.2 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
26.3 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

26.4
26.5	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
26.6 	$7,452,000 in the first year is to the 
26.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.8 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
26.9 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
26.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.11 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
26.12 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
26.13 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
26.14 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
26.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
26.16 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
26.17 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
26.18 	provided as part of the required 
26.19 	accomplishment plan.

26.20
26.21	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VI
					
26.22 	$4,032,000 in the first year is to the 
26.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
26.24 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
26.25 	acquire native prairie, wetlands, and savanna 
26.26 	and restore and enhance grasslands, wetlands, 
26.27 	and savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
26.28 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
26.29 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
26.30 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
26.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
26.32 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
26.33 	income statements and balance sheets for 
26.34 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
26.35 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
26.36 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
27.1 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
27.2 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
27.3 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.4 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
27.5 	and must be consistent with the priorities 
27.6 	identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
27.7 	Conservation Plan.

27.8
27.9	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase  VI
					
27.10 	$3,430,000 in the first year is to the 
27.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
27.12 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
27.13 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
27.14 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
27.15 	permanent conservation easements within the 
27.16 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation 
27.17 	Area in western Minnesota for addition to the 
27.18 	Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
27.19 	Refuge. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
27.20 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
27.21 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
27.22 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
27.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
27.24 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
27.25 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
27.26 	as part of the required accomplishment plan 
27.27 	and must be consistent with the priorities in 
27.28 	the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

27.29
27.30	(e) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase IV
					
27.31 	$3,740,000 in the first year is to the 
27.32 	commissioner of natural resources to 
27.33 	implement the Minnesota Prairie Conservation 
27.34 	Plan through the acquisition of permanent 
27.35 	conservation easements to protect native 
27.36 	prairie and grasslands. Up to $165,000 is for 
28.1 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
28.2 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
28.3 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.4 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
28.5 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
28.6 	priority must be given to acquisition of lands 
28.7 	that are eligible for the native prairie bank 
28.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or 
28.9 	lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A 
28.10 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
28.11 	be provided as part of the final report.

28.12
28.13	(f) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water - 
Phase V
					
28.14 	$4,544,000 in the first year is to the Board of 
28.15 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
28.16 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
28.17 	and enhance habitat by expanding the clean 
28.18 	water fund riparian buffer program for at least 
28.19 	equal wildlife benefits from buffers on private 
28.20 	land. Up to $728,000 is for establishing a 
28.21 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
28.22 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
28.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
28.24 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
28.25 	conservation easements must be provided as 
28.26 	part of the final report.

28.27
28.28	(g) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase V
					
28.29 	$1,380,000 in the first year is to the 
28.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.31 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
28.32 	acquire and restore lands in the Cannon River 
28.33 	watershed for wildlife management purposes 
28.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
28.35 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
28.36 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
29.1 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
29.2 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
29.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
29.4 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
29.5 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
29.6 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

29.7
29.8	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley
					
29.9 	$1,800,000 in the first year is to the 
29.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
29.11 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
29.12 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
29.13 	Chicken Society to acquire and restore lands 
29.14 	in the southern Red River Valley for wildlife 
29.15 	management purposes under Minnesota 
29.16 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or for 
29.17 	designation and management as waterfowl 
29.18 	production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation 
29.19 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
29.20 	Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
29.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
29.22 	accomplishment plan.

29.23
29.24	(i) Protecting and Restoring Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas
					
29.25 	$1,730,000 in the first year is to the 
29.26 	commissioner of natural resources for 
29.27 	agreements to acquire conservation easements 
29.28 	within and restore and enhance important bird 
29.29 	areas identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
29.30 	Conservation Plan, to be used as follows: 
29.31 	$408,000 is to Audubon Minnesota and 
29.32 	$1,322,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
29.33 	which up to $100,000 is for establishing 
29.34 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
29.35 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
29.36 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
30.1 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
30.2 	conservation easements must be provided as 
30.3 	part of the final report. This appropriation is 
30.4 	available until June 30, 2021.

30.5
30.6	(j) Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration
					
30.7 	$2,270,000 in the first year is to the 
30.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.9 	agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
30.10 	District to acquire land in fee and permanent 
30.11 	conservation easement and to restore river and 
30.12 	related habitat in the Wild Rice River corridor. 
30.13 	A list of proposed acquisitions and restorations 
30.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
30.15 	accomplishment plan.

30.16
30.17	(k) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII
					
30.18 	$4,880,000 in the first year is to the 
30.19 	commissioner of natural resources to 
30.20 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
30.21 	prairie communities on wildlife management 
30.22 	areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest 
30.23 	land, and land under native prairie bank 
30.24 	easements. A list of proposed land restorations 
30.25 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
30.26 	of the required accomplishment plan.

30.27
30.28	(l) Enhanced Public Land Grasslands - Phase 
II
					
30.29 	$1,120,000 in the first year is to the 
30.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.31 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
30.32 	and restore habitat on public lands. A list of 
30.33 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
30.34 	must be provided as part of the final report.

30.35 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2015.

31.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

31.2	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		29,489,000
		1,373,000

31.3
31.4
31.5	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
IX
					
31.6 	$3,064,000 the first year and $1,373,000 the 
31.7 	second year are to the commissioner of natural 
31.8 	resources to acquire in fee and restore lands 
31.9 	for wildlife management purposes under 
31.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
31.11 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
31.12 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
31.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
31.14 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
31.15 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
31.16 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
31.17 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
31.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
31.19 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
31.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
31.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

31.22
31.23	(b) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Acquisition - Phase IX
					
31.24 	$5,603,000 the first year is to the 
31.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.26 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
31.27 	in fee and restore lands for wildlife 
31.28 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
31.29 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
31.30 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
31.31 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
31.32 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
31.33 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.34 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
31.35 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
32.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
32.2 	required accomplishment plan.

32.3
32.4	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
VII
					
32.5 	$1,901,000 the first year is to the 
32.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.7 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
32.8 	acquire land in fee for native prairie, wetland, 
32.9 	and savanna and to restore and enhance 
32.10 	grasslands, wetlands, and savanna. Subject to 
32.11 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
32.12 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
32.13 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
32.14 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
32.15 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
32.16 	No later than 180 days after The Nature 
32.17 	Conservancy's fiscal year ends, The Nature 
32.18 	Conservancy must submit to the Lessard-Sams 
32.19 	Outdoor Heritage Council annual income 
32.20 	statements and balance sheets for income and 
32.21 	expenses from land acquired with this 
32.22 	appropriation. A list of proposed land 
32.23 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
32.24 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
32.25 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
32.26 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

32.27
32.28	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII
					
32.29 	$2,683,000 the first year is to the 
32.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.31 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
32.32 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
32.33 	Wildlife Service to acquire land in fee or 
32.34 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
32.35 	lands in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
32.36 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
33.1 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
33.2 	National Wildlife Refuge. Subject to 
33.3 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
33.4 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
33.5 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
33.6 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
33.7 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
33.8 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
33.9 	provided as part of the required 
33.10 	accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions 
33.11 	must be consistent with the priorities in 
33.12 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

33.13
33.14	(e) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex 
- Phase VII
					
33.15 	$1,436,000 the first year is to the 
33.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.17 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land to 
33.18 	acquire in fee and restore lands in the Cannon 
33.19 	River watershed for wildlife management 
33.20 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.21 	86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation 
33.22 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
33.23 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
33.24 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
33.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
33.26 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
33.27 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
33.28 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

33.29
33.30	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection 
- Phase VI
					
33.31 	$2,481,000 the first year is to the 
33.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
33.33 	permanent conservation easements to 
33.34 	implement the strategies in Minnesota Prairie 
33.35 	Conservation Plan to protect and restore native 
33.36 	prairie. Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for 
34.1 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
34.2 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
34.3 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.4 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation 
34.5 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
34.6 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
34.7 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
34.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
34.9 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
34.10 	permanent conservation easements must be 
34.11 	provided as part of the final report.

34.12
34.13	(g) Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for 
Wildlife and Water - Phase VII
					
34.14 	$5,333,000 the first year is to the Board of 
34.15 	Water and Soil Resources to restore habitat 
34.16 	and acquire permanent conservation easements 
34.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, 
34.18 	to protect, restore, and enhance habitat by 
34.19 	expanding the riparian-buffer program of the 
34.20 	clean water fund for at least equal wildlife 
34.21 	benefits from buffers on private land. Of this 
34.22 	amount, up to $858,000 is for establishing a 
34.23 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.26 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
34.27 	conservation easements must be provided as 
34.28 	part of the final report.

34.29
34.30	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase III
					
34.31 	$1,908,000 the first year is to the 
34.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.33 	agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
34.34 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
34.35 	Chicken Society to acquire land in fee and 
34.36 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
35.1 	River valley for wildlife management purposes 
35.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
35.3 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
35.4 	managed as waterfowl-production areas in 
35.5 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
35.6 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
35.7 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
35.8 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
35.9 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
35.10 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
35.11 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
35.12 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
35.13 	provided as part of the required 
35.14 	accomplishment plan.

35.15
35.16	(i) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IX
					
35.17 	$3,950,000 the first year is to the 
35.18 	commissioner of natural resources to 
35.19 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
35.20 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife 
35.21 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
35.22 	native prairie bank land, bluff prairies on state 
35.23 	forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and 
35.24 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
35.25 	waterfowl-production area and refuge lands. 
35.26 	A list of proposed land restorations and 
35.27 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
35.28 	required accomplishment plan.

35.29
35.30	(j) Anoka Sandplain Sand Plain Habitat 
Restoration and Enhancement - Phase V
					
35.31 	$1,130,000 the first year is to the 
35.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.33 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
35.34 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
35.35 	habitat on public lands in Anoka, Benton, 
35.36 	Isanti, Morrison, and Stearns Countiesthe 
36.1 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
36.2 	minor watersheds as follows: $41,000 is to the 
36.3 	Anoka Conservation District, $231,000 is to 
36.4 	the Isanti County Soil and Water Conservation 
36.5 	District, $345,000 is to Great River Greening, 
36.6 	$163,000 is to the Stearns County Soil and 
36.7 	Water Conservation District, and $350,000 is 
36.8 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $40,000 to 
36.9 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 
36.10 	monitoring and enforcement funds as approved 
36.11 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.13 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
36.14 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
36.15 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
36.16 	required accomplishment plan.

36.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.