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

1.12 	ARTICLE 1
1.13 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

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

1.26	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15.9	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		49,254,000
		-0-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22.7
22.8
22.9	(q) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XIII
					
22.10 	$10,450,000 the first year is to the 
22.11 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
22.12 	program to provide competitive matching 
22.13 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
22.14 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
22.15 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
22.16 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
22.17 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
22.18 	$2,400,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
22.19 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
22.20 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
22.21 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
22.22 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
22.23 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
22.24 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
22.25 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
22.26 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
22.27 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
22.28 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
22.29 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
22.30 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
22.31 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
22.32 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
22.33 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
22.34 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
22.35 	program must require a match of at least ten 
22.36 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
23.1 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
23.2 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
23.3 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
23.4 	simplified application process. Subject to 
23.5 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner must, 
23.6 	when evaluating projects of equal value, give 
23.7 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
23.8 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
23.9 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
23.10 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
23.11 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
23.12 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
23.13 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
23.14 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
23.15 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
23.16 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
23.17 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
23.18 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
23.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
23.20 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
23.21 	enhancement projects must be on land 
23.22 	permanently protected by a permanent 
23.23 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
23.24 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
23.25 	by a conservation easement or public 
23.26 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
23.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
23.28 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
23.29 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
23.30 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.31 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
23.32 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
23.33 	available until June 30, 2025. No less than five 
23.34 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
23.35 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.36 	recipient has completed a grant 
24.1 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
24.2 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
24.3 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
24.4 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
24.5 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
24.6 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.7 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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

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

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

24.31	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
24.32 	$546,000 the first year and $553,000 the 
24.33 	second year are to the Legislative 
24.34 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
25.1 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
25.2 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
25.3 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
25.4 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
25.5 	2023. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
25.6 	applies to this appropriation.

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

25.13	(d) Legacy Website
					
25.14 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
25.15 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
25.16 	Commission for the website required under 
25.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
25.18 	10.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32.3
32.4	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
32.5 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
32.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.7 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
32.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
32.9 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
32.10 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
32.11 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish 
32.12 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
32.13 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
32.14 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.15 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
32.16 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
32.17 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
32.18 	provided as part of the required 
32.19 	accomplishment plan.

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

33.8	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
33.9 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
33.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
33.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
33.13 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
33.14 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
33.15 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
33.16 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
33.17 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
33.18 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
33.19 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
33.20 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
33.21 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
33.22 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
33.23 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
33.25 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
33.26 	easements must be provided as part of the 
33.27 	required accomplishment plan.

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

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

34.29
34.30
34.31	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
34.32 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
34.33 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
34.34 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
34.35 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
34.36 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
35.1 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
35.2 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
35.3 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
35.4 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
35.5 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
35.6 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.7 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
35.8 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
35.9 	required accomplishment plan.

35.10
35.11	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
35.12 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
35.13 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
35.14 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
35.15 	as follows:
35.16 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
35.17 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
35.18 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
35.19 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
35.20 	and
35.21 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
35.22 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
35.23 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
35.24 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
35.25 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
35.27 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
35.28 	included as part of the required 
35.29 	accomplishment plan.

35.30
35.31	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
35.32 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
35.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.34 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
35.35 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
36.1 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
36.2 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
36.3 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
36.4 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
36.5 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
36.6 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
36.7 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
36.8 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
36.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
36.10 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
36.11 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
36.12 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
36.13 	required accomplishment plan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38.12
38.13	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
38.14 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
38.15 	commissioner of natural resources for 
38.16 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
38.17 	permanent conservation easements and to 
38.18 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
38.19 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
38.20 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
38.21 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
38.22 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
38.23 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
38.24 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
38.25 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
38.26 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.27 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
38.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.29 	accomplishment plan.

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

39.3
39.4
39.5	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
39.6 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
39.7 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
39.8 	program to provide competitive matching 
39.9 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
39.10 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
39.11 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
39.12 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
39.13 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
39.14 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
39.15 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
39.16 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
39.17 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
39.18 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
39.19 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
39.20 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
39.21 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
39.22 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
39.23 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
39.24 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
39.25 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
39.26 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
39.27 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
39.28 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
39.29 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
39.30 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
39.31 	program must require a match of at least ten 
39.32 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
39.33 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
39.34 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
39.35 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
39.36 	simplified application process. Subject to 
40.1 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
40.2 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
40.3 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
40.4 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
40.5 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
40.6 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
40.7 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
40.8 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
40.9 	give priority to projects associated with or 
40.10 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
40.11 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.12 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
40.13 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.14 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
40.15 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
40.16 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
40.17 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
40.18 	projects must be on land permanently 
40.19 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
40.20 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
40.21 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
40.22 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
40.23 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
40.24 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
40.25 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
40.26 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
40.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
40.28 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
40.29 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
40.30 	available until June 30, 2023 2024. No less 
40.31 	than five percent of the amount of each grant 
40.32 	must be held back from reimbursement until 
40.33 	the grant recipient has completed a grant 
40.34 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
40.35 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
40.36 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
41.1 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
41.2 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
41.3 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.4 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

41.5 	ARTICLE 2
41.6 	CLEAN WATER FUND

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

41.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
41.17				Available for the Year
	
41.18				Ending June 30
	
41.19					2022
		2023

41.20	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

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

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

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

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

44.23	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	21,024,000
	$
	21,153,000
	
44.24 	(a) $7,416,000 the first year and $7,416,000 
44.25 	the second year are for completing needed 
44.26 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
44.27 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
44.28 	chapter 114D. Of this amount: $150,000 the 
44.29 	first year and $150,000 the second year are 
44.30 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
44.31 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
44.32 	the existing water quality and watershed 
44.33 	monitoring river watch activities in schools in 
44.34 	the Red River of the North watershed; and 
45.1 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
45.2 	year are for grants to the Friends of the 
45.3 	Minnesota Valley for river watch activities in 
45.4 	schools within the Minnesota River watershed. 
45.5 	By February 15, 2023, the Red River 
45.6 	Watershed Management Board and the Friends 
45.7 	of the Minnesota Valley must each provide a 
45.8 	report to the commissioner and the legislative 
45.9 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
45.10 	over environment and natural resources 
45.11 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
45.12 	on the outcomes achieved with the money 
45.13 	received under this appropriation.
45.14 	(b) $6,661,000 the first year and $6,790,000 
45.15 	the second year are to develop watershed 
45.16 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
45.17 	which include total maximum daily load 
45.18 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
45.19 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
45.20 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
45.21 	approved by the United States Environmental 
45.22 	Protection Agency. Of this amount, $280,000 
45.23 	each year is for community engagement 
45.24 	activities that build local capacity to support 
45.25 	water restoration and protection. The agency 
45.26 	must complete an average of ten percent of 
45.27 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium.
45.28 	(c) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
45.29 	second year are for groundwater assessment, 
45.30 	including enhancing the ambient monitoring 
45.31 	network, modeling, evaluating trends, and 
45.32 	reassessing groundwater that was assessed ten 
45.33 	to 15 years ago and found to be contaminated.
45.34 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
45.35 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
46.1 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
46.2 	Action Plan.
46.3 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
46.4 	second year are for national pollutant 
46.5 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
46.6 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
46.7 	(f) $2,912,000 the first year and $2,912,000 
46.8 	the second year are for enhancing the 
46.9 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
46.10 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
46.11 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
46.12 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
46.13 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
46.14 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs 
46.15 	and competitive grants to counties with 
46.16 	specific plans to significantly reduce water 
46.17 	pollution by reducing the number of systems 
46.18 	that are an imminent threat to public health or 
46.19 	safety or are otherwise failing. Counties that 
46.20 	receive base grants must report the number of 
46.21 	properties with noncompliant systems 
46.22 	upgraded through an SSTS replacement, 
46.23 	connection to a centralized sewer system, or 
46.24 	other means, including property abandonment 
46.25 	or buyout. Counties also must report the 
46.26 	number of existing SSTS compliance 
46.27 	inspections conducted in areas under county 
46.28 	jurisdiction. The required reports must be part 
46.29 	of the established annual reporting for SSTS 
46.30 	programs. Of this amount, at least $900,000 
46.31 	each year is available to counties for grants to 
46.32 	low-income landowners to address systems 
46.33 	that pose an imminent threat to public health 
46.34 	or safety or fail to protect groundwater. A 
46.35 	grant awarded under this paragraph may not 
47.1 	exceed $40,000 annually. A county receiving 
47.2 	a grant under this paragraph must submit a 
47.3 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
47.4 	including an account of the expenditures. By 
47.5 	January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
47.6 	commissioner must submit a report to the 
47.7 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
47.8 	legislative committees and divisions with 
47.9 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
47.10 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
47.11 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
47.12 	for the previous two years.
47.13 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
47.14 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
47.15 	of municipal separate storm sewer system 
47.16 	(MS4) permit requirements, including 
47.17 	additional technical assistance to 
47.18 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
47.19 	understanding and implementing the basic 
47.20 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
47.21 	program.
47.22 	(h) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
47.23 	second year are for a grant program for 
47.24 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
47.25 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
47.26 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
47.27 	restore the water quality of waters in 
47.28 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
47.29 	awarded to local government units for projects 
47.30 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
47.31 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
47.32 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
47.33 	other than the clean water fund.
48.1 	(i) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the 
48.2 	second year are for activities, training, and 
48.3 	grants that reduce chloride pollution.
48.4 	(j) $275,000 the first year and $275,000 the 
48.5 	second year are to support activities of the 
48.6 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
48.7 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
48.8 	(k) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
48.9 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
48.10 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
48.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
48.12 	appropriations in this section are available 
48.13 	until June 30, 2026.

48.14
48.15	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,735,000
	$
	8,730,000
	
48.16 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
48.17 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
48.18 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
48.19 	the second year are for lake Index of 
48.20 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
48.21 	(c) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
48.22 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
48.23 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
48.24 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
48.25 	time.
48.26 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
48.27 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
48.28 	science-based watershed restoration and 
48.29 	protection strategies.
48.30 	(e) $1,850,000 the first year and $1,850,000 
48.31 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
48.32 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
48.33 	and analysis.
49.1 	(f) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
49.2 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
49.3 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
49.4 	source restoration and protection activities.
49.5 	(g) $535,000 the first year and $530,000 the 
49.6 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
49.7 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
49.8 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
49.9 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
49.10 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
49.11 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
49.12 	forestry best management practices for water 
49.13 	quality.
49.14 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
49.15 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
49.16 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
49.17 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
49.18 	government implementing buffer 
49.19 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
49.20 	units of government and made available to 
49.21 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
49.22 	Resources website.

49.23
49.24	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	68,584,000
	$
	73,216,000
	
49.25 	(a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 
49.26 	the second year are for performance-based 
49.27 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
49.28 	to local government units. The grants may be 
49.29 	used to implement projects that protect, 
49.30 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
49.31 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
49.32 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
49.33 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
49.34 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
49.35 	under the One Watershed, One Plan and 
50.1 	seven-county metropolitan groundwater or 
50.2 	surface water management frameworks as 
50.3 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
50.4 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
50.5 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
50.6 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
50.7 	funded under this paragraph. This 
50.8 	appropriation may be used for:
50.9 	(1) implementation grants to watershed 
50.10 	planning areas with approved plans, including 
50.11 	but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon 
50.12 	River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des 
50.13 	Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle 
50.14 	Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake 
50.15 	Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake 
50.16 	River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota 
50.17 	River North, Lower Minnesota River West, 
50.18 	Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. 
50.19 	Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle 
50.20 	Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, 
50.21 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
50.22 	West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois 
50.23 	de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow 
50.24 	River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre 
50.25 	River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root 
50.26 	River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
50.27 	River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, 
50.28 	South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
50.29 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, 
50.30 	Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, 
50.31 	Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River;
50.32 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
50.33 	or surface water management frameworks; 
50.34 	and
51.1 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
51.2 	management plan planning areas that have a 
51.3 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
51.4 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
51.5 	section 103B.801.
51.6 	The board may determine whether a planning 
51.7 	area is not ready to proceed, does not have the 
51.8 	nonstate match committed, or has not 
51.9 	expended all money granted to it. Upon 
51.10 	making the determination, the board may 
51.11 	allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended 
51.12 	allocation to another planning area to 
51.13 	implement priority projects, programs, or 
51.14 	practices.
51.15 	(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 
51.16 	the second year are for grants to local 
51.17 	government units to protect and restore surface 
51.18 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
51.19 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
51.20 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
51.21 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
51.22 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
51.23 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
51.24 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
51.25 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
51.26 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
51.27 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
51.28 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
51.29 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
51.30 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
51.31 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
51.32 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
51.33 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
51.34 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
51.35 	benefit drinking water.
52.1 	(c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 
52.2 	the second year are for accelerated 
52.3 	implementation, local resource protection, 
52.4 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
52.5 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
52.6 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
52.7 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
52.8 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
52.9 	certification.
52.10 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
52.11 	the second year are:
52.12 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
52.13 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
52.14 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
52.15 	measure the value of conservation program 
52.16 	implementation by local governments; and
52.17 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
52.18 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
52.19 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
52.20 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
52.21 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
52.22 	the recipients and projects funded under this 
52.23 	section and the amount of pollution reduced.
52.24 	(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
52.25 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
52.26 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
52.27 	governments in implementing and complying 
52.28 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
52.29 	requirements.
52.30 	(f) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 
52.31 	the second year are to develop a pilot working 
52.32 	lands floodplain program and to purchase, 
52.33 	restore, or preserve riparian land and 
52.34 	floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, 
53.1 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
53.2 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
53.3 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
53.4 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
53.5 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
53.6 	recharge. Up to $180,000 is for deposit in a 
53.7 	monitoring and enforcement account.
53.8 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
53.9 	the second year are for permanent 
53.10 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
53.11 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
53.12 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
53.13 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
53.14 	acquisition to permanently protect 
53.15 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
53.16 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
53.17 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
53.18 	sources as described under alternative 
53.19 	management tools in the Department of 
53.20 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
53.21 	Management Plan, including using 
53.22 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
53.23 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
53.24 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
53.25 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
53.26 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
53.27 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
53.28 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
53.29 	have identified specific activities that will 
53.30 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
53.31 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
53.32 	contracts. Up to $250,000 is for deposit in a 
53.33 	monitoring and enforcement account.
53.34 	(h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the 
53.35 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
54.1 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
54.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
54.3 	subdivision 6.
54.4 	(i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 
54.5 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
54.6 	and grants to local governments to transition 
54.7 	local water management plans to a watershed 
54.8 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
54.9 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
54.10 	(j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
54.11 	second year are for technical assistance and 
54.12 	grants for the conservation drainage program, 
54.13 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
54.14 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.15 	103B.101, subdivision 13, and including 
54.16 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
54.17 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.18 	103E.015.
54.19 	(k) $1,771,000 the first year and $3,829,000 
54.20 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
54.21 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
54.22 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
54.23 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
54.24 	related technical assistance. This work may 
54.25 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
54.26 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
54.27 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
54.28 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
54.29 	state. Up to $280,000 is for deposit in a 
54.30 	monitoring and enforcement account. This 
54.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
54.32 	(l) $1,234,000 the first year and $1,234,000 
54.33 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
54.34 	conservation easements to protect lands 
54.35 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
55.1 	quality but that are threatened with 
55.2 	degradation. Up to $300,000 is for deposit in 
55.3 	a monitoring and enforcement account.
55.4 	(m) $362,000 the first year and $362,000 the 
55.5 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
55.6 	program to systematically collect data and 
55.7 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
55.8 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
55.9 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
55.10 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
55.11 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
55.12 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
55.13 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
55.14 	work.
55.15 	(n) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
55.16 	second year are for developing and 
55.17 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
55.18 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
55.19 	(o) $2,599,000 the first year and $3,061,000 
55.20 	the second year are for permanent 
55.21 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
55.22 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
55.23 	$280,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
55.24 	enforcement account.
55.25 	(p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
55.26 	the second year are for grants to farmers who 
55.27 	own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover 
55.28 	crops and other soil health practices in areas 
55.29 	where there are direct benefits to public water 
55.30 	supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement 
55.31 	with the University of Minnesota Office for 
55.32 	Soil Health for applied research and education 
55.33 	on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
55.34 	management systems.
56.1 	(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 
56.2 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
56.3 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
56.4 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
56.5 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
56.6 	and water conservation district shall receive 
56.7 	an increase in its base funding of $100,000 
56.8 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
56.9 	increase is available for grants to soil and 
56.10 	water conservation districts as determined by 
56.11 	the board based on county allocations to soil 
56.12 	and water conservation districts and the 
56.13 	amount of private land and public waters. The 
56.14 	board and other agencies may reduce the 
56.15 	amount of grants to a county by an amount 
56.16 	equal to any reduction in the county's 
56.17 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
56.18 	district from the county's previous year 
56.19 	allocation when the board determines that the 
56.20 	reduction was disproportionate. The board 
56.21 	may use up to two percent for the 
56.22 	administration of payments.
56.23 	(r) The board, in consultation with an advisory 
56.24 	group consisting of one representative from 
56.25 	the Department of Natural Resources, one 
56.26 	representative from the Association of 
56.27 	Minnesota Counties, one representative from 
56.28 	Friends of the Minnesota Valley, and one 
56.29 	representative from the Red River Watershed 
56.30 	Management Board, must study the 
56.31 	development, implementation, and funding of 
56.32 	a statewide river watch program. By January 
56.33 	15, 2022, the board must submit a report with 
56.34 	recommendations and proposed legislation to 
56.35 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
57.1 	the house of representatives and senate 
57.2 	environment finance and legacy committees.
57.3 	(s) The board must contract for delivery of 
57.4 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
57.5 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
57.6 	activities under this section for up to $750,000 
57.7 	the first year and up to $750,000 the second 
57.8 	year.
57.9 	(t) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
57.10 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
57.11 	the technical and administrative assistance 
57.12 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
57.13 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
57.14 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
57.15 	identified in local water management plans.
57.16 	(u) The board must require grantees to specify 
57.17 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
57.18 	grants before making any grant awards.
57.19 	(v) The appropriations in this section are 
57.20 	available until June 30, 2026, except grant 
57.21 	funds are available for five years after the date 
57.22 	a grant is executed. Returned grant funds must 
57.23 	be regranted consistent with the purposes of 
57.24 	this section.

57.25	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	5,955,000
	$
	5,955,000
	
57.26 	(a) $1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000 
57.27 	the second year are for addressing public 
57.28 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
57.29 	or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
57.30 	drinking water for which no health-based 
57.31 	drinking water standards exist and for the 
57.32 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
57.33 	contaminants.
58.1 	(b) $3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 
58.2 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
58.3 	drinking water, including planning, 
58.4 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
58.5 	and grants to local governments and public 
58.6 	water systems.
58.7 	(c) $563,000 the first year and $563,000 the 
58.8 	second year are to develop and deliver 
58.9 	groundwater restoration and protection 
58.10 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
58.11 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
58.12 	provide resources to local governments for 
58.13 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
58.14 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
58.15 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
58.16 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
58.17 	(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
58.18 	second year are to develop public health 
58.19 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
58.20 	to safe drinking water, including development 
58.21 	of a voluntary statewide plan for protecting 
58.22 	drinking water based on recommendations 
58.23 	from the Future of Drinking Water report.
58.24 	(e) Unless otherwise specified, the 
58.25 	appropriations in this section are available 
58.26 	until June 30, 2025.

58.27	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,544,000
	$
	1,544,000
	
58.28 	(a) $919,000 the first year and $919,000 the 
58.29 	second year are to implement projects that 
58.30 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
58.31 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
58.32 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
58.33 	coordination, support local implementation of 
58.34 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
59.1 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
59.2 	metropolitan area. These projects must provide 
59.3 	communities with:
59.4 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
59.5 	water use by using surface water, storm water, 
59.6 	wastewater, and groundwater;
59.7 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
59.8 	for different alternatives;
59.9 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
59.10 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
59.11 	costs;
59.12 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
59.13 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
59.14 	regionally beneficial water supply 
59.15 	development projects; and
59.16 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
59.17 	models.
59.18 	(b) $625,000 the first year and $625,000 the 
59.19 	second year are for the water demand 
59.20 	reduction grant program to encourage 
59.21 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
59.22 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
59.23 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
59.24 	drinking water supplies.

59.25	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	2,673,000
	$
	1,295,000
	
59.26 	(a) $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
59.27 	second year are for developing Part A of 
59.28 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
59.29 	available until June 30, 2028.
59.30 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
59.31 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
59.32 	performance and technology transfer for storm 
59.33 	water best management practices, to evaluate 
60.1 	best management performance and 
60.2 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
60.3 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
60.4 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
60.5 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
60.6 	and to implement a system to transfer 
60.7 	knowledge and technology across local 
60.8 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
60.9 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
60.10 	2028.
60.11 	(c) $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
60.12 	second year are for a report that quantifies the 
60.13 	multiple benefits of clean water investments, 
60.14 	for a review of equity considerations in clean 
60.15 	water fund spending, and for proposing 
60.16 	climate considerations in comprehensive 
60.17 	watershed management plans. The Board of 
60.18 	Regents must submit the report to the Clean 
60.19 	Water Council and the chairs and ranking 
60.20 	minority members of the house of 
60.21 	representatives and senate committees and 
60.22 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
60.23 	and natural resources and the clean water fund 
60.24 	no later than June 30, 2024.
60.25 	(d) $1,378,000 the first year is to study water's 
60.26 	role in transporting chronic wasting disease 
60.27 	prions, including:
60.28 	(1) identifying mechanisms for the 
60.29 	accumulation, persistence, and spread of 
60.30 	chronic wasting disease prions through 
60.31 	waterways;
60.32 	(2) characterizing chronic wasting disease 
60.33 	prion abundance in waterways immediately 
60.34 	downstream of regions known to be positive 
60.35 	for chronic wasting disease;
61.1 	(3) modeling and forecasting chronic wasting 
61.2 	disease contamination and spread based on 
61.3 	landscape ecology and hydrology; and
61.4 	(4) developing and evaluating remediation 
61.5 	strategies for prion-contaminated waterways.
61.6 	The appropriation in this paragraph is 
61.7 	available until June 30, 2024.
61.8 	The Board of Regents must submit a report 
61.9 	with the results of the study to the chairs and 
61.10 	ranking minority members of the house of 
61.11 	representatives and senate committees and 
61.12 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
61.13 	and natural resources and the clean water fund 
61.14 	no later than January 15, 2024.

61.15	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	8,000
	$
	-0-
	
61.16 	$8,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
61.17 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
61.18 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
61.19 	3.303, subdivision 10.

61.20	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,068,000
	$
	8,068,000
	
61.21 	(a) $7,968,000 the first year and $7,968,000 
61.22 	the second year are for the point source 
61.23 	implementation grants program under 
61.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
61.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
61.26 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
61.27 	second year are for small community 
61.28 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
61.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
61.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
61.31 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
61.32 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
61.33 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
62.1 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
62.2 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
62.3 	this section according to a project's priority 
62.4 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
62.5 	priority list.

62.6 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:

62.7	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	8,283,000
	$
	9,283,000
	
62.8 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
62.9 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
62.10 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
62.11 	water and groundwater and to use data 
62.12 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
62.13 	(b) $2,085,000 the first year and $2,086,000 
62.14 	the second year are for monitoring and 
62.15 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
62.16 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
62.17 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
62.18 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
62.19 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
62.20 	practices; assessing best management practice 
62.21 	adoption; education and technical support from 
62.22 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
62.23 	support agricultural demonstration and 
62.24 	implementation activities; and other actions 
62.25 	to protect groundwater from degradation from 
62.26 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
62.27 	June 30, 2022 2023.
62.28 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
62.29 	second year are for administering clean water 
62.30 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
62.31 	management practices loan program. Any 
62.32 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
62.33 	year shall be added to the corpus of the loan 
62.34 	fund.
63.1 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
63.2 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
63.3 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
63.4 	implementation of best management practices 
63.5 	and more precise information on nonpoint 
63.6 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
63.7 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
63.8 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
63.9 	available until June 30, 2022 2023.
63.10 	(e) $663,000 the first year and $662,000 the 
63.11 	second year are for research to quantify and 
63.12 	reduce agricultural contributions to impaired 
63.13 	waters and for development and evaluation of 
63.14 	best management practices to protect and 
63.15 	restore water resources. This appropriation is 
63.16 	available until June 30, 2022 2023.
63.17 	(f) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
63.18 	second year are for a research inventory 
63.19 	database containing water-related research 
63.20 	activities. Costs for information technology 
63.21 	development or support for this research 
63.22 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
63.23 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
63.24 	available until June 30, 2022.
63.25 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
63.26 	the second year are to implement the 
63.27 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
63.28 	certification program statewide. Funds 
63.29 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
63.30 	until June 30, 2021.
63.31 	(h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
63.32 	second year are to provide funding for a 
63.33 	regional irrigation water quality specialist 
63.34 	through University of Minnesota Extension.
64.1 	(i) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
64.2 	second year are for grants to the Board of 
64.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
64.4 	fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative 
64.5 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
64.6 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
64.7 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
64.8 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
64.9 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
64.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
64.11 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
64.12 	the second year are for pesticide testing of 
64.13 	private wells where nitrate is detected, as part 
64.14 	of the Township Testing Program. This 
64.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022
64.16 	2023.
64.17 	(k) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
64.18 	second year are to evaluate market 
64.19 	opportunities and develop markets for crops 
64.20 	that can be profitable for farmers and 
64.21 	beneficial for water quality and soil health.
64.22 	(l) A portion of the funds in this section may 
64.23 	be used for programs to train state and local 
64.24 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
64.25 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
64.26 	conservation.

64.27 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:

64.28	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	25,790,000
	$
	26,290,000
	
64.29 	(a) $8,275,000 the first year and $8,275,000 
64.30 	the second year are for completion of needed 
64.31 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
64.32 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
64.33 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $125,000 the 
64.34 	first year and $125,000 the second year are 
65.1 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
65.2 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
65.3 	the existing water quality and watershed 
65.4 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
65.5 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
65.6 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
65.7 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
65.8 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
65.9 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
65.10 	environment and natural resources finance and 
65.11 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
65.12 	15, 2019, on the expenditure of this 
65.13 	appropriation. This appropriation is available 
65.14 	until June 30, 2023.
65.15 	(b) $9,409,000 the first year and $9,638,000 
65.16 	the second year are to develop watershed 
65.17 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
65.18 	which include total maximum daily load 
65.19 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
65.20 	plans for waters listed on the United States 
65.21 	Environmental Protection Agency approved 
65.22 	impaired waters list in accordance with 
65.23 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency 
65.24 	shall complete an average of ten percent of 
65.25 	the TMDLs each year over the biennium. This 
65.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
65.27 	(c) $1,181,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
65.28 	the second year are for groundwater 
65.29 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
65.30 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
65.31 	trends, including the reassessment of 
65.32 	groundwater that was assessed ten to 15 years 
65.33 	ago and found to be contaminated. This 
65.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
66.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
66.2 	second year are for implementation of the St. 
66.3 	Louis River System Area of Concern 
66.4 	Remedial Action Plan. This appropriation 
66.5 	must be matched at a rate of 65 percent 
66.6 	nonstate money to 35 percent state money.
66.7 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
66.8 	2023.
66.9 	(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
66.10 	second year are for TMDL research and 
66.11 	database development.
66.12 	(f) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
66.13 	second year are for national pollutant 
66.14 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
66.15 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
66.16 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
66.17 	2023.
66.18 	(g) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,370,000 
66.19 	the second year are for enhancing the 
66.20 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
66.21 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
66.22 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
66.23 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protection of 
66.24 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
66.25 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
66.26 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
66.27 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
66.28 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
66.29 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
66.30 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
66.31 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
66.32 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
66.33 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
66.34 	sewer system, or other means, including 
66.35 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
67.1 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
67.2 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
67.3 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
67.4 	reports are to be part of established annual 
67.5 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
67.6 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
67.7 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
67.8 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
67.9 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
67.10 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
67.11 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
67.12 	$1,000,000 each year is available to counties 
67.13 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
67.14 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
67.15 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
67.16 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
67.17 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
67.18 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
67.19 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
67.20 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
67.21 	an account of the expenditures. This 
67.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023.
67.23 	(h) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
67.24 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
67.25 	of MS4 permit requirements including 
67.26 	additional technical assistance to 
67.27 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
67.28 	understanding and implementing the basic 
67.29 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
67.30 	program.
67.31 	(i) $800,000 the first year and $1,200,000 the 
67.32 	second year are for a grant program for 
67.33 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
67.34 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
67.35 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
68.1 	restore the water quality of waters in 
68.2 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
68.3 	awarded to local government units for projects 
68.4 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
68.5 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
68.6 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
68.7 	other than the clean water fund.
68.8 	(j) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
68.9 	second year are for coordination with the state 
68.10 	of Wisconsin and the National Park Service 
68.11 	on comprehensive phosphorous reduction 
68.12 	activities in the Minnesota portion of Lake St. 
68.13 	Croix on the St. Croix River. The 
68.14 	commissioner must work with the St. Croix 
68.15 	Basin Water Resources Planning Team and 
68.16 	the St. Croix River Association to implement 
68.17 	the water monitoring and phosphorous 
68.18 	reduction activities.
68.19 	(k) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
68.20 	second year are to support activities of the 
68.21 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
68.22 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
68.23 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
68.24 	section 16A.28, unless otherwise specified,
68.25 	the appropriations in this section are available 
68.26 	until June 30, 2022.

68.27 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:

68.28
68.29	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	8,446,000
	$
	8,446,000
	
68.30 	(a) $1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 
68.31 	the second year are for stream flow 
68.32 	monitoring.
69.1 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
69.2 	the second year are for lake Index of 
69.3 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
69.4 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
69.5 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
69.6 	other contaminants of fish, including 
69.7 	monitoring to track the status of impaired 
69.8 	waters over time.
69.9 	(d) $1,886,000 the first year and $1,886,000 
69.10 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
69.11 	science-based watershed restoration and 
69.12 	protection strategies. This appropriation is 
69.13 	available until June 30, 2022.
69.14 	(e) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
69.15 	the second year are for water supply planning, 
69.16 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
69.17 	(f) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
69.18 	second year are for technical assistance to 
69.19 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
69.20 	source restoration and protection activities.
69.21 	(g) $675,000 the first year and $675,000 the 
69.22 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
69.23 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
69.24 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
69.25 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
69.26 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
69.27 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
69.28 	forestry best management practices for water 
69.29 	quality.
69.30 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
69.31 	second year are for developing county 
69.32 	geologic atlases.
69.33 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
69.34 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
70.1 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
70.2 	buffer map interpretation to local units of 
70.3 	government for implementation of buffer 
70.4 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
70.5 	units of government and made available to 
70.6 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
70.7 	Resources' Web site.

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

70.9 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:

70.10	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	4,787,000
	$
	5,107,000
	
70.11 	(a) $1,100,000 the first year and $1,100,000 
70.12 	the second year are for addressing public 
70.13 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
70.14 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
70.15 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
70.16 	including accelerating the development of 
70.17 	health risk limits and improving the capacity 
70.18 	of the department's laboratory to analyze 
70.19 	unregulated contaminants. This appropriation 
70.20 	is available until June 30, 2022.
70.21 	(b) $2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 
70.22 	the second year are for protection of drinking 
70.23 	water sources. This appropriation is available 
70.24 	until June 30, 2022.
70.25 	(c) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
70.26 	second year are for cost-share assistance to 
70.27 	public and private well owners for up to 50 
70.28 	percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.
70.29 	(d) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
70.30 	second year are to develop and deliver 
70.31 	groundwater restoration and protection 
70.32 	strategies for use on a watershed scale for use 
70.33 	in local water planning efforts and to provide 
71.1 	resources to local governments for drinking 
71.2 	water source protection activities.
71.3 	(e) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
71.4 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
71.5 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
71.6 	wells and developing guidance and outreach 
71.7 	to reduce risks to private-well owners.
71.8 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
71.9 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
71.10 	the risks from viruses in water supplies. This 
71.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022.
71.12 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
71.13 	second year are to develop public health 
71.14 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
71.15 	to safe drinking water and to conduct an 
71.16 	analysis to determine the scope of the lead 
71.17 	problem in Minnesota's water and the cost to 
71.18 	eliminate lead exposure in drinking water.
71.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
71.20 	2022.
71.21 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
71.22 	appropriations in this section are available 
71.23 	until June 30, 2021.

71.24 	Sec. 16. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, is amended to 
71.25 	read:

71.26	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	11,010,000
	$
	10,710,000
	
71.27 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
71.28 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
71.29 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
71.30 	water and groundwater and to use data 
71.31 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
71.32 	(b) $2,585,000 the first year and $2,585,000 
71.33 	the second year are for monitoring and 
72.1 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
72.2 	nitrate in groundwater in areas vulnerable to 
72.3 	groundwater degradation; promoting, 
72.4 	developing, and evaluating regional and 
72.5 	crop-specific nutrient best management 
72.6 	practices; assessing best management practice 
72.7 	adoption; education and technical support from 
72.8 	University of Minnesota Extension; grants to 
72.9 	support agricultural demonstration and 
72.10 	implementation activities, including research 
72.11 	activities at the Rosholt Research Farm; and 
72.12 	other actions to protect groundwater from 
72.13 	degradation from nitrate. This appropriation 
72.14 	is available until June 30, 2024.
72.15 	(c) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
72.16 	second year are for administering clean water 
72.17 	funds managed through the agriculture best 
72.18 	management practices loan program. Any 
72.19 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
72.20 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
72.21 	fund.
72.22 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
72.23 	the second year are for technical assistance, 
72.24 	research, and demonstration projects on proper 
72.25 	implementation of best management practices 
72.26 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
72.27 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
72.28 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
72.29 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
72.30 	available until June 30, 2024 2025.
72.31 	(e) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
72.32 	second year are for a research inventory 
72.33 	database containing water-related research 
72.34 	activities. Costs for information technology 
72.35 	development or support for this research 
73.1 	inventory database may be paid to the Office 
73.2 	of MN.IT Services. This appropriation is 
73.3 	available until June 30, 2024 2025.
73.4 	(f) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
73.5 	the second year are to implement the 
73.6 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
73.7 	certification program statewide. Funds 
73.8 	appropriated in this paragraph are available 
73.9 	until June 30, 2024.
73.10 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
73.11 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
73.12 	quality specialist through University of 
73.13 	Minnesota Extension.
73.14 	(h) $2,300,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
73.15 	the second year are for grants to fund the 
73.16 	Forever Green Agriculture Initiative and to 
73.17 	protect the state's natural resources while 
73.18 	increasing the efficiency, profitability, and 
73.19 	productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
73.20 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
73.21 	crops into existing agricultural practices. Of 
73.22 	this amount, $2,050,000 the first year and 
73.23 	$1,750,000 the second year are for grants to 
73.24 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
73.25 	Minnesota for research and establishing an 
73.26 	Agricultural Diversification Steering Council 
73.27 	and Network and $250,000 the first year and 
73.28 	$250,000 the second year are for grants to 
73.29 	implement Forever Green crops or cropping 
73.30 	systems. This appropriation is available until 
73.31 	June 30, 2024 2025.
73.32 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
73.33 	the second year are for testing private wells 
73.34 	for pesticides where nitrate is detected as part 
73.35 	of the township testing program. This 
74.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
74.2 	2025.
74.3 	(j) A portion of the money in this section may 
74.4 	be used for programs to train state and local 
74.5 	outreach staff in the intersection between 
74.6 	agricultural economics and agricultural 
74.7 	conservation.

74.8 	Sec. 17. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 4, is amended to 
74.9 	read:

74.10	Sec. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	10,125,000
	$
	8,125,000
	
74.11 	(a) $10,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 
74.12 	the second year are for the point source 
74.13 	implementation grants program under 
74.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
74.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
74.16 	2025.
74.17 	(b) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
74.18 	second year are for small community 
74.19 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
74.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
74.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024
74.22 	2025.
74.23 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
74.24 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
74.25 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
74.26 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
74.27 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
74.28 	this section according to a project's priority 
74.29 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
74.30 	priority list.

75.1 	Sec. 18. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 5, is amended to 
75.2 	read:

75.3	Sec. 5. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	23,242,000
	$
	23,242,000
	
75.4 	(a) $8,150,000 the first year and $8,150,000 
75.5 	the second year are for completing needed 
75.6 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
75.7 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
75.8 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $150,000 the 
75.9 	first year and $150,000 the second year are 
75.10 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
75.11 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
75.12 	the existing water quality and watershed 
75.13 	monitoring river watch activities in the schools 
75.14 	in the Red River of the North. The Red River 
75.15 	Watershed Management board shall provide 
75.16 	a report to the commissioner of the Pollution 
75.17 	Control Agency and the legislative committees 
75.18 	and divisions with jurisdiction over 
75.19 	environment and natural resources finance and 
75.20 	policy and the clean water fund by February 
75.21 	15, 2021, on the expenditure of this 
75.22 	appropriation. This appropriation is available 
75.23 	until June 30, 2025.
75.24 	(b) $7,550,000 the first year and $7,550,000 
75.25 	the second year are to develop watershed 
75.26 	restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), 
75.27 	which include total maximum daily load 
75.28 	(TMDL) studies and TMDL implementation 
75.29 	plans according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
75.30 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
75.31 	approved by the United States Environmental 
75.32 	Protection Agency. The agency must complete 
75.33 	an average of ten percent of the TMDLs each 
75.34 	year over the biennium. This appropriation is 
75.35 	available until June 30, 2025.
76.1 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
76.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
76.3 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
76.4 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
76.5 	trends, and reassessing groundwater that was 
76.6 	assessed ten to 15 years ago and found to be 
76.7 	contaminated.
76.8 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
76.9 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
76.10 	River System Area of Concern Remedial 
76.11 	Action Plan. This appropriation is available 
76.12 	until June 30, 2025.
76.13 	(e) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
76.14 	second year are for national pollutant 
76.15 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
76.16 	storm water TMDL implementation efforts.
76.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
76.18 	2025.
76.19 	(f) $3,375,000 the first year and $3,375,000 
76.20 	the second year are for enhancing the 
76.21 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
76.22 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
76.23 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
76.24 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
76.25 	groundwater, including base grants for all 
76.26 	counties with SSTS programs and competitive 
76.27 	grants to counties with specific plans to 
76.28 	significantly reduce water pollution by 
76.29 	reducing the number of systems that are an 
76.30 	imminent threat to public health or safety or 
76.31 	are otherwise failing. Counties that receive 
76.32 	base grants must report the number of sewage 
76.33 	noncompliant properties upgraded through 
76.34 	SSTS replacement, connection to a centralized 
76.35 	sewer system, or other means, including 
77.1 	property abandonment or buy-out. Counties 
77.2 	also must report the number of existing SSTS 
77.3 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
77.4 	under county jurisdiction. These required 
77.5 	reports are to be part of established annual 
77.6 	reporting for SSTS programs. Counties that 
77.7 	conduct SSTS inventories or those with an 
77.8 	ordinance in place that requires an SSTS to 
77.9 	be inspected as a condition of transferring 
77.10 	property or as a condition of obtaining a local 
77.11 	permit must be given priority for competitive 
77.12 	grants under this paragraph. Of this amount, 
77.13 	$1,500,000 each year is available to counties 
77.14 	for grants to low-income landowners to 
77.15 	address systems that pose an imminent threat 
77.16 	to public health or safety or fail to protect 
77.17 	groundwater. A grant awarded under this 
77.18 	paragraph may not exceed $40,000 for the 
77.19 	biennium. A county receiving a grant under 
77.20 	this paragraph must submit a report to the 
77.21 	agency listing the projects funded, including 
77.22 	an account of the expenditures. By January 
77.23 	15, 2021, the commissioner must submit a 
77.24 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
77.25 	members of the house of representatives and 
77.26 	senate committees and divisions with 
77.27 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
77.28 	resources and the clean water fund detailing 
77.29 	the outcomes achieved under this paragraph 
77.30 	and past appropriations from the clean water 
77.31 	fund for this purpose. This appropriation is 
77.32 	available until June 30, 2025.
77.33 	(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
77.34 	second year are for accelerated implementation 
77.35 	of MS4 permit requirements, including 
77.36 	additional technical assistance to 
78.1 	municipalities experiencing difficulties 
78.2 	understanding and implementing the basic 
78.3 	requirements of the municipal storm water 
78.4 	program.
78.5 	(h) $775,000 the first year and $775,000 the 
78.6 	second year are for a grant program for 
78.7 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
78.8 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
78.9 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
78.10 	restore the water quality of waters in 
78.11 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
78.12 	awarded to local government units for projects 
78.13 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
78.14 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
78.15 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
78.16 	other than the clean water fund. This 
78.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
78.18 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
78.19 	second year are for activities, training, and 
78.20 	grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this 
78.21 	amount, $100,000 each year is for grants for 
78.22 	upgrading, optimizing, or replacing 
78.23 	water-softener units. This appropriation is 
78.24 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
78.25 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
78.26 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
78.27 	the second year. This appropriation is available 
78.28 	until June 30, 2025.
78.29 	(j) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the 
78.30 	second year are to support activities of the 
78.31 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
78.32 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
78.33 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
78.34 	section 16A.28, unless otherwise specified, 
79.1 	the appropriations in this section are available 
79.2 	until June 30, 2024.

79.3 	Sec. 19. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 6, is amended to 
79.4 	read:

79.5
79.6	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	9,310,000
	$
	9,310,000
	
79.7 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
79.8 	the second year are for stream flow 
79.9 	monitoring. This appropriation is available 
79.10 	until June 30, 2023.
79.11 	(b) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
79.12 	the second year are for lake Index of 
79.13 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments. The 
79.14 	number of IBI sampling assessments in the 
79.15 	seven-county metropolitan area and the cities 
79.16 	of Rochester and Duluth relative to the number 
79.17 	of statewide sampling assessments must be 
79.18 	proportional to the number of IBI-suitable 
79.19 	lakes in the seven-county metropolitan area 
79.20 	and the cities of Rochester and Duluth relative 
79.21 	to the number of statewide IBI-suitable lakes.
79.22 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
79.23 	2023.
79.24 	(c) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the 
79.25 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
79.26 	other fish contaminants, including monitoring 
79.27 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
79.28 	time. This appropriation is available until June 
79.29 	30, 2023.
79.30 	(d) $1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 
79.31 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
79.32 	science-based watershed restoration and 
79.33 	protection strategies.  This appropriation is 
79.34 	available until June 30, 2023.
80.1 	(e) $2,075,000 the first year and $2,075,000 
80.2 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
80.3 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities.
80.4 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
80.5 	2023.
80.6 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
80.7 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
80.8 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
80.9 	source restoration and protection activities.
80.10 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
80.11 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
80.12 	including watershed hydrologic modeling; 
80.13 	maintaining and updating spatial data for 
80.14 	watershed boundaries, streams, and water 
80.15 	bodies and integrating high-resolution digital 
80.16 	elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of 
80.17 	forestry best management practices for water 
80.18 	quality. This appropriation is available until 
80.19 	June 30, 2023.
80.20 	(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
80.21 	second year are for developing county 
80.22 	geologic atlases.  This appropriation is 
80.23 	available until June 30, 2023.
80.24 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
80.25 	second year are for maintenance and updates 
80.26 	to buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
80.27 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
80.28 	government implementing buffer 
80.29 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
80.30 	units of government and made available to 
80.31 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
80.32 	Resources website. This appropriation is 
80.33 	available until June 30, 2023.

81.1 	Sec. 20. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 7, is amended to 
81.2 	read:

81.3
81.4	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	71,950,000
	$
	66,484,000
	
81.5 	(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 
81.6 	the second year are for performance-based 
81.7 	grants with multiyear implementation plans 
81.8 	to local government units. The grants may be 
81.9 	used to implement projects that protect, 
81.10 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
81.11 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
81.12 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
81.13 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
81.14 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
81.15 	under the One Watershed, One Plan or 
81.16 	metropolitan surface water management 
81.17 	frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant 
81.18 	recipients must identify a nonstate match and 
81.19 	may use other legacy funds to supplement 
81.20 	projects funded under this paragraph.
81.21 	(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 
81.22 	the second year are for grants to local 
81.23 	government units to protect and restore surface 
81.24 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
81.25 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
81.26 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
81.27 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
81.28 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
81.29 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
81.30 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
81.31 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
81.32 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
81.33 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
81.34 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
81.35 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
82.1 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
82.2 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
82.3 	management plans or their equivalents. A 
82.4 	portion of this money may be used to seek 
82.5 	administrative efficiencies through shared 
82.6 	resources by multiple local governmental 
82.7 	units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation 
82.8 	is available for land-treatment projects and 
82.9 	practices that benefit drinking water.
82.10 	(c) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000 
82.11 	the second year are for accelerated 
82.12 	implementation, local resource protection, 
82.13 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
82.14 	targeting tools that fill an identified gap, 
82.15 	program enhancements for technical 
82.16 	assistance, citizen and community outreach, 
82.17 	compliance, and training and certification.
82.18 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
82.19 	the second year are to provide state oversight 
82.20 	and accountability, evaluate and communicate 
82.21 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
82.22 	measure the value of conservation program 
82.23 	implementation by local governments, 
82.24 	including submitting to the legislature by 
82.25 	March 1 each even-numbered year a biennial 
82.26 	report prepared by the board, in consultation 
82.27 	with the commissioners of natural resources, 
82.28 	health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control 
82.29 	Agency, detailing the recipients, the projects 
82.30 	funded under this section, and the amount of 
82.31 	pollution reduced.
82.32 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
82.33 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
82.34 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
82.35 	governments in implementing and complying 
83.1 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
83.2 	requirements.
83.3 	(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 
83.4 	the second year are to purchase, restore, or 
83.5 	preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
83.6 	streams, and tributaries, by easements or 
83.7 	contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease 
83.8 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
83.9 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
83.10 	and increase infiltration for groundwater 
83.11 	recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a 
83.12 	monitoring and enforcement account.
83.13 	(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
83.14 	the second year are for permanent 
83.15 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
83.16 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
83.17 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
83.18 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
83.19 	acquisition to permanently protect 
83.20 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
83.21 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
83.22 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
83.23 	sources as described under alternative 
83.24 	management tools in the Department of 
83.25 	Agriculture's Nitrogen Fertilizer Management 
83.26 	Plan, including low-nitrogen cropping systems 
83.27 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
83.28 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
83.29 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
83.30 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
83.31 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
83.32 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
83.33 	have identified specific activities that will 
83.34 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
83.35 	with expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
84.1 	contracts. Up to $182,000 is for deposit in a 
84.2 	monitoring and enforcement account.
84.3 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
84.4 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
84.5 	panel to conduct ten restoration evaluations 
84.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
84.7 	subdivision 6.
84.8 	(i) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
84.9 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
84.10 	and grants to local governments to transition 
84.11 	local water management plans to a watershed 
84.12 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
84.13 	Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 
84.14 	114D.
84.15 	(j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
84.16 	second year are for technical assistance and 
84.17 	grants for the conservation drainage program 
84.18 	in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, 
84.19 	coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 
84.20 	103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes 
84.21 	projects to improve multipurpose water 
84.22 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
84.23 	103E.015.
84.24 	(k) $11,250,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
84.25 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
84.26 	permanent conservation sites via easements 
84.27 	or contracts to treat and store water on the land 
84.28 	for water quality improvement purposes and 
84.29 	related technical assistance. This work may 
84.30 	be done in cooperation with the United States 
84.31 	Department of Agriculture with a first-priority 
84.32 	use to accomplish a conservation reserve 
84.33 	enhancement program, or equivalent, in the 
84.34 	state. Up to $397,000 is for deposit in a 
84.35 	monitoring and enforcement account.
85.1 	(l) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
85.2 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
85.3 	conservation easements to protect lands 
85.4 	adjacent to public waters with good water 
85.5 	quality but threatened with degradation. Up 
85.6 	to $338,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and 
85.7 	enforcement account.
85.8 	(m) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
85.9 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
85.10 	program to systematically collect data and 
85.11 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
85.12 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
85.13 	wind along with tracking adoption of 
85.14 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
85.15 	to address erosion. Up to $700,000 is available 
85.16 	for grants to or contracts with the University 
85.17 	of Minnesota to complete this work.
85.18 	(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 
85.19 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
85.20 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
85.21 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
85.22 	103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil 
85.23 	and water conservation district shall receive 
85.24 	an increase in its base funding of $100,000 
85.25 	per year. Money remaining after the base 
85.26 	increase is available for grants to soil and 
85.27 	water conservation districts as determined by 
85.28 	the board based on county allocations to soil 
85.29 	and water conservation districts and amount 
85.30 	of private land and public waters. The board 
85.31 	and other agencies may reduce the amount of 
85.32 	grants to a county by an amount equal to any 
85.33 	reduction in the county's allocation to a soil 
85.34 	and water conservation district from the 
85.35 	county's previous year allocation when the 
86.1 	board determines that the reduction was 
86.2 	disproportionate. The board may use up to one 
86.3 	percent for the administration of payments.
86.4 	(o) The board must contract for delivery of 
86.5 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
86.6 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
86.7 	activities under this section for up to $500,000 
86.8 	the first year and up to $500,000 the second 
86.9 	year.
86.10 	(p) The board may shift grant, cost-share, or 
86.11 	easement funds in this section and may adjust 
86.12 	the technical and administrative assistance 
86.13 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
86.14 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
86.15 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
86.16 	identified in local water management plans.
86.17 	(q) The board must require grantees to specify 
86.18 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
86.19 	grants before any grant awards.
86.20 	(r) The appropriations in this section are 
86.21 	available until June 30, 2024 2025, except 
86.22 	grant funds are available for five years after 
86.23 	the date a grant is executed, unless the 
86.24 	commissioner of administration determines 
86.25 	that a longer duration is in the best interest of 
86.26 	the state according to Minnesota Statutes, 
86.27 	section 16B.98. Returned grant funds must be 
86.28 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
86.29 	section.

86.30 	Sec. 21. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, is amended to 
86.31 	read:

86.32	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	6,497,000
	$
	6,497,000
	
87.1 	(a) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
87.2 	the second year are for addressing public 
87.3 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
87.4 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
87.5 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
87.6 	for improving the department's capacity to 
87.7 	monitor the water quality of drinking water 
87.8 	sources and to develop interventions to 
87.9 	improve water quality, and for the 
87.10 	department's laboratory to analyze unregulated 
87.11 	contaminants. Of this amount, $400,000 the 
87.12 	first year and $400,000 the second year are 
87.13 	for the commissioner to work in cooperation 
87.14 	with the commissioners of agriculture, the 
87.15 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and 
87.16 	natural resources to sample surface water and 
87.17 	groundwater, including drinking water 
87.18 	sources, and for an assessment to evaluate 
87.19 	potential risks from microplastics and 
87.20 	nanoplastics and identify appropriate 
87.21 	follow-up actions. This appropriation is 
87.22 	available until June 30, 2024.
87.23 	(b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 
87.24 	the second year are for protecting drinking 
87.25 	water sources.
87.26 	(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
87.27 	second year are to develop and deliver 
87.28 	groundwater restoration and protection 
87.29 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
87.30 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
87.31 	provide resources to local governments for 
87.32 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
87.33 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
87.34 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
87.35 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
88.1 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
88.2 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
88.3 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
88.4 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
88.5 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
88.6 	owners.
88.7 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
88.8 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
88.9 	the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa 
88.10 	in groundwater supplies and for evaluating 
88.11 	land uses that may contribute to contamination 
88.12 	of public water systems with these pathogens.
88.13 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
88.14 	second year are to develop public health 
88.15 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
88.16 	to safe drinking water, including development 
88.17 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
88.18 	water.
88.19 	(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
88.20 	second year are to create a road map for water 
88.21 	reuse implementation in Minnesota and to 
88.22 	address research gaps by studying Minnesota 
88.23 	water reuse systems.
88.24 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
88.25 	appropriations in this section are available 
88.26 	until June 30, 2023.

88.27 	Sec. 22. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 9, is amended to 
88.28 	read:

88.29	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,375,000
	$
	1,375,000
	
88.30 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
88.31 	the second year are to implement projects that 
88.32 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
88.33 	supply, provide cost-effective regional 
89.1 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
89.2 	coordination, support local implementation of 
89.3 	water supply reliability projects, and prevent 
89.4 	degradation of groundwater resources in the 
89.5 	metropolitan area. These projects will provide 
89.6 	communities with:
89.7 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
89.8 	water use by using surface water, storm water, 
89.9 	wastewater, and groundwater;
89.10 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
89.11 	for different alternatives;
89.12 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
89.13 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
89.14 	costs;
89.15 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
89.16 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
89.17 	regionally beneficial water supply 
89.18 	development projects; and
89.19 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
89.20 	models.
89.21 	(b) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
89.22 	second year are for the water demand 
89.23 	reduction grant program to encourage 
89.24 	municipalities in the metropolitan area to 
89.25 	implement measures to reduce water demand 
89.26 	to ensure the reliability and protection of 
89.27 	drinking water supplies.
89.28 	(c) The appropriations in this section are 
89.29 	available until June 30, 2023.

89.30 	Sec. 23. MULTIPURPOSE WATER MANAGEMENT APPROPRIATION 
89.31 	EXTENSION.
 89.32 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 
89.33 	2, section 7, paragraph (k), from the clean water fund for multipurpose water management 
90.1 	projects under the conservation drainage program granted to the Greater Blue Earth River 
90.2 	Basin Alliance for a project in Waseca County is available until July 1, 2022.

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

90.4 	Sec. 24. CLEAN WATER COUNCIL; REPORT REQUIRED.
 90.5 	By January 15, 2022, the Clean Water Council must submit a report to the chairs and 
90.6 	ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and 
90.7 	divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and legacy that 
90.8 	includes an assessment of the implementation of the high-resolution digital elevation data 
90.9 	developed with the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 5, paragraph 
90.10 	(d), and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 6, paragraph (h).

90.11 	ARTICLE 3
90.12 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

90.13	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
90.14 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
90.15 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
90.16 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
90.17 	"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
90.18 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The 
90.19 	first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is 
90.20 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023. These are onetime appropriations.

90.21				APPROPRIATIONS
	
90.22				Available for the Year
	
90.23				Ending June 30
	
90.24					2022
		2023

90.25	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

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

90.29	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
90.30 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
90.31 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
90.32 	related to and necessary for a specific 
91.1 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
91.2 	article must be spent in accordance with 
91.3 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
91.4 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
91.5 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
91.6 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
91.7 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2022 
91.8 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
91.9 	2024, and fiscal year 2023 appropriations are 
91.10 	available until June 30, 2025. If a project 
91.11 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
91.12 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
91.13 	availability of federal funding.

91.14	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
91.15 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
91.16 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
91.17 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
91.18 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
91.19 	committees, and commissions, should make 
91.20 	progress toward providing people with 
91.21 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
91.22 	publications, and digital media related to the 
91.23 	programs the recipient funds using 
91.24 	appropriations made in this article.

91.25
91.26	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	33,081,000
	$
	33,735,000
	
91.27 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000 
91.28 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
91.29 	areas, and trails to:
91.30 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
91.31 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
91.32 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
92.1 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
92.2 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
92.3 	parks and trails legacy plan.
92.4 	(b) $10,857,000 the first year and $11,074,000 
92.5 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
92.6 	trails of regional significance outside the 
92.7 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
92.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
92.9 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
92.10 	on the lists of recommended projects 
92.11 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
92.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
92.13 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
92.14 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
92.15 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
92.16 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
92.17 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
92.18 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
92.19 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
92.20 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
92.21 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
92.22 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
92.23 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
92.24 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
92.25 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
92.26 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
92.27 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
92.28 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
92.29 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
92.30 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
92.31 	$456,000 the first year and $456,000 the 
92.32 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
92.33 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
92.34 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
92.35 	section 85.536, including the continued 
92.36 	development of a statewide system plan for 
93.1 	regional parks and trails outside the 
93.2 	seven-county metropolitan area.
93.3 	(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
93.4 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
93.5 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
93.6 	contains the commission's recommendations 
93.7 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
93.8 	fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking 
93.9 	minority members of the legislative 
93.10 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
93.11 	over the environment and natural resources 
93.12 	and the parks and trails fund.
93.13 	(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
93.14 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
93.15 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
93.16 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
93.17 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
93.18 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
93.19 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
93.20 	minority members of the legislative 
93.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
93.22 	over the environment and natural resources 
93.23 	and the parks and trails fund.
93.24 	(e) $512,000 the first year and $512,000 the 
93.25 	second year are for coordination and projects 
93.26 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
93.27 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
93.28 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
93.29 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
93.30 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
93.31 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
93.32 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
93.33 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
93.34 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
93.35 	activities under this section for at least 
94.1 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
94.2 	second year.
94.3 	(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
94.4 	this section must give consideration to 
94.5 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
94.6 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
94.7 	other activities.

94.8	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	21,712,000
	$
	22,149,000
	
94.9 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000 
94.10 	the second year are for distribution according 
94.11 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
94.12 	subdivision 3.
94.13 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
94.14 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
94.15 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
94.16 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
94.17 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
94.18 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
94.19 	under this section must be substantially 
94.20 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
94.21 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
94.22 	Any money remaining after completing the 
94.23 	listed projects may be spent by the 
94.24 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
94.25 	parks and trails.
94.26 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
94.27 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
94.28 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
94.29 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
94.30 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
94.31 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
94.32 	appropriations under this section must give 
94.33 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
95.1 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
95.2 	and other activities.

95.3	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
95.4 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
95.5 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
95.6 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
95.7 	3.303, subdivision 10.

95.8 	Sec. 6. PROCTOR-HERMANTOWN MUNGER TRAIL SPUR; EXTENSION.
 95.9 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
95.10 	(b), from the parks and trails fund granted to the city of Hermantown for the 
95.11 	Proctor-Hermantown Munger Trail Spur project is available until June 30, 2022.

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

95.13 	Sec. 7. COORDINATION AND PROJECTS; EXTENSION.
 95.14 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
95.15 	(e), from the parks and trails fund for coordination and projects between the department, 
95.16 	the Metropolitan Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; 
95.17 	enhanced web-based information for park and trail users; and support of activities of the 
95.18 	Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is available until June 30, 2022.

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

95.20 	ARTICLE 4
95.21 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

95.22	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
95.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
95.24 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
95.25 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
95.26 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in 
95.27 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
95.28 	year ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
95.29 	2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
95.30 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

95.31				APPROPRIATIONS
	
95.32				Available for the Year
	
96.1				Ending June 30
	
96.2					2022
		2023

96.3	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

96.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	73,132,000
	$
	76,617,000
	
96.5 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
96.6 	purpose are specified in the following 
96.7 	subdivisions.

96.8	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
96.9 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
96.10 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
96.11 	related to and necessary for a specific 
96.12 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
96.13 	article must not be spent on institutional 
96.14 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
96.15 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
96.16 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
96.17 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
96.18 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
96.19 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
96.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
96.21 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
96.22 	article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are 
96.23 	available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year 
96.24 	2023 appropriations are available until June 
96.25 	30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds, 
96.26 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
96.27 	equal the availability of federal funding.

96.28	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		34,372,000
		36,010,000
	
96.29 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
96.30 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
96.31 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
96.32 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
96.33 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
96.34 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
96.35 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
97.1 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
97.2 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
97.3 	funding. Each grant program established in 
97.4 	this appropriation must be separately 
97.5 	administered from other state appropriations 
97.6 	for program planning and outcome 
97.7 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
97.8 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
97.9 	of applicants and grant award size.

97.10	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
97.11 	$27,497,000 the first year and $28,808,000 
97.12 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
97.13 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
97.14 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
97.15 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
97.16 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
97.17 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
97.18 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
97.19 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
97.20 	community and public life in this state.

97.21	(c) Arts Education
					
97.22 	$5,156,000 the first year and $5,401,000 the 
97.23 	second year are for high-quality, 
97.24 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
97.25 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
97.26 	understanding of the arts.

97.27	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
97.28 	$1,719,000 the first year and $1,801,000 the 
97.29 	second year are for events and activities that 
97.30 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
97.31 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
97.32 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
97.33 	represented in this state.
98.1 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
98.2 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
98.3 	board for administering grant programs, 
98.4 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
98.5 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
98.6 	ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2022 and 
98.7 	fiscal year 2023.
98.8 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
98.9 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
98.10 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
98.11 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
98.12 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
98.13 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
98.14 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
98.15 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
98.16 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
98.17 	regions of the state.
98.18 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
98.19 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
98.20 	cancel but is available the second year.

98.21	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,588,000
		17,497,000
	
98.22 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
98.23 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
98.24 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
98.25 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
98.26 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
98.27 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
98.28 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
98.29 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
98.30 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
98.31 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
98.32 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
98.33 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
98.34 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
98.35 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
99.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
99.2 	historic preservation projects that improve 
99.3 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
99.4 	until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota Historical 
99.5 	Society or grant recipients of the Minnesota 
99.6 	Historical Society using arts and cultural 
99.7 	heritage funds under this subdivision must 
99.8 	give consideration to Conservation Corps 
99.9 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
99.10 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
99.11 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
99.12 	the potential to need historic preservation 
99.13 	services.

99.14	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

99.15	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
99.16 	$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the 
99.17 	second year are for statewide historic and 
99.18 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
99.19 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
99.20 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
99.21 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
99.22 	through a competitive grant process. The 
99.23 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
99.24 	the money using established grant 
99.25 	mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory 
99.26 	committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 
99.27 	172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, 
99.28 	paragraph (b), item (ii).

99.29	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
99.30 	$6,213,000 the first year and $6,990,000 the 
99.31 	second year are for historic and cultural 
99.32 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
99.33 	of the state. Of this amount, $213,000 the first 
99.34 	year must be used by the Board of Directors 
99.35 	of the Minnesota Historical Society to either 
100.1 	produce or purchase and distribute a book to 
100.2 	engage and educate elementary school students 
100.3 	on Minnesota's natural resources, legacy, 
100.4 	culture, and history. The book should be made 
100.5 	available cost-free to educators and libraries 
100.6 	and through state historical society sites to 
100.7 	provide to a targeted grade of elementary 
100.8 	school students.

100.9	(3) History Partnerships
					
100.10 	$2,450,000 the first year and $2,550,000 the 
100.11 	second year are for history partnerships 
100.12 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
100.13 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
100.14 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
100.15 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
100.16 	the state.

100.17
100.18	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
100.19 	$475,000 the first year and $525,000 the 
100.20 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
100.21 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
100.22 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
100.23 	of historical, archaeological, and cultural 
100.24 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
100.25 	investigations must be published in a 
100.26 	searchable form and available to the public 
100.27 	cost-free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
100.28 	the Office of the State Archaeologist, the 
100.29 	Indian Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
100.30 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
100.31 	representative to an oversight board to select 
100.32 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
100.33 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
100.34 	must consult with the Department of 
101.1 	Transportation and Department of Natural 
101.2 	Resources.

101.3	(5) Digital Library
					
101.4 	$368,000 the first year and $382,000 the 
101.5 	second year are for a digital library project to 
101.6 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
101.7 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
101.8 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
101.9 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
101.10 	system and must jointly share this 
101.11 	appropriation for these purposes.

101.12	(6) Grants
					
101.13 	(i) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
101.14 	Litchfield Opera House to restore and renovate 
101.15 	the historic Litchfield Opera House.
101.16 	(ii) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to 
101.17 	the city of South St. Paul to relocate the 
101.18 	gatehouses in the BridgePoint Business Park 
101.19 	that remain from the Armour & Company 
101.20 	meatpacking campus.

101.21	(c) Balance Remaining
					
101.22 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
101.23 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
101.24 	but is available the second year.

101.25	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,710,000
		2,710,000
	
101.26 	(a) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
101.27 	the second year are appropriated to the 
101.28 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
101.29 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
101.30 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
101.31 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
101.32 	Minnesota. This money must be allocated 
101.33 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
102.1 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
102.2 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
102.3 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
102.4 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
102.5 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
102.6 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
102.7 	means a public library, a regional library 
102.8 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
102.9 	a county, or an outreach service program. This 
102.10 	money may be used to sponsor programs 
102.11 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
102.12 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
102.13 	programs for programs in partnership with 
102.14 	regional libraries. This money must be 
102.15 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
102.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
102.17 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
102.18 	before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in 
102.19 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
102.20 	2025.
102.21 	(b) $110,000 each year is appropriated to the 
102.22 	commissioner of education for a water safety 
102.23 	grant program. The commissioner of education 
102.24 	must allocate grants to eligible applicants. 
102.25 	Eligible applicants include nonprofit 
102.26 	organizations and city and county parks and 
102.27 	recreation programs providing swimming 
102.28 	lessons to youth. Eligible applicants are not 
102.29 	required to partner with other entities. Grant 
102.30 	funds must primarily be used to provide 
102.31 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
102.32 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
102.33 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
102.34 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
102.35 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
102.36 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
103.1 	and instruction. This appropriation is available 
103.2 	until June 30, 2023.
103.3 	(c) $100,000 each year is appropriated to the 
103.4 	commissioner of education for a grant to the 
103.5 	entity designated by the Library of Congress 
103.6 	as the Minnesota Center for the Book to 
103.7 	provide statewide programming related to the 
103.8 	Minnesota Book Awards and for additional 
103.9 	programming throughout the state related to 
103.10 	the Center for the Book designation.

103.11	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,383,000
		11,225,000
	
103.12 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
103.13 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
103.14 	administration for grants to the named 
103.15 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
103.16 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
103.17 	administration may use a portion of this 
103.18 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
103.19 	to and necessary for the administration of 
103.20 	grants in this subdivision.
103.21 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
103.22 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
103.23 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
103.24 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
103.25 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
103.26 	sources of funding.

103.27	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
103.28 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the 
103.29 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
103.30 	to create programming and expand news 
103.31 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
103.32 	history.

103.33
103.34	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
104.1 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 the 
104.2 	second year are to the Association of 
104.3 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
104.4 	for production and acquisition grants in 
104.5 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
104.6 	129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000 the first 
104.7 	year is for statewide programming to produce 
104.8 	and distribute the Veterans' Voices program 
104.9 	to educate and engage communities regarding 
104.10 	Minnesota veterans' contributions, knowledge, 
104.11 	skills, and experiences with an emphasis on 
104.12 	the untold stories of veterans from diverse 
104.13 	communities. The funds are available until 
104.14 	June 30, 2023.

104.15	(e) Public Television
					
104.16 	$4,460,000 the first year and $4,460,000 the 
104.17 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
104.18 	Television Association for production and 
104.19 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
104.20 	Statutes, section 129D.18.

104.21	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
104.22 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
104.23 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry for the 
104.24 	Canoemobile program, which provides 
104.25 	students with an outdoor educational 
104.26 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
104.27 	graduation standards.

104.28	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
104.29 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
104.30 	second year are for a grant to the Como Park 
104.31 	Zoo and Conservatory for program 
104.32 	development that features education programs 
104.33 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
105.1 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
105.2 	garden access and preservation.

105.3	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
105.4 	$700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
105.5 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
105.6 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
105.7 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
105.8 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
105.9 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
105.10 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
105.11 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

105.12	(i) Appetite for Change
					
105.13 	$75,000 each year is to the nonprofit Appetite 
105.14 	for Change for the Community Cooks 
105.15 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
105.16 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
105.17 	Minnesota.

105.18	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
105.19 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
105.20 	year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to develop 
105.21 	educational exhibits and programs.

105.22	(k) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
105.23 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
105.24 	year are for a grant to Midwest Outdoors 
105.25 	Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's outdoor 
105.26 	history, culture, and heritage by connecting 
105.27 	individuals and youth with disabilities to the 
105.28 	state's natural resources.

105.29	(l) Veterans Memorial Grants
					
105.30 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
105.31 	year are for a competitive grants program to 
105.32 	provide grants to local units of government 
105.33 	for veterans memorials to preserve the culture 
106.1 	and heritage of Minnesota. The local unit of 
106.2 	government must provide a nonstate cash 
106.3 	match equal to the amount of the grant 
106.4 	received under this paragraph.

106.5	(m) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
					
106.6 	$128,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
106.7 	Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine 
106.8 	Lake in Washington County for landscape 
106.9 	improvements around the new cabins, 
106.10 	including a retaining wall around a water 
106.11 	drainage holding pond and security fencing 
106.12 	with vehicle control gates along the entrance 
106.13 	road.

106.14	(n) The TAP
					
106.15 	$15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second 
106.16 	year are for a grant to The TAP in St. Paul to 
106.17 	support mental health in disability 
106.18 	communities through spoken art forms, 
106.19 	community supports, and community 
106.20 	engagement.

106.21	(o) Kasson WPA Restoration
					
106.22 	$30,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
106.23 	of Kasson to restore the wall and pillars of the 
106.24 	historical Works Progress Administration 
106.25 	(WPA) project at Veterans Memorial Park.

106.26	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,900,000
		2,000,000
	
106.27 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
106.28 	appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological 
106.29 	Board for programs and development of the 
106.30 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide 
106.31 	access and education related to programs on 
106.32 	the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

106.33	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		4,775,000
		4,775,000
	
107.1 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
107.2 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
107.3 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
107.4 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
107.5 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
107.6 	following grants, and up to five percent of the 
107.7 	appropriations specific to competitive grants 
107.8 	programs, to cover the cost of administering, 
107.9 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
107.10 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
107.11 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
107.12 	under this subdivision and must submit the 
107.13 	plan for review and approval by the 
107.14 	commissioner of administration. The written 
107.15 	plan must require the Minnesota Humanities 
107.16 	Center to create and adhere to grant policies 
107.17 	that are similar to those established according 
107.18 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
107.19 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
107.20 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
107.21 	be used for travel outside the state of 
107.22 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
107.23 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
107.24 	the grant agreement.

107.25	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
107.26 	$1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the 
107.27 	second year are for programs and purposes of 
107.28 	the Minnesota Humanities Center.

107.29	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
107.30 	$925,000 the first year and $925,000 the 
107.31 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
107.32 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
107.33 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
107.34 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
108.1 	(1) $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
108.2 	second year are for the Minnesota Children's 
108.3 	Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach 
108.4 	programs on arts and cultural heritage; and
108.5 	(2) $550,000 each year is for grants to other 
108.6 	children's museums to be distributed through 
108.7 	a competitive grant process for program 
108.8 	development. The Minnesota Humanities 
108.9 	Center must administer these funds using 
108.10 	established mechanisms.

108.11
108.12	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
108.13 	$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the 
108.14 	second year are for a competitive grants 
108.15 	program to provide grants to organizations or 
108.16 	individuals working to create, celebrate, and 
108.17 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of diverse 
108.18 	Minnesota communities, including but not 
108.19 	limited to Asian and Pacific Island 
108.20 	communities, the Somali diaspora and other 
108.21 	African immigrant communities, Indigenous 
108.22 	communities with a focus on the 11 Tribes in 
108.23 	Minnesota, the African American community, 
108.24 	the Latinx community, and other 
108.25 	underrepresented cultural groups, including 
108.26 	communities of Black, Indigenous, and people 
108.27 	of color, to celebrate the cultural diversity of 
108.28 	Minnesota. An individual or organization that 
108.29 	receives a grant under this paragraph must do 
108.30 	at least one of the following:
108.31 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
108.32 	Minnesota;
108.33 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
108.34 	cultural diversity;
109.1 	(3) support the development of culturally 
109.2 	diverse humanities programming by 
109.3 	individuals and organizations; or
109.4 	(4) empower communities in building identity 
109.5 	and culture.

109.6	(e) Civics Programs
					
109.7 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
109.8 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
109.9 	Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic 
109.10 	Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy 
109.11 	Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government 
109.12 	to conduct civics education programs for the 
109.13 	civic and cultural development of Minnesota 
109.14 	youth. Civics education is the study of 
109.15 	constitutional principles and the democratic 
109.16 	foundation of our national, state, and local 
109.17 	institutions and the study of political processes 
109.18 	and structures of government, grounded in the 
109.19 	understanding of constitutional government 
109.20 	under the rule of law.

109.21	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
109.22 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
109.23 	second year are appropriated to the Indian 
109.24 	Affairs Council for grants for preserving 
109.25 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and for 
109.26 	protecting Indian graves. The money must be 
109.27 	distributed as follows:
109.28 	(1) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
109.29 	second year are to provide grants to Minnesota 
109.30 	Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe 
109.31 	Indian languages and to foster education 
109.32 	programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe 
109.33 	languages;
110.1 	(2) $460,000 the first year and $460,000 the 
110.2 	second year are for grants to Dakota and 
110.3 	Ojibwe Indian language immersion 
110.4 	educational institutions;
110.5 	(3) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
110.6 	second year are to provide grants to preserve 
110.7 	the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages 
110.8 	through support of projects and services and 
110.9 	to support educational programs and 
110.10 	immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
110.11 	Indian languages;
110.12 	(4) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
110.13 	second year are to the Indian Affairs Council 
110.14 	for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
110.15 	working group coordinated by the Indian 
110.16 	Affairs Council; and
110.17 	(5) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
110.18 	second year are to carry out responsibilities 
110.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to 
110.20 	comply with Public Law 101-601, the federal 
110.21 	Native American Graves Protection and 
110.22 	Repatriation Act.

110.23	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		400,000
		400,000
	
110.24 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
110.25 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to 
110.26 	county agricultural societies to enhance arts 
110.27 	access and education and to preserve and 
110.28 	promote Minnesota's history and cultural 
110.29 	heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The 
110.30 	grants must be distributed in equal amounts 
110.31 	to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are 
110.32 	in addition to the aid distribution to county 
110.33 	agricultural societies under Minnesota 
110.34 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
111.1 	agriculture must develop grant-making criteria 
111.2 	and guidance for expending money under this 
111.3 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
111.4 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
111.5 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
111.6 	heritage. The commissioner must seek input 
111.7 	from all interested parties.

111.8	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
111.9 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
111.10 	for the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
111.11 	to maintain the website required under 
111.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
111.13 	10.

111.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
111.15 		Subdivision 1.Agreement. (a) Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered 
111.16 	into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any 
111.17 	power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including those which are 
111.18 	the same except for the territorial limits within which they may be exercised. The agreement 
111.19 	may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating governmental 
111.20 	units on behalf of the other participating units.
111.21 	(b) The term "governmental unit" as used in this section includes every city, county, 
111.22 	town, school district, service cooperative under section 123A.21, independent nonprofit 
111.23 	firefighting corporation, other political subdivision of this or another state, another state, 
111.24 	federally recognized Indian Tribe, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical 
111.25 	Society, historic preservation corps under paragraph (c), nonprofit hospitals licensed under 
111.26 	sections 144.50 to 144.56, rehabilitation facilities and extended employment providers that 
111.27 	are certified by the commissioner of employment and economic development, day and 
111.28 	supported employment services licensed under chapter 245D, and any agency of the state 
111.29 	of Minnesota or the United States, and includes any instrumentality of a governmental unit. 
111.30 	For the purpose of this section, an instrumentality of a governmental unit means an 
111.31 	instrumentality having independent policy-making and appropriating authority.
111.32 	(c) For purposes of this section, "historic preservation corps" means a nonprofit 
111.33 	corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provides on-the-job 
111.34 	training and workforce development skills to youth and young adults by engaging them in 
112.1 	repairing and maintaining historic structures, buildings, and sites. Historic preservation 
112.2 	corps are governmental units for the purposes of this section and have the rights and liabilities 
112.3 	available under this section.

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

112.6	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,561,000
		10,050,000
	
112.7 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
112.8 	commissioner of administration for grants to 
112.9 	the named organizations for the purposes 
112.10 	specified in this subdivision. The 
112.11 	commissioner of administration may use a 
112.12 	portion of this appropriation for costs that are 
112.13 	directly related to and necessary to the 
112.14 	administration of grants in this subdivision.
112.15 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
112.16 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
112.17 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
112.18 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
112.19 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
112.20 	sources of funding.

112.21	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
112.22 	$1,700,000 the first year and $1,775,000 the 
112.23 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
112.24 	to create programming and expand news 
112.25 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
112.26 	history.

112.27
112.28	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
112.29 	$1,775,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the 
112.30 	second year are to the Association of 
112.31 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
112.32 	for production and acquisition grants in 
112.33 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
113.1 	129D.19. Of this amount, $75,000 the first 
113.2 	year is for the Veterans' Voices program to 
113.3 	educate and engage communities regarding 
113.4 	veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and 
113.5 	experiences with an emphasis on Korean War 
113.6 	veterans.

113.7	(e) Public Television
					
113.8 	$4,895,000 the first year and $4,025,000 the 
113.9 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
113.10 	Television Association for production and 
113.11 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
113.12 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of this amount, 
113.13 	$950,000 the first year is for a grant to Twin 
113.14 	Cities Public Television to produce Minnesota 
113.15 	Journeys: Capturing, Sharing, and 
113.16 	Understanding Our Immigration History.

113.17	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
113.18 	$375,000 each year is to Wilderness Inquiry 
113.19 	for the Canoemobile program, which provides 
113.20 	students with an outdoor educational 
113.21 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
113.22 	graduation standards.

113.23	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
113.24 	$1,350,000 each year is for a grant to the 
113.25 	Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for program 
113.26 	development that features education programs 
113.27 	and habitat enhancement, special exhibits, 
113.28 	music appreciation programs, and historical 
113.29 	garden access and preservation.

113.30	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
113.31 	$650,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
113.32 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
113.33 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
113.34 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
114.1 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
114.2 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
114.3 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

114.4	(i) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
114.5 	$75,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
114.6 	Center to prepare and construct an exhibit 
114.7 	demonstrating the role of water in Minnesota's 
114.8 	history and cultural heritage.

114.9	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
114.10 	$75,000 each year is to the Lake Superior Zoo 
114.11 	to develop educational exhibits and programs.

114.12	(k) Phalen Park China Garden
					
114.13 	$400,000 the first year is to the city of St. Paul 
114.14 	to design and develop the Chinese garden in 
114.15 	Phalen Park in collaboration with local artists 
114.16 	and members of the local Hmong community 
114.17 	including cultural leaders who understand the 
114.18 	traditional Hmong landscaping and building 
114.19 	practices and a local artist that can help tell 
114.20 	the Hmong experience. An individual or 
114.21 	professional contracted to provide goods or 
114.22 	services under this paragraph must be a 
114.23 	resident of Minnesota. This appropriation is 
114.24 	available until June 30, 2023.

114.25	(l) Green Giant Museum
					
114.26 	$141,000 the first year is to the city of Blue 
114.27 	Earth for exhibits and programming for the 
114.28 	Green Giant Museum to preserve the culture 
114.29 	and agricultural history of Minnesota.

114.30	(m) Martin County Veterans Memorial
					
114.31 	$100,000 the first year is to Martin County to 
114.32 	design and construct a memorial to those who 
114.33 	have served in the military of the United States 
115.1 	of America and those who have died in the 
115.2 	line of duty. This appropriation is not available 
115.3 	until the commissioner of management and 
115.4 	budget has determined that at least an equal 
115.5 	amount has been committed to the project 
115.6 	from nonstate sources to complete the project.

115.7	(n) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
115.8 	$25,000 each year is for a grant to Midwest 
115.9 	Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's 
115.10 	outdoor history, culture, and heritage by 
115.11 	connecting individuals and youth with 
115.12 	disabilities to the state's natural resources.

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