1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund, clean water 
1.3 	fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; modifying terms 
1.4 	of Clean Water Council; modifying prior appropriations;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivisions 2, 7; Laws 2019, First Special Session 
1.6 	chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4; Laws 2021, First Special Session 
1.7 	chapter 1, article 3, sections 2, subdivision 1; 3; 4; 7; article 4, section 2.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	ARTICLE 1
1.10 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

1.19				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.20				Available for the Year
	
1.21				Ending June 30
	
1.22					2022
		2023

1.23	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	159,049,000
	
2.1 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.2 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.4 	subdivisions.

2.5	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		35,033,000

2.6
2.7	(a) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XIV
					
2.8 	$5,660,000 the second year is to the 
2.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.10 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.11 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.12 	wildlife management area purposes under 
2.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.14 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.15 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.16 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.17 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.19 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
2.20 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
2.21 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

2.22	(b) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase IV
					
2.23 	$4,536,000 the second year is to the Board of 
2.24 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
2.25 	permanent conservation easements and to 
2.26 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
2.27 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
2.28 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $73,000 is to 
2.29 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
2.30 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
2.31 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
2.33 	conservation easements must be provided as 
2.34 	part of the final report.

3.1
3.2	(c) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase VIII
					
3.3 	$4,440,000 the second year is to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.5 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
3.6 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
3.7 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
3.8 	restore and enhance lands within the southern 
3.9 	Red River Valley for wildlife management 
3.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.11 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or lands to be 
3.12 	designated and managed as waterfowl 
3.13 	production areas in Minnesota, in cooperation 
3.14 	with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
3.15 	Service. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.16 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.17 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.18 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.20 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
3.21 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.22 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

3.23
3.24	(d) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase 
XII
					
3.25 	$4,512,000 the second year is to the 
3.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.27 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.28 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
3.29 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
3.30 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
3.31 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
3.32 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
3.33 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
3.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
3.35 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
3.36 	income statements and balance sheets for 
4.1 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
4.2 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
4.3 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
4.4 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
4.5 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
4.6 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
4.7 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
4.8 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
4.9 	consistent with the priorities identified in the 
4.10 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

4.11
4.12	(e) Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes, 
Phase II
					
4.13 	$2,557,000 the second year is to the 
4.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.15 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
4.16 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
4.17 	Grouse Society, to acquire land in fee under 
4.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.19 	subdivision 8, and restore and enhance lands 
4.20 	for wildlife management purposes. A list of 
4.21 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
4.22 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

4.23
4.24	(f) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
X
					
4.25 	$4,392,000 the second year is to the Board of 
4.26 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
4.27 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
4.28 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.29 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
4.30 	habitat by expanding the riparian buffer 
4.31 	program under the clean water fund for 
4.32 	additional wildlife benefits from buffers on 
4.33 	private land. Of this amount, up to $111,000 
4.34 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
4.35 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
4.36 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.1 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
5.2 	conservation easements must be provided as 
5.3 	part of the final report.

5.4
5.5	(g) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase XIII
					
5.6 	$3,870,000 the second year is to the 
5.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.8 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
5.9 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
5.10 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
5.11 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
5.12 	and enhance lands within the Northern 
5.13 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
5.14 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
5.15 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
5.16 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.17 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.18 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.19 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.20 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.21 	native prairie. A list of proposed land 
5.22 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
5.23 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
5.24 	consistent with the priorities in the Minnesota 
5.25 	Prairie Conservation Plan.

5.26
5.27	(h) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase VI
					
5.28 	$1,978,000 the second year is to the 
5.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.30 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
5.31 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
5.32 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
5.33 	and Watonwan Counties for wildlife 
5.34 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
5.35 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, as 
5.36 	follows: $1,512,000 to Fox Lake Conservation 
6.1 	League, Inc.; $417,000 to Ducks Unlimited; 
6.2 	and $49,000 to The Conservation Fund. A list 
6.3 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
6.4 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

6.5	(i) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XIV
					
6.6 	$3,088,000 the second year is to the 
6.7 	commissioner of natural resources to 
6.8 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
6.9 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
6.10 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
6.11 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
6.12 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
6.13 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
6.14 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
6.15 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
6.16 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
6.17 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
6.18 	of the required accomplishment plan.

6.19	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-
		13,261,000

6.20
6.21	(a) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project, Phase 
II
					
6.22 	$4,585,000 the second year is to the 
6.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.24 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
6.25 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
6.26 	Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to 
6.27 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.28 	and restore and enhance degraded forests in 
6.29 	Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, 
6.30 	Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this 
6.31 	amount, up to $179,000 is to the easement 
6.32 	holder to establish a monitoring and 
6.33 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.34 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.35 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
7.1 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
7.2 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
7.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.4 	accomplishment plan.

7.5
7.6	(b) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase X
					
7.7 	$2,983,000 the second year is to the Board of 
7.8 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
7.9 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
7.10 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
7.11 	conservation easements and restore and 
7.12 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
7.13 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
7.14 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
7.15 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $189,000 to the 
7.16 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
7.17 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
7.18 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
7.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
7.21 	conservation easements must be provided as 
7.22 	part of the final report.

7.23	(c) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase IX
					
7.24 	$2,501,000 the second year is to the 
7.25 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
7.26 	lands in conservation easements and to restore 
7.27 	and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
7.28 	habitat through working forest permanent 
7.29 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
7.30 	forests for the future program according to 
7.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
7.32 	conservation easement acquired with money 
7.33 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
7.34 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.35 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
8.1 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
8.2 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
8.3 	$220,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
8.4 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.5 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.6 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
8.7 	list of proposed land acquisitions must be 
8.8 	provided as part of the required 
8.9 	accomplishment plan. A list of permanent 
8.10 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.11 	part of the final report.

8.12	(d) Big Woods Protection at Stieg Woods
					
8.13 	$1,020,000 the second year is to the 
8.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.15 	agreement with the city of Rogers to acquire 
8.16 	land in fee and restore and enhance forest 
8.17 	habitat for wildlife in Hennepin County. A list 
8.18 	of proposed acquisitions, restorations, and 
8.19 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
8.20 	required accomplishment plan.

8.21	(e) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
					
8.22 	$2,172,000 the second year is to the 
8.23 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
8.24 	and enhance wildlife habitat within the 
8.25 	northern forest region in wildlife management 
8.26 	areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic 
8.27 	management areas, and state forests. A list of 
8.28 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
8.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.30 	accomplishment plan.

8.31	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		-0-
		26,771,000

8.32
8.33	(a) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIV
					
9.1 	$5,537,000 the second year is to the 
9.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.3 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
9.4 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
9.5 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
9.6 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
9.7 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
9.8 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
9.9 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.10 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

9.11
9.12	(b) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VII
					
9.13 	$3,330,000 the second year is to the 
9.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.15 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.16 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.17 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
9.18 	other habitat on permanently protected 
9.19 	conservation easements within high-priority 
9.20 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie and 
9.21 	forest/prairie transition regions. Of this 
9.22 	amount, up to $240,000 is to establish a 
9.23 	monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved 
9.24 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
9.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
9.26 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.27 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
9.28 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
9.29 	provided as part of the required 
9.30 	accomplishment plan.

9.31	(c) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase VIII
					
9.32 	$1,470,000 the second year is to the Board of 
9.33 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
9.34 	permanent conservation easements on 
9.35 	wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
10.1 	wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
10.2 	to $91,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
10.3 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.4 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.5 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
10.6 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
10.7 	be provided as part of the final report.

10.8
10.9	(d) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase XI
					
10.10 	$4,779,000 the second year is to the 
10.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.12 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
10.13 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
10.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
10.15 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
10.16 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
10.17 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
10.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.19 	accomplishment plan.

10.20	(e) RIM Wetlands, Phase XI
					
10.21 	$4,199,000 the second year is to the Board of 
10.22 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
10.23 	permanent conservation easements and to 
10.24 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
10.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
10.26 	Of this amount, up to $78,000 is to establish 
10.27 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
10.28 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
10.29 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.30 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
10.31 	conservation easements must be provided as 
10.32 	part of the final report.

10.33
10.34	(f) Living Shallow Lake Enhancement and 
Wetland Restoration Initiative, Phase VIII
					
11.1 	$5,155,000 the second year is to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.3 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
11.4 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
11.5 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
11.6 	conservation easement for wildlife 
11.7 	management. A list of proposed shallow lake 
11.8 	enhancements and wetland restorations must 
11.9 	be provided as part of the required 
11.10 	accomplishment plan.

11.11
11.12	(g) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XIV
					
11.13 	$2,301,000 the second year is to the 
11.14 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
11.15 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
11.16 	statewide. A list of proposed shallow lake and 
11.17 	wetland restorations and enhancements must 
11.18 	be provided as part of the required 
11.19 	accomplishment plan.

11.20	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		83,361,000

11.21
11.22	(a) Dakota County Habitat 
Protection/Restoration, Phase VIII
					
11.23 	$6,066,000 the second year is to the 
11.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.25 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
11.26 	permanent conservation easements and land 
11.27 	in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and 
11.28 	other wildlife habitats in Dakota County. A 
11.29 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
11.30 	restorations and enhancements must be 
11.31 	provided as part of the required 
11.32 	accomplishment plan.

11.33	(b) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water
					
11.34 	$2,358,000 the second year is to the Board of 
11.35 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
12.1 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
12.2 	and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One 
12.3 	Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to 
12.4 	wildlife and clean water. Up to $65,000 of the 
12.5 	total amount is to establish a monitoring and 
12.6 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.7 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.8 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
12.9 	list of proposed acquisitions must be included 
12.10 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

12.11
12.12	(c) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore, Phase II
					
12.13 	$3,395,000 the second year is to the 
12.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.15 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.16 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.17 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
12.18 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
12.19 	Of this amount, up to $240,000 is to establish 
12.20 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
12.21 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
12.22 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.24 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
12.25 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.26 	provided as part of the required 
12.27 	accomplishment plan.

12.28
12.29	(d) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase X
					
12.30 	$5,358,000 the second year is to the 
12.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.32 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,817,000 to The 
12.33 	Nature Conservancy to acquire lands in fee 
12.34 	for wildlife management under Minnesota 
12.35 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; for 
12.36 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
13.1 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; for 
13.2 	state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.3 	86A.05, subdivision 7; and for aquatic 
13.4 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.5 	section 86A.05, subdivision 14, and to restore 
13.6 	and enhance wildlife habitat; (2) $1,430,000 
13.7 	to The Trust for Public Land to acquire lands 
13.8 	in fee for wildlife management under 
13.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.10 	subdivision 8; for scientific and natural areas 
13.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.12 	subdivision 5; for state forests under 
13.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
13.14 	subdivision 7; and for aquatic management 
13.15 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.16 	86A.05, subdivision 14; and (3) $2,111,000 
13.17 	to Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent 
13.18 	conservation easements and to restore and 
13.19 	enhance wildlife habitat, of which $216,000 
13.20 	is to establish 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 proposed 
13.24 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
13.25 	the required accomplishment plan.

13.26
13.27	(e) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase VII
					
13.28 	$5,465,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
13.29 	in fee and permanent conservation easements 
13.30 	and to restore wildlife habitat in the 
13.31 	Mississippi headwaters. Of this amount, (1) 
13.32 	$3,814,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
13.33 	resources for agreements as follows: $54,000 
13.34 	is to the Mississippi Headwaters Board and 
13.35 	$3,760,000 is to The Trust for Public Land; 
13.36 	and (2) $1,651,000 is to the Board of Water 
14.1 	and Soil Resources, of which up to $150,000 
14.2 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
14.3 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
14.4 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.5 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
14.6 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
14.7 	required accomplishment plan.

14.8
14.9	(f) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase XI
					
14.10 	$1,438,000 the second year is to the 
14.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.12 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
14.13 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
14.14 	to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell 
14.15 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
14.16 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
14.17 	must be provided as part of the required 
14.18 	accomplishment plan.

14.19
14.20
14.21	(g) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XIV
					
14.22 	$1,426,000 the second year is to the 
14.23 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.24 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
14.25 	wildlife management purposes under 
14.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.27 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
14.28 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
14.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.30 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
14.31 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
14.32 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
14.33 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
14.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
14.35 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
15.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
15.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.3
15.4	(h) Cannon River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase XI
					
15.5 	$2,636,000 the second year is to the 
15.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.7 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in 
15.8 	cooperation with Great River Greening and 
15.9 	Clean River Partners, to acquire lands in fee 
15.10 	in the Cannon River watershed for wildlife 
15.11 	management under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.12 	86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee 
15.13 	for aquatic management purposes under 
15.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
15.15 	subdivision 14; to acquire lands in fee for 
15.16 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
15.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to 
15.18 	acquire lands in fee for state forests under 
15.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
15.20 	subdivision 7; to acquire lands in fee for 
15.21 	county forests or natural areas; and to restore 
15.22 	and enhance lands in the Cannon River 
15.23 	watershed. Of this amount, $1,651,000 is to 
15.24 	The Trust for Public Land; $828,000 is to 
15.25 	Great River Greening; and $157,000 is to 
15.26 	Clean River Partners. Subject to evaluation 
15.27 	criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, 
15.28 	priority must be given to acquiring lands that 
15.29 	are eligible for the native prairie bank under 
15.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
15.31 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
15.32 	proposed land acquisitions and restorations 
15.33 	must be provided as part of the required 
15.34 	accomplishment plan.

15.35
15.36	(i) Washington County Habitat Protection and 
Restoration Partnership
					
16.1 	$4,288,000 the second year is to the 
16.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.3 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
16.4 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
16.5 	habitat on public lands and easements in 
16.6 	Washington County as follows: $968,000 is 
16.7 	to Washington County and $3,320,000 is to 
16.8 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
16.9 	$288,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
16.10 	establish monitoring and enforcement funds 
16.11 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
16.12 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.13 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
16.14 	permanent conservation easements, 
16.15 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
16.16 	provided as part of the required 
16.17 	accomplishment plan.

16.18	(j) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XII
					
16.19 	$8,200,000 the second year is to the 
16.20 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.21 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
16.22 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.23 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
16.24 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
16.25 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries 
16.26 	within the metropolitan area as follows: 
16.27 	$1,100,000 to Minnesota Valley National 
16.28 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $643,000 to 
16.29 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $742,000 to 
16.30 	Great River Greening; $2,927,000 to Trust for 
16.31 	Public Land; and $2,788,000 to Minnesota 
16.32 	Land Trust, of which up to $216,000 to 
16.33 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
16.34 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
16.35 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.2 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
17.3 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
17.4 	easements must be provided as part of the 
17.5 	required accomplishment plan.

17.6
17.7	(k) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase III
					
17.8 	$3,704,000 the second year is to the 
17.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.10 	agreements as follows: (1) $1,449,000 to The 
17.11 	Trust for Public Land to acquire land in fee; 
17.12 	(2) $2,160,000 to Minnesota Land Trust to 
17.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
17.14 	and to restore and enhance natural habitat 
17.15 	systems in the St. Croix River watershed. Of 
17.16 	this amount, up to $192,000 to Minnesota 
17.17 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
17.18 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
17.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
17.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and 
17.21 	(3) $95,000 to the Wild Rivers Conservancy 
17.22 	to coordinate and administer the program 
17.23 	under this paragraph. A list of proposed land 
17.24 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
17.25 	easements must be provided as part of the 
17.26 	required accomplishment plan.

17.27
17.28	(l) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase VIII
					
17.29 	$4,536,000 the second year is to the 
17.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.31 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
17.32 	permanent conservation easements and to 
17.33 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
17.34 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
17.35 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
17.36 	Counties as follows: $1,853,000 to Northern 
18.1 	Waters Land Trust; and $2,683,000 to 
18.2 	Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to 
18.3 	$216,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
18.4 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
18.5 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
18.6 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.7 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
18.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.9 	accomplishment plan.

18.10
18.11	(m) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration, Phase IV
					
18.12 	$4,091,000 the second year is to the 
18.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
18.14 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
18.15 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
18.16 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
18.17 	watershed as follows: $1,601,000 to Sauk 
18.18 	River Watershed District; $1,245,000 to 
18.19 	Pheasants Forever; and $1,245,000 to 
18.20 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to 
18.21 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
18.22 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
18.23 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
18.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
18.25 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
18.26 	provided as part of the required 
18.27 	accomplishment plan.

18.28
18.29	(n) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase V
					
18.30 	$5,177,000 the second year is to the 
18.31 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
18.32 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
18.33 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
18.34 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
18.35 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.1 	provided as part of the required 
19.2 	accomplishment plan.

19.3
19.4	(o) Klondike Clean Water Retention Project, 
Phase II
					
19.5 	$988,000 the second year is to the 
19.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.7 	agreement with Two Rivers Watershed District 
19.8 	to construct a multipurpose water 
19.9 	impoundment project in Kittson and Roseau 
19.10 	Counties to provide fish and wildlife habitat. 
19.11 	A list of restoration and enhancement projects 
19.12 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.13 	accomplishment plan.

19.14
19.15	(p) Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat 
Program, Phase II
					
19.16 	$2,407,000 the second year is to the 
19.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.18 	agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
19.19 	Watershed District to restore and enhance 
19.20 	aquatic and upland habitat associated with the 
19.21 	Buffalo River and tributaries in the Buffalo 
19.22 	River watershed. A list of proposed 
19.23 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.24 	provided as part of the required 
19.25 	accomplishment plan.

19.26
19.27	(q) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, Phase 
IX
					
19.28 	$4,916,000 the second year is to the 
19.29 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.30 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
19.31 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
19.32 	Of this amount, up to $964,000 is for an 
19.33 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
19.34 	of proposed restorations must be provided as 
19.35 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

20.1
20.2	(r) DNR Fish Passage Enhancement through 
Targeted Culvert Replacement, Phase I
					
20.3 	$852,000 the second year is to the 
20.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.5 	and enhance fish passage in coldwater streams 
20.6 	through targeted culvert replacement in Lake 
20.7 	County. A list of proposed restorations and 
20.8 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
20.9 	required accomplishment plan.

20.10
20.11	(s) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas, Phase III
					
20.12 	$2,140,000 the second year is to the 
20.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.14 	agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore 
20.15 	and enhance wildlife habitat within important 
20.16 	bird areas in northwestern Minnesota or 
20.17 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan priority 
20.18 	areas. A list of proposed land restorations and 
20.19 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
20.20 	required accomplishment plan.

20.21
20.22	(t) Enhance Metro and North Shore Trout 
Stream Habitats
					
20.23 	$1,158,000 the second year is to the 
20.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
20.25 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
20.26 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
20.27 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
20.28 	in the metro, North Shore, and southeast 
20.29 	regions of Minnesota. A list of proposed 
20.30 	restorations and enhancements must be 
20.31 	provided as part of the required 
20.32 	accomplishment plan.

20.33	(u) Daylighting Phalen Creek
					
20.34 	$3,312,000 the second year is to the 
20.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
21.1 	agreement with the Lower Phalen Creek 
21.2 	Project to restore and enhance priority aquatic 
21.3 	and riparian habitats associated with Phalen 
21.4 	Creek in St. Paul. A list of proposed 
21.5 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
21.6 	required accomplishment plan.

21.7
21.8
21.9	(v) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XIV
					
21.10 	$9,450,000 the second year is to the 
21.11 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
21.12 	program to provide competitive matching 
21.13 	grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional, 
21.14 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
21.15 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
21.16 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
21.17 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
21.18 	$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
21.19 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
21.20 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
21.21 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
21.22 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
21.23 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
21.24 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
21.25 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
21.26 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
21.27 	$450,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
21.28 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
21.29 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
21.30 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
21.31 	may not be used to establish easement 
21.32 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
21.33 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
21.34 	the open season unless otherwise provided by 
21.35 	law. The program must require a match of at 
21.36 	least ten percent from nonstate sources for all 
22.1 	grants. The match may be cash or in-kind 
22.2 	resources. For grant applications of $25,000 
22.3 	or less, the commissioner must provide a 
22.4 	separate, simplified application process. 
22.5 	Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
22.6 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
22.7 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
22.8 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
22.9 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
22.10 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
22.11 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
22.12 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
22.13 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
22.14 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
22.15 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
22.16 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
22.17 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
22.18 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
22.19 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
22.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
22.21 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
22.22 	enhancement projects must be on land 
22.23 	permanently protected by a permanent 
22.24 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
22.25 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
22.26 	by a conservation easement or public 
22.27 	ownership, or in public waters as defined in 
22.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
22.29 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
22.30 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
22.31 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
22.32 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
22.33 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
22.34 	available until June 30, 2026. No less than five 
22.35 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
22.36 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
23.1 	recipient has completed a grant 
23.2 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
23.3 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
23.4 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
23.5 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
23.6 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
23.7 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.8 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

23.9	Subd. 6.Administration
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23.10	(a) Contract Management
					
23.11 	$300,000 the second year is to the 
23.12 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
23.13 	management duties assigned in this section. 
23.14 	The commissioner must provide an 
23.15 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
23.16 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.17 	on expending this appropriation. The 
23.18 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
23.19 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
23.20 	manual. No money may be expended before 
23.21 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.22 	approves the accomplishment plan.

23.23	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
23.24 	$200,000 the second year is to the 
23.25 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
23.26 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
23.27 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
23.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
23.29 	subdivision 10.

23.30	(c) Initial Development Plan Coordinator
					
23.31 	$123,000 the second year is to the 
23.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
23.33 	initial development plan coordinator position 
23.34 	to coordinate, manage, and report on the initial 
24.1 	development, restoration, and enhancement 
24.2 	of fee title acquisitions in wildlife management 
24.3 	areas and aquatic management areas that were 
24.4 	acquired with money from the outdoor 
24.5 	heritage fund.

24.6	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
24.7 	(a) Money appropriated in this section may 
24.8 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
24.9 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
24.10 	appropriation and are specified in the 
24.11 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.12 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.13 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
24.14 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
24.15 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
24.16 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
24.17 	Money appropriated to acquire land in fee may 
24.18 	be used to restore, enhance, and provide for 
24.19 	public use of the land acquired with the 
24.20 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
24.21 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
24.22 	(b) Money appropriated in this section is 
24.23 	available as follows:
24.24 	(1) money appropriated for acquiring real 
24.25 	property is available until June 30, 2026;
24.26 	(2) money appropriated for restoring and 
24.27 	enhancing land acquired with an appropriation 
24.28 	in this article is available for four years after 
24.29 	the acquisition date with a maximum end date 
24.30 	of June 30, 2030;
24.31 	(3) money appropriated for restoring or 
24.32 	enhancing other land is available until June 
24.33 	30, 2027;
25.1 	(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money 
25.2 	appropriated for a project that receives at least 
25.3 	15 percent of its funding from federal funds 
25.4 	is available until a date sufficient to match the 
25.5 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
25.6 	of six years if the federal funding was 
25.7 	confirmed and included in the original 
25.8 	approved draft accomplishment plan; and
25.9 	(5) money appropriated for other projects is 
25.10 	available until the end of the fiscal year in 
25.11 	which it is appropriated.

25.12
25.13	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
25.14 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
25.15 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
25.16 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
25.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.18 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
25.19 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
25.20 	1, 2022, or the date of accomplishment plan 
25.21 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.22 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.23 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
25.24 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
25.25 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
25.26 	fund, an expense must be considered 
25.27 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
25.28 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
25.29 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
25.30 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
25.31 	goods have been received or the landowner 
25.32 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
25.33 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
25.34 	that the items articulated in the 
25.35 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
26.1 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
26.2 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
26.3 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
26.4 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
26.5 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
26.6 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
26.7 	support future management of acquired lands, 
26.8 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
26.9 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
26.10 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
26.11 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
26.12 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
26.13 	accomplishment plan.

26.14	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
26.15 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
26.16 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
26.17 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
26.18 	provide geographic information to the 
26.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
26.20 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
26.21 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
26.22 	the public taking of fish and game. The 
26.23 	commissioner of natural resources must 
26.24 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
26.25 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
26.26 	public recreation opportunities. Maps must 
26.27 	include information on and acknowledgment 
26.28 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
26.29 	notation of any restrictions.

26.30	Subd. 10.Carryforwards
 					
26.31 	(a) The availability of the appropriation for 
26.32 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, section 2, subdivision 
26.33 	5, paragraph (n), for Buffalo River Watershed 
26.34 	Stream Habitat Program, is extended to June 
26.35 	30, 2023.
27.1 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
27.2 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
27.3 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), for Carnelian 
27.4 	Creek Conservation Corridor, is extended to 
27.5 	June 30, 2025.

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

27.7 	ARTICLE 2
27.8 	CLEAN WATER FUND

27.9 	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 27.10 		Subdivision 1.Department of Agriculture. (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is 
27.11 	appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of agriculture to monitor trout 
27.12 	streams in southeastern Minnesota for the presence of neonicotinoids.
27.13 	(b) The commissioner of agriculture must monitor and test for microplastics and 
27.14 	nanoplastics as part of the monitoring and testing work funded under Laws 2021, First 
27.15 	Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 3, paragraphs (a) and (i).
27.16 		Subd. 2.Pollution Control Agency. (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated 
27.17 	from the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor 
27.18 	tributaries, including trout streams, near the shores of Lake Superior for perfluoroalkyl and 
27.19 	polyfluoroalkyl substances.
27.20 	(b) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
27.21 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for enhanced monitoring of private wells in 
27.22 	Washington County for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
27.23 	(c) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
27.24 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor the Mississippi River for metals, 
27.25 	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other contaminants detected in Pig's 
27.26 	Eye Lake.
27.27 	(d) $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
27.28 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to monitor groundwater and surface waters 
27.29 	in the Battle Creek Watershed for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
27.30 	(e) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
27.31 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to collect lead sinkers and other activities 
27.32 	to improve water quality as part of the Get the Lead Out program.
28.1 	(f) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
28.2 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to develop protocols to be used by agencies 
28.3 	and departments for sampling and testing groundwater, surface water, public drinking water, 
28.4 	and private wells for microplastics and nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The 
28.5 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may transfer money appropriated under this 
28.6 	paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and health to implement 
28.7 	the protocols developed under this paragraph and for the testing, monitoring, and assessment 
28.8 	required under this section.
28.9 	(g) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must monitor and assess for 
28.10 	microplastics and nanoplastics as part of the monitoring and assessment work funded under 
28.11 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 4, paragraphs (a) and (c).
28.12 	(h) For the purposes of this section:
28.13 	(1) "microplastics" means small pieces of plastic debris in the environment that result 
28.14 	from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste and that are 
28.15 	less than five millimeters in length;
28.16 	(2) "nanoplastics" means particles with a size ranging from one to 1,000 nanometers 
28.17 	that are unintentionally produced from the manufacture or degradation of plastic objects 
28.18 	and that exhibit a colloidal behavior; and
28.19 	(3) "plastic" means an organic or petroleum derivative synthetic or a semisynthetic 
28.20 	organic solid that is moldable and to which additives or other substances may have been 
28.21 	added. Plastic does not include natural polymers that have not been chemically modified.
28.22 		Subd. 3.Department of Natural Resources. (a) $402,000 in fiscal year 2023 is 
28.23 	appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of natural resources to prepare 
28.24 	a report on Minnesota's peatlands in cooperation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources. 
28.25 	Of this amount, $45,000 is transferred to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
28.26 	and $31,000 is transferred to the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The report must:
28.27 	(1) include an assessment of the current state of Minnesota's peatlands;
28.28 	(2) identify current threats and efforts to protect and restore the state's peatlands;
28.29 	(3) include an assessment of the level of peat extraction in the state;
28.30 	(4) provide an estimate of the carbon storage provided by the state's peatlands;
28.31 	(5) include recommendations for steps the state could take to further protect and restore 
28.32 	peatlands; and
29.1 	(6) be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
29.2 	and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by January 15, 2023.
29.3 	(b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the 
29.4 	commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration 
29.5 	and enhancement activities to improve water quality, including stream bank stabilization.
29.6 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources must assess for microplastics and nanoplastics 
29.7 	as part of the assessment work funded under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, 
29.8 	article 2, section 5, paragraphs (b) and (c).
29.9 		Subd. 4.Board of Water and Soil Resources. (a) $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is 
29.10 	appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to purchase 
29.11 	and restore permanent conservation sites via easements or contracts to treat and store water 
29.12 	on the land for water quality improvement purposes and related technical assistance. 
29.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this program. The board must give priority 
29.14 	to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted new lands or enrolling environmentally 
29.15 	sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation agreements. The board may enter 
29.16 	into new agreements and amend past agreements with landowners as required by Minnesota 
29.17 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for restoration. Up to $436,000 is for 
29.18 	deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.
29.19 	(b) $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the Board 
29.20 	of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore peatlands via easements or contracts 
29.21 	to treat and store water on the land for water quality improvement purposes and related 
29.22 	technical assistance. Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, applies to this program. The 
29.23 	board must give priority to leveraging federal money by enrolling targeted new lands or 
29.24 	enrolling environmentally sensitive lands that have expiring federal conservation agreements. 
29.25 	The board may enter into new agreements and amend past agreements with landowners as 
29.26 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 5, to allow for restoration. 
29.27 	Up to $436,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.
29.28 		Subd. 5.Metropolitan Council. $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from 
29.29 	the clean water fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to cities and other public water 
29.30 	suppliers to replace the privately owned portion of residential lead drinking water service 
29.31 	lines. Grants from this appropriation must first be used to supplement any federal money 
29.32 	provided to the state as principal forgiveness or grants under Public Law 117-58, the 
29.33 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to cover 100 percent of the cost to replace privately 
29.34 	owned residential lead service lines.
30.1 		Subd. 6.University of Minnesota. $437,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from 
30.2 	the clean water fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to optimize 
30.3 	detection methods, determine environmental occurrence, and evaluate the risk to Minnesota's 
30.4 	fish populations of the toxic tire-derived chemical 6PPDq.
30.5 		Subd. 7.Public Facilities Authority. $7,665,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated 
30.6 	from the clean water fund to the Public Facilities Authority for grants to cities and other 
30.7 	public water suppliers to replace the privately owned portion of residential lead drinking 
30.8 	water service lines. Grants from this appropriation must first be used to supplement any 
30.9 	federal money provided to the state as principal forgiveness or grants under Public Law 
30.10 	117-58, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to cover 100 percent of the cost to 
30.11 	replace privately owned residential lead service lines.
30.12 		Subd. 8.Availability and other requirements. All appropriations in this section are 
30.13 	onetime and are subject to the requirements and availability provisions provided under Laws 
30.14 	2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2.

30.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.16 		Subd. 2.Membership; appointment. (a) The commissioners of natural resources, 
30.17 	agriculture, health, and the Pollution Control Agency, the executive director of the Board 
30.18 	of Water and Soil Resources, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the 
30.19 	Metropolitan Council shall each appoint one person from their respective entity to serve as 
30.20 	a nonvoting member of the council. Two members of the house of representatives, including 
30.21 	one member from the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed 
30.22 	by the speaker and two senators, including one member from the majority party and one 
30.23 	member from the minority party, appointed according to the rules of the senate shall serve 
30.24 	at the pleasure of the appointing authority as nonvoting voting members of the council. 
30.25 	Members appointed under this paragraph serve as nonvoting members of the council.
30.26 	(b) Seventeen voting members of the council shall be appointed by the governor as 
30.27 	follows:
30.28 	(1) two members representing statewide farm organizations;
30.29 	(2) two members representing business organizations;
30.30 	(3) two members representing environmental organizations;
30.31 	(4) one member representing soil and water conservation districts;
30.32 	(5) one member representing watershed districts;
31.1 	(6) one member representing nonprofit organizations focused on improvement of 
31.2 	Minnesota lakes or streams;
31.3 	(7) two members representing organizations of county governments, one member 
31.4 	representing the interests of rural counties and one member representing the interests of 
31.5 	counties in the seven-county metropolitan area;
31.6 	(8) two members representing organizations of city governments;
31.7 	(9) one member representing township officers;
31.8 	(10) one member representing the interests of tribal governments;
31.9 	(11) one member representing statewide hunting organizations; and
31.10 	(12) one member representing statewide fishing organizations.
31.11 	Members appointed under this paragraph must not be registered lobbyists or legislators. In 
31.12 	making appointments, the governor must attempt to provide for geographic balance. The 
31.13 	members of the council appointed by the governor are subject to the advice and consent of 
31.14 	the senate.

31.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
31.16 		Subd. 7.Biennial Report to legislature. By December 1 of January 15 each 
31.17 	even-numbered year, the council shall must submit a report to the legislature on the activities 
31.18 	for which money has been or will be spent for the current biennium fiscal year, the activities 
31.19 	for which money is recommended to be spent in the next biennium fiscal year, and the 
31.20 	impact on economic development of the implementation of efforts to protect and restore 
31.21 	groundwater and the impaired waters program. The report due on December 1, 2014, must 
31.22 	include an evaluation of the progress made through June 30, 2014, in implementing this 
31.23 	chapter and the provisions of article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution relating 
31.24 	to clean water, the need for funding of future implementation, and recommendations for 
31.25 	the sources of funding.

31.26 	Sec. 4. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK GRANT; EXTENSION.
 31.27 	The portion of the appropriation from the clean water fund in Laws 2017, chapter 91, 
31.28 	article 2, section 5, paragraph (i), granted to St. Louis County for the Ash River sanitary 
31.29 	sewer collection and treatment facility planning project is available until June 30, 2023.

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

32.1 	ARTICLE 3
32.2 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

32.3 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, subdivision 1, 
32.4 	is amended to read:

32.632.5
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	54,797,000
	$
	55,884,000
62,431,000
	
32.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
32.8 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

32.9 	Sec. 2. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, is amended to read:

32.10
32.11	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	33,081,000
	$
	33,735,000
37,687,000
	
32.12 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000
32.13 	$24,743,000 the second year are for state 
32.14 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
32.15 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
32.16 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
32.17 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
32.18 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
32.19 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
32.20 	parks and trails legacy plan.
32.21 	(b) $10,857,000 the first year and $11,074,000
32.22 	$12,371,000 the second year are for grants for 
32.23 	parks and trails of regional significance 
32.24 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area 
32.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The 
32.26 	grants awarded under this paragraph must be 
32.27 	based on the lists of recommended projects 
32.28 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
32.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
32.30 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
32.31 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
32.32 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.33 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
33.1 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
33.2 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
33.3 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
33.4 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
33.5 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
33.6 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
33.7 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
33.8 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
33.9 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
33.10 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
33.11 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
33.12 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
33.13 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
33.14 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
33.15 	$456,000 the first year and $456,000 $483,000
33.16 	the second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
33.17 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
33.18 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
33.19 	section 85.536, including the continued 
33.20 	development of a statewide system plan for 
33.21 	regional parks and trails outside the 
33.22 	seven-county metropolitan area.
33.23 	(c) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
33.24 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
33.25 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
33.26 	contains the commission's recommendations 
33.27 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
33.28 	fiscal year 2023 to the chairs and ranking 
33.29 	minority members of the legislative 
33.30 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
33.31 	over the environment and natural resources 
33.32 	and the parks and trails fund.
33.33 	(d) By January 15, 2022, the Greater 
33.34 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
33.35 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
34.1 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
34.2 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
34.3 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
34.4 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
34.5 	minority members of the legislative 
34.6 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
34.7 	over the environment and natural resources 
34.8 	and the parks and trails fund.
34.9 	(e) $512,000 the first year and $512,000
34.10 	$573,000 the second year are for coordination 
34.11 	and projects between the department, the 
34.12 	Metropolitan Council, and the Greater 
34.13 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
34.14 	Commission; enhanced web-based information 
34.15 	for park and trail users; and support of 
34.16 	activities of the Parks and Trails Legacy 
34.17 	Advisory Committee.
34.18 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
34.19 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
34.20 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
34.21 	activities under this section for at least 
34.22 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
34.23 	second year.
34.24 	(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
34.25 	this section must give consideration to 
34.26 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
34.27 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
34.28 	other activities.

34.29 	Sec. 3. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:

34.3134.30
	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	21,712,000
	$
	22,149,000
24,743,000
	
34.32 	(a) $21,712,000 the first year and $22,149,000
34.33 	$24,743,000 the second year are for 
35.1 	distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, 
35.2 	section 85.53, subdivision 3.
35.3 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
35.4 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
35.5 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
35.6 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
35.7 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
35.8 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
35.9 	under this section must be substantially 
35.10 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
35.11 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
35.12 	Any money remaining after completing the 
35.13 	listed projects may be spent by the 
35.14 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
35.15 	parks and trails.
35.16 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
35.17 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
35.18 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
35.19 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
35.20 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
35.21 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
35.22 	appropriations under this section must give 
35.23 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
35.24 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
35.25 	and other activities.

35.26 	Sec. 4. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 7, is amended to read:
35.27 	Sec. 7. COORDINATION AND PROJECTS; EXTENSION.
 35.28 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
35.29 	(e), from the parks and trails fund for coordination and projects between the department, 
35.30 	the Metropolitan Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; 
35.31 	enhanced web-based information for park and trail users; and support of activities of the 
35.32 	Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is available until June 30, 2022 2024.

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

36.1 	Sec. 5. PARKS AND TRAILS COORDINATION; EXTENSION.
 36.2 	The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, 
36.3 	paragraph (e), from the parks and trails fund for coordination and projects between the 
36.4 	Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council, and the Greater Minnesota 
36.5 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced web-based information for park and trail 
36.6 	users; and support of activities of the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is 
36.7 	available until June 30, 2024.

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

36.9 	Sec. 6. CITY OF CROOKSTON GRANT; EXTENSION.
 36.10 	The availability of the grant to the city of Crookston for the Central Park project from 
36.11 	the fiscal year 2020 parks and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First Special 
36.12 	Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2024.

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

36.14 	ARTICLE 4
36.15 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

36.16 	Section 1. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, 
36.17 	is amended to read:

36.18	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,572,000
		17,383,000
	
36.19 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
36.20 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
36.21 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
36.22 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
36.23 	historical resources. Grant agreements entered 
36.24 	into by the Minnesota Historical Society and 
36.25 	other recipients of appropriations in this 
36.26 	subdivision must ensure that these funds are 
36.27 	used to supplement and not substitute for 
36.28 	traditional sources of funding. Funds directly 
36.29 	appropriated to the Minnesota Historical 
36.30 	Society must be used to supplement and not 
36.31 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
36.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.1 	16A.28, for historic preservation projects that 
37.2 	improve historic structures, the amounts are 
37.3 	available until June 30, 2023. The Minnesota 
37.4 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
37.5 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
37.6 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
37.7 	must give consideration to Conservation Corps 
37.8 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
37.9 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
37.10 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
37.11 	the potential to need historic preservation 
37.12 	services. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
37.13 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
37.14 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
37.15 	or grant of money from this subdivision that 
37.16 	would not otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire 
37.17 	on or before June 20, 2022, is extended to June 
37.18 	30, 2023.

37.19	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

37.20	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
37.21 	$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 
37.22 	in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic 
37.23 	and cultural grants to local, county, regional, 
37.24 	or other historical or cultural organizations or 
37.25 	for activities to preserve significant historic 
37.26 	and cultural resources. Money must be 
37.27 	distributed through a competitive grant 
37.28 	process. The Minnesota Historical Society 
37.29 	must administer the money using established 
37.30 	grant mechanisms, with assistance from the 
37.31 	advisory committee created under Laws 2009, 
37.32 	chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 
37.33 	4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

37.34	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
38.1 	$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 
38.2 	in fiscal year 2021 are for historic and cultural 
38.3 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
38.4 	of the state. Of this amount, $250,000 each 
38.5 	year must be used by the Minnesota Historical 
38.6 	Society to either produce or purchase and to 
38.7 	distribute a book to engage and educate 
38.8 	elementary school students on Minnesota's 
38.9 	natural resources, legacy, culture, and history. 
38.10 	The book should be made available for free 
38.11 	to educators and libraries and through state 
38.12 	historical society sites to provide to a targeted 
38.13 	grade of elementary school students.

38.14	(3) History Partnerships
					
38.15 	$2,500,000 each year is for history 
38.16 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
38.17 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
38.18 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
38.19 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
38.20 	all regions of the state.

38.21
38.22	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
38.23 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in 
38.24 	fiscal year 2021 are for one or more contracts 
38.25 	to be competitively awarded to conduct 
38.26 	statewide surveys or investigations of 
38.27 	Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological, 
38.28 	and cultural significance. Results of the 
38.29 	surveys or investigations must be published 
38.30 	in a searchable form and available to the 
38.31 	public on a cost-free basis. The Minnesota 
38.32 	Historical Society, the Office of the State 
38.33 	Archaeologist, the Indian Affairs Council, and 
38.34 	the State Historic Preservation Office must 
38.35 	each appoint a representative to an oversight 
39.1 	board to select contractors and direct the 
39.2 	conduct of the surveys or investigations. The 
39.3 	oversight board must consult with the 
39.4 	Department of Transportation and Department 
39.5 	of Natural Resources.

39.6	(5) Digital Library
					
39.7 	$375,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $375,000 in 
39.8 	fiscal year 2021 are for a digital library project 
39.9 	to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
39.10 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
39.11 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
39.12 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
39.13 	system and must jointly share this 
39.14 	appropriation for these purposes.

39.15	(6) Grants
					
39.16 	$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
39.17 	Minnesota Military Museum to create and 
39.18 	conduct a statewide story-sharing program to 
39.19 	honor the distinct service of post-9/11 veterans 
39.20 	in anticipation of the 2021 anniversary.
39.21 	$115,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
39.22 	Minnesota Military Museum to care for, 
39.23 	catalog, and display the recently acquired 
39.24 	collection of the personal and professional 
39.25 	effects belonging to General John W. Vessey, 
39.26 	Minnesota's most decorated veteran.
39.27 	$40,000 the first year is for a grant to the Isanti 
39.28 	County Historical Society to relocate, update, 
39.29 	and preserve the Moody School and the 
39.30 	Grandy Union Church.
39.31 	$150,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
39.32 	commissioner of natural resources to maintain 
39.33 	the history of the Grindstone River Dam at 
39.34 	Hinckley.
40.1 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
40.2 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
40.3 	but is available the second year.

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

40.5 	Sec. 2. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:

40.6	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

40.840.7
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	73,132,000
	$
	76,617,000
88,713,000
	
40.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
40.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
40.11 	subdivisions.

40.12	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
40.13 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
40.14 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
40.15 	related to and necessary for a specific 
40.16 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
40.17 	article must not be spent on institutional 
40.18 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
40.19 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
40.20 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
40.21 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
40.22 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
40.23 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
40.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.25 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
40.26 	article, fiscal year 2022 appropriations are 
40.27 	available until June 30, 2023, and fiscal year 
40.28 	2023 appropriations are available until June 
40.29 	30, 2024. If a project receives federal funds, 
40.30 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
40.31 	equal the availability of federal funding.

40.3340.32
	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		34,372,000
		36,010,000
41,695,000
	
41.1 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
41.2 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
41.3 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
41.4 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
41.5 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
41.6 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
41.7 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
41.8 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
41.9 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
41.10 	funding. Each grant program established in 
41.11 	this appropriation must be separately 
41.12 	administered from other state appropriations 
41.13 	for program planning and outcome 
41.14 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
41.15 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
41.16 	of applicants and grant award size.

41.17	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
41.18 	$27,497,000 the first year and $28,808,000
41.19 	$33,356,000 the second year are to support 
41.20 	Minnesota artists and arts organizations in 
41.21 	creating, producing, and presenting 
41.22 	high-quality arts activities; to preserve, 
41.23 	maintain, and interpret art forms and works 
41.24 	of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota 
41.25 	audiences; to overcome barriers to accessing 
41.26 	high-quality arts activities; and to instill the 
41.27 	arts into the community and public life in this 
41.28 	state.

41.29	(c) Arts Education
					
41.30 	$5,156,000 the first year and $5,401,000
41.31 	$6,254,000 the second year are for 
41.32 	high-quality, age-appropriate arts education 
41.33 	for Minnesotans of all ages to develop 
41.34 	knowledge, skills, and understanding of the 
41.35 	arts.

42.1	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
42.2 	$1,719,000 the first year and $1,801,000
42.3 	$2,085,000 the second year are for events and 
42.4 	activities that represent, preserve, and maintain 
42.5 	the diverse cultural arts traditions, including 
42.6 	folk and traditional artists and art 
42.7 	organizations, represented in this state.
42.8 	(e) Up to 4.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
42.9 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be used by the 
42.10 	board for administering grant programs, 
42.11 	delivering technical services, providing fiscal 
42.12 	oversight for the statewide system, and 
42.13 	ensuring accountability in fiscal year 2022 and 
42.14 	fiscal year 2023.
42.15 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
42.16 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
42.17 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
42.18 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
42.19 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
42.20 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
42.21 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
42.22 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
42.23 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
42.24 	regions of the state.
42.25 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
42.26 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
42.27 	cancel but is available the second year.

42.2942.28
	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		15,588,000
		17,497,000
20,169,000
	
42.30 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
42.31 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
42.32 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
42.33 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
42.34 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
42.35 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
43.1 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
43.2 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
43.3 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
43.4 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
43.5 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
43.6 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
43.7 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
43.8 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
43.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
43.10 	historic preservation projects that improve 
43.11 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
43.12 	until June 30, 2025. The Minnesota Historical 
43.13 	Society or grant recipients of the Minnesota 
43.14 	Historical Society using arts and cultural 
43.15 	heritage funds under this subdivision must 
43.16 	give consideration to Conservation Corps 
43.17 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
43.18 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
43.19 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
43.20 	the potential to need historic preservation 
43.21 	services.

43.22	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

43.23	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
43.24 	$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000
43.25 	$8,049,000 the second year are for statewide 
43.26 	historic and cultural grants to local, county, 
43.27 	regional, or other historical or cultural 
43.28 	organizations or for activities to preserve 
43.29 	significant historic and cultural resources. 
43.30 	Money must be distributed through a 
43.31 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
43.32 	Historical Society must administer the money 
43.33 	using established grant mechanisms, with 
43.34 	assistance from the advisory committee 
43.35 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
44.1 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
44.2 	(ii).

44.3	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
44.4 	$6,213,000 the first year and $6,990,000
44.5 	$8,056,000 the second year are for historic 
44.6 	and cultural programs and purposes related to 
44.7 	the heritage of the state. Of this amount, 
44.8 	$213,000 the first year must be used by the 
44.9 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota Historical 
44.10 	Society to either produce or purchase and 
44.11 	distribute a book to engage and educate 
44.12 	elementary school students on Minnesota's 
44.13 	natural resources, legacy, culture, and history. 
44.14 	The book should be made available cost-free 
44.15 	to educators and libraries and through state 
44.16 	historical society sites to provide to a targeted 
44.17 	grade of elementary school students.

44.18	(3) History Partnerships
					
44.19 	$2,450,000 the first year and $2,550,000
44.20 	$2,954,000 the second year are for history 
44.21 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
44.22 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
44.23 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
44.24 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
44.25 	all regions of the state.

44.26
44.27	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
44.28 	$475,000 the first year and $525,000 $606,000
44.29 	the second year are for one or more contracts 
44.30 	to be competitively awarded to conduct 
44.31 	statewide surveys or investigations of 
44.32 	Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological, 
44.33 	and cultural significance. Results of the 
44.34 	surveys or investigations must be published 
44.35 	in a searchable form and available to the 
45.1 	public cost-free. The Minnesota Historical 
45.2 	Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, 
45.3 	the Indian Affairs Council, and the State 
45.4 	Historic Preservation Office must each appoint 
45.5 	a representative to an oversight board to select 
45.6 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
45.7 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
45.8 	must consult with the Department of 
45.9 	Transportation and Department of Natural 
45.10 	Resources.

45.11	(5) Digital Library
					
45.12 	$368,000 the first year and $382,000 $443,000
45.13 	the second year are for a digital library project 
45.14 	to preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
45.15 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
45.16 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
45.17 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
45.18 	system and must jointly share this 
45.19 	appropriation for these purposes.

45.20	(6) Grants
					
45.21 	(i) $100,000 the first year is and $8,000 the 
45.22 	second year are for a grant to the Litchfield 
45.23 	Opera House to restore and renovate the 
45.24 	historic Litchfield Opera House.
45.25 	(ii) $50,000 $54,000 the second year is for a 
45.26 	grant to the city of South St. Paul to relocate 
45.27 	the gatehouses in the BridgePoint Business 
45.28 	Park that remain from the Armour & Company 
45.29 	meatpacking campus.

45.30	(c) Balance Remaining
					
45.31 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
45.32 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
45.33 	but is available the second year.

46.246.1
	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,710,000
		2,710,000
3,148,000
	
46.3 	(a) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
46.4 	$2,904,000 the second year are appropriated 
46.5 	to the commissioner of education for grants 
46.6 	to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems 
46.7 	to provide educational opportunities in the 
46.8 	arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage 
46.9 	of Minnesota. This money must be allocated 
46.10 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
46.11 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with 
46.12 	the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to 
46.13 	all qualifying systems in an amount 
46.14 	proportionate to the number of qualifying 
46.15 	system entities in each system. For purposes 
46.16 	of this subdivision, "qualifying system entity" 
46.17 	means a public library, a regional library 
46.18 	system, a regional library system headquarters, 
46.19 	a county, or an outreach service program. This 
46.20 	money may be used to sponsor programs 
46.21 	provided by regional libraries or to provide 
46.22 	grants to local arts and cultural heritage 
46.23 	programs for programs in partnership with 
46.24 	regional libraries. This money must be 
46.25 	distributed in ten equal payments per year. 
46.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.27 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
46.28 	before June 30, 2023, as grants or contracts in 
46.29 	this subdivision are available until June 30, 
46.30 	2025.
46.31 	(b) $110,000 each the first year is and 
46.32 	$128,000 the second year are appropriated to 
46.33 	the commissioner of education for a water 
46.34 	safety grant program. The commissioner of 
46.35 	education must allocate grants to eligible 
46.36 	applicants. Eligible applicants include 
47.1 	nonprofit organizations and city and county 
47.2 	parks and recreation programs providing 
47.3 	swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants 
47.4 	are not required to partner with other entities. 
47.5 	Grant funds must primarily be used to provide 
47.6 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
47.7 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
47.8 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
47.9 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
47.10 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
47.11 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
47.12 	and instruction. This appropriation is available 
47.13 	until June 30, 2023.
47.14 	(c) $100,000 each the first year is and 
47.15 	$116,000 the second year are appropriated to 
47.16 	the commissioner of education for a grant to 
47.17 	the entity designated by the Library of 
47.18 	Congress as the Minnesota Center for the 
47.19 	Book to provide statewide programming 
47.20 	related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for 
47.21 	additional programming throughout the state 
47.22 	related to the Center for the Book designation.

47.2447.23
	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		11,383,000
		11,225,000
13,051,000
	
47.25 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
47.26 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
47.27 	administration for grants to the named 
47.28 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
47.29 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
47.30 	administration may use a portion of this 
47.31 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
47.32 	to and necessary for the administration of 
47.33 	grants in this subdivision.
47.34 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
47.35 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
48.1 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
48.2 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
48.3 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
48.4 	sources of funding.

48.5	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
48.6 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
48.7 	$2,265,000 the second year are for Minnesota 
48.8 	Public Radio to create programming and 
48.9 	expand news service on Minnesota's cultural 
48.10 	heritage and history.

48.11
48.12	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
48.13 	$1,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
48.14 	$2,265,000 the second year are to the 
48.15 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
48.16 	Radio Stations for production and acquisition 
48.17 	grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
48.18 	section 129D.19. Of this amount, $200,000 
48.19 	the first year is for statewide programming to 
48.20 	produce and distribute the Veterans' Voices 
48.21 	program to educate and engage communities 
48.22 	regarding Minnesota veterans' contributions, 
48.23 	knowledge, skills, and experiences with an 
48.24 	emphasis on the untold stories of veterans 
48.25 	from diverse communities. The funds are 
48.26 	available until June 30, 2023.

48.27	(e) Public Television
					
48.28 	$4,460,000 the first year and $4,460,000
48.29 	$5,181,000 the second year are to the 
48.30 	Minnesota Public Television Association for 
48.31 	production and acquisition grants according 
48.32 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.18.

48.33	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
49.1 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 $465,000
49.2 	the second year are to Wilderness Inquiry for 
49.3 	the Canoemobile program, which provides 
49.4 	students with an outdoor educational 
49.5 	experience aligned with the Minnesota history 
49.6 	graduation standards.

49.7	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
49.8 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
49.9 	$1,742,000 the second year are for a grant to 
49.10 	the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory for 
49.11 	program development that features education 
49.12 	programs and habitat enhancement, special 
49.13 	exhibits, music appreciation programs, and 
49.14 	historical garden access and preservation.

49.15	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
49.16 	$700,000 the first year and $700,000 $813,000
49.17 	the second year are to the Science Museum of 
49.18 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
49.19 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
49.20 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
49.21 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
49.22 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
49.23 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

49.24	(i) Appetite for Change
					
49.25 	$75,000 each the first year is and $87,000 the 
49.26 	second year are to the nonprofit Appetite for 
49.27 	Change for the Community Cooks 
49.28 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
49.29 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
49.30 	Minnesota.

49.31	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
49.32 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 $87,000
49.33 	the second year are to the Lake Superior Zoo 
49.34 	to develop educational exhibits and programs.

50.1	(k) Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
					
50.2 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 $29,000
50.3 	the second year are for a grant to Midwest 
50.4 	Outdoors Unlimited to preserve Minnesota's 
50.5 	outdoor history, culture, and heritage by 
50.6 	connecting individuals and youth with 
50.7 	disabilities to the state's natural resources.

50.8	(l) Veterans Memorial Grants
					
50.9 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 $87,000
50.10 	the second year are for a competitive grants 
50.11 	program to provide grants to local units of 
50.12 	government for veterans memorials to preserve 
50.13 	the culture and heritage of Minnesota. The 
50.14 	local unit of government must provide a 
50.15 	nonstate cash match equal to the amount of 
50.16 	the grant received under this paragraph.

50.17	(m) Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
					
50.18 	$128,000 the first year is and $10,000 the 
50.19 	second year are for a grant to the Disabled 
50.20 	Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in 
50.21 	Washington County for landscape 
50.22 	improvements around the new cabins, 
50.23 	including a retaining wall around a water 
50.24 	drainage holding pond and security fencing 
50.25 	with vehicle control gates along the entrance 
50.26 	road.

50.27	(n) The TAP
					
50.28 	$15,000 the first year and $15,000 $17,000
50.29 	the second year are for a grant to The TAP in 
50.30 	St. Paul to support mental health in disability 
50.31 	communities through spoken art forms, 
50.32 	community supports, and community 
50.33 	engagement.

50.34	(o) Kasson WPA Restoration
					
51.1 	$30,000 the first year is and $2,000 the second 
51.2 	year are for a grant to the city of Kasson to 
51.3 	restore the wall and pillars of the historical 
51.4 	Works Progress Administration (WPA) project 
51.5 	at Veterans Memorial Park.

51.751.6
	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		1,900,000
		2,000,000
2,315,000
	
51.8 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
51.9 	appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological 
51.10 	Board for programs and development of the 
51.11 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide 
51.12 	access and education related to programs on 
51.13 	the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

51.1551.14
	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		4,775,000
		4,775,000
5,546,000
	
51.16 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
51.17 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
51.18 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
51.19 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
51.20 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
51.21 	following grants, and up to five percent of the 
51.22 	appropriations specific to competitive grants 
51.23 	programs, to cover the cost of administering, 
51.24 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
51.25 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
51.26 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
51.27 	under this subdivision and must submit the 
51.28 	plan for review and approval by the 
51.29 	commissioner of administration. The written 
51.30 	plan must require the Minnesota Humanities 
51.31 	Center to create and adhere to grant policies 
51.32 	that are similar to those established according 
51.33 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
51.34 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
52.1 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
52.2 	be used for travel outside the state of 
52.3 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
52.4 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
52.5 	the grant agreement.

52.6	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
52.7 	$1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
52.8 	$1,452,000 the second year are for programs 
52.9 	and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities 
52.10 	Center.

52.11	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
52.12 	$925,000 the first year and $925,000
52.13 	$1,074,000 the second year are for arts and 
52.14 	cultural heritage grants to children's museums 
52.15 	for arts and cultural exhibits and related 
52.16 	educational outreach programs. Of this 
52.17 	amount:
52.18 	(1) $375,000 the first year and $375,000
52.19 	$435,000 the second year are for the 
52.20 	Minnesota Children's Museum for interactive 
52.21 	exhibits and outreach programs on arts and 
52.22 	cultural heritage; and
52.23 	(2) $550,000 each the first year is and 
52.24 	$639,000 the second year are for grants to 
52.25 	other children's museums to be distributed 
52.26 	through a competitive grant process for 
52.27 	program development. The Minnesota 
52.28 	Humanities Center must administer these 
52.29 	funds using established mechanisms.

52.30
52.31	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
52.32 	$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
52.33 	$2,904,000 the second year are for a 
52.34 	competitive grants program to provide grants 
53.1 	to organizations or individuals working to 
53.2 	create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, 
53.3 	and heritage of diverse Minnesota 
53.4 	communities, including but not limited to 
53.5 	Asian and Pacific Island communities, the 
53.6 	Somali diaspora and other African immigrant 
53.7 	communities, Indigenous communities with 
53.8 	a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the 
53.9 	African American community, the Latinx 
53.10 	community, and other underrepresented 
53.11 	cultural groups, including communities of 
53.12 	Black, Indigenous, and people of color, to 
53.13 	celebrate the cultural diversity of Minnesota. 
53.14 	An individual or organization that receives a 
53.15 	grant under this paragraph must do at least one 
53.16 	of the following:
53.17 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
53.18 	Minnesota;
53.19 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
53.20 	cultural diversity;
53.21 	(3) support the development of culturally 
53.22 	diverse humanities programming by 
53.23 	individuals and organizations; or
53.24 	(4) empower communities in building identity 
53.25 	and culture.

53.26	(e) Civics Programs
					
53.27 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 $116,000
53.28 	the second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
53.29 	Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic 
53.30 	Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy 
53.31 	Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government 
53.32 	to conduct civics education programs for the 
53.33 	civic and cultural development of Minnesota 
53.34 	youth. Civics education is the study of 
54.1 	constitutional principles and the democratic 
54.2 	foundation of our national, state, and local 
54.3 	institutions and the study of political processes 
54.4 	and structures of government, grounded in the 
54.5 	understanding of constitutional government 
54.6 	under the rule of law.

54.854.7
	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
2,323,000
	
54.9 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
54.10 	$2,323,000 the second year are appropriated 
54.11 	to the Indian Affairs Council for grants for 
54.12 	preserving Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
54.13 	languages and for protecting Indian graves. 
54.14 	The money must be distributed as follows:
54.15 	(1) $700,000 the first year and $700,000
54.16 	$813,000 the second year are to provide grants 
54.17 	to Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve 
54.18 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and to 
54.19 	foster education programs and services for 
54.20 	Dakota and Ojibwe languages;
54.21 	(2) $460,000 the first year and $460,000
54.22 	$534,000 the second year are for grants to 
54.23 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
54.24 	immersion educational institutions;
54.25 	(3) $700,000 the first year and $700,000
54.26 	$813,000 the second year are to provide grants 
54.27 	to preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
54.28 	languages through support of projects and 
54.29 	services and to support educational programs 
54.30 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
54.31 	Indian languages;
54.32 	(4) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 $58,000
54.33 	the second year are to the Indian Affairs 
54.34 	Council for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
55.1 	language working group coordinated by the 
55.2 	Indian Affairs Council; and
55.3 	(5) $90,000 the first year and $90,000
55.4 	$105,000 the second year are to carry out 
55.5 	responsibilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
55.6 	section 307.08, to comply with Public Law 
55.7 	101-601, the federal Native American Graves 
55.8 	Protection and Repatriation Act.

55.1055.9	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		400,000
		400,000
465,000
	
55.11 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
55.12 	commissioner of agriculture for grants to 
55.13 	county agricultural societies to enhance arts 
55.14 	access and education and to preserve and 
55.15 	promote Minnesota's history and cultural 
55.16 	heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The 
55.17 	grants must be distributed in equal amounts 
55.18 	to each of the 95 county fairs. The grants are 
55.19 	in addition to the aid distribution to county 
55.20 	agricultural societies under Minnesota 
55.21 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
55.22 	agriculture must develop grant-making criteria 
55.23 	and guidance for expending money under this 
55.24 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
55.25 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
55.26 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
55.27 	heritage. The commissioner must seek input 
55.28 	from all interested parties.

55.29	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
55.30 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
55.31 	for the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
55.32 	to maintain the website required under 
55.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
55.34 	10.