1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying prior 
1.4 	appropriations; modifying provisions related to outdoor heritage fund and parks 
1.5 	and trails fund; modifying Clean Water Legacy Act; requiring reports;amending 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.53, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 
1.7 	85.536, subdivisions 1, 2; 97A.056, subdivisions 2, 11, 22; 114D.20, subdivision 
1.8 	2; 114D.30, subdivisions 4, 6, 7; 114D.50, subdivision 4; 129D.17, by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision; Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	ARTICLE 1
1.12 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.13	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.14 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.15 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.16 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The "first year" is fiscal year 2024. The 
1.17 	"second year" is fiscal year 2025. The "biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The 
1.18 	appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.

1.19				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.20				Available for the Year
	
1.21				Ending June 30
	
1.22					2024
		2025

1.23	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	171,135,000
	$
	655,000
	
1.25 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.26 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.1 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.2 	subdivisions.

2.3	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		31,917,000
		-0-

2.4
2.5	(a) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase 
XIII
					
2.6 	$3,856,000 the first year is to the 
2.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.8 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
2.9 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
2.10 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
2.11 	savanna. Subject to the evaluation criteria in 
2.12 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.13 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.14 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.16 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
2.17 	income statements and balance sheets for 
2.18 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
2.19 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
2.20 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
2.21 	later than 180 days after the close of The 
2.22 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
2.23 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
2.24 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
2.25 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
2.26 	consistent with the priorities identified in the 
2.27 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

2.28
2.29	(b) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase VII
					
2.30 	$2,137,000 the first year is to the 
2.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.32 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
2.33 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
2.34 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
2.35 	and Watonwan Counties for wildlife 
3.1 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
3.2 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, as 
3.3 	follows: $1,670,000 to Fox Lake Conservation 
3.4 	League Inc.; $421,000 to Ducks Unlimited; 
3.5 	and $46,000 to The Conservation Fund. A list 
3.6 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided as 
3.7 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

3.8	(c) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase V
					
3.9 	$2,747,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.10 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
3.11 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.12 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
3.13 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
3.14 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $46,000 is 
3.15 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
3.16 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
3.17 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
3.19 	conservation easements must be provided as 
3.20 	part of the final report.

3.21
3.22	(d) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase IX
					
3.23 	$4,400,000 the first year is to the 
3.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.25 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
3.26 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
3.27 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
3.28 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
3.29 	River Valley for wildlife management 
3.30 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.31 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
3.32 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
3.33 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
3.34 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
3.35 	the evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, 
4.1 	part 6136.0900, priority must be given to 
4.2 	acquiring lands that are eligible for the native 
4.3 	prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.4 	84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native 
4.5 	prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
4.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
4.7 	accomplishment plan.

4.8	(e) Working Lands for Habitat
					
4.9 	$2,709,000 the first year is to the Board of 
4.10 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
4.11 	permanent conservation easements that allow 
4.12 	long-term grazing while also protecting 
4.13 	wildlife habitat and water quality under 
4.14 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
4.15 	103F.531.  Grazing plans must be developed 
4.16 	before grazing is allowed. Of this amount, up 
4.17 	to $46,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
4.18 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
4.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
4.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
4.21 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
4.22 	be provided as part of the final report.

4.23
4.24	(f) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase XV
					
4.25 	$5,216,000 the first year is to the 
4.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.27 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.28 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
4.29 	wildlife management area purposes under 
4.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.31 	subdivision 8. Subject to the evaluation criteria 
4.32 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.33 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
4.34 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
5.1 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
5.2 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
5.3 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

5.4
5.5	(g) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program, Phase IV
					
5.6 	$5,077,000 the first year is to the 
5.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.8 	agreements to restore and enhance wetland 
5.9 	and prairie habitat on habitat easements of the 
5.10 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service as 
5.11 	follows: $3,391,000 to Ducks Unlimited and 
5.12 	$1,686,000 to Pheasants Forever.  A list of 
5.13 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
5.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.15 	accomplishment plan.

5.16	(h) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase XV
					
5.17 	$3,003,000 the first year is to the 
5.18 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.19 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement of 
5.20 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
5.21 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
5.22 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
5.23 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
5.24 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
5.25 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
5.26 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
5.27 	Service. A list of proposed land restorations 
5.28 	and enhancements must be provided as part 
5.29 	of the required accomplishment plan.

5.30
5.31	(i) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
VI
					
5.32 	$2,772,000 the first year is to the 
5.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.34 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
5.35 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
6.1 	public lands.  A list of proposed land 
6.2 	restorations and enhancements must be 
6.3 	provided as part of the required 
6.4 	accomplishment plan.

6.5	Subd. 3.Forests
 		6,569,000
		-0-

6.6
6.7	(a) Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation 
Program
					
6.8 	$1,894,000 the first year is to the 
6.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.10 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
6.11 	easements and restore and enhance forest 
6.12 	habitats in the hardwood hills ecological 
6.13 	section of west-central Minnesota as follows: 
6.14 	$175,000 to St. John's University and 
6.15 	$1,719,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. 
6.16 	$168,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
6.17 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
6.18 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.19 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
6.21 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
6.22 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
6.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.24 	accomplishment plan.

6.25
6.26	(b) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase XI
					
6.27 	$2,133,000 the first year is to the Board of 
6.28 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
6.29 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
6.30 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
6.31 	conservation easements and restore and 
6.32 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
6.33 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
6.34 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
6.35 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $111,000 to the 
7.1 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
7.2 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
7.3 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
7.4 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.5 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
7.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
7.7 	part of the final report.

7.8
7.97.10
	(c) Protecting and Enhancing Public Land 
Forest Habitats by Strategically Acquiring 
Private Land Inholdings
					
7.11 	$1,046,000 the first year is to the 
7.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.13 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
7.14 	protect and enhance forest habitats by 
7.15 	strategically acquiring private forest land 
7.16 	inholdings to provide better public forest 
7.17 	management, reduce fragmentation, and 
7.18 	provide public access. A list of proposed 
7.19 	acquisitions and enhancements must be 
7.20 	provided as part of the required 
7.21 	accomplishment plan.

7.22
7.23	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 
III
					
7.24 	$1,496,000 the first year is to the 
7.25 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
7.26 	and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public 
7.27 	lands throughout Minnesota. A list of 
7.28 	proposed land restorations and enhancements 
7.29 	must be provided as part of the required 
7.30 	accomplishment plan.

7.31	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		33,469,000
		-0-

7.32
7.33	(a) RIM Wetlands - Restoring the Most 
Productive Habitat in Minnesota, Phase XII
					
7.34 	$4,122,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.35 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
8.1 	permanent conservation easements and to 
8.2 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
8.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
8.4 	Of this amount, up to $72,000 is for 
8.5 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
8.6 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
8.7 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
8.9 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.10 	part of the final report.

8.11
8.12	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase XII
					
8.13 	$7,061,000 the first year is to the 
8.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.15 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
8.16 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
8.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.18 	subdivision 8, and to restore and enhance 
8.19 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land that buffers 
8.20 	shallow lakes. A list of proposed acquisitions 
8.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.22 	accomplishment plan.

8.23
8.24	(c) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase VIII
					
8.25 	$3,012,000 the first year is to the 
8.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.27 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
8.28 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.29 	and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and 
8.30 	other habitat on permanently protected 
8.31 	conservation easements in high-priority 
8.32 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie, 
8.33 	forest/prairie transition, and forest regions. Of 
8.34 	this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a 
8.35 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
8.36 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
9.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
9.2 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
9.3 	conservation easement acquisitions and 
9.4 	restorations and enhancements must be 
9.5 	provided as part of the required 
9.6 	accomplishment plan.

9.7
9.8	(d) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase XIV
					
9.9 	$5,231,000 the first year is to the 
9.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.11 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
9.12 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
9.13 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
9.14 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
9.15 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
9.16 	production areas in Minnesota. A list of 
9.17 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
9.18 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

9.19	(e) Wetland Enhancement in the Big Woods
					
9.20 	$619,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
9.21 	of natural resources for an agreement with 
9.22 	Scott-Le Sueur Waterfowlers to restore and 
9.23 	enhance wetlands in Scott and Rice Counties. 
9.24 	A list of proposed restorations and 
9.25 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
9.26 	required accomplishment plan.

9.27
9.28
9.29	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement and Restoration Initiative, Phase 
IX
					
9.30 	$6,634,000 the first year is to the 
9.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.32 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
9.33 	and enhance shallow lakes, wetlands, and 
9.34 	grasslands on public lands and wetlands and 
9.35 	grasslands under permanent conservation 
10.1 	easement for wildlife management. A list of 
10.2 	proposed shallow-lake enhancements and 
10.3 	wetland restorations must be provided as part 
10.4 	of the required accomplishment plan.

10.5
10.6	(g) Voyageurs National Park Wetland 
Restoration Project, Phase III
					
10.7 	$1,153,000 the first year is to the 
10.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.9 	agreement with the National Park Service to 
10.10 	restore and enhance wetland and lacustrine 
10.11 	habitat in Voyageurs National Park.  A list of 
10.12 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
10.13 	be provided as part of the required 
10.14 	accomplishment plan.

10.15
10.16	(h) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland 
Enhancement, Phase XV
					
10.17 	$3,695,000 the first year is to the 
10.18 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
10.19 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
10.20 	statewide.  A list of proposed shallow lake and 
10.21 	wetland restorations and enhancements must 
10.22 	be provided as part of the required 
10.23 	accomplishment plan.

10.24	(i) Bone Lake South Wetland Acquisition
					
10.25 	$1,942,000 the first year is to the 
10.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.27 	agreement with the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake 
10.28 	Watershed District to acquire in fee and restore 
10.29 	and enhance lands for wildlife and water 
10.30 	quality purposes in the Bone Lake watershed.  
10.31 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
10.32 	provided as part of the required 
10.33 	accomplishment plan.

11.1	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		97,349,000
		-0-

11.2
11.3	(a) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program, Phase III
					
11.4 	$4,649,000 the first year is to the 
11.5 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.6 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
11.7 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
11.8 	habitat in Hennepin County as follows:  
11.9 	$1,687,000 to Hennepin County and 
11.10 	$2,962,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. 
11.11 	$216,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
11.12 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
11.13 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.14 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.15 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
11.16 	list of proposed permanent conservation 
11.17 	easements, restorations, and enhancements 
11.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.19 	accomplishment plan.

11.20
11.21	(b) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase VIII
					
11.22 	$3,269,000 the first year is to the 
11.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.24 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
11.25 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
11.26 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
11.27 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
11.28 	minor watersheds as follows: $802,000 to the 
11.29 	Anoka Conservation District; $839,000 to 
11.30 	Great River Greening; $175,000 to the 
11.31 	National Wild Turkey Federation; $280,000 
11.32 	to Sherburne County; and $1,173,000 to 
11.33 	Minnesota Land Trust. $144,000 of the 
11.34 	amount to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish 
11.35 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.36 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
12.1 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.2 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.3 	permanent conservation easements, 
12.4 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.5 	provided as part of the required 
12.6 	accomplishment plan.

12.7
12.8	(c) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota, Phase II
					
12.9 	$3,071,000 the first year is to the 
12.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.11 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
12.12 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
12.13 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
12.14 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
12.15 	this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a 
12.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
12.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.19 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
12.20 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
12.21 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
12.22 	provided as part of the required 
12.23 	accomplishment plan.

12.24
12.25	(d) Buffalo-Red River Watershed District 
Stream Habitat Program, Phase III
					
12.26 	$3,748,000 the first year is to acquire 
12.27 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
12.28 	and enhance aquatic and upland habitat 
12.29 	associated with the Red River and Buffalo 
12.30 	River watersheds.  Of this amount, $2,250,000 
12.31 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.32 	an agreement with the Buffalo-Red River 
12.33 	Watershed District and $1,498,000 is to the 
12.34 	Board of Water and Soil Resources. $102,000 
12.35 	of the amount to the Board of Water and Soil 
12.36 	Resources is for establishing a monitoring and 
13.1 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.2 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.3 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
13.4 	list of proposed acquisitions and restorations 
13.5 	must be included as part of the required 
13.6 	accomplishment plan.

13.7
13.8	(e) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase XI
					
13.9 	$3,675,000 the first year is to the 
13.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.11 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
13.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.13 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat on public 
13.14 	lands and permanent conservation easements 
13.15 	in southeast Minnesota as follows: $1,311,000 
13.16 	to The Nature Conservancy; $942,000 to Trust 
13.17 	for Public Land; and $1,422,000 to Minnesota 
13.18 	Land Trust. $168,000 of the amount to 
13.19 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
13.20 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
13.21 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
13.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
13.23 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
13.24 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
13.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.26 	accomplishment plan.

13.27
13.28	(f) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance, Phase II
					
13.29 	$3,648,000 the first year is to the 
13.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.31 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
13.32 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.33 	restore and enhance lakes of outstanding 
13.34 	biological significance in northeast and 
13.35 	north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, 
13.36 	$1,507,000 is to Northern Waters Land Trust 
14.1 	and $2,141,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. 
14.2 	$192,000 of the amount to Minnesota Land 
14.3 	Trust is for establishing a monitoring and 
14.4 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
14.5 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
14.6 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
14.7 	list of proposed acquisitions must be included 
14.8 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

14.914.10
	(g) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North-Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase IX
					
14.11 	$3,719,000 the first year is to the 
14.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.13 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
14.14 	permanent conservation easements and to 
14.15 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
14.16 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
14.17 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
14.18 	Counties as follows: $1,777,000 to Northern 
14.19 	Waters Land Trust and $1,942,000 to 
14.20 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
14.21 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
14.22 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.23 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.25 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
14.26 	provided as part of the required 
14.27 	accomplishment plan.

14.28
14.29
14.30	(h) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
XV
					
14.31 	$2,340,000 the first year is to the 
14.32 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.33 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
14.34 	wildlife management purposes under 
14.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.36 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
15.1 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
15.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
15.3 	subdivision 5. Subject to the evaluation criteria 
15.4 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
15.5 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
15.6 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
15.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
15.8 	adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of 
15.9 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
15.10 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.11
15.12	(i) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements, 
Phase III
					
15.13 	$1,043,000 the first year is to the 
15.14 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
15.15 	land in permanent conservation easements to 
15.16 	protect trout-stream aquatic habitat. Of this 
15.17 	amount, up to $120,000 is for establishing a 
15.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
15.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
15.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
15.21 	subdivision 17. A list of permanent 
15.22 	conservation easements must be provided as 
15.23 	part of the required accomplishment plan.

15.24	(j) Metro Big Rivers, Phase XIII
					
15.25 	$15,339,000 the first year is to the 
15.26 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.27 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.28 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.29 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.30 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.31 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
15.32 	the metropolitan area as follows: $700,000 to 
15.33 	Minnesota Valley Trust; $540,000 to Friends 
15.34 	of the Mississippi River; $928,000 to Great 
15.35 	River Greening; $11,171,000 to Trust for 
16.1 	Public Land; and $2,000,000 to Minnesota 
16.2 	Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota 
16.3 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
16.4 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.5 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.6 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.  A 
16.7 	list of proposed land acquisitions and 
16.8 	permanent conservation easements must be 
16.9 	provided as part of the required 
16.10 	accomplishment plan.

16.11
16.12	(k) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase IV
					
16.13 	$13,306,000 the first year is to the 
16.14 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.15 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
16.16 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.17 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems in 
16.18 	the St. Croix River watershed as follows:  
16.19 	$11,171,000 to Trust for Public Land; 
16.20 	$105,000 to Wild Rivers Conservancy; and 
16.21 	$2,030,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
16.22 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
16.23 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
16.24 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
16.25 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17.  A list of proposed 
16.27 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
16.28 	easements must be provided as part of the 
16.29 	required accomplishment plan.

16.30
16.31	(l) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase XII
					
16.32 	$2,198,000 the first year is to the 
16.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.34 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
16.35 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
16.36 	to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell 
17.1 	Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
17.2 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
17.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
17.4 	accomplishment plan.

17.5
17.6	(m) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water, Phase 
II
					
17.7 	$3,269,000 the first year is to the Board of 
17.8 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
17.9 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
17.10 	and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One 
17.11 	Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to 
17.12 	wildlife and clean water. Up to $85,000 of the 
17.13 	amount is for establishing a monitoring and 
17.14 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
17.15 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
17.16 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A 
17.17 	list of permanent conservation easements must 
17.18 	be provided as part of the final report.

17.19
17.20	(n) Cannon River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase XII
					
17.21 	$2,981,000 the first year is to the 
17.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.23 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
17.24 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Cannon 
17.25 	River watershed as follows: $119,000 to Clean 
17.26 	River Partners; $994,000 to Great River 
17.27 	Greening; and $1,868,000 to Trust for Public 
17.28 	Land.  A list of proposed land acquisitions, 
17.29 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
17.30 	provided as part of the required 
17.31 	accomplishment plan.

17.32
17.33	(o) Enhance Metro and Southeast Minnesota 
Trout Stream Habitats, Phase II
					
17.34 	$1,690,000 the first year is to the 
17.35 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.1 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
18.2 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout and 
18.3 	other species in and along coldwater rivers, 
18.4 	lakes, and streams in the metro and southeast 
18.5 	regions of Minnesota.  A list of proposed 
18.6 	restorations and enhancements must be 
18.7 	provided as part of the required 
18.8 	accomplishment plan.

18.918.10
	(p) Lake Nokomis Shoreline Enhancements for 
Turtles and Pollinators, Phase II
					
18.11 	$755,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.12 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.13 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
18.14 	enhance shoreline and upland habitat on Lake 
18.15 	Nokomis. A list of proposed enhancements 
18.16 	must be provided as part of the required 
18.17 	accomplishment plan.

18.18
18.19	(q) Upper Sioux Community Habitat 
Restoration
					
18.20 	$966,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
18.21 	of natural resources for an agreement with the 
18.22 	Upper Sioux Community to restore and 
18.23 	enhance oak savanna, forest, prairie, and other 
18.24 	wildlife habitats on Tribal lands.  A list of 
18.25 	proposed restorations and enhancements must 
18.26 	be provided as part of the required 
18.27 	accomplishment plan.

18.28
18.29	(r) Rum River Corridor Fish and Wildlife 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase II
					
18.30 	$1,699,000 the first year is to the 
18.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.32 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
18.33 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
18.34 	enhance upland and riverine habitat in the 
18.35 	Rum River corridor.  A list of proposed 
19.1 	enhancements and restorations must be 
19.2 	provided as part of the required 
19.3 	accomplishment plan.

19.4
19.5
19.6	(s) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas in the St. Croix River 
Valley
					
19.7 	$1,034,000 the first year is to the 
19.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
19.9 	agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore 
19.10 	and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird 
19.11 	areas and other priority wildlife areas in the 
19.12 	St. Croix River Valley.  A list of proposed 
19.13 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.14 	provided as part of the required 
19.15 	accomplishment plan.

19.16
19.17	(t) DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, 
Phase X
					
19.18 	$2,596,000 the first year is to the 
19.19 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.20 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
19.21 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary.  
19.22 	Of this amount, up to $140,000 is for an 
19.23 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust. A list 
19.24 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
19.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
19.26 	accomplishment plan.

19.27
19.28	(u) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase XI
					
19.29 	$4,122,000 the first year is to the 
19.30 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
19.31 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
19.32 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
19.33 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
19.34 	restorations and enhancements must be 
19.35 	provided as part of the required 
19.36 	accomplishment plan.

20.1	(v) DNR Roving Crew, Phase II
					
20.2 	$8,732,000 the first year is to the 
20.3 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
20.4 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
20.5 	permanently protected lands throughout 
20.6 	Minnesota using the roving crew program of 
20.7 	the Department of Natural Resources.  A list 
20.8 	of restoration and enhancement projects must 
20.9 	be provided as part of the required 
20.10 	accomplishment plan.

20.11
20.12
20.13	(w) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
XV
					
20.14 	$9,500,000 the first year is to the 
20.15 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
20.16 	program to provide competitive matching 
20.17 	grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional, 
20.18 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
20.19 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
20.20 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
20.21 	in Minnesota. Unless there are not enough 
20.22 	eligible grant applications received, of this 
20.23 	amount, at least $2,500,000 is for grants in the 
20.24 	seven-county metropolitan area and cities with 
20.25 	a population of 50,000 or greater and at least 
20.26 	$3,000,000 is for grants to applicants that have 
20.27 	not previously applied for money from the 
20.28 	outdoor heritage fund. Grants must not be 
20.29 	made for activities required to fulfill the duties 
20.30 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
20.31 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.32 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.33 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.34 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
20.35 	$450,000 may be spent for personnel costs, 
20.36 	outreach and support to first-time applicants, 
21.1 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
21.2 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
21.3 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
21.4 	may not be used to establish easement 
21.5 	stewardship accounts. The program must 
21.6 	require a match of at least ten percent from 
21.7 	nonstate sources for all grants. The match may 
21.8 	be cash or in-kind resources. For grant 
21.9 	applications of $25,000 or less, the 
21.10 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
21.11 	simplified application process. Subject to 
21.12 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
21.13 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
21.14 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
21.15 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
21.16 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
21.17 	for local conservation or habitat projects. All 
21.18 	restoration or enhancement projects must be 
21.19 	on land permanently protected by a permanent 
21.20 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
21.21 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
21.22 	by a conservation easement, or by public 
21.23 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
21.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
21.25 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
21.26 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
21.27 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.28 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
21.29 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
21.30 	available until June 30, 2026. No less than five 
21.31 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
21.32 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
21.33 	recipient has completed a grant 
21.34 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
21.35 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
21.36 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
22.1 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
22.2 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
22.3 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.4 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

22.5	Subd. 6.Administration
 		1,831,000
		655,000

22.6	(a) Contract Management
					
22.7 	$336,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
22.8 	of natural resources for contract management 
22.9 	duties assigned in this section. The 
22.10 	commissioner must provide an 
22.11 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
22.12 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.13 	on expending this appropriation. The 
22.14 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
22.15 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
22.16 	manual. No money may be expended before 
22.17 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
22.18 	approves the accomplishment plan.  Money 
22.19 	appropriated in this paragraph is available until 
22.20 	June 30, 2025.

22.21	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
22.22 	$634,000 the first year and $651,000 the 
22.23 	second year are to the Legislative 
22.24 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
22.25 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.26 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
22.27 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
22.28 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.29 	2025. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
22.30 	applies to this appropriation.

22.31	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
22.32 	$190,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
22.33 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
22.34 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
23.1 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
23.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10. This 
23.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.

23.4
23.5	(d) Core Functions in Partner-Led OHF Land 
Acquisitions
					
23.6 	$668,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
23.7 	of natural resources to administer the initial 
23.8 	development, restoration, and enhancement 
23.9 	of fee title acquisitions funded through the 
23.10 	outdoor heritage fund. Money may be used 
23.11 	for land acquisition costs incurred by the 
23.12 	department as part of conveying parcels to the 
23.13 	Department of Natural Resources and for 
23.14 	initial development activities on fee title 
23.15 	acquisitions. This appropriation is available 
23.16 	until June 30, 2026.

23.17	(e) Legacy Website
					
23.18 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
23.19 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
23.20 	Commission for the website required under 
23.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
23.22 	10.

23.23	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
23.24 	(a) Money appropriated in this section may 
23.25 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
23.26 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
23.27 	appropriation and are specified in the 
23.28 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
23.29 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
23.30 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
23.31 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
23.32 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
23.33 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
23.34 	Money appropriated to acquire land in fee title 
23.35 	may be used to restore, enhance, and provide 
24.1 	for public use of the land acquired with the 
24.2 	appropriation. Public-use facilities must have 
24.3 	a minimal impact on habitat in acquired lands.
24.4 	(b) Money appropriated in this section is 
24.5 	available as follows:
24.6 	(1) money appropriated to acquire real 
24.7 	property is available until June 30, 2027;
24.8 	(2) money appropriated to restore and enhance 
24.9 	land acquired with an appropriation in this 
24.10 	article is available for four years after the 
24.11 	acquisition date with a maximum end date of 
24.12 	June 30, 2031;
24.13 	(3) money appropriated to restore and enhance 
24.14 	other land is available until June 30, 2028;
24.15 	(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money 
24.16 	appropriated for a project that receives at least 
24.17 	15 percent of its funding from federal funds 
24.18 	is available until a date sufficient to match the 
24.19 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
24.20 	of six years if the federal funding was 
24.21 	confirmed and included in the original 
24.22 	approved draft accomplishment plan; and
24.23 	(5) money appropriated for other projects is 
24.24 	available until the end of the fiscal year in 
24.25 	which it is appropriated.

24.26
24.27	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
24.28 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
24.29 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
24.30 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
24.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.32 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
24.33 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
24.34 	1, 2023, or the date of accomplishment plan 
25.1 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
25.2 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
25.3 	this section. For purposes of administering 
25.4 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
25.5 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
25.6 	fund, an expense must be considered 
25.7 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
25.8 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
25.9 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
25.10 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
25.11 	goods have been received or the landowner 
25.12 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
25.13 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
25.14 	that the items articulated in the 
25.15 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
25.16 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
25.17 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
25.18 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
25.19 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
25.20 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
25.21 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
25.22 	support future management of acquired lands, 
25.23 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
25.24 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
25.25 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
25.26 	specific items over $10,000 must be itemized 
25.27 	in and approved as part of the accomplishment 
25.28 	plan.

25.29	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
25.30 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
25.31 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
25.32 	grant awarded under this section, must provide 
25.33 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
25.34 	Outdoor Heritage Council to map any lands 
25.35 	that are acquired in fee with money 
26.1 	appropriated in this section and open to public 
26.2 	taking of fish and game. The commissioner 
26.3 	of natural resources must include the lands 
26.4 	acquired in fee with money appropriated in 
26.5 	this section on maps showing public recreation 
26.6 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
26.7 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
26.8 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
26.9 	restrictions.

26.10	Subd. 10.Opportunities for Youth
 					
26.11 	(a) Each direct recipient of money 
26.12 	appropriated in this section and each recipient 
26.13 	of a grant awarded pursuant to this section 
26.14 	must contact the commissioner of natural 
26.15 	resources in writing to determine whether 
26.16 	opportunities to coordinate with recipients of 
26.17 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.18 	84.976, or other opportunities providing 
26.19 	training and education to racially, ethnically, 
26.20 	and economically diverse youth in the 
26.21 	practical implementation of conservation 
26.22 	practices that protect, restore, and enhance 
26.23 	wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, 
26.24 	game, and wildlife are available when 
26.25 	implementing the projects funded in this 
26.26 	section.
26.27 	(b) Each direct recipient of money 
26.28 	appropriated in this section and each recipient 
26.29 	of a grant awarded pursuant to this section 
26.30 	must contact Conservation Corps Minnesota 
26.31 	in writing and consider use of their restoration 
26.32 	and enhancement services.
26.33 	(c) A copy of the written contacts required 
26.34 	under this subdivision must be filed with the 
27.1 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
27.2 	within 15 days of execution.

27.3	Subd. 11.Carryforward
 					
27.4 	(a) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.5 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
27.6 	subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Roseau Lake 
27.7 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.
27.8 	(b) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.9 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
27.10 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), Reinvest in 
27.11 	Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and 
27.12 	Water - Phase VII, is extended to June 30, 
27.13 	2025.
27.14 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.15 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 2, 
27.16 	subdivision 5, paragraph (i), Lower 
27.17 	Mississippi River Habitat Partnership - Phase 
27.18 	IV, is extended to June 30, 2027.
27.19 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.20 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, section 2, subdivision 
27.21 	5, paragraph (n), Buffalo River Watershed 
27.22 	Stream Habitat Program, is extended to June 
27.23 	30, 2025.
27.24 	(e) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.25 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
27.26 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Protecting 
27.27 	Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North 
27.28 	Shore, is extended to June 30, 2025.
27.29 	(f) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.30 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
27.31 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Hennepin County 
27.32 	Habitat Conservation Program - Phase II, is 
27.33 	extended to June 30, 2025.
28.1 	(g) The availability of the appropriation under 
28.2 	Laws 2022, chapter 77, article 1, section 2, 
28.3 	subdivision 6, paragraph (a), Contract 
28.4 	Management, is extended to June 30, 2024.
28.5 	(h) The availability of the appropriation under 
28.6 	Laws 2022, chapter 77, article 1, section 2, 
28.7 	subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Technical 
28.8 	Evaluation Panel, is extended to June 30, 
28.9 	2024.

28.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 11 is effective the day following final enactment.

28.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.12 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. (a) The Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
28.13 	Heritage Council of 12 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
28.14 	(1) two public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
28.15 	Committee on Rules and Administration;
28.16 	(2) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house;
28.17 	(3) four public members appointed by the governor;
28.18 	(4) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees 
28.19 	of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
28.20 	(5) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house.
28.21 	(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists. In making 
28.22 	appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on 
28.23 	Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall consider geographic balance, 
28.24 	gender, age, ethnicity, and varying interests including hunting and fishing. The governor's 
28.25 	appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
28.26 	(c) Public members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have practical experience or 
28.27 	expertise or demonstrated knowledge in the science, policy, or practice of restoring, 
28.28 	protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.
28.29 	(d) Legislative members appointed under paragraph (a) shall include the chairs of the 
28.30 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance or 
28.31 	their designee, one member from the minority party of the senate, and one member from 
28.32 	the minority party of the house of representatives.
29.1 	(e) Public members serve four-year terms. Appointed legislative members serve at the 
29.2 	pleasure of the appointing authority. Public and legislative members continue to serve until 
29.3 	their successors are appointed. Public members shall be initially appointed according to the 
29.4 	following schedule of terms:
29.5 	(1) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday 
29.6 	in January 2011;
29.7 	(2) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
29.8 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
29.9 	2011;
29.10 	(3) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
29.11 	Monday in January 2011;
29.12 	(4) two public members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday 
29.13 	in January 2013;
29.14 	(5) one public member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
29.15 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
29.16 	2013; and
29.17 	(6) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
29.18 	Monday in January 2013.
29.19 	(f) Terms, compensation, and removal of public members are as provided in section 
29.20 	15.0575, except that a public member may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day. 
29.21 	A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the 
29.22 	unexpired term.
29.23 	(g) Members shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined 
29.24 	by the council. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed 
29.25 	by this section.
29.26 	(h) The Legislative Coordinating Commission may appoint nonpartisan staff and contract 
29.27 	with consultants as necessary to support the functions of the council. The council has final 
29.28 	approval authority for the hiring of a candidate for executive director. Up to one percent of 
29.29 	the money appropriated from the fund may be used to pay for administrative expenses of 
29.30 	the council and for compensation and expense reimbursement of council members.

30.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 11.Recipient requirements. (a) A state agency or other recipient of a direct 
30.3 	appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must compile and submit all information for 
30.4 	funded projects or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other 
30.5 	items required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating 
30.6 	Commission as soon as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever 
30.7 	comes first. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on 
30.8 	the website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
30.9 	(b) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage 
30.10 	fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
30.11 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
30.12 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
30.13 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
30.14 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
30.15 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
30.16 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
30.17 	(c) Future eligibility for money from the outdoor heritage fund is contingent upon a state 
30.18 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
30.19 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
30.20 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
30.21 	of money from the outdoor heritage fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
30.22 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
30.23 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
30.24 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
30.25 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
30.26 	for future funding from the outdoor heritage fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
30.27 	to the legislative auditor.
30.28 	(d) A project or program receiving funding from the outdoor heritage fund must include 
30.29 	an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse 
30.30 	communities in Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households.

30.31 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
30.32 		Subd. 22.Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
30.33 	Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the 
30.34 	availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired 
31.1 	in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund. 
31.2 	The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 90 days 
31.3 	after the availability of the appropriation ends.
31.4 	(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
31.5 	(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
31.6 	for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved 
31.7 	accomplishment plan;
31.8 	(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the 
31.9 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
31.10 	(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 90 days after the 
31.11 	availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
31.12 	(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

31.13 	Sec. 6. Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
31.14 	2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:

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

31.16
31.17	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
31.18 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
31.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
31.20 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
31.21 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
31.22 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
31.23 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
31.24 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 $240,000 is 
31.25 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
31.26 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
31.27 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.28 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
31.29 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
31.30 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
31.31 	provided as part of the required 
31.32 	accomplishment plan.

31.33	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
32.1 	$6,473,000 the second year is to the 
32.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.3 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
32.4 	permanent conservation easements and to 
32.5 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
32.6 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
32.7 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
32.8 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
32.9 	$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
32.10 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
32.11 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
32.12 	to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The 
32.13 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
32.14 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
32.15 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
32.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
32.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
32.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
32.19 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
32.20 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
32.21 	easements must be provided as part of the 
32.22 	required accomplishment plan.

32.23	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
32.24 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
32.25 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.26 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
32.27 	permanent conservation easements and to 
32.28 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
32.29 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
32.30 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
32.31 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
32.32 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
32.33 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
32.34 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
32.35 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
33.1 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
33.2 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
33.3 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.4 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
33.5 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
33.6 	easements must be provided as part of the 
33.7 	required accomplishment plan.

33.8
33.9	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
33.10 	$2,814,000 the second year is to the 
33.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
33.12 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
33.13 	permanent conservation easements and to 
33.14 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
33.15 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
33.16 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
33.17 	Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to 
33.18 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000 
33.19 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
33.20 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
33.21 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
33.22 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
33.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
33.24 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
33.25 	provided as part of the required 
33.26 	accomplishment plan.

33.27
33.28	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
33.29 	$3,044,000 the second year is to the 
33.30 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.31 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
33.32 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
33.33 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
33.34 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
33.35 	this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a 
33.36 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
34.1 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
34.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
34.3 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
34.4 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
34.5 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
34.6 	provided as part of the required 
34.7 	accomplishment plan.

34.8
34.934.10
	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
34.11 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
34.12 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
34.13 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
34.14 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
34.15 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
34.16 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
34.17 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
34.18 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
34.19 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
34.20 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
34.21 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.22 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
34.23 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
34.24 	required accomplishment plan.

34.25
34.26	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
34.27 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
34.28 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
34.29 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
34.30 	as follows:
34.31 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
34.32 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
34.33 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
34.34 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
34.35 	and
35.1 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
35.2 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
35.3 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
35.4 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
35.5 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.6 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
35.7 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
35.8 	included as part of the required 
35.9 	accomplishment plan.

35.10
35.11	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
35.12 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
35.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
35.14 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
35.15 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
35.16 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
35.17 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
35.18 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
35.19 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
35.20 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
35.21 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
35.22 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
35.23 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
35.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
35.25 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
35.26 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
35.27 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
35.28 	required accomplishment plan.

35.29
35.30	(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII
					
35.31 	$1,474,000 the second year is to the 
35.32 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.33 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
35.34 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
35.35 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
36.1 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
36.2 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
36.3 	must be provided as part of the required 
36.4 	accomplishment plan.

36.5
36.6	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
36.7 	$3,790,000 the second year is to the 
36.8 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
36.9 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
36.10 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
36.11 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
36.12 	restorations and enhancements must be 
36.13 	provided as part of the required 
36.14 	accomplishment plan.

36.15
36.16	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
36.17 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
36.18 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
36.19 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
36.20 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
36.21 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
36.22 	required accomplishment plan.

36.23
36.24	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
36.25 	$700,000 the second year is to the 
36.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
36.27 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
36.28 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
36.29 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
36.30 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
36.31 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
36.32 	must be provided as part of the required 
36.33 	accomplishment plan.

36.34
36.35	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
37.1 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
37.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.3 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
37.4 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
37.5 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
37.6 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
37.7 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
37.8 	must be provided as part of the required 
37.9 	accomplishment plan.

37.10
37.11
37.12	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
37.13 	$816,000 the second year is to the 
37.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.15 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
37.16 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
37.17 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
37.18 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
37.19 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
37.20 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
37.21 	required accomplishment plan.

37.22	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
37.23 	$3,036,000 the second year is to the 
37.24 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
37.25 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
37.26 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
37.27 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
37.28 	Wildlife Management Area.

37.29
37.30	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
37.31 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
37.32 	commissioner of natural resources for 
37.33 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
37.34 	permanent conservation easements and to 
37.35 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
38.1 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
38.2 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
38.3 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
38.4 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
38.5 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
38.6 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
38.7 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
38.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
38.10 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.11 	accomplishment plan.

38.12	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
38.13 	$1,351,000 the second year is to the 
38.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
38.15 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
38.16 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
38.17 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
38.18 	must be provided as part of the required 
38.19 	accomplishment plan.

38.20
38.21
38.22	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
38.23 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
38.24 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
38.25 	program to provide competitive matching 
38.26 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
38.27 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
38.28 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
38.29 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
38.30 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
38.31 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
38.32 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
38.33 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
38.34 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
38.35 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
38.36 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
39.1 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
39.2 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
39.3 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
39.4 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
39.5 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
39.6 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
39.7 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
39.8 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
39.9 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
39.10 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
39.11 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
39.12 	program must require a match of at least ten 
39.13 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
39.14 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
39.15 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
39.16 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
39.17 	simplified application process. Subject to 
39.18 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
39.19 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
39.20 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
39.21 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
39.22 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
39.23 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
39.24 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
39.25 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
39.26 	give priority to projects associated with or 
39.27 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
39.28 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.29 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
39.30 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.31 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
39.32 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
39.33 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
39.34 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
39.35 	projects must be on land permanently 
39.36 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
40.1 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
40.2 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
40.3 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
40.4 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
40.5 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
40.6 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
40.7 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
40.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
40.9 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
40.10 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
40.11 	available until June 30, 2024. No less than five 
40.12 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
40.13 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
40.14 	recipient has completed a grant 
40.15 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
40.16 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
40.17 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
40.18 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
40.19 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
40.20 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.21 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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

40.23 	ARTICLE 2
40.24 	CLEAN WATER FUND

40.25	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
40.26 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
40.27 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
40.28 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
40.29 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this 
40.30 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
40.31 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. 
40.32 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These 
40.33 	are onetime appropriations.

41.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
41.2				Available for the Year
	
41.3				Ending June 30
	
41.4					2024
		2025

41.5	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

41.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	158,897,000
	$
	159,499,000
	
41.7 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
41.8 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
41.9 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

41.10	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
41.11 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
41.12 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
41.13 	related to and necessary for a specific 
41.14 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
41.15 	article must be spent in accordance with 
41.16 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
41.17 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
41.18 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
41.19 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
41.20 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
41.21 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
41.22 	2025, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
41.23 	available until June 30, 2026. If a project 
41.24 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
41.25 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
41.26 	availability of federal funding.

41.27	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
41.28 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
41.29 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
41.30 	on Disability and other appropriate 
41.31 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
41.32 	committees, and commissions, should make 
41.33 	progress toward providing people with 
41.34 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
42.1 	publications, and digital media related to the 
42.2 	programs the recipient funds using 
42.3 	appropriations made in this article.

42.4
42.5	Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
 					
42.6 	Agencies should work to provide opportunities 
42.7 	that encourage a diversity of students to pursue 
42.8 	careers in environment and natural resources 
42.9 	when implementing appropriations in this 
42.10 	article.

42.11	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	20,839,000
	$
	20,839,000
	
42.12 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
42.13 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
42.14 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
42.15 	water and groundwater and to use data 
42.16 	collected to assess pesticide use practices. This 
42.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
42.18 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
42.19 	the second year are for monitoring and 
42.20 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
42.21 	nitrate in groundwater; promoting, developing, 
42.22 	and evaluating regional and crop-specific 
42.23 	nutrient best management practices, cover 
42.24 	crops, and other vegetative cover; assessing 
42.25 	adoption of best management practices and 
42.26 	other recommended practices; education and 
42.27 	technical support from University of 
42.28 	Minnesota Extension; grants to support 
42.29 	agricultural demonstration and implementation 
42.30 	activities, including research activities at the 
42.31 	Rosholt Research Farm; and other actions to 
42.32 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
42.33 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
42.34 	June 30, 2028.
43.1 	(c) $4,799,000 the first year and $4,799,000 
43.2 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
43.3 	management practices loan program. Any 
43.4 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
43.5 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
43.6 	fund.
43.7 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
43.8 	the second year are for technical assistance; 
43.9 	research, demonstration, and promotion 
43.10 	projects on properly implementing best 
43.11 	management practices and vegetative cover; 
43.12 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
43.13 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
43.14 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
43.15 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
43.16 	available until June 30, 2028.
43.17 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
43.18 	second year are for maintenance of the 
43.19 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
43.20 	Costs for information technology development 
43.21 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
43.22 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
43.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
43.24 	(f) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
43.25 	the second year are to implement the 
43.26 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
43.27 	certification program statewide. This 
43.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
43.29 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
43.30 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
43.31 	quality specialist through University of 
43.32 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
43.33 	available until June 30, 2028.
44.1 	(h) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
44.2 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
44.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
44.4 	fund the Forever Green agriculture initiative 
44.5 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
44.6 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
44.7 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
44.8 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
44.9 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
44.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
44.11 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
44.12 	second year are for testing drinking-water 
44.13 	wells for pesticides and establishing a 
44.14 	mitigation program for water treatment of 
44.15 	contaminated wells. This appropriation is 
44.16 	available until June 30, 2028.
44.17 	(j) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
44.18 	the second year are for conservation 
44.19 	equipment assistance grants to purchase 
44.20 	equipment or items to retrofit existing 
44.21 	equipment that has climate and water quality 
44.22 	benefits.  This appropriation is available until 
44.23 	June 30, 2028.
44.24 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
44.25 	the second year are for expanding the existing 
44.26 	state weather station and soil temperature 
44.27 	network to provide accurate and timely 
44.28 	weather data to optimize the timing of 
44.29 	irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide, and manure 
44.30 	applications and support land management 
44.31 	decisions. This appropriation is available until 
44.32 	June 30, 2028.
44.33 	(l) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
44.34 	second year are for grants for research and 
44.35 	demonstration sites and projects to evaluate, 
45.1 	develop, demonstrate, and promote regional 
45.2 	and animal-specific recommendations for 
45.3 	manure crediting and to develop or revise 
45.4 	manure best management practices through 
45.5 	University of Minnesota Extension. This 
45.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.

45.7	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,187,000
	$
	24,188,000
	
45.8 	(a) $9,050,000 the first year and $9,050,000 
45.9 	the second year are for completing needed 
45.10 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
45.11 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
45.12 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $163,000 the 
45.13 	first year and $163,000 the second year are 
45.14 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
45.15 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
45.16 	the existing water quality and watershed 
45.17 	monitoring river watch activities in schools in 
45.18 	the Red River of the North watershed. By 
45.19 	February 15, 2025, the Red River Watershed 
45.20 	Management Board must provide a report to 
45.21 	the commissioner and to the chairs and ranking 
45.22 	minority members of the legislative 
45.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
45.24 	over environment and natural resources 
45.25 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
45.26 	on the expenditure of this appropriation.
45.27 	(b) $6,350,000 the first year and $6,350,000 
45.28 	the second year are to update watershed 
45.29 	restoration and protection strategies, which 
45.30 	include total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
45.31 	studies and TMDL implementation plans 
45.32 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
45.33 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
45.34 	approved by the United States Environmental 
45.35 	Protection Agency.
46.1 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
46.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
46.3 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
46.4 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
46.5 	trends.
46.6 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
46.7 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
46.8 	River System Area of Concern remedial action 
46.9 	plan.
46.10 	(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
46.11 	the second year are for national pollutant 
46.12 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
46.13 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
46.14 	(f) $3,550,000 the first year and $3,550,000 
46.15 	the second year are for enhancing the 
46.16 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
46.17 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
46.18 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
46.19 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
46.20 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
46.21 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs. 
46.22 	Counties that receive base grants must report 
46.23 	the number of properties with noncompliant 
46.24 	systems upgraded through an SSTS 
46.25 	replacement, connection to a centralized sewer 
46.26 	system, or other means, including property 
46.27 	abandonment or buyout. Counties also must 
46.28 	report the number of existing SSTS 
46.29 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
46.30 	under county jurisdiction. The required reports 
46.31 	must be part of the established annual 
46.32 	reporting for SSTS programs. Of this amount, 
46.33 	at least $900,000 each year is available to 
46.34 	counties for grants to low-income landowners 
46.35 	to address systems that pose an imminent 
47.1 	threat to public health or safety or fail to 
47.2 	protect groundwater. A county receiving a 
47.3 	grant under this paragraph must submit a 
47.4 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
47.5 	including an account of the expenditures.
47.6 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
47.7 	second year are for activities and grants that 
47.8 	reduce chloride pollution.
47.9 	(h) $337,000 the first year and $338,000 the 
47.10 	second year are to support activities of the 
47.11 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
47.12 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
47.13 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
47.14 	the second year are for a grant program for 
47.15 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
47.16 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
47.17 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
47.18 	restore the water quality of waters in 
47.19 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
47.20 	awarded to local government units for projects 
47.21 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
47.22 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
47.23 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
47.24 	other than the clean water fund.
47.25 	(j) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
47.26 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
47.27 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
47.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
47.29 	appropriations in this section are available 
47.30 	until June 30, 2028.

47.31
47.32	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,780,000
	$
	12,780,000
	
47.33 	(a) $2,550,000 the first year and $2,550,000 
47.34 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
48.1 	(b) $1,450,000 the first year and $1,450,000 
48.2 	the second year are for lake Index of 
48.3 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
48.4 	(c) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the 
48.5 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
48.6 	other fish contaminants, including PFAS 
48.7 	compounds, and monitoring to track the status 
48.8 	of impaired waters over time.
48.9 	(d) $2,150,000 the first year and $2,150,000 
48.10 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
48.11 	science-based watershed restoration and 
48.12 	protection strategies and for technical 
48.13 	assistance for local governments.
48.14 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
48.15 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
48.16 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
48.17 	and analysis.
48.18 	(f) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 
48.19 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
48.20 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
48.21 	source restoration and protection activities and 
48.22 	targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
48.23 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
48.24 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
48.25 	including maintaining and updating spatial 
48.26 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
48.27 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
48.28 	digital elevation data and for assessing the 
48.29 	effectiveness of forestry best management 
48.30 	practices for water quality.
48.31 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
48.32 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
48.33 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
48.34 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
49.1 	government implementing buffer 
49.2 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
49.3 	units of government and made available to 
49.4 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
49.5 	Resources website.
49.6 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
49.7 	second year are for accelerating completion 
49.8 	of or updates to county geologic atlases and 
49.9 	supplementing water chemistry or chemical 
49.10 	movement studies.
49.11 	(j) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
49.12 	second year are for increasing native 
49.13 	freshwater mussel production capacity and 
49.14 	restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel 
49.15 	restoration efforts.
49.16 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
49.17 	second year are for implementing water 
49.18 	storage projects on state-administered land to 
49.19 	enhance water quality and ecological benefits.
49.20 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
49.21 	the second year are for providing technical 
49.22 	and financial assistance for county and local 
49.23 	governments to replace failing or ineffective 
49.24 	culverts using modern designs that restore 
49.25 	floodplain connectivity, biological 
49.26 	connectivity, and channel stability. This 
49.27 	appropriation is available for up to two 
49.28 	additional years.

49.29
49.30	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	78,064,000
	$
	78,063,000
	
49.31 	(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 
49.32 	the second year are for grants to implement 
49.33 	state-approved watershed-based plans. The 
49.34 	grants may be used to implement projects or 
50.1 	programs that protect, enhance, and restore 
50.2 	surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
50.3 	streams; protect groundwater from 
50.4 	degradation; and protect drinking water 
50.5 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
50.6 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
50.7 	under the One Watershed, One Plan program 
50.8 	and seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
50.9 	or surface water management frameworks as 
50.10 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
50.11 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
50.12 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
50.13 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
50.14 	funded under this paragraph. This 
50.15 	appropriation may be used for:
50.16 	(1) implementing state-approved plans, 
50.17 	including within the following watershed 
50.18 	planning areas: Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, 
50.19 	Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar - 
50.20 	Wapsipinicon, Chippewa River, Clearwater 
50.21 	River, Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow 
50.22 	Wing River, Des Moines River, Greater 
50.23 	Zumbro River, Hawk Creek - Middle 
50.24 	Minnesota, Kettle and Upper St. Croix, Lac 
50.25 	qui Parle-Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, 
50.26 	Lake Superior North, Le Sueur River, Leech 
50.27 	Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower 
50.28 	Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River 
50.29 	West, Lower St. Croix River, 
50.30 	Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Mississippi 
50.31 	River Brainerd, Mississippi River Headwaters, 
50.32 	Mississippi River St. Cloud, Mississippi River 
50.33 	Winona/La Crescent, Missouri River Basin, 
50.34 	Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter 
50.35 	Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, 
50.36 	Rainy-Rapid River, Rainy River Headwaters 
51.1 	- Vermilion River, Rainy River-Rainy 
51.2 	Lake/Lower Rainy River, Red Lake River, 
51.3 	Redeye River, Root River, Roseau River, Rum 
51.4 	River, Sand Hill River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
51.5 	and Winnebago River, Snake River, South 
51.6 	Fork of the Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
51.7 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Upper and Lower Red 
51.8 	Lake, Upper Minnesota River, Upper 
51.9 	Mississippi - Grand Rapids, Watonwan River, 
51.10 	Wild Rice - Marsh, and Yellow Medicine 
51.11 	River;
51.12 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
51.13 	or surface water management frameworks; 
51.14 	and
51.15 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
51.16 	management plan planning areas that have a 
51.17 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
51.18 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
51.19 	section 103B.801.
51.20 	The board must establish eligibility criteria 
51.21 	and determine whether a planning area is ready 
51.22 	to proceed and has the nonstate match 
51.23 	committed.
51.24 	(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 
51.25 	the second year are for grants to local 
51.26 	government units to protect and restore surface 
51.27 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
51.28 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
51.29 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
51.30 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
51.31 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
51.32 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
51.33 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
51.34 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
51.35 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
52.1 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
52.2 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
52.3 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
52.4 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
52.5 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
52.6 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
52.7 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
52.8 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
52.9 	benefit drinking water.
52.10 	(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 
52.11 	the second year are for accelerated 
52.12 	implementation, local resource protection, 
52.13 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
52.14 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
52.15 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
52.16 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
52.17 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
52.18 	certification.
52.19 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
52.20 	the second year are:
52.21 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
52.22 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
52.23 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
52.24 	measure the value of conservation program 
52.25 	implementation by local governments; and
52.26 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
52.27 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
52.28 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
52.29 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
52.30 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
52.31 	the recipients and projects funded and the 
52.32 	results accomplished under this section.
52.33 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
52.34 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
53.1 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
53.2 	governments in implementing and complying 
53.3 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
53.4 	requirements.
53.5 	(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
53.6 	the second year are for a working lands 
53.7 	floodplain program and to purchase, restore, 
53.8 	or preserve riparian land and floodplains 
53.9 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
53.10 	tributaries, by conservation easements or 
53.11 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
53.12 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
53.13 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
53.14 	and increase protection and recharge for 
53.15 	groundwater. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in 
53.16 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
53.17 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
53.18 	section 103B.103.
53.19 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
53.20 	the second year are for permanent 
53.21 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
53.22 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
53.23 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
53.24 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
53.25 	acquisition to permanently protect 
53.26 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
53.27 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
53.28 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
53.29 	sources as described under alternative 
53.30 	management tools in the Department of 
53.31 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
53.32 	Management Plan, including using 
53.33 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
53.34 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
53.35 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
54.1 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
54.2 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
54.3 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
54.4 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
54.5 	have identified specific activities that will 
54.6 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
54.7 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
54.8 	contracts. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a 
54.9 	conservation easement stewardship account 
54.10 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
54.11 	section 103B.103.
54.12 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
54.13 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
54.14 	panel to conduct restoration evaluations under 
54.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
54.16 	subdivision 6.
54.17 	(i) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
54.18 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
54.19 	and grants to local governments to transition 
54.20 	local water management plans to a watershed 
54.21 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
54.22 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
54.23 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
54.24 	the second year are for technical assistance 
54.25 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
54.26 	program, in consultation with the Drainage 
54.27 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
54.28 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
54.29 	and including projects to improve 
54.30 	multipurpose water management under 
54.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
54.32 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
54.33 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
54.34 	conservation easements to protect lands 
54.35 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
55.1 	quality but that are threatened with 
55.2 	degradation. Up to $150,000 is for deposit in 
55.3 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
55.4 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
55.5 	section 103B.103.
55.6 	(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
55.7 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
55.8 	program to systematically collect data and 
55.9 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
55.10 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
55.11 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
55.12 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
55.13 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
55.14 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
55.15 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
55.16 	work.
55.17 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
55.18 	second year are for developing and 
55.19 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
55.20 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
55.21 	(n) $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 
55.22 	the second year are for permanent 
55.23 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
55.24 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
55.25 	$300,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
55.26 	easement stewardship account established 
55.27 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.28 	103B.103.
55.29 	(o) $6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 
55.30 	the second year are for financial and technical 
55.31 	assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops 
55.32 	and other soil health practices to achieve water 
55.33 	quality or drinking water benefits. The board 
55.34 	may use grants to local governments and 
55.35 	agreements with the United States Department 
56.1 	of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State 
56.2 	Center for Excellence, and other practitioners 
56.3 	and partners to accomplish this work. Up to 
56.4 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
56.5 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health 
56.6 	for applied research and education on 
56.7 	Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
56.8 	management systems. This appropriation may 
56.9 	be extended to leverage available federal 
56.10 	funds.
56.11 	(p) The board must contract for delivery of 
56.12 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
56.13 	for restoration, maintenance, training, and 
56.14 	other activities under this section for up to 
56.15 	$850,000 the first year and up to $850,000 the 
56.16 	second year.
56.17 	(q) The board may shift grant, implementation, 
56.18 	or easement funds in this section and may 
56.19 	adjust the technical and administrative 
56.20 	assistance portion of the funds to leverage 
56.21 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
56.22 	oversight responsibilities or high-priority 
56.23 	activities identified by the board consistent 
56.24 	with local water management plans.
56.25 	(r) The board must require grantees to specify 
56.26 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
56.27 	grants.
56.28 	(s) The appropriations in this section are 
56.29 	available until June 30, 2028, except grant or 
56.30 	easement funds are available for five years 
56.31 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
56.32 	executed. Returned grant funds must be 
56.33 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
56.34 	section.

57.1	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	11,296,000
	$
	11,904,000
	
57.2 	(a) $4,746,000 the first year and $5,354,000 
57.3 	the second year are for developing health risk 
57.4 	limits for contaminants found or anticipated 
57.5 	to be found in Minnesota drinking water, to 
57.6 	certify private laboratories to conduct analyses 
57.7 	for these contaminants, and to increase the 
57.8 	capacity of the department's laboratory to 
57.9 	analyze for these contaminants.
57.10 	(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
57.11 	the second year are for ensuring safe drinking 
57.12 	water for private well users, including studying 
57.13 	the occurrence and magnitude of contaminants 
57.14 	in private wells; developing guidance and 
57.15 	conducting outreach and education about well 
57.16 	testing and mitigation; awarding grants to local 
57.17 	governments; and designing voluntary 
57.18 	interventions to reduce health risks to private 
57.19 	well owners.
57.20 	(c) $3,750,000 the first year and $3,750,000 
57.21 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
57.22 	drinking water, including planning, 
57.23 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
57.24 	and grants to local governments and public 
57.25 	water systems.
57.26 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
57.27 	second year are to develop and deliver 
57.28 	groundwater restoration and protection 
57.29 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
57.30 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
57.31 	provide resources to local governments for 
57.32 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
57.33 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
57.34 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
57.35 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
58.1 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
58.2 	second year are to develop public health 
58.3 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
58.4 	to safe drinking water, including development 
58.5 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
58.6 	water that incorporates select 
58.7 	recommendations from the University of 
58.8 	Minnesota's Future of Drinking Water report.
58.9 	(f) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
58.10 	second year are for developing a statewide 
58.11 	recreational water portal that includes an 
58.12 	inventory of public beaches and information 
58.13 	about local monitoring results and closures 
58.14 	and that provides information about preventing 
58.15 	illness and recreational water stewardship.
58.16 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
58.17 	appropriations in this section are available 
58.18 	until June 30, 2027.

58.19	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,875,000
	$
	1,875,000
	
58.20 	(a) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
58.21 	the second year are to implement projects that 
58.22 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
58.23 	supply; provide cost-effective regional 
58.24 	solutions; leverage interjurisdictional 
58.25 	coordination; support local implementation of 
58.26 	water supply reliability projects; support the 
58.27 	growing needs of community water suppliers 
58.28 	facing challenges, including PFAS, radium, 
58.29 	manganese, and selenium contamination, 
58.30 	groundwater appropriation limitations, system 
58.31 	reliability and resilience, and increased 
58.32 	regional growth; and prevent degradation of 
58.33 	groundwater resources in the metropolitan 
58.34 	area. These projects provide communities 
58.35 	with:
59.1 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
59.2 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
59.3 	wastewater, and groundwater;
59.4 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
59.5 	for different alternatives;
59.6 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
59.7 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
59.8 	costs;
59.9 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
59.10 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
59.11 	regionally beneficial water supply 
59.12 	development projects; and
59.13 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
59.14 	models and strategies.
59.15 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
59.16 	second year are for the water demand 
59.17 	reduction grants to assist municipalities in the 
59.18 	metropolitan area with implementing water 
59.19 	demand reduction measures to ensure the 
59.20 	reliability and protection of drinking water 
59.21 	supplies.

59.22	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,500,000
	$
	1,500,000
	
59.23 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
59.24 	second year are for developing Part A of 
59.25 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
59.26 	available until June 30, 2030.
59.27 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
59.28 	the second year are for a program to evaluate 
59.29 	performance and technology transfer for 
59.30 	stormwater best management practices, to 
59.31 	evaluate best management performance and 
59.32 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
59.33 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
60.1 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
60.2 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
60.3 	and to implement a system to transfer 
60.4 	knowledge and technology across local 
60.5 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
60.6 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
60.7 	2030.

60.8	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	6,000
	$
	-0-
	
60.9 	$6,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
60.10 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
60.11 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
60.12 	3.303, subdivision 10.

60.13	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,350,000
	$
	8,350,000
	
60.14 	(a) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
60.15 	the second year are for the point source 
60.16 	implementation grants program under 
60.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
60.18 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
60.19 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
60.20 	second year are for small community 
60.21 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
60.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
60.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
60.24 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
60.25 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
60.26 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
60.27 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
60.28 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
60.29 	this section according to a project's priority 
60.30 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
60.31 	priority list.

61.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
61.2 		Subd. 2.Goals for implementation. The following goals must guide the implementation 
61.3 	of this chapter:
61.4 	(1) to identify impaired waters in accordance with federal TMDL requirements and to 
61.5 	ensure continuing evaluation of surface waters for impairments;
61.6 	(2) to submit TMDLs to the United States Environmental Protection Agency in a timely 
61.7 	manner in accordance with federal TMDL requirements;
61.8 	(3) to inform and support strategies for implementing restoration and protection activities 
61.9 	in a reasonable time period with the goal that all waters will have achieved the designated 
61.10 	uses applicable to those waters by 2050;
61.11 	(4) to systematically evaluate waters, to provide assistance and incentives to prevent 
61.12 	waters from becoming impaired, and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as 
61.13 	impaired;
61.14 	(5) to promptly seek the delisting of waters from the impaired waters list when those 
61.15 	waters are shown to achieve the designated uses applicable to the waters;
61.16 	(6) to achieve compliance with federal Clean Water Act requirements in Minnesota;
61.17 	(7) to support effective measures to prevent the degradation of groundwater according 
61.18 	to the groundwater degradation prevention goal under section 103H.001; and
61.19 	(8) to support effective measures to restore degraded groundwater.

61.20 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 114D.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
61.21 		Subd. 4.Terms; compensation; removal.  The terms of members representing the state 
61.22 	agencies and the Metropolitan Council are four years and are coterminous with the governor. 
61.23 	The terms of other nonlegislative members of the council shall be as provided in section 
61.24 	15.059, subdivision 2. Members may serve until their successors are appointed and qualify. 
61.25 	Compensation and removal of nonlegislative council members is as provided in section 
61.26 	15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4, except that a nonlegislative member may be compensated at 
61.27 	the rate of up to $125 a day. Compensation of legislative members is as determined by the 
61.28 	appointing authority. The Pollution Control Agency may reimburse legislative members 
61.29 	for expenses. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing authority provided 
61.30 	in subdivision 1 for the remainder of the unexpired term.

62.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 114D.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
62.2 		Subd. 6.Recommended appropriations. (a) The Clean Water Council shall recommend
62.3 	must submit recommendations to the governor and the legislature the manner in which on 
62.4 	how money from the clean water fund should be appropriated for the purposes stated in 
62.5 	article XI, section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution and section 114D.50.
62.6 	(b) The council's recommendations must:
62.7 	(1) be to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to 
62.8 	protect groundwater from degradation and ensure that at least five percent of the clean water 
62.9 	fund is spent only to protect drinking water sources;
62.10 	(2) be consistent with the purposes, policies, goals, and priorities in this chapter; and
62.11 	(3) allocate adequate support and resources to identify degraded groundwater and 
62.12 	impaired waters, develop TMDLs, implement restoration of groundwater and impaired 
62.13 	waters, and provide assistance and incentives to prevent groundwater and surface waters 
62.14 	from becoming degraded or impaired and improve the quality of surface waters which are 
62.15 	listed as impaired but have no approved TMDL.
62.16 	(c) The council must recommend methods of ensuring that awards of grants, loans, or 
62.17 	other funds from the clean water fund specify the outcomes to be achieved as a result of the 
62.18 	funding and specify standards to hold the recipient accountable for achieving the desired 
62.19 	outcomes. Expenditures from the fund must be appropriated by law.

62.20 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 114D.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
62.21 		Subd. 7.Reports to legislature. (a) By January 15 each odd-numbered year, the council 
62.22 	must submit a report to the legislature on that includes:
62.23 	(1) a summary of the activities for which money has been or will be spent for in the 
62.24 	current biennium,;
62.25 	(2) the activities for which money is recommended to recommendations required under 
62.26 	subdivision 6 for how money in the clean water fund should be spent in the next biennium,
62.27 	including recommended legislative bill language; and
62.28 	(3) the impact on economic development of the implementation of efforts to protect and 
62.29 	restore groundwater and the impaired waters program.
62.30 	(b) By January 15 each even-numbered year, the council may submit to the legislature 
62.31 	supplemental recommendations on the manner in which money from the clean water fund 
62.32 	should be appropriated in the next fiscal year.

63.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, and applies to 
63.2 	recommendations for fiscal year 2026 and beyond.

63.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
63.4 		Subd. 4.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project receiving funding from the clean 
63.5 	water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, and 
63.6 	restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking 
63.7 	water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than one of these 
63.8 	requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall include measurable 
63.9 	outcomes, as defined in section 3.303, subdivision 10, and; a plan for measuring and 
63.10 	evaluating the results; and an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity 
63.11 	or reaches diverse communities in Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income 
63.12 	households. A project must be consistent with current science and incorporate state-of-the-art 
63.13 	technology.
63.14 	(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across 
63.15 	all regions and residents of the state.
63.16 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean water fund 
63.17 	must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects or programs, 
63.18 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
63.19 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
63.20 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
63.21 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under 
63.22 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available. Information classified as not 
63.23 	public under section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), is not required to be placed on 
63.24 	the website.
63.25 	(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section 
63.26 	16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 
63.27 	regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 
63.28 	grants that will be competitively awarded.
63.29 	(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit Minnesota 
63.30 	waters.
63.31 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund 
63.32 	shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
63.33 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
64.1 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
64.2 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
64.3 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
64.4 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
64.5 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
64.6 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state 
64.7 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
64.8 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
64.9 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
64.10 	of money from the clean water fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
64.11 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
64.12 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
64.13 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
64.14 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
64.15 	for future funding from the clean water fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
64.16 	to the legislative auditor.
64.17 	(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through 
64.18 	execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with 
64.19 	respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.
64.20 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the clean 
64.21 	water fund must inform the Clean Water Council and the house of representatives and senate 
64.22 	committees having jurisdiction over the clean water fund, at the time the request for funding 
64.23 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
64.24 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

64.25 	Sec. 17. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
 64.26 		Subdivision 1.Department of Health; contamination in private wells. The availability 
64.27 	of the appropriation from the clean water fund to the commissioner of health under Laws 
64.28 	2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, paragraph (d), is extended to June 
64.29 	30, 2024.
64.30 		Subd. 2.Department of Health; water reuse implementation. The availability of the 
64.31 	appropriation from the clean water fund to the commissioner of health under Laws 2019, 
64.32 	First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, paragraph (g), is extended to June 30, 
64.33 	2024.

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

65.2 	ARTICLE 3
65.3 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

65.4	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
65.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
65.6 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
65.7 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
65.8 	"2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
65.9 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The 
65.10 	first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is 
65.11 	fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These are onetime appropriations.

65.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
65.13				Available for the Year
	
65.14				Ending June 30
	
65.15					2024
		2025

65.16	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

65.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	72,155,000
	$
	64,455,000
	
65.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
65.19 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

65.20	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
65.21 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
65.22 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
65.23 	related to and necessary for a specific 
65.24 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
65.25 	article must be spent in accordance with 
65.26 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
65.27 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
65.28 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
65.29 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
65.30 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
65.31 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
65.32 	2026, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
65.33 	available until June 30, 2027. If a project 
66.1 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
66.2 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
66.3 	availability of federal funding.

66.4	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
66.5 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
66.6 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
66.7 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
66.8 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
66.9 	committees, and commissions, should make 
66.10 	progress toward providing people with 
66.11 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
66.12 	publications, and digital media related to the 
66.13 	programs the recipient funds using 
66.14 	appropriations made in this article.

66.15	Subd. 4.Energy and Water Conservation
 					
66.16 	Grant recipients of parks and trails funds 
66.17 	should prioritize water and energy 
66.18 	conservation technology and the use of 
66.19 	renewable energy for construction and 
66.20 	building projects funded with an appropriation 
66.21 	made in this article.

66.22
66.23	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	43,580,000
	$
	38,931,000
	
66.24 	(a) $28,572,000 the first year and $25,524,000 
66.25 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
66.26 	areas, and trails to:
66.27 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
66.28 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
66.29 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
66.30 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
66.31 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
66.32 	parks and trails legacy plan.
67.1 	(b) The commissioner may spend money 
67.2 	appropriated under paragraph (a) on I Can! 
67.3 	programs, including but not limited to 
67.4 	programs designed to provide underserved 
67.5 	youth and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, 
67.6 	bisexual, transgender, and queer the 
67.7 	opportunity to experience the outdoors with 
67.8 	similar peers.
67.9 	(c) $14,286,000 the first year and $12,762,000 
67.10 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
67.11 	trails of regional significance outside the 
67.12 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
67.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
67.14 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
67.15 	on the lists of recommended projects 
67.16 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
67.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
67.18 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
67.19 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
67.20 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
67.21 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
67.22 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
67.23 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
67.24 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
67.25 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
67.26 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
67.27 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
67.28 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
67.29 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
67.30 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
67.31 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
67.32 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
67.33 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
67.34 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
67.35 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
67.36 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
68.1 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
68.2 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
68.3 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
68.4 	section 85.536, including the continued 
68.5 	development of a statewide system plan for 
68.6 	regional parks and trails outside the 
68.7 	seven-county metropolitan area.
68.8 	(d) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
68.9 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
68.10 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
68.11 	contains the commission's recommendations 
68.12 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
68.13 	fiscal year 2025 to the chairs and ranking 
68.14 	minority members of the legislative 
68.15 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
68.16 	over environment and natural resources and 
68.17 	the parks and trails fund.
68.18 	(e) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
68.19 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
68.20 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
68.21 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
68.22 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
68.23 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
68.24 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
68.25 	minority members of the legislative 
68.26 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
68.27 	over environment and natural resources and 
68.28 	the parks and trails fund.
68.29 	(f) $722,000 the first year and $645,000 the 
68.30 	second year are for coordination and projects 
68.31 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
68.32 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
68.33 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
68.34 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
69.1 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
69.2 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
69.3 	(g) The commissioner must contract for 
69.4 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
69.5 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
69.6 	activities under this section for at least 
69.7 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
69.8 	second year.
69.9 	(h) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
69.10 	this section must give consideration to 
69.11 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
69.12 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
69.13 	other activities.
69.14 	(i) In addition to the requirements under 
69.15 	paragraph (g), the commissioner should work 
69.16 	to provide other opportunities that encourage 
69.17 	a diversity of students to pursue careers in 
69.18 	environment and natural resources when 
69.19 	implementing appropriations in this section.

69.20	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	28,572,000
	$
	25,524,000
	
69.21 	(a) $28,572,000 the first year and $25,524,000 
69.22 	the second year are for distribution according 
69.23 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
69.24 	subdivision 3.
69.25 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
69.26 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
69.27 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
69.28 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
69.29 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
69.30 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
69.31 	under this section must be substantially 
69.32 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
69.33 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
69.34 	Any money remaining after completing the 
70.1 	listed projects may be spent by the 
70.2 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
70.3 	parks and trails.
70.4 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
70.5 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
70.6 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
70.7 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
70.8 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
70.9 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
70.10 	appropriations under this section must give 
70.11 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
70.12 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
70.13 	and other activities.

70.14	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	3,000
	$
	-0-
	
70.15 	$3,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
70.16 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
70.17 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
70.18 	3.303, subdivision 10.

70.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
70.20 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) A project or program receiving funding 
70.21 	from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to support 
70.22 	parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program receiving funding 
70.23 	from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 
70.24 	3.303, subdivision 10, and; a plan for measuring and evaluating the results; and an assessment 
70.25 	of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse communities in 
70.26 	Minnesota, including reaching low- and moderate-income households. A project or program 
70.27 	must be consistent with current science and incorporate state-of-the-art technology, except 
70.28 	when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration of historical significance.
70.29 	(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits across 
70.30 	all regions and residents of the state.
70.31 	(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the parks and trails 
70.32 	fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, including 
70.33 	the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 3.303, 
71.1 	subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable or by 
71.2 	January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative Coordinating 
71.3 	Commission must post submitted information on the website required under section 3.303, 
71.4 	subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
71.5 	(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to section 
71.6 	16B.98 and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any 
71.7 	regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving 
71.8 	grants that will be competitively awarded.
71.9 	(e) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located in 
71.10 	Minnesota.
71.11 	(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the parks and trails fund 
71.12 	shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy logo required 
71.13 	under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
71.14 	361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." 
71.15 	When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the person to a web 
71.16 	page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain additional 
71.17 	information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission website required 
71.18 	under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
71.19 	(g) Future eligibility for money from the parks and trails fund is contingent upon a state 
71.20 	agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as 
71.21 	any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of the 
71.22 	Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a recipient 
71.23 	of money from the parks and trails fund has not complied with the laws, rules, or regulations 
71.24 	in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient must be listed in an 
71.25 	annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the legacy funds. The list 
71.26 	must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a recipient from the list 
71.27 	upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient on the list is not eligible 
71.28 	for future funding from the parks and trails fund until the recipient demonstrates compliance 
71.29 	to the legislative auditor.
71.30 	(h) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the parks 
71.31 	and trails fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees having 
71.32 	jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund, at the time the request for funding is made, 
71.33 	whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that was not 
71.34 	from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose.

72.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
72.2 	read:
72.3 		Subd. 7.Free park days. An implementing agency, county, or city that charges an 
72.4 	entrance fee or requires a vehicle permit must provide free access to all its parks at least 
72.5 	four days each calendar year in order to be eligible for money appropriated from the parks 
72.6 	and trails fund. The implementing agency, county, or city must publicly announce the date 
72.7 	when entrance will be free at least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.

72.8 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.536, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and 
72.10 	Trails Commission is created to undertake system planning and provide recommendations 
72.11 	to the legislature for grants funded by the parks and trails fund to counties and, cities, and 
72.12 	Tribal governments outside of the seven-county metropolitan area for parks and trails of 
72.13 	regional significance.

72.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.536, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.15 		Subd. 2.Commission. The commission shall include 13 members appointed by the 
72.16 	governor with two members from each of the regional parks and trails districts determined 
72.17 	under subdivision 5 and one member at large. Membership terms, compensation, and removal 
72.18 	of members and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.0575, except that a 
72.19 	commission member may be compensated at the rate of up to $125 a day.

72.20 	Sec. 10. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
 72.21 		Subdivision 1.Beaver Island Regional Trail; city of St. Cloud. The availability of the 
72.22 	grant to the city of St. Cloud for the Beaver Island Regional Trail construction and restoration 
72.23 	project from the parks and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First Special Session 
72.24 	chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2024.
72.25 		Subd. 2.Robinson Park; city of Sandstone. The portions of the appropriations from 
72.26 	the parks and trails fund in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, 
72.27 	paragraph (b), and Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
72.28 	(b), that were granted to the city of Sandstone for the Robinson Park project are available 
72.29 	until June 30, 2025.
72.30 		Subd. 3.Parks and trails of regional significance. The appropriations from the parks 
72.31 	and trails fund in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
72.32 	(b), are available until June 30, 2025.

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

73.2 	Sec. 11. EXPANDING ACCESS TO PARKS AND TRAILS FUND GRANTS IN 
73.3 	GREATER MINNESOTA; REPORT.
 73.4 	By January 15, 2024, the commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with the 
73.5 	Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission, must submit a report to the 
73.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
73.7 	jurisdiction over the parks and trails fund with recommendations for expanding eligibility 
73.8 	of parks and trails fund grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, to Tribal 
73.9 	governments and for expanding cooperation with nonprofit organizations, including any 
73.10 	necessary statutory changes.

73.11 	ARTICLE 4
73.12 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

73.13	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
73.14 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
73.15 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
73.16 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
73.17 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, except that any unencumbered balance 
73.18 	remaining under this article from the first year does not cancel but is available in the second 
73.19 	year. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed 
73.20 	under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, 
73.21 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The 
73.22 	biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

73.23				APPROPRIATIONS
	
73.24				Available for the Year
	
73.25				Ending June 30
	
73.26					2024
		2025

73.27	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

73.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	103,024,000
	$
	88,928,000
	
73.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
73.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
73.31 	subdivisions.

73.32	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
74.1 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
74.2 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
74.3 	related to and necessary for a specific 
74.4 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
74.5 	article must not be spent on institutional 
74.6 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
74.7 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
74.8 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
74.9 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
74.10 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
74.11 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
74.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
74.13 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
74.14 	article, fiscal year 2024 appropriations are 
74.15 	available until June 30, 2025, and fiscal year 
74.16 	2025 appropriations are available until June 
74.17 	30, 2026. Water and energy conservation 
74.18 	technology and the use of renewable energy 
74.19 	should be priorities for construction and 
74.20 	building projects funded through this 
74.21 	appropriation. If a project receives federal 
74.22 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
74.23 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
74.24 	funding.

74.25	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		47,421,000
		44,796,000
	
74.26 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
74.27 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
74.28 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
74.29 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
74.30 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
74.31 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
74.32 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
74.33 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
74.34 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
74.35 	funding. Each grant program established in 
75.1 	this appropriation must be separately 
75.2 	administered from other state appropriations 
75.3 	for program planning and outcome 
75.4 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
75.5 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
75.6 	of applicants and grant award size.

75.7	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
75.8 	$35,737,000 the first year and $36,437,000 
75.9 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
75.10 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
75.11 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
75.12 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
75.13 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
75.14 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
75.15 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
75.16 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
75.17 	community and public life in this state. Grants 
75.18 	provided under this paragraph must prioritize 
75.19 	artists and arts organizations that plan to 
75.20 	present art from communities that have been 
75.21 	historically underrepresented in the arts or that 
75.22 	improve access to the programs and projects 
75.23 	for groups, including youth and historically 
75.24 	underserved communities, that have struggled 
75.25 	to access arts programming in the past.

75.26	(c) Arts Education
					
75.27 	$7,263,000 the first year and $6,269,000 the 
75.28 	second year are for high-quality, 
75.29 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
75.30 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
75.31 	understanding of the arts. Priority in the award 
75.32 	of grants under this paragraph must be given 
75.33 	to providing educational opportunities to 
75.34 	underserved communities with grants for 
75.35 	organizations or entities providing 
76.1 	opportunities to K-12 students throughout the 
76.2 	state for arts education, including access to 
76.3 	arts instruction, arts programming, museums, 
76.4 	and arts presentations.

76.5	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
76.6 	$2,421,000 the first year and $2,090,000 the 
76.7 	second year are for events and activities that 
76.8 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
76.9 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
76.10 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
76.11 	represented in this state.

76.12	(e) Significant Art Project St. Paul
					
76.13 	$2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
76.14 	Minnesota United Foundation for the design, 
76.15 	land development, land transfer fees, and 
76.16 	production costs of a public art project in St. 
76.17 	Paul at the United Village site celebrating 
76.18 	Minnesota arts and cultural heritage and 
76.19 	providing a unique public art experience 
76.20 	through sculpture and design. The project 
76.21 	funded by this paragraph must have a 
76.22 	matching grant from nonpublic funds and must 
76.23 	include a public-private partnership agreement 
76.24 	providing an agreement for the future 
76.25 	ownership, maintenance, taxes, and associated 
76.26 	costs for the art project and project site. The 
76.27 	project funded by this paragraph must have a 
76.28 	permanent sign indicating the project was 
76.29 	funded through the arts and cultural heritage 
76.30 	fund. This appropriation is available until June 
76.31 	30, 2028.

76.32	(f) Administrative Costs
					
76.33 	Up to five percent of the totals in paragraphs 
76.34 	(b) to (e) each year is for administering grant 
77.1 	programs, delivering technical services, 
77.2 	providing fiscal oversight for the statewide 
77.3 	system, and ensuring accountability in fiscal 
77.4 	years 2024 and 2025.

77.5	(g) Regional Arts Councils
					
77.6 	Thirty percent of the remaining total 
77.7 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
77.8 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
77.9 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
77.10 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
77.11 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
77.12 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
77.13 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
77.14 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
77.15 	regions of the state.
77.16 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
77.17 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
77.18 	cancel but is available the second year.

77.19	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		18,004,000
		18,977,000
	
77.20 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
77.21 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
77.22 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
77.23 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
77.24 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
77.25 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
77.26 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
77.27 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
77.28 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
77.29 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
77.30 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
77.31 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
77.32 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
77.33 	sources of funding. The appropriations in this 
77.34 	subdivision are onetime, and any 
78.1 	unencumbered balance remaining under this 
78.2 	subdivision in the first year does not cancel 
78.3 	but is available for the second year. 
78.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
78.5 	16A.28, for historic preservation projects that 
78.6 	improve historic structures, the amounts are 
78.7 	available until June 30, 2027. The Minnesota 
78.8 	Historical Society or grant recipients of the 
78.9 	Minnesota Historical Society using arts and 
78.10 	cultural heritage funds under this subdivision 
78.11 	must give consideration to Conservation Corps 
78.12 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
78.13 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
78.14 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
78.15 	the potential to need historic preservation 
78.16 	services.

78.17	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

78.18	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
78.19 	$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the 
78.20 	second year are for statewide historic and 
78.21 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
78.22 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
78.23 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
78.24 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
78.25 	through a competitive grant process. The 
78.26 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
78.27 	the money using established grant mechanisms 
78.28 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
78.29 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
78.30 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
78.31 	(ii).

78.32	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
78.33 	$7,395,000 the first year and $8,125,000 the 
78.34 	second year are for historic and cultural 
79.1 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
79.2 	of the state.
79.3 	Of this amount, $50,000 the first year and 
79.4 	$50,000 the second year are for the production 
79.5 	and distribution of "Making Minnesota" on 
79.6 	Minnesota's natural resources, legacy, culture, 
79.7 	and history, to be made available free of cost.

79.8	(3) History Partnerships
					
79.9 	$2,183,000 the first year and $3,067,000 the 
79.10 	second year are for history partnerships 
79.11 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
79.12 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
79.13 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
79.14 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
79.15 	the state.

79.16
79.17	(4) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
79.18 	$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
79.19 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
79.20 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
79.21 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
79.22 	of historical, archeological, and cultural 
79.23 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
79.24 	investigations must be published in a 
79.25 	searchable form and available to the public 
79.26 	cost free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
79.27 	the Office of the State Archeologist, the Indian 
79.28 	Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
79.29 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
79.30 	representative to an oversight board to select 
79.31 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
79.32 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
79.33 	must consult with the Departments of 
79.34 	Transportation and Natural Resources.

79.35	(5) Digital Library
					
80.1 	$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
80.2 	second year are for a digital library project to 
80.3 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
80.4 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
80.5 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
80.6 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
80.7 	system and must jointly share this 
80.8 	appropriation for these purposes.

80.9	(c) Grants
					
80.10 	(1) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.11 	Litchfield Opera House to repair and update 
80.12 	the Litchfield Opera House;
80.13 	(2) $275,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.14 	Dakota County Historical Society to upgrade 
80.15 	and improve the Lawshe Memorial Museum;
80.16 	(3) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to 
80.17 	Olmsted County Historical Society to 
80.18 	rehabilitate the historic George Stoppel stone 
80.19 	house and barn and to construct an accessible 
80.20 	pathway to the farmstead;
80.21 	(4) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.22 	Minnesota Transportation Museum for 
80.23 	programming at the historical Jackson Street 
80.24 	Roundhouse in St. Paul to preserve and share 
80.25 	the history and culture of railroads in 
80.26 	Minnesota; and
80.27 	(5) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
80.28 	Special Guerrilla Units Veterans and Families 
80.29 	of USA, Inc. to collect, document, archive, 
80.30 	preserve, and make available to the public 
80.31 	Hmong Special Guerrilla Units veterans' 
80.32 	histories and for programming and educational 
80.33 	efforts to teach the public about their history 
81.1 	serving as proxy soldiers for the United States 
81.2 	during the Secret War in Laos.

81.3	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		3,000,000
		2,750,000
	
81.4 	(a) $2,750,000 each year is appropriated to 
81.5 	the commissioner of education for grants to 
81.6 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
81.7 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
81.8 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
81.9 	Minnesota. When possible, funding under this 
81.10 	subdivision should be used to promote and 
81.11 	share the work of Minnesota authors, 
81.12 	including authors from diverse backgrounds. 
81.13 	This money must be allocated using the 
81.14 	formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 
81.15 	134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the 
81.16 	remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all 
81.17 	qualifying systems in an amount proportionate 
81.18 	to the number of qualifying system entities in 
81.19 	each system. For purposes of this subdivision, 
81.20 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
81.21 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
81.22 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
81.23 	outreach service program. This money may 
81.24 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
81.25 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
81.26 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
81.27 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
81.28 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
81.29 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
81.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
81.31 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
81.32 	30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this 
81.33 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.
81.34 	(b) $250,000 the first year is appropriated to 
81.35 	the commissioner of education for a water 
82.1 	safety grant program. The commissioner of 
82.2 	education must allocate grants to eligible 
82.3 	applicants. Eligible applicants include 
82.4 	nonprofit organizations and city and county 
82.5 	parks and recreation programs providing 
82.6 	swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants 
82.7 	are not required to partner with other entities. 
82.8 	Grant funds must primarily be used to provide 
82.9 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
82.10 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
82.11 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
82.12 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
82.13 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
82.14 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
82.15 	and instruction.

82.16	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		17,040,000
		14,105,000
	
82.17 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
82.18 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
82.19 	administration for grants to the named 
82.20 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
82.21 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
82.22 	administration may use a portion of this 
82.23 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
82.24 	to and necessary for the administration of 
82.25 	grants in this subdivision.
82.26 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
82.27 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
82.28 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
82.29 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
82.30 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
82.31 	sources of funding.

82.32	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
82.33 	$2,050,000 each year is for Minnesota Public 
82.34 	Radio to create programming and expand news 
83.1 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
83.2 	history.

83.3
83.4	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
83.5 	$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the 
83.6 	second year are to the Association of 
83.7 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
83.8 	for production and acquisition grants in 
83.9 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
83.10 	129D.19.

83.11	(e) Public Television
					
83.12 	$5,000,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the 
83.13 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
83.14 	Television Association for production and 
83.15 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
83.16 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in 
83.17 	the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing 
83.18 	Minnesota military and veterans' history 
83.19 	stories and unique immigrant stories from 
83.20 	around the state.

83.21	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
83.22 	$500,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
83.23 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
83.24 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
83.25 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
83.26 	and families to natural resources.

83.27	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
83.28 	$1,725,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo 
83.29 	and Conservatory for program development 
83.30 	that features educational programs and habitat 
83.31 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
83.32 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
83.33 	access and preservation.

83.34	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
84.1 	$825,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
84.2 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
84.3 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
84.4 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
84.5 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
84.6 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
84.7 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

84.8	(i) Appetite for Change
					
84.9 	$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit 
84.10 	Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks 
84.11 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
84.12 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
84.13 	Minnesota.

84.14	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
84.15 	$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
84.16 	Zoo to develop educational exhibits and 
84.17 	programs.

84.18	(k) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
84.19 	$250,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
84.20 	Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and 
84.21 	install a hands-on exhibit with interactive 
84.22 	learning components to educate Minnesotans 
84.23 	on the history of the natural landscape of the 
84.24 	state.

84.25	(l) State Band
					
84.26 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
84.27 	year are to the Minnesota state band to provide 
84.28 	free concerts throughout the state.

84.29	(m) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming
					
84.30 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
84.31 	of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial 
84.32 	Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad 
84.33 	Park.

85.1	(n) Great Northern Festival
					
85.2 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
85.3 	year are for a grant to support the Great 
85.4 	Northern Festival, which connects attendees 
85.5 	to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues 
85.6 	through a festival.

85.7
85.8	(o) Governor's Council on Developmental 
Disabilities
					
85.9 	$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota 
85.10 	Governor's Council on Developmental 
85.11 	Disabilities to continue to preserve and raise 
85.12 	awareness of the history of Minnesotans with 
85.13 	developmental disabilities.

85.14	(p) Minnesota Council on Disability
					
85.15 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
85.16 	second year are to the Minnesota Council on 
85.17 	Disability to provide educational opportunities 
85.18 	in the arts, history, and cultural heritage of 
85.19 	Minnesotans with disabilities in conjunction 
85.20 	with the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota 
85.21 	Council on Disability. This appropriation is 
85.22 	available until June 30, 2027.

85.23	(q) Keller Regional Park
					
85.24 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey 
85.25 	County to preserve Minnesota's cultural 
85.26 	heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at 
85.27 	Keller Regional Park.

85.28	(r) Vietnam War Anniversary
					
85.29 	$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
85.30 	commissioner of veterans affairs to prepare 
85.31 	and host a commemoration program for the 
85.32 	50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

85.33	(s) St. Paul Cultural Art Installation
					
86.1 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
86.2 	of St. Paul for an art installation celebrating 
86.3 	Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee.

86.4	(t) One Heartland Center
					
86.5 	$50,000 each year is for a grant to One 
86.6 	Heartland Center for programming and 
86.7 	outdoor activities for families and youth in 
86.8 	Minnesota.

86.9	(u) Forest Lake Veterans Memorial
					
86.10 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
86.11 	Forest Lake Veterans Memorial Committee 
86.12 	to construct a memorial to veterans of the 
86.13 	United States armed forces at Lakeside 
86.14 	Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake. This 
86.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.

86.16	(v) Hmong Plaza
					
86.17 	$450,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
86.18 	of St. Paul to construct the Hmong Plaza at 
86.19 	Phalen Lake.

86.20	(w) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship
					
86.21 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second 
86.22 	year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to 
86.23 	fund an annual fellowship to be known as the 
86.24 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this 
86.25 	amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used 
86.26 	for administrative expenses. YWCA 
86.27 	Minneapolis must select a person for the 
86.28 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an 
86.29 	application process that allows both 
86.30 	applications by interested persons and 
86.31 	nominations of persons by third parties. By 
86.32 	October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must 
86.33 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
86.34 	members of the legislative committees and 
87.1 	divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the 
87.2 	use of money appropriated under this 
87.3 	paragraph and on the activities of the person 
87.4 	selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist 
87.5 	Fellowship under this paragraph. This 
87.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

87.7
87.8	(x) Minnesota African American Heritage 
Museum and Gallery
					
87.9 	$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
87.10 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
87.11 	programming celebrating African American 
87.12 	and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the 
87.13 	amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C. 
87.14 	Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural 
87.15 	project in North Minneapolis to work with 
87.16 	young people to develop skills while using art 
87.17 	as the impetus.

87.18	(y) Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota
					
87.19 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
87.20 	year are for a grant to the Tibetan American 
87.21 	Foundation of Minnesota to celebrate and 
87.22 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of Tibetan 
87.23 	Americans in Minnesota.

87.24	(z) Hong De Wu Guan
					
87.25 	$25,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong 
87.26 	De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects 
87.27 	like Lion Dance for after-school programs for 
87.28 	youth.

87.29	(aa) Sepak Takraw of USA
					
87.30 	$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
87.31 	Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and 
87.32 	after-school programs in the community to 
87.33 	teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak 
88.1 	takraw. This appropriation may not be used 
88.2 	to hold events.

88.3	(bb) 30,000 Feet
					
88.4 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
88.5 	year are for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit 
88.6 	organization, to help youth and community 
88.7 	artists further develop their artistic skills, to 
88.8 	create community art and artistic 
88.9 	performances, and to promote and share 
88.10 	African American history and culture through 
88.11 	the arts.

88.12	(cc) Siengkane Lao Minnesota
					
88.13 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
88.14 	year are for a grant to Siengkane Lao MN to 
88.15 	create cultural arts projects and to preserve 
88.16 	traditional performances.

88.17	(dd) Hmong Cultural Center
					
88.18 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
88.19 	second year are for a grant to the Hmong 
88.20 	Cultural Center of Minnesota for 
88.21 	museum-related programming and educational 
88.22 	outreach activities to teach the public about 
88.23 	the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage 
88.24 	of Hmong Minnesotans.

88.25	(ee) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
					
88.26 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
88.27 	second year are for a grant to Comunidades 
88.28 	Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) to 
88.29 	expand arts programming to celebrate Latino 
88.30 	cultural heritage; support local artists; and 
88.31 	provide professional development, networking, 
88.32 	and presentation opportunities.

88.33	(ff) Hmong RPA Writing System
					
89.1 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
89.2 	second year are for grants to recipients who 
89.3 	have demonstrated knowledge and interest in 
89.4 	preserving Hmong culture to preserve Hmong 
89.5 	Minnesotans' heritage, history, language, and 
89.6 	culture. Grants must be used in conjunction 
89.7 	with Minnesota universities to improve and 
89.8 	develop a unified and standardized Latin 
89.9 	alphabet form of the Hmong RPA writing 
89.10 	system. No portion of this appropriation may 
89.11 	be used to encourage religious membership 
89.12 	or to conduct personal ceremonies or events.

89.13	(gg) Somali Museum of Minnesota
					
89.14 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
89.15 	second year are for a grant to the Somali 
89.16 	Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and 
89.17 	cultural vitality programs to provide classes, 
89.18 	exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the 
89.19 	Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.

89.20	(hh) Minnesota Museum of American Art
					
89.21 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
89.22 	second year are for a grant to the Minnesota 
89.23 	Museum of American Art for exhibit 
89.24 	programming and for a Native American 
89.25 	Fellowship at the museum.

89.26	(ii) Fanka Programs
					
89.27 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
89.28 	second year are for a grant to Ka Joog 
89.29 	statewide Somali-based collaborative 
89.30 	programs for arts and cultural heritage. The 
89.31 	funding must be used for Fanka programs to 
89.32 	provide arts education and workshops, mentor 
89.33 	programs, and community presentations and 
90.1 	community engagement events throughout 
90.2 	Minnesota.

90.3	(jj) The Bakken Museum
					
90.4 	$150,000 the first year is for a grant to The 
90.5 	Bakken Museum for interactive exhibits and 
90.6 	outreach programs on arts and cultural 
90.7 	heritage.

90.8	(kk) 4-H Shooting Sports
					
90.9 	$50,000 the first year is to the University of 
90.10 	Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants 
90.11 	to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members 
90.12 	participating in state and national 
90.13 	4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. 
90.14 	Eligible costs for grant money include 
90.15 	shooting sports equipment and supplies and 
90.16 	event fees associated with participating in state 
90.17 	shooting sports events.

90.18	(ll) Public Art Saint Paul
		
90.19 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to Public Art 
90.20 	Saint Paul for art programming at the Wakpa 
90.21 	Triennial Art Festival to showcase new art 
90.22 	across the Twin Cities by Minnesota artists in 
90.23 	outdoor and indoor settings and to encourage 
90.24 	visitors to experience the arts and culture 
90.25 	produced by local arts and culture 
90.26 	organizations.

90.27	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
90.28 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
90.29 	appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological 
90.30 	Board for programs at and development of the 
90.31 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide 
90.32 	access and education related to programs on 
90.33 	the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

91.1	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		12,855,000
		3,600,000
	
91.2 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
91.3 	appropriated to the Board of Directors of the 
91.4 	Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes 
91.5 	specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota 
91.6 	Humanities Center may use up to 5.5 percent 
91.7 	of the appropriations for the administration of 
91.8 	these funds and to cover the cost of 
91.9 	administering, planning, evaluating, and 
91.10 	reporting these grants. The Minnesota 
91.11 	Humanities Center must develop a written 
91.12 	plan to issue the grants under this subdivision 
91.13 	and must submit the plan for review and 
91.14 	approval by the commissioner of 
91.15 	administration. The written plan must require 
91.16 	the Minnesota Humanities Center to create 
91.17 	and adhere to grant policies that are similar to 
91.18 	those established according to Minnesota 
91.19 	Statutes, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, 
91.20 	paragraph (a), clause (1).
91.21 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
91.22 	be used for travel outside the state of 
91.23 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
91.24 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
91.25 	the grant agreement.

91.26	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
91.27 	$2,000,000 each year is for statewide 
91.28 	humanities programs and to support and 
91.29 	expand outreach, partnerships, and humanities 
91.30 	programming with organizations and 
91.31 	individuals throughout the state, including but 
91.32 	not limited to programming related to veterans 
91.33 	and the military experience, professional 
91.34 	development opportunities for educators, and 
91.35 	programming celebrating, representing, and 
92.1 	reflecting upon the heritage of diverse 
92.2 	Minnesota communities that have been 
92.3 	historically underserved.

92.4	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
92.5 	$1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 the 
92.6 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
92.7 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
92.8 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
92.9 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
92.10 	(1) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
92.11 	Children's Museum, St. Paul; and
92.12 	(2) $1,100,000 each year is for grants to 
92.13 	children's museums to be distributed through 
92.14 	a competitive grant process for children's 
92.15 	museums. Priority must be given to youth 
92.16 	education, new exhibits development, outreach 
92.17 	to underserved and diverse communities, and 
92.18 	programming that celebrates cultural diversity. 
92.19 	The Minnesota Humanities Center must 
92.20 	administer these funds using established grant 
92.21 	mechanisms.

92.22
92.23
92.24	(d) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program; Administration and Capacity-Building 
Grants
					
92.25 	(1) $75,000 the first year is for outreach and 
92.26 	education on the humanities center grant 
92.27 	program with a focus on reaching diverse 
92.28 	community organizations and providing 
92.29 	assistance with grant opportunities, 
92.30 	qualifications, and reporting requirements, and 
92.31 	specifically providing technical assistance and 
92.32 	a nontraditional application process to improve 
92.33 	access to grant funding for diverse 
92.34 	communities.
93.1 	(2) $8,850,000 the first year is for a 
93.2 	competitive grant program to provide grants 
93.3 	to organizations or individuals working to 
93.4 	create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, 
93.5 	and heritage of diverse Minnesota 
93.6 	communities, including but not limited to 
93.7 	Asian and Pacific Island communities, the 
93.8 	Somali diaspora and other African immigrant 
93.9 	communities, Indigenous communities with 
93.10 	a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the 
93.11 	African American community, the Latinx 
93.12 	community, the LGBTQIA+ community, and 
93.13 	other underrepresented cultural groups, 
93.14 	including communities of Black, Indigenous, 
93.15 	and people of color, to celebrate the cultural 
93.16 	diversity of Minnesota. At least $2,000,000 
93.17 	of the grant funding in this clause must be for 
93.18 	grants greater than $150,000. An individual 
93.19 	or organization that receives a grant under this 
93.20 	clause must do at least one of the following:
93.21 	(i) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
93.22 	Minnesota;
93.23 	(ii) provide education and student outreach on 
93.24 	cultural diversity;
93.25 	(iii) support the development of culturally 
93.26 	diverse humanities programming, including 
93.27 	arts programming, by individuals and 
93.28 	organizations; or
93.29 	(iv) empower communities in building identity 
93.30 	and culture, including preserving and honoring 
93.31 	communities whose Indigenous cultures are 
93.32 	endangered or disappearing.
93.33 	(3) Of the amount in clause (2), $750,000 the 
93.34 	first year is for capacity-building grants to 
94.1 	organizations working with and promoting the 
94.2 	culture of underserved communities to assist 
94.3 	with:
94.4 	(i) training and assisting staff on grant writing 
94.5 	and grant reporting;
94.6 	(ii) the costs of consultation and training from 
94.7 	experts in nonprofit management; and
94.8 	(iii) capacity-building and fundraising 
94.9 	capabilities for smaller organizations.
94.10 	(4) Of the amount in clause (2), $100,000 the 
94.11 	first year is available for emergency grants to 
94.12 	respond to urgent community needs to 
94.13 	organizations otherwise qualified to receive 
94.14 	grants under clause (2). Grants under this 
94.15 	clause should be designed to be awarded on a 
94.16 	rolling basis based on emerging needs to assist 
94.17 	communities responding to major events and 
94.18 	to facilitate the process of grieving, encourage 
94.19 	healing, create memorials, or assist in recovery 
94.20 	of the community. This amount is available 
94.21 	through the second year and any amount not 
94.22 	expended by October 15 of the second year 
94.23 	may be used for general programming costs 
94.24 	or grants under this paragraph.

94.25	(e) Civics Grants Program
					
94.26 	$300,000 the first year is for grants to support 
94.27 	programs and organizations providing civics 
94.28 	education for youth on law, democracy, 
94.29 	government, and debate and to conduct civics 
94.30 	education programs.

94.31	(f) Fiscal Accountability Study
					
94.32 	$30,000 the first year is for a study on fiscal 
94.33 	sponsorship and fiscal oversight to study and 
95.1 	report on best practices in grant making to 
95.2 	nonprofit organizations. This funding is 
95.3 	available in the second year, and the study 
95.4 	may be conducted by an entity hired by the 
95.5 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
95.6 	Humanities Center.

95.7	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,300,000
		2,300,000
	
95.8 	$850,000 each year is to provide grants to 
95.9 	Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota 
95.10 	and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster 
95.11 	education programs and services for Dakota 
95.12 	and Ojibwe language.
95.13 	$650,000 each year is for grants to Dakota and 
95.14 	Ojibwe language-immersion educational 
95.15 	institutions.
95.16 	$600,000 each year is to provide grants to 
95.17 	preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
95.18 	language through support of projects and 
95.19 	services and to support educational programs 
95.20 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
95.21 	language.
95.22 	$50,000 each year is for a Dakota and Ojibwe 
95.23 	Indian language working group coordinated 
95.24 	by the Indian Affairs Council.
95.25 	$150,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs 
95.26 	Council to carry out responsibilities under 
95.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply 
95.28 	with Public Law 101-601, the Native 
95.29 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
95.30 	Act.

95.31	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		400,000
		400,000
	
95.32 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
95.33 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
96.1 	agriculture for grants to county agricultural 
96.2 	societies to enhance arts access and education 
96.3 	and to preserve and promote Minnesota's 
96.4 	history and cultural heritage as embodied in 
96.5 	its county fairs. The grants may be distributed 
96.6 	in equal amounts to each of the county fairs 
96.7 	that submitted an application. The grants are 
96.8 	in addition to the aid distribution to county 
96.9 	agricultural societies under Minnesota 
96.10 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
96.11 	agriculture must develop grant-making criteria 
96.12 	and guidance for expending money under this 
96.13 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
96.14 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
96.15 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
96.16 	heritage. The commissioner must seek input 
96.17 	from all interested parties. Money not used in 
96.18 	the first year may be used in the second year.

96.19	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
96.20 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
96.21 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
96.22 	to maintain the website required under 
96.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
96.24 	10.

96.25
96.26	Subd. 12.Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage 
Access Days
 					
96.27 	A portion of all funding from the arts and 
96.28 	cultural heritage fund appropriations in this 
96.29 	section must be used by grantees to improve 
96.30 	access to programs, exhibits, and events that 
96.31 	traditionally have a fee for entry. Grantees are 
96.32 	encouraged to provide access to all community 
96.33 	members using free programming days and to 
96.34 	distribute free or reduced-cost tickets to 
96.35 	improve access to all households throughout 
97.1 	the state to increase participation in arts, 
97.2 	history, and cultural programs that may be 
97.3 	inaccessible due to cost. Grantees may partner 
97.4 	with nonprofits that provide low- or no-cost 
97.5 	access to arts and cultural heritage events and 
97.6 	provide open access to free or reduced-cost 
97.7 	programming to all economically 
97.8 	disadvantaged households. All grantees should 
97.9 	work to promote and advertise the ability to 
97.10 	attend programs, exhibits, and events through 
97.11 	free-access days for all Minnesotans and free 
97.12 	or reduced-cost ticketing programs and 
97.13 	provide instructions on how these programs 
97.14 	work.

97.15
97.16	Subd. 13.Minnesota Historical Society Fiscal 
Year 2023 Appropriations
 		-0-
		-0-
	
97.17 	(a) $2,226,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for 
97.18 	statewide historic and cultural grants to local, 
97.19 	county, regional, or other historical or cultural 
97.20 	organizations or for activities to preserve 
97.21 	significant historic and cultural resources. 
97.22 	Money must be distributed through a 
97.23 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
97.24 	Historical Society must administer the money 
97.25 	using established grant mechanisms with 
97.26 	assistance from the advisory committee 
97.27 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
97.28 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item  
97.29 	(ii). This is a onetime appropriation and any 
97.30 	unencumbered balance remaining in fiscal 
97.31 	year 2023 does not cancel but is available until 
97.32 	June 30, 2024.
97.33 	(b) $358,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for history 
97.34 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
97.35 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
98.1 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
98.2 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
98.3 	all regions of the state. This is a onetime 
98.4 	appropriation and any unencumbered balance 
98.5 	remaining in fiscal year 2023 does not cancel 
98.6 	but is available until June 30, 2024.
98.7 	(c) $510,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for one or 
98.8 	more contracts to be competitively awarded 
98.9 	to conduct statewide surveys or investigations 
98.10 	of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
98.11 	archaeological, and cultural significance. This 
98.12 	is a onetime appropriation and any 
98.13 	unencumbered balance remaining in fiscal 
98.14 	year 2023 does not cancel but is available until 
98.15 	June 30, 2024.

98.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 13 is effective the day following final enactment.

98.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
98.18 	read:
98.19 		Subd. 6.Report. Each fiscal agent who receives funding from the arts and cultural 
98.20 	heritage fund in a biennial budget must submit a report by February 15 the next 
98.21 	odd-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
98.22 	with jurisdiction over the legacy arts and cultural heritage fund. Each report must cover the 
98.23 	two years prior to the report and include:
98.24 	(1) an accounting of funding that has been distributed;
98.25 	(2) an accounting of funding not yet expended;
98.26 	(3) summary information on programs supported by the funding;
98.27 	(4) an assessment of whether the funding celebrates cultural diversity or reaches diverse 
98.28 	communities in Minnesota;
98.29 	(5) summary information on competitive grant programs, when offered; and
98.30 	(6) grant information for grants provided to individuals, entities, or organizations, 
98.31 	including whether the programs or projects awarded funding have been completed.