1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage fund, 
1.3 	clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; 
1.4 	modifying and extending prior appropriations;amending Laws 2023, chapter 40, 
1.5 	article 3, sections 2, subdivision 1; 3; 4; article 4, section 2, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	ARTICLE 1
1.8 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.9	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.11 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.12 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in 
1.13 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
1.14 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. 
1.15 	"The 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
 	$
	0
	$
	192,711,000
	
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
 		-0-
		19,439,000

2.4
2.5	(a) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge, Phase 14
					
2.6 	$4,412,000 the second year is to the 
2.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.8 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
2.9 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
2.10 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
2.11 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
2.12 	and enhance lands within the Northern 
2.13 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
2.14 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
2.15 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
2.16 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
2.17 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
2.18 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
2.19 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.20 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
2.21 	native prairie.

2.22
2.23	(b) Accelerating Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase 16
					
2.24 	$5,315,000 the second year is to the 
2.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.26 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
2.27 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
2.28 	wildlife management area purposes under 
2.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.30 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
2.31 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
2.32 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
2.33 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
2.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
2.35 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

3.1
3.2	(c) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase 10
					
3.3 	$3,794,000 the second year is to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.5 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
3.6 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
3.7 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
3.8 	restore and enhance lands within the southern 
3.9 	Red River Valley for wildlife management 
3.10 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.11 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
3.12 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
3.13 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
3.14 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
3.15 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
3.16 	6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring 
3.17 	lands that are eligible for the native prairie 
3.18 	bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, 
3.19 	or lands adjacent to protected native prairie.

3.20
3.21	(d) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase 8
					
3.22 	$2,589,000 the second year is to the 
3.23 	commissioner of natural resources for 
3.24 	agreements to acquire land in fee and to 
3.25 	restore and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
3.26 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat within 
3.27 	Martin County for wildlife management area 
3.28 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.29 	86A.05, subdivision 8, as follows: $1,921,000 
3.30 	to Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc.; 
3.31 	$613,000 to Ducks Unlimited; and $55,000 to 
3.32 	the Conservation Fund.

3.33	(e) DNR Grassland Enhancement, Phase 16
					
3.34 	$1,427,000 the second year is to the 
3.35 	commissioner of natural resources to 
4.1 	accelerate restoration and enhancement of 
4.2 	prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife 
4.3 	management areas, in scientific and natural 
4.4 	areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands 
4.5 	in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on 
4.6 	state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, 
4.7 	and in waterfowl production areas and refuge 
4.8 	lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
4.9 	Service.

4.10
4.11	(f) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
7
					
4.12 	$1,902,000 the second year is to the 
4.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.14 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
4.15 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
4.16 	public lands within the forest prairie transition, 
4.17 	metro urban, and prairie ecoregions of 
4.18 	Minnesota.

4.19	Subd. 3.Forests
 		-0-
		32,164,000

4.20
4.21	(a) Minnesota Heritage Forest - Transition to 
Public Ownership Program
					
4.22 	$22,647,000 the second year is to the 
4.23 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
4.24 	priority forest habitat lands in fee as wildlife 
4.25 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, 
4.26 	state forests, and county forests. Of this 
4.27 	amount, $11,737,000 is for an agreement with 
4.28 	Northern Waters Land Trust.

4.29
4.30	(b) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase 12
					
4.31 	$2,068,000 the second year is to the Board of 
4.32 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
4.33 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
4.34 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
4.35 	conservation easements and restore and 
5.1 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
5.2 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
5.3 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
5.4 	Compatible Use Buffer. Up to $110,000 to the 
5.5 	Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
5.6 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
5.7 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
5.8 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.9 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
5.10 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. 
5.11 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
5.12 	must be provided as part of the final report.

5.13
5.14	(c) Riparian Habitat Protection in Kettle and 
Snake River Watersheds, Phase 2
					
5.15 	$1,569,000 the second year is to the Board of 
5.16 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
5.17 	the Pine County Soil and Water Conservation 
5.18 	District, to acquire permanent conservation 
5.19 	easements to protect high-quality forests, 
5.20 	wetlands, and shoreline within the Kettle and 
5.21 	Snake River watersheds. Up to $150,000 to 
5.22 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources is to 
5.23 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
5.24 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
5.25 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.26 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
5.27 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. 
5.28 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
5.29 	must be provided as part of the final report.

5.30	(d) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 4
					
5.31 	$1,727,000 the second year is to the 
5.32 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
5.33 	and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public 
5.34 	lands throughout Minnesota.

5.35	(e) Young Forest Conservation, Phase 4
					
6.1 	$2,229,000 the second year is to the 
6.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.3 	agreement with the American Bird 
6.4 	Conservancy to enhance publicly owned, 
6.5 	permanently protected forest lands for wildlife 
6.6 	management.

6.7
6.8	(f) Floodplain and Upland Forest Enhancement 
- Mississippi River, Phase 5
					
6.9 	$1,924,000 the second year is to the 
6.10 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.11 	agreement with the National Audubon Society 
6.12 	to restore and enhance floodplain and upland 
6.13 	forest habitat for wildlife on public lands along 
6.14 	the Mississippi River and Mississippi River 
6.15 	tributaries.

6.16	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		-0-
		38,412,000

6.17	(a) Wild-Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase 9
					
6.18 	$2,042,000 the second year is to the Board of 
6.19 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
6.20 	permanent conservation easements on 
6.21 	wild-rice lake shoreland habitat for native 
6.22 	wild-rice bed protection. Of this amount, up 
6.23 	to $110,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
6.24 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
6.25 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
6.26 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
6.27 	Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply 
6.28 	to this project. A list of permanent 
6.29 	conservation easements must be provided as 
6.30 	part of the final report.

6.31
6.32	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase 13
					
6.33 	$7,670,000 the second year is to the 
6.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.35 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
7.1 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
7.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
7.3 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
7.4 	managed as waterfowl production areas or 
7.5 	national wildlife refuges in Minnesota, in 
7.6 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
7.7 	Wildlife Service, and to restore and enhance 
7.8 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land buffering 
7.9 	shallow lakes.

7.10
7.11	(c) RIM Wetlands - Restoring Most Productive 
Habitat in Minnesota, Phase 13
					
7.12 	$3,202,000 the second year is to the Board of 
7.13 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
7.14 	permanent conservation easements and to 
7.15 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
7.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
7.17 	Of this amount, up to $50,000 is for 
7.18 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
7.19 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.20 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.21 	97A.056, subdivision 17.  Subdivision 8, 
7.22 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.   
7.23 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
7.24 	must be provided as part of the final report.

7.25
7.26	(d) Accelerating Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase 16
					
7.27 	$7,020,000 the second year is to the 
7.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.29 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
7.30 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
7.31 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and 
7.32 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
7.33 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
7.34 	production areas in Minnesota.

7.35
7.36	(e) DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and 
Wetland Enhancement, Phase 16
					
8.1 	$3,809,000 the second year is to the 
8.2 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
8.3 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
8.4 	statewide.

8.5
8.6	(f) Nelson Slough - East Park Wildlife 
Management Area
					
8.7 	$4,174,000 the second year is to the 
8.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.9 	agreement with the Middle-Snake-Tamarac 
8.10 	Rivers Watershed District to restore and 
8.11 	enhance wetland and upland wildlife habitat 
8.12 	on Nelson Slough and East Park Wildlife 
8.13 	Management Area in Marshall County, 
8.14 	Minnesota.

8.15
8.16	(g) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase 9
					
8.17 	$2,128,000 the second year is to the 
8.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.19 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
8.20 	restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and other 
8.21 	habitat on permanently protected conservation 
8.22 	easements in high-priority wetland habitat 
8.23 	complexes within the prairie, forest/prairie 
8.24 	transition, and forest ecoregions.

8.25
8.26
8.27	(h) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement and Restoration Initiative, Phase 
10
					
8.28 	$7,867,000 the second year is to the 
8.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.30 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
8.31 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
8.32 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
8.33 	conservation easement for wildlife 
8.34 	management.

8.35	(i) Lake Alice Enhancement, Fergus Falls
					
9.1 	$500,000 the second year is to the 
9.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.3 	agreement with the city of Fergus Falls to 
9.4 	enhance Lake Alice in Fergus Falls.

9.5	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		-0-
		101,294,000

9.6
9.7	(a) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase 5
					
9.8 	$4,711,000 the second year is to the 
9.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
9.10 	agreements to acquire land in fee and acquire 
9.11 	permanent conservation easements and to 
9.12 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems in 
9.13 	the St. Croix River watershed as follows: 
9.14 	$1,905,000 to Trust for Public Land; $110,000 
9.15 	to Wild Rivers Conservancy; and $2,696,000 
9.16 	to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $224,000 to 
9.17 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
9.18 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
9.19 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
9.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
9.21 	subdivision 17.

9.22
9.23	(b) Pine and Leech Watershed Targeted RIM 
Easement Permanent Land Protection, Phase 3
					
9.24 	$2,242,000 the second year is to the Board of 
9.25 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
9.26 	the Crow Wing County Soil and Water 
9.27 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
9.28 	conservation easements of high-quality forest, 
9.29 	wetland, and shoreline habitat. Up to $120,000 
9.30 	of the total amount is for establishing a 
9.31 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
9.32 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
9.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
9.34 	subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), 
9.35 	does not apply to this project. A list of 
10.1 	permanent conservation easements must be 
10.2 	provided as part of the final report.

10.3
10.4	(c) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance, Phase 3
					
10.5 	$3,321,000 the second year is to the 
10.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.7 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
10.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
10.9 	restore and enhance lakes of outstanding 
10.10 	biological significance in northeast and 
10.11 	north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, 
10.12 	$1,083,000 is to the Northern Waters Land 
10.13 	Trust and $2,238,000 is to Minnesota Land 
10.14 	Trust. Up to $224,000 to Minnesota Land 
10.15 	Trust is for establishing a monitoring and 
10.16 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
10.17 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
10.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

10.19
10.20	(d) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase 13
					
10.21 	$2,060,000 the second year is to the 
10.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.23 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
10.24 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
10.25 	restore and enhance habitat in the Shell Rock 
10.26 	River watershed.

10.27
10.28	(e) Cannon River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase 13
					
10.29 	$2,555,000 the second year is to the 
10.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
10.31 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and restore 
10.32 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Cannon 
10.33 	River watershed as follows: $54,000 to Clean 
10.34 	River Partners; $888,000 to Great River 
11.1 	Greening; and $1,613,000 to Trust for Public 
11.2 	Land.

11.3
11.4	(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase 8
					
11.5 	$2,706,000 the second year is to acquire lands 
11.6 	in fee and permanent conservation easements 
11.7 	and to restore wildlife habitat in the 
11.8 	Mississippi headwaters. Of this amount:
11.9 	(1) $1,706,000 is to the commissioner of 
11.10 	natural resources for agreements as follows: 
11.11 	$57,000 to the Mississippi Headwaters Board 
11.12 	and $1,649,000 to Trust for Public Land; and
11.13 	(2) $1,000,000 is to the Board of Water and 
11.14 	Soil Resources, of which up to $100,000 is to 
11.15 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
11.16 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.17 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.18 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

11.19
11.20	(g) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase 10
					
11.21 	$2,687,000 the second year is to the 
11.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.23 	agreements to acquire land in fee and in 
11.24 	permanent conservation easements and to 
11.25 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
11.26 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
11.27 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
11.28 	Counties as follows: $2,252,000 to Northern 
11.29 	Waters Land Trust and $435,000 to Minnesota 
11.30 	Land Trust. Up to $56,000 to Minnesota Land 
11.31 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
11.32 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
11.33 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
11.34 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

11.35	(h) Red River Basin Riparian Habitat Program
					
12.1 	$5,119,000 the second year is to acquire 
12.2 	permanent conservation easements to protect, 
12.3 	restore, and enhance stream and riparian 
12.4 	habitat throughout the Red River watershed. 
12.5 	Of this amount, $169,000 is to the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.7 	agreement with the Red River Watershed 
12.8 	Management Board and $4,950,000 is to the 
12.9 	Board of Water and Soil Resources. Up to 
12.10 	$380,000 of the total amount is for 
12.11 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
12.12 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
12.13 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17.  Subdivision 8, 
12.15 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. 
12.16 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
12.17 	must be provided as part of the final report.

12.18
12.19	(i) Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout, 
Phase 2
					
12.20 	$2,486,000 the second year is to the 
12.21 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.22 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
12.23 	easements and to restore and enhance habitat 
12.24 	in targeted watersheds of southeast Minnesota 
12.25 	to improve heritage brook trout and coldwater 
12.26 	aquatic communities. Of this amount, 
12.27 	$400,000 is to The Nature Conservancy, 
12.28 	$612,000 is to Trout Unlimited, and 
12.29 	$1,474,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
12.30 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
12.31 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
12.32 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
12.33 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.34 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

12.35
12.36	(j) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase 12
					
13.1 	$3,052,000 the second year is to the 
13.2 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.3 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
13.4 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.5 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat on public 
13.6 	lands and permanent conservation easements 
13.7 	in southeast Minnesota as follows: $970,000 
13.8 	to The Nature Conservancy, $964,000 to Trust 
13.9 	for Public Land, and $1,118,000 to Minnesota 
13.10 	Land Trust. Up to $112,000 to Minnesota 
13.11 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
13.12 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.13 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.14 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

13.15
13.16	(k) Lower Wild Rice River Corridor Habitat 
Restoration, Phase 4
					
13.17 	$2,345,000 the second year is to acquire land 
13.18 	in permanent conservation easement and to 
13.19 	restore river and related habitat in the Wild 
13.20 	Rice River corridor. Of this amount, $30,000 
13.21 	is to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.22 	an agreement with the Wild Rice Watershed 
13.23 	District and $2,315,000 is to the Board of 
13.24 	Water and Soil Resources. The Board of Water 
13.25 	and Soil Resources may use up to $60,000 for 
13.26 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
13.27 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
13.28 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.29 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
13.30 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. 
13.31 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
13.32 	must be provided as part of the final report.

13.33
13.34
13.35	(l) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
16
					
14.1 	$1,359,000 the second year is to the 
14.2 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
14.3 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
14.4 	wildlife management purposes under 
14.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.6 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
14.7 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
14.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
14.9 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
14.10 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
14.11 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
14.12 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
14.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
14.14 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

14.15
14.16	(m) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in 
Southwest Minnesota, Phase 3
					
14.17 	$2,872,000 the second year is to the 
14.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.19 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.20 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.21 	and to restore and enhance high-quality 
14.22 	wildlife habitat in southwest Minnesota. Of 
14.23 	this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a 
14.24 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.25 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.27 	subdivision 17.

14.28
14.29	(n) Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection 
and Restoration, Phase 5
					
14.30 	$3,965,000 the second year is to the 
14.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.32 	agreements to acquire lands in fee and 
14.33 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
14.34 	and enhance wildlife habitat in the Sauk River 
14.35 	watershed as follows: $375,000 to Great River 
14.36 	Greening; $1,199,000 to Sauk River 
15.1 	Watershed District; $1,192,000 to Pheasants 
15.2 	Forever; and $1,199,000 to Minnesota Land 
15.3 	Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota Land 
15.4 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.5 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.6 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.7 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

15.8	(o) Metro Big Rivers, Phase 14
					
15.9 	$8,123,000 the second year is to the 
15.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.13 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.14 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.15 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries 
15.16 	within the metropolitan area as follows: 
15.17 	$1,250,000 to Minnesota Valley National 
15.18 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $420,000 to 
15.19 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $803,000 to 
15.20 	Great River Greening; $2,750,000 to Trust for 
15.21 	Public Land; and $2,900,000 to Minnesota 
15.22 	Land Trust. Up to $224,000 to Minnesota 
15.23 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.24 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.25 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.26 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

15.27
15.28	(p) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase 9
					
15.29 	$1,802,000 the second year is to the 
15.30 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.31 	agreements to restore and enhance wildlife 
15.32 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
15.33 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
15.34 	minor watersheds as follows: $1,508,000 to 
16.1 	Great River Greening and $294,000 to 
16.2 	Sherburne County.

16.3
16.4	(q) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase 7
					
16.5 	$4,206,000 the second year is to the 
16.6 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
16.7 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
16.8 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
16.9 	facilitate fish passage.

16.10
16.11	(r) Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat 
Enhancement
					
16.12 	$2,308,000 the second year is to the 
16.13 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.14 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and 
16.15 	enhance habitat for trout and other species in 
16.16 	and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams 
16.17 	throughout Minnesota.

16.18	(s) Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation, Phase 7
					
16.19 	$1,572,000 the second year is to the 
16.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.21 	agreement with the Arrowhead Regional 
16.22 	Development Commission, in cooperation 
16.23 	with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, 
16.24 	to restore and enhance trout habitat in the 
16.25 	Knife River watershed. If the Arrowhead 
16.26 	Regional Development Commission declines 
16.27 	to serve as the fiscal agent for the project, an 
16.28 	alternative fiscal agent must be identified in 
16.29 	the accomplishment plan for the project.

16.30
16.31	(t) DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, 
Phase 11
					
16.32 	$2,163,000 the second year is to the 
16.33 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
16.34 	and enhance priority aquatic, riparian, and 
16.35 	forest habitats in the St. Louis River estuary. 
17.1 	Of this amount, $716,000 is for an agreement 
17.2 	with Minnesota Land Trust.

17.3	(u) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation, Phase 2
					
17.4 	$3,054,000 the second year is to the 
17.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.6 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
17.7 	District to restore and enhance the Roseau 
17.8 	Lake and Roseau River habitat complex in 
17.9 	Roseau County, Minnesota.

17.10	(v) Highbanks Ravine Bat Hibernaculum
					
17.11 	$2,300,000 the second year is to the 
17.12 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.13 	agreement with the city of St. Cloud to 
17.14 	enhance the Highbanks Ravine Bat 
17.15 	Hibernaculum in St. Cloud.

17.16
17.17	(w) OwÃ¡mniyomni Native Landscape and River 
Restoration, St. Anthony Falls
					
17.18 	$1,918,000 the second year is to the 
17.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.20 	agreement with Friends of the Falls to restore 
17.21 	and enhance wildlife habitat at Upper St. 
17.22 	Anthony Falls.  This appropriation may only 
17.23 	be spent for site grading, oak savanna, and 
17.24 	aquatic habitat portions of the project.

17.25	(x) Silver Lake Dam Fish Passage Modification
					
17.26 	$2,368,000 the second year is to the 
17.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.28 	agreement with the city of Rochester to restore 
17.29 	and enhance aquatic habitat in Silver Lake and 
17.30 	the south fork of the Zumbro River by 
17.31 	modifying the existing low-head dam in 
17.32 	Rochester.

17.33	(y) Little Devil Track River Restoration
					
18.1 	$3,000,000 the second year is to the 
18.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.3 	agreement with Cook County to restore and 
18.4 	enhance stream habitat in the Little Devil 
18.5 	Track River.

18.6
18.7
18.8	(z) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
16
					
18.9 	$15,000,000 the second year is to the 
18.10 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
18.11 	program to provide competitive matching 
18.12 	grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional, 
18.13 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
18.14 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
18.15 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
18.16 	in Minnesota. Unless there are not enough 
18.17 	eligible grant applications received, of this 
18.18 	amount, at least $4,000,000 is for grants in the 
18.19 	seven-county metropolitan area and cities with 
18.20 	a population of 50,000 or more and at least 
18.21 	$4,000,000 is for grants to applicants that have 
18.22 	not previously applied for money from the 
18.23 	outdoor heritage fund. Grants must not be 
18.24 	made for activities required to fulfill the duties 
18.25 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
18.26 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
18.27 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
18.28 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
18.29 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
18.30 	$600,000 may be spent for personnel costs, 
18.31 	outreach, and support to first-time applicants 
18.32 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
18.33 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
18.34 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
18.35 	may not be used to establish easement 
18.36 	stewardship accounts. The program must 
19.1 	require a match of at least ten percent from 
19.2 	nonstate sources for all grants. The match may 
19.3 	be cash or in-kind. For grant applications of 
19.4 	$25,000 or less, the commissioner must 
19.5 	provide a separate, simplified application 
19.6 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
19.7 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
19.8 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
19.9 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
19.10 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
19.11 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
19.12 	projects. All restoration or enhancement 
19.13 	projects must be on land permanently 
19.14 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
19.15 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
19.16 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
19.17 	conservation easement, or by public ownership 
19.18 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
19.19 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
19.20 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
19.21 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
19.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
19.23 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
19.24 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
19.25 	available until June 30, 2027. No less than five 
19.26 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
19.27 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
19.28 	recipient completes a grant accomplishment 
19.29 	report by the deadline and in the form 
19.30 	prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
19.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
19.32 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
19.33 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
19.34 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.35 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

20.1
20.2	(aa) Protecting Upper Mississippi River from 
Invasive Carp
					
20.3 	$12,000,000 the second year is to the 
20.4 	commissioner of natural resources to fund 
20.5 	activities to protect the upper Mississippi 
20.6 	River from invasive carp. Activities within 
20.7 	this appropriation include agreements with 
20.8 	federal partners, such as the United States Fish 
20.9 	and Wildlife Service, to design, construct, and 
20.10 	begin operating and maintaining a structural 
20.11 	deterrent for invasive carp at Lock and Dam 
20.12 	No. 5 on the Mississippi River to protect 
20.13 	Minnesota's aquatic habitat through an 
20.14 	adaptive management approach. Deterrent 
20.15 	design must be fully completed within two 
20.16 	years of the date of this appropriation. 
20.17 	Deterrent installation must be completed by 
20.18 	June 30, 2029. Money not spent or obligated 
20.19 	for design installation and operation of the 
20.20 	deterrent may be used for testing technologies 
20.21 	to support the future effectiveness of the 
20.22 	deterrent. A detailed accomplishment plan 
20.23 	must be submitted to and approved by the 
20.24 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
20.25 	before money is released. This appropriation 
20.26 	is available until June 30, 2029.

20.27	Subd. 6.Administration
 		-0-
		1,402,000

20.28	(a) Contract Management
					
20.29 	$350,000 the second year is to the 
20.30 	commissioner of natural resources for contract 
20.31 	management duties assigned in this section. 
20.32 	The commissioner must provide an 
20.33 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
20.34 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
20.35 	on expending this appropriation. The 
21.1 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
21.2 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
21.3 	manual. No money may be expended before 
21.4 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.5 	approves the accomplishment plan.  Money 
21.6 	appropriated in this paragraph is available until 
21.7 	June 30, 2026.

21.8	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
21.9 	$160,000 the second year is to the 
21.10 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
21.11 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 25 
21.12 	restoration and enhancement evaluations under 
21.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
21.14 	subdivision 10.  Money appropriated in this 
21.15 	paragraph is available until June 30, 2026.

21.16
21.17	(c) Core Functions in Partner-led OHF Land 
Acquisitions
					
21.18 	$892,000 the second year is to the 
21.19 	commissioner of natural resources for 
21.20 	administering the initial development, 
21.21 	restoration, and enhancement of land acquired 
21.22 	in fee with money appropriated from the 
21.23 	outdoor heritage fund. This appropriation may 
21.24 	be used for land acquisition costs incurred by 
21.25 	the department in conveying parcels to the 
21.26 	department and for initial development 
21.27 	activities on fee title acquisitions. Money 
21.28 	appropriated in this paragraph is available until 
21.29 	June 30, 2032.

21.30	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
21.31 	(a) Money appropriated in this section may 
21.32 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
21.33 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
21.34 	appropriation and are specified in the 
21.35 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.1 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.2 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
22.3 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
22.4 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
22.5 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
22.6 	Money appropriated for fee title acquisition 
22.7 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
22.8 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
22.9 	with the appropriation. Public-use facilities 
22.10 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
22.11 	acquired lands.
22.12 	(b) Money appropriated in this section is 
22.13 	available as follows:
22.14 	(1) money appropriated for acquiring real 
22.15 	property is available until June 30, 2028;
22.16 	(2) money appropriated for restoring and 
22.17 	enhancing land acquired with an appropriation 
22.18 	in this section is available for four years after 
22.19 	the acquisition date with a maximum end date 
22.20 	of June 30, 2032;
22.21 	(3) money appropriated for restoring or 
22.22 	enhancing other land is available until June 
22.23 	30, 2029;
22.24 	(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money 
22.25 	appropriated for a project that receives at least 
22.26 	15 percent of its funding from federal funds 
22.27 	is available until a date sufficient to match the 
22.28 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
22.29 	of six years if the federal funding was 
22.30 	confirmed and included in the original 
22.31 	approved draft accomplishment plan; and
22.32 	(5) money appropriated for other projects is 
22.33 	available until the end of the fiscal year in 
22.34 	which it is appropriated.

23.1
23.2	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.3 	(a) All agreements referred to in this section 
23.4 	must be administered on a reimbursement 
23.5 	basis unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.7 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.8 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.9 	1, 2024, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.10 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.11 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
23.12 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
23.13 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
23.14 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
23.15 	fund, an expense must be considered 
23.16 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
23.17 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
23.18 	an invoice or binding agreement with a 
23.19 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
23.20 	goods have been received or the landowner 
23.21 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
23.22 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
23.23 	that the items articulated in the 
23.24 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
23.25 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
23.26 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
23.27 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
23.28 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
23.29 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
23.30 	projects to accommodate cash-flow needs, 
23.31 	support future management of acquired lands, 
23.32 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
23.33 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
23.34 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
23.35 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
24.1 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
24.2 	accomplishment plan.
24.3 	(b) Unless otherwise provided, no money 
24.4 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
24.5 	in this article may be used to acquire, restore, 
24.6 	or enhance any real property unless the 
24.7 	specific acquisition, restoration, or 
24.8 	enhancement is approved as part of the 
24.9 	accomplishment plan on the parcel list.

24.10	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
24.11 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
24.12 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.13 	grant awarded pursuant to this section, must 
24.14 	provide geographic information to the 
24.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 
24.16 	mapping of any lands acquired in fee with 
24.17 	funds appropriated in this section and open to 
24.18 	public taking of fish and game. The 
24.19 	commissioner of natural resources must 
24.20 	include the lands acquired in fee with money 
24.21 	appropriated in this section on maps showing 
24.22 	public recreation opportunities. Maps must 
24.23 	include information on and acknowledgment 
24.24 	of the outdoor heritage fund, including a 
24.25 	notation of any restrictions.

24.26	Subd. 10.Carryforward
 					
24.27 	(a) The availability of the following 
24.28 	appropriations is extended to June 30, 2025:
24.29 	(1) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
24.30 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph 
24.31 	(f), Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat 
24.32 	Enhancement and Restoration - Phase XI; and
24.33 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
24.34 	2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph 
25.1 	(j), Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
25.2 	Restoration Program - Phase VIII.
25.3 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.4 	Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, 
25.5 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph 
25.6 	(g), Big Rice Lake Wild Rice Enhancement, 
25.7 	is extended to June 30, 2026.
25.8 	(c) The availability of the appropriation in 
25.9 	Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, 
25.10 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph 
25.11 	(o), Restoring Upper Mississippi River at Lake 
25.12 	Pepin, is extended to June 30, 2028.

25.13 	ARTICLE 2
25.14 	CLEAN WATER FUND

25.15	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
25.16 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
25.17 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
25.18 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
25.19 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this 
25.20 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
25.21 	ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. 
25.22 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. These 
25.23 	are onetime appropriations.

25.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
25.25				Available for the Year
	
25.26				Ending June 30
	
25.27					2024
		2025

25.28	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

25.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	25,426,000
	
25.30 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
25.31 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
25.32 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

25.33	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
26.1 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
26.2 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
26.3 	related to and necessary for a specific 
26.4 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
26.5 	article must be spent in accordance with 
26.6 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
26.7 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
26.8 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
26.9 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
26.10 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2024 
26.11 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
26.12 	2025, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations are 
26.13 	available until June 30, 2026. If a project 
26.14 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
26.15 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
26.16 	availability of federal funding.

26.17	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
26.18 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
26.19 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
26.20 	on Disability and other appropriate 
26.21 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
26.22 	committees, and commissions, should make 
26.23 	progress toward providing people with 
26.24 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
26.25 	publications, and digital media related to the 
26.26 	programs the recipient funds using 
26.27 	appropriations made in this article.

26.28
26.29	Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
 					
26.30 	Agencies should work to provide opportunities 
26.31 	that encourage a diversity of students to pursue 
26.32 	careers in environment and natural resources 
26.33 	when implementing appropriations in this 
26.34 	article.

26.35	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	-0-
	$
	4,402,000
	
27.1 	(a) $1,000,000 the second year is for 
27.2 	monitoring and evaluating trends in the 
27.3 	concentration of nitrate in groundwater; 
27.4 	promoting, developing, and evaluating 
27.5 	regional and crop-specific nutrient best 
27.6 	management practices, cover crops, and other 
27.7 	vegetative cover; assessing adoption of best 
27.8 	management practices and other recommended 
27.9 	practices; education and technical support 
27.10 	from University of Minnesota Extension; 
27.11 	grants to support agricultural demonstration 
27.12 	and implementation activities, including 
27.13 	research activities at the Rosholt Research 
27.14 	Farm; and other actions to protect groundwater 
27.15 	from degradation from nitrate. This 
27.16 	appropriation is added to the appropriation in 
27.17 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 2, section 3, 
27.18 	paragraph (b), and is available until June 30, 
27.19 	2028.
27.20 	(b) $3,402,000 the second year is for the 
27.21 	agriculture best management practices loan 
27.22 	program for loans for water-quality-related 
27.23 	projects. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is for 
27.24 	projects in southeast Minnesota. Any 
27.25 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
27.26 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
27.27 	fund. This appropriation is added to the 
27.28 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 
27.29 	2, section 3, paragraph (c).

27.30	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	-0-
	$
	5,326,000
	
27.31 	(a) $326,000 the second year is for completing 
27.32 	needed statewide assessments of surface water 
27.33 	quality and trends according to Minnesota 
27.34 	Statutes, chapter 114D. This appropriation is 
28.1 	added to the appropriation in Laws 2023, 
28.2 	chapter 40, article 2, section 4, paragraph (a).
28.3 	(b) $1,950,000 the second year is for 
28.4 	enhancing the county-level delivery systems 
28.5 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
28.6 	(SSTS) activities necessary to implement 
28.7 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 and 
28.8 	115.56, for protecting groundwater. This 
28.9 	appropriation is added to the appropriation in 
28.10 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 2, section 4, 
28.11 	paragraph (f). Notwithstanding Minnesota 
28.12 	Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations 
28.13 	in this paragraph are available until June 30, 
28.14 	2028.
28.15 	(c) $1,000,000 the second year is for activities 
28.16 	and grants that reduce chloride pollution. This 
28.17 	appropriation is added to the appropriation in 
28.18 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 2, section 4, 
28.19 	paragraph (g).
28.20 	(d) $2,000,000 the second year is to purchase 
28.21 	and install nitrate sensors to develop a 
28.22 	continuous nitrate-monitoring network to 
28.23 	monitor watershed and basin pour points 
28.24 	where elevated loads of nitrate have been 
28.25 	measured historically.
28.26 	(e) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to 
28.27 	the Friends of the Minnesota Valley to 
28.28 	continue and expand the existing water quality 
28.29 	and watershed monitoring river watch 
28.30 	activities in schools in the Minnesota River 
28.31 	Valley. By February 15, 2027, Friends of the 
28.32 	Minnesota Valley must provide a report to the 
28.33 	commissioner and to the chairs and ranking 
28.34 	minority members of the legislative 
28.35 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
29.1 	over environment and natural resources 
29.2 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
29.3 	on the outcomes achieved with the money 
29.4 	received under this appropriation.

29.5
29.6	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	-0-
	$
	90,000
	
29.7 	$90,000 the second year is for assessing 
29.8 	mercury and other fish contaminants, 
29.9 	including PFAS compounds, and monitoring 
29.10 	to track the status of impaired waters over 
29.11 	time. This appropriation is added to the 
29.12 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 
29.13 	2, section 5, paragraph (c).

29.14
29.15	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	-0-
	$
	11,434,000
	
29.16 	(a) $3,434,000 the second year is for a 
29.17 	working-lands floodplain program and to 
29.18 	purchase, restore, or preserve riparian land 
29.19 	and floodplains adjacent to lakes, rivers, 
29.20 	streams, and tributaries, by conservation 
29.21 	easements or contracts to keep water on the 
29.22 	land, to decrease sediment, pollutant, and 
29.23 	nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts 
29.24 	to surface waters; and increase protection and 
29.25 	recharge for groundwater. Up to $225,000 is 
29.26 	for deposit in a conservation easement 
29.27 	stewardship account established according to 
29.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.103. This 
29.29 	appropriation is added to the appropriation in 
29.30 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 2, section 6, 
29.31 	paragraph (f).
29.32 	(b) $4,000,000 the second year is to purchase 
29.33 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
29.34 	lands adjacent to public waters that have good 
29.35 	water quality but that are threatened with 
30.1 	degradation. Up to $160,000 is for deposit in 
30.2 	a conservation easement stewardship account 
30.3 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
30.4 	section 103B.103. This appropriation is added 
30.5 	to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, 
30.6 	article 2, section 6, paragraph (k).
30.7 	(c) $2,000,000 the second year is for 
30.8 	developing and implementing a water legacy 
30.9 	grant program to expand partnerships for clean 
30.10 	water. Of this amount, $500,000 is for grants 
30.11 	to watershed districts to reduce the costs to 
30.12 	landowners for green infrastructure projects, 
30.13 	including rain gardens, permeable pavement, 
30.14 	rainwater harvesting and reuse, and other clean 
30.15 	water practices. Priority must be given to 
30.16 	projects in low-income and high-pollution 
30.17 	areas. Watershed districts may partner with 
30.18 	local community groups, nonprofit 
30.19 	organizations, and other interested parties to 
30.20 	perform the work and provide outreach to 
30.21 	communities. This appropriation is added to 
30.22 	the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, 
30.23 	article 2, section 6, paragraph (m).
30.24 	(d) $1,000,000 the second year is to provide 
30.25 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
30.26 	and other local governments and partner 
30.27 	organizations in the Lake Superior basin to 
30.28 	leverage Great Lakes Restoration Initiative or 
30.29 	other federal Great Lakes funding to 
30.30 	implement prioritized activities.
30.31 	(e) $1,000,000 the second year is for 
30.32 	conservation easements acquired under 
30.33 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
30.34 	103F.535, or for grants or contracts to local 
30.35 	units of government or Tribal governments, 
31.1 	including for fee title acquisition or for 
31.2 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
31.3 	sources. Consideration must be given to 
31.4 	drinking water supply management areas and 
31.5 	alternative management tools in the 
31.6 	Department of Agriculture Minnesota 
31.7 	Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Plan, 
31.8 	including using low-nitrogen cropping systems 
31.9 	or implementing nitrogen fertilizer best 
31.10 	management practices. Priority must be placed 
31.11 	on land that is located where the vulnerability 
31.12 	of the drinking water supply is designated as 
31.13 	high or very high by the commissioner of 
31.14 	health, where drinking water protection plans 
31.15 	have identified specific activities that will 
31.16 	achieve long-term protection, and on lands 
31.17 	with expiring conservation contracts. Up to 
31.18 	$50,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
31.19 	easement stewardship account established 
31.20 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.21 	103B.103. This appropriation, including the 
31.22 	conditions and considerations, is added to the 
31.23 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 
31.24 	2, section 6, paragraph (g).
31.25 	(f) The board must require grantees to specify 
31.26 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
31.27 	grants.
31.28 	(g) The appropriations in this section are 
31.29 	available until June 30, 2028, except grant or 
31.30 	easement funds are available for five years 
31.31 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
31.32 	executed. Returned grant funds must be 
31.33 	regranted consistent with the purposes of this 
31.34 	section.

31.35	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	-0-
	$
	3,174,000
	
32.1 	(a) $384,000 the second year is for developing 
32.2 	health-risk limits for contaminants found or 
32.3 	anticipated to be found in Minnesota drinking 
32.4 	water, to certify private laboratories to conduct 
32.5 	analyses for these contaminants, and to 
32.6 	increase the capacity of the department's 
32.7 	laboratory to analyze for these contaminants. 
32.8 	This appropriation is added to the 
32.9 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 
32.10 	2, section 7, paragraph (a).
32.11 	(b) $2,790,000 the second year is for 
32.12 	managing a voluntary program in Dodge, 
32.13 	Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, 
32.14 	Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona Counties to 
32.15 	conduct an inventory of private wells, provide 
32.16 	testing for nitrates, develop education and 
32.17 	outreach for private well owners and users, 
32.18 	and develop a dashboard to communicate 
32.19 	testing results and report on progress.
32.20 	(c) Unless otherwise specified, the 
32.21 	appropriations in this section are available 
32.22 	until June 30, 2027.

32.23	Sec. 8. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	-0-
	$
	1,000,000
	
32.24 	$1,000,000 the second year is for a program 
32.25 	to evaluate performance and technology 
32.26 	transfer for stormwater best management 
32.27 	practices; to evaluate best management 
32.28 	performance and effectiveness to support 
32.29 	meeting total maximum daily loads; to develop 
32.30 	standards and incorporate state-of-the-art 
32.31 	guidance using minimal impact design 
32.32 	standards as the model; and to implement a 
32.33 	system to transfer knowledge and technology 
32.34 	across local government, industry, and 
32.35 	regulatory sectors. This appropriation is added 
33.1 	to the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, 
33.2 	article 2, section 9, paragraph (b), and is 
33.3 	available until June 30, 2030.

33.4 	ARTICLE 3
33.5 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

33.6 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 3, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

33.833.7
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	72,155,000
	$
	64,455,000
73,563,000
	
33.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
33.10 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

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

33.12 	Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 3, section 3, is amended to read:

33.13
33.14	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	43,580,000
	$
	38,931,000
44,396,000
	
33.15 	(a) $28,572,000 the first year and $25,524,000
33.16 	$29,167,000 the second year are for state 
33.17 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
33.18 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
33.19 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
33.20 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
33.21 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
33.22 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
33.23 	parks and trails legacy plan.
33.24 	(b) The commissioner may spend money 
33.25 	appropriated under paragraph (a) on I Can! 
33.26 	programs, including but not limited to 
33.27 	programs designed to provide underserved 
33.28 	youth and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, 
33.29 	bisexual, transgender, and queer the 
33.30 	opportunity to experience the outdoors with 
33.31 	similar peers.
34.1 	(c) $14,286,000 the first year and $12,762,000
34.2 	$14,584,000 the second year are for grants for 
34.3 	parks and trails of regional significance 
34.4 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area 
34.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The 
34.6 	grants awarded under this paragraph must be 
34.7 	based on the lists of recommended projects 
34.8 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
34.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
34.10 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
34.11 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
34.12 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.13 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
34.14 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
34.15 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
34.16 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
34.17 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
34.18 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
34.19 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
34.20 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22,
34.21 	2015March 24, 2021. Grant recipients 
34.22 	identified under this paragraph must submit a 
34.23 	grant application to the commissioner of 
34.24 	natural resources. Up to 2.5 percent of the 
34.25 	appropriation may be used by the 
34.26 	commissioner for the actual cost of issuing 
34.27 	and monitoring the grants for the commission. 
34.28 	Of the amount appropriated, $475,000 the first 
34.29 	year and $475,000 the second year are for the 
34.30 	Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
34.31 	Commission to carry out its duties under 
34.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including 
34.33 	the continued development of a statewide 
34.34 	system plan for regional parks and trails 
34.35 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
35.1 	(d) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
35.2 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
35.3 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
35.4 	contains the commission's recommendations 
35.5 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
35.6 	fiscal year 2025 to the chairs and ranking 
35.7 	minority members of the legislative 
35.8 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
35.9 	over environment and natural resources and 
35.10 	the parks and trails fund.
35.11 	(e) By January 15, 2024, the Greater 
35.12 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
35.13 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
35.14 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
35.15 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
35.16 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
35.17 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
35.18 	minority members of the legislative 
35.19 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
35.20 	over environment and natural resources and 
35.21 	the parks and trails fund.
35.22 	(f) $722,000 the first year and $645,000 the 
35.23 	second year are for coordination and projects 
35.24 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
35.25 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
35.26 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
35.27 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
35.28 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
35.29 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
35.30 	(g) The commissioner must contract for 
35.31 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
35.32 	for restoration, maintenance, and other 
35.33 	activities under this section for at least 
35.34 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
35.35 	second year.
36.1 	(h) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
36.2 	this section must give consideration to 
36.3 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
36.4 	Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and 
36.5 	other activities.
36.6 	(i) In addition to the requirements under 
36.7 	paragraph (g), the commissioner should work 
36.8 	to provide other opportunities that encourage 
36.9 	a diversity of students to pursue careers in 
36.10 	environment and natural resources when 
36.11 	implementing appropriations in this section.

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

36.13 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:

36.1536.14
	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	28,572,000
	$
	25,524,000
29,167,000
	
36.16 	(a) $28,572,000 the first year and $25,524,000
36.17 	$29,167,000 the second year are for 
36.18 	distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, 
36.19 	section 85.53, subdivision 3.
36.20 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
36.21 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
36.22 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
36.23 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
36.24 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
36.25 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
36.26 	under this section must be substantially 
36.27 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
36.28 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
36.29 	Any money remaining after completing the 
36.30 	listed projects may be spent by the 
36.31 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
36.32 	parks and trails.
36.33 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
36.34 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
37.1 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
37.2 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
37.3 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
37.4 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
37.5 	appropriations under this section must give 
37.6 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
37.7 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
37.8 	and other activities.
37.9 	(e) Implementing agencies that charge a fee 
37.10 	for activities or rental equipment, including 
37.11 	but not limited to watercraft, skis, bicycles, 
37.12 	golf clubs, and green fees, must report to the 
37.13 	Metropolitan Council the opportunities to 
37.14 	participate in the activities and rent equipment 
37.15 	at free or reduced rates offered in their park 
37.16 	and recreation programs. By February 1, 2025, 
37.17 	the Metropolitan Council must provide a 
37.18 	report to the legislative committees and 
37.19 	divisions with jurisdiction over legacy funding 
37.20 	on the information gathered under this 
37.21 	paragraph.

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

37.23 	Sec. 4. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
 37.24 		Subdivision 1.Bluffs Traverse Trail; city of Winona. The availability of the grant to 
37.25 	the city of Winona for the Bluffs Traverse Trail project from the parks and trails fund 
37.26 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
37.27 	(b), is extended to June 30, 2026.
37.28 		Subd. 2.Jay C. Hormel Nature Center; city of Austin. The availability of the grant 
37.29 	to the city of Austin for the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center project from the parks and trails 
37.30 	fund appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
37.31 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
37.32 		Subd. 3.Hole in the Mountain Park; Lincoln County. The availability of the grant to 
37.33 	Lincoln County for the Hole in the Mountain Park project from the parks and trails fund 
38.1 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
38.2 	(b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
38.3 		Subd. 4.Alexander Ramsey Park; city of Redwood Falls. The availability of the grant 
38.4 	to the city of Redwood Falls for the Alexander Ramsey Park project from the parks and 
38.5 	trails fund appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 
38.6 	3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
38.7 		Subd. 5.Coordination among partners. The appropriations from the parks and trails 
38.8 	fund under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, paragraph (e), 
38.9 	are available until June 30, 2026.

38.10 	ARTICLE 4
38.11 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

38.12	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
38.13 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
38.14 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
38.15 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
38.16 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, except that any unencumbered balance 
38.17 	remaining under this article from the first year does not cancel but is available in the second 
38.18 	year. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed 
38.19 	under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, 
38.20 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The 
38.21 	biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

38.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
38.23				Available for the Year
	
38.24				Ending June 30
	
38.25					2024
		2025

38.26	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

38.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	12,209,000
	
38.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
38.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
38.30 	subdivisions.

38.31	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
38.32 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
38.33 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
39.1 	related to and necessary for a specific 
39.2 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
39.3 	article must not be spent on institutional 
39.4 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
39.5 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
39.6 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
39.7 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
39.8 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
39.9 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
39.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.11 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
39.12 	article, fiscal year 2024 appropriations are 
39.13 	available until June 30, 2025, and fiscal year 
39.14 	2025 appropriations are available until June 
39.15 	30, 2026. Water and energy conservation 
39.16 	technology and the use of renewable energy 
39.17 	should be priorities for construction and 
39.18 	building projects funded through this 
39.19 	appropriation. If a project receives federal 
39.20 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
39.21 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
39.22 	funding.

39.23	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		-0-
		5,738,000
	
39.24 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
39.25 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
39.26 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
39.27 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
39.28 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
39.29 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
39.30 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
39.31 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
39.32 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
39.33 	Each grant program established in this 
39.34 	appropriation must be separately administered 
39.35 	from other state appropriations for program 
40.1 	planning and outcome measurements, but may 
40.2 	take into consideration other state resources 
40.3 	awarded in the selection of applicants and 
40.4 	grant award size.

40.5	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
40.6 	$4,590,000 the second year is to support 
40.7 	Minnesota artists and arts organizations in 
40.8 	creating, producing, and presenting 
40.9 	high-quality arts activities; to preserve, 
40.10 	maintain, and interpret art forms and works 
40.11 	of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota 
40.12 	audiences; to overcome barriers to accessing 
40.13 	high-quality arts activities; and to instill the 
40.14 	arts into the community and public life in this 
40.15 	state. This appropriation is added to the 
40.16 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 
40.17 	4, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

40.18	(c) Arts Education
					
40.19 	$861,000 the second year is for high-quality, 
40.20 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
40.21 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
40.22 	understanding of the arts. This appropriation 
40.23 	is added to the appropriation in Laws 2023, 
40.24 	chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3, 
40.25 	paragraph (c).

40.26	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
40.27 	$287,000 the second year is for events and 
40.28 	activities that represent, preserve, and maintain 
40.29 	the diverse cultural arts traditions, including 
40.30 	folk and traditional artists and art 
40.31 	organizations, represented in this state. This 
40.32 	appropriation is added to the appropriation in 
40.33 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, 
40.34 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d).

41.1	(e) Administrative Costs
					
41.2 	Up to five percent of the totals in paragraphs 
41.3 	(b) to (d) each year is for administering grant 
41.4 	programs, delivering technical services, 
41.5 	providing fiscal oversight for the statewide 
41.6 	system, and ensuring accountability for fiscal 
41.7 	year 2025 appropriations.

41.8	(f) Regional Arts Councils
					
41.9 	Thirty percent of the remaining total 
41.10 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
41.11 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
41.12 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
41.13 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
41.14 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
41.15 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
41.16 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
41.17 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
41.18 	regions of the state.

41.19	Subd. 4.Department of Administration
 		-0-
		1,720,000
	
41.20 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
41.21 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
41.22 	administration for grants to the named 
41.23 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
41.24 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
41.25 	administration may use a portion of this 
41.26 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
41.27 	to and necessary for the administration of 
41.28 	grants in this subdivision.
41.29 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
41.30 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
41.31 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
41.32 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
41.33 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
41.34 	sources of funding.

42.1	(c) Berger Fountain Renovation
					
42.2 	$200,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
42.3 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to 
42.4 	restore Berger Fountain at Loring Park and 
42.5 	for improvements to the surrounding plaza.

42.6	(d) Capri Theater
					
42.7 	$250,000 the second year is for a grant to 
42.8 	Capri Theater to enrich and expand youth and 
42.9 	adult arts programming and effective arts and 
42.10 	educational offerings for youth, families, and 
42.11 	emerging and accomplished artists.

42.12	(e) Veterans Memorial and Commemorations
					
42.13 	$150,000 the second year is for a competitive 
42.14 	grant program to award grants for groups 
42.15 	celebrating, recognizing, and honoring the 
42.16 	sacrifices of those who served in the military, 
42.17 	including memorials, commemorations, 
42.18 	facilities, and park features.
42.19 	Of this amount, $30,000 is for a grant to the 
42.20 	VFW Post 5252 in Pelican Rapids for the 
42.21 	relocation of their Honor Wall, and $15,000 
42.22 	is for a grant to Clitherall Township for the 
42.23 	Clitherall Township Veterans Memorial in 
42.24 	Battle Lake for improvements to the grounds.

42.25
42.26	(f) Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center and 
Cypher Side
					
42.27 	$175,000 the second year is for a grant to 
42.28 	Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center to 
42.29 	partner with Cypher Side to provide dance and 
42.30 	other arts programming.

42.31	(g) Hrvatski Dom Croatian Hall
					
42.32 	$195,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
42.33 	Hrvatski Dom Croatian Hall in South St. Paul 
43.1 	for restoring and operating the hall for 
43.2 	community gatherings and to preserve the 
43.3 	history and cultural heritage of Croatian 
43.4 	immigrants in Minnesota.

43.5	(h) Justus Ramsey Stone House
					
43.6 	$300,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
43.7 	Minnesota Transportation Museum for costs 
43.8 	related to preserving Minnesota's historic 
43.9 	Justus Ramsey Stone House and relocating it 
43.10 	to the Jackson Street Roundhouse property 
43.11 	owned and operated by the Minnesota 
43.12 	Transportation Museum.

43.13	(i) Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
					
43.14 	$275,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
43.15 	Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum at 
43.16 	Camp Ripley for the restoration, relocation, 
43.17 	and interpretation of the USS Ward Number 
43.18 	Three Gun and World War II display. This 
43.19 	funding may also be used for site reclamation 
43.20 	and improvements at the location of the 
43.21 	removed work. Award of this grant is 
43.22 	contingent on compliance and approvals in 
43.23 	Minnesota Rules, part 2400.2703, subpart 7. 
43.24 	This funding is available until June 30, 2027.

43.25	(j) PROCEED
					
43.26 	$100,000 the second year is for a grant to 
43.27 	PROCEED, Inc., for arts, cultural, and 
43.28 	environmental preservation work with youth.

43.29	(k) Twin Cities Jazz Festival
					
43.30 	$75,000 the second year is for arts and arts 
43.31 	access at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.

43.32	Subd. 5.Minnesota Humanities Center
 		-0-
		3,550,000
	
44.1 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
44.2 	appropriated to the Board of Directors of the 
44.3 	Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes 
44.4 	specified in this subdivision. The Minnesota 
44.5 	Humanities Center may use up to 5.5 percent 
44.6 	of the appropriations to administer this money 
44.7 	and to cover the cost of administering, 
44.8 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
44.9 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
44.10 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
44.11 	under this subdivision and must submit the 
44.12 	plan for review and approval by the 
44.13 	commissioner of administration. The written 
44.14 	plan must require the Minnesota Humanities 
44.15 	Center to create and adhere to grant policies 
44.16 	that are similar to those established according 
44.17 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
44.18 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
44.19 	No grants awarded under this subdivision may 
44.20 	be used for travel outside the state of 
44.21 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
44.22 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
44.23 	the grant agreement.

44.24
44.25
44.26	(b) Community Identity and Heritage Grant 
Program; Administration and Capacity-Building 
Grants; Festival Grants
					
44.27 	(1) $50,000 the second year is for outreach 
44.28 	and education on the grant programs in this 
44.29 	subdivision, with a focus on reaching diverse 
44.30 	community organizations and providing 
44.31 	assistance with grant opportunities, 
44.32 	qualifications, and reporting requirements and 
44.33 	specifically providing technical assistance and 
44.34 	a nontraditional application process to improve 
44.35 	access to grant funding for diverse 
44.36 	communities.
45.1 	(2) $1,690,000 the second year is for a 
45.2 	competitive grant program to provide grants 
45.3 	to organizations or individuals working to 
45.4 	create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, 
45.5 	and heritage of diverse Minnesota 
45.6 	communities, including but not limited to 
45.7 	Asian and Pacific Island communities, the 
45.8 	Somali diaspora and other African immigrant 
45.9 	communities, Indigenous communities with 
45.10 	a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the 
45.11 	African American community, the Latinx 
45.12 	community, the LGBTQIA+ community, and 
45.13 	other underrepresented cultural groups, 
45.14 	including communities of Black, Indigenous, 
45.15 	and people of color, to celebrate the cultural 
45.16 	diversity of Minnesota. An individual or 
45.17 	organization that receives a grant under this 
45.18 	clause must do at least one of the following:
45.19 	(i) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
45.20 	Minnesota;
45.21 	(ii) provide education and student outreach on 
45.22 	cultural diversity;
45.23 	(iii) support the development of culturally 
45.24 	diverse humanities programming, including 
45.25 	arts programming, by individuals and 
45.26 	organizations; or
45.27 	(iv) empower communities in building identity 
45.28 	and culture, including preserving and honoring 
45.29 	communities whose Indigenous cultures are 
45.30 	endangered or disappearing.
45.31 	(3) Of the amount in clause (2), $750,000 must 
45.32 	be used for grants for community events, 
45.33 	music and jazz festivals, cultural festivals for 
45.34 	art installations, music, and other 
46.1 	performances and activities that support 
46.2 	festivals and events. Funding under this clause 
46.3 	must not go to parades. Amounts not awarded 
46.4 	under this clause may be used for the purposes 
46.5 	provided in clause (2).
46.6 	(4) Of the amount in clause (3):
46.7 	(i) $100,000 is for a grant to an organization 
46.8 	to celebrate Minnesota's historical, cultural, 
46.9 	and artistic heritage to provide boxes of 
46.10 	essentials to mothers in the state. The 
46.11 	organization must consult with the 
46.12 	commissioner of health to develop and 
46.13 	distribute the boxes;
46.14 	(ii) $100,000 is for a grant to 
46.15 	(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico to expand classes 
46.16 	and support artists; and
46.17 	(iii) $100,000 is for a grant to a nonprofit 
46.18 	organization that can support and facilitate the 
46.19 	art and music of Rondo Days.

46.20
46.21	(c) Underrepresented Groups Cultural Studies 
Materials
					
46.22 	$500,000 the second year is for competitive 
46.23 	grants to develop high-quality academic 
46.24 	cultural and ethnic studies materials for 
46.25 	communities that do not have adequate 
46.26 	cultural and ethnic studies materials or who 
46.27 	are underrepresented in those materials, 
46.28 	including but not limited to the Hmong, Karen, 
46.29 	Somali, and Oromo cultures, and cultures 
46.30 	without a formal writing system that are 
46.31 	largely oral-based. In developing these 
46.32 	materials, a recipient of a grant under this 
46.33 	paragraph must work with school districts that 
46.34 	intend to use the materials.

47.1	(d) Urban Debate League
					
47.2 	$180,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
47.3 	Minnesota Urban Debate League to expand 
47.4 	the Minnesota Urban Debate League program 
47.5 	to serve additional school districts throughout 
47.6 	Minnesota.

47.7	(e) Monkeybear
					
47.8 	$100,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
47.9 	Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop for 
47.10 	developing creative and technical skills in 
47.11 	contemporary puppetry.

47.12	(f) Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)
					
47.13 	$100,000 the second year is for a grant to Saint 
47.14 	Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul for a 
47.15 	grant to support their programs in 
47.16 	cinematography, lighting, and editing; 
47.17 	storytelling; documentary filmmaking; and 
47.18 	other artistic programming.

47.19	(g) SivYig Culture Center
					
47.20 	$40,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
47.21 	SivYig Culture Center for programming and 
47.22 	educational outreach activities to teach the 
47.23 	public about the historical, cultural, and folk 
47.24 	arts heritage of Hmong Minnesotans.

47.25
47.26	(h) African Immigrants Community Services 
(AICS)
					
47.27 	$40,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
47.28 	African Immigrants Community Services 
47.29 	(AICS) in Minneapolis for arts programming 
47.30 	serving and celebrating the African arts and 
47.31 	cultural heritage.

47.32	(i) Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum
					
48.1 	$50,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
48.2 	Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum in 
48.3 	Benson for improved accessibility and 
48.4 	planning, design, and construction of exhibits.

48.5
48.6	(j) Arts and Music Education; ACH Learners 
Grants
					
48.7 	$500,000 the second year is for grants to 
48.8 	organizations to offer scholarships to 
48.9 	underserved youth and adults to pursue music, 
48.10 	including singing, band, and orchestral 
48.11 	instruments; creative writing; studio arts, 
48.12 	including traditional craft and folk arts; and 
48.13 	performing arts, including dance and theater, 
48.14 	throughout the state. Priority for grants 
48.15 	distributed in this paragraph must be given to:
48.16 	(1) programs that have matching funding or 
48.17 	existing resources to help facilitate group or 
48.18 	individual lessons in the arts;
48.19 	(2) high-quality arts programming that helps 
48.20 	provide students with access to experienced 
48.21 	teachers, musicians, and artists;
48.22 	(3) programs that will provide scholarships to 
48.23 	low-income and diverse communities that have 
48.24 	been underserved by traditional arts funding;
48.25 	(4) programs that are partnering with, or plan 
48.26 	to partner with, public schools and community 
48.27 	organizations to help reach students from 
48.28 	diverse backgrounds;
48.29 	(5) programs that can offer scholarships to 
48.30 	existing high-quality arts programming, 
48.31 	including camps, schools, and centers devoted 
48.32 	to teaching any of the artistic scholarships; 
48.33 	and
49.1 	(6) programs that offer outreach and 
49.2 	transportation services, as well as on-site 
49.3 	services, to help communities gain access to 
49.4 	and use the scholarships awarded in this 
49.5 	paragraph.

49.6
49.7	(k) 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War/Southeast 
Asian Conflict
					
49.8 	$150,000 the second year is for a joint 
49.9 	commemoration program, in collaboration 
49.10 	with the Minnesota Historical Society, for the 
49.11 	50th anniversary of the Vietnam War/Secret 
49.12 	War in Laos/Southeast Asian conflict that 
49.13 	recognizes and honors the contributions of the 
49.14 	Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, Hmong, and 
49.15 	other Minnesota Vietnam veterans. The 
49.16 	Minnesota Humanities Center must prepare 
49.17 	the program to leverage the unique skillsets 
49.18 	and relationships in the four Southeast Asian 
49.19 	Minnesotan communities and the broader 
49.20 	communities.

49.21	(l) Art From the Inside
					
49.22 	$150,000 the second year is for a grant to Art 
49.23 	From the Inside to use the arts, including but 
49.24 	not limited to visual art, poetry, literature, 
49.25 	theater, dance, and music, to address the 
49.26 	supportive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative 
49.27 	needs of incarcerated persons and persons on 
49.28 	supervised release and promote a safer 
49.29 	correctional facility and community 
49.30 	environment.

49.31	Subd. 6.Minnesota Historical Society
 		-0-
		1,201,000
	
49.32 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
49.33 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
49.34 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
49.35 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
50.1 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
50.2 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
50.3 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
50.4 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
50.5 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
50.6 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
50.7 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
50.8 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
50.9 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
50.10 	sources of funding. The appropriations in this 
50.11 	subdivision are onetime.

50.12	(b) Grants
					
50.13 	(1) $100,000 the second year is to facilitate 
50.14 	negotiations for the purchase by the state of 
50.15 	the Wizard of Oz ruby slippers through a 
50.16 	combination of available state funds and 
50.17 	nonstate sources of funding;
50.18 	(2) $400,000 the second year is for statewide 
50.19 	historic and cultural grants to cultural 
50.20 	community organizations, historical 
50.21 	organizations, and veterans organizations for 
50.22 	activities to commemorate 50 years of 
50.23 	Southeast Asians in Minnesota. Money under 
50.24 	this paragraph must be distributed through a 
50.25 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
50.26 	Historical Society must administer the grants 
50.27 	using established grant mechanisms with 
50.28 	assistance from the advisory committee 
50.29 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
50.30 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
50.31 	(ii).
50.32 	(3) $200,000 the second year is for activities 
50.33 	to prepare and coordinate community 
50.34 	commemoration programs celebrating 50 years 
50.35 	of Hmong Americans in Minnesota. The 
51.1 	Minnesota Historical Society must form an 
51.2 	advisory task force consisting of members of 
51.3 	the Hmong community to advise the society 
51.4 	on the design and implementation of these 
51.5 	activities and programs;
51.6 	(4) $200,000 the second year is for planning 
51.7 	and outreach, in collaboration with the 
51.8 	Minnesota Humanities Center, for Minnesota's 
51.9 	commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
51.10 	the signing of the Declaration of 
51.11 	Independence. The Minnesota Historical 
51.12 	Society and Minnesota Humanities Center 
51.13 	must enter into an agreement between the 
51.14 	organizations on how best to maximize the 
51.15 	impact of this grant and of collaboration with 
51.16 	statewide partners;
51.17 	(5) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to 
51.18 	the Greater Litchfield Opera House 
51.19 	Association to repair and update the Litchfield 
51.20 	Opera House; and
51.21 	(6) $251,000 the second year is for a grant to 
51.22 	the Dakota County Historical Society to design 
51.23 	and build exhibits at the Lawshe Memorial 
51.24 	Museum.

51.25 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

51.26	Subd. 3.Minnesota State Arts Board
 		47,421,000
		44,796,000
	
51.27 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
51.28 	appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts 
51.29 	Board for arts, arts education, arts 
51.30 	preservation, and arts access. Grant 
51.31 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
51.32 	State Arts Board and other recipients of 
51.33 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
51.34 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
52.1 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
52.2 	funding. Each grant program established in 
52.3 	this appropriation must be separately 
52.4 	administered from other state appropriations 
52.5 	for program planning and outcome 
52.6 	measurements, but may take into consideration 
52.7 	other state resources awarded in the selection 
52.8 	of applicants and grant award size.

52.9	(b) Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
					
52.10 	$35,737,000 the first year and $36,437,000 
52.11 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
52.12 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
52.13 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
52.14 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
52.15 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
52.16 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
52.17 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
52.18 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
52.19 	community and public life in this state. Grants 
52.20 	provided under this paragraph must prioritize 
52.21 	artists and arts organizations that plan to 
52.22 	present art from communities that have been 
52.23 	historically underrepresented in the arts or that 
52.24 	improve access to the programs and projects 
52.25 	for groups, including youth and historically 
52.26 	underserved communities, that have struggled 
52.27 	to access arts programming in the past.

52.28	(c) Arts Education
					
52.29 	$7,263,000 the first year and $6,269,000 the 
52.30 	second year are for high-quality, 
52.31 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
52.32 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
52.33 	understanding of the arts. Priority in the award 
52.34 	of grants under this paragraph must be given 
52.35 	to providing educational opportunities to 
53.1 	underserved communities with grants for 
53.2 	organizations or entities providing 
53.3 	opportunities to K-12 students throughout the 
53.4 	state for arts education, including access to 
53.5 	arts instruction, arts programming, museums, 
53.6 	and arts presentations.

53.7	(d) Arts and Cultural Heritage
					
53.8 	$2,421,000 the first year and $2,090,000 the 
53.9 	second year are for events and activities that 
53.10 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
53.11 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
53.12 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
53.13 	represented in this state.

53.14	(e) Significant Art Project St. Paul
					
53.15 	$2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
53.16 	Minnesota United Foundation for the design, 
53.17 	land development, land transfer fees, and 
53.18 	production costs of a public art project in St. 
53.19 	Paul at the United Village site celebrating 
53.20 	Minnesota arts and cultural heritage and 
53.21 	providing a unique public art experience 
53.22 	through sculpture and design. The project 
53.23 	funded by this paragraph must have a 
53.24 	matching grant contribution from nonpublic 
53.25 	funds and must include a public-private 
53.26 	partnership agreement providing an agreement 
53.27 	for the future ownership, maintenance, taxes, 
53.28 	and associated costs for the art project and 
53.29 	project site. The project funded by this 
53.30 	paragraph must have a permanent sign 
53.31 	indicating the project was funded through the 
53.32 	arts and cultural heritage fund. This 
53.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
53.34 	Nonpublic contributions made after January 
54.1 	1, 2024, are eligible matching expenditures 
54.2 	for the purposes of this grant.

54.3	(f) Administrative Costs
					
54.4 	Up to five percent of the totals in paragraphs 
54.5 	(b) to (e) each year is for administering grant 
54.6 	programs, delivering technical services, 
54.7 	providing fiscal oversight for the statewide 
54.8 	system, and ensuring accountability in for
54.9 	fiscal years year 2024 and fiscal year 2025
54.10 	appropriations.

54.11	(g) Regional Arts Councils
					
54.12 	Thirty percent of the remaining total 
54.13 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
54.14 	in paragraphs (b) to (d) is for grants to the 
54.15 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
54.16 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
54.17 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
54.18 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
54.19 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
54.20 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
54.21 	regions of the state.
54.22 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining 
54.23 	under this subdivision the first year does not 
54.24 	cancel but is available the second year.