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;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.5 	97A.056, subdivision 9; Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 
1.6 	5.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	ARTICLE 1
1.9 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

1.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.19				Available for the Year
	
1.20				Ending June 30
	
1.21					2022
		2023

1.22	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	127,837,000
	$
	557,000
	
1.24 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.25 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.1 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.2 	subdivisions.

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

2.4
2.5
2.6	(a) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XIII
					
2.7 	$1,948,000 the first year is to the 
2.8 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
2.9 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.10 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.11 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 
2.12 	to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
2.13 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.14 	section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Subject to 
2.15 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.16 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
2.17 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
2.18 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
2.19 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
2.20 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
2.21 	provided as part of the required 
2.22 	accomplishment plan.

2.23
2.24	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XIII
					
2.25 	$4,715,000 the first year is to the 
2.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.28 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.29 	wildlife management under Minnesota 
2.30 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. 
2.31 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.32 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.33 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.34 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.35 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.36 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
3.1 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.2 	required accomplishment plan.

3.3
3.4	(c) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase 
XI
					
3.5 	$2,794,000 the first year is to the 
3.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.7 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.8 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
3.9 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.10 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.11 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.12 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.13 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.15 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.16 	income statements and balance sheets for 
3.17 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
3.18 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
3.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
3.20 	later than 180 days after The Nature 
3.21 	Conservancy's fiscal year closes. A list of 
3.22 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.23 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
3.24 	Land acquisitions must be consistent with the 
3.25 	priorities identified in the Minnesota Prairie 
3.26 	Conservation Plan.

3.27
3.28	(d) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XII
					
3.29 	$3,280,000 the first year is to the 
3.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.31 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
3.32 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
3.33 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
3.34 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.35 	and enhance lands in the Northern Tallgrass 
3.36 	Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in western 
4.1 	Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
4.2 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
4.3 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
4.4 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
4.5 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
4.6 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.7 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
4.8 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
4.9 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
4.10 	required accomplishment plan. Land 
4.11 	acquisitions must be consistent with the 
4.12 	priorities in the Minnesota Prairie 
4.13 	Conservation Plan.

4.14
4.15	(e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex, 
Phase X
					
4.16 	$2,623,000 the first year is to the 
4.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.18 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
4.19 	cooperation with Great River Greening and 
4.20 	the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, to 
4.21 	acquire land in fee in the Cannon River 
4.22 	watershed for wildlife management under 
4.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.24 	subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for aquatic 
4.25 	management purposes under Minnesota 
4.26 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 14; to 
4.27 	acquire land in fee for scientific and natural 
4.28 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.29 	86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire land in fee 
4.30 	for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.31 	section 86A.05, subdivision 7, and county 
4.32 	forests; and to restore and enhance lands in 
4.33 	the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, 
4.34 	$1,784,000 is to The Trust for Public Land; 
4.35 	$687,000 is to Great River Greening; and 
4.36 	$152,000 is to the Cannon River Watershed 
5.1 	Partnership. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
5.2 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.3 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
5.4 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
5.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.6 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.7 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
5.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.9 	accomplishment plan.

5.10
5.11	(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, 
Phase VIII
					
5.12 	$884,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
5.13 	of natural resources to acquire permanent 
5.14 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
5.15 	native prairie according to the Minnesota 
5.16 	Prairie Conservation Plan. Of this amount, up 
5.17 	to $120,000 is for establishing monitoring and 
5.18 	enforcement funds as approved in the 
5.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
5.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
5.21 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.22 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.23 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.24 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.25 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.26 	native prairie. A list of permanent conservation 
5.27 	easements must be provided as part of the final 
5.28 	report.

5.29
5.30	(g) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
IX
					
5.31 	$4,170,000 the first year is to the Board of 
5.32 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
5.33 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
5.34 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.35 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
5.36 	habitat, including by expanding the riparian 
6.1 	buffer and floodplain program under the clean 
6.2 	water fund for wildlife benefits from buffers 
6.3 	on private land. Of this amount, up to 
6.4 	$195,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
6.5 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
6.8 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
6.9 	be provided as part of the final report.

6.10
6.11	(h) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase VII
					
6.12 	$2,264,000 the first year is to the 
6.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.14 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
6.15 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
6.16 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and to 
6.17 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
6.18 	River Valley for wildlife management under 
6.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
6.20 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
6.21 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
6.22 	Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
6.23 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
6.24 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
6.25 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
6.26 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
6.27 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
6.28 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. 
6.29 	A list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
6.30 	provided as part of the required 
6.31 	accomplishment plan.

6.32
6.33	(i) Accelerating USFWS Habitat Conservation 
Easement Program, Phase III
					
6.34 	$4,752,000 the first year is to the 
6.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.36 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited, in 
7.1 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever and the 
7.2 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
7.3 	acquire permanent conservation working lands 
7.4 	easements and to restore wetlands and prairie 
7.5 	grasslands. Of this amount, $3,153,000 is to 
7.6 	Ducks Unlimited and $1,599,000 is to 
7.7 	Pheasants Forever. A list of proposed 
7.8 	acquisitions and restorations must be provided 
7.9 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

7.10
7.11	(j) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase V
					
7.12 	$2,864,000 the first year is to the 
7.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.14 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
7.15 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
7.16 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
7.17 	and Watonwan counties for wildlife 
7.18 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.19 	86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $2,181,000 
7.20 	to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc; 
7.21 	$592,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $91,000 to 
7.22 	the Conservation Fund. A list of proposed 
7.23 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
7.24 	required accomplishment plan.

7.25	(k) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase III
					
7.26 	$4,354,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.27 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
7.28 	permanent conservation easements and to 
7.29 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
7.30 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
7.31 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $91,000 is 
7.32 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
7.33 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.34 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.35 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.1 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.2 	part of the final report.

8.3	(l) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIII
					
8.4 	$3,534,000 the first year is to the 
8.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
8.6 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
8.7 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
8.8 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
8.9 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
8.10 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
8.11 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
8.12 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
8.13 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
8.14 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
8.15 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
8.16 	of the required accomplishment plan.

8.17
8.18	(m) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
V
					
8.19 	$1,951,000 the first year is to the 
8.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.21 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
8.22 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
8.23 	public lands. A list of proposed land 
8.24 	restorations and enhancements must be 
8.25 	provided as part of the required 
8.26 	accomplishment plan.

8.27
8.28	(n) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase VII
					
8.29 	$2,651,000 the first year is to the 
8.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
8.31 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
8.32 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
8.33 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
8.34 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
8.35 	minor watersheds as follows: $418,000 is to 
9.1 	the Anoka Conservation District; $700,000 is 
9.2 	to Great River Greening; $233,000 is to The 
9.3 	Nature Conservancy; and $1,300,000 is to 
9.4 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
9.5 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for 
9.6 	establishing monitoring and enforcement funds 
9.7 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.10 	permanent conservation easements, 
9.11 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
9.12 	provided as part of the required 
9.13 	accomplishment plan.

9.14	Subd. 3.Forests
 		12,476,000
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9.15
9.16	(a) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase IX
					
9.17 	$4,068,000 the first year is to the 
9.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.19 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,294,000 to The 
9.20 	Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee 
9.21 	for wildlife management under Minnesota 
9.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
9.23 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
9.24 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
9.25 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.26 	86A.05, subdivision 7; for aquatic 
9.27 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.28 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14; and to restore 
9.29 	and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,393,000 
9.30 	to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands 
9.31 	in fee for wildlife management under 
9.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.33 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
9.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.35 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
10.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.2 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
10.3 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.4 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $1,381,000 
10.5 	to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent 
10.6 	conservation easements and to restore and 
10.7 	enhance wildlife habitat, of which up to 
10.8 	$168,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.9 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.10 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.11 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.12 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.13 	provided as part of the required 
10.14 	accomplishment plan.

10.15	(b) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase VIII
					
10.16 	$2,971,000 the first year is to the 
10.17 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
10.18 	lands in conservation easements and to restore 
10.19 	and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
10.20 	habitat through working forest permanent 
10.21 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
10.22 	forests for the future program according to 
10.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
10.24 	conservation easement acquired with money 
10.25 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
10.26 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.27 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
10.28 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
10.29 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
10.30 	$160,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
10.31 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.32 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.33 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.34 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
10.35 	provided as part of the required 
11.1 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
11.2 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.3 	part of the final report.

11.4
11.5	(c) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB 
Protection Program, Phase IX
					
11.6 	$1,043,000 the first year is to the Board of 
11.7 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
11.8 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
11.9 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
11.10 	conservation easements and restore and 
11.11 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
11.12 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
11.13 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
11.14 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $59,000 to the 
11.15 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
11.16 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
11.17 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.18 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
11.20 	conservation easements must be provided as 
11.21 	part of the final report.

11.22	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
					
11.23 	$1,338,000 the first year is to the 
11.24 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
11.25 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern 
11.26 	forest region on wildlife management areas, 
11.27 	scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
11.28 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
11.29 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
11.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.31 	accomplishment plan.

11.32	(e) Floodplain Forest Enhancement, Phase IV
					
11.33 	$1,247,000 the first year is to the 
11.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.35 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
12.1 	to restore and enhance floodplain forest habitat 
12.2 	for wildlife on public lands along the 
12.3 	Mississippi River and Mississippi River 
12.4 	tributaries. A list of restorations and 
12.5 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
12.6 	required accomplishment plan.

12.7
12.8	(f) Moose Habitat Collaborative - NE MN Forest 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase IV
					
12.9 	$1,809,000 the first year is to the 
12.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.11 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
12.12 	restore and enhance public forest lands in the 
12.13 	northern forest region for moose habitat 
12.14 	purposes. A list of proposed land restoration 
12.15 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
12.16 	of the required accomplishment plan.

12.17	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		22,389,000
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12.18
12.19	(a) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIII
					
12.20 	$3,869,000 the first year is to the 
12.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.22 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
12.23 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
12.24 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
12.25 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
12.26 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
12.27 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
12.28 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
12.29 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.30
12.31	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase X
					
12.32 	$4,581,000 the first year is to the 
12.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.34 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
12.35 	land in fee for wildlife management under 
13.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.2 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
13.3 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
13.4 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
13.5 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.6 	accomplishment plan.

13.7	(c) RIM Wetlands, Phase X
					
13.8 	$3,051,000 the first year is to the Board of 
13.9 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
13.10 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.11 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
13.12 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
13.13 	Of this amount, up to $59,000 is for 
13.14 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.15 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.16 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.17 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
13.18 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.19 	part of the final report.

13.20
13.21	(d) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VI
					
13.22 	$3,088,000 the first year is to the 
13.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.24 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
13.25 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
13.26 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
13.27 	other habitat on permanently protected 
13.28 	conservation easements in high-priority 
13.29 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
13.30 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
13.31 	amount, up to $288,000 is to establish a 
13.32 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
13.33 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.35 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.1 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
14.2 	restorations and enhancements must be 
14.3 	provided as part of the required 
14.4 	accomplishment plan.

14.5	(e) Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VI
					
14.6 	$1,251,000 the first year is to the Board of 
14.7 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
14.8 	permanent conservation easements on 
14.9 	shoreland habitat of wild-rice lakes for 
14.10 	protecting native wild rice beds. Of this 
14.11 	amount, up to $78,000 is for establishing a 
14.12 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.13 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.15 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
14.16 	conservation easements must be provided as 
14.17 	part of the final report.

14.18
14.19	(f) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XII
					
14.20 	$2,589,000 the first year is to the 
14.21 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
14.22 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
14.23 	statewide. A list of proposed land restorations 
14.24 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
14.25 	of the required accomplishment plan.

14.26
14.27	(g) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and 
Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VII
					
14.28 	$3,960,000 the first year is to the 
14.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.30 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
14.31 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
14.32 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
14.33 	conservation easements for wildlife 
14.34 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
14.35 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
15.1 	be provided as part of the required 
15.2 	accomplishment plan.

15.3	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		49,254,000
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15.4
15.5	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase II
					
15.6 	$3,112,000 the first year is to the 
15.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.8 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,494,000 to The 
15.9 	Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee; 
15.10 	(2) $1,493,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
15.11 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
15.12 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
15.13 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
15.14 	this amount, up to $144,000 to Minnesota 
15.15 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.16 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.17 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and 
15.19 	(3) $125,000 to the St. Croix River 
15.20 	Association to coordinate and administer the 
15.21 	program under this paragraph. A list of 
15.22 	proposed land acquisitions and permanent 
15.23 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.24 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.25	(b) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XI
					
15.26 	$4,229,000 the first year is to the 
15.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.28 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.29 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.30 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.31 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.32 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
15.33 	the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to 
15.34 	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
15.35 	Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the 
16.1 	Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River 
16.2 	Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public 
16.3 	Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.4 	Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota 
16.5 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.6 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.7 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
16.9 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
16.10 	permanent conservation easements must be 
16.11 	provided as part of the required 
16.12 	accomplishment plan.

16.13
16.14	(c) Lower Otter Tail River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration, Phase I
					
16.15 	$2,335,000 the first year is to the Board of 
16.16 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
16.17 	restore land in permanent conservation 
16.18 	easements along the lower Otter Tail River. 
16.19 	Of this amount, $275,000 is for an agreement 
16.20 	with the Buffalo Red River Watershed District. 
16.21 	Up to $111,000 of the total amount is for 
16.22 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
16.23 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
16.24 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.25 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
16.26 	conservation easements must be provided as 
16.27 	part of the final report.

16.28
16.29	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VII
					
16.30 	$2,838,000 the first year is to the 
16.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.32 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
16.33 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.34 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
16.35 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
16.36 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
17.1 	counties as follows: $975,000 to Northern 
17.2 	Waters Land Trust; and $1,863,000 to 
17.3 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
17.4 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
17.5 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
17.6 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
17.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
17.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.10 	accomplishment plan.

17.11
17.12	(e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase V
					
17.13 	$2,901,000 the first year is to acquire land in 
17.14 	fee and permanent conservation easements 
17.15 	and restore wildlife habitat in the Mississippi 
17.16 	River headwaters. Of this amount, $1,421,000 
17.17 	is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, 
17.18 	of which up to $150,000 is for establishing a 
17.19 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.20 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.22 	subdivision 17, and $1,480,000 is to the 
17.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.24 	agreements as follows: $60,000 to the 
17.25 	Mississippi Headwaters Board and $1,420,000 
17.26 	to The Trust for Public Land. A list of 
17.27 	proposed fee-title acquisitions must be 
17.28 	included as part of the required 
17.29 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
17.30 	conservation easements must be provided as 
17.31 	part of the final report.

17.32
17.33	(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance
					
17.34 	$1,477,000 the first year is to the 
17.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.36 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
18.1 	acquire land in permanent conservation 
18.2 	easements and to restore and enhance lakes of 
18.3 	outstanding biological significance in 
18.4 	northeast and north-central Minnesota. Of this 
18.5 	amount, up to $168,000 is for establishing a 
18.6 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.7 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.9 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions 
18.10 	must be included as part of the required 
18.11 	accomplishment plan.

18.12
18.13	(g) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and 
Snake River Watersheds
					
18.14 	$1,435,000 the first year is to the Board of 
18.15 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
18.16 	restore land in permanent conservation 
18.17 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
18.18 	shoreline habitat in the Kettle and Snake River 
18.19 	watersheds. Of this amount, $31,000 is for an 
18.20 	agreement with the Pine County Soil and 
18.21 	Water Conservation District. Up to $72,000 
18.22 	of the total amount is for establishing a 
18.23 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.26 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
18.27 	conservation easements must be provided as 
18.28 	part of the final report.

18.29	(h) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
					
18.30 	$500,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.31 	of natural resources to acquire land in 
18.32 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
18.33 	trout stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
18.34 	up to $65,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
18.35 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.1 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.3 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.4 	be provided as part of the required 
19.5 	accomplishment plan.

19.6
19.7
19.8	(i) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds, 
Phase II
					
19.9 	$1,609,000 the first year is to acquire and 
19.10 	restore land in fee and permanent conservation 
19.11 	easements of high-quality forest, wetland, and 
19.12 	shoreline habitat. Of this amount, $1,065,000 
19.13 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.14 	an agreement with the Crow Wing County 
19.15 	Soil and Water Conservation District and 
19.16 	$544,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil 
19.17 	Resources. Up to $26,000 of the total amount 
19.18 	is for establishing a monitoring and 
19.19 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
19.20 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
19.21 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
19.22 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
19.23 	be included as part of the final report.

19.24
19.25
19.26	(j) Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish 
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 
XIII
					
19.27 	$1,033,000 the first year is to the 
19.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.29 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
19.30 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
19.31 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
19.32 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
19.33 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.34 	provided as part of the required 
19.35 	accomplishment plan.

20.1
20.2	(k) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase IV
					
20.3 	$2,790,000 the first year is to the 
20.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.5 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
20.6 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
20.7 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
20.8 	restorations and enhancements must be 
20.9 	provided as part of the required 
20.10 	accomplishment plan.

20.11
20.12	(l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase 
VIII
					
20.13 	$2,024,000 the first year is to the 
20.14 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.15 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
20.16 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
20.17 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 is for an 
20.18 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
20.19 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
20.20 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

20.21
20.22	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase X
					
20.23 	$1,547,000 the first year is to the 
20.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.25 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
20.26 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
20.27 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
20.28 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
20.29 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
20.30 	must be provided as part of the required 
20.31 	accomplishment plan.

20.32
20.33	(n) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase 
VI
					
20.34 	$467,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
20.35 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
21.1 	Zeitgeist, a nonprofit corporation, in 
21.2 	cooperation with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
21.3 	Association, to restore and enhance trout 
21.4 	habitat in the Knife River watershed. A list of 
21.5 	proposed enhancements must be provided as 
21.6 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

21.7
21.8	(o) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration, Phase III
					
21.9 	$4,034,000 the first year is to the 
21.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
21.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
21.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
21.13 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
21.14 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $1,034,000 
21.15 	to Sauk River Watershed District; $1,618,000 
21.16 	to Pheasants Forever; and $1,382,000 to 
21.17 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
21.18 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
21.19 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
21.20 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
21.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.22 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
21.23 	provided as part of the required 
21.24 	accomplishment plan.

21.25
21.26	(p) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, 
Phase I
					
21.27 	$1,973,000 the first year is to the 
21.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
21.29 	agreement with the Two Rivers Watershed 
21.30 	District to construct a multipurpose water 
21.31 	impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau 
21.32 	Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat. 
21.33 	A list of restoration and enhancement projects 
21.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
21.35 	accomplishment plan.

22.1
22.2
22.3	(q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XIII
					
22.4 	$10,450,000 the first year is to the 
22.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
22.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
22.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
22.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
22.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
22.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
22.12 	$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
22.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
22.14 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
22.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
22.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
22.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
22.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
22.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
22.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
22.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
22.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
22.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
22.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
22.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
22.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
22.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
22.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
22.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
22.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
22.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
22.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
22.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
22.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
22.35 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
22.36 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
23.1 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
23.2 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
23.3 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
23.4 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
23.5 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
23.6 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
23.7 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
23.8 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
23.9 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
23.10 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
23.11 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
23.12 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
23.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
23.14 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
23.15 	enhancement projects must be on land 
23.16 	permanently protected by a permanent 
23.17 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
23.18 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
23.19 	by a conservation easement or public 
23.20 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
23.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
23.22 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
23.23 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
23.24 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.25 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
23.26 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
23.27 	available until June 30, 2025. No less than five 
23.28 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
23.29 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.30 	recipient has completed a grant 
23.31 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
23.32 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
23.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
23.34 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
23.35 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
24.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

24.3	(r) DNR Roving Crews
					
24.4 	$4,500,000 the first year is to the 
24.5 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
24.6 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
24.7 	permanently protected lands statewide using 
24.8 	the roving crew program of the Department 
24.9 	of Natural Resources. A list of restoration and 
24.10 	enhancement projects must be provided as part 
24.11 	of the required accomplishment plan.

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

24.13	(a) Contract Management
					
24.14 	$210,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
24.15 	of natural resources for contract management 
24.16 	duties assigned in this section. The 
24.17 	commissioner must provide an 
24.18 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
24.19 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.20 	on expending this appropriation. The 
24.21 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
24.22 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
24.23 	manual. No money may be expended before 
24.24 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
24.25 	approves the accomplishment plan.

24.26	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
24.27 	$546,000 the first year and $553,000 the 
24.28 	second year are to the Legislative 
24.29 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
24.30 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
24.31 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
24.32 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
24.33 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
25.1 	2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
25.2 	applies to this appropriation.

25.3	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
25.4 	$150,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.5 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
25.6 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
25.7 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
25.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

25.9	(d) Legacy Website
					
25.10 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
25.11 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
25.12 	Commission for the website required under 
25.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
25.14 	10.

25.15
25.16
25.17	(e) High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service 
Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
Heritage Council
					
25.18 	$25,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
25.19 	of natural resources to provide land acquisition 
25.20 	pre-transaction services including but not 
25.21 	limited to appraisals, surveys, or title research 
25.22 	for acquisition proposals under consideration 
25.23 	by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
25.24 	Council. A list of activities must be included 
25.25 	in the final accomplishment plan.

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

26.23
26.24	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
26.25 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
26.26 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
26.27 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
26.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.29 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
26.30 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
26.31 	1, 2021, or the date of accomplishment plan 
26.32 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
26.33 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
26.34 	this section. For purposes of administering 
26.35 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
26.36 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
27.1 	fund, an expense must be considered 
27.2 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
27.3 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
27.4 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
27.5 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
27.6 	goods have been received or the landowner 
27.7 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
27.8 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
27.9 	that the items articulated in the 
27.10 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
27.11 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
27.12 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
27.13 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
27.14 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
27.15 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
27.16 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
27.17 	support future management of acquired lands, 
27.18 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
27.19 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
27.20 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
27.21 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
27.22 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
27.23 	accomplishment plan.

27.24	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
27.25 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
27.26 	in this section and each recipient of a grant 
27.27 	awarded pursuant to this section must provide 
27.28 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
27.29 	Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any 
27.30 	lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated 
27.31 	in this section and open to public taking of 
27.32 	fish and game. The commissioner of natural 
27.33 	resources must include the lands acquired in 
27.34 	fee with money appropriated in this section 
27.35 	on maps showing public recreation 
28.1 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
28.2 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
28.3 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
28.4 	restrictions.

28.5	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
28.6 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
28.7 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
28.8 	2022:
28.9 	(1) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.10 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Accelerated 
28.11 	Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR 
28.12 	Lands - Phase VIII;
28.13 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.14 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Anoka 
28.15 	Sandplain Habitat Restoration and 
28.16 	Enhancement - Phase IV;
28.17 	(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.18 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), for Sand Hill 
28.19 	River Fish Passage - Phase II;
28.20 	(4) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.21 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (j), for Protect and 
28.22 	Restore Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - 
28.23 	Phase II, within the Tallgrass Aspen 
28.24 	Parklands;
28.25 	(5) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.26 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), for Minnesota 
28.27 	Forests for the Future - Phase VI;
28.28 	(6) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
28.29 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Metro Big 
28.30 	Rivers Habitat - Phase VII; and
28.31 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
28.32 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), for Mississippi 
29.1 	Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase 
29.2 	IV.
29.3 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
29.4 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
29.5 	2023:
29.6 	(1) Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 
29.7 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
29.8 	(j), for Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
29.9 	Restoration;
29.10 	(2) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.11 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Minnesota 
29.12 	Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
29.13 	Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VIII;
29.14 	(3) Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 
29.15 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), for Roseau 
29.16 	Lake Rehabilitation;
29.17 	(4) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 
29.18 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Goose 
29.19 	Prairie;
29.20 	(5) Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 
29.21 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (d), for Minnesota 
29.22 	Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
29.23 	Enhancement and Restoration - Phase IX;
29.24 	(6) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.25 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), for Accelerated 
29.26 	Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII;
29.27 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.28 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (k), for Grassland 
29.29 	Conservation Partnership - Phase III;
29.30 	(8) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
29.31 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), for Critical 
29.32 	Shoreland Habitat Program - Phase V;
30.1 	(9) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
30.2 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (c), for Fisheries 
30.3 	Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central 
30.4 	Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV;
30.5 	(10) Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 
30.6 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (g), for Hennepin 
30.7 	County Habitat Conservation Program; and
30.8 	(11) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
30.9 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
30.10 	(e), for Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat 
30.11 	Restoration - Phase II.
30.12 	(c) The availability of the appropriation in 
30.13 	Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, 
30.14 	subdivision 5, paragraph (e), for Mustinka 
30.15 	River Fish and Wildlife Habitat Corridor 
30.16 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.

30.17	Subd. 11.Extension of Certain Appropriations
 					
30.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
30.19 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
30.20 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
30.21 	or grant of money from the outdoor heritage 
30.22 	fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or 
30.23 	expire on June 30, 2021, is extended to June 
30.24 	30, 2022, if the recipient or grantee does both 
30.25 	of the following:
30.26 	(1) by June 30, 2021, notifies the 
30.27 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in 
30.28 	the manner specified by the council that the 
30.29 	recipient or grantee intends to avail itself of 
30.30 	the extension available under this subdivision; 
30.31 	and
30.32 	(2) modifies the applicable accomplishment 
30.33 	plan in accordance with the council's 
30.34 	accomplishment plan modification procedures.
31.1 	(b) The council must notify the commissioner 
31.2 	of management and budget and the 
31.3 	commissioner of natural resources of any 
31.4 	extension granted under this subdivision.

31.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 10 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, for 
31.6 	projects funded under Laws 2016, chapter 172.

31.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
31.8 		Subd. 9.Lands in public domain. (a) Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage 
31.9 	fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation easement 
31.10 	if the land in question is fully or partially owned by the state of Minnesota or a political 
31.11 	subdivision of the state, unless: owns the land in fee or if the land is wholly or partially 
31.12 	subject to a conservation easement.
31.13 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
31.14 	(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's 
31.15 	wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat for fish, game, and wildlife;, and
31.16 	(2) the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the 
31.17 	council; or
31.18 	(2) the purchase is for land that is partially subject to a conservation easement and no 
31.19 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund is used to pay the purchase price for 
31.20 	the portion of land that is subject to the easement. Nothing in this clause prohibits the use 
31.21 	of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund to pay for costs and other expenses 
31.22 	associated with the acquisition of the land as part of the larger acquisition.
31.23 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "conservation easement" means a conservation 
31.24 	easement as defined in section 84C.01.

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

31.26 	Sec. 4. Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

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

31.28
31.29	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
31.30 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
31.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.1 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
32.2 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
32.3 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
32.4 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
32.5 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish 
32.6 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
32.7 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
32.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
32.10 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
32.11 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
32.12 	provided as part of the required 
32.13 	accomplishment plan.

32.14	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
32.15 	$6,473,000 the second year is to the 
32.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.17 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
32.18 	permanent conservation easements and to 
32.19 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
32.20 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
32.21 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
32.22 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
32.23 	$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
32.24 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
32.25 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
32.26 	to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The 
32.27 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
32.28 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
32.29 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
32.30 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
32.31 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
32.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
32.33 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
32.34 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
33.1 	easements must be provided as part of the 
33.2 	required accomplishment plan.

33.3	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
33.4 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
33.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.6 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
33.7 	permanent conservation easements and to 
33.8 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
33.9 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
33.10 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
33.11 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
33.12 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
33.13 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
33.14 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
33.15 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
33.16 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
33.17 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
33.18 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.19 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
33.20 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
33.21 	easements must be provided as part of the 
33.22 	required accomplishment plan.

33.23
33.24	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
33.25 	$2,814,000 the second year is to the 
33.26 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.27 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
33.28 	permanent conservation easements and to 
33.29 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
33.30 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
33.31 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
33.32 	Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to 
33.33 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000 
33.34 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
33.35 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
34.1 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.2 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.4 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
34.5 	provided as part of the required 
34.6 	accomplishment plan.

34.7
34.8	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
34.9 	$3,044,000 the second year is to the 
34.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.11 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
34.12 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
34.13 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
34.14 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
34.15 	this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a 
34.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.19 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
34.20 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
34.21 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
34.22 	provided as part of the required 
34.23 	accomplishment plan.

34.24
34.25
34.26	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
34.27 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
34.28 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
34.29 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
34.30 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
34.31 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
34.32 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
34.33 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
34.34 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
34.35 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
34.36 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
35.1 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.2 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
35.3 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
35.4 	required accomplishment plan.

35.5
35.6	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
35.7 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
35.8 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
35.9 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
35.10 	as follows:
35.11 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
35.12 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
35.13 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
35.14 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
35.15 	and
35.16 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
35.17 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
35.18 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
35.19 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
35.20 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.21 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
35.22 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
35.23 	included as part of the required 
35.24 	accomplishment plan.

35.25
35.26	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
35.27 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
35.28 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.29 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
35.30 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
35.31 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
35.32 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
35.33 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
35.34 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
35.35 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
36.1 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing 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 proposed permanent 
36.6 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
36.7 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
36.8 	required accomplishment plan.

36.936.10
	(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII
					
36.11 	$1,474,000 the second year is to the 
36.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.13 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
36.14 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
36.15 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
36.16 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
36.17 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
36.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
36.19 	accomplishment plan.

36.20
36.21	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
36.22 	$3,790,000 the second year is to the 
36.23 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
36.24 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
36.25 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
36.26 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
36.27 	restorations and enhancements must be 
36.28 	provided as part of the required 
36.29 	accomplishment plan.

36.30
36.31	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
36.32 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
36.33 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
36.34 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
36.35 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
37.1 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
37.2 	required accomplishment plan.

37.3
37.4	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
37.5 	$700,000 the second year is to the 
37.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.7 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
37.8 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
37.9 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
37.10 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
37.11 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
37.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
37.13 	accomplishment plan.

37.14
37.15	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
37.16 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
37.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.18 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
37.19 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
37.20 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
37.21 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
37.22 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
37.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
37.24 	accomplishment plan.

37.25
37.26
37.27	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
37.28 	$816,000 the second year is to the 
37.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.30 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
37.31 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
37.32 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
37.33 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
37.34 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
37.35 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
37.36 	required accomplishment plan.

38.1	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
38.2 	$3,036,000 the second year is to the 
38.3 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
38.4 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
38.5 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
38.6 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
38.7 	Wildlife Management Area.

38.8
38.9	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
38.10 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
38.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
38.12 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
38.13 	permanent conservation easements and to 
38.14 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
38.15 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
38.16 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
38.17 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
38.18 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
38.19 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
38.20 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
38.21 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
38.22 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
38.24 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.25 	accomplishment plan.

38.26	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
38.27 	$1,351,000 the second year is to the 
38.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
38.29 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
38.30 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
38.31 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
38.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.33 	accomplishment plan.

39.1
39.2
39.3	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
39.4 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
39.5 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
39.6 	program to provide competitive matching 
39.7 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
39.8 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
39.9 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
39.10 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
39.11 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
39.12 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
39.13 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
39.14 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
39.15 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
39.16 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
39.17 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
39.18 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
39.19 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
39.20 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
39.21 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
39.22 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
39.23 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
39.24 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
39.25 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
39.26 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
39.27 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
39.28 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
39.29 	program must require a match of at least ten 
39.30 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
39.31 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
39.32 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
39.33 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
39.34 	simplified application process. Subject to 
39.35 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
39.36 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
40.1 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
40.2 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
40.3 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
40.4 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
40.5 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
40.6 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
40.7 	give priority to projects associated with or 
40.8 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
40.9 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.10 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
40.11 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.12 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
40.13 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
40.14 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
40.15 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
40.16 	projects must be on land permanently 
40.17 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
40.18 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
40.19 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
40.20 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
40.21 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
40.22 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
40.23 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
40.24 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
40.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
40.26 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
40.27 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
40.28 	available until June 30, 2023 2024. No less 
40.29 	than five percent of the amount of each grant 
40.30 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
40.31 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
40.32 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
40.33 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
40.34 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
40.35 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
40.36 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
41.1 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.2 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

41.3 	ARTICLE 2
41.4 	CLEAN WATER FUND

41.5	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
41.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
41.7 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
41.8 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
41.9 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this 
41.10 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
41.11 	ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. 
41.12 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These 
41.13 	are onetime appropriations.

41.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
41.15				Available for the Year
	
41.16				Ending June 30
	
41.17					2022
		2023

41.18	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

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

41.23	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
41.24 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
41.25 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
41.26 	related to and necessary for a specific 
41.27 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
41.28 	article must be spent in accordance with 
41.29 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
41.30 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
41.31 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
41.32 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
41.33 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
42.1 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
42.2 	2023, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
42.3 	available until June 30, 2024. If a project 
42.4 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
42.5 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
42.6 	availability of federal funding.

42.7	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
42.8 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
42.9 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
42.10 	on Disability and other appropriate 
42.11 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
42.12 	committees, and commissions, should make 
42.13 	progress toward providing people with 
42.14 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
42.15 	publications, and digital media related to the 
42.16 	programs the recipient funds using 
42.17 	appropriations made in this article.

42.18	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	10,120,000
	$
	10,120,000
	
42.19 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
42.20 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
42.21 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
42.22 	water and groundwater and to use data 
42.23 	collected to assess pesticide use practices. This 
42.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
42.25 	(b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
42.26 	the second year are for monitoring and 
42.27 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
42.28 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
42.29 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
42.30 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
42.31 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
42.32 	practices; assessing adoption of best 
42.33 	management practices; education and technical 
42.34 	support from University of Minnesota 
43.1 	Extension; grants to support agricultural 
43.2 	demonstration and implementation activities, 
43.3 	including research activities at the Rosholt 
43.4 	Research Farm; and other actions to protect 
43.5 	groundwater from degradation from nitrate. 
43.6 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
43.7 	2026.
43.8 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
43.9 	second year are for administering clean water 
43.10 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
43.11 	management practices loan program. Any 
43.12 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
43.13 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
43.14 	fund.
43.15 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
43.16 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
43.17 	research, and demonstration projects on 
43.18 	properly implementing best management 
43.19 	practices and more-precise information on 
43.20 	nonpoint contributions to impaired waters and 
43.21 	for grants to support on-farm demonstration 
43.22 	of agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
43.23 	available until June 30, 2026.
43.24 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
43.25 	second year are for maintenance of the 
43.26 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
43.27 	Costs for information technology development 
43.28 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
43.29 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
43.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
43.31 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
43.32 	the second year are to implement the 
43.33 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
43.34 	certification program statewide. This 
43.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
44.1 	(g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
44.2 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
44.3 	quality specialist through University of 
44.4 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
44.5 	available until June 30, 2025.
44.6 	(h) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
44.7 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
44.8 	Forever Green agriculture initiative and to 
44.9 	protect the state's natural resources while 
44.10 	increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
44.11 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
44.12 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
44.13 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
44.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
44.15 	(i) $435,000 the first year and $435,000 the 
44.16 	second year are for testing private wells for 
44.17 	pesticides where nitrate is detected as part of 
44.18 	the township testing program. This 
44.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

44.20	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	20,602,000
	$
	20,602,000
	
44.21 	(a) $7,216,000 the first year and $7,216,000 
44.22 	the second year are for completing needed 
44.23 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
44.24 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
44.25 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $150,000 the 
44.26 	first year and $150,000 the second year are 
44.27 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
44.28 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
44.29 	the existing water quality and watershed 
44.30 	monitoring river watch activities in schools in 
44.31 	the Red River of the North watershed. By 
44.32 	February 15, 2023, the Red River Watershed 
44.33 	Management Board must provide a report to 
44.34 	the commissioner and the chairs and ranking 
44.35 	minority members of the legislative 
45.1 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
45.2 	over environment and natural resources 
45.3 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
45.4 	on the expenditure of this appropriation.
45.5 	(b) $6,604,000 the first year and $6,604,000 
45.6 	the second year are to develop watershed 
45.7 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
45.8 	which include total maximum daily load 
45.9 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
45.10 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
45.11 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
45.12 	approved by the United States Environmental 
45.13 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
45.14 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
45.15 	year over the biennium.
45.16 	(c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
45.17 	second year are for groundwater assessment, 
45.18 	including enhancing the ambient monitoring 
45.19 	network, modeling, evaluating trends, and 
45.20 	reassessing groundwater that was assessed ten 
45.21 	to 15 years ago and found to be contaminated.
45.22 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
45.23 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
45.24 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
45.25 	Action Plan.
45.26 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
45.27 	second year are for national pollutant 
45.28 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
45.29 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
45.30 	(f) $2,912,000 the first year and $2,912,000 
45.31 	the second year are for enhancing the 
45.32 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
45.33 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
45.34 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
46.1 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
46.2 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
46.3 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs 
46.4 	and competitive grants to counties with 
46.5 	specific plans to significantly reduce water 
46.6 	pollution by reducing the number of systems 
46.7 	that are an imminent threat to public health or 
46.8 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
46.9 	receive base grants must report the number of 
46.10 	properties with noncompliant systems 
46.11 	upgraded through an SSTS replacement, 
46.12 	connection to a centralized sewer system, or 
46.13 	other means, including property abandonment 
46.14 	or buyout. Counties also must report the 
46.15 	number of existing SSTS compliance 
46.16 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
46.17 	jurisdiction. The required reports must be part 
46.18 	of the established annual reporting for SSTS 
46.19 	programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000 
46.20 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
46.21 	low-income landowners to address systems 
46.22 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
46.23 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
46.24 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
46.25 	exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving 
46.26 	a grant under this paragraph must submit a 
46.27 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
46.28 	including an account of the expenditures. By 
46.29 	January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
46.30 	commissioner must submit a report to the 
46.31 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
46.32 	legislative committees and divisions with 
46.33 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
46.34 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
46.35 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
46.36 	for the previous two years.
47.1 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
47.2 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
47.3 	of municipal separate storm sewer system 
47.4 	(MS4) permit requirements, including 
47.5 	additional technical assistance to 
47.6 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
47.7 	understanding and implementing the basic 
47.8 	requirements of the municipal stormwater 
47.9 	program.
47.10 	(h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
47.11 	second year are for a grant program for 
47.12 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
47.13 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
47.14 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
47.15 	restore the water quality of waters in 
47.16 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
47.17 	awarded to local government units for projects 
47.18 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
47.19 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
47.20 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
47.21 	other than the clean water fund.
47.22 	(i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
47.23 	second year are for activities, training, and 
47.24 	grants that reduce chloride pollution.
47.25 	(j) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
47.26 	second year are to support activities of the 
47.27 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
47.28 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
47.29 	(k) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
47.30 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
47.31 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
47.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
47.33 	appropriations in this section are available 
47.34 	until June 30, 2026.

48.1
48.2	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,445,000
	$
	8,440,000
	
48.3 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
48.4 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
48.5 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
48.6 	the second year are for lake Index of 
48.7 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
48.8 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
48.9 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
48.10 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
48.11 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
48.12 	time.
48.13 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
48.14 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
48.15 	science-based watershed restoration and 
48.16 	protection strategies.
48.17 	(e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
48.18 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
48.19 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
48.20 	and analysis.
48.21 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
48.22 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
48.23 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
48.24 	source restoration and protection activities.
48.25 	(g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the 
48.26 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
48.27 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
48.28 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
48.29 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
48.30 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
48.31 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
48.32 	forestry best management practices for water 
48.33 	quality.
49.1 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
49.2 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
49.3 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
49.4 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
49.5 	government implementing buffer 
49.6 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
49.7 	units of government and made available to 
49.8 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
49.9 	Resources website.

49.10
49.11	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	70,424,000
	$
	73,807,000
	
49.12 	(a) $23,479,000 the first year and $23,507,000 
49.13 	the second year are for performance-based 
49.14 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
49.15 	to local government units. The grants may be 
49.16 	used to implement projects that protect, 
49.17 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
49.18 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
49.19 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
49.20 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
49.21 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
49.22 	under the One Watershed, One Plan and 
49.23 	seven-county metropolitan groundwater or 
49.24 	surface water management frameworks as 
49.25 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
49.26 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
49.27 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
49.28 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
49.29 	funded under this paragraph. This 
49.30 	appropriation may be used for:
49.31 	(1) implementation grants to watershed 
49.32 	planning areas with approved plans, including 
49.33 	but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon 
49.34 	River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des 
49.35 	Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle 
50.1 	Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake 
50.2 	Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake 
50.3 	River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota 
50.4 	River North, Lower Minnesota River West, 
50.5 	Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. 
50.6 	Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle 
50.7 	Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, 
50.8 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
50.9 	West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois 
50.10 	de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow 
50.11 	River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre 
50.12 	River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root 
50.13 	River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
50.14 	River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, 
50.15 	South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
50.16 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, 
50.17 	Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, 
50.18 	Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
50.19 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
50.20 	or surface water management frameworks; 
50.21 	and
50.22 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
50.23 	management plan planning areas that have a 
50.24 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
50.25 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
50.26 	section 103B.801.
50.27 	The board may determine whether a planning 
50.28 	area is not ready to proceed, does not have the 
50.29 	nonstate match committed, or has not 
50.30 	expended all money granted to it. Upon 
50.31 	making the determination, the board may 
50.32 	allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended 
50.33 	allocation to another planning area to 
50.34 	implement priority projects, programs, or 
50.35 	practices.
51.1 	(b) $11,133,000 the first year and $11,133,000 
51.2 	the second year are for grants to local 
51.3 	government units to protect and restore surface 
51.4 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
51.5 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
51.6 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
51.7 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
51.8 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
51.9 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
51.10 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
51.11 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
51.12 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
51.13 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
51.14 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
51.15 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
51.16 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
51.17 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
51.18 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
51.19 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
51.20 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
51.21 	benefit drinking water.
51.22 	(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 
51.23 	the second year are for accelerated 
51.24 	implementation, local resource protection, 
51.25 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
51.26 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
51.27 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
51.28 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
51.29 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
51.30 	certification.
51.31 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
51.32 	the second year are:
51.33 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
51.34 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
51.35 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
52.1 	measure the value of conservation program 
52.2 	implementation by local governments; and
52.3 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
52.4 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
52.5 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
52.6 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
52.7 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
52.8 	the recipients and projects funded under this 
52.9 	section and the amount of pollution reduced.
52.10 	(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
52.11 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
52.12 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
52.13 	governments in implementing and complying 
52.14 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
52.15 	requirements.
52.16 	(f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
52.17 	the second year are to develop a pilot working 
52.18 	lands floodplain program and to purchase, 
52.19 	restore, or preserve riparian land and 
52.20 	floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, 
52.21 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
52.22 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
52.23 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
52.24 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
52.25 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
52.26 	recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a 
52.27 	monitoring and enforcement account.
52.28 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
52.29 	the second year are for permanent 
52.30 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
52.31 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.32 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
52.33 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
52.34 	acquisition to permanently protect 
52.35 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
53.1 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
53.2 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
53.3 	sources as described under alternative 
53.4 	management tools in the Department of 
53.5 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
53.6 	Management Plan, including using 
53.7 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
53.8 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
53.9 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
53.10 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
53.11 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
53.12 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
53.13 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
53.14 	have identified specific activities that will 
53.15 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
53.16 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
53.17 	contracts. Up to $250,000 is for deposit in a 
53.18 	monitoring and enforcement account.
53.19 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
53.20 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
53.21 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
53.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
53.23 	subdivision 6.
53.24 	(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 
53.25 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
53.26 	and grants to local governments to transition 
53.27 	local water management plans to a watershed 
53.28 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
53.29 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
53.30 	(j) $977,000 the first year and $977,000 the 
53.31 	second year are for technical assistance and 
53.32 	grants for the conservation drainage program, 
53.33 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
53.34 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
53.35 	103B.101, subdivision 13, and including 
54.1 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
54.2 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.3 	103E.015.
54.4 	(k) $6,080,000 the first year and $9,435,000 
54.5 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
54.6 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
54.7 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
54.8 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
54.9 	related technical assistance. This work may 
54.10 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
54.11 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
54.12 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
54.13 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
54.14 	state. Up to $775,000 is for deposit in a 
54.15 	monitoring and enforcement account. This 
54.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
54.17 	(l) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000 
54.18 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
54.19 	conservation easements to protect lands 
54.20 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
54.21 	quality but that are threatened with 
54.22 	degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in 
54.23 	a monitoring and enforcement account.
54.24 	(m) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the 
54.25 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
54.26 	program to systematically collect data and 
54.27 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
54.28 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
54.29 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
54.30 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
54.31 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
54.32 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
54.33 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
54.34 	work.
55.1 	(n) The board must contract for delivery of 
55.2 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
55.3 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
55.4 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
55.5 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
55.6 	year.
55.7 	(o) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 
55.8 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
55.9 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
55.10 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
55.11 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
55.12 	and water conservation district shall receive 
55.13 	an increase in its base funding of $100,000 
55.14 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
55.15 	increase is available for grants to soil and 
55.16 	water conservation districts as determined by 
55.17 	the board based on county allocations to soil 
55.18 	and water conservation districts and the 
55.19 	amount of private land and public waters. The 
55.20 	board and other agencies may reduce the 
55.21 	amount of grants to a county by an amount 
55.22 	equal to any reduction in the county's 
55.23 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
55.24 	district from the county's previous year 
55.25 	allocation when the board determines that the 
55.26 	reduction was disproportionate. The board 
55.27 	may use up to one percent for the 
55.28 	administration of payments.
55.29 	(p) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
55.30 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
55.31 	the technical and administrative assistance 
55.32 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
55.33 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
55.34 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
55.35 	identified in local water management plans.
56.1 	(q) The board must require grantees to specify 
56.2 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
56.3 	grants before making any grant awards.
56.4 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
56.5 	available until June 30, 2026, except grant 
56.6 	funds are available for five years after the date 
56.7 	a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must 
56.8 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
56.9 	this section.

56.10	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	5,955,000
	$
	5,955,000
	
56.11 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
56.12 	the second year are for addressing public 
56.13 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
56.14 	or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
56.15 	drinking water for which no health-based 
56.16 	drinking water standards exist and for the 
56.17 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
56.18 	contaminants.
56.19 	(b) $3,079,000 the first year and $3,079,000 
56.20 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
56.21 	drinking water, including planning, 
56.22 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
56.23 	and grants to local governments and public 
56.24 	water systems.
56.25 	(c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the 
56.26 	second year are to develop and deliver 
56.27 	groundwater restoration and protection 
56.28 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
56.29 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
56.30 	provide resources to local governments for 
56.31 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
56.32 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
56.33 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
56.34 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
57.1 	(d) $863,000 the first year and $863,000 the 
57.2 	second year are for establishing a voluntary 
57.3 	program to test private wells for contaminants, 
57.4 	and a well remediation grant program to 
57.5 	reduce risks to private-well users.
57.6 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
57.7 	second year are to develop public health 
57.8 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
57.9 	to safe drinking water, including development 
57.10 	of a voluntary statewide plan for protecting 
57.11 	drinking water.
57.12 	(f) Unless otherwise specified, the 
57.13 	appropriations in this section are available 
57.14 	until June 30, 2025.

57.15	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,294,000
	$
	1,294,000
	
57.16 	(a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the 
57.17 	second year are to implement projects that 
57.18 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
57.19 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
57.20 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
57.21 	coordination, support local implementation of 
57.22 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
57.23 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
57.24 	metropolitan area. These projects must provide 
57.25 	communities with:
57.26 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
57.27 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
57.28 	wastewater, and groundwater;
57.29 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
57.30 	for different alternatives;
57.31 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
57.32 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
57.33 	costs;
58.1 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
58.2 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
58.3 	regionally beneficial water supply 
58.4 	development projects; and
58.5 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
58.6 	models.
58.7 	(b) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
58.8 	second year are for the water demand 
58.9 	reduction grant program to encourage 
58.10 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
58.11 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
58.12 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
58.13 	drinking water supplies.

58.14	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,295,000
	$
	1,295,000
	
58.15 	(a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
58.16 	second year are for developing Part A of 
58.17 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
58.18 	available until June 30, 2028.
58.19 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
58.20 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
58.21 	performance and technology transfer for 
58.22 	stormwater best management practices, to 
58.23 	evaluate best management performance and 
58.24 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
58.25 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
58.26 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
58.27 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
58.28 	and to implement a system to transfer 
58.29 	knowledge and technology across local 
58.30 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
58.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
58.32 	2028.
58.33 	(c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
58.34 	second year are for a report that quantifies the 
59.1 	multiple benefits of clean water investments, 
59.2 	for a review of equity considerations in clean 
59.3 	water fund spending, and for proposing 
59.4 	climate considerations in comprehensive 
59.5 	watershed management plans.

59.6	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	8,000
	$
	-0-
	
59.7 	$8,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
59.8 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
59.9 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.10 	3.303, subdivision 10.

59.11	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,568,000
	$
	8,568,000
	
59.12 	(a) $8,468,000 the first year and $8,468,000 
59.13 	the second year are for the point source 
59.14 	implementation grants program under 
59.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
59.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
59.17 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
59.18 	second year are for small community 
59.19 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
59.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
59.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
59.22 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
59.23 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
59.24 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
59.25 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
59.26 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
59.27 	this section according to a project's priority 
59.28 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
59.29 	priority list.

59.30 	Sec. 12. MULTIPURPOSE WATER MANAGEMENT APPROPRIATION 
59.31 	EXTENSION.
 59.32 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 
59.33 	2, section 7, paragraph (k), from the clean water fund for multipurpose water management 
60.1 	projects under the conservation drainage program granted to the Greater Blue Earth River 
60.2 	Basin Alliance for a project in Waseca County is available until July 1, 2022.

60.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2020.

60.4 	ARTICLE 3
60.5 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

60.6	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
60.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
60.8 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
60.9 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
60.10 	"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
60.11 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The 
60.12 	first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is 
60.13 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime appropriations.

60.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
60.15				Available for the Year
	
60.16				Ending June 30
	
60.17					2022
		2023

60.18	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

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

60.22	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
60.23 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
60.24 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
60.25 	related to and necessary for a specific 
60.26 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
60.27 	article must be spent in accordance with 
60.28 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
60.29 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
60.30 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
60.31 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
60.32 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
60.33 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
61.1 	2024, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
61.2 	available until June 30, 2025. If a project 
61.3 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
61.4 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
61.5 	availability of federal funding.

61.6	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
61.7 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
61.8 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
61.9 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
61.10 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
61.11 	committees, and commissions, should make 
61.12 	progress toward providing people with 
61.13 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
61.14 	publications, and digital media related to the 
61.15 	programs the recipient funds using 
61.16 	appropriations made in this article.

61.17
61.18	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	33,081,000
	$
	33,735,000
	
61.19 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000 
61.20 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
61.21 	areas, and trails to:
61.22 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
61.23 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
61.24 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
61.25 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
61.26 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
61.27 	parks and trails legacy plan.
61.28 	(b) $10,857,000 the first year and $11,074,000 
61.29 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
61.30 	trails of regional significance outside the 
61.31 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
61.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
61.33 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
61.34 	on the lists of recommended projects 
62.1 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
62.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
62.3 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
62.4 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
62.5 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.6 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
62.7 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
62.8 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
62.9 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
62.10 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
62.11 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
62.12 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
62.13 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
62.14 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
62.15 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
62.16 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
62.17 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
62.18 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
62.19 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
62.20 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
62.21 	$456,000 the first year and $456,000 the 
62.22 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
62.23 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
62.24 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
62.25 	section 85.536, including the continued 
62.26 	development of a statewide system plan for 
62.27 	regional parks and trails outside the 
62.28 	seven-county metropolitan area.
62.29 	(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
62.30 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
62.31 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
62.32 	contains the commission's recommendations 
62.33 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
62.34 	fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking 
62.35 	minority members of the legislative 
62.36 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
63.1 	over the environment and natural resources 
63.2 	and the parks and trails fund.
63.3 	(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
63.4 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
63.5 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
63.6 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
63.7 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
63.8 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
63.9 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
63.10 	minority members of the legislative 
63.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
63.12 	over the environment and natural resources 
63.13 	and the parks and trails fund.
63.14 	(e) $512,000 the first year and $512,000 the 
63.15 	second year are for coordination and projects 
63.16 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
63.17 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
63.18 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
63.19 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
63.20 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
63.21 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
63.22 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
63.23 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
63.24 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
63.25 	activities under this section for at least 
63.26 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
63.27 	second year.
63.28 	(g) The implementing agencies receiving 
63.29 	appropriations under this section must give 
63.30 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
63.31 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
63.32 	and other activities.

63.33	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	21,712,000
	$
	22,149,000
	
64.1 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000 
64.2 	the second year are for distribution according 
64.3 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
64.4 	subdivision 3.
64.5 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
64.6 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
64.7 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
64.8 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
64.9 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
64.10 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
64.11 	under this section must be substantially 
64.12 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
64.13 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
64.14 	Any money remaining after completing the 
64.15 	listed projects may be spent by the 
64.16 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
64.17 	parks and trails.
64.18 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
64.19 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
64.20 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
64.21 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
64.22 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
64.23 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
64.24 	appropriations under this section must give 
64.25 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
64.26 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
64.27 	and other activities.

64.28	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
64.29 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
64.30 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
64.31 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.32 	3.303, subdivision 10.

65.1 	ARTICLE 4
65.2 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

65.3	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
65.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
65.5 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
65.6 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
65.7 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
65.8 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
65.9 	year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
65.10 	2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
65.11 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

65.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
65.13				Available for the Year
	
65.14				Ending June 30
	
65.15					2022
		2023

65.16	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

65.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	73,132,000
	$
	76,617,000
	
65.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
65.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
65.20 	subdivisions.

65.21	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
65.22 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
65.23 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
65.24 	related to and necessary for a specific 
65.25 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
65.26 	article must not be spent on institutional 
65.27 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
65.28 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
65.29 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
65.30 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
65.31 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
65.32 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
65.33 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
65.34 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
65.35 	article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are 
66.1 	available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year 
66.2 	2023 appropriations are available until June 
66.3 	30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds, 
66.4 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
66.5 	equal the availability of federal funding.

66.6	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		34,576,000
		35,806,000
	
66.7 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
66.8 	Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
66.9 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
66.10 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
66.11 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
66.12 	recipients of appropriations in this subdivision 
66.13 	must ensure that these funds are used to 
66.14 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
66.15 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
66.16 	established in this appropriation must be 
66.17 	separately administered from other state 
66.18 	appropriations for program planning and 
66.19 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
66.20 	consideration other state resources awarded 
66.21 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
66.22 	size.

66.23	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
66.24 	$27,500,000 the first year and $28,700,000 
66.25 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
66.26 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
66.27 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
66.28 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
66.29 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
66.30 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
66.31 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
66.32 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
66.33 	community and public life in this state.

66.34	(c) Arts Education
					
67.1 	$5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the 
67.2 	second year are for high-quality, 
67.3 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
67.4 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
67.5 	understanding of the arts.

67.6	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
67.7 	$1,826,000 the first year and $1,856,000 the 
67.8 	second year are for events and activities that 
67.9 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
67.10 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
67.11 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
67.12 	represented in this state.
67.13 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
67.14 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
67.15 	board for administering grant programs, 
67.16 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
67.17 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
67.18 	ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2022 and 
67.19 	fiscal year 2023.
67.20 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
67.21 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
67.22 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
67.23 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
67.24 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
67.25 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
67.26 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
67.27 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
67.28 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
67.29 	regions of the state.
67.30 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
67.31 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
67.32 	cancel but is available the second year.

67.33	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,874,000
		18,261,000
	
68.1 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
68.2 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
68.3 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
68.4 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
68.5 	historical resources. Grant agreements entered 
68.6 	into by the Minnesota Historical Society and 
68.7 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
68.8 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
68.9 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
68.10 	traditional sources of funding. Funds directly 
68.11 	appropriated to the Minnesota Historical 
68.12 	Society must be used to supplement and not 
68.13 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
68.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
68.15 	16A.28, for historic preservation projects that 
68.16 	improve historic structures, the amounts are 
68.17 	available until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota 
68.18 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
68.19 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
68.20 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
68.21 	must give consideration to Conservation Corps 
68.22 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
68.23 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
68.24 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
68.25 	the potential to need historic preservation 
68.26 	services.

68.27	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

68.28	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
68.29 	$6,250,000 the first year and $7,343,000 the 
68.30 	second year are for statewide historic and 
68.31 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
68.32 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
68.33 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
68.34 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
68.35 	through a competitive grant process. The 
69.1 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
69.2 	the money using established grant 
69.3 	mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory 
69.4 	committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 
69.5 	172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, 
69.6 	paragraph (b), item (ii).

69.7	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
69.8 	$6,250,000 the first year and $7,343,000 the 
69.9 	second year are for historic and cultural 
69.10 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
69.11 	of the state.

69.12	(3) History Partnerships
					
69.13 	$2,499,000 the first year and $2,700,000 the 
69.14 	second year are for history partnerships 
69.15 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
69.16 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
69.17 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
69.18 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
69.19 	the state.

69.20
69.21	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
69.22 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
69.23 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
69.24 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
69.25 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
69.26 	of historical, archaeological, and cultural 
69.27 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
69.28 	investigations must be published in a 
69.29 	searchable form and available to the public 
69.30 	cost-free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
69.31 	the Office of the State Archaeologist, the 
69.32 	Indian Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
69.33 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
69.34 	representative to an oversight board to select 
69.35 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
70.1 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
70.2 	must consult with the Department of 
70.3 	Transportation and Department of Natural 
70.4 	Resources.

70.5	(5) Digital Library
					
70.6 	$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
70.7 	second year are for a digital library project to 
70.8 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
70.9 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
70.10 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
70.11 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
70.12 	system and must jointly share this 
70.13 	appropriation for these purposes.

70.14	(c) Balance Remaining
					
70.15 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
70.16 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
70.17 	but is available the second year.

70.18	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,500,000
		2,500,000
	
70.19 	$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the 
70.20 	second year are appropriated to the 
70.21 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
70.22 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
70.23 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
70.24 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
70.25 	Minnesota. This money must be allocated 
70.26 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
70.27 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
70.28 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
70.29 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
70.30 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
70.31 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
70.32 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
70.33 	means a public library, a regional library 
70.34 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
71.1 	a county, or an outreach service program. This 
71.2 	money may be used to sponsor programs 
71.3 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
71.4 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
71.5 	programs for programs in partnership with 
71.6 	regional libraries. This money must be 
71.7 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
71.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
71.9 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
71.10 	before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in 
71.11 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
71.12 	2025.

71.13	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,333,000
		11,175,000
	
71.14 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
71.15 	commissioner of administration for grants to 
71.16 	the named organizations for the purposes 
71.17 	specified in this subdivision. The 
71.18 	commissioner of administration may use a 
71.19 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are 
71.20 	directly related to and necessary for the 
71.21 	administration of grants in this subdivision.
71.22 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
71.23 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
71.24 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
71.25 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
71.26 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
71.27 	sources of funding.

71.28	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
71.29 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the 
71.30 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
71.31 	to create programming and expand news 
71.32 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
71.33 	history.

71.34
71.35	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
72.1 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the 
72.2 	second year are to the Association of 
72.3 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
72.4 	for production and acquisition grants in 
72.5 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.6 	129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000 the first 
72.7 	year is for statewide programming to produce 
72.8 	and distribute the Veterans' Voices program 
72.9 	to educate and engage communities regarding 
72.10 	Minnesota veterans' contributions, knowledge, 
72.11 	skills, and experiences with an emphasis on 
72.12 	the untold stories of veterans from diverse 
72.13 	communities. The funds are available until 
72.14 	June 30, 2023.

72.15	(e) Public Television
					
72.16 	$4,460,000 the first year and $4,460,000 the 
72.17 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
72.18 	Television Association for production and 
72.19 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
72.20 	Statutes, section 129D.18.

72.21	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
72.22 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
72.23 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry for the 
72.24 	Canoemobile program, which provides 
72.25 	students with an outdoor educational 
72.26 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
72.27 	graduation standards.

72.28	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
72.29 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
72.30 	second year are for a grant to the Como Park 
72.31 	Zoo and Conservatory for program 
72.32 	development that features education programs 
72.33 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
73.1 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
73.2 	garden access and preservation.

73.3	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
73.4 	$700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
73.5 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
73.6 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
73.7 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
73.8 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
73.9 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
73.10 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
73.11 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

73.12	(i) Lake Superior Zoo
					
73.13 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
73.14 	year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to develop 
73.15 	educational exhibits and programs.

73.16	(j) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
73.17 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
73.18 	year are for a grant to Midwest Outdoors 
73.19 	Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's outdoor 
73.20 	history, culture, and heritage by connecting 
73.21 	individuals and youth with disabilities to the 
73.22 	state's natural resources.

73.23	(k) Veterans Memorial Grants
					
73.24 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
73.25 	second year are for a competitive grants 
73.26 	program to provide grants to local units of 
73.27 	government for veterans memorials to preserve 
73.28 	the culture and heritage of Minnesota. The 
73.29 	local unit of government must provide a 
73.30 	nonstate cash match equal to the amount of 
73.31 	the grant received under this paragraph.

73.32	(l) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
					
74.1 	$128,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
74.2 	Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine 
74.3 	Lake in Washington County for landscape 
74.4 	improvements around the new cabins, 
74.5 	including a retaining wall around a water 
74.6 	drainage holding pond and security fencing 
74.7 	with vehicle control gates along the entrance 
74.8 	road.

74.9	(m) The TAP
					
74.10 	$15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second 
74.11 	year are for a grant to The TAP in St. Paul to 
74.12 	support mental health in disability 
74.13 	communities through spoken art forms, 
74.14 	community supports, and community 
74.15 	engagement.

74.16	(n) Kasson WPA Restoration
					
74.17 	$30,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
74.18 	of Kasson to restore the wall and pillars of the 
74.19 	historical Works Progress Administration 
74.20 	(WPA) project at Veterans Memorial Park.

74.21	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
74.22 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
74.23 	Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and 
74.24 	development of the Minnesota Zoological 
74.25 	Garden and to provide access and education 
74.26 	related to programs on the cultural heritage of 
74.27 	Minnesota.

74.28	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		4,400,000
		4,400,000
	
74.29 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
74.30 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
74.31 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
74.32 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
74.33 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
74.34 	following grants to cover the cost of 
75.1 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
75.2 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
75.3 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
75.4 	plan to issue the grants in this subdivision and 
75.5 	must submit the plan for review and approval 
75.6 	by the commissioner of administration. The 
75.7 	written plan must require the Minnesota 
75.8 	Humanities Center to create and adhere to 
75.9 	grant policies that are similar to those 
75.10 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
75.11 	section 16B.97, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), 
75.12 	clause (1).
75.13 	No grants awarded in this subdivision may be 
75.14 	used for travel outside the state of Minnesota. 
75.15 	The grant agreement must specify the 
75.16 	repercussions for failing to comply with the 
75.17 	grant agreement.

75.18	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
75.19 	$1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the 
75.20 	second year are for programs and purposes of 
75.21 	the Minnesota Humanities Center.

75.22	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
75.23 	$1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000 the 
75.24 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
75.25 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
75.26 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
75.27 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
75.28 	(1) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
75.29 	second year are for the Minnesota Children's 
75.30 	Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach 
75.31 	programs on arts and cultural heritage; and
75.32 	(2) $675,000 each year is for grants to other 
75.33 	children's museums to be distributed through 
75.34 	a competitive grant process to pay for start-up 
76.1 	costs or new exhibit and program 
76.2 	development. The Minnesota Humanities 
76.3 	Center must administer these funds using 
76.4 	established mechanisms.

76.5
76.6	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
76.7 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
76.8 	second year are for a competitive grants 
76.9 	program to provide grants to individuals and 
76.10 	organizations that do at least one of the 
76.11 	following:
76.12 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
76.13 	Minnesota;
76.14 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
76.15 	cultural diversity;
76.16 	(3) support the development of culturally 
76.17 	diverse humanities programming by 
76.18 	individuals and organizations; or
76.19 	(4) empower communities in building identity 
76.20 	and culture.

76.21	(e) Civics Programs
					
76.22 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
76.23 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
76.24 	Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic 
76.25 	Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy 
76.26 	Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government 
76.27 	to conduct civics education programs for the 
76.28 	civic and cultural development of Minnesota 
76.29 	youth. Civics education is the study of 
76.30 	constitutional principles and the democratic 
76.31 	foundation of our national, state, and local 
76.32 	institutions and the study of political processes 
76.33 	and structures of government, grounded in the 
77.1 	understanding of constitutional government 
77.2 	under the rule of law.

77.3	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,045,000
		2,075,000
	
77.4 	$2,045,000 the first year and $2,075,000 the 
77.5 	second year are appropriated to the Indian 
77.6 	Affairs Council for grants for preserving 
77.7 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and for 
77.8 	protecting Indian graves. The money must be 
77.9 	distributed as follows:
77.10 	(1) $710,000 the first year and $725,000 the 
77.11 	second year are to provide grants to Minnesota 
77.12 	Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe 
77.13 	Indian languages and to foster education 
77.14 	programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe 
77.15 	languages;
77.16 	(2) $475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
77.17 	second year are for grants to Dakota and 
77.18 	Ojibwe Indian language immersion 
77.19 	educational institutions;
77.20 	(3) $710,000 the first year and $725,000 the 
77.21 	second year are to provide grants to preserve 
77.22 	the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages 
77.23 	through support of projects and services and 
77.24 	to support educational programs and 
77.25 	immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
77.26 	Indian languages;
77.27 	(4) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
77.28 	second year are to the Indian Affairs Council 
77.29 	for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
77.30 	working group coordinated by the Indian 
77.31 	Affairs Council; and
77.32 	(5) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
77.33 	second year are to carry out responsibilities 
77.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to 
78.1 	comply with Public Law 101-601, the federal 
78.2 	Native American Graves Protection and 
78.3 	Repatriation Act.

78.4	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		400,000
		400,000
	
78.5 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
78.6 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to 
78.7 	county agricultural societies to enhance arts 
78.8 	access and education and to preserve and 
78.9 	promote Minnesota's history and cultural 
78.10 	heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The 
78.11 	grants must be distributed in equal amounts 
78.12 	to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are 
78.13 	in addition to the aid distribution to county 
78.14 	agricultural societies under Minnesota 
78.15 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
78.16 	agriculture shall develop grant-making criteria 
78.17 	and guidance for expending funds under this 
78.18 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
78.19 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
78.20 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
78.21 	heritage. The commissioner shall seek input 
78.22 	from all interested parties.

78.23	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
78.24 	This amount is for the Legislative 
78.25 	Coordinating Commission to maintain the 
78.26 	website required under Minnesota Statutes, 
78.27 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.