1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and 
1.4 	extending prior appropriations; modifying requirements to use money from legacy 
1.5 	funds; modifying trail provisions; modifying provisions for joint exercise of powers; 
1.6 	requiring reports and studies;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.015, 
1.7 	subdivision 10; 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivisions 9, 11; 114D.50, 
1.8 	subdivision 4; 129D.17, subdivision 2; 471.59, subdivision 1; Laws 2017, chapter 
1.9 	91, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6; 8; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 
1.10 	2, sections 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2020, chapter 
1.11 	104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.15	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.16 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.17 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.18 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
1.19 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
1.20 	year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 
1.21 	2022. The "second year" is fiscal year 2023. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
1.22 	The appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.

1.23				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.24				Available for the Year
	
1.25				Ending June 30
	
1.26					2022
		2023

1.27	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	130,837,000
	$
	557,000
	
2.2 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.3 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.5 	subdivisions.

2.6	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		42,784,000
		-0-

2.7
2.8
2.9	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XIII
					
2.10 	$1,948,000 the first year is to the 
2.11 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.12 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.13 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.14 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.15 	to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
2.16 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.17 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to 
2.18 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.19 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
2.20 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
2.21 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
2.22 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
2.23 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
2.24 	provided as part of the required 
2.25 	accomplishment plan.

2.26
2.27	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XIII
					
2.28 	$4,715,000 the first year is to the 
2.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.30 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.31 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.32 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.33 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.34 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.35 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
3.1 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
3.2 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.3 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
3.4 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.5 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.6 	required accomplishment plan.

3.7
3.8	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase 
XI
					
3.9 	$2,794,000 the first year is to the 
3.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.11 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.12 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
3.13 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.14 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.15 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.16 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.17 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.19 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.20 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.21 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
3.22 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
3.23 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
3.24 	later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.25 	Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of 
3.26 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.27 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
3.28 	Land acquisitions must be consistent with the 
3.29 	priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
3.30 	Conservation Plan.

3.31
3.32	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XII
					
3.33 	$3,280,000 the first year is to the 
3.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.35 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.36 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
4.1 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
4.2 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
4.3 	and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass 
4.4 	Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western 
4.5 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
4.6 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.7 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.8 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.9 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.10 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.11 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.12 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.13 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.14 	required accomplishment plan. Land 
4.15 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.16 	priorities in the Minnesota Prairie 
4.17 	Conservation Plan.

4.18
4.19	(e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex, 
Phase X
					
4.20 	$2,623,000 the first year is to the 
4.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.22 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
4.23 	cooperation with Great River Greening and 
4.24 	the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, to 
4.25 	acquire land in fee in the Cannon River 
4.26 	watershed for wildlife management under 
4.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.28 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for aquatic 
4.29 	management purposes under Minnesota 
4.30 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to 
4.31 	acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
4.32 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.33 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee 
4.34 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.35 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7, and county 
4.36 	forests; and to restore and enhance lands in 
5.1 	the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, 
5.2 	$1,784,000 is to The Trust for Public Land; 
5.3 	$687,000 is to Great River Greening; and 
5.4 	$152,000 is to the Cannon River Watershed 
5.5 	Partnership. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
5.6 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.7 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
5.8 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.10 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.11 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
5.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.13 	accomplishment plan.

5.14
5.15	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, 
Phase VIII
					
5.16 	$884,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
5.17 	of natural resources to acquire permanent 
5.18 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
5.19 	native prairie according to the Minnesota 
5.20 	Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this amount, up 
5.21 	to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring and 
5.22 	enforcement funds as approved in the 
5.23 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
5.24 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
5.25 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.26 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.27 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.28 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.29 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.30 	native prairie. A list of permanent conservation 
5.31 	easements must be provided as part of the final 
5.32 	report.

5.33
5.34	(g) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
IX
					
5.35 	$4,170,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.36 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
6.1 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
6.2 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.3 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
6.4 	habitat, including by expanding the riparian 
6.5 	buffer and floodplain program under the clean 
6.6 	water fund for wildlife benefits from buffers 
6.7 	on private land. Of this amount, up to 
6.8 	$195,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
6.9 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.10 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.11 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
6.12 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
6.13 	be provided as part of the final report.

6.14
6.15	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase VII
					
6.16 	$2,264,000 the first year is to the 
6.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.18 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
6.19 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.20 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and to 
6.21 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.22 	River Valley for wildlife management under 
6.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.24 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.25 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.26 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.27 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.28 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.29 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.30 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.31 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.32 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.33 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.34 	provided as part of the required 
6.35 	accomplishment plan.

7.1
7.2	(i) Accelerating USFWS Habitat Conservation 
Easement Program, Phase III
					
7.3 	$4,752,000 the first year is to the 
7.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.5 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
7.6 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
7.7 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
7.8 	acquire permanent conservation working lands 
7.9 	easements and to restore wetlands and prairie 
7.10 	grasslands. Of this amount, $3,153,000 is to 
7.11 	Ducks Unlimited and $1,599,000 is to 
7.12 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
7.13 	acquisitions and restorations must be provided 
7.14 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.15
7.16	(j) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase V
					
7.17 	$2,864,000 the first year is to the 
7.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.19 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
7.20 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
7.21 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
7.22 	and Watonwan counties for wildlife 
7.23 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.24 	86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $2,181,000 
7.25 	to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc; 
7.26 	$592,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $91,000 to 
7.27 	the Conservation Fund. A list of proposed 
7.28 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
7.29 	required accomplishment plan.

7.30	(k) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase III
					
7.31 	$4,354,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.32 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
7.33 	permanent conservation easements and to 
7.34 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
7.35 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
8.1 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $91,000 is 
8.2 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.3 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
8.4 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.5 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.7 	part of the final report.

8.8	(l) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIII
					
8.9 	$3,534,000 the first year is to the 
8.10 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.11 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
8.12 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
8.13 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
8.14 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
8.15 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
8.16 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
8.17 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
8.18 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
8.19 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
8.20 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
8.21 	of the required accomplishment plan.

8.22
8.23	(m) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
V
					
8.24 	$1,951,000 the first year is to the 
8.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.26 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
8.27 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
8.28 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
8.29 	restorations and enhancements must be 
8.30 	provided as part of the required 
8.31 	accomplishment plan.

8.32
8.33	(n) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase VII
					
8.34 	$2,651,000 the first year is to the 
8.35 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.1 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
9.2 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
9.3 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
9.4 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
9.5 	minor watersheds as follows: $418,000 is to 
9.6 	the Anoka Conservation District; $700,000 is 
9.7 	to Great River Greening; $233,000 is to The 
9.8 	Nature Conservancy; and $1,300,000 is to 
9.9 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
9.10 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
9.11 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
9.12 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.13 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.15 	permanent conservation easements, 
9.16 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
9.17 	provided as part of the required 
9.18 	accomplishment plan.

9.19	Subd. 3.Forests
 		12,476,000
		-0-

9.20
9.21	(a) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase IX
					
9.22 	$4,068,000 the first year is to the 
9.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.24 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,294,000 to The 
9.25 	Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee 
9.26 	for wildlife management under Minnesota 
9.27 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
9.28 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
9.29 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
9.30 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.31 	86A.05, subdivision 7; for aquatic 
9.32 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.33 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14; and to restore 
9.34 	and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,393,000 
9.35 	to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands 
10.1 	in fee for wildlife management under 
10.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.3 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
10.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.5 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
10.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.7 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
10.8 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.9 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $1,381,000 
10.10 	to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent 
10.11 	conservation easements and to restore and 
10.12 	enhance wildlife habitat, of which up to 
10.13 	$168,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.14 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.15 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.17 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.18 	provided as part of the required 
10.19 	accomplishment plan.

10.20	(b) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase VIII
					
10.21 	$2,971,000 the first year is to the 
10.22 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.23 	lands in conservation easements and to restore 
10.24 	and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
10.25 	habitat through working forest permanent 
10.26 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
10.27 	forests for the future program according to 
10.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
10.29 	conservation easement acquired with money 
10.30 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
10.31 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.32 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
10.33 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
10.34 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
10.35 	$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
11.1 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.2 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.3 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
11.4 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
11.5 	provided as part of the required 
11.6 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
11.7 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.8 	part of the final report.

11.911.10
	(c) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB 
Protection Program, Phase IX
					
11.11 	$1,043,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.12 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
11.13 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
11.14 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
11.15 	conservation easements and restore and 
11.16 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
11.17 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
11.18 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
11.19 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $59,000 to the 
11.20 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
11.21 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
11.22 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.23 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.25 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.26 	part of the final report.

11.27	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
					
11.28 	$1,338,000 the first year is to the 
11.29 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
11.30 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern 
11.31 	forest region on wildlife management areas, 
11.32 	scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
11.33 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
11.34 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
12.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.2 	accomplishment plan.

12.3	(e) Floodplain Forest Enhancement, Phase IV
					
12.4 	$1,247,000 the first year is to the 
12.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.6 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
12.7 	to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat 
12.8 	for wildlife on public lands along the 
12.9 	Mississippi River and Mississippi River 
12.10 	tributaries. A list of restorations and 
12.11 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
12.12 	required accomplishment plan.

12.13
12.14	(f) Moose Habitat Collaborative - NE MN Forest 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase IV
					
12.15 	$1,809,000 the first year is to the 
12.16 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.17 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
12.18 	restore and enhance public forest lands in the 
12.19 	northern forest region for moose habitat 
12.20 	purposes. A list of proposed land restoration 
12.21 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.22 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.23	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		22,389,000
		-0-

12.24
12.25	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIII
					
12.26 	$3,869,000 the first year is to the 
12.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.28 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
12.29 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
12.30 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
12.31 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
12.32 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
12.33 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
12.34 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
12.35 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.1
13.2	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase X
					
13.3 	$4,581,000 the first year is to the 
13.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.5 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
13.6 	land in fee for wildlife management under 
13.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.8 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
13.9 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
13.10 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
13.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.12 	accomplishment plan.

13.13	(c) RIM Wetlands, Phase X
					
13.14 	$3,051,000 the first year is to the Board of 
13.15 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
13.16 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.17 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
13.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
13.19 	Of this amount, up to $59,000 is for 
13.20 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.21 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.22 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.24 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.25 	part of the final report.

13.26
13.27	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VI
					
13.28 	$3,088,000 the first year is to the 
13.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.30 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.31 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.32 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
13.33 	other habitat on permanently protected 
13.34 	conservation easements in high-priority 
13.35 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
14.1 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
14.2 	amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a 
14.3 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
14.4 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.6 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.7 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
14.8 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.9 	provided as part of the required 
14.10 	accomplishment plan.

14.11	(e) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VI
					
14.12 	$1,251,000 the first year is to the Board of 
14.13 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
14.14 	permanent conservation easements on 
14.15 	shoreland habitat of wild-rice lakes for 
14.16 	protecting native wild rice beds. Of this 
14.17 	amount, up to $78,000 is for establishing a 
14.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.21 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
14.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
14.23 	part of the final report.

14.24
14.25	(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XII
					
14.26 	$2,589,000 the first year is to the 
14.27 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.28 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.29 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.30 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.31 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.32
14.33	(g) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and 
Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VII
					
14.34 	$3,960,000 the first year is to the 
14.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.1 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
15.2 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
15.3 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
15.4 	conservation easements for wildlife 
15.5 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
15.6 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
15.7 	be provided as part of the required 
15.8 	accomplishment plan.

15.9	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		52,254,000
		-0-

15.10
15.11	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase II
					
15.12 	$3,112,000 the first year is to the 
15.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.14 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,494,000 to The 
15.15 	Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee; 
15.16 	(2) $1,493,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
15.17 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
15.18 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
15.19 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
15.20 	this amount, up to $144,000 to Minnesota 
15.21 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.22 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.23 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.24 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and 
15.25 	(3) $125,000 to the St. Croix River 
15.26 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
15.27 	program under this paragraph. A list of 
15.28 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
15.29 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.30 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.31	(b) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XI
					
15.32 	$4,229,000 the first year is to the 
15.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.34 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.35 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.1 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
16.2 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
16.3 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
16.4 	the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to 
16.5 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
16.6 	Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the 
16.7 	Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River 
16.8 	Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public 
16.9 	Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.10 	Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota 
16.11 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.12 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.13 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.14 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.15 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
16.16 	permanent conservation easements must be 
16.17 	provided as part of the required 
16.18 	accomplishment plan.

16.19
16.20	(c) Lower Otter Tail River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration, Phase I
					
16.21 	$2,335,000 the first year is to the Board of 
16.22 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
16.23 	restore land in permanent conservation 
16.24 	easements along the lower Otter Tail River.  
16.25 	Of this amount, $275,000 is for an agreement 
16.26 	with the Buffalo Red River Watershed District.  
16.27 	Up to $111,000 of the total amount is for 
16.28 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.29 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.30 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.31 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
16.32 	conservation easements must be provided as 
16.33 	part of the final report.

16.34
16.35	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VII
					
17.1 	$2,838,000 the first year is to the 
17.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.3 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
17.4 	permanent conservation easements and to 
17.5 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
17.6 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
17.7 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
17.8 	counties as follows: $975,000 to Northern 
17.9 	Waters Land Trust; and $1,863,000 to 
17.10 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
17.11 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
17.12 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
17.13 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
17.14 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.15 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
17.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.17 	accomplishment plan.

17.18
17.19	(e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase V
					
17.20 	$2,901,000 the first year is to acquire land in 
17.21 	fee and permanent conservation easements 
17.22 	and restore wildlife habitat in the Mississippi 
17.23 	River headwaters. Of this amount, $1,421,000 
17.24 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
17.25 	of which up to $150,000 is for establishing a 
17.26 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.27 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.29 	subdivision 17, and $1,480,000 is to the 
17.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.31 	agreements as follows: $60,000 to the 
17.32 	Mississippi Headwaters Board and $1,420,000 
17.33 	to The Trust for Public Land. A list of 
17.34 	proposed fee-title acquisitions must be 
17.35 	included as part of the required 
17.36 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
18.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
18.2 	part of the final report.

18.3
18.4	(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance
					
18.5 	$1,477,000 the first year is to the 
18.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.7 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
18.8 	acquire land in permanent conservation 
18.9 	easements and to restore and enhance lakes of 
18.10 	outstanding biological significance in 
18.11 	northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this 
18.12 	amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a 
18.13 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.14 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.16 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions 
18.17 	must be included as part of the required 
18.18 	accomplishment plan.

18.19
18.20	(g) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and 
Snake River Watersheds
					
18.21 	$1,435,000 the first year is to the Board of 
18.22 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
18.23 	restore land in permanent conservation 
18.24 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
18.25 	shoreline habitat in the Kettle and Snake River 
18.26 	watersheds. Of this amount, $31,000 is for an 
18.27 	agreement with the Pine County Soil and 
18.28 	Water Conservation District. Up to $72,000 
18.29 	of the total amount is for establishing a 
18.30 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.31 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.33 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
18.34 	conservation easements must be provided as 
18.35 	part of the final report.

19.1	(h) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
					
19.2 	$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
19.3 	of natural resources to acquire land in 
19.4 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
19.5 	trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
19.6 	up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
19.7 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.8 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.9 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.10 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.11 	be provided as part of the required 
19.12 	accomplishment plan.

19.13
19.14
19.15	(i) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds, 
Phase II
					
19.16 	$1,609,000 the first year is to acquire and 
19.17 	restore land in fee and permanent conservation 
19.18 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
19.19 	shoreline habitat. Of this amount, $1,065,000 
19.20 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.21 	an agreement with the Crow Wing County 
19.22 	Soil and Water Conservation District and 
19.23 	$544,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil 
19.24 	Resources. Up to $26,000 of the total amount 
19.25 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
19.26 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.27 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.28 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.29 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.30 	be included as part of the final report.

19.31
19.32
19.33	(j) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 
XIII
					
19.34 	$1,033,000 the first year is to the 
19.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.36 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
20.1 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
20.2 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
20.3 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
20.4 	restorations and enhancements must be 
20.5 	provided as part of the required 
20.6 	accomplishment plan.

20.7
20.8	(k) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase IV
					
20.9 	$2,790,000 the first year is to the 
20.10 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.11 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
20.12 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
20.13 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
20.14 	restorations and enhancements must be 
20.15 	provided as part of the required 
20.16 	accomplishment plan.

20.17
20.18	(l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase 
VIII
					
20.19 	$2,024,000 the first year is to the 
20.20 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.21 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
20.22 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
20.23 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an 
20.24 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
20.25 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
20.26 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

20.27
20.28	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase X
					
20.29 	$1,547,000 the first year is to the 
20.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.31 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
20.32 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
20.33 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
20.34 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
20.35 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
21.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
21.2 	accomplishment plan.

21.3
21.4	(n) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase 
VI
					
21.5 	$467,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.6 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
21.7 	Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in 
21.8 	cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
21.9 	Association, to restore and enhance trout 
21.10 	habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of 
21.11 	proposed enhancements must be provided as 
21.12 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

21.13
21.14	(o) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration, Phase III
					
21.15 	$4,034,000 the first year is to the 
21.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
21.17 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
21.18 	permanent conservation easements and to 
21.19 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
21.20 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $1,034,000 
21.21 	to Sauk River Watershed District; $1,618,000 
21.22 	to Pheasants Forever; and $1,382,000 to 
21.23 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
21.24 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
21.25 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
21.26 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
21.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.28 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
21.29 	provided as part of the required 
21.30 	accomplishment plan.

21.31
21.32	(p) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, 
Phase I
					
21.33 	$1,973,000 the first year is to the 
21.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
21.35 	agreement with the Two Rivers Watershed 
22.1 	District to construct a multipurpose water 
22.2 	impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau 
22.3 	Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat. 
22.4 	A list of restoration and enhancement projects 
22.5 	must be provided as part of the required 
22.6 	accomplishment plan.

22.7
22.8
22.9	(q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XIII
					
22.10 	$13,450,000 the first year is to the 
22.11 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.12 	program to provide competitive matching 
22.13 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
22.14 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
22.15 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
22.16 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
22.17 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
22.18 	$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
22.19 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
22.20 	of 50,000 or greater and at least $3,000,000 
22.21 	is for grants to applicants that have not 
22.22 	previously applied for money from the outdoor 
22.23 	heritage fund. Grants must not be made for 
22.24 	activities required to fulfill the duties of 
22.25 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
22.26 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
22.27 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
22.28 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
22.29 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $625,000 
22.30 	may be spent for personnel costs, outreach and 
22.31 	support to first time applicants, and other 
22.32 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
22.33 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
22.34 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
22.35 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
22.36 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
23.1 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
23.2 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
23.3 	program must require a match of at least ten 
23.4 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
23.5 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
23.6 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
23.7 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
23.8 	simplified application process. Subject to 
23.9 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
23.10 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
23.11 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
23.12 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
23.13 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
23.14 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
23.15 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
23.16 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
23.17 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
23.18 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
23.19 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
23.20 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
23.21 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
23.22 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
23.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
23.24 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
23.25 	enhancement projects must be on land 
23.26 	permanently protected by a permanent 
23.27 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
23.28 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
23.29 	by a conservation easement or public 
23.30 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
23.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
23.32 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
23.33 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
23.34 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.35 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
23.36 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
24.1 	available until June 30, 2025. No less than five 
24.2 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
24.3 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
24.4 	recipient has completed a grant 
24.5 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
24.6 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
24.7 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
24.8 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
24.9 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
24.10 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.11 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

24.12	(r) DNR Roving Crews
					
24.13 	$4,500,000 the first year is to the 
24.14 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
24.15 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
24.16 	permanently protected lands statewide using 
24.17 	the roving crew program of the Department 
24.18 	of Natural Resources. A list of restoration and 
24.19 	enhancement projects must be provided as part 
24.20 	of the required accomplishment plan.

24.21	Subd. 6.Administration
 		934,000
		557,000

24.22	(a) Contract Management
					
24.23 	$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
24.24 	of natural resources for contract management 
24.25 	duties assigned in this section. The 
24.26 	commissioner must provide an 
24.27 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
24.28 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.29 	on expending this appropriation. The 
24.30 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
24.31 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
24.32 	manual. No money may be expended before 
24.33 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.34 	approves the accomplishment plan.

25.1	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
25.2 	$546,000 the first year and $553,000 the 
25.3 	second year are to the Legislative 
25.4 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
25.5 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
25.6 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
25.7 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
25.8 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
25.9 	2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
25.10 	applies to this appropriation.

25.11	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
25.12 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.13 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
25.14 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
25.15 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
25.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

25.17	(d) Legacy Website
					
25.18 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
25.19 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
25.20 	Commission for the website required under 
25.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
25.22 	10.

25.23
25.24
25.25	(e) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council
					
25.26 	$25,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.27 	of natural resources to provide land acquisition 
25.28 	pre-transaction services including but not 
25.29 	limited to appraisals, surveys, or title research 
25.30 	for acquisition proposals under consideration 
25.31 	by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
25.32 	Council. A list of activities must be included 
25.33 	in the final accomplishment plan.

26.1	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
26.2 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
26.3 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
26.4 	related to and necessary for a specific 
26.5 	appropriation and are specified in the 
26.6 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
26.7 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
26.8 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
26.9 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
26.10 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
26.11 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
26.12 	For acquiring real property, the amounts in 
26.13 	this section are available until June 30, 2025. 
26.14 	Money for restoration or enhancement is 
26.15 	available until June 30, 2026. Money for 
26.16 	restoration and enhancement of land acquired 
26.17 	with an appropriation in this article is available 
26.18 	for four years after the acquisition date with 
26.19 	a maximum end date of June 30, 2029. If a 
26.20 	project receives at least 15 percent of its 
26.21 	funding from federal funds, the time of the 
26.22 	appropriation may be extended to equal the 
26.23 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
26.24 	of six years if the federal funding was 
26.25 	confirmed and included in the original 
26.26 	approved draft accomplishment plan. Money 
26.27 	appropriated for acquiring land in fee title may 
26.28 	be used to restore, enhance, and provide for 
26.29 	public use of the land acquired with the 
26.30 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
26.31 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.

26.32
26.33	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
26.34 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
26.35 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
27.1 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
27.2 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.3 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
27.4 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
27.5 	1, 2021, or the date of accomplishment plan 
27.6 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
27.7 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
27.8 	this section. For purposes of administering 
27.9 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
27.10 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
27.11 	fund, an expense must be considered 
27.12 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
27.13 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
27.14 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
27.15 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
27.16 	goods have been received or the landowner 
27.17 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
27.18 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
27.19 	that the items articulated in the 
27.20 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
27.21 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
27.22 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
27.23 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
27.24 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
27.25 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
27.26 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
27.27 	support future management of acquired lands, 
27.28 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
27.29 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
27.30 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
27.31 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
27.32 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
27.33 	accomplishment plan.

28.1	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
28.2 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
28.3 	in this section and each recipient of a grant 
28.4 	awarded pursuant to this section must provide 
28.5 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
28.6 	Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any 
28.7 	lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated 
28.8 	in this section and open to public taking of 
28.9 	fish and game. The commissioner of natural 
28.10 	resources must include the lands acquired in 
28.11 	fee with money appropriated in this section 
28.12 	on maps showing public recreation 
28.13 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
28.14 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
28.15 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
28.16 	restrictions.

28.17	Subd. 10.Opportunities for Youth
 					
28.18 	(a) Each direct recipient of money 
28.19 	appropriated in this section and each recipient 
28.20 	of a grant awarded pursuant to this section 
28.21 	must contact the commissioner of natural 
28.22 	resources in writing to determine whether 
28.23 	opportunities to coordinate with recipients of 
28.24 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.25 	84.976, or other opportunities providing 
28.26 	training and education to racially, ethnically, 
28.27 	and economically diverse youth in the 
28.28 	practical implementation of conservation 
28.29 	practices that protect, restore, and enhance 
28.30 	wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, 
28.31 	game, and wildlife are available when 
28.32 	implementing the projects funded in this 
28.33 	section.
28.34 	(b) Each direct recipient of money 
28.35 	appropriated in this section and each recipient 
29.1 	of a grant awarded pursuant to this section 
29.2 	must contact Conservation Corps Minnesota 
29.3 	in writing and consider use of their restoration 
29.4 	and enhancement services.
29.5 	(c) A copy of the written contacts required 
29.6 	under this subdivision must be filed with the 
29.7 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
29.8 	within 15 days of execution.

29.9	Subd. 11.Carryforwards
 					
29.10 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
29.11 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
29.12 	2022:
29.13 	(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.14 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Accelerated 
29.15 	Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR 
29.16 	Lands - Phase VIII;
29.17 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.18 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Anoka 
29.19 	Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
29.20 	Enhancement - Phase IV;
29.21 	(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.22 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), for Sand Hill 
29.23 	River Fish Passage - Phase II;
29.24 	(4) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.25 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Protect and 
29.26 	Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - 
29.27 	Phase II, within the Tallgrass Aspen 
29.28 	Parklands;
29.29 	(5) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.30 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), for Minnesota 
29.31 	Forests for the Future - Phase VI;
30.1 	(6) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
30.2 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Metro Big 
30.3 	Rivers Habitat - Phase VII; and
30.4 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
30.5 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Mississippi 
30.6 	Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase 
30.7 	IV.
30.8 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
30.9 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
30.10 	2023:
30.11 	(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 
30.12 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
30.13 	(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
30.14 	Restoration;
30.15 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
30.16 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Minnesota 
30.17 	Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
30.18 	Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VIII;
30.19 	(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
30.20 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), for Roseau 
30.21 	Lake Rehabilitation;
30.22 	(4) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 
30.23 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Goose 
30.24 	Prairie;
30.25 	(5) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 
30.26 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (d), for Minnesota 
30.27 	Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
30.28 	Enhancement and Restoration - Phase IX;
30.29 	(6) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
30.30 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), for Accelerated 
30.31 	Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII;
31.1 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
31.2 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Grassland 
31.3 	Conservation Partnership - Phase III;
31.4 	(8) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
31.5 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), for Critical 
31.6 	Shoreland Habitat Program - Phase V;
31.7 	(9) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
31.8 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Fisheries 
31.9 	Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central 
31.10 	Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV;
31.11 	(10) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
31.12 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (g), for Hennepin 
31.13 	County Habitat Conservation Program; and
31.14 	(11) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
31.15 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
31.16 	(e), for Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat 
31.17 	Restoration - Phase II.
31.18 	(c) The availability of the appropriation in 
31.19 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
31.20 	subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka 
31.21 	River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor 
31.22 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.

31.23	Subd. 12.Extension of Certain Appropriations
 					
31.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
31.25 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
31.26 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
31.27 	or grant of money from the outdoor heritage 
31.28 	fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or 
31.29 	expire on June 30, 2021, is extended to June 
31.30 	30, 2022, if the recipient or grantee does both 
31.31 	of the following:
31.32 	(1) by June 30, 2021, notifies the 
31.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in 
32.1 	the manner specified by the council that the 
32.2 	recipient or grantee intends to avail itself of 
32.3 	the extension available under this subdivision; 
32.4 	and
32.5 	(2) modifies the applicable accomplishment 
32.6 	plan in accordance with the council's 
32.7 	accomplishment plan modification procedures.
32.8 	(b) The council must notify the commissioner 
32.9 	of management and budget and the 
32.10 	commissioner of natural resources of any 
32.11 	extension granted under this subdivision.

32.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 11 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, for 
32.13 	projects funded under Laws 2016, chapter 172.

32.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
32.15 		Subd. 9.Lands in public domain. (a) Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage 
32.16 	fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation easement 
32.17 	if the land in question is fully or partially owned by the state of Minnesota or a political 
32.18 	subdivision of the state, unless: owns the land in fee or if the land is wholly or partially 
32.19 	subject to a conservation easement.
32.20 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
32.21 	(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's 
32.22 	wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat for fish, game, and wildlife;, and
32.23 	(2) the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the 
32.24 	council; or
32.25 	(2) the purchase is for land that is partially subject to a conservation easement and no 
32.26 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund is used to pay the purchase price for 
32.27 	the portion of land that is subject to the easement. Nothing in this clause prohibits the use 
32.28 	of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund to pay for costs and other expenses 
32.29 	associated with the acquisition of the land as part of the larger acquisition.
32.30 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "conservation easement" means a conservation 
32.31 	easement as defined in section 84C.01.

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

33.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
33.2 		Subd. 11.Recipient requirements. (a) A state agency or other recipient of a direct 
33.3 	appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must compile and submit all information for 
33.4 	funded projects or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other 
33.5 	items required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating 
33.6 	Commission as soon as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever 
33.7 	comes first. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on 
33.8 	the website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
33.9 	(b) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage 
33.10 	fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
33.11 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
33.12 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
33.13 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
33.14 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
33.15 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
33.16 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
33.17 	(c) Future eligibility for money from the outdoor heritage fund is contingent upon a state 
33.18 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
33.19 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
33.20 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
33.21 	of money from the outdoor heritage fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
33.22 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
33.23 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
33.24 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
33.25 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
33.26 	for future funding from the outdoor heritage fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
33.27 	to the legislative auditor.
33.28 	(d) A project or program receiving funding from the outdoor heritage fund must include 
33.29 	an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse 
33.30 	communities in Minnesota.

33.31 	Sec. 5. Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

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

33.33
33.34	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
34.1 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
34.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.3 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
34.4 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
34.5 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
34.6 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
34.7 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish 
34.8 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
34.9 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
34.10 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.11 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
34.12 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
34.13 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
34.14 	provided as part of the required 
34.15 	accomplishment plan.

34.16	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
34.17 	$6,473,000 the second year is to the 
34.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
34.19 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
34.20 	permanent conservation easements and to 
34.21 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
34.22 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
34.23 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
34.24 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
34.25 	$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
34.26 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
34.27 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
34.28 	to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The 
34.29 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
34.30 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
34.31 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
34.32 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.33 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.35 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
35.1 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
35.2 	easements must be provided as part of the 
35.3 	required accomplishment plan.

35.4	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
35.5 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
35.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.7 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
35.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
35.9 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
35.10 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
35.11 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
35.12 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
35.13 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
35.14 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
35.15 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
35.16 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
35.17 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
35.18 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
35.19 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
35.21 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
35.22 	easements must be provided as part of the 
35.23 	required accomplishment plan.

35.24
35.25	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
35.26 	$2,814,000 the second year is to the 
35.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.28 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
35.29 	permanent conservation easements and to 
35.30 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
35.31 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
35.32 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
35.33 	Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to 
35.34 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000 
35.35 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
36.1 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
36.2 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
36.3 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.5 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
36.6 	provided as part of the required 
36.7 	accomplishment plan.

36.8
36.9	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
36.10 	$3,044,000 the second year is to the 
36.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.12 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
36.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
36.14 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
36.15 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
36.16 	this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a 
36.17 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
36.18 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.20 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
36.21 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
36.22 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
36.23 	provided as part of the required 
36.24 	accomplishment plan.

36.25
36.26
36.27	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
36.28 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
36.29 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
36.30 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
36.31 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
36.32 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
36.33 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
36.34 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
36.35 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
36.36 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
37.1 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
37.2 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.3 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
37.4 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
37.5 	required accomplishment plan.

37.6
37.7	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
37.8 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
37.9 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
37.10 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
37.11 	as follows:
37.12 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
37.13 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
37.14 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
37.15 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
37.16 	and
37.17 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
37.18 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
37.19 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
37.20 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
37.21 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
37.23 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
37.24 	included as part of the required 
37.25 	accomplishment plan.

37.26
37.27	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
37.28 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
37.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
37.30 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
37.31 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
37.32 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
37.33 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
37.34 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
37.35 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
38.1 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
38.2 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
38.3 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
38.4 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
38.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
38.6 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
38.7 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
38.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
38.9 	required accomplishment plan.

38.10
38.11	(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII
					
38.12 	$1,474,000 the second year is to the 
38.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
38.14 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
38.15 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
38.16 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
38.17 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
38.18 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
38.19 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.20 	accomplishment plan.

38.21
38.22	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
38.23 	$3,790,000 the second year is to the 
38.24 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
38.25 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
38.26 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
38.27 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
38.28 	restorations and enhancements must be 
38.29 	provided as part of the required 
38.30 	accomplishment plan.

38.31
38.32	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
38.33 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
38.34 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
38.35 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
39.1 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
39.2 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
39.3 	required accomplishment plan.

39.4
39.5	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
39.6 	$700,000 the second year is to the 
39.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
39.8 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
39.9 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
39.10 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
39.11 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
39.12 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
39.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
39.14 	accomplishment plan.

39.15
39.16	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
39.17 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
39.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
39.19 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
39.20 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
39.21 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
39.22 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
39.23 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
39.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
39.25 	accomplishment plan.

39.26
39.27
39.28	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
39.29 	$816,000 the second year is to the 
39.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
39.31 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
39.32 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
39.33 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
39.34 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
39.35 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
40.1 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
40.2 	required accomplishment plan.

40.3	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
40.4 	$3,036,000 the second year is to the 
40.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
40.6 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
40.7 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
40.8 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
40.9 	Wildlife Management Area.

40.10
40.11	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
40.12 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
40.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
40.14 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
40.15 	permanent conservation easements and to 
40.16 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
40.17 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
40.18 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
40.19 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
40.20 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
40.21 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
40.22 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
40.23 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
40.24 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
40.26 	must be provided as part of the required 
40.27 	accomplishment plan.

40.28	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
40.29 	$1,351,000 the second year is to the 
40.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
40.31 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
40.32 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
40.33 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
40.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
40.35 	accomplishment plan.

41.1
41.2
41.3	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
41.4 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
41.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
41.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
41.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
41.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
41.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
41.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
41.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
41.12 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
41.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
41.14 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
41.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
41.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
41.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
41.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
41.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
41.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
41.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
41.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
41.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
41.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
41.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
41.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
41.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
41.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
41.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
41.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
41.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
41.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
41.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
41.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
41.35 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
41.36 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
42.1 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
42.2 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
42.3 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
42.4 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
42.5 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
42.6 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
42.7 	give priority to projects associated with or 
42.8 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
42.9 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.10 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
42.11 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.12 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
42.13 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
42.14 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
42.15 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
42.16 	projects must be on land permanently 
42.17 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
42.18 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
42.19 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
42.20 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
42.21 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
42.22 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
42.23 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
42.24 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
42.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
42.26 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
42.27 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
42.28 	available until June 30, 2023 2024. No less 
42.29 	than five percent of the amount of each grant 
42.30 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
42.31 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
42.32 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
42.33 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
42.34 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
42.35 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
42.36 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
43.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
43.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

43.3 	ARTICLE 2
43.4 	CLEAN WATER FUND

43.5	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
43.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
43.7 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
43.8 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
43.9 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this 
43.10 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
43.11 	ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. 
43.12 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These 
43.13 	are onetime appropriations.

43.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
43.15				Available for the Year
	
43.16				Ending June 30
	
43.17					2022
		2023

43.18	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

43.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	126,711,000
	$
	130,081,000
	
43.20 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
43.21 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
43.22 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

43.23	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
43.24 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
43.25 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
43.26 	related to and necessary for a specific 
43.27 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
43.28 	article must be spent in accordance with 
43.29 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
43.30 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
43.31 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
43.32 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
43.33 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
44.1 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
44.2 	2023, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
44.3 	available until June 30, 2024. If a project 
44.4 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
44.5 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
44.6 	availability of federal funding.

44.7	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
44.8 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
44.9 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
44.10 	on Disability and other appropriate 
44.11 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
44.12 	committees, and commissions, should make 
44.13 	progress toward providing people with 
44.14 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
44.15 	publications, and digital media related to the 
44.16 	programs the recipient funds using 
44.17 	appropriations made in this article.

44.18
44.19	Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
 					
44.20 	Agencies should work to provide opportunities 
44.21 	that encourage a diversity of students to pursue 
44.22 	careers in environment and natural resources 
44.23 	when implementing appropriations in this 
44.24 	article.

44.25	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	10,322,000
	$
	10,322,000
	
44.26 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
44.27 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
44.28 	pesticides, pesticide degradates, microplastics, 
44.29 	and nanoplastics in surface water and 
44.30 	groundwater and to use data collected to assess 
44.31 	pesticide use practices. This appropriation is 
44.32 	available until June 30, 2025.
44.33 	(b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
44.34 	the second year are for monitoring and 
45.1 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
45.2 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
45.3 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
45.4 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
45.5 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
45.6 	practices; assessing adoption of best 
45.7 	management practices; education and technical 
45.8 	support from University of Minnesota 
45.9 	Extension; grants to support agricultural 
45.10 	demonstration and implementation activities, 
45.11 	including research activities at the Rosholt 
45.12 	Research Farm; and other actions to protect 
45.13 	groundwater from degradation from nitrate. 
45.14 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
45.15 	2026.
45.16 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
45.17 	second year are for administering clean water 
45.18 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
45.19 	management practices loan program. Any 
45.20 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
45.21 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
45.22 	fund.
45.23 	(d) $1,452,000 the first year and $1,452,000 
45.24 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
45.25 	research, and demonstration projects on 
45.26 	properly implementing best management 
45.27 	practices and more-precise information on 
45.28 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters and 
45.29 	for grants to support on-farm demonstration 
45.30 	of agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
45.31 	available until June 30, 2026.
45.32 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
45.33 	second year are for maintenance of the 
45.34 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
45.35 	Costs for information technology development 
46.1 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
46.2 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
46.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
46.4 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
46.5 	the second year are to implement the 
46.6 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
46.7 	certification program statewide. This 
46.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
46.9 	(g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
46.10 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
46.11 	quality specialist through University of 
46.12 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
46.13 	available until June 30, 2025.
46.14 	(h) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
46.15 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
46.16 	Forever Green agriculture initiative and to 
46.17 	protect the state's natural resources by 
46.18 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
46.19 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
46.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
46.21 	(i) $435,000 the first year and $435,000 the 
46.22 	second year are for testing private wells for 
46.23 	pesticides, microplastics, and nanoplastics 
46.24 	where nitrate is detected as part of the 
46.25 	township testing program. This appropriation 
46.26 	is available until June 30, 2026.

46.27	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	21,866,000
	$
	22,881,000
	
46.28 	(a) $7,216,000 the first year and $7,216,000 
46.29 	the second year are for completing needed 
46.30 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
46.31 	and trends, including assessments for 
46.32 	microplastics and nanoplastics, according to 
46.33 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.
47.1 	(b) $6,604,000 the first year and $6,604,000 
47.2 	the second year are to develop watershed 
47.3 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
47.4 	which include total maximum daily load 
47.5 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
47.6 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
47.7 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
47.8 	approved by the United States Environmental 
47.9 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
47.10 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
47.11 	year over the biennium.
47.12 	(c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
47.13 	second year are for groundwater assessment, 
47.14 	including assessments for microplastics and 
47.15 	nanoplastics, enhancing the ambient 
47.16 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
47.17 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
47.18 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
47.19 	contaminated.
47.20 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
47.21 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
47.22 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
47.23 	Action Plan.
47.24 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
47.25 	second year are for national pollutant 
47.26 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
47.27 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
47.28 	(f) $2,912,000 the first year and $2,912,000 
47.29 	the second year are for enhancing the 
47.30 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
47.31 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
47.32 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
47.33 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
47.34 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
47.35 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs 
48.1 	and competitive grants to counties with 
48.2 	specific plans to significantly reduce water 
48.3 	pollution by reducing the number of systems 
48.4 	that are an imminent threat to public health or 
48.5 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
48.6 	receive base grants must report the number of 
48.7 	properties with noncompliant systems 
48.8 	upgraded through an SSTS replacement, 
48.9 	connection to a centralized sewer system, or 
48.10 	other means, including property abandonment 
48.11 	or buyout. Counties also must report the 
48.12 	number of existing SSTS compliance 
48.13 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
48.14 	jurisdiction. The required reports must be part 
48.15 	of the established annual reporting for SSTS 
48.16 	programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000 
48.17 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
48.18 	low-income landowners to address systems 
48.19 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
48.20 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
48.21 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
48.22 	exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving 
48.23 	a grant under this paragraph must submit a 
48.24 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
48.25 	including an account of the expenditures. By 
48.26 	January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
48.27 	commissioner must submit a report to the 
48.28 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
48.29 	legislative committees and divisions with 
48.30 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
48.31 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
48.32 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
48.33 	for the previous two years.
48.34 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
48.35 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
48.36 	of municipal separate storm sewer system 
49.1 	(MS4) permit requirements, including 
49.2 	additional technical assistance to 
49.3 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
49.4 	understanding and implementing the basic 
49.5 	requirements of the municipal stormwater 
49.6 	program.
49.7 	(h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
49.8 	second year are for a grant program for 
49.9 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
49.10 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
49.11 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
49.12 	restore the water quality of waters in 
49.13 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
49.14 	awarded to local government units for projects 
49.15 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
49.16 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
49.17 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
49.18 	other than the clean water fund.
49.19 	(i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
49.20 	second year are for activities, training, and 
49.21 	grants that reduce chloride pollution.
49.22 	(j) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
49.23 	second year are to support activities of the 
49.24 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
49.25 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1. The 
49.26 	council may use money appropriated in this 
49.27 	paragraph for consultants and other assistance 
49.28 	as needed to develop the reports required 
49.29 	under this article.
49.30 	(k) $280,000 the first year and $280,000 the 
49.31 	second year are to support activities that build 
49.32 	local capacity to support and engage in water 
49.33 	restoration and protection through the We Are 
49.34 	Water Minnesota community engagement 
49.35 	initiative.
50.1 	(l) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
50.2 	second year are for grants to enhance and 
50.3 	expand the existing water quality and 
50.4 	watershed monitoring river watch activities 
50.5 	in schools. Of this amount, $150,000 each year 
50.6 	is for grants to the Red River Watershed 
50.7 	Management Board for river watch activities 
50.8 	in schools in the Red River of the North 
50.9 	watershed, and $50,000 each year is for grants 
50.10 	to the Friends of the Minnesota Valley for 
50.11 	river watch activities in schools within the 
50.12 	Minnesota River watershed. By February 15, 
50.13 	2023, the Red River Watershed Management 
50.14 	Board and the Friends of the Minnesota Valley 
50.15 	must each provide a report to the 
50.16 	commissioner and the legislative committees 
50.17 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
50.18 	environment and natural resources finance and 
50.19 	policy and the clean water fund on the 
50.20 	outcomes achieved with the money received 
50.21 	under this appropriation.
50.22 	(m) $544,000 the first year and $1,559,000 
50.23 	the second year are to develop protocols for 
50.24 	testing groundwater and surface water for 
50.25 	microplastics and nanoplastics to be used by 
50.26 	agencies and departments required to monitor 
50.27 	and test for plastics under this article and to 
50.28 	begin testing and implementation. For the 
50.29 	purposes of this article, "microplastics" are 
50.30 	small pieces of plastic debris in the 
50.31 	environment resulting from the disposal and 
50.32 	breakdown of consumer products and 
50.33 	industrial waste that are less than five 
50.34 	millimeters in length and "nanoplastics" are 
50.35 	particles within a size ranging from one to 
50.36 	1000 nanometers that are unintentionally 
51.1 	produced from the manufacture or degradation 
51.2 	of plastic objects and that exhibit a colloidal 
51.3 	behavior.
51.4 	(n) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
51.5 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
51.6 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
51.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
51.8 	appropriations in this section are available 
51.9 	until June 30, 2026.

51.10
51.11	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	9,415,000
	$
	9,060,000
	
51.12 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
51.13 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
51.14 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
51.15 	the second year are for lake Index of 
51.16 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments,  
51.17 	including assessments for microplastics and 
51.18 	nanoplastics.
51.19 	(c) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the 
51.20 	second year are for assessing mercury, 
51.21 	microplastics, and nanoplastics, and other fish 
51.22 	contaminants, including monitoring to track 
51.23 	the status of impaired waters over time.
51.24 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
51.25 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
51.26 	science-based watershed restoration and 
51.27 	protection strategies.
51.28 	(e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
51.29 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
51.30 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
51.31 	and analysis.
51.32 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
51.33 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
52.1 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
52.2 	source restoration and protection activities.
52.3 	(g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the 
52.4 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
52.5 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
52.6 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
52.7 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
52.8 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
52.9 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
52.10 	forestry best management practices for water 
52.11 	quality.
52.12 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
52.13 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
52.14 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
52.15 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
52.16 	government implementing buffer 
52.17 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
52.18 	units of government and made available to 
52.19 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
52.20 	Resources website.
52.21 	(i) $350,000 the first year is to develop and 
52.22 	designate a groundwater management area 
52.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, 
52.24 	subdivision 4, in Dakota County.

52.25
52.26	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	66,185,000
	$
	65,281,000
	
52.27 	(a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 
52.28 	the second year are for performance-based 
52.29 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
52.30 	to local government units. The grants may be 
52.31 	used to implement projects that protect, 
52.32 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
52.33 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
52.34 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
52.35 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
53.1 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
53.2 	under the One Watershed, One Plan and 
53.3 	seven-county metropolitan groundwater or 
53.4 	surface water management frameworks as 
53.5 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
53.6 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
53.7 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
53.8 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
53.9 	funded under this paragraph. This 
53.10 	appropriation may be used for:
53.11 	(1) implementation grants to watershed 
53.12 	planning areas with approved plans, including 
53.13 	but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon 
53.14 	River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des 
53.15 	Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle 
53.16 	Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake 
53.17 	Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake 
53.18 	River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota 
53.19 	River North, Lower Minnesota River West, 
53.20 	Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. 
53.21 	Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle 
53.22 	Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, 
53.23 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
53.24 	West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois 
53.25 	de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow 
53.26 	River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre 
53.27 	River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root 
53.28 	River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
53.29 	River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, 
53.30 	South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
53.31 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, 
53.32 	Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, 
53.33 	Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
54.1 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
54.2 	or surface water management frameworks; 
54.3 	and
54.4 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
54.5 	management plan planning areas that have a 
54.6 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
54.7 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
54.8 	section 103B.801.
54.9 	The board may determine whether a planning 
54.10 	area is not ready to proceed, does not have the 
54.11 	nonstate match committed, or has not 
54.12 	expended all money granted to it. Upon 
54.13 	making the determination, the board may 
54.14 	allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended 
54.15 	allocation to another planning area to 
54.16 	implement priority projects, programs, or 
54.17 	practices.
54.18 	(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 
54.19 	the second year are for grants to local 
54.20 	government units to protect and restore surface 
54.21 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
54.22 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
54.23 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
54.24 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
54.25 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
54.26 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
54.27 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
54.28 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
54.29 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
54.30 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
54.31 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
54.32 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
54.33 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
54.34 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
54.35 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
55.1 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
55.2 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
55.3 	benefit drinking water.
55.4 	(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 
55.5 	the second year are for accelerated 
55.6 	implementation, local resource protection, 
55.7 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
55.8 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
55.9 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
55.10 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
55.11 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
55.12 	certification.
55.13 	(d) $1,355,000 the first year and $1,355,000 
55.14 	the second year are:
55.15 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
55.16 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
55.17 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
55.18 	measure the value of conservation program 
55.19 	implementation by local governments; and
55.20 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
55.21 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
55.22 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
55.23 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
55.24 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
55.25 	the recipients and projects funded under this 
55.26 	section and the amount of pollution reduced.
55.27 	(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
55.28 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
55.29 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
55.30 	governments in implementing and complying 
55.31 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
55.32 	requirements.
55.33 	(f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
55.34 	the second year are to develop a pilot working 
56.1 	lands floodplain program and to purchase, 
56.2 	restore, or preserve riparian land and 
56.3 	floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, 
56.4 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
56.5 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
56.6 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
56.7 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
56.8 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
56.9 	recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a 
56.10 	monitoring and enforcement account.
56.11 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
56.12 	the second year are for permanent 
56.13 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
56.14 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.15 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
56.16 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
56.17 	acquisition to permanently protect 
56.18 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
56.19 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
56.20 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
56.21 	sources as described under alternative 
56.22 	management tools in the Department of 
56.23 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
56.24 	Management Plan, including using 
56.25 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
56.26 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
56.27 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
56.28 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
56.29 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
56.30 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
56.31 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
56.32 	have identified specific activities that will 
56.33 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
56.34 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
56.35 	contracts. Up to $100,000 is for deposit in a 
56.36 	monitoring and enforcement account.
57.1 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
57.2 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
57.3 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
57.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
57.5 	subdivision 6.
57.6 	(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 
57.7 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
57.8 	and grants to local governments to transition 
57.9 	local water management plans to a watershed 
57.10 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
57.11 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
57.12 	(j) $2,000,000 the second year is to purchase 
57.13 	and restore permanent conservation sites via 
57.14 	easements or contracts to treat and store water 
57.15 	on the land for water quality improvement 
57.16 	purposes and related technical assistance. This 
57.17 	work may be done in cooperation with the 
57.18 	United States Department of Agriculture with 
57.19 	a first-priority use to accomplish a 
57.20 	conservation reserve enhancement program, 
57.21 	or equivalent, in the state. Up to $100,000 is 
57.22 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
57.23 	account.
57.24 	(k) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000 
57.25 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
57.26 	conservation easements to protect lands 
57.27 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
57.28 	quality but that are threatened with 
57.29 	degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in 
57.30 	a monitoring and enforcement account.
57.31 	(l) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the 
57.32 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
57.33 	program to systematically collect data and 
57.34 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
57.35 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
58.1 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
58.2 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
58.3 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
58.4 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
58.5 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
58.6 	work.
58.7 	(m) $400,000 the first year and $602,000 the 
58.8 	second year are for developing and 
58.9 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
58.10 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
58.11 	(n) $2,420,000 the first year and $2,420,000 
58.12 	the second year are for permanent 
58.13 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
58.14 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
58.15 	$200,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
58.16 	enforcement account.
58.17 	(o) $2,033,000 the first year and $2,033,000 
58.18 	the second year are for grants to farmers who 
58.19 	own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover 
58.20 	crops and other soil health practices in areas 
58.21 	where there are direct benefits to public water 
58.22 	supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement 
58.23 	with the University of Minnesota Office for 
58.24 	Soil Health for applied research and education 
58.25 	on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
58.26 	management systems.
58.27 	(p) $12,000,000 the first year is for grants to 
58.28 	soil and water conservation districts for the 
58.29 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
58.30 	103C.321 and 103C.331. The board must 
58.31 	award grants based on the number of wells 
58.32 	and water bodies contaminated with nitrates 
58.33 	and pesticides, acreage contained within a 
58.34 	drinking water supply management area, 
58.35 	county allocations to soil and water 
59.1 	conservation districts, and the amount of 
59.2 	private land and public waters. The board and 
59.3 	other agencies may reduce the amount of 
59.4 	grants to a county by an amount equal to any 
59.5 	reduction in the county's allocation to a soil 
59.6 	and water conservation district from the 
59.7 	county's previous year allocation when the 
59.8 	board determines that the reduction was 
59.9 	disproportionate. The board may use up to one 
59.10 	percent for the administration of payments.
59.11 	(q) $2,415,000 the second year is for technical 
59.12 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
59.13 	and water conservation districts with karst 
59.14 	geography and shallow sand aquifers for soil 
59.15 	health practices that protect groundwater.
59.16 	(r) $2,415,000 the second year is for technical 
59.17 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
59.18 	and water conservation districts for soil health 
59.19 	practices to prevent wind and water erosion 
59.20 	to protect surface waters.
59.21 	(s) $2,415,000 the second year is for technical 
59.22 	assistance and implementation grants to soil 
59.23 	and water conservation districts for sustainable 
59.24 	forestry and soil health practices to protect 
59.25 	surface water and groundwater.
59.26 	(t) For the purposes of paragraphs (q), (r), and 
59.27 	(s), "soil health practices" means practices that 
59.28 	sustain or improve soil health as defined in 
59.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103C.101, 
59.30 	subdivision 10a, including but not limited to:
59.31 	(1) no-till or strip-till;
59.32 	(2) mulching;
59.33 	(3) cover cropping;
60.1 	(4) perennial cropping;
60.2 	(5) stand diversification;
60.3 	(6) contour, field edge, pollinator, wildlife, or 
60.4 	buffer strips planted with perennials;
60.5 	(7) agroforestry;
60.6 	(8) managed rotational grazing; and
60.7 	(9) management practices that minimize soil 
60.8 	compaction or increase aeration.
60.9 	(u) $263,000 the first year is to prepare, in 
60.10 	consultation with soil and water conservation 
60.11 	districts, watershed districts, and other local 
60.12 	units of government, a feasibility study on 
60.13 	voluntarily merging soil and water 
60.14 	conservation districts, watershed districts, 
60.15 	watershed management organizations, and 
60.16 	other joint powers organizations formed to 
60.17 	manage water that have completed a plan 
60.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. 
60.19 	By January 15, 2023, the board must submit 
60.20 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
60.21 	members of the house of representatives and 
60.22 	senate committees and divisions with 
60.23 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
60.24 	resources policy and finance with the study 
60.25 	and any recommendations for legislation 
60.26 	necessary for implementation. This is a 
60.27 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
60.28 	June 30, 2023.
60.29 	(v) The board must contract for delivery of 
60.30 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
60.31 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
60.32 	activities under this section for up to $750,000 
60.33 	the first year and up to $750,000 the second 
60.34 	year.
61.1 	(w) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
61.2 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
61.3 	the technical and administrative assistance 
61.4 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
61.5 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
61.6 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
61.7 	identified in local water management plans.
61.8 	(x) The board must require grantees to specify 
61.9 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
61.10 	grants before making any grant awards.
61.11 	(y) The appropriations in this section are 
61.12 	available until June 30, 2026, except grant 
61.13 	funds are available for five years after the date 
61.14 	a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must 
61.15 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
61.16 	this section.

61.17	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	6,705,000
	$
	6,705,000
	
61.18 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
61.19 	the second year are for addressing public 
61.20 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
61.21 	or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
61.22 	drinking water for which no health-based 
61.23 	drinking water standards exist and for the 
61.24 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
61.25 	contaminants.
61.26 	(b) $3,079,000 the first year and $3,079,000 
61.27 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
61.28 	drinking water, including planning, 
61.29 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
61.30 	and grants to local governments and public 
61.31 	water systems.
61.32 	(c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the 
61.33 	second year are to develop and deliver 
61.34 	groundwater restoration and protection 
62.1 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
62.2 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
62.3 	provide resources to local governments for 
62.4 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
62.5 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
62.6 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
62.7 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
62.8 	(d) $863,000 the first year and $863,000 the 
62.9 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
62.10 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
62.11 	wells, including microplastics and 
62.12 	nanoplastics, and developing guidance, 
62.13 	outreach, and interventions to reduce risks to 
62.14 	private-well users.
62.15 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
62.16 	second year are to develop public health 
62.17 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
62.18 	to safe drinking water, including development 
62.19 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
62.20 	water based on recommendations from the 
62.21 	Future of Drinking Water report.
62.22 	(f) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
62.23 	second year are to adopt and amend health 
62.24 	risk limits as required under this article.
62.25 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
62.26 	appropriations in this section are available 
62.27 	until June 30, 2025.

62.28	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,544,000
	$
	6,544,000
	
62.29 	(a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the 
62.30 	second year are to implement projects that 
62.31 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
62.32 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
62.33 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
62.34 	coordination, support local implementation of 
63.1 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
63.2 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
63.3 	metropolitan area. These projects must provide 
63.4 	communities with:
63.5 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
63.6 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
63.7 	wastewater, and groundwater;
63.8 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
63.9 	for different alternatives;
63.10 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
63.11 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
63.12 	costs;
63.13 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
63.14 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
63.15 	regionally beneficial water supply 
63.16 	development projects; and
63.17 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
63.18 	models.
63.19 	(b) $625,000 the first year and $625,000 the 
63.20 	second year are for the water demand 
63.21 	reduction grant program to encourage 
63.22 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
63.23 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
63.24 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
63.25 	drinking water supplies.
63.26 	(c) $2,500,000 the second year is for grants 
63.27 	or loans for local inflow and infiltration 
63.28 	reduction programs addressing high-priority 
63.29 	areas in the metropolitan area, as defined in 
63.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
63.31 	subdivision 2.
63.32 	(d) $2,500,000 the second year is for grants 
63.33 	to replace the privately owned portion of 
64.1 	drinking water lead service lines in 
64.2 	environmental justice areas determined by the 
64.3 	commissioner of the Pollution Control 
64.4 	Agency.

64.5	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	2,598,000
	$
	1,220,000
	
64.6 	(a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
64.7 	second year are for developing Part A of 
64.8 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
64.9 	available until June 30, 2028.
64.10 	(b) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
64.11 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
64.12 	performance and technology transfer for 
64.13 	stormwater best management practices, to 
64.14 	evaluate best management performance and 
64.15 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
64.16 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
64.17 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
64.18 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
64.19 	and to implement a system to transfer 
64.20 	knowledge and technology across local 
64.21 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
64.22 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
64.23 	2028.
64.24 	(c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
64.25 	second year are for a report that quantifies the 
64.26 	multiple benefits of clean water investments, 
64.27 	for a review of equity considerations in clean 
64.28 	water fund spending, and for proposing 
64.29 	climate considerations in comprehensive 
64.30 	watershed management plans. The Board of 
64.31 	Regents must submit the report to the Clean 
64.32 	Water Council and the chairs and ranking 
64.33 	minority members of the house of 
64.34 	representatives and senate committees and 
64.35 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
65.1 	and natural resources and the clean water fund 
65.2 	no later than June 30, 2024.
65.3 	(d) $1,378,000 the first year is to study water's 
65.4 	role in transporting chronic wasting disease 
65.5 	prions, including:
65.6 	(1) identifying mechanisms for the 
65.7 	accumulation, persistence, and spread of 
65.8 	chronic wasting disease prions through 
65.9 	waterways;
65.10 	(2) characterizing chronic wasting disease 
65.11 	prion abundance in waterways immediately 
65.12 	downstream of regions known to be positive 
65.13 	for chronic wasting disease;
65.14 	(3) modeling and forecasting chronic wasting 
65.15 	disease contamination and spread based on 
65.16 	landscape ecology and hydrology; and
65.17 	(4) developing and evaluating remediation 
65.18 	strategies for prion-contaminated waterways.
65.19 	The appropriation in this paragraph is 
65.20 	available until June 30, 2024.
65.21 	The Board of Regents must submit a report 
65.22 	with the results of the study to the chairs and 
65.23 	ranking minority members of the house of 
65.24 	representatives and senate committees and 
65.25 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
65.26 	and natural resources and the clean water fund 
65.27 	no later than January 15, 2024.

65.28	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	8,000
	$
	-0-
	
65.29 	$8,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
65.30 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
65.31 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
65.32 	3.303, subdivision 10.

65.33	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,068,000
	$
	8,068,000
	
66.1 	(a) $7,968,000 the first year and $7,968,000 
66.2 	the second year are for the point source 
66.3 	implementation grants program under 
66.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
66.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
66.6 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
66.7 	second year are for small community 
66.8 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
66.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
66.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
66.11 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
66.12 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
66.13 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
66.14 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
66.15 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
66.16 	this section according to a project's priority 
66.17 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
66.18 	priority list.

66.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
66.20 		Subd. 4.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the clean 
66.21 	water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and 
66.22 	restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking 
66.23 	water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these 
66.24 	requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable 
66.25 	outcomes, as defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and; a plan for measuring and 
66.26 	evaluating the results; and an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity 
66.27 	or reaches diverse communities in Minnesota. A project must be consistent with current 
66.28 	science and incorporate state-of-the-art technology.
66.29 	(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across 
66.30 	all regions and residents of the state.
66.31 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund 
66.32 	must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs, 
66.33 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
66.34 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
67.1 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
67.2 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under 
67.3 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. Information classified as not 
67.4 	public under section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is not required to be placed on 
67.5 	the website.
67.6 	(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section 
67.7 	16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 
67.8 	regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 
67.9 	grants that will be competitively awarded.
67.10 	(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota 
67.11 	waters.
67.12 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund 
67.13 	shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
67.14 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
67.15 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
67.16 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
67.17 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
67.18 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
67.19 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
67.20 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state 
67.21 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
67.22 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
67.23 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
67.24 	of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
67.25 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
67.26 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
67.27 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
67.28 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
67.29 	for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
67.30 	to the legislative auditor.
67.31 	(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through 
67.32 	execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with 
67.33 	respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.
68.1 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean 
68.2 	water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate 
68.3 	committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding 
68.4 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
68.5 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

68.6 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

68.7	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	8,283,000
	$
	9,283,000
	
68.8 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
68.9 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
68.10 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
68.11 	water and groundwater and to use data 
68.12 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
68.13 	(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 
68.14 	the second year are for monitoring and 
68.15 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
68.16 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
68.17 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
68.18 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
68.19 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
68.20 	practices; assessing best management practice 
68.21 	adoption; education and technical support from 
68.22 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
68.23 	support agricultural demonstration and 
68.24 	implementation activities; and other actions 
68.25 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
68.26 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
68.27 	June 30, 2022 2023.
68.28 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
68.29 	second year are for administering clean water 
68.30 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
68.31 	management practices loan program. Any 
68.32 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
68.33 	year shall be added to the corpus of the loan 
68.34 	fund.
69.1 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
69.2 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
69.3 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
69.4 	implementation of best management practices 
69.5 	and more precise information on nonpoint 
69.6 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
69.7 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
69.8 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
69.9 	available until June 30, 2022 2023.
69.10 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
69.11 	second year are for research to quantify and 
69.12 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
69.13 	waters and for development and evaluation of 
69.14 	best management practices to protect and 
69.15 	restore water resources. This appropriation is 
69.16 	available until June 30, 2022 2023.
69.17 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
69.18 	second year are for a research inventory 
69.19 	database containing water-related research 
69.20 	activities. Costs for information technology 
69.21 	development or support for this research 
69.22 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
69.23 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
69.24 	available until June 30, 2022.
69.25 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
69.26 	the second year are to implement the 
69.27 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
69.28 	certification program statewide. Funds 
69.29 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
69.30 	until June 30, 2021.
69.31 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
69.32 	second year are to provide funding for a 
69.33 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
69.34 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
70.1 	(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
70.2 	second year are for grants to the Board of 
70.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
70.4 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
70.5 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
70.6 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
70.7 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
70.8 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
70.9 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
70.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
70.11 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
70.12 	the second year are for pesticide testing of 
70.13 	private wells where nitrate is detected, as part 
70.14 	of the Township Testing Program. This 
70.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022
70.16 	2023.
70.17 	(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
70.18 	second year are to evaluate market 
70.19 	opportunities and develop markets for crops 
70.20 	that can be profitable for farmers and 
70.21 	beneficial for water quality and soil health.
70.22 	(l) A portion of the funds in this section may 
70.23 	be used for programs to train state and local 
70.24 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
70.25 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
70.26 	conservation.

70.27 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:

70.28	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	25,790,000
	$
	26,290,000
	
70.29 	(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 
70.30 	the second year are for completion of needed 
70.31 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
70.32 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
70.33 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the 
70.34 	first year and $125,000 the second year are 
71.1 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
71.2 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
71.3 	the existing water quality and watershed 
71.4 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
71.5 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
71.6 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
71.7 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
71.8 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
71.9 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
71.10 	environment and natural resources finance and 
71.11 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
71.12 	15, 2019, on the expenditure of this 
71.13 	appropriation. This appropriation is available 
71.14 	until June 30, 2023.
71.15 	(b) $9,409,000 the first year and $9,638,000 
71.16 	the second year are to develop watershed 
71.17 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
71.18 	which include total maximum daily load 
71.19 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
71.20 	plans for waters listed on the United States 
71.21 	Environmental Protection Agency approved 
71.22 	impaired waters list in accordance with 
71.23 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency 
71.24 	shall complete an average of ten percent of 
71.25 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium. This 
71.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
71.27 	(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
71.28 	the second year are for groundwater 
71.29 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
71.30 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
71.31 	trends, including the reassessment of 
71.32 	groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years 
71.33 	ago and found to be contaminated. This 
71.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
72.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
72.2 	second year are for implementation of the St. 
72.3 	Louis River System Area of Concern 
72.4 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
72.5 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
72.6 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
72.7 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
72.8 	2023.
72.9 	(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
72.10 	second year are for TMDL research and 
72.11 	database development.
72.12 	(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
72.13 	second year are for national pollutant 
72.14 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
72.15 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
72.16 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
72.17 	2023.
72.18 	(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,370,000 
72.19 	the second year are for enhancing the 
72.20 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
72.21 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
72.22 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
72.23 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of 
72.24 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
72.25 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
72.26 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
72.27 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
72.28 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
72.29 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
72.30 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
72.31 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
72.32 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
72.33 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
72.34 	sewer system, or other means, including 
72.35 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
73.1 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
73.2 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
73.3 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
73.4 	reports are to be part of established annual 
73.5 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
73.6 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
73.7 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
73.8 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
73.9 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
73.10 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
73.11 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
73.12 	$1,000,000 each year is available to counties 
73.13 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
73.14 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
73.15 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
73.16 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
73.17 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
73.18 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
73.19 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
73.20 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
73.21 	an account of the expenditures. This 
73.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
73.23 	(h) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
73.24 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
73.25 	of MS4 permit requirements including 
73.26 	additional technical assistance to 
73.27 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
73.28 	understanding and implementing the basic 
73.29 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
73.30 	program.
73.31 	(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the 
73.32 	second year are for a grant program for 
73.33 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
73.34 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
73.35 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
74.1 	restore the water quality of waters in 
74.2 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
74.3 	awarded to local government units for projects 
74.4 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
74.5 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
74.6 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
74.7 	other than the clean water fund.
74.8 	(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
74.9 	second year are for coordination with the state 
74.10 	of Wisconsin and the National Park Service 
74.11 	on comprehensive phosphorous reduction 
74.12 	activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St. 
74.13 	Croix on the St. Croix River. The 
74.14 	commissioner must work with the St. Croix 
74.15 	Basin Water Resources Planning Team and 
74.16 	the St. Croix River Association to implement 
74.17 	the water monitoring and phosphorous 
74.18 	reduction activities.
74.19 	(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
74.20 	second year are to support activities of the 
74.21 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
74.22 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
74.23 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
74.24 	section 16A.28, unless otherwise specified,
74.25 	the appropriations in this section are available 
74.26 	until June 30, 2022.

74.27 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:

74.28
74.29	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,446,000
	$
	8,446,000
	
74.30 	(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 
74.31 	the second year are for stream flow 
74.32 	monitoring.
75.1 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
75.2 	the second year are for lake Index of 
75.3 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
75.4 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
75.5 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
75.6 	other contaminants of fish, including 
75.7 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
75.8 	waters over time.
75.9 	(d) $1,886,000 the first year and $1,886,000 
75.10 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
75.11 	science-based watershed restoration and 
75.12 	protection strategies. This appropriation is 
75.13 	available until June 30, 2022.
75.14 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
75.15 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
75.16 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
75.17 	(f) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
75.18 	second year are for technical assistance to 
75.19 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
75.20 	source restoration and protection activities.
75.21 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
75.22 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
75.23 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
75.24 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
75.25 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
75.26 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
75.27 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
75.28 	forestry best management practices for water 
75.29 	quality.
75.30 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
75.31 	second year are for developing county 
75.32 	geologic atlases.
75.33 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
75.34 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
76.1 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
76.2 	buffer map interpretation to local units of 
76.3 	government for implementation of buffer 
76.4 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
76.5 	units of government and made available to 
76.6 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
76.7 	Resources' Web site.

76.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2020.

76.9 	Sec. 16. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:

76.10	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,787,000
	$
	5,107,000
	
76.11 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
76.12 	the second year are for addressing public 
76.13 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
76.14 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
76.15 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
76.16 	including accelerating the development of 
76.17 	health risk limits and improving the capacity 
76.18 	of the department's laboratory to analyze 
76.19 	unregulated contaminants. This appropriation 
76.20 	is available until June 30, 2022.
76.21 	(b) $2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 
76.22 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
76.23 	water sources. This appropriation is available 
76.24 	until June 30, 2022.
76.25 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
76.26 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
76.27 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
76.28 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
76.29 	(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
76.30 	second year are to develop and deliver 
76.31 	groundwater restoration and protection 
76.32 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
76.33 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
77.1 	resources to local governments for drinking 
77.2 	water source protection activities.
77.3 	(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
77.4 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
77.5 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
77.6 	wells and developing guidance and outreach 
77.7 	to reduce risks to private-well owners.
77.8 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
77.9 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
77.10 	the risks from viruses in water supplies. This 
77.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
77.12 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
77.13 	second year are to develop public health 
77.14 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
77.15 	to safe drinking water and to conduct an 
77.16 	analysis to determine the scope of the lead 
77.17 	problem in Minnesota's water and the cost to 
77.18 	eliminate lead exposure in drinking water.
77.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
77.20 	2022.
77.21 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
77.22 	appropriations in this section are available 
77.23 	until June 30, 2021.

77.24 	Sec. 17. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to 
77.25 	read:

77.26	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	11,010,000
	$
	10,710,000
	
77.27 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
77.28 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
77.29 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
77.30 	water and groundwater and to use data 
77.31 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
77.32 	(b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
77.33 	the second year are for monitoring and 
78.1 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
78.2 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
78.3 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
78.4 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
78.5 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
78.6 	practices; assessing best management practice 
78.7 	adoption; education and technical support from 
78.8 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
78.9 	support agricultural demonstration and 
78.10 	implementation activities, including research 
78.11 	activities at the Rosholt Research Farm; and 
78.12 	other actions to protect groundwater from 
78.13 	degradation from nitrate. This appropriation 
78.14 	is available until June 30, 2024.
78.15 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
78.16 	second year are for administering clean water 
78.17 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
78.18 	management practices loan program. Any 
78.19 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
78.20 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
78.21 	fund.
78.22 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
78.23 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
78.24 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
78.25 	implementation of best management practices 
78.26 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
78.27 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
78.28 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
78.29 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
78.30 	available until June 30, 2024 2025.
78.31 	(e) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
78.32 	second year are for a research inventory 
78.33 	database containing water-related research 
78.34 	activities. Costs for information technology 
78.35 	development or support for this research 
79.1 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
79.2 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
79.3 	available until June 30, 2024 2025.
79.4 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
79.5 	the second year are to implement the 
79.6 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
79.7 	certification program statewide. Funds 
79.8 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
79.9 	until June 30, 2024.
79.10 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
79.11 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
79.12 	quality specialist through University of 
79.13 	Minnesota Extension.
79.14 	(h) $2,300,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
79.15 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
79.16 	Forever Green Agriculture Initiative and to 
79.17 	protect the state's natural resources while 
79.18 	increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
79.19 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
79.20 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
79.21 	crops into existing agricultural practices. Of 
79.22 	this amount, $2,050,000 the first year and 
79.23 	$1,750,000 the second year are for grants to 
79.24 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
79.25 	Minnesota for research and establishing an 
79.26 	Agricultural Diversification Steering Council 
79.27 	and Network and $250,000 the first year and 
79.28 	$250,000 the second year are for grants to 
79.29 	implement Forever Green crops or cropping 
79.30 	systems. This appropriation is available until 
79.31 	June 30, 2024 2025.
79.32 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
79.33 	the second year are for testing private wells 
79.34 	for pesticides where nitrate is detected as part 
79.35 	of the township testing program. This 
80.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
80.2 	2025.
80.3 	(j) A portion of the money in this section may 
80.4 	be used for programs to train state and local 
80.5 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
80.6 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
80.7 	conservation.

80.8 	Sec. 18. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 4, is amended to 
80.9 	read:

80.10	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	10,125,000
	$
	8,125,000
	
80.11 	(a) $10,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 
80.12 	the second year are for the point source 
80.13 	implementation grants program under 
80.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
80.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
80.16 	2025.
80.17 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
80.18 	second year are for small community 
80.19 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
80.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
80.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
80.22 	2025.
80.23 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
80.24 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
80.25 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
80.26 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
80.27 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
80.28 	this section according to a project's priority 
80.29 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
80.30 	priority list.

81.1 	Sec. 19. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to 
81.2 	read:

81.3	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	23,242,000
	$
	23,242,000
	
81.4 	(a) $8,150,000 the first year and $8,150,000 
81.5 	the second year are for completing needed 
81.6 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
81.7 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
81.8 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $150,000 the 
81.9 	first year and $150,000 the second year are 
81.10 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
81.11 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
81.12 	the existing water quality and watershed 
81.13 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
81.14 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
81.15 	Watershed Management board shall provide 
81.16 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
81.17 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
81.18 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
81.19 	environment and natural resources finance and 
81.20 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
81.21 	15, 2021, on the expenditure of this 
81.22 	appropriation. This appropriation is available 
81.23 	until June 30, 2025.
81.24 	(b) $7,550,000 the first year and $7,550,000 
81.25 	the second year are to develop watershed 
81.26 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
81.27 	which include total maximum daily load 
81.28 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
81.29 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
81.30 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
81.31 	approved by the United States Environmental 
81.32 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
81.33 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
81.34 	year over the biennium. This appropriation is 
81.35 	available until June 30, 2025.
82.1 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
82.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
82.3 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
82.4 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
82.5 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
82.6 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
82.7 	contaminated.
82.8 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
82.9 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
82.10 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
82.11 	Action Plan. This appropriation is available 
82.12 	until June 30, 2025.
82.13 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
82.14 	second year are for national pollutant 
82.15 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
82.16 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
82.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
82.18 	2025.
82.19 	(f) $3,375,000 the first year and $3,375,000 
82.20 	the second year are for enhancing the 
82.21 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
82.22 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
82.23 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
82.24 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
82.25 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
82.26 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
82.27 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
82.28 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
82.29 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
82.30 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
82.31 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
82.32 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
82.33 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
82.34 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
82.35 	sewer system, or other means, including 
83.1 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
83.2 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
83.3 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
83.4 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
83.5 	reports are to be part of established annual 
83.6 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
83.7 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
83.8 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
83.9 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
83.10 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
83.11 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
83.12 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
83.13 	$1,500,000 each year is available to counties 
83.14 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
83.15 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
83.16 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
83.17 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
83.18 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
83.19 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
83.20 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
83.21 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
83.22 	an account of the expenditures. By January 
83.23 	15, 2021, the commissioner must submit a 
83.24 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
83.25 	members of the house of representatives and 
83.26 	senate committees and divisions with 
83.27 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
83.28 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
83.29 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
83.30 	and past appropriations from the clean water 
83.31 	fund for this purpose. This appropriation is 
83.32 	available until June 30, 2025.
83.33 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
83.34 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
83.35 	of MS4 permit requirements, including 
83.36 	additional technical assistance to 
84.1 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
84.2 	understanding and implementing the basic 
84.3 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
84.4 	program.
84.5 	(h) $775,000 the first year and $775,000 the 
84.6 	second year are for a grant program for 
84.7 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
84.8 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
84.9 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
84.10 	restore the water quality of waters in 
84.11 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
84.12 	awarded to local government units for projects 
84.13 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
84.14 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
84.15 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
84.16 	other than the clean water fund. This 
84.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
84.18 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
84.19 	second year are for activities, training, and 
84.20 	grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this 
84.21 	amount, $100,000 each year is for grants for 
84.22 	upgrading, optimizing, or replacing 
84.23 	water-softener units. This appropriation is 
84.24 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
84.25 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
84.26 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
84.27 	the second year. This appropriation is available 
84.28 	until June 30, 2025.
84.29 	(j) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
84.30 	second year are to support activities of the 
84.31 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
84.32 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
84.33 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
84.34 	section 16A.28, unless otherwise specified, 
85.1 	the appropriations in this section are available 
85.2 	until June 30, 2024.

85.3 	Sec. 20. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 6, is amended to 
85.4 	read:

85.5
85.6	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	9,310,000
	$
	9,310,000
	
85.7 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
85.8 	the second year are for stream flow 
85.9 	monitoring. This appropriation is available 
85.10 	until June 30, 2023.
85.11 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
85.12 	the second year are for lake Index of 
85.13 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments. The 
85.14 	number of IBI sampling assessments in the 
85.15 	seven-county metropolitan area and the cities 
85.16 	of Rochester and Duluth relative to the number 
85.17 	of statewide sampling assessments must be 
85.18 	proportional to the number of IBI-suitable 
85.19 	lakes in the seven-county metropolitan area 
85.20 	and the cities of Rochester and Duluth relative 
85.21 	to the number of statewide IBI-suitable lakes.
85.22 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
85.23 	2023.
85.24 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
85.25 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
85.26 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
85.27 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
85.28 	time. This appropriation is available until June 
85.29 	30, 2023.
85.30 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
85.31 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
85.32 	science-based watershed restoration and 
85.33 	protection strategies.  This appropriation is 
85.34 	available until June 30, 2023.
86.1 	(e) $2,075,000 the first year and $2,075,000 
86.2 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
86.3 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
86.4 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
86.5 	2023.
86.6 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
86.7 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
86.8 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
86.9 	source restoration and protection activities.
86.10 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
86.11 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
86.12 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
86.13 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
86.14 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
86.15 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
86.16 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
86.17 	forestry best management practices for water 
86.18 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
86.19 	June 30, 2023.
86.20 	(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
86.21 	second year are for developing county 
86.22 	geologic atlases.  This appropriation is 
86.23 	available until June 30, 2023.
86.24 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
86.25 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
86.26 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
86.27 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
86.28 	government implementing buffer 
86.29 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
86.30 	units of government and made available to 
86.31 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
86.32 	Resources website. This appropriation is 
86.33 	available until June 30, 2023.

87.1 	Sec. 21. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to 
87.2 	read:

87.3
87.4	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	71,950,000
	$
	66,484,000
	
87.5 	(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 
87.6 	the second year are for performance-based 
87.7 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
87.8 	to local government units. The grants may be 
87.9 	used to implement projects that protect, 
87.10 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
87.11 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
87.12 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
87.13 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
87.14 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
87.15 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
87.16 	metropolitan surface water management 
87.17 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
87.18 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
87.19 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
87.20 	projects funded under this paragraph.
87.21 	(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 
87.22 	the second year are for grants to local 
87.23 	government units to protect and restore surface 
87.24 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
87.25 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
87.26 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
87.27 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
87.28 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
87.29 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
87.30 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
87.31 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
87.32 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
87.33 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
87.34 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
87.35 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
88.1 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
88.2 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
88.3 	management plans or their equivalents. A 
88.4 	portion of this money may be used to seek 
88.5 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
88.6 	resources by multiple local governmental 
88.7 	units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation 
88.8 	is available for land-treatment projects and 
88.9 	practices that benefit drinking water.
88.10 	(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
88.11 	the second year are for accelerated 
88.12 	implementation, local resource protection, 
88.13 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
88.14 	targeting tools that fill an identified gap, 
88.15 	program enhancements for technical 
88.16 	assistance, citizen and community outreach, 
88.17 	compliance, and training and certification.
88.18 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
88.19 	the second year are to provide state oversight 
88.20 	and accountability, evaluate and communicate 
88.21 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
88.22 	measure the value of conservation program 
88.23 	implementation by local governments, 
88.24 	including submitting to the legislature by 
88.25 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
88.26 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
88.27 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
88.28 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
88.29 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
88.30 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
88.31 	pollution reduced.
88.32 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
88.33 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
88.34 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
88.35 	governments in implementing and complying 
89.1 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
89.2 	requirements.
89.3 	(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 
89.4 	the second year are to purchase, restore, or 
89.5 	preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
89.6 	streams, and tributaries, by easements or 
89.7 	contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease 
89.8 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
89.9 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
89.10 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
89.11 	recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a 
89.12 	monitoring and enforcement account.
89.13 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
89.14 	the second year are for permanent 
89.15 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
89.16 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
89.17 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
89.18 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
89.19 	acquisition to permanently protect 
89.20 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
89.21 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
89.22 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
89.23 	sources as described under alternative 
89.24 	management tools in the Department of 
89.25 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
89.26 	Plan, including low-nitrogen cropping systems 
89.27 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
89.28 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
89.29 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
89.30 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
89.31 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
89.32 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
89.33 	have identified specific activities that will 
89.34 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
89.35 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
90.1 	contracts. Up to $182,000 is for deposit in a 
90.2 	monitoring and enforcement account.
90.3 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
90.4 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
90.5 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
90.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
90.7 	subdivision 6.
90.8 	(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
90.9 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
90.10 	and grants to local governments to transition 
90.11 	local water management plans to a watershed 
90.12 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
90.13 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
90.14 	114D.
90.15 	(j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
90.16 	second year are for technical assistance and 
90.17 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
90.18 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
90.19 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
90.20 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
90.21 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
90.22 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
90.23 	103E.015.
90.24 	(k) $11,250,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
90.25 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
90.26 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
90.27 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
90.28 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
90.29 	related technical assistance. This work may 
90.30 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
90.31 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
90.32 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
90.33 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
90.34 	state. Up to $397,000 is for deposit in a 
90.35 	monitoring and enforcement account.
91.1 	(l) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
91.2 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
91.3 	conservation easements to protect lands 
91.4 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
91.5 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
91.6 	to $338,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
91.7 	enforcement account.
91.8 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
91.9 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
91.10 	program to systematically collect data and 
91.11 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
91.12 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
91.13 	wind along with tracking adoption of 
91.14 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
91.15 	to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available 
91.16 	for grants to or contracts with the University 
91.17 	of Minnesota to complete this work.
91.18 	(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 
91.19 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
91.20 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
91.21 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
91.22 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
91.23 	and water conservation district shall receive 
91.24 	an increase in its base funding of $100,000 
91.25 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
91.26 	increase is available for grants to soil and 
91.27 	water conservation districts as determined by 
91.28 	the board based on county allocations to soil 
91.29 	and water conservation districts and amount 
91.30 	of private land and public waters. The board 
91.31 	and other agencies may reduce the amount of 
91.32 	grants to a county by an amount equal to any 
91.33 	reduction in the county's allocation to a soil 
91.34 	and water conservation district from the 
91.35 	county's previous year allocation when the 
92.1 	board determines that the reduction was 
92.2 	disproportionate. The board may use up to one 
92.3 	percent for the administration of payments.
92.4 	(o) The board must contract for delivery of 
92.5 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
92.6 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
92.7 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
92.8 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
92.9 	year.
92.10 	(p) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
92.11 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
92.12 	the technical and administrative assistance 
92.13 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
92.14 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
92.15 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
92.16 	identified in local water management plans.
92.17 	(q) The board must require grantees to specify 
92.18 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
92.19 	grants before any grant awards.
92.20 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
92.21 	available until June 30, 2024 2025, except 
92.22 	grant funds are available for five years after 
92.23 	the date a grant is executed, unless the 
92.24 	commissioner of administration determines 
92.25 	that a longer duration is in the best interest of 
92.26 	the state according to Minnesota Statutes, 
92.27 	section 16B.98. Returned grant funds must be 
92.28 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
92.29 	section.

92.30 	Sec. 22. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, is amended to 
92.31 	read:

92.32	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	6,497,000
	$
	6,497,000
	
93.1 	(a) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
93.2 	the second year are for addressing public 
93.3 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
93.4 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
93.5 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
93.6 	for improving the department's capacity to 
93.7 	monitor the water quality of drinking water 
93.8 	sources and to develop interventions to 
93.9 	improve water quality, and for the 
93.10 	department's laboratory to analyze unregulated 
93.11 	contaminants. Of this amount, $400,000 the 
93.12 	first year and $400,000 the second year are 
93.13 	for the commissioner to work in cooperation 
93.14 	with the commissioners of agriculture, the 
93.15 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and 
93.16 	natural resources to sample surface water and 
93.17 	groundwater, including drinking water 
93.18 	sources, and for an assessment to evaluate 
93.19 	potential risks from microplastics and 
93.20 	nanoplastics and identify appropriate 
93.21 	follow-up actions. This appropriation is 
93.22 	available until June 30, 2024.
93.23 	(b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 
93.24 	the second year are for protecting drinking 
93.25 	water sources.
93.26 	(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
93.27 	second year are to develop and deliver 
93.28 	groundwater restoration and protection 
93.29 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
93.30 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
93.31 	provide resources to local governments for 
93.32 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
93.33 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
93.34 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
93.35 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
94.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
94.2 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
94.3 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
94.4 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
94.5 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
94.6 	owners.
94.7 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
94.8 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
94.9 	the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa 
94.10 	in groundwater supplies and for evaluating 
94.11 	land uses that may contribute to contamination 
94.12 	of public water systems with these pathogens.
94.13 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
94.14 	second year are to develop public health 
94.15 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
94.16 	to safe drinking water, including development 
94.17 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
94.18 	water.
94.19 	(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
94.20 	second year are to create a road map for water 
94.21 	reuse implementation in Minnesota and to 
94.22 	address research gaps by studying Minnesota 
94.23 	water reuse systems.
94.24 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
94.25 	appropriations in this section are available 
94.26 	until June 30, 2023.

94.27 	Sec. 23. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 9, is amended to 
94.28 	read:

94.29	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,375,000
	$
	1,375,000
	
94.30 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
94.31 	the second year are to implement projects that 
94.32 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
94.33 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
95.1 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
95.2 	coordination, support local implementation of 
95.3 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
95.4 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
95.5 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
95.6 	communities with:
95.7 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
95.8 	water use by using surface water, storm water, 
95.9 	wastewater, and groundwater;
95.10 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
95.11 	for different alternatives;
95.12 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
95.13 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
95.14 	costs;
95.15 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
95.16 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
95.17 	regionally beneficial water supply 
95.18 	development projects; and
95.19 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
95.20 	models.
95.21 	(b) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
95.22 	second year are for the water demand 
95.23 	reduction grant program to encourage 
95.24 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
95.25 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
95.26 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
95.27 	drinking water supplies.
95.28 	(c) The appropriations in this section are available until June 30, 2023.

95.29 	Sec. 24. HEALTH RISK LIMITS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE AND 
95.30 	NEONICOTINOIDS.
 95.31 	(a) By July 1, 2023, the commissioner of health must amend the health risk limit for 
95.32 	perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7860, subpart 15, so that 
95.33 	the health risk limit does not exceed 0.015 parts per billion.
96.1 	(b) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner must adopt health risk limits for clothianidin 
96.2 	and imidacloprid.
96.3 	(c) In amending and adopting the health risk limits required under this section, the 
96.4 	commissioner must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0751, requiring a reasonable 
96.5 	margin of safety to adequately protect the health of infants, children, and adults.

96.6 	Sec. 25. CLEAN WATER COUNCIL; REPORT REQUIRED.
 96.7 	By January 15, 2022, the Clean Water Council must submit a report or reports to the 
96.8 	chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees 
96.9 	and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and legacy that 
96.10 	includes:
96.11 	(1) an assessment of the implementation of the high-resolution digital elevation data 
96.12 	developed with the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 5, paragraph 
96.13 	(d), and Laws 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 2, section 6, paragraph (h);
96.14 	(2) an assessment of the potential impacts of the February 10, 2021, decision of the 
96.15 	Minnesota Supreme Court in the consolidated litigation styled as In the Matter of Reissuance 
96.16 	of an NPDES/SDS Permit to United States Steel Corporation, parent case number A18-2094; 
96.17 	and
96.18 	(3) an evaluation of state agency personnel funded with money from the clean water 
96.19 	fund, including demographic characteristics, the number of classified and unclassified 
96.20 	positions, and other equity considerations.

96.21 	Sec. 26. CLEAN WATER COUNCIL; REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
 96.22 	The Clean Water Council must develop and issue a request for proposal for a study of 
96.23 	the impacts of 6PPD-quinone, a toxic chemical compound derived from a common rubber 
96.24 	tire additive, on the state's waters and fish populations. The research must assess the 
96.25 	prevalence of 6PPD-quinone in stormwater and surface water and impacts to the state's fish 
96.26 	populations with priority given to areas around Lake Superior and its salmon populations.

96.27 	ARTICLE 3
96.28 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

96.29	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
96.30 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
96.31 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
97.1 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
97.2 	"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
97.3 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The 
97.4 	first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is 
97.5 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime appropriations.

97.6				APPROPRIATIONS
	
97.7				Available for the Year
	
97.8				Ending June 30
	
97.9					2022
		2023

97.10	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

97.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	54,797,000
	$
	55,884,000
	
97.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
97.13 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

97.14	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
97.15 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
97.16 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
97.17 	related to and necessary for a specific 
97.18 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
97.19 	article must be spent in accordance with 
97.20 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
97.21 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
97.22 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
97.23 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
97.24 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
97.25 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
97.26 	2024, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
97.27 	available until June 30, 2025. If a project 
97.28 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
97.29 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
97.30 	availability of federal funding.

97.31	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
97.32 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
97.33 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
97.34 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
98.1 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
98.2 	committees, and commissions, should make 
98.3 	progress toward providing people with 
98.4 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
98.5 	publications, and digital media related to the 
98.6 	programs the recipient funds using 
98.7 	appropriations made in this article.

98.8	Subd. 4.Energy and Water Conservation
 					
98.9 	Grant recipients of parks and trails funds 
98.10 	should prioritize water and energy 
98.11 	conservation technology and the use of 
98.12 	renewable energy for construction and 
98.13 	building projects funded with an appropriation 
98.14 	made in this article.

98.15
98.16	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	33,095,000
	$
	33,754,000
	
98.17 	(a) $21,698,000 the first year and $22,130,000 
98.18 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
98.19 	areas, and trails to:
98.20 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
98.21 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
98.22 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
98.23 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
98.24 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
98.25 	parks and trails legacy plan.
98.26 	(b) $10,849,000 the first year and $11,065,000 
98.27 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
98.28 	trails of regional significance outside the 
98.29 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
98.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
98.31 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
98.32 	on the lists of recommended projects 
98.33 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
98.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
99.1 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
99.2 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
99.3 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
99.4 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
99.5 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
99.6 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
99.7 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
99.8 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
99.9 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
99.10 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
99.11 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
99.12 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
99.13 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
99.14 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
99.15 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
99.16 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
99.17 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
99.18 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
99.19 	$450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
99.20 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
99.21 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
99.22 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
99.23 	section 85.536, including the continued 
99.24 	development of a statewide system plan for 
99.25 	regional parks and trails outside the 
99.26 	seven-county metropolitan area.
99.27 	(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
99.28 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
99.29 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
99.30 	contains the commission's recommendations 
99.31 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
99.32 	fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking 
99.33 	minority members of the legislative 
99.34 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
99.35 	over the environment and natural resources 
99.36 	and the parks and trails fund.
100.1 	(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
100.2 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
100.3 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
100.4 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
100.5 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
100.6 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
100.7 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
100.8 	minority members of the legislative 
100.9 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
100.10 	over the environment and natural resources 
100.11 	and the parks and trails fund.
100.12 	(e) $548,000 the first year and $559,000 the 
100.13 	second year are for coordination and projects 
100.14 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
100.15 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
100.16 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
100.17 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
100.18 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
100.19 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
100.20 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
100.21 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
100.22 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
100.23 	activities under this section for at least 
100.24 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
100.25 	second year.
100.26 	(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
100.27 	this section must give consideration to 
100.28 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
100.29 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
100.30 	other activities.
100.31 	(h) In addition to the requirements under 
100.32 	paragraph (f), the commissioner should work 
100.33 	to provide other opportunities that encourage 
100.34 	a diversity of students to pursue careers in 
101.1 	environment and natural resources when 
101.2 	implementing appropriations in this section.

101.3	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	21,698,000
	$
	22,130,000
	
101.4 	(a) $21,698,000 the first year and $22,130,000 
101.5 	the second year are for distribution according 
101.6 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
101.7 	subdivision 3.
101.8 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
101.9 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
101.10 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
101.11 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
101.12 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
101.13 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
101.14 	under this section must be substantially 
101.15 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
101.16 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
101.17 	Any money remaining after completing the 
101.18 	listed projects may be spent by the 
101.19 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
101.20 	parks and trails.
101.21 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
101.22 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
101.23 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
101.24 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
101.25 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
101.26 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
101.27 	appropriations under this section must give 
101.28 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
101.29 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
101.30 	and other activities.

101.31	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
101.32 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
101.33 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
102.1 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
102.2 	3.303, subdivision 10.

102.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.015, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
102.4 		Subd. 10.Luce Line Trail, Hennepin, McLeod, and Meeker Counties. (a) The trail 
102.5 	shall originate at Gleason Lake in Plymouth Village, Hennepin County, and shall follow 
102.6 	the route of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad, and include a connection to Greenleaf Lake 
102.7 	State Recreation Area.
102.8 	(b) The trail shall be developed for multiuse wherever feasible. The department shall 
102.9 	cooperate in maintaining its integrity for modes of use consistent with local ordinances.
102.10 	(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the commissioner 
102.11 	shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and groups. Before 
102.12 	acquiring any parcel of land for the trail, the commissioner of natural resources shall develop 
102.13 	a management program for the parcel and conduct a public hearing on the proposed 
102.14 	management program in the vicinity of the parcel to be acquired. The management program 
102.15 	of the commissioner shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) fencing of portions 
102.16 	of the trail where necessary to protect adjoining landowners; and (b) the maintenance of 
102.17 	the trail in a litter free condition to the extent practicable.
102.18 	(d) The commissioner shall not acquire any of the right-of-way of the Chicago 
102.19 	Northwestern Railway Company until the abandonment of the line described in this 
102.20 	subdivision has been approved by the Surface Transportation Board or the former Interstate 
102.21 	Commerce Commission. Compensation, in addition to the value of the land, shall include 
102.22 	improvements made by the railroad, including but not limited to, bridges, trestles, public 
102.23 	road crossings, or any portion thereof, it being the desire of the railroad that such 
102.24 	improvements be included in the conveyance. The fair market value of the land and 
102.25 	improvements shall be recommended by two independent appraisers mutually agreed upon 
102.26 	by the parties. The fair market value thus recommended shall be reviewed by a review 
102.27 	appraiser agreed to by the parties, and the fair market value thus determined, and supported 
102.28 	by appraisals, may be the purchase price. The commissioner may exchange lands with 
102.29 	landowners abutting the right-of-way described in this section to eliminate diagonally shaped 
102.30 	separate fields.

102.31 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
102.32 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding 
102.33 	from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to support 
103.1 	parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program receiving funding 
103.2 	from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 
103.3 	3.303, subdivision 10, and; a plan for measuring and evaluating the results; and an assessment 
103.4 	of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse communities in 
103.5 	Minnesota. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate 
103.6 	state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration 
103.7 	of historical significance.
103.8 	(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across 
103.9 	all regions and residents of the state.
103.10 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and trails 
103.11 	fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, including 
103.12 	the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 3.303, 
103.13 	subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable or by 
103.14 	January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative Coordinating 
103.15 	Commission must post submitted information on the website required under section 3.303, 
103.16 	subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
103.17 	(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to section 
103.18 	16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 
103.19 	regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 
103.20 	grants that will be competitively awarded.
103.21 	(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located in 
103.22 	Minnesota.
103.23 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and trails fund 
103.24 	shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
103.25 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
103.26 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
103.27 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
103.28 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
103.29 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
103.30 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
103.31 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a state 
103.32 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
103.33 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
103.34 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
104.1 	of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
104.2 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
104.3 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
104.4 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
104.5 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
104.6 	for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
104.7 	to the legislative auditor.
104.8 	(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks 
104.9 	and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having 
104.10 	jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made, 
104.11 	whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was not 
104.12 	from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

104.13 	Sec. 8. PROCTOR-HERMANTOWN MUNGER TRAIL SPUR; EXTENSION.
 104.14 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
104.15 	(b), from the parks and trails fund granted to the city of Hermantown for the 
104.16 	Proctor-Hermantown Munger Trail Spur project is available until June 30, 2022.

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

104.18 	ARTICLE 4
104.19 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

104.20	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
104.21 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
104.22 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
104.23 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
104.24 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
104.25 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
104.26 	year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
104.27 	2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
104.28 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

104.29				APPROPRIATIONS
	
104.30				Available for the Year
	
104.31				Ending June 30
	
104.32					2022
		2023

104.33	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

105.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	73,132,000
	$
	76,617,000
	
105.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
105.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
105.4 	subdivisions.

105.5	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
105.6 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
105.7 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
105.8 	related to and necessary for a specific 
105.9 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
105.10 	article must not be spent on institutional 
105.11 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
105.12 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
105.13 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
105.14 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
105.15 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
105.16 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
105.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
105.18 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
105.19 	article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are 
105.20 	available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year 
105.21 	2023 appropriations are available until June 
105.22 	30, 2024. Water and energy conservation 
105.23 	technology and the use of renewable energy 
105.24 	should be priorities for construction and 
105.25 	building projects funded through this 
105.26 	appropriation. If a project receives federal 
105.27 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
105.28 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
105.29 	funding.

105.30	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		34,372,000
		36,010,000
	
105.31 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
105.32 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
105.33 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
105.34 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
105.35 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
106.1 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
106.2 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
106.3 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
106.4 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
106.5 	funding. Each grant program established in 
106.6 	this appropriation must be separately 
106.7 	administered from other state appropriations 
106.8 	for program planning and outcome 
106.9 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
106.10 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
106.11 	of applicants and grant award size.

106.12	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
106.13 	$27,497,000 the first year and $28,808,000 
106.14 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
106.15 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
106.16 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
106.17 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
106.18 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
106.19 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
106.20 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
106.21 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
106.22 	community and public life in this state.

106.23	(c) Arts Education
					
106.24 	$5,156,000 the first year and $5,401,000 the 
106.25 	second year are for high-quality, 
106.26 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
106.27 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
106.28 	understanding of the arts.

106.29	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
106.30 	$1,719,000 the first year and $1,801,000 the 
106.31 	second year are for events and activities that 
106.32 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
106.33 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
107.1 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
107.2 	represented in this state.
107.3 	(e) Up to $3,168,000 of the funds appropriated 
107.4 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
107.5 	board for administering grant programs, 
107.6 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
107.7 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
107.8 	ensuring accountability in fiscal years 2022 
107.9 	and 2023.
107.10 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
107.11 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
107.12 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
107.13 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
107.14 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
107.15 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
107.16 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
107.17 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
107.18 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
107.19 	regions of the state.
107.20 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
107.21 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
107.22 	cancel but is available the second year.

107.23	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,606,000
		17,457,000
	
107.24 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
107.25 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
107.26 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
107.27 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
107.28 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
107.29 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
107.30 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
107.31 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
107.32 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
107.33 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
107.34 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
108.1 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
108.2 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
108.3 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
108.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
108.5 	historic preservation projects that improve 
108.6 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
108.7 	until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota Historical 
108.8 	Society or grant recipients of the Minnesota 
108.9 	Historical Society using arts and cultural 
108.10 	heritage funds under this subdivision must 
108.11 	give consideration to Conservation Corps 
108.12 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
108.13 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
108.14 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
108.15 	the potential to need historic preservation 
108.16 	services.

108.17	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

108.18	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
108.19 	$6,000,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the 
108.20 	second year are for statewide historic and 
108.21 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
108.22 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
108.23 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
108.24 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
108.25 	through a competitive grant process. The 
108.26 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
108.27 	the money using established grant mechanisms 
108.28 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
108.29 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
108.30 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
108.31 	(ii).
108.32 	Of this amount, $50,000 the first year is for a 
108.33 	grant to the city of South St. Paul to relocate 
108.34 	the gatehouses in the BridgePoint Business 
109.1 	Park that remain from the Armour & Company 
109.2 	Meatpacking Campus.

109.3	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
109.4 	$6,213,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the 
109.5 	second year are for historic and cultural 
109.6 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
109.7 	of the state.
109.8 	Of this amount, $213,000 the first year must 
109.9 	be used by the Board of Directors of the 
109.10 	Minnesota Historical Society to either produce 
109.11 	or purchase and to distribute a book to engage 
109.12 	and educate elementary school students on 
109.13 	Minnesota's natural resources, legacy, culture, 
109.14 	and history. The book should be made 
109.15 	available cost-free to educators and libraries 
109.16 	and through state historical society sites to 
109.17 	provide to a targeted grade of elementary 
109.18 	school students.

109.19	(3) History Partnerships
					
109.20 	$2,450,000 the first year and $2,550,000 the 
109.21 	second year are for history partnerships 
109.22 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
109.23 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
109.24 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
109.25 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
109.26 	the state.

109.27
109.28	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
109.29 	$475,000 the first year and $525,000 the 
109.30 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
109.31 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
109.32 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
109.33 	of historical, archeological, and cultural 
109.34 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
110.1 	investigations must be published in a 
110.2 	searchable form and available to the public 
110.3 	cost-free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
110.4 	the Office of the State Archeologist, the Indian 
110.5 	Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
110.6 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
110.7 	representative to an oversight board to select 
110.8 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
110.9 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
110.10 	must consult with the Departments of 
110.11 	Transportation and Natural Resources.

110.12	(5) Digital Library
					
110.13 	$368,000 the first year and $382,000 the 
110.14 	second year are for a digital library project to 
110.15 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
110.16 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
110.17 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
110.18 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
110.19 	system and must jointly share this 
110.20 	appropriation for these purposes.

110.21	(6) Grants
					
110.22 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
110.23 	Litchfield Opera House to restore and renovate 
110.24 	the historic Litchfield Opera House.
110.25 	(c) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
110.26 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
110.27 	cancel but is available the second year.

110.28	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,775,000
		2,775,000
	
110.29 	(a) $2,500,000 each year is appropriated to 
110.30 	the commissioner of education for grants to 
110.31 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
110.32 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
110.33 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
110.34 	Minnesota. This money must be allocated 
111.1 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
111.2 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
111.3 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
111.4 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
111.5 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
111.6 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
111.7 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
111.8 	means a public library, a regional library 
111.9 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
111.10 	a county, or an outreach service program. This 
111.11 	money may be used to sponsor programs 
111.12 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
111.13 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
111.14 	programs for programs in partnership with 
111.15 	regional libraries. This money must be 
111.16 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
111.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
111.18 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
111.19 	before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in 
111.20 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
111.21 	2025.
111.22 	(b) $150,000 each year is appropriated to the 
111.23 	commissioner of education for a water safety 
111.24 	grant program. The commissioner of education 
111.25 	must allocate grants to eligible applicants. 
111.26 	Eligible applicants include nonprofit 
111.27 	organizations and city and county parks and 
111.28 	recreation programs providing swimming 
111.29 	lessons to youth. Eligible applicants are not 
111.30 	required to partner with other entities. Grant 
111.31 	funds must primarily be used to provide 
111.32 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
111.33 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
111.34 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
111.35 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
111.36 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
112.1 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
112.2 	and instruction. This appropriation is available 
112.3 	until June 30, 2023.
112.4 	(c) $125,000 each year is appropriated to the 
112.5 	commissioner of education for a grant to the 
112.6 	entity designated by the Library of Congress 
112.7 	as the Minnesota Center for the Book to 
112.8 	provide statewide programming related to the 
112.9 	Minnesota Book Awards and for additional 
112.10 	programming throughout the state related to 
112.11 	the Center for the Book designation.

112.12	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		10,650,000
		10,450,000
	
112.13 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
112.14 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
112.15 	administration for grants to the named 
112.16 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
112.17 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
112.18 	administration may use a portion of this 
112.19 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
112.20 	to and necessary for the administration of 
112.21 	grants in this subdivision.
112.22 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
112.23 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
112.24 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
112.25 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
112.26 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
112.27 	sources of funding.

112.28	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
112.29 	$1,750,000 each year is for Minnesota Public 
112.30 	Radio to create programming and expand news 
112.31 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
112.32 	history.

112.33
112.34	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
113.1 	$1,850,000 the first year and $1,650,000 the 
113.2 	second year are to the Association of 
113.3 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
113.4 	for production and acquisition grants in 
113.5 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
113.6 	129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000 the first 
113.7 	year is for statewide programming to produce 
113.8 	and distribute the Veterans' Voices program 
113.9 	to educate and engage communities regarding 
113.10 	Minnesota veterans' contributions, knowledge, 
113.11 	skills, and experiences with an emphasis on 
113.12 	the untold stories of veterans from diverse 
113.13 	communities. The funds are available until 
113.14 	June 30, 2023.

113.15	(e) Public Television
					
113.16 	$4,250,000 each year is to the Minnesota 
113.17 	Public Television Association for production 
113.18 	and acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
113.19 	Statutes, section 129D.18.

113.20	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
113.21 	$400,000 each year is to Wilderness Inquiry 
113.22 	to preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, 
113.23 	culture, and heritage by connecting Minnesota 
113.24 	youth to natural resources.

113.25	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
113.26 	$1,500,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo 
113.27 	and Conservatory for program development 
113.28 	that features education programs and habitat 
113.29 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
113.30 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
113.31 	access and preservation.

113.32	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
113.33 	$650,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
113.34 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
114.1 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
114.2 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
114.3 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
114.4 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
114.5 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

114.6	(i) Appetite for Change
					
114.7 	$75,000 each year is to the nonprofit Appetite 
114.8 	for Change for the Community Cooks 
114.9 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
114.10 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
114.11 	Minnesota.

114.12	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
114.13 	$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
114.14 	Zoo to develop educational exhibits and 
114.15 	programs.

114.16	(k) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
114.17 	$25,000 each year is to Midwest Outdoors 
114.18 	Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's outdoor 
114.19 	history, culture, and heritage by connecting 
114.20 	individuals and youth with disabilities to the 
114.21 	state's natural resources.

114.22	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,750,000
		1,750,000
	
114.23 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
114.24 	appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological 
114.25 	Board for programs at and development of the 
114.26 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide 
114.27 	access and education related to programs on 
114.28 	the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

114.29	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		5,875,000
		5,875,000
	
114.30 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
114.31 	appropriated to the Board of Directors of the 
114.32 	Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes 
114.33 	specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota 
115.1 	Humanities Center may use up to 4.5 percent 
115.2 	of the following grants, and up to 5.5 percent 
115.3 	of the appropriations specific to competitive 
115.4 	grants programs, to cover the cost of 
115.5 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
115.6 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
115.7 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
115.8 	plan to issue the grants under this subdivision 
115.9 	and must submit the plan for review and 
115.10 	approval by the commissioner of 
115.11 	administration. The written plan must require 
115.12 	the Minnesota Humanities Center to create 
115.13 	and adhere to grant policies that are similar to 
115.14 	those established according to Minnesota 
115.15 	Statutes, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, 
115.16 	paragraph (a), clause (1).
115.17 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
115.18 	be used for travel outside the state of 
115.19 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
115.20 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
115.21 	the grant agreement.

115.22	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
115.23 	$1,250,000 each year is for programs and 
115.24 	purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center, 
115.25 	including the kindergarten through grade 12 
115.26 	education activities and professional 
115.27 	development events, the Veterans' Voices 
115.28 	program, and the "Why Treaties Matter" 
115.29 	exhibits and programming.

115.30	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
115.31 	$925,000 the first year and $925,000 the 
115.32 	second year are for grants to children's 
115.33 	museums for arts and cultural exhibits and 
115.34 	related educational outreach programs.
116.1 	Of this amount:
116.2 	(1) $375,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
116.3 	Children's Museum for interactive exhibits 
116.4 	and outreach programs on arts and cultural 
116.5 	heritage; and
116.6 	(2) $550,000 each year is for grants to other 
116.7 	children's museums to be distributed through 
116.8 	a competitive grant process. Priority must be 
116.9 	given to youth education, new exhibits 
116.10 	development, and outreach to underserved and 
116.11 	diverse communities and programming that 
116.12 	celebrates cultural diversity. The Minnesota 
116.13 	Humanities Center must administer these 
116.14 	funds using established grant mechanisms.

116.15
116.16	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
116.17 	$3,625,000 each year is for a competitive 
116.18 	grants program to provide grants to preserve 
116.19 	and promote the cultural heritage of 
116.20 	Minnesota.
116.21 	Of this amount, $25,000 each year is for 
116.22 	outreach and education on humanities center 
116.23 	grant programs with a focus on reaching 
116.24 	diverse community organizations and 
116.25 	providing assistance on grant opportunities, 
116.26 	qualifications, reporting requirements, and 
116.27 	capacity building to underserved communities.
116.28 	The Minnesota Humanities Center must 
116.29 	operate a competitive grants program to 
116.30 	provide grants to:
116.31 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
116.32 	Minnesota;
116.33 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
116.34 	cultural diversity;
117.1 	(3) provide programming that empowers 
117.2 	communities to build their identity and culture; 
117.3 	and
117.4 	(4) bring culturally diverse artists and arts 
117.5 	programming and performance to a wider 
117.6 	audience.
117.7 	The Minnesota Humanities Center must 
117.8 	partner with community advocates and artists 
117.9 	from diverse communities to ensure diversity 
117.10 	on grant award panels. Grants provided under 
117.11 	this section may allow the receiving 
117.12 	organizations to award individual artists, 
117.13 	artistic groups, cultural organizations, and 
117.14 	nonprofits with grants to create and share 
117.15 	diverse cultural experiences with audiences 
117.16 	in Minnesota, provided the organizations 
117.17 	comply with all the requirements of statutory 
117.18 	reporting requirements for legacy grants and 
117.19 	any other grant contract provisions required 
117.20 	by the Minnesota Humanities Center.
117.21 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
117.22 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
117.23 	to create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, 
117.24 	and heritage of immigrant communities from 
117.25 	Asian and Pacific Island communities, with a 
117.26 	focus on the immigrant communities that have 
117.27 	developed large populations in Minnesota and 
117.28 	the new and emerging immigrant groups from 
117.29 	Southeast Asia. Of this amount, $75,000 each 
117.30 	year is for a grant to the Hmong Museum, 
117.31 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to the Hmong 
117.32 	Cultural Center Museum, $50,000 each year 
117.33 	is to DIAL group, and $50,000 each year is to 
117.34 	SGU Veterans and Families of USA, Inc. for 
117.35 	museum-related programming and educational 
118.1 	efforts to teach the public about the history 
118.2 	and cultural heritage of Hmong Minnesotans.
118.3 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
118.4 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
118.5 	to create, celebrate, and teach Somali and 
118.6 	African art and heritage, with a focus on the 
118.7 	Somali diaspora and other African immigrant 
118.8 	communities in Minnesota. Of this amount, 
118.9 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to Rising 
118.10 	Impact, and $100,000 each year is for a grant 
118.11 	to Somali Museum for these organizations to 
118.12 	provide arts education and workshops, mentor 
118.13 	programs, community presentations, or 
118.14 	community engagement events throughout 
118.15 	Minnesota on Somali arts and culture.
118.16 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
118.17 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
118.18 	to create, celebrate, and teach Indigenous arts 
118.19 	and cultural activities, with a focus on the arts 
118.20 	and culture of the 11 Tribes in Minnesota. Of 
118.21 	this amount, $200,000 each year is for a grant 
118.22 	to the Lower Phalen Creek Project for 
118.23 	planning, design, installation, website and 
118.24 	mobile application programming, and cultural 
118.25 	and historical educational programming for 
118.26 	the interpretive center at the Wakan Tipi 
118.27 	Center.
118.28 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
118.29 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
118.30 	to create, celebrate, and teach the art and 
118.31 	heritage of the African American community. 
118.32 	Of this amount, $200,000 each year is for a 
118.33 	grant to the Minnesota African American 
118.34 	Heritage Museum and Gallery for arts and 
118.35 	cultural heritage programming celebrating 
119.1 	African American and Black communities in 
119.2 	Minnesota.
119.3 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
119.4 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
119.5 	to create, celebrate, and teach the art and 
119.6 	heritage of the Latinx community. Of this 
119.7 	amount, $100,000 each year is to CLUES for 
119.8 	arts and activities related to Latino arts and 
119.9 	culture.
119.10 	Of this amount, $600,000 each year is for 
119.11 	grants to organizations or individuals working 
119.12 	to create, celebrate, and teach the art and 
119.13 	heritage of underrepresented cultural groups, 
119.14 	including communities of Black, Indigenous, 
119.15 	and people of color, to celebrate the cultural 
119.16 	diversity of Minnesota. Grants from this 
119.17 	section may include grants to nonprofit 
119.18 	television and nonprofit radio that do not 
119.19 	normally get grant funding under the arts and 
119.20 	cultural heritage fund.
119.21 	(e) $75,000 each year is for grants to the 
119.22 	Minnesota Civics Education Coalition: 
119.23 	Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and 
119.24 	Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in 
119.25 	Government to conduct civics education 
119.26 	programs.

119.27	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
119.28 	$2,000,000 each year is appropriated to the 
119.29 	Indian Affairs Council for grants for 
119.30 	preserving Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
119.31 	languages and for protecting Indian graves. 
119.32 	The money must be distributed as follows:
119.33 	(1) $700,000 each year is to provide grants to 
119.34 	Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota 
120.1 	and Ojibwe Indian languages and to foster 
120.2 	education programs and services for Dakota 
120.3 	and Ojibwe languages;
120.4 	(2) $460,000 each year is for grants to Dakota 
120.5 	and Ojibwe Indian language immersion 
120.6 	educational institutions;
120.7 	(3) $700,000 each year is to provide grants to 
120.8 	preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
120.9 	languages through support of projects and 
120.10 	services and to support educational programs 
120.11 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
120.12 	Indian languages;
120.13 	(4) $50,000 each year is to the Indian Affairs 
120.14 	Council for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
120.15 	language working group coordinated by the 
120.16 	Indian Affairs Council; and
120.17 	(5) $90,000 each year is to carry out 
120.18 	responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
120.19 	section 307.08, to comply with Public Law 
120.20 	101-601, the federal Native American Graves 
120.21 	Protection and Repatriation Act.

120.22	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		100,000
		300,000
	
120.23 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
120.24 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
120.25 	agriculture for grants to county agricultural 
120.26 	societies to enhance arts access and education 
120.27 	and to preserve and promote Minnesota's 
120.28 	history and cultural heritage as embodied in 
120.29 	its county fairs. The grants are in addition to 
120.30 	the aid distribution to county agricultural 
120.31 	societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 
120.32 	38.02. The commissioner of agriculture must 
120.33 	develop grant-making criteria and guidance 
120.34 	for expending money under this subdivision 
121.1 	to provide funding for projects and events that 
121.2 	provide access to the arts or the state's 
121.3 	agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage. 
121.4 	The commissioner must seek input from all 
121.5 	interested parties. Money not used in the first 
121.6 	year may be used in the second year.

121.7	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
121.8 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
121.9 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
121.10 	to maintain the website required under 
121.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
121.12 	10.

121.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
121.14 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage 
121.15 	fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's 
121.16 	history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and 
121.17 	cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and 
121.18 	evaluating the results, and an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity 
121.19 	or reaches diverse audiences in Minnesota. A project or program must be consistent with 
121.20 	current scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art 
121.21 	technology when appropriate.
121.22 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project 
121.23 	or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire 
121.24 	project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project 
121.25 	will be completed.
121.26 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across 
121.27 	all regions and residents of the state.
121.28 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural 
121.29 	heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
121.30 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
121.31 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
121.32 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
122.1 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under 
122.2 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
122.3 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according 
122.4 	to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals 
122.5 	must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
122.6 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in 
122.7 	Minnesota.
122.8 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
122.9 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy 
122.10 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
122.11 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
122.12 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the 
122.13 	person to a web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to 
122.14 	obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
122.15 	website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
122.16 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
122.17 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
122.18 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
122.19 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
122.20 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
122.21 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
122.22 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
122.23 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
122.24 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
122.25 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the 
122.26 	recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
122.27 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and 
122.28 	cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees 
122.29 	having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding 
122.30 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
122.31 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

123.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
123.2 		Subdivision 1.Agreement. (a) Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered 
123.3 	into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any 
123.4 	power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including those which are 
123.5 	the same except for the territorial limits within which they may be exercised. The agreement 
123.6 	may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating governmental 
123.7 	units on behalf of the other participating units.
123.8 	(b) The term "governmental unit" as used in this section includes every city, county, 
123.9 	town, school district, service cooperative under section 123A.21, independent nonprofit 
123.10 	firefighting corporation, other political subdivision of this or another state, another state, 
123.11 	federally recognized Indian Tribe, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical 
123.12 	Society, historic preservation corps under paragraph (c), nonprofit hospitals licensed under 
123.13 	sections 144.50 to 144.56, rehabilitation facilities and extended employment providers that 
123.14 	are certified by the commissioner of employment and economic development, day and 
123.15 	supported employment services licensed under chapter 245D, and any agency of the state 
123.16 	of Minnesota or the United States, and includes any instrumentality of a governmental unit. 
123.17 	For the purpose of this section, an instrumentality of a governmental unit means an 
123.18 	instrumentality having independent policy-making and appropriating authority.
123.19 	(c) For purposes of this section, "historic preservation corps" means a nonprofit 
123.20 	corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provides on-the-job 
123.21 	training and workforce development skills to youth and young adults by engaging them in 
123.22 	repairing and maintaining historic structures, buildings, and sites. Historic preservation 
123.23 	corps are governmental units for the purposes of this section and have the rights and liabilities 
123.24 	available under this section.

123.25 	Sec. 5. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is 
123.26 	amended to read:

123.27	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,561,000
		10,050,000
	
123.28 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
123.29 	commissioner of administration for grants to 
123.30 	the named organizations for the purposes 
123.31 	specified in this subdivision. The 
123.32 	commissioner of administration may use a 
123.33 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are 
124.1 	directly related to and necessary to the 
124.2 	administration of grants in this subdivision.
124.3 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
124.4 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
124.5 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
124.6 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
124.7 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
124.8 	sources of funding.

124.9	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
124.10 	$1,700,000 the first year and $1,775,000 the 
124.11 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
124.12 	to create programming and expand news 
124.13 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
124.14 	history.

124.15
124.16	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
124.17 	$1,775,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the 
124.18 	second year are to the Association of 
124.19 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
124.20 	for production and acquisition grants in 
124.21 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
124.22 	129D.19. Of this amount, $75,000 the first 
124.23 	year is for the Veterans' Voices program to 
124.24 	educate and engage communities regarding 
124.25 	veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and 
124.26 	experiences with an emphasis on Korean War 
124.27 	veterans.

124.28	(e) Public Television
					
124.29 	$4,895,000 the first year and $4,025,000 the 
124.30 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
124.31 	Television Association for production and 
124.32 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
124.33 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount, 
124.34 	$950,000 the first year is for a grant to Twin 
125.1 	Cities Public Television to produce Minnesota 
125.2 	Journeys: Capturing, Sharing, and 
125.3 	Understanding Our Immigration History.

125.4	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
125.5 	$375,000 each year is to Wilderness Inquiry 
125.6 	for the Canoemobile program, which provides 
125.7 	students with an outdoor educational 
125.8 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
125.9 	graduation standards.

125.10	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
125.11 	$1,350,000 each year is for a grant to the 
125.12 	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for program 
125.13 	development that features education programs 
125.14 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
125.15 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
125.16 	garden access and preservation.

125.17	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
125.18 	$650,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
125.19 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
125.20 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
125.21 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
125.22 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
125.23 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
125.24 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

125.25	(i) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
125.26 	$75,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
125.27 	Center to prepare and construct an exhibit 
125.28 	demonstrating the role of water in Minnesota's 
125.29 	history and cultural heritage.

125.30	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
125.31 	$75,000 each year is to the Lake Superior Zoo 
125.32 	to develop educational exhibits and programs.

125.33	(k) Phalen Park China Garden
					
126.1 	$400,000 the first year is to the city of St. Paul 
126.2 	to design and develop the Chinese garden in 
126.3 	Phalen Park in collaboration with local artists 
126.4 	and members of the local Hmong community 
126.5 	including cultural leaders who understand the 
126.6 	traditional Hmong landscaping and building 
126.7 	practices and a local artist that can help tell 
126.8 	the Hmong experience. An individual or 
126.9 	professional contracted to provide goods or 
126.10 	services under this paragraph must be a 
126.11 	resident of Minnesota. This appropriation is 
126.12 	available until June 30, 2023.

126.13	(l) Green Giant Museum
					
126.14 	$141,000 the first year is to the city of Blue 
126.15 	Earth for exhibits and programming for the 
126.16 	Green Giant Museum to preserve the culture 
126.17 	and agricultural history of Minnesota.

126.18	(m) Martin County Veterans Memorial
					
126.19 	$100,000 the first year is to Martin County to 
126.20 	design and construct a memorial to those who 
126.21 	have served in the military of the United States 
126.22 	of America and those who have died in the 
126.23 	line of duty. This appropriation is not available 
126.24 	until the commissioner of management and 
126.25 	budget has determined that at least an equal 
126.26 	amount has been committed to the project 
126.27 	from nonstate sources to complete the project.

126.28	(n) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
126.29 	$25,000 each year is for a grant to Midwest 
126.30 	Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's 
126.31 	outdoor history, culture, and heritage by 
126.32 	connecting individuals and youth with 
126.33 	disabilities to the state's natural resources.

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