1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; 
1.3 	modifying previous appropriations;amending Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, 
1.4 	section 2, subdivision 3; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, 
1.5 	section 2, subdivision 5.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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

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

1.19	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
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	$
	137,500,000
	
1.21 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.22 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.24 	subdivisions.

2.1	Subd. 2.Prairies
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		41,803,000

2.2
2.3
2.4	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition - Phase 
XII
					
2.5 	$2,410,000 the second 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 XII
					
2.22 	$3,876,000 the second 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 
X
					
3.3 	$3,926,000 the second 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 XI
					
3.27 	$2,677,000 the second 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 III
					
4.14 	$2,203,000 the second year is to acquire land 
4.15 	in permanent conservation easement and to 
4.16 	restore river and related habitat in the Wild 
4.17 	Rice River corridor. Of this amount, $173,000 
4.18 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
4.19 	an agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
4.20 	District and $2,030,000 is to the Board of 
4.21 	Water and Soil Resources. The Board of Water 
4.22 	and Soil Resources may use up to $91,000 for 
4.23 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
4.24 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
4.25 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
4.27 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
4.28 	required accomplishment plan.

4.29
4.30	(f) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - 
Phase IV
					
4.31 	$2,785,000 the second year is to the 
4.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.33 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
4.34 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
4.35 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
4.36 	County for wildlife management under 
5.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.2 	subdivision 8. Of this amount, $2,063,000 is 
5.3 	to Fox Lake Conservation League Inc., 
5.4 	$618,000 is to Ducks Unlimited, and $104,000 
5.5 	is to The Conservation Fund. A list of 
5.6 	proposed acquisitions must be provided as part 
5.7 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.8	(g) RIM Grasslands Reserve - Phase II
					
5.9 	$3,772,000 the second year is to the Board of 
5.10 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.11 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.12 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
5.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 to 
5.14 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $65,000 is 
5.15 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
5.16 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
5.17 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.19 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.20 	part of the final report.

5.21
5.22	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley - Phase VI
					
5.23 	$2,025,000 the second year is to the 
5.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.25 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
5.26 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.27 	Chicken Society, to acquire lands in fee and 
5.28 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
5.29 	River valley for wildlife management under 
5.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.31 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
5.32 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
5.33 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
5.34 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
5.35 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.1 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.2 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.3 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.4 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.5 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.6 	provided as part of the required 
6.7 	accomplishment plan.

6.8	(i) Heron Lake Area Conservation Partnership
					
6.9 	$5,242,000 the second year is to the 
6.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee for wildlife 
6.12 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.13 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.14 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.15 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
6.16 	States Fish and Wildlife Service; to acquire 
6.17 	land in permanent conservation easement; and 
6.18 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat within 
6.19 	the Heron Lake Watershed as follows: 
6.20 	$1,863,000 is to Ducks Unlimited; $1,517,000 
6.21 	is to Pheasants Forever; $801,000 is to the 
6.22 	Heron Lake Watershed District; and 
6.23 	$1,061,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust, of 
6.24 	which up to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
6.25 	is for establishing monitoring and enforcement 
6.26 	funds as approved in the accomplishment plan 
6.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
6.29 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
6.30 	required accomplishment plan.

6.31
6.32	(j) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex 
- Phase IX
					
6.33 	$1,339,000 the second year is to the 
6.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.35 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
7.1 	cooperation with Great River Greening, to 
7.2 	acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River 
7.3 	watershed for wildlife management under 
7.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
7.5 	subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for 
7.6 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
7.7 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to 
7.8 	acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural 
7.9 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.10 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee 
7.11 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.12 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7; and to restore 
7.13 	and enhance lands in the Cannon River 
7.14 	watershed. Of this amount, $1,035,000 is to 
7.15 	The Trust for Public Land and $304,000 is to 
7.16 	Great River Greening. Subject to evaluation 
7.17 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
7.18 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
7.19 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
7.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
7.21 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
7.22 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
7.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.24 	accomplishment plan.

7.25
7.26	(k) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program - Phase II
					
7.27 	$3,718,000 the second year is to the 
7.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.29 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
7.30 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
7.31 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
7.32 	acquire permanent conservation working lands 
7.33 	easements and to restore wetlands and prairie 
7.34 	grasslands. Of this amount, $2,623,000 is to 
7.35 	Ducks Unlimited and $1,095,000 is to 
7.36 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
8.1 	acquisitions and restorations must be provided 
8.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

8.3	(l) DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase XII
					
8.4 	$5,170,000 the second year is to the 
8.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.6 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
8.7 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
8.8 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
8.9 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
8.10 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
8.11 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
8.12 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
8.13 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
8.14 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
8.15 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
8.16 	of the required accomplishment plan.

8.17
8.18	(m) Enhanced Public Land: Grasslands - Phase 
IV
					
8.19 	$2,660,000 the second year is to the 
8.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
8.22 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
8.23 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
8.24 	restorations and enhancements must be 
8.25 	provided as part of the required 
8.26 	accomplishment plan.

8.27	Subd. 3.Forests
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		15,946,000

8.28
8.29	(a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB 
Protection Program - Phase VIII
					
8.30 	$3,164,000 the second year is to the Board of 
8.31 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
8.32 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
8.33 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
8.34 	conservation easements and restore and 
8.35 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
9.1 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
9.2 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
9.3 	Compatible Use Buffer. Of this amount, up to 
9.4 	$163,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
9.5 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
9.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
9.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
9.8 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
9.9 	be provided as part of the final report.

9.10
9.11	(b) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase VIII
					
9.12 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
9.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.14 	agreements as follows:
9.15 	(1) $1,335,000 to The Nature Conservancy to 
9.16 	acquire lands in fee for wildlife management 
9.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.18 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.20 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
9.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.22 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
9.23 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.24 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and to restore and 
9.25 	enhance wildlife habitat;
9.26 	(2) $930,000 to The Trust for Public Land to 
9.27 	acquire lands in fee for wildlife management 
9.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.29 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.31 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
9.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.33 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
9.34 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.35 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and
10.1 	(3) $890,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.2 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
10.3 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat, of 
10.4 	which $96,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.5 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.
10.8 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.9 	provided as part of the required 
10.10 	accomplishment plan.

10.11	(c) Northern Forest Habitat Conservation
					
10.12 	$4,905,000 the second year is to the 
10.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.14 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
10.15 	acquire forest land in fee to be permanently 
10.16 	protected and managed by St. Louis County 
10.17 	as county forest lands. A list of proposed land 
10.18 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
10.19 	required accomplishment plan.

10.20	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement
					
10.21 	$2,068,000 the second year is to the 
10.22 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
10.23 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern 
10.24 	forest region in wildlife management areas, 
10.25 	scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
10.26 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
10.27 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
10.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.29 	accomplishment plan.

10.30
10.31	(e) Southeast Forest Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase II
					
10.32 	$1,167,000 the second year is to the 
10.33 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
10.34 	and enhance forests in southeastern Minnesota. 
11.1 	A list of proposed land enhancements must be 
11.2 	provided as part of the required 
11.3 	accomplishment plan.

11.4	(f) Young Forest Conservation - Phase III
					
11.5 	$1,487,000 the second year is to the 
11.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.7 	agreement with the American Bird 
11.8 	Conservancy to enhance publicly owned, 
11.9 	permanently protected forest lands for wildlife 
11.10 	management. A list of proposed forest land 
11.11 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
11.12 	required accomplishment plan.

11.13	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		14,729,000

11.14
11.15	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition - Phase XII
					
11.16 	$4,268,000 the second year is to the 
11.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.18 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
11.19 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
11.20 	Wildlife Service, to acquire lands in fee and 
11.21 	to restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
11.22 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
11.23 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
11.24 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
11.25 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

11.26
11.27	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
11.28 	$5,376,000 the second year is to the 
11.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.30 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
11.31 	lands in fee for wildlife management under 
11.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
11.33 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
11.34 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
11.35 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
12.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.2 	accomplishment plan.

12.3
12.4	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection Program - Phase 
V
					
12.5 	$3,130,000 the second year is to the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.7 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.9 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
12.10 	and other habitat on permanently protected 
12.11 	conservation easements in high-priority 
12.12 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
12.13 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
12.14 	amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a 
12.15 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.16 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.18 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.19 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
12.20 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.21 	provided as part of the required 
12.22 	accomplishment plan.

12.23
12.24	(d) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase XII
					
12.25 	$1,955,000 the second year is to the 
12.26 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
12.27 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
12.28 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
12.29 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.30 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.31	Subd. 5.Habitats
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		64,662,000

12.32
12.33	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
12.34 	$2,110,000 the second year is to the 
12.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.1 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.2 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.3 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
13.4 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
13.5 	Of this amount, up to $192,000 is to establish 
13.6 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
13.7 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
13.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
13.10 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
13.11 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
13.12 	provided as part of the required 
13.13 	accomplishment plan.

13.14	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
13.15 	$7,551,000 the second year is to the 
13.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.17 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
13.18 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.19 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
13.20 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
13.21 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
13.22 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
13.23 	$800,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
13.24 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
13.25 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
13.26 	to Great River Greening, $4,485,000 is to The 
13.27 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
13.28 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
13.29 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
13.30 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
13.31 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.33 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
13.34 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
14.1 	easements must be provided as part of the 
14.2 	required accomplishment plan.

14.3	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
14.4 	$2,643,000 the second year is to the 
14.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.6 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
14.7 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.8 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
14.9 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
14.10 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
14.11 	communities. Of this amount, $408,000 is to 
14.12 	The Nature Conservancy, $300,000 is to Trout 
14.13 	Unlimited, $1,000,000 is to The Trust for 
14.14 	Public Land, and $935,000 is to Minnesota 
14.15 	Land Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land 
14.16 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
14.17 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
14.18 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
14.19 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
14.20 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
14.21 	permanent conservation easements must be 
14.22 	provided as part of the required 
14.23 	accomplishment plan.

14.24
14.25	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
14.26 	$3,283,000 the second year is to the 
14.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.28 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
14.29 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.30 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
14.31 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
14.32 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
14.33 	Counties. Of this amount, $1,030,000 is to 
14.34 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,253,000 
14.35 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
15.1 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
15.2 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.3 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.5 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
15.6 	provided as part of the required 
15.7 	accomplishment plan.

15.8
15.9	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
15.10 	$3,551,000 the second year is to the 
15.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.12 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
15.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
15.14 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
15.15 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
15.16 	this amount, up to $192,000 is to establish a 
15.17 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.18 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.20 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
15.21 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
15.22 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
15.23 	provided as part of the required 
15.24 	accomplishment plan.

15.25
15.26
15.27	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
15.28 	$2,868,000 the second year is to the Board of 
15.29 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
15.30 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
15.31 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
15.32 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
15.33 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
15.34 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
15.35 	$156,000 of the total amount is for 
15.36 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.1 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.2 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.3 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.4 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
16.5 	required accomplishment plan.

16.6
16.7	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
16.8 	$4,310,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
16.9 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
16.10 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
16.11 	as follows:
16.12 	(1) $2,522,000 is to the commissioner of 
16.13 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
16.14 	$76,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
16.15 	and $2,446,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
16.16 	and
16.17 	(2) $1,788,000 is to the Board of Water and 
16.18 	Soil Resources, of which up to $188,000 is 
16.19 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.20 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.21 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
16.23 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
16.24 	included as part of the required 
16.25 	accomplishment plan.

16.26
16.27	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
16.28 	$3,681,000 the second year is to the 
16.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.30 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
16.31 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
16.32 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
16.33 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
16.34 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
16.35 	Hennepin County and $3,235,000 to 
17.1 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $336,000 to 
17.2 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
17.3 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.4 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.6 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
17.7 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
17.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
17.9 	required accomplishment plan.

17.10
17.11
17.12	(i) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 
XII
					
17.13 	$1,719,000 the second year is to the 
17.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.15 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
17.16 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout and 
17.17 	other species in and along coldwater rivers, 
17.18 	lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of 
17.19 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
17.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
17.21 	required accomplishment plan.

17.22
17.23	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
17.24 	$4,421,000 the second year is to the 
17.25 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.26 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
17.27 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
17.28 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
17.29 	restorations and enhancements must be 
17.30 	provided as part of the required 
17.31 	accomplishment plan.

17.32
17.33	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
17.34 	$2,660,000 the second year is to the 
17.35 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
17.36 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
18.1 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
18.2 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
18.3 	required accomplishment plan.

18.4
18.5	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
18.6 	$817,000 the second year is to the 
18.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.8 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
18.9 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
18.10 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
18.11 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
18.12 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
18.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.14 	accomplishment plan.

18.15
18.16	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
18.17 	$2,237,000 the second year is to the 
18.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.19 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
18.20 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
18.21 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
18.22 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
18.23 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
18.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.25 	accomplishment plan.

18.26
18.27
18.28	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
18.29 	$952,000 the second year is to the 
18.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.31 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
18.32 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
18.33 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
18.34 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
18.35 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
19.1 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
19.2 	required accomplishment plan.

19.3	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
19.4 	$3,542,000 the second year is to the 
19.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.6 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
19.7 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
19.8 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
19.9 	Wildlife Management Area.

19.10
19.11	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
19.12 	$4,580,000 the second year is to the 
19.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
19.14 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
19.15 	permanent conservation easements and to 
19.16 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
19.17 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $500,000 
19.18 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
19.19 	$2,419,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
19.20 	$1,661,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
19.21 	$192,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
19.22 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
19.23 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
19.24 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
19.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.27 	accomplishment plan.

19.28	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
19.29 	$1,576,000 the second year is to the 
19.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.31 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
19.32 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
19.33 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
19.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.35 	accomplishment plan.

20.1
20.2
20.3	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
20.4 	$12,161,000 the second year is to the 
20.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
20.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
20.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
20.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
20.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
20.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
20.12 	$3,900,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
20.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
20.14 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
20.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
20.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
20.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
20.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
20.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
20.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
20.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
20.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
20.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
20.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
20.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
20.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
20.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
20.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
20.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
20.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
20.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
20.35 	Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of 
20.36 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
21.1 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
21.2 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
21.3 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
21.4 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
21.5 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
21.6 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
21.7 	give priority to projects associated with or 
21.8 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
21.9 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.10 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
21.11 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.12 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
21.13 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
21.14 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
21.15 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
21.16 	projects must be on land permanently 
21.17 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
21.18 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
21.19 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
21.20 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
21.21 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
21.22 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
21.23 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
21.24 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
21.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.26 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
21.27 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
21.28 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
21.29 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
21.30 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
21.31 	recipient has completed a grant 
21.32 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
21.33 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
21.34 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
21.35 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
21.36 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
22.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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

22.4	(a) Contract Management
					
22.5 	$210,000 the second year is to the 
22.6 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
22.7 	management duties assigned in this section. 
22.8 	The commissioner must provide an 
22.9 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
22.10 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.11 	on expending this appropriation. The 
22.12 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
22.13 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
22.14 	manual. No money may be expended before 
22.15 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.16 	approves the accomplishment plan.

22.17	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
22.18 	$150,000 the second year is to the 
22.19 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.20 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
22.21 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
22.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
22.23 	subdivision 10.

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

23.24
23.25	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.26 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
23.27 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
23.28 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.30 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.31 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.32 	1, 2020, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.33 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.34 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
23.35 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
23.36 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
24.1 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
24.2 	fund, an expense must be considered 
24.3 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
24.4 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
24.5 	an invoice, or a binding agreement with the 
24.6 	landowner, and the recipient attests that the 
24.7 	goods have been received or the landowner 
24.8 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
24.9 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
24.10 	that the items articulated in the 
24.11 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
24.13 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
24.14 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
24.15 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.16 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
24.17 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
24.18 	support future management of acquired lands, 
24.19 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
24.20 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.21 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
24.22 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
24.23 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.24 	plan.

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

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

25.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 10 is effective the day following final enactment.

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

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

25.19	(a) Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor
					
25.20 	$2,458,000 the first year is to the 
25.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
25.22 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
25.23 	acquire permanent conservation easements in 
25.24 	Washington County. Of this amount, up to 
25.25 	$30,000 $120,000 is for establishing a 
25.26 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
25.27 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
25.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
25.29 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
25.30 	conservation easements must be provided as 
25.31 	part of the required accomplishment plan. This 
25.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.

25.33
25.34	(b) Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat 
Project
					
26.1 	$2,400,000 the first year is to the 
26.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
26.3 	agreements with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
26.4 	Association in cooperation with The 
26.5 	Conservation Fund and St. Louis County to 
26.6 	acquire land in fee to be transferred to St. 
26.7 	Louis County for wildlife habitat purposes. 
26.8 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
26.9 	$2,292,000 to the Minnesota Deer Hunter 
26.10 	Association and $108,000 to The Conservation 
26.11 	Fund. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
26.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
26.13 	accomplishment plan.

26.14
26.15	(c) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration - Phase V
					
26.16 	$2,375,000 the first year is to the 
26.17 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
26.18 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
26.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
26.20 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for 
26.21 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
26.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
26.23 	acquire land in fee for state forest purposes 
26.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
26.25 	subdivision 7; to acquire permanent 
26.26 	conservation easements; and to restore and 
26.27 	enhance prairie, grassland, forest, and savanna. 
26.28 	The amount is for agreements as follows: 
26.29 	$1,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy, 
26.30 	$675,000 to The Trust for Public Land, and 
26.31 	$700,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
26.32 	$80,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
26.33 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
26.34 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
26.35 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.36 	97A.056, subdivision 17. No later than 180 
27.1 	days after the The Nature Conservancy's fiscal 
27.2 	year ends, The Nature Conservancy must 
27.3 	submit to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
27.4 	Council annual income statements and balance 
27.5 	sheets for income and expenses from land 
27.6 	acquired in fee with this appropriation and not 
27.7 	transferred to the state or a local governmental 
27.8 	unit. A list of proposed land acquisitions must 
27.9 	be provided as part of the required 
27.10 	accomplishment plan.

27.11	(d) Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V
					
27.12 	$2,291,000 the first year is to the 
27.13 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
27.14 	easements for forest, wetland, and shoreline 
27.15 	habitat through working forest permanent 
27.16 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
27.17 	forests for the future program pursuant to 
27.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
27.19 	conservation easement acquired with money 
27.20 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
27.21 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.22 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
27.23 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
27.24 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
27.25 	$72,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
27.26 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
27.27 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
27.28 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
27.29 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
27.30 	be provided as part of the final report.

27.31	(e) State Forest Acquisitions - Phase IV
					
27.32 	$1,000,000 the first year is to the 
27.33 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
27.34 	lands in fee for wildlife habitat purposes in 
27.35 	the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood 
28.1 	State Forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.2 	86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land 
28.3 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
28.4 	required accomplishment plan.

28.5
28.6	(f) Critical Shoreland Protection Program - 
Phase IV
					
28.7 	$1,700,000 the first year is to the 
28.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.9 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
28.10 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
28.11 	along rivers and lakes in the northern forest 
28.12 	region. Of this amount, up to $120,000 is for 
28.13 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
28.14 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
28.15 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.16 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
28.17 	permanent conservation easements must be 
28.18 	provided as part of the required 
28.19 	accomplishment plan.

28.20	(g) Bushmen Lake
					
28.21 	$4,600,000 the first year is to the 
28.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.23 	agreement with The Conservation Fund in 
28.24 	cooperation with the United States Forest 
28.25 	Service to acquire lands in fee adjacent to 
28.26 	Bushmen Lake in St. Louis County to be 
28.27 	managed for wildlife habitat purposes. A list 
28.28 	of proposed land acquisitions must be 
28.29 	provided as part of the required 
28.30 	accomplishment plan.

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

29.1 	Sec. 4. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is 
29.2 	amended to read:

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

29.4
29.5	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration - Phase I
					
29.6 	$3,751,000 the first year is to the 
29.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
29.8 	agreements as follows:
29.9 	(1) $2,209,000 to The Trust for Public Land 
29.10 	to acquire land in fee and to acquire permanent 
29.11 	conservation stream easements in the St. Croix 
29.12 	River watershed using the payment method 
29.13 	prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.14 	84.0272, subdivision 2;. Of this amount, up 
29.15 	to $20,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
29.16 	resources to deposit in the natural resources 
29.17 	conservation easement stewardship account 
29.18 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.19 	84.69, as approved in the accomplishment plan 
29.20 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.21 	97A.056, subdivision 17;
29.22 	(2) $1,377,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
29.23 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
29.24 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
29.25 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
29.26 	this amount, up to $168,000 to Minnesota 
29.27 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
29.28 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
29.29 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
29.30 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and
29.31 	(3) $165,000 to the St. Croix River 
29.32 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
29.33 	program under this paragraph.
30.1 	A list of proposed land acquisitions and 
30.2 	permanent conservation easements must be 
30.3 	provided as part of the required 
30.4 	accomplishment plan.

30.5	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase IX
					
30.6 	$4,163,000 the first year is to the 
30.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.8 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
30.9 	permanent conservation easements and to 
30.10 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
30.11 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
30.12 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
30.13 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
30.14 	$820,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
30.15 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $532,000 is to 
30.16 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $1,061,000 
30.17 	is to Great River Greening, and $1,750,000 is 
30.18 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
30.19 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
30.20 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
30.21 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
30.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
30.23 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
30.24 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
30.25 	easements must be provided as part of the 
30.26 	required accomplishment plan.

30.27
30.28	(c) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration - Phase VII
					
30.29 	$3,516,000 the first year is to the 
30.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.31 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
30.32 	permanent conservation easements and land 
30.33 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
30.34 	other habitats in Dakota County. A list of 
30.35 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
31.1 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
31.2 	of the required accomplishment plan.

31.3
31.4	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase V
					
31.5 	$3,365,000 the first year is to the 
31.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.7 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
31.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
31.9 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
31.10 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
31.11 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
31.12 	Counties. Of this amount, $841,000 is to 
31.13 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $2,524,000 
31.14 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
31.15 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
31.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
31.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
31.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
31.19 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
31.20 	provided as part of the required 
31.21 	accomplishment plan.

31.22
31.23	(e) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration
					
31.24 	$2,946,000 the first year is to the 
31.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
31.26 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
31.27 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
31.28 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
31.29 	watershed as follows: $440,000 to Sauk River 
31.30 	Watershed District, $590,000 to Pheasants 
31.31 	Forever, and $1,916,000 to Minnesota Land 
31.32 	Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land 
31.33 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
31.34 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
31.35 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
31.36 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
32.1 	list of acquisitions must be provided as part 
32.2 	of the required accomplishment plan.

32.3
32.4	(f) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XI
					
32.5 	$2,359,000 the first year is to the 
32.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.7 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to acquire 
32.8 	permanent conservation stream easements 
32.9 	using the payment method prescribed in 
32.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0272, 
32.11 	subdivision 2, and to restore and enhance 
32.12 	habitat for trout and other species in and along 
32.13 	coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in 
32.14 	Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a 
32.15 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
32.16 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
32.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
32.18 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
32.19 	acquisitions and restorations and 
32.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
32.21 	required accomplishment plan.

32.22
32.23	(g) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
32.24 	$3,208,000 the first year is to the 
32.25 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
32.26 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
32.27 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
32.28 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
32.29 	restorations and enhancements must be 
32.30 	provided as part of the required 
32.31 	accomplishment plan.

32.32
32.33	(h) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VI
					
32.34 	$3,777,000 the first year is to the 
32.35 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
33.1 	aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. Louis 
33.2 	River estuary. Of this appropriation, up to 
33.3 	$2,182,000 is for an agreement with 
33.4 	Minnesota Land Trust. A list of proposed 
33.5 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
33.6 	required accomplishment plan.

33.7
33.8	(i) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
IV
					
33.9 	$891,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
33.10 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
33.11 	Zeitgeist, in cooperation with the Lake 
33.12 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
33.13 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
33.14 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
33.15 	must be provided as part of the required 
33.16 	accomplishment plan.

33.17
33.18	(j) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase VIII
					
33.19 	$2,046,000 the first year is to the 
33.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.21 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
33.22 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
33.23 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
33.24 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
33.25 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
33.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
33.27 	accomplishment plan.

33.28	(k) Pine River Fish Passage Project
					
33.29 	$1,246,000 the first year is to the 
33.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.31 	agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and Water 
33.32 	Conservation District to restore and enhance 
33.33 	riverine habitat in the Pine River and provide 
33.34 	fish passage by removing dams and modifying 
33.35 	and installing structures.

34.1	(l) Sauk River Dam Fish Passage
					
34.2 	$737,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
34.3 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
34.4 	Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation 
34.5 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
34.6 	in the Sauk River and provide fish passage by 
34.7 	removing the dam and modifying and 
34.8 	installing structures at the Melrose dam site.

34.934.10
	(m) Restoring Norway Brook Connectivity to 
the Pine River
					
34.11 	$2,267,000 the first year is to the 
34.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.13 	agreement with the city of Pine River to 
34.14 	restore and enhance riverine habitat in the Pine 
34.15 	River and provide fish passage by removing 
34.16 	the dam and modifying and installing 
34.17 	structures at the Norway Lake dam site.

34.18
34.19	(n) Pig's Eye Lake Islands Habitat Restoration 
and Enhancement
					
34.20 	$4,337,000 the first year is to the 
34.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.22 	agreement with Ramsey County to restore and 
34.23 	enhance wildlife habitat in Pig's Eye Lake, to 
34.24 	include constructing islands.

34.25
34.26	(o) Restoring Upper Mississippi River at Lake 
Pepin
					
34.27 	$750,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
34.28 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
34.29 	Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance to restore and 
34.30 	enhance wildlife habitat on public lands in 
34.31 	Lake Pepin and the adjacent floodplain. A list 
34.32 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
34.33 	must be provided as part of the required 
34.34 	accomplishment plan.

35.1
35.2
35.3	(p) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XI
					
35.4 	$10,760,000 the first year is to the 
35.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
35.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
35.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
35.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
35.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
35.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
35.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
35.12 	$3,000,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
35.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
35.14 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
35.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
35.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
35.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
35.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
35.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
35.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 
35.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
35.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
35.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
35.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
35.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
35.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
35.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
35.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
35.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
35.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
35.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
35.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
35.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
35.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
35.35 	Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of 
35.36 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
36.1 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
36.2 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
36.3 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
36.4 	for local conservation or habitat projects. If 
36.5 	acquiring land in fee or a conservation 
36.6 	easement, priority must be given to projects 
36.7 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
36.8 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
36.9 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
36.10 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
36.11 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
36.12 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
36.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
36.14 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
36.15 	enhancement projects must be on land 
36.16 	permanently protected by a permanent 
36.17 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
36.18 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
36.19 	by a conservation easement or public 
36.20 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
36.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
36.22 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
36.23 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
36.24 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.25 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
36.26 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
36.27 	available until June 30, 2023. No less than five 
36.28 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
36.29 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
36.30 	recipient has completed a grant 
36.31 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
36.32 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
36.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
36.34 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
36.35 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
37.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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