1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and 
1.4 	extending prior appropriations; ensuring grantee accountability;amending 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 97A.056, subdivision 22; 129D.17, by adding 
1.6 	a subdivision; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, as 
1.7 	amended; Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	ARTICLE 1
1.10 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

1.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.18				Available for the Year
	
1.19				Ending June 30
	
1.20					2024
		2025

1.21	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	171,135,000
	$
	655,000
	
1.23 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
1.24 	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. Of this amount, at least 
20.22 	$2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
20.23 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
20.24 	of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made 
20.25 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
20.26 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
20.27 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
20.28 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
20.29 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
20.30 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
20.31 	$450,000 may be spent for personnel costs 
20.32 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
20.33 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
20.34 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
20.35 	may not be used to establish easement 
20.36 	stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee 
21.1 	must be open to hunting and fishing during 
21.2 	the open season unless otherwise provided by 
21.3 	law. The program must require a match of at 
21.4 	least ten percent from nonstate sources for all 
21.5 	grants. The match may be cash or in-kind 
21.6 	resources. For grant applications of $25,000 
21.7 	or less, the commissioner must provide a 
21.8 	separate, simplified application process. 
21.9 	Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
21.10 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
21.11 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
21.12 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
21.13 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
21.14 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
21.15 	projects. For grant requests to acquire land in 
21.16 	fee or a conservation easement, the 
21.17 	commissioner must give priority to projects 
21.18 	associated with or within one mile of existing 
21.19 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
21.20 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
21.21 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
21.22 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
21.23 	subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas 
21.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
21.25 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or 
21.26 	enhancement projects must be on land 
21.27 	permanently protected by a permanent 
21.28 	covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and 
21.29 	protection of restored and enhanced habitat, 
21.30 	by a conservation easement, or by public 
21.31 	ownership or in public waters as defined in 
21.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, 
21.33 	subdivision 15. Priority must be given to 
21.34 	restoration and enhancement projects on public 
21.35 	lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.36 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
22.1 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
22.2 	available until June 30, 2026. No less than five 
22.3 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
22.4 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
22.5 	recipient has completed a grant 
22.6 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
22.7 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
22.8 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
22.9 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
22.10 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
22.11 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.12 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

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

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

22.29	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
22.30 	$634,000 the first year and $651,000 the 
22.31 	second year are to the Legislative 
22.32 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
22.33 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.34 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
22.35 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
23.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
23.2 	2025. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
23.3 	applies to this appropriation.

23.4	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
23.5 	$190,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
23.6 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
23.7 	panel to conduct up to 25 restoration and 
23.8 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
23.9 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10. This 
23.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.

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

23.24	(e) Legacy Website
					
23.25 	$3,000 the first year and $4,000 the second 
23.26 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
23.27 	Commission for the website required under 
23.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
23.29 	10.

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

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

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

26.19	Subd. 10.Carryforward
 					
26.20 	(a) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.21 	Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2, 
26.22 	subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Roseau Lake 
26.23 	Rehabilitation, is extended to June 30, 2024.
26.24 	(b) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.25 	Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, 
26.26 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), Reinvest in 
26.27 	Minnesota (RIM) Buffers for Wildlife and 
26.28 	Water - Phase VII, is extended to June 30, 
26.29 	2025.
26.30 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
26.31 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, article 1, section 2, 
26.32 	subdivision 5, paragraph (i), Lower 
26.33 	Mississippi River Habitat Partnership - Phase 
26.34 	IV, is extended to June 30, 2027.
27.1 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.2 	Laws 2018, chapter 208, section 2, subdivision 
27.3 	5, paragraph (n), Buffalo River Watershed 
27.4 	Stream Habitat Program, is extended to June 
27.5 	30, 2025.
27.6 	(e) The availability of the appropriation for 
27.7 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
27.8 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Protecting 
27.9 	Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North 
27.10 	Shore, is extended to June 30, 2025.
27.11 	(f) The availability of the appropriation for 
27.12 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
27.13 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h), Hennepin County 
27.14 	Habitat Conservation Program - Phase II, is 
27.15 	extended to June 30, 2025.
27.16 	(g) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.17 	Laws 2022, chapter 77, article 1, section 2, 
27.18 	subdivision 6, paragraph (a), Contract 
27.19 	Management, is extended to June 30, 2024.
27.20 	(h) The availability of the appropriation under 
27.21 	Laws 2022, chapter 77, article 1, section 2, 
27.22 	subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Technical 
27.23 	Evaluation Panel, is extended to June 30, 
27.24 	2024.

27.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
27.26 		Subd. 22.Revenues. (a) A recipient must disclose to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
27.27 	Council and the commissioner all revenues that are received by the recipient before the 
27.28 	availability of the appropriation ends and that are generated from activities on land acquired 
27.29 	in fee title or easement, restored, or enhanced with money from the outdoor heritage fund. 
27.30 	The revenues must be disclosed to the council and commissioner no later than 60 90 days 
27.31 	after the availability of the appropriation ends.
27.32 	(b) For all revenues disclosed under paragraph (a), a recipient must:
28.1 	(1) use the revenues to protect, restore, or enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat 
28.2 	for fish, game, or wildlife according to the appropriation purposes and the approved 
28.3 	accomplishment plan;
28.4 	(2) use the revenues for other purposes as approved in the accomplishment plan by the 
28.5 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; or
28.6 	(3) transfer the revenues to the outdoor heritage fund no later than 60 90 days after the 
28.7 	availability of the appropriation ends, unless otherwise approved by the council.
28.8 	(c) Paragraph (b), clause (3), does not apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

28.9 	Sec. 4. Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
28.10 	2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:

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

28.12
28.13	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore
					
28.14 	$1,809,000 the second year is to the 
28.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
28.16 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
28.17 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
28.18 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
28.19 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
28.20 	Of this amount, up to $144,000 $240,000 is 
28.21 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
28.22 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
28.23 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
28.25 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
28.26 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
28.27 	provided as part of the required 
28.28 	accomplishment plan.

28.29	(b) Metro Big Rivers - Phase X
					
28.30 	$6,473,000 the second year is to the 
28.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
28.32 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
28.33 	permanent conservation easements and to 
29.1 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
29.2 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
29.3 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
29.4 	the metropolitan area. Of this amount, 
29.5 	$801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National 
29.6 	Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to 
29.7 	Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is 
29.8 	to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The 
29.9 	Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to 
29.10 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to 
29.11 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
29.12 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
29.13 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
29.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
29.15 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed land 
29.16 	acquisitions and permanent conservation 
29.17 	easements must be provided as part of the 
29.18 	required accomplishment plan.

29.19	(c) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout
					
29.20 	$2,266,000 the second year is to the 
29.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
29.22 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
29.23 	permanent conservation easements and to 
29.24 	restore and enhance habitat in targeted 
29.25 	watersheds of southeast Minnesota to improve 
29.26 	heritage brook trout and coldwater 
29.27 	communities. Of this amount, $350,000 is to 
29.28 	The Nature Conservancy, $258,000 is to Trout 
29.29 	Unlimited, $857,000 is to The Trust for Public 
29.30 	Land, and $801,000 is to Minnesota Land 
29.31 	Trust. Up to $96,000 to Minnesota Land Trust 
29.32 	is to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
29.33 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
29.34 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.35 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
30.1 	land acquisitions and permanent conservation 
30.2 	easements must be provided as part of the 
30.3 	required accomplishment plan.

30.4
30.5	(d) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VI
					
30.6 	$2,814,000 the second year is to the 
30.7 	commissioner of natural resources for 
30.8 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
30.9 	permanent conservation easements and to 
30.10 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
30.11 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
30.12 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
30.13 	Counties. Of this amount, $883,000 is to 
30.14 	Northern Waters Land Trust and $1,931,000 
30.15 	is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 
30.16 	to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
30.17 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
30.18 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
30.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
30.20 	subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions must be 
30.21 	provided as part of the required 
30.22 	accomplishment plan.

30.23
30.24	(e) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota
					
30.25 	$3,044,000 the second year is to the 
30.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.27 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
30.28 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
30.29 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
30.30 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
30.31 	this amount, up to $144,000 is to establish a 
30.32 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
30.33 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
30.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
30.35 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
30.36 	conservation easement acquisitions, 
31.1 	restorations, and enhancements must be 
31.2 	provided as part of the required 
31.3 	accomplishment plan.

31.4
31.5
31.6	(f) Targeted RIM Easement Program to 
Individual Parcel: Pine and Leech Watersheds 
- Phase I
					
31.7 	$2,458,000 the second year is to the Board of 
31.8 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire and 
31.9 	restore permanent conservation easements of 
31.10 	high-quality forest, wetland, and shoreline 
31.11 	habitat. Of this amount, $164,000 is for an 
31.12 	agreement with the Crow Wing County Soil 
31.13 	and Water Conservation District. Up to 
31.14 	$97,000 of the total amount is for establishing 
31.15 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
31.16 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
31.17 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed 
31.19 	acquisitions must be included as part of the 
31.20 	required accomplishment plan.

31.21
31.22	(g) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project - Phase V
					
31.23 	$3,695,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
31.24 	in fee and conservation easement and restore 
31.25 	wildlife habitat in the Mississippi headwaters 
31.26 	as follows:
31.27 	(1) $2,177,000 is to the commissioner of 
31.28 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
31.29 	$69,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
31.30 	and $2,108,000 to The Trust for Public Land; 
31.31 	and
31.32 	(2) $1,518,000 is to the Board of Water and 
31.33 	Soil Resources, of which up to $175,000 is 
31.34 	for establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
31.35 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
32.1 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.2 	97A.056, subdivision 17.
32.3 	A list of proposed acquisitions must be 
32.4 	included as part of the required 
32.5 	accomplishment plan.

32.6
32.7	(h) Hennepin County Habitat Conservation 
Program - Phase II
					
32.8 	$3,155,000 the second year is to the 
32.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
32.10 	agreements with Hennepin County, in 
32.11 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
32.12 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
32.13 	and to restore and enhance habitats in 
32.14 	Hennepin County as follows: $446,000 to 
32.15 	Hennepin County and $2,709,000 to 
32.16 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $264,000 to 
32.17 	Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a 
32.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
32.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
32.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
32.21 	subdivision 17. A list of proposed permanent 
32.22 	conservation easements, restorations, and 
32.23 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
32.24 	required accomplishment plan.

32.25
32.26	(i) Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XII
					
32.27 	$1,474,000 the second year is to the 
32.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
32.29 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
32.30 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
32.31 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
32.32 	in Minnesota. A list of proposed land 
32.33 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
32.34 	must be provided as part of the required 
32.35 	accomplishment plan.

33.1
33.2	(j) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase III
					
33.3 	$3,790,000 the second year is to the 
33.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
33.5 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
33.6 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
33.7 	facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land 
33.8 	restorations and enhancements must be 
33.9 	provided as part of the required 
33.10 	accomplishment plan.

33.11
33.12	(k) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase 
VII
					
33.13 	$2,280,000 the second year is to the 
33.14 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
33.15 	priority aquatic and riparian habitats in the St. 
33.16 	Louis River estuary. A list of proposed 
33.17 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
33.18 	required accomplishment plan.

33.19
33.20	(l) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase 
V
					
33.21 	$700,000 the second year is to the 
33.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.23 	agreement with Zeitgeist, a nonprofit 
33.24 	corporation, in cooperation with the Lake 
33.25 	Superior Steelhead Association, to restore and 
33.26 	enhance trout habitat in the Knife River 
33.27 	watershed. A list of proposed enhancements 
33.28 	must be provided as part of the required 
33.29 	accomplishment plan.

33.30
33.31	(m) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program - Phase IX
					
33.32 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
33.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.34 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
33.35 	Watershed District to acquire lands in fee and 
34.1 	to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in the 
34.2 	Shell Rock River watershed. A list of proposed 
34.3 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
34.4 	must be provided as part of the required 
34.5 	accomplishment plan.

34.6
34.7
34.8	(n) Rum River Wildlife and Fish Habitat 
Enhancement Using Bioengineered Bank 
Stabilization
					
34.9 	$816,000 the second year is to the 
34.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.11 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
34.12 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
34.13 	enhance riverine habitat in the Rum River 
34.14 	using eco-sensitive, habitat-building, and 
34.15 	bioengineering approaches. A list of proposed 
34.16 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
34.17 	required accomplishment plan.

34.18	(o) Roseau River Habitat Restoration
					
34.19 	$3,036,000 the second year is to the 
34.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
34.21 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
34.22 	District to restore and enhance riverine habitat 
34.23 	in the Roseau River and the Roseau River 
34.24 	Wildlife Management Area.

34.25
34.26	(p) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration - Phase II
					
34.27 	$3,926,000 the second year is to the 
34.28 	commissioner of natural resources for 
34.29 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
34.30 	permanent conservation easements and to 
34.31 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
34.32 	Sauk River watershed as follows: $430,000 
34.33 	to the Sauk River Watershed District, 
34.34 	$2,073,000 to Pheasants Forever, and 
34.35 	$1,423,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
35.1 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
35.2 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
35.3 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
35.4 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.5 	97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of acquisitions 
35.6 	must be provided as part of the required 
35.7 	accomplishment plan.

35.8	(q) Southeast Wetland Restoration
					
35.9 	$1,351,000 the second year is to the 
35.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
35.11 	agreement with the city of Mankato to acquire 
35.12 	land in fee in the city of Mankato for wetland 
35.13 	and grassland restoration. A list of acquisitions 
35.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
35.15 	accomplishment plan.

35.16
35.17
35.18	(r) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase 
XII
					
35.19 	$10,424,000 the second year is to the 
35.20 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
35.21 	program to provide competitive matching 
35.22 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
35.23 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
35.24 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
35.25 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
35.26 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least 
35.27 	$3,250,000 is for grants in the seven-county 
35.28 	metropolitan area and cities with a population 
35.29 	of 50,000 or more. Grants must not be made 
35.30 	for activities required to fulfill the duties of 
35.31 	owners of lands subject to conservation 
35.32 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
35.33 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
35.34 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
35.35 	$575,000. Of the total appropriation, $475,000 
35.36 	may be spent for personnel costs and other 
36.1 	direct and necessary administrative costs. 
36.2 	Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. 
36.3 	Easements must be permanent. Grants may 
36.4 	not be used to establish easement stewardship 
36.5 	accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open 
36.6 	to hunting and fishing during the open season 
36.7 	unless otherwise provided by law. The 
36.8 	program must require a match of at least ten 
36.9 	percent from nonstate sources for all grants. 
36.10 	The match may be cash or in-kind resources. 
36.11 	For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the 
36.12 	commissioner must provide a separate, 
36.13 	simplified application process. Subject to 
36.14 	Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of 
36.15 	natural resources must, when evaluating 
36.16 	projects of equal value, give priority to 
36.17 	organizations that have a history of receiving, 
36.18 	or a charter to receive, private contributions 
36.19 	for local conservation or habitat projects. For 
36.20 	grant requests to acquire land in fee or a 
36.21 	conservation easement, the commissioner must 
36.22 	give priority to projects associated with or 
36.23 	within one mile of existing wildlife 
36.24 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.25 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and 
36.26 	natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.27 	sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or 
36.28 	aquatic management areas under Minnesota 
36.29 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
36.30 	97C.02. All restoration or enhancement 
36.31 	projects must be on land permanently 
36.32 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
36.33 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
36.34 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
36.35 	conservation easement or public ownership or 
36.36 	in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
37.1 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
37.2 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
37.3 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
37.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
37.5 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
37.6 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
37.7 	available until June 30, 2024. No less than five 
37.8 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
37.9 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
37.10 	recipient has completed a grant 
37.11 	accomplishment report by the deadline and in 
37.12 	the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
37.13 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
37.14 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
37.15 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
37.16 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.17 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

37.18 	ARTICLE 2
37.19 	CLEAN WATER FUND

37.20	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
37.21 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
37.22 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
37.23 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
37.24 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this 
37.25 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
37.26 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. 
37.27 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These 
37.28 	are onetime appropriations.

37.29				APPROPRIATIONS
	
37.30				Available for the Year
	
37.31				Ending June 30
	
37.32					2024
		2025

37.33	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

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

38.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
38.5 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
38.6 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
38.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
38.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
38.9 	article must be spent in accordance with 
38.10 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
38.11 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
38.12 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
38.13 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
38.14 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
38.15 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
38.16 	2025, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
38.17 	available until June 30, 2026. If a project 
38.18 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
38.19 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
38.20 	availability of federal funding.

38.21	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
38.22 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
38.23 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
38.24 	on Disability and other appropriate 
38.25 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
38.26 	committees, and commissions, should make 
38.27 	progress toward providing people with 
38.28 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
38.29 	publications, and digital media related to the 
38.30 	programs the recipient funds using 
38.31 	appropriations made in this article.

38.32	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	20,839,000
	$
	20,839,000
	
38.33 	(a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
38.34 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
39.1 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
39.2 	water and groundwater and to use data 
39.3 	collected to assess pesticide use practices. This 
39.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
39.5 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
39.6 	the second year are for monitoring and 
39.7 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
39.8 	nitrate in groundwater; promoting, developing, 
39.9 	and evaluating regional and crop-specific 
39.10 	nutrient best management practices, cover 
39.11 	crops, and other vegetative cover; assessing 
39.12 	adoption of best management practices and 
39.13 	other recommended practices; education and 
39.14 	technical support from University of 
39.15 	Minnesota Extension; grants to support 
39.16 	agricultural demonstration and implementation 
39.17 	activities, including research activities at the 
39.18 	Rosholt Research Farm; and other actions to 
39.19 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
39.20 	nitrate. This appropriation is available until 
39.21 	June 30, 2028.
39.22 	(c) $4,799,000 the first year and $4,799,000 
39.23 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
39.24 	management practices loan program. Any 
39.25 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
39.26 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
39.27 	fund.
39.28 	(d) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
39.29 	the second year are for technical assistance; 
39.30 	research, demonstration, and promotion 
39.31 	projects on properly implementing best 
39.32 	management practices and vegetative cover; 
39.33 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
39.34 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
39.35 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
40.1 	agricultural practices. This appropriation is 
40.2 	available until June 30, 2028.
40.3 	(e) $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
40.4 	second year are for maintenance of the 
40.5 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
40.6 	Costs for information technology development 
40.7 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
40.8 	to the Office of MN.IT Services. This 
40.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
40.10 	(f) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
40.11 	the second year are to implement the 
40.12 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
40.13 	certification program statewide. This 
40.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
40.15 	(g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
40.16 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
40.17 	quality specialist through University of 
40.18 	Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is 
40.19 	available until June 30, 2028.
40.20 	(h) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
40.21 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
40.22 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
40.23 	fund the Forever Green agriculture initiative 
40.24 	and to protect the state's natural resources 
40.25 	while increasing the efficiency, profitability, 
40.26 	and productivity of Minnesota farmers by 
40.27 	incorporating perennial and winter-annual 
40.28 	crops into existing agricultural practices. This 
40.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
40.30 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
40.31 	second year are for testing drinking-water 
40.32 	wells for pesticides and establishing a 
40.33 	mitigation program for water treatment of 
41.1 	contaminated wells. This appropriation is 
41.2 	available until June 30, 2028.
41.3 	(j) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
41.4 	the second year are for conservation 
41.5 	equipment assistance grants to purchase 
41.6 	equipment or items to retrofit existing 
41.7 	equipment that has climate and water quality 
41.8 	benefits. This appropriation is available until 
41.9 	June 30, 2028.
41.10 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
41.11 	the second year are for expanding the existing 
41.12 	state weather station and soil temperature 
41.13 	network to provide accurate and timely 
41.14 	weather data to optimize the timing of 
41.15 	irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide, and manure 
41.16 	applications and support land management 
41.17 	decisions. This appropriation is available until 
41.18 	June 30, 2028.
41.19 	(l) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
41.20 	second year are for grants for research and 
41.21 	demonstration sites and projects to evaluate, 
41.22 	develop, demonstrate, and promote regional 
41.23 	and animal-specific recommendations for 
41.24 	manure crediting and to develop or revise 
41.25 	manure best management practices through 
41.26 	University of Minnesota Extension. This 
41.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.

41.28	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,187,000
	$
	24,188,000
	
41.29 	(a) $9,050,000 the first year and $9,050,000 
41.30 	the second year are for completing needed 
41.31 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
41.32 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
41.33 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $163,000 the 
41.34 	first year and $163,000 the second year are 
42.1 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
42.2 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
42.3 	the existing water quality and watershed 
42.4 	monitoring river watch activities in schools in 
42.5 	the Red River of the North watershed. By 
42.6 	February 15, 2025, the Red River Watershed 
42.7 	Management Board must provide a report to 
42.8 	the commissioner and to the chairs and ranking 
42.9 	minority members of the legislative 
42.10 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
42.11 	over environment and natural resources 
42.12 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
42.13 	on the expenditure of this appropriation.
42.14 	(b) $6,350,000 the first year and $6,350,000 
42.15 	the second year are to update watershed 
42.16 	restoration and protection strategies, which 
42.17 	include total maximum daily load (TMDL) 
42.18 	studies and TMDL implementation plans 
42.19 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
42.20 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
42.21 	approved by the United States Environmental 
42.22 	Protection Agency.
42.23 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
42.24 	the second year are for groundwater 
42.25 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
42.26 	monitoring network, modeling, evaluating 
42.27 	trends.
42.28 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
42.29 	second year are for implementing the St. Louis 
42.30 	River System Area of Concern remedial action 
42.31 	plan.
42.32 	(e) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
42.33 	the second year are for national pollutant 
42.34 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
42.35 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
43.1 	(f) $3,550,000 the first year and $3,550,000 
43.2 	the second year are for enhancing the 
43.3 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
43.4 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
43.5 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
43.6 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
43.7 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
43.8 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs. 
43.9 	Counties that receive base grants must report 
43.10 	the number of properties with noncompliant 
43.11 	systems upgraded through an SSTS 
43.12 	replacement, connection to a centralized sewer 
43.13 	system, or other means, including property 
43.14 	abandonment or buyout. Counties also must 
43.15 	report the number of existing SSTS 
43.16 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
43.17 	under county jurisdiction. The required reports 
43.18 	must be part of the established annual 
43.19 	reporting for SSTS programs. Of this amount, 
43.20 	at least $900,000 each year is available to 
43.21 	counties for grants to low-income landowners 
43.22 	to address systems that pose an imminent 
43.23 	threat to public health or safety or fail to 
43.24 	protect groundwater. A county receiving a 
43.25 	grant under this paragraph must submit a 
43.26 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
43.27 	including an account of the expenditures.
43.28 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
43.29 	second year are for activities and grants that 
43.30 	reduce chloride pollution.
43.31 	(h) $337,000 the first year and $338,000 the 
43.32 	second year are to support activities of the 
43.33 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
43.34 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
44.1 	(i) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
44.2 	the second year are for a grant program for 
44.3 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
44.4 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
44.5 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
44.6 	restore the water quality of waters in 
44.7 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
44.8 	awarded to local government units for projects 
44.9 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
44.10 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
44.11 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
44.12 	other than the clean water fund.
44.13 	(j) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
44.14 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
44.15 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
44.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
44.17 	appropriations in this section are available 
44.18 	until June 30, 2028.

44.19
44.20	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	12,780,000
	$
	12,780,000
	
44.21 	(a) $2,550,000 the first year and $2,550,000 
44.22 	the second year are for streamflow monitoring.
44.23 	(b) $1,450,000 the first year and $1,450,000 
44.24 	the second year are for lake Index of 
44.25 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
44.26 	(c) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the 
44.27 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
44.28 	other fish contaminants, including PFAS 
44.29 	compounds, and monitoring to track the status 
44.30 	of impaired waters over time.
44.31 	(d) $2,150,000 the first year and $2,150,000 
44.32 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
44.33 	science-based watershed restoration and 
45.1 	protection strategies and for technical 
45.2 	assistance for local governments.
45.3 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
45.4 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
45.5 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
45.6 	and analysis.
45.7 	(f) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 
45.8 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
45.9 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
45.10 	source restoration and protection activities and 
45.11 	targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
45.12 	(g) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
45.13 	second year are for applied research and tools, 
45.14 	including maintaining and updating spatial 
45.15 	data for watershed boundaries, streams, and 
45.16 	water bodies and integrating high-resolution 
45.17 	digital elevation data and for assessing the 
45.18 	effectiveness of forestry best management 
45.19 	practices for water quality.
45.20 	(h) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
45.21 	second year are for maintaining and updating 
45.22 	buffer maps and for technical guidance on 
45.23 	interpreting buffer maps for local units of 
45.24 	government implementing buffer 
45.25 	requirements. Maps must be provided to local 
45.26 	units of government and made available to 
45.27 	landowners on the Department of Natural 
45.28 	Resources website.
45.29 	(i) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
45.30 	second year are for accelerating completion 
45.31 	of or updates to county geologic atlases and 
45.32 	supplementing water chemistry or chemical 
45.33 	movement studies.
46.1 	(j) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
46.2 	second year are for increasing native 
46.3 	freshwater mussel production capacity and 
46.4 	restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel 
46.5 	restoration efforts.
46.6 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
46.7 	second year are for implementing water 
46.8 	storage projects on state-administered land to 
46.9 	enhance water quality and ecological benefits.
46.10 	(l) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
46.11 	the second year are for providing technical 
46.12 	and financial assistance for county and local 
46.13 	governments to replace failing or ineffective 
46.14 	culverts using modern designs that restore 
46.15 	floodplain connectivity, biological 
46.16 	connectivity, and channel stability. This 
46.17 	appropriation is available for up to two 
46.18 	additional years.

46.19
46.20	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	78,064,000
	$
	78,063,000
	
46.21 	(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 
46.22 	the second year are for grants to implement 
46.23 	state-approved watershed-based plans. The 
46.24 	grants may be used to implement projects or 
46.25 	programs that protect, enhance, and restore 
46.26 	surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and 
46.27 	streams; protect groundwater from 
46.28 	degradation; and protect drinking water 
46.29 	sources. Projects must be identified in a 
46.30 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
46.31 	under the One Watershed, One Plan program 
46.32 	and seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
46.33 	or surface water management frameworks as 
46.34 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
46.35 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients 
47.1 	must identify a nonstate match and may use 
47.2 	other legacy funds to supplement projects 
47.3 	funded under this paragraph. This 
47.4 	appropriation may be used for:
47.5 	(1) implementing state-approved plans, 
47.6 	including within the following watershed 
47.7 	planning areas: Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, 
47.8 	Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar - 
47.9 	Wapsipinicon, Chippewa River, Clearwater 
47.10 	River, Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow 
47.11 	Wing River, Des Moines River, Greater 
47.12 	Zumbro River, Hawk Creek - Middle 
47.13 	Minnesota, Kettle and Upper St. Croix, Lac 
47.14 	qui Parle-Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, 
47.15 	Lake Superior North, Le Sueur River, Leech 
47.16 	Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower 
47.17 	Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River 
47.18 	West, Lower St. Croix River, 
47.19 	Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Mississippi 
47.20 	River Brainerd, Mississippi River Headwaters, 
47.21 	Mississippi River St. Cloud, Mississippi River 
47.22 	Winona/La Crescent, Missouri River Basin, 
47.23 	Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter 
47.24 	Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, 
47.25 	Rainy-Rapid River, Rainy River Headwaters 
47.26 	- Vermilion River, Rainy River-Rainy 
47.27 	Lake/Lower Rainy River, Red Lake River, 
47.28 	Redeye River, Root River, Roseau River, Rum 
47.29 	River, Sand Hill River, Sauk River, Shell Rock 
47.30 	and Winnebago River, Snake River, South 
47.31 	Fork of the Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief 
47.32 	River, Two Rivers Plus, Upper and Lower Red 
47.33 	Lake, Upper Minnesota River, Upper 
47.34 	Mississippi - Grand Rapids, Watonwan River, 
47.35 	Wild Rice - Marsh, and Yellow Medicine 
47.36 	River;
48.1 	(2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
48.2 	or surface water management frameworks; 
48.3 	and
48.4 	(3) other comprehensive watershed 
48.5 	management plan planning areas that have a 
48.6 	board-approved and local-government-adopted 
48.7 	plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
48.8 	section 103B.801.
48.9 	The board must establish eligibility criteria 
48.10 	and determine whether a planning area is ready 
48.11 	to proceed and has the nonstate match 
48.12 	committed.
48.13 	(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 
48.14 	the second year are for grants to local 
48.15 	government units to protect and restore surface 
48.16 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
48.17 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
48.18 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
48.19 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
48.20 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
48.21 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
48.22 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
48.23 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
48.24 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
48.25 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
48.26 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
48.27 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
48.28 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
48.29 	strategies (WRAPS), or local water 
48.30 	management plans or their equivalents. Up to 
48.31 	20 percent of this appropriation is available 
48.32 	for land-treatment projects and practices that 
48.33 	benefit drinking water.
48.34 	(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 
48.35 	the second year are for accelerated 
49.1 	implementation, local resource protection, 
49.2 	enhancement grants, statewide analytical 
49.3 	targeting or technology tools that fill an 
49.4 	identified gap, program enhancements for 
49.5 	technical assistance, citizen and community 
49.6 	outreach, compliance, and training and 
49.7 	certification.
49.8 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
49.9 	the second year are:
49.10 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
49.11 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
49.12 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
49.13 	measure the value of conservation program 
49.14 	implementation by local governments; and
49.15 	(2) to prepare, in consultation with the 
49.16 	commissioners of natural resources, health, 
49.17 	agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, 
49.18 	and submit to the legislature by March 1 each 
49.19 	even-numbered year a biennial report detailing 
49.20 	the recipients and projects funded and the 
49.21 	results accomplished under this section.
49.22 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
49.23 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
49.24 	oversight, and grants for supporting local 
49.25 	governments in implementing and complying 
49.26 	with riparian protection and excessive soil loss 
49.27 	requirements.
49.28 	(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
49.29 	the second year are for a working lands 
49.30 	floodplain program and to purchase, restore, 
49.31 	or preserve riparian land and floodplains 
49.32 	adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and 
49.33 	tributaries, by conservation easements or 
49.34 	contracts to keep water on the land, to decrease 
50.1 	sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; 
50.2 	reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; 
50.3 	and increase protection and recharge for 
50.4 	groundwater. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in 
50.5 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
50.6 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
50.7 	section 103B.103.
50.8 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
50.9 	the second year are for permanent 
50.10 	conservation easements on wellhead protection 
50.11 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
50.12 	103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), or for 
50.13 	grants to local units of government for fee title 
50.14 	acquisition to permanently protect 
50.15 	groundwater supply sources on wellhead 
50.16 	protection areas or for otherwise ensuring 
50.17 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
50.18 	sources as described under alternative 
50.19 	management tools in the Department of 
50.20 	Agriculture Minnesota Nitrogen Fertilizer 
50.21 	Management Plan, including using 
50.22 	low-nitrogen cropping systems or 
50.23 	implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
50.24 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
50.25 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
50.26 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
50.27 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
50.28 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
50.29 	have identified specific activities that will 
50.30 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
50.31 	with expiring conservation reserve program 
50.32 	contracts. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a 
50.33 	conservation easement stewardship account 
50.34 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
50.35 	section 103B.103.
51.1 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
51.2 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
51.3 	panel to conduct restoration evaluations under 
51.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
51.5 	subdivision 6.
51.6 	(i) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
51.7 	the second year are for assistance, oversight, 
51.8 	and grants to local governments to transition 
51.9 	local water management plans to a watershed 
51.10 	approach as provided for in Minnesota 
51.11 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
51.12 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
51.13 	the second year are for technical assistance 
51.14 	and grants for the conservation drainage 
51.15 	program, in consultation with the Drainage 
51.16 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
51.17 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
51.18 	and including projects to improve 
51.19 	multipurpose water management under 
51.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
51.21 	(k) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
51.22 	the second year are to purchase permanent 
51.23 	conservation easements to protect lands 
51.24 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
51.25 	quality but that are threatened with 
51.26 	degradation. Up to $150,000 is for deposit in 
51.27 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
51.28 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
51.29 	section 103B.103.
51.30 	(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
51.31 	second year are for grants or contracts for a 
51.32 	program to systematically collect data and 
51.33 	produce county, watershed, and statewide 
51.34 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
51.35 	wind, along with tracking adoption of 
52.1 	conservation measures, including cover crops, 
52.2 	to address erosion. This appropriation may be 
52.3 	used for grants to or contracts with the 
52.4 	University of Minnesota to complete this 
52.5 	work.
52.6 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
52.7 	second year are for developing and 
52.8 	implementing a water legacy grant program 
52.9 	to expand partnerships for clean water.
52.10 	(n) $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 
52.11 	the second year are for permanent 
52.12 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
52.13 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
52.14 	$300,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
52.15 	easement stewardship account established 
52.16 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.17 	103B.103.
52.18 	(o) $6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 
52.19 	the second year are for financial and technical 
52.20 	assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops 
52.21 	and other soil health practices to achieve water 
52.22 	quality or drinking water benefits. The board 
52.23 	may use grants to local governments and 
52.24 	agreements with the United States Department 
52.25 	of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State 
52.26 	Center for Excellence, and other practitioners 
52.27 	and partners to accomplish this work. Up to 
52.28 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
52.29 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health 
52.30 	for applied research and education on 
52.31 	Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
52.32 	management systems. This appropriation is 
52.33 	available until June 30, 2028, and may be 
52.34 	extended to leverage available federal funds.
53.1 	(p) The board must contract for delivery of 
53.2 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
53.3 	for restoration, maintenance, training, and 
53.4 	other activities under this section for up to 
53.5 	$750,000 the first year and up to $750,000 the 
53.6 	second year.
53.7 	(q) The board may shift grant, implementation, 
53.8 	or easement funds in this section and may 
53.9 	adjust the technical and administrative 
53.10 	assistance portion of the funds to leverage 
53.11 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
53.12 	oversight responsibilities or high-priority 
53.13 	activities identified by the board consistent 
53.14 	with local water management plans.
53.15 	(r) The board must require grantees to specify 
53.16 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
53.17 	grants.
53.18 	(s) The appropriations in this section are 
53.19 	available until June 30, 2028, except grant or 
53.20 	easement funds are available for five years 
53.21 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
53.22 	executed. Returned grant funds must be 
53.23 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
53.24 	section.

53.25	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	11,296,000
	$
	11,904,000
	
53.26 	(a) $4,746,000 the first year and $5,354,000 
53.27 	the second year are for developing 
53.28 	health-based, Minnesota-specific water 
53.29 	guidance for contaminants found or anticipated 
53.30 	to be found in Minnesota drinking water, to 
53.31 	certify private laboratories to conduct analyses 
53.32 	for these contaminants, and to increase the 
53.33 	capacity of the department's laboratory to 
53.34 	analyze for these contaminants.
54.1 	(b) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
54.2 	the second year are for ensuring safe drinking 
54.3 	water for private well users, including studying 
54.4 	the occurrence and magnitude of contaminants 
54.5 	in private wells; developing guidance and 
54.6 	conducting outreach and education about well 
54.7 	testing and mitigation; awarding grants to local 
54.8 	governments; and designing voluntary 
54.9 	interventions to reduce health risks to private 
54.10 	well owners.
54.11 	(c) $3,750,000 the first year and $3,750,000 
54.12 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
54.13 	drinking water, including planning, 
54.14 	implementation, and surveillance activities 
54.15 	and grants to local governments and public 
54.16 	water systems.
54.17 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
54.18 	second year are to develop and deliver 
54.19 	groundwater restoration and protection 
54.20 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
54.21 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
54.22 	provide resources to local governments for 
54.23 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
54.24 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
54.25 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
54.26 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
54.27 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
54.28 	second year are to develop public health 
54.29 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
54.30 	to safe drinking water, including development 
54.31 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
54.32 	water that incorporates select 
54.33 	recommendations from the University of 
54.34 	Minnesota's Future of Drinking Water report.
55.1 	(f) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
55.2 	second year are for developing a statewide 
55.3 	recreational water portal that includes an 
55.4 	inventory of public beaches and information 
55.5 	about local monitoring results and closures 
55.6 	and that provides information about preventing 
55.7 	illness and recreational water stewardship.
55.8 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
55.9 	appropriations in this section are available 
55.10 	until June 30, 2027.

55.11	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	1,875,000
	$
	1,875,000
	
55.12 	(a) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
55.13 	the second year are to implement projects that 
55.14 	address emerging threats to the drinking water 
55.15 	supply; provide cost-effective regional 
55.16 	solutions; leverage interjurisdictional 
55.17 	coordination; support local implementation of 
55.18 	water supply reliability projects; support the 
55.19 	growing needs of community water suppliers 
55.20 	facing challenges, including PFAS, 
55.21 	groundwater appropriation limitations, system 
55.22 	reliability and resilience, and increased 
55.23 	regional growth; and prevent degradation of 
55.24 	groundwater resources in the metropolitan 
55.25 	area. These projects provide communities 
55.26 	with:
55.27 	(1) potential solutions to leverage regional 
55.28 	water use by using surface water, stormwater, 
55.29 	wastewater, and groundwater;
55.30 	(2) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
55.31 	for different alternatives;
55.32 	(3) development of planning-level cost 
55.33 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
55.34 	costs;
56.1 	(4) identification of funding mechanisms and 
56.2 	an equitable cost-sharing structure for 
56.3 	regionally beneficial water supply 
56.4 	development projects; and
56.5 	(5) development of subregional groundwater 
56.6 	models and strategies.
56.7 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
56.8 	second year are for the water demand 
56.9 	reduction grants to assist municipalities in the 
56.10 	metropolitan area with implementing water 
56.11 	demand reduction measures to ensure the 
56.12 	reliability and protection of drinking water 
56.13 	supplies.

56.14	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,500,000
	$
	1,500,000
	
56.15 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
56.16 	second year are for developing Part A of 
56.17 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
56.18 	available until June 30, 2030.
56.19 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
56.20 	the second year are for a program to evaluate 
56.21 	performance and technology transfer for 
56.22 	stormwater best management practices, to 
56.23 	evaluate best management performance and 
56.24 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
56.25 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
56.26 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
56.27 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
56.28 	and to implement a system to transfer 
56.29 	knowledge and technology across local 
56.30 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
56.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
56.32 	2030.

56.33	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	6,000
	$
	-0-
	
57.1 	$6,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
57.2 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
57.3 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
57.4 	3.303, subdivision 10.

57.5	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,350,000
	$
	8,350,000
	
57.6 	(a) $8,250,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
57.7 	the second year are for the point source 
57.8 	implementation grants program under 
57.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
57.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
57.11 	(b) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
57.12 	second year are for small community 
57.13 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
57.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
57.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
57.16 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
57.17 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
57.18 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
57.19 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
57.20 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
57.21 	this section according to a project's priority 
57.22 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
57.23 	priority list.

57.24 	Sec. 12. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 8, as amended by 
57.25 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 21, is amended to read:

57.26	Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	6,497,000
	$
	6,497,000
	
57.27 	(a) $1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 
57.28 	the second year are for addressing public 
57.29 	health concerns related to contaminants found 
57.30 	in Minnesota drinking water for which no 
57.31 	health-based drinking water standards exist, 
57.32 	for improving the department's capacity to 
57.33 	monitor the water quality of drinking water 
58.1 	sources and to develop interventions to 
58.2 	improve water quality, and for the 
58.3 	department's laboratory to analyze unregulated 
58.4 	contaminants. Of this amount, $400,000 the 
58.5 	first year and $400,000 the second year are 
58.6 	for the commissioner to work in cooperation 
58.7 	with the commissioners of agriculture, the 
58.8 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and 
58.9 	natural resources to sample surface water and 
58.10 	groundwater, including drinking water 
58.11 	sources, and for an assessment to evaluate 
58.12 	potential risks from microplastics and 
58.13 	nanoplastics and identify appropriate 
58.14 	follow-up actions. This appropriation is 
58.15 	available until June 30, 2024.
58.16 	(b) $2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 
58.17 	the second year are for protecting drinking 
58.18 	water sources.
58.19 	(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
58.20 	second year are to develop and deliver 
58.21 	groundwater restoration and protection 
58.22 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
58.23 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
58.24 	provide resources to local governments for 
58.25 	activities that protect sources of drinking 
58.26 	water, and to enhance approaches that improve 
58.27 	the capacity of local governmental units to 
58.28 	protect and restore groundwater resources.
58.29 	(d) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
58.30 	second year are for studying the occurrence 
58.31 	and magnitude of contaminants in private 
58.32 	wells and developing guidance, outreach, and 
58.33 	interventions to reduce risks to private-well 
58.34 	owners. This appropriation is available until 
58.35 	June 30, 2024.
59.1 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
59.2 	second year are for evaluating and addressing 
59.3 	the risks from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa 
59.4 	in groundwater supplies and for evaluating 
59.5 	land uses that may contribute to contamination 
59.6 	of public water systems with these pathogens.
59.7 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
59.8 	second year are to develop public health 
59.9 	policies and an action plan to address threats 
59.10 	to safe drinking water, including development 
59.11 	of a statewide plan for protecting drinking 
59.12 	water.
59.13 	(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
59.14 	second year are to create a road map for water 
59.15 	reuse implementation in Minnesota and to 
59.16 	address research gaps by studying Minnesota 
59.17 	water reuse systems. This appropriation is 
59.18 	available until June 30, 2024.
59.19 	(h) Unless otherwise specified, the 
59.20 	appropriations in this section are available 
59.21 	until June 30, 2023.

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

59.23 	ARTICLE 3
59.24 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

59.25	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
59.26 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
59.27 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
59.28 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
59.29 	"2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
59.30 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The 
59.31 	first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is 
59.32 	fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These are onetime appropriations.

60.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
60.2				Available for the Year
	
60.3				Ending June 30
	
60.4					2024
		2025

60.5	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS

60.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	72,162,000
	$
	64,452,000
	
60.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
60.8 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

60.9	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
60.10 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
60.11 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
60.12 	related to and necessary for a specific 
60.13 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
60.14 	article must be spent in accordance with 
60.15 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
60.16 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
60.17 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
60.18 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
60.19 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
60.20 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
60.21 	2026, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
60.22 	available until June 30, 2027. If a project 
60.23 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
60.24 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
60.25 	availability of federal funding.

60.26	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
60.27 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
60.28 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
60.29 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
60.30 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
60.31 	committees, and commissions, should make 
60.32 	progress toward providing people with 
60.33 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
60.34 	publications, and digital media related to the 
61.1 	programs the recipient funds using 
61.2 	appropriations made in this article.

61.3
61.4	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	43,566,000
	$
	38,926,000
	
61.5 	(a) $28,593,000 the first year and $25,526,000 
61.6 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
61.7 	areas, and trails to:
61.8 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
61.9 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
61.10 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
61.11 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
61.12 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
61.13 	parks and trails legacy plan.
61.14 	(b) $14,296,000 the first year and $12,763,000 
61.15 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
61.16 	trails of regional significance outside the 
61.17 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
61.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
61.19 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
61.20 	on the lists of recommended projects 
61.21 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
61.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
61.23 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
61.24 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
61.25 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
61.26 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
61.27 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
61.28 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
61.29 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
61.30 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
61.31 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
61.32 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
61.33 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
61.34 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
62.1 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
62.2 	the commissioner of natural resources. Up to 
62.3 	2.5 percent of the appropriation may be used 
62.4 	by the commissioner for the actual cost of 
62.5 	issuing and monitoring the grants for the 
62.6 	commission. Of the amount appropriated, 
62.7 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
62.8 	second year are for the Greater Minnesota 
62.9 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission to 
62.10 	carry out its duties under Minnesota Statutes, 
62.11 	section 85.536, including the continued 
62.12 	development of a statewide system plan for 
62.13 	regional parks and trails outside the 
62.14 	seven-county metropolitan area.
62.15 	(c) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
62.16 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
62.17 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
62.18 	contains the commission's recommendations 
62.19 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
62.20 	fiscal year 2025 to the chairs and ranking 
62.21 	minority members of the legislative 
62.22 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
62.23 	over environment and natural resources and 
62.24 	the parks and trails fund.
62.25 	(d) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
62.26 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
62.27 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
62.28 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
62.29 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
62.30 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
62.31 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
62.32 	minority members of the legislative 
62.33 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
62.34 	over environment and natural resources and 
62.35 	the parks and trails fund.
63.1 	(e) $677,000 the first year and $637,000 the 
63.2 	second year are for coordination and projects 
63.3 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
63.4 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
63.5 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
63.6 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
63.7 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
63.8 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
63.9 	(f) The commissioner must contract for 
63.10 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
63.11 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
63.12 	activities under this section for at least 
63.13 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
63.14 	second year.
63.15 	(g) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
63.16 	this section must give consideration to 
63.17 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
63.18 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
63.19 	other activities.

63.20	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	28,593,000
	$
	25,526,000
	
63.21 	(a) $28,593,000 the first year and $25,526,000 
63.22 	the second year are for distribution according 
63.23 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
63.24 	subdivision 3.
63.25 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
63.26 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
63.27 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
63.28 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
63.29 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
63.30 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
63.31 	under this section must be substantially 
63.32 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
63.33 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
63.34 	Any money remaining after completing the 
64.1 	listed projects may be spent by the 
64.2 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
64.3 	parks and trails.
64.4 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
64.5 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
64.6 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
64.7 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
64.8 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
64.9 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
64.10 	appropriations under this section must give 
64.11 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
64.12 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
64.13 	and other activities.

64.14	Sec. 5. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	3,000
	$
	-0-
	
64.15 	$3,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
64.16 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
64.17 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.18 	3.303, subdivision 10.

64.19 	Sec. 6. EXTENSION; ST. CLOUD TRAIL GRANT.
 64.20 	The availability of the grant to the city of St. Cloud for the Beaver Island Regional Trail 
64.21 	construction and restoration project from the parks and trails fund appropriation under Laws 
64.22 	2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 
64.23 	30, 2024.

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

64.25 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION EXTENSION.
 64.26 	The portions of the appropriations from the parks and trails fund in Laws 2019, First 
64.27 	Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), and Laws 2021, First Special 
64.28 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), that were granted to the city of 
64.29 	Sandstone for the Robinson Park project are available until June 30, 2025.

65.1 	Sec. 8. REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS; EXTENSION.
 65.2 	The appropriations from the parks and trails fund in Laws 2019, First Special Session 
65.3 	chapter 2, article 3, section 3, paragraph (b), are available until June 30, 2025.

65.4 	Sec. 9. PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
 65.5 	Money appropriated in this act from the parks and trails fund may not be used to fund 
65.6 	any project in which eminent domain is used by any party.

65.7 	ARTICLE 4
65.8 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

65.9	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
65.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
65.11 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
65.12 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
65.13 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in 
65.14 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal 
65.15 	year ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 
65.16 	2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
65.17 	All appropriations in this article are onetime.

65.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
65.19				Available for the Year
	
65.20				Ending June 30
	
65.21					2024
		2025

65.22	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

65.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	102,350,000
	$
	89,602,000
	
65.24 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
65.25 	purpose are specified in the following 
65.26 	subdivisions.

65.27	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
65.28 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
65.29 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
65.30 	related to and necessary for a specific 
65.31 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
65.32 	article must not be spent on institutional 
65.33 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
66.1 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
66.2 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
66.3 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
66.4 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
66.5 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
66.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
66.7 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
66.8 	article, fiscal year 2024 appropriations are 
66.9 	available until June 30, 2025, and fiscal year 
66.10 	2025 appropriations are available until June 
66.11 	30, 2026. If a project receives federal funds, 
66.12 	the period of the appropriation is extended to 
66.13 	equal the availability of federal funding.

66.14	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		48,421,000
		41,796,000
	
66.15 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
66.16 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
66.17 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
66.18 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
66.19 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
66.20 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
66.21 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
66.22 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
66.23 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
66.24 	funding. Each grant program established in 
66.25 	this appropriation must be separately 
66.26 	administered from other state appropriations 
66.27 	for program planning and outcome 
66.28 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
66.29 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
66.30 	of applicants and grant award size.

66.31	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
66.32 	$38,737,000 the first year and $33,437,000 
66.33 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
66.34 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
66.35 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
67.1 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
67.2 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
67.3 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
67.4 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
67.5 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
67.6 	community and public life in this state.

67.7	(c) Arts Education
					
67.8 	$7,263,000 the first year and $6,269,000 the 
67.9 	second year are for high-quality, 
67.10 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
67.11 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
67.12 	understanding of the arts.

67.13	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
67.14 	$2,421,000 the first year and $2,090,000 the 
67.15 	second year are for events and activities that 
67.16 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
67.17 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
67.18 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
67.19 	represented in this state.
67.20 	(e) Up to five percent of the money 
67.21 	appropriated in paragraphs (b) to (d) may be 
67.22 	used by the board for administering grant 
67.23 	programs, delivering technical services, 
67.24 	providing fiscal oversight for the statewide 
67.25 	system, and ensuring accountability in fiscal 
67.26 	year 2024 and fiscal year 2025.
67.27 	(f) Up to 30 percent of the remaining total 
67.28 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
67.29 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
67.30 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
67.31 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
67.32 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
67.33 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
67.34 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
68.1 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
68.2 	regions of the state.
68.3 	(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
68.4 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
68.5 	cancel but is available the second year.

68.6	Subd. 4.Minnesota Historical Society
 		19,995,000
		18,720,000
	
68.7 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
68.8 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
68.9 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
68.10 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
68.11 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
68.12 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
68.13 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
68.14 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
68.15 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
68.16 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
68.17 	funding. Money directly appropriated to the 
68.18 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
68.19 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
68.20 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
68.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
68.22 	historic preservation projects that improve 
68.23 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
68.24 	until June 30, 2027. The Minnesota Historical 
68.25 	Society or grant recipients of the Minnesota 
68.26 	Historical Society using arts and cultural 
68.27 	heritage funds under this subdivision must 
68.28 	give consideration to Conservation Corps 
68.29 	Minnesota and Northern Bedrock Historic 
68.30 	Preservation Corps, or an organization 
68.31 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
68.32 	the potential to need historic preservation 
68.33 	services.

68.34	(b) Historical Grants and Programs

68.35	(1) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
69.1 	$7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 the 
69.2 	second year are for statewide historic and 
69.3 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
69.4 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
69.5 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
69.6 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
69.7 	through a competitive grant process. The 
69.8 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
69.9 	the money using established grant 
69.10 	mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory 
69.11 	committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 
69.12 	172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, 
69.13 	paragraph (b), item (ii).

69.14	(2) Statewide History Programs
					
69.15 	$7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 the 
69.16 	second year are for historic and cultural 
69.17 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
69.18 	of the state.

69.19	(3) History Partnerships
					
69.20 	$2,820,000 the first year and $2,820,000 the 
69.21 	second year are for history partnerships 
69.22 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
69.23 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
69.24 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
69.25 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
69.26 	the state.

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

70.12	(5) Digital Library
					
70.13 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
70.14 	second year are for a digital library project to 
70.15 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
70.16 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
70.17 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
70.18 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
70.19 	system and must jointly share this 
70.20 	appropriation for these purposes.

70.21	(c) Grants
					
70.22 	(1) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
70.23 	Litchfield Opera House to repair and update 
70.24 	the electrical capabilities in the Litchfield 
70.25 	Opera House;
70.26 	(2) $275,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
70.27 	Dakota County Historical Society to upgrade 
70.28 	and improve the Lawshe Memorial Museum; 
70.29 	and
70.30 	(3) $900,000 the first year is for a grant to 
70.31 	Olmsted County Historical Society to 
70.32 	rehabilitate the historic George Stoppel stone 
70.33 	house and barn and to construct an accessible 
70.34 	pathway to the farmstead.

71.1	(d) Balance Remaining
					
71.2 	Any unencumbered balance remaining under 
71.3 	this subdivision the first year does not cancel 
71.4 	but is available the second year.

71.5	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		2,750,000
		2,750,000
	
71.6 	$2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000 the 
71.7 	second year are appropriated to the 
71.8 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
71.9 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
71.10 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
71.11 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
71.12 	Minnesota. This money must be allocated 
71.13 	using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, 
71.14 	section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the 
71.15 	remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all 
71.16 	qualifying systems in an amount proportionate 
71.17 	to the number of qualifying system entities in 
71.18 	each system. For purposes of this subdivision, 
71.19 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
71.20 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
71.21 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
71.22 	outreach service program. This money may 
71.23 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
71.24 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
71.25 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
71.26 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
71.27 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
71.28 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
71.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
71.30 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
71.31 	30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this 
71.32 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2027.

71.33	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		15,779,000
		12,015,000
	
71.34 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
71.35 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
72.1 	administration for grants to the named 
72.2 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
72.3 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
72.4 	administration may use a portion of this 
72.5 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
72.6 	to and necessary for the administration of 
72.7 	grants in this subdivision.
72.8 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
72.9 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
72.10 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
72.11 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
72.12 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
72.13 	sources of funding.

72.14	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
72.15 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
72.16 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
72.17 	to create programming and expand news 
72.18 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
72.19 	history.

72.20
72.21	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
72.22 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
72.23 	second year are to the Association of 
72.24 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
72.25 	for production and acquisition grants in 
72.26 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.27 	129D.19. This appropriation is available until 
72.28 	June 30, 2025.

72.29	(e) Public Television
					
72.30 	$5,460,000 the first year and $4,460,000 the 
72.31 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
72.32 	Television Association for production and 
72.33 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
72.34 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in 
73.1 	the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing 
73.2 	Minnesota military and veterans' history 
73.3 	stories.

73.4	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
73.5 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
73.6 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
73.7 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
73.8 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
73.9 	and families to natural resources.

73.10	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
73.11 	$1,700,000 the first year and $1,700,000 the 
73.12 	second year are for a grant to the Como Park 
73.13 	Zoo and Conservatory for program 
73.14 	development that features educational 
73.15 	programs and habitat enhancement, special 
73.16 	exhibits, music appreciation programs, and 
73.17 	historical garden access and preservation.

73.18	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
73.19 	$800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
73.20 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
73.21 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
73.22 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
73.23 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
73.24 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
73.25 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
73.26 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

73.27	(i) Appetite for Change
					
73.28 	$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit 
73.29 	Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks 
73.30 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
73.31 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
73.32 	Minnesota.

73.33	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
74.1 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
74.2 	second year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to 
74.3 	develop educational exhibits and programs.

74.4	(k) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming
					
74.5 	$154,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
74.6 	of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial 
74.7 	Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad 
74.8 	Park.

74.9	(l) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
74.10 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
74.11 	second year are to the Lake Superior Center 
74.12 	Authority to prepare, fabricate, and install a 
74.13 	hands-on exhibit with interactive learning 
74.14 	components to educate Minnesotans on the 
74.15 	history of the natural landscape of the state.

74.16	(m) Minnesota State Band
					
74.17 	$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
74.18 	Minnesota State Band to provide for public 
74.19 	performances across Minnesota.

74.20	(n) Great Northern Festival
					
74.21 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
74.22 	second year are for a grant to support the Great 
74.23 	Northern Festival, which connects attendees 
74.24 	to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues 
74.25 	through a festival.

74.26
74.27	(o) Governor's Council on Developmental 
Disabilities
					
74.28 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
74.29 	year are to the Minnesota Governor's Council 
74.30 	on Developmental Disabilities to continue to 
74.31 	preserve and raise awareness of the history of 
74.32 	Minnesotans with developmental disabilities.

74.33	(p) Minnesota Council on Disability
					
75.1 	$550,000 the first year is to the Minnesota 
75.2 	Council on Disability to provide educational 
75.3 	opportunities in the arts, history, and cultural 
75.4 	heritage of Minnesotans with disabilities in 
75.5 	conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the 
75.6 	Minnesota Council on Disability. This 
75.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.

75.8	(q) Keller Regional Park
					
75.9 	$850,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey 
75.10 	County to preserve Minnesota's cultural 
75.11 	heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at 
75.12 	Keller Regional Park.

75.13	(r) Changsha Friendship Garden
					
75.14 	$850,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
75.15 	of St. Paul for the design, project management, 
75.16 	and construction of Phase II of the Changsha 
75.17 	Friendship Garden in Phalen Regional Park. 
75.18 	The city must prioritize completing the Hmong 
75.19 	Plaza, the Heritage Wall, and the History Wall 
75.20 	with grant proceeds.

75.21	(s) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship
					
75.22 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second 
75.23 	year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to 
75.24 	fund an annual fellowship to be known as the 
75.25 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this 
75.26 	amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used 
75.27 	for administrative expenses. YWCA 
75.28 	Minneapolis must select a person for the 
75.29 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an 
75.30 	application process that allows both 
75.31 	applications by interested persons and 
75.32 	nominations of persons by third parties. By 
75.33 	October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must 
75.34 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
76.1 	members of the legislative committees and 
76.2 	divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the 
76.3 	use of money appropriated under this 
76.4 	paragraph and on the activities of the person 
76.5 	selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist 
76.6 	Fellowship under this paragraph. This 
76.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

76.8
76.9	(t) Minnesota African American Heritage 
Museum and Gallery
					
76.10 	$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
76.11 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
76.12 	programming celebrating African American 
76.13 	and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the 
76.14 	amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C. 
76.15 	Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural 
76.16 	project in North Minneapolis to work with 
76.17 	young people to develop skills while using art 
76.18 	as the impetus.

76.19	Subd. 7.Minnesota Zoo
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
76.20 	The amounts in this subdivision are 
76.21 	appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological 
76.22 	Board for programs and development of the 
76.23 	Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide 
76.24 	access and education related to programs on 
76.25 	the cultural heritage of Minnesota.

76.26	Subd. 8.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		10,651,000
		9,571,000
	
76.27 	(a) These amounts are appropriated to the 
76.28 	Board of Directors of the Minnesota 
76.29 	Humanities Center for the purposes specified 
76.30 	in this subdivision. The Minnesota Humanities 
76.31 	Center may use up to 4.5 percent of the 
76.32 	following grants, and up to five percent of the 
76.33 	appropriations specific to competitive grants 
76.34 	programs, to cover the cost of administering, 
76.35 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
77.1 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
77.2 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
77.3 	under this subdivision and must submit the 
77.4 	plan for review and approval by the 
77.5 	commissioner of administration. The written 
77.6 	plan must require the Minnesota Humanities 
77.7 	Center to create and adhere to grant policies 
77.8 	that are similar to those established according 
77.9 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
77.10 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
77.11 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
77.12 	be used for travel outside the state of 
77.13 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
77.14 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
77.15 	the grant agreement.

77.16	(b) Programs and Purposes
					
77.17 	$1,536,000 the first year and $1,536,000 the 
77.18 	second year are for programs and purposes of 
77.19 	the Minnesota Humanities Center.

77.20	(c) Children's Museum Grants
					
77.21 	$1,325,000 the first year and $1,325,000 the 
77.22 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
77.23 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
77.24 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
77.25 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
77.26 	(1) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
77.27 	Children's Museum, St. Paul;
77.28 	(2) $75,000 each year is for the Children's 
77.29 	Museum of Rochester, Rochester;
77.30 	(3) $75,000 each year is for The Works, 
77.31 	Bloomington;
77.32 	(4) $75,000 each year is for the WonderTrek 
77.33 	Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter;
78.1 	(5) $75,000 each year is for the Children's 
78.2 	Discovery Center, Breckenridge;
78.3 	(6) $75,000 each year is for the Duluth 
78.4 	Children's Museum, Duluth;
78.5 	(7) $75,000 each year is for the Otter Cove 
78.6 	Children's Museum, Fergus Falls;
78.7 	(8) $75,000 each year is for the Children's 
78.8 	Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids;
78.9 	(9) $75,000 each year is for the Wheel and 
78.10 	Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson;
78.11 	(10) $75,000 each year is for the Children's 
78.12 	Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato;
78.13 	(11) $75,000 each year is for the Great River 
78.14 	Children's Museum, St. Cloud; and
78.15 	(12) $75,000 each year is for The Village 
78.16 	Children's Museum, Willmar.

78.17	(d) The Bakken Museum
					
78.18 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to The Bakken 
78.19 	Museum for interactive exhibits and outreach 
78.20 	programs on arts and cultural heritage.

78.21
78.22	(e) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program
					
78.23 	(1) $2,500,000 the first year and$6,510,000 
78.24 	the second year are for a competitive grant 
78.25 	program to provide grants to organizations or 
78.26 	individuals residing or based in diverse 
78.27 	Minnesota communities, including but not 
78.28 	limited to Asian and Pacific Island 
78.29 	communities, the Somali diaspora and other 
78.30 	African immigrant communities, Indigenous 
78.31 	communities with a focus on the 11 Tribes in 
78.32 	Minnesota, the African American community, 
78.33 	the Latinx community, the LGBTQIA+ 
79.1 	community, and other underrepresented 
79.2 	cultural groups to create, celebrate, and teach 
79.3 	the art, culture, and heritage of these diverse 
79.4 	Minnesota communities. In awarding grants 
79.5 	under this clause, the Minnesota Humanities 
79.6 	Center must consider the extent to which 
79.7 	applicants represent groups that have been 
79.8 	underrepresented in past awards of grant 
79.9 	money from the arts and cultural heritage fund, 
79.10 	and an individual or organization that receives 
79.11 	a grant under this clause must do at least one 
79.12 	of the following:
79.13 	(i) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
79.14 	Minnesota;
79.15 	(ii) provide education and student outreach on 
79.16 	cultural diversity;
79.17 	(iii) support the development of culturally 
79.18 	diverse humanities programming, including 
79.19 	arts programming, by individuals and 
79.20 	organizations; or
79.21 	(iv) empower communities in building identity 
79.22 	and culture, including preserving and honoring 
79.23 	communities whose Indigenous cultures are 
79.24 	endangered or disappearing;
79.25 	(2) $50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
79.26 	Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota 
79.27 	to celebrate and teach the art, culture, and 
79.28 	heritage of Tibetan Americans in Minnesota;
79.29 	(3) $50,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong 
79.30 	De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects 
79.31 	like Lion Dance for after-school programs for 
79.32 	youth;
79.33 	(4) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
79.34 	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians for the 
80.1 	Red Lake Nation Tribal College Urban Center 
80.2 	to develop new programs for the Red Lake 
80.3 	Nation Community Dance Choir to provide 
80.4 	dance and movement, singing, and combined 
80.5 	traditional Indigenous, American Indian, and 
80.6 	western music studies;
80.7 	(5) $50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.8 	Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and 
80.9 	after-school programs in the community to 
80.10 	teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak 
80.11 	takraw. This appropriation may not be used 
80.12 	to hold events;
80.13 	(6) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to 
80.14 	30,000 Feet, a nonprofit organization, to help 
80.15 	youth and community artists further develop 
80.16 	their artistic skills, to create community art 
80.17 	and artistic performances, and to promote and 
80.18 	share African American history and culture 
80.19 	through the arts;
80.20 	(7) $180,000 the first year is for a grant to 
80.21 	Siengkane Lao MN to create cultural arts 
80.22 	projects and to preserve traditional 
80.23 	performances;
80.24 	(8) $300,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.25 	Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota for 
80.26 	museum-related programming and educational 
80.27 	outreach activities to teach the public about 
80.28 	the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage 
80.29 	of Hmong Minnesotans;
80.30 	(9) $300,000 the first year is for a grant to 
80.31 	Special Guerrilla Units Veterans and Families 
80.32 	of USA, Inc. to collect, document, archive, 
80.33 	preserve, and make available to the public 
80.34 	Hmong Special Guerrilla Units veterans' 
81.1 	histories and for programming and educational 
81.2 	efforts to teach the public about their history 
81.3 	serving as proxy soldiers for the United States 
81.4 	during the Secret War in Laos;
81.5 	(10) $460,000 the first year is for 
81.6 	museum-related programming and educational 
81.7 	efforts to teach the public about the history 
81.8 	and cultural heritage of Indigenous people in 
81.9 	Minnesota; to upgrade and convert the 
81.10 	Carnegie Library building in Park Rapids to 
81.11 	Giiwedinong - The Museum and Cultural 
81.12 	Center of the North; to coordinate, curate, and 
81.13 	organize displays of collections from Akiing 
81.14 	and other organizations at the museum; and 
81.15 	to develop curriculum and program 
81.16 	presentations for ongoing learning activities 
81.17 	at the museum;
81.18 	(11) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to 
81.19 	Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio 
81.20 	(CLUES) to expand arts programming to 
81.21 	celebrate Latino cultural heritage; support 
81.22 	local artists; and provide professional 
81.23 	development, networking, and presentation 
81.24 	opportunities;
81.25 	(12) $900,000 the first year is for grants to 
81.26 	recipients who have demonstrated knowledge 
81.27 	and interest in preserving Hmong culture to 
81.28 	preserve Hmong Minnesotans' heritage, 
81.29 	history, language, and culture. $750,000 of 
81.30 	this amount must be used in conjunction with 
81.31 	Minnesota universities to improve and develop 
81.32 	a unified and standardized Latin alphabet form 
81.33 	of the Hmong RPA writing system; and 
81.34 	$150,000 of this amount must be used to 
81.35 	record, document, and transcribe Hmong 
82.1 	traditional music, courtship songs, and 
82.2 	wedding and funeral songs; to provide youth 
82.3 	education about Hmong heritage; to create 
82.4 	bilingual Hmong and English novels or 
82.5 	children's books with audio accompaniment; 
82.6 	to make traditional Hmong hemp textiles; and 
82.7 	to collect, preserve, and display Hmong 
82.8 	artifacts and historical documents. No portion 
82.9 	of this appropriation may be used to encourage 
82.10 	religious membership or to conduct personal 
82.11 	ceremonies or events;
82.12 	(13) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
82.13 	the Somali Museum of Minnesota for heritage 
82.14 	arts and cultural vitality programs to provide 
82.15 	classes, exhibits, presentations, and outreach 
82.16 	about the Somali community and heritage in 
82.17 	Minnesota;
82.18 	(14) $900,000 the first year is for a grant to 
82.19 	the Minnesota Museum of American Art for 
82.20 	exhibit programming and for a Native 
82.21 	American Fellowship at the museum; and
82.22 	(15) $900,000 the first year is for a grant to 
82.23 	Ka Joog statewide Somali-based collaborative 
82.24 	programs for arts and cultural heritage. The 
82.25 	funding must be used for Fanka programs to 
82.26 	provide arts education and workshops, mentor 
82.27 	programs, and community presentations and 
82.28 	community engagement events throughout 
82.29 	Minnesota.
82.30 	Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
82.31 	to prevent a recipient of a grant under clauses 
82.32 	(2) to (15) from applying to receive additional 
82.33 	grant money under clause (1), provided that 
82.34 	the applicant submits to the same application 
82.35 	and oversight process as other recipients of 
83.1 	money under that clause. The Board of 
83.2 	Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center 
83.3 	must ensure that all expenditures of money 
83.4 	appropriated in this paragraph are allowable 
83.5 	under Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
83.6 	section 15.

83.7	(f) Civics Programs
					
83.8 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
83.9 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
83.10 	Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic 
83.11 	Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy 
83.12 	Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government 
83.13 	to conduct civics education programs for the 
83.14 	civic and cultural development of Minnesota 
83.15 	youth. Civics education is the study of 
83.16 	constitutional principles and the democratic 
83.17 	foundation of our national, state, and local 
83.18 	institutions and the study of political processes 
83.19 	and structures of government, grounded in the 
83.20 	understanding of constitutional government 
83.21 	under the rule of law.

83.22	Subd. 9.Indian Affairs Council
 		2,300,000
		2,300,000
	
83.23 	$2,300,000 the first year and $2,300,000 the 
83.24 	second year are appropriated to the Indian 
83.25 	Affairs Council for grants for preserving 
83.26 	Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages and for 
83.27 	protecting Indian graves. The money must be 
83.28 	distributed as follows:
83.29 	(1) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
83.30 	second year are to provide grants to Minnesota 
83.31 	Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe 
83.32 	Indian languages and to foster education 
83.33 	programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe 
83.34 	languages;
84.1 	(2) $460,000 the first year and $460,000 the 
84.2 	second year are for grants to Dakota and 
84.3 	Ojibwe Indian language-immersion 
84.4 	educational institutions;
84.5 	(3) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
84.6 	second year are to provide grants to preserve 
84.7 	the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages 
84.8 	through support of projects and services and 
84.9 	to support educational programs and 
84.10 	immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
84.11 	Indian languages;
84.12 	(4) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
84.13 	second year are to the Indian Affairs Council 
84.14 	for a Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language 
84.15 	working group coordinated by the Indian 
84.16 	Affairs Council; and
84.17 	(5) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
84.18 	second year are to carry out responsibilities 
84.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to 
84.20 	comply with Public Law 101-601, the federal 
84.21 	Native American Graves Protection and 
84.22 	Repatriation Act.

84.23	Subd. 10.Department of Agriculture
 		450,000
		450,000
	
84.24 	(a) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
84.25 	second year are for grants to county 
84.26 	agricultural societies to enhance arts access 
84.27 	and education and to preserve and promote 
84.28 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as 
84.29 	embodied in its county fairs. The grants must 
84.30 	be distributed in equal amounts to each of the 
84.31 	95 county fairs. The grants are in addition to 
84.32 	the aid distribution to county agricultural 
84.33 	societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 
84.34 	38.02. The commissioner of agriculture must 
85.1 	develop grant-making criteria and guidance 
85.2 	for expending money under this subdivision 
85.3 	to provide funding for projects and events that 
85.4 	provide access to the arts or the state's 
85.5 	agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage. 
85.6 	The commissioner must seek input from all 
85.7 	interested parties.
85.8 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
85.9 	second year are to the University of Minnesota 
85.10 	Extension Office to provide grants to 
85.11 	Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members 
85.12 	participating in state and national 
85.13 	4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. 
85.14 	Eligible costs for grant money include 
85.15 	shooting sports equipment and supplies and 
85.16 	event fees associated with participating in state 
85.17 	shooting sports events.

85.18	Subd. 11.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		4,000
		-0-
	
85.19 	The amount in this subdivision is appropriated 
85.20 	for the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
85.21 	to maintain the website required under 
85.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
85.23 	10.

85.24
85.25	Subd. 12.Minnesota Historical Society Fiscal 
Year 2023 Appropriations
 		-0-
		-0-
	
85.26 	(a) $2,226,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for 
85.27 	historic and cultural programs and purposes 
85.28 	related to the heritage of the state. This is a 
85.29 	onetime appropriation and any unencumbered 
85.30 	balance remaining in fiscal year 2023 does not 
85.31 	cancel but is available until June 30, 2024.
85.32 	(b) $358,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for history 
85.33 	partnerships involving multiple organizations, 
85.34 	which may include the Minnesota Historical 
85.35 	Society, to preserve and enhance access to 
86.1 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in 
86.2 	all regions of the state. This is a onetime 
86.3 	appropriation and any unencumbered balance 
86.4 	remaining in fiscal year 2023 does not cancel 
86.5 	but is available until June 30, 2024.
86.6 	(c) $510,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for one or 
86.7 	more contracts to be competitively awarded 
86.8 	to conduct statewide surveys or investigations 
86.9 	of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
86.10 	archaeological, and cultural significance. This 
86.11 	is a onetime appropriation and any 
86.12 	unencumbered balance remaining in fiscal 
86.13 	year 2023 does not cancel but is available until 
86.14 	June 30, 2024.

86.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 12 is effective the day following final enactment.

86.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
86.17 	read:
86.18 		Subd. 6.Prohibited activities. Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund must 
86.19 	not be used for projects that promote domestic terrorism or criminal activities.

86.20 	ARTICLE 5
86.21 	FINANCIAL REVIEW OF GRANT AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS

86.22 	Section 1. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF GRANT AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY 
86.23 	RECIPIENTS.
 86.24 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
86.25 	meanings given.
86.26 	(b) "Grant" means a grant or business subsidy funded by an appropriation in this act.
86.27 	(c) "Grantee" means a business entity as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.001.
86.28 		Subd. 2.Financial information required; determination of ability to perform. Before 
86.29 	an agency awards a competitive, legislatively named, single-source, or sole-source grant, 
86.30 	the agency must assess the risk that a grantee cannot or would not perform the required 
86.31 	duties. In making this assessment, the agency must review the following information:
87.1 	(1) the grantee's history of performing duties similar to those required by the grant, 
87.2 	whether the size of the grant requires the grantee to perform services at a significantly 
87.3 	increased scale, and whether the size of the grant will require significant changes to the 
87.4 	operation of the grantee's organization;
87.5 	(2) for a grantee that is a nonprofit organization, the grantee's Form 990 or Form 990-EZ 
87.6 	filed with the Internal Revenue Service in each of the prior three years. If the grantee has 
87.7 	not been in existence long enough or is not required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, the 
87.8 	grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee is exempt and must 
87.9 	instead submit the grantee's most recent board-reviewed financial statements and 
87.10 	documentation of internal controls;
87.11 	(3) for a for-profit business, three years of federal and state tax returns, current financial 
87.12 	statements, certification that the business is not under bankruptcy proceedings, and disclosure 
87.13 	of any liens on its assets. If a business has not been in business long enough to have three 
87.14 	years of tax returns, the grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee 
87.15 	has appropriate internal financial controls;
87.16 	(4) evidence of registration and good standing with the secretary of state under Minnesota 
87.17 	Statutes, chapter 317A, or other applicable law;
87.18 	(5) if the grantee's total annual revenue exceeds $750,000, the grantee's most recent 
87.19 	financial audit performed by an independent third party in accordance with generally accepted 
87.20 	accounting principles; and
87.21 	(6) certification, provided by the grantee, that none of its principals have been convicted 
87.22 	of a financial crime.
87.23 		Subd. 3.Additional measures for some grantees. The agency may require additional 
87.24 	information and must provide enhanced oversight for grants that have not previously received 
87.25 	state or federal grants for similar amounts or similar duties and so have not yet demonstrated 
87.26 	the ability to perform the duties required under the grant on the scale required.
87.27 		Subd. 4.Assistance from administration. An agency without adequate resources or 
87.28 	experience to perform obligations under this section may contract with the commissioner 
87.29 	of administration to perform the agency's duties under this section.
87.30 		Subd. 5.Agency authority to not award grant. If an agency determines that there is 
87.31 	an appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a competitive, single-source, or sole-source 
87.32 	grant cannot or would not perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency 
87.33 	must notify the grantee and the commissioner of administration and give the grantee an 
88.1 	opportunity to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee does not satisfy the agency's 
88.2 	concerns within 45 days, the agency must not award the grant.
88.3 		Subd. 6.Legislatively named grantees. If an agency determines that there is an 
88.4 	appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a legislatively named grant cannot or would not 
88.5 	perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency must notify the grantee, 
88.6 	the commissioner of administration, the chair and ranking minority member of the Ways 
88.7 	and Means Committee in the house of representatives, the chair and ranking minority member 
88.8 	of the Finance Committee in the senate, and the chairs and ranking minority members of 
88.9 	the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with primary jurisdiction over 
88.10 	the bill in which the money for the grant was appropriated. The agency must give the grantee 
88.11 	an opportunity to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee does not satisfy the agency's 
88.12 	concerns within 45 days, the agency must delay award of the grant until adjournment of the 
88.13 	next regular or special legislative session.
88.14 		Subd. 7.Subgrants. If a grantee will disburse the money received from the grant to 
88.15 	other organizations to perform duties required under the grant agreement, the agency must 
88.16 	be a party to agreements between the grantee and a subgrantee. Before entering agreements 
88.17 	for subgrants, the agency must perform the financial review required under this section with 
88.18 	respect to the subgrantees.
88.19 		Subd. 8.Effect. The requirements of this section are in addition to other requirements 
88.20 	imposed by law; the commissioner of administration under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
88.21 	16B.97 and 16B.98; or agency grant policy.