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; providing for leveraging federal grant money; 
1.5 	modifying reporting requirements; modifying accountability provisions; imposing 
1.6 	certain conditions for distributing and accepting money; requiring reports;amending 
1.7 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 97A.056, subdivision 12, by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision; 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, subdivision 2, by adding 
1.9 	a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivisions 5, 6; Laws 
1.10 	2024, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	ARTICLE 1
1.13 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.14	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage 
1.17 	fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in 
1.18 	this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
1.19 	ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. 
1.20 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The 
1.21 	appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.

1.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.23				Available for the Year
	
1.24				Ending June 30
	
1.25					2026
		2027

1.26	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

2.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	162,111,000
	$
	775,000
	
2.2 	This appropriation is from the outdoor heritage 
2.3 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.5 	subdivisions.

2.6	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		33,432,000
		-0-

2.7
2.8	(a) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase 9
					
2.9 	$1,332,000 the first year is to the 
2.10 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.11 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
2.12 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
2.13 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
2.14 	County for wildlife management area purposes 
2.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.16 	subdivision 8, as follows: $970,000 to Fox 
2.17 	Lake Conservation League, Inc., $327,000 to 
2.18 	Ducks Unlimited, and $35,000 to the 
2.19 	Conservation Fund.

2.20
2.21	(b) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase 11
					
2.22 	$3,607,000 the first year is to the 
2.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.24 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
2.25 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
2.26 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
2.27 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
2.28 	River Valley for wildlife management 
2.29 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.30 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
2.31 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
2.32 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
2.33 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
2.34 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.35 	6136.0900, priority must be given to 
3.1 	acquisitions of lands that are eligible for the 
3.2 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.3 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
3.4 	native prairie.

3.5	(c) RIM Grasslands Reserve, Phase 6
					
3.6 	$3,375,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.7 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
3.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
3.9 	restore and enhance grassland habitat under 
3.10 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.501 to 
3.11 	103F.531. Of this amount, up to $70,000 is to 
3.12 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
3.13 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
3.14 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.15 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
3.16 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project. 
3.17 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
3.18 	must be provided as part of the final report.

3.19
3.20	(d) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
11
					
3.21 	$4,000,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.22 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
3.23 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.24 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.25 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
3.26 	habitat by expanding the riparian buffer 
3.27 	program under the clean water fund for 
3.28 	additional wildlife benefits from buffers on 
3.29 	private land. Of this amount, up to $60,000 is 
3.30 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
3.31 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
3.32 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.33 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
3.34 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.   
4.1 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
4.2 	must be provided as part of the final report.

4.3
4.4	(e) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase 17
					
4.5 	$4,863,000 the first year is to the 
4.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.7 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.8 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
4.9 	wildlife management area purposes under 
4.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.11 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
4.12 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.13 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
4.14 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.16 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

4.17
4.18	(f) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase 
14
					
4.19 	$2,433,000 the first year is to the 
4.20 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.21 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
4.22 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
4.23 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
4.24 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
4.25 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.26 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
4.27 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.29 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
4.30 	income statements and balance sheets for 
4.31 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
4.32 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
4.33 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
4.34 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
4.35 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
4.36 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
5.1 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
5.2 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
5.3 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
5.4 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

5.5
5.6	(g) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge, Phase 15
					
5.7 	$3,658,000 the first year is to the 
5.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.9 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
5.10 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
5.11 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
5.12 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.13 	restore and enhance lands in the Northern 
5.14 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
5.15 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
5.16 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
5.17 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.18 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.19 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.20 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.21 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.22 	native prairie.

5.23
5.24
5.25	(h) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
17
					
5.26 	$1,916,000 the first year is to the 
5.27 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
5.28 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
5.29 	wildlife management purposes under 
5.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.31 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
5.32 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
5.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.34 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
5.35 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.36 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
6.1 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
6.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
6.3 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

6.4
6.5	(i) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
8
					
6.6 	$3,440,000 the first year is to the 
6.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.8 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
6.9 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
6.10 	public lands in the forest prairie transition, 
6.11 	metro urban, and prairie ecoregions of 
6.12 	Minnesota.

6.13
6.14	(j) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program, Phase 5
					
6.15 	$4,808,000 the first year is to the 
6.16 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.17 	agreements to restore and enhance wetland 
6.18 	and prairie habitat on habitat easements of the 
6.19 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service as 
6.20 	follows: $3,100,000 to Ducks Unlimited and 
6.21 	$1,708,000 to Pheasants Forever.

6.22	Subd. 3.Forests
 		19,958,000
		-0-

6.23
6.24	(a) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project, Phase 
3
					
6.25 	$3,464,000 the first year is to the 
6.26 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.27 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
6.28 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
6.29 	Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to 
6.30 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.31 	and to restore and enhance degraded forests 
6.32 	in Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, 
6.33 	Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this 
6.34 	amount, up to $84,000 is to the easement 
6.35 	holder to establish a monitoring and 
7.1 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
7.2 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
7.3 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

7.4	(b) Itasca County Memorial Forest Project
					
7.5 	$2,720,000 the first year is to the 
7.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
7.7 	agreement with Itasca County to acquire 
7.8 	priority forest habitat lands in fee as county 
7.9 	forests.

7.10
7.11	(c) Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation 
Program, Phase 2
					
7.12 	$1,803,000 the first year is to the 
7.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.14 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
7.15 	easements and to restore and enhance forest 
7.16 	habitats in the hardwood hills ecological 
7.17 	section of west-central Minnesota as follows: 
7.18 	$100,000 to St. John's University and 
7.19 	$1,703,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Of the 
7.20 	amount to Minnesota Land Trust, $196,000 is 
7.21 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
7.22 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.23 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.24 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

7.25
7.26	(d) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase 13
					
7.27 	$2,183,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.28 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
7.29 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
7.30 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
7.31 	conservation easements and to restore and 
7.32 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
7.33 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
7.34 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
7.35 	Compatible Use Buffer. Of this amount, up to 
8.1 	$110,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
8.2 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.3 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.4 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.  
8.5 	Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply 
8.6 	to this project.  A list of permanent 
8.7 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.8 	part of the final report.

8.9	(e) Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase 5
					
8.10 	$5,241,000 the first year is to the 
8.11 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
8.12 	lands in conservation easements and to restore 
8.13 	and enhance forests, wetlands, and shoreline 
8.14 	habitat through working forest permanent 
8.15 	conservation easements under the Minnesota 
8.16 	forests for the future program according to 
8.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66. A 
8.18 	conservation easement acquired with money 
8.19 	appropriated under this paragraph must 
8.20 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.21 	97A.056, subdivision 13. The accomplishment 
8.22 	plan must include an easement monitoring and 
8.23 	enforcement plan. Of this amount, up to 
8.24 	$400,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
8.25 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.26 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.27 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

8.28	(f) DNR Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 5
					
8.29 	$2,543,000 the first year is to the 
8.30 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
8.31 	and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public 
8.32 	lands throughout Minnesota.

8.33
8.34
8.35	(g) Moose Habitat Collaborative - Northeast 
Minnesota Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 
5
					
9.1 	$2,004,000 the first year is to the 
9.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.3 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
9.4 	restore and enhance public forest lands in the 
9.5 	northern forest region for moose habitat 
9.6 	purposes.

9.7	Subd. 4.Wetlands
 		29,032,000
		-0-

9.8
9.9	(a) Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration 
Program, Phase 10
					
9.10 	$2,853,000 the first year is to the 
9.11 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.12 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
9.13 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
9.14 	and to restore and enhance prairie, wetland, 
9.15 	and other habitats on permanently protected 
9.16 	conservation easements in high-priority 
9.17 	wetland habitat complexes in the prairie, 
9.18 	forest/prairie transition, and forest ecoregions. 
9.19 	Of this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish 
9.20 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
9.21 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
9.22 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

9.24
9.25	(b) Shallow Lake and Wetland Protection and 
Restoration Program, Phase 14
					
9.26 	$5,673,000 the first year is to the 
9.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.28 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire 
9.29 	land in fee for wildlife management purposes 
9.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
9.31 	subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
9.32 	managed as waterfowl production areas or 
9.33 	national wildlife refuges in Minnesota, in 
9.34 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
9.35 	Wildlife Service, and to restore and enhance 
10.1 	prairie lands, wetlands, and land-buffering 
10.2 	shallow lakes.

10.3
10.4	(c) RIM Wetlands - Restoring the Most 
Productive Habitat in Minnesota, Phase 14
					
10.5 	$4,291,000 the first year is to the Board of 
10.6 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
10.7 	permanent conservation easements and to 
10.8 	restore wetlands and native grassland habitat 
10.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515. 
10.10 	Of this amount, up to $70,000 is for 
10.11 	establishing a monitoring and enforcement 
10.12 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
10.13 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.14 	97A.056, subdivision 17.  Subdivision 8, 
10.15 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.   
10.16 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
10.17 	must be provided as part of the final report.

10.18
10.19	(d) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area 
Acquisition Program, Phase 17
					
10.20 	$5,121,000 the first year is to the 
10.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.22 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
10.23 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
10.24 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee and to 
10.25 	restore and enhance wetlands and grasslands 
10.26 	to be designated and managed as waterfowl 
10.27 	production areas in Minnesota.

10.28
10.29	(e) Nelson Slough - East Park Wildlife 
Management Area, Phase 2
					
10.30 	$1,543,000 the first year is to the 
10.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.32 	agreement with the Middle-Snake-Tamarac 
10.33 	Rivers Watershed District to restore and 
10.34 	enhance wetland and upland wildlife habitat 
11.1 	in Nelson Slough and the East Park Wildlife 
11.2 	Management Area in Marshall County.

11.3
11.4
11.5	(f) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement and Restoration Initiative, Phase 
11
					
11.6 	$5,601,000 the first year is to the 
11.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.8 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to restore 
11.9 	and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands on 
11.10 	public lands and wetlands under permanent 
11.11 	conservation easement for wildlife 
11.12 	management.

11.13	(g) Big Swamp North
					
11.14 	$1,442,000 the first year is to the 
11.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
11.16 	agreement with the Roseau River Watershed 
11.17 	District to restore and enhance wetland, 
11.18 	stream, and other related wildlife habitat on 
11.19 	public lands in the Big Swamp area in Roseau 
11.20 	County.

11.21
11.22	(h) DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and 
Wetland Enhancement, Phase 17
					
11.23 	$2,508,000 the first year is to the 
11.24 	commissioner of natural resources to enhance 
11.25 	and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat 
11.26 	statewide.

11.27	Subd. 5.Habitats
 		77,646,000
		-0-

11.28
11.29	(a) Cannon River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration and Protection Program, Phase 14
					
11.30 	$2,663,000 the first year is to the 
11.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.32 	agreements to acquire land in fee and to 
11.33 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the 
11.34 	Cannon River Watershed as follows: $62,000 
11.35 	to Clean River Partners; $1,198,000 to Great 
12.1 	River Greening; and $1,403,000 to the Trust 
12.2 	for Public Land.

12.3	(b) Spring Road Conservation Project
					
12.4 	$1,982,000 the first year is to the 
12.5 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.6 	agreement with the Riley Purgatory Bluff 
12.7 	Creek Watershed District to acquire priority 
12.8 	wildlife habitat lands in fee in Hennepin 
12.9 	County.

12.10
12.11	(c) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation, 
Phase 10
					
12.12 	$3,518,000 the first year is to the 
12.13 	commissioner of natural resources for 
12.14 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
12.15 	easements and to restore and enhance wildlife 
12.16 	habitat on public lands and easements in the 
12.17 	Anoka Sand Plain ecoregion and intersecting 
12.18 	minor watersheds as follows: $553,000 to 
12.19 	Anoka Conservation District; $1,385,000 to 
12.20 	Great River Greening; $300,000 to The Nature 
12.21 	Conservancy; and $1,280,000 to Minnesota 
12.22 	Land Trust. Up to $112,000 to Minnesota 
12.23 	Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
12.24 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
12.25 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
12.26 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

12.27
12.28	(d) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water, Phase 
3
					
12.29 	$2,691,000 the first year is to the Board of 
12.30 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
12.31 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
12.32 	and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One 
12.33 	Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to 
12.34 	wildlife and clean water. Of this amount, up 
12.35 	to $80,000 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. 
13.4 	Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply 
13.5 	to this project. A list of permanent 
13.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.7 	part of the final report.

13.8
13.9	(e) St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and 
Restoration, Phase 6
					
13.10 	$3,184,000 the first year is to the 
13.11 	commissioner of natural resources for 
13.12 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
13.13 	permanent conservation easements and to 
13.14 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems in 
13.15 	the St. Croix River Watershed as follows:  
13.16 	$1,199,000 to the Trust for Public Land; 
13.17 	$121,000 to Wild Rivers Conservancy; and 
13.18 	$1,864,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
13.19 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
13.20 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
13.21 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
13.22 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

13.24
13.25	(f) Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor 
Project, Phase 9
					
13.26 	$2,769,000 the first year is to acquire lands in 
13.27 	fee and permanent conservation easements 
13.28 	and to restore wildlife habitat in the 
13.29 	Mississippi headwaters. Of this amount: (1) 
13.30 	$1,769,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
13.31 	resources for agreements as follows: $60,000 
13.32 	to the Mississippi Headwaters Board and 
13.33 	$1,709,000 to the Trust for Public Land; and 
13.34 	(2) $1,000,000 is to the Board of Water and 
13.35 	Soil Resources, of which up to $50,000 is to 
13.36 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
14.1 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
14.2 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.3 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

14.4
14.5	(g) Southeast Minnesota Protection and 
Restoration, Phase 13
					
14.6 	$2,334,000 the first year is to the 
14.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.8 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.9 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.10 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat on 
14.11 	public lands and permanent conservation 
14.12 	easements in southeast Minnesota.  Of this 
14.13 	amount, up to $140,000 is to establish a 
14.14 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
14.15 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
14.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
14.17 	subdivision 17.

14.18
14.19	(h) Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on 
Minnesota's North Shore, Phase 3
					
14.20 	$2,187,000 the first year is to the 
14.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
14.22 	agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to 
14.23 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
14.24 	and to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in 
14.25 	priority coldwater tributaries to Lake Superior. 
14.26 	Of this amount, up to $196,000 is to establish 
14.27 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
14.28 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
14.29 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.30 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

14.31	(i) Metro Big Rivers, Phase 15
					
14.32 	$6,793,000 the first year is to the 
14.33 	commissioner of natural resources for 
14.34 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
14.35 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.1 	restore and enhance natural habitat systems 
15.2 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
15.3 	and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in 
15.4 	the metropolitan area as follows: $1,000,000 
15.5 	to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 
15.6 	Trust, Inc.; $488,000 to Friends of the 
15.7 	Mississippi River; $975,000 to Great River 
15.8 	Greening; $2,151,000 to the Trust for Public 
15.9 	Land; and $2,179,000 to Minnesota Land 
15.10 	Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota Land 
15.11 	Trust is to establish a monitoring and 
15.12 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
15.13 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
15.14 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

15.15
15.16	(j) Minnesota River Watershed Habitat 
Conservation Program
					
15.17 	$3,078,000 the first year is to the 
15.18 	commissioner of natural resources for 
15.19 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
15.20 	permanent conservation easements and to 
15.21 	restore and enhance priority habitat in the 
15.22 	Minnesota River watershed as follows: 
15.23 	$1,364,000 to Great River Greening and 
15.24 	$1,714,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to 
15.25 	$168,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to 
15.26 	establish a monitoring and enforcement fund 
15.27 	as approved in the accomplishment plan and 
15.28 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.29 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

15.30
15.31	(k) Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat 
Restoration Program, Phase 14
					
15.32 	$2,141,000 the first year is to the 
15.33 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
15.34 	agreement with the Shell Rock River 
15.35 	Watershed District to acquire land in fee and 
16.1 	to restore and enhance habitat in the Shell 
16.2 	Rock River watershed.

16.3
16.4	(l) Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding 
Biological Significance, Phase 4
					
16.5 	$3,137,000 the first year is to the 
16.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.7 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
16.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
16.9 	restore and enhance lakes of outstanding 
16.10 	biological significance in northeast and 
16.11 	north-central Minnesota. Of this amount, 
16.12 	$1,494,000 is to the Northern Waters Land 
16.13 	Trust and $1,643,000 is to Minnesota Land 
16.14 	Trust. Up to $168,000 to Minnesota Land 
16.15 	Trust is for establishing a monitoring and 
16.16 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
16.17 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
16.18 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

16.19
16.20	(m) Shakopee Creek: Headwaters Restored, 
Species and Land Protected
					
16.21 	$2,359,000 the first year is to the 
16.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
16.23 	agreement with the Kandiyohi Soil and Water 
16.24 	Conservation District to restore and enhance 
16.25 	wildlife habitat in the headwaters area of 
16.26 	Shakopee Creek in Kandiyohi County.

16.27
16.28	(n) DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements, 
Phase 4
					
16.29 	$973,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
16.30 	of natural resources to acquire land in 
16.31 	permanent conservation easements to protect 
16.32 	trout-stream aquatic habitat. Of this amount, 
16.33 	up to $120,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
16.34 	and enforcement fund as approved in the 
17.1 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
17.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

17.3
17.4	(o) Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic 
North-Central Minnesota Lakes, Phase 11
					
17.5 	$2,878,000 the first year is to the 
17.6 	commissioner of natural resources for 
17.7 	agreements to acquire land in fee and 
17.8 	permanent conservation easements and to 
17.9 	restore and enhance wildlife habitat to sustain 
17.10 	healthy fish habitat on coldwater lakes in 
17.11 	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, and Hubbard 
17.12 	Counties as follows: $1,259,000 to Northern 
17.13 	Waters Land Trust and $1,619,000 to 
17.14 	Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $168,000 to 
17.15 	Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a 
17.16 	monitoring and enforcement fund as approved 
17.17 	in the accomplishment plan and subject to 
17.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
17.19 	subdivision 17.

17.20
17.21	(p) Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat 
Enhancement, Phase 2
					
17.22 	$2,124,000 the first year is to the 
17.23 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.24 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
17.25 	to restore and enhance habitat for trout and 
17.26 	other species in and along coldwater rivers, 
17.27 	lakes, and streams throughout Minnesota.

17.28
17.29	(q) Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's 
Important Bird Areas, Phase 4
					
17.30 	$2,003,000 the first year is to the 
17.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
17.32 	agreement with Audubon Minnesota to restore 
17.33 	and enhance wildlife habitat in important bird 
17.34 	areas or Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 
17.35 	Priority areas of northwestern Minnesota.

18.1	(r) Fall River Restoration
					
18.2 	$1,318,000 the first year is to the 
18.3 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.4 	agreement with Cook County to restore and 
18.5 	enhance coldwater stream habitat in the Fall 
18.6 	River in Cook County.

18.7
18.8	(s) DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement, Phase 8
					
18.9 	$3,800,000 the first year is to the 
18.10 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
18.11 	and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded 
18.12 	streams and aquatic management areas and to 
18.13 	facilitate fish passage throughout Minnesota.

18.14
18.15	(t) Rum River Corridor Fish and Wildlife 
Habitat Enhancement, Phase 3
					
18.16 	$1,356,000 the first year is to the 
18.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
18.18 	agreement with the Anoka County Soil and 
18.19 	Water Conservation District to restore and 
18.20 	enhance upland and riverine habitat in the 
18.21 	Rum River corridor.

18.22	(u) DNR Roving Crew, Phase 3
					
18.23 	$12,642,000 the first year is to the 
18.24 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
18.25 	and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on 
18.26 	permanently protected lands throughout 
18.27 	Minnesota using the roving crew program of 
18.28 	the Department of Natural Resources.

18.29
18.30
18.31	(v) Conservation Partners Legacy Grant 
Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat, Phase 
17
					
18.32 	$11,716,000 the first year is to the 
18.33 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
18.34 	program to provide competitive matching 
18.35 	grants of up to $500,000 to local, regional, 
19.1 	state, and national organizations for enhancing, 
19.2 	restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, 
19.3 	prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife 
19.4 	in Minnesota. Of this amount, unless not 
19.5 	enough eligible grant applications are 
19.6 	received, at least $3,000,000 is for grants in 
19.7 	the seven-county metropolitan area and cities 
19.8 	with a population of 50,000 or more and at 
19.9 	least $2,620,000 is for grants to applicants that 
19.10 	have not previously applied for money from 
19.11 	the outdoor heritage fund. Grants must not be 
19.12 	made for activities required to fulfill the duties 
19.13 	of owners of lands subject to conservation 
19.14 	easements. Grants must not be made from the 
19.15 	appropriation in this paragraph for projects 
19.16 	that have a total project cost exceeding 
19.17 	$1,000,000. Of the total appropriation, 
19.18 	$600,000 may be spent for personnel costs, 
19.19 	outreach, and support to first-time applicants 
19.20 	and other direct and necessary administrative 
19.21 	costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests 
19.22 	in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants 
19.23 	may not be used to establish easement 
19.24 	stewardship accounts. The program must 
19.25 	require a match of at least ten percent from 
19.26 	nonstate sources for all grants. The match may 
19.27 	be cash or in-kind. For grant applications of 
19.28 	$25,000 or less, the commissioner must 
19.29 	provide a separate, simplified application 
19.30 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
19.31 	commissioner of natural resources must, when 
19.32 	evaluating projects of equal value, give 
19.33 	priority to organizations that have a history of 
19.34 	receiving, or a charter to receive, private 
19.35 	contributions for local conservation or habitat 
19.36 	projects. All restoration or enhancement 
20.1 	projects must be on land permanently 
20.2 	protected by a permanent covenant ensuring 
20.3 	perpetual maintenance and protection of 
20.4 	restored and enhanced habitat, by a 
20.5 	conservation easement, or by public ownership 
20.6 	or in public waters as defined in Minnesota 
20.7 	Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. 
20.8 	Priority must be given to restoration and 
20.9 	enhancement projects on public lands. 
20.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
20.11 	subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded 
20.12 	under this paragraph. This appropriation is 
20.13 	available until June 30, 2028. No less than five 
20.14 	percent of the amount of each grant must be 
20.15 	held back from reimbursement until the grant 
20.16 	recipient completes a grant accomplishment 
20.17 	report by the deadline and in the form 
20.18 	prescribed by and satisfactory to the 
20.19 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The 
20.20 	commissioner must provide notice of the grant 
20.21 	program in the summary of game and fish law 
20.22 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.23 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

20.24	Subd. 6.Administration
 		2,043,000
		775,000

20.25	(a) Contract Management
					
20.26 	$410,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
20.27 	of natural resources for contract management 
20.28 	duties assigned in this section. The 
20.29 	commissioner must provide an 
20.30 	accomplishment plan in the form specified by 
20.31 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
20.32 	on expending this appropriation. The 
20.33 	accomplishment plan must include a copy of 
20.34 	the grant contract template and reimbursement 
20.35 	manual. No money may be expended before 
21.1 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
21.2 	approves the accomplishment plan.  Money 
21.3 	appropriated in this paragraph is available until 
21.4 	June 30, 2027.

21.5	(b) Legislative Coordinating Commission
					
21.6 	$732,000 the first year and $772,000 the 
21.7 	second year are to the Legislative 
21.8 	Coordinating Commission for administrative 
21.9 	expenses of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
21.10 	Heritage Council and for compensating and 
21.11 	reimbursing expenses of council members. 
21.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
21.13 	2027. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, 
21.14 	applies to this appropriation.

21.15	(c) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
21.16 	$157,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.17 	of natural resources for a technical evaluation 
21.18 	panel to conduct up to 20 restoration and 
21.19 	enhancement evaluations under Minnesota 
21.20 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.  
21.21 	Money appropriated in this paragraph is 
21.22 	available until June 30, 2027.

21.23
21.24	(d) Core Functions in Partner-Led OHF Land 
Acquisitions
					
21.25 	$740,000 the first year is to the commissioner 
21.26 	of natural resources for administering the 
21.27 	initial development, restoration, and 
21.28 	enhancement of land acquired in fee with 
21.29 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage 
21.30 	fund. This appropriation may be used for land 
21.31 	acquisition costs incurred by the department 
21.32 	as part of conveyance of parcels to the 
21.33 	Department of Natural Resources and initial 
21.34 	development activities on fee title acquisitions. 
22.1 	Money appropriated in this paragraph is 
22.2 	available until June 30, 2033.

22.3	(e) Legacy Website
					
22.4 	$4,000 the first year and $3,000 the second 
22.5 	year are to the Legislative Coordinating 
22.6 	Commission for the website required under 
22.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
22.8 	10.

22.9	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
22.10 	(a) Money appropriated in this section may 
22.11 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
22.12 	directly related to and necessary for a specific 
22.13 	appropriation and are specified in the 
22.14 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
22.15 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
22.16 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
22.17 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
22.18 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
22.19 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
22.20 	Money appropriated for fee title acquisition 
22.21 	of land may be used to restore, enhance, and 
22.22 	provide for public use of the land acquired 
22.23 	with the appropriation. Public-use facilities 
22.24 	must have a minimal impact on habitat in 
22.25 	acquired lands.
22.26 	(b) Money appropriated in this section is 
22.27 	available as follows:
22.28 	(1) money appropriated for acquiring real 
22.29 	property is available until June 30, 2029;
22.30 	(2) money appropriated for restoring and 
22.31 	enhancing land acquired with an appropriation 
22.32 	in this article is available for four years after 
22.33 	the acquisition date with a maximum end date 
22.34 	of June 30, 2033;
23.1 	(3) money appropriated for restoring and 
23.2 	enhancing other land is available until June 
23.3 	30, 2030;
23.4 	(4) notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), money 
23.5 	appropriated for a project that receives at least 
23.6 	15 percent of its funding from federal funds 
23.7 	is available until a date sufficient to match the 
23.8 	availability of federal funding to a maximum 
23.9 	of six years if the federal funding was 
23.10 	confirmed and included in the original 
23.11 	approved draft accomplishment plan; and
23.12 	(5) money appropriated for other projects is 
23.13 	available until the end of the fiscal year in 
23.14 	which it is appropriated.

23.15
23.16	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
23.17 	(a) All agreements referred to in this section 
23.18 	must be administered on a reimbursement 
23.19 	basis unless otherwise provided in this section. 
23.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.21 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
23.22 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
23.23 	1, 2025, or the date of accomplishment plan 
23.24 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
23.25 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
23.26 	this section. For the purposes of administering 
23.27 	appropriations and legislatively authorized 
23.28 	agreements paid out of the outdoor heritage 
23.29 	fund, an expense must be considered 
23.30 	reimbursable by the administering agency 
23.31 	when the recipient presents the agency with 
23.32 	an invoice or binding agreement with the 
23.33 	landowner and the recipient attests that the 
23.34 	goods have been received or the landowner 
23.35 	agreement is binding. Periodic reimbursement 
24.1 	must be made upon receiving documentation 
24.2 	that the items articulated in the 
24.3 	accomplishment plan approved by the 
24.4 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council have 
24.5 	been achieved, including partial achievements 
24.6 	as evidenced by progress reports approved by 
24.7 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
24.8 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
24.9 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
24.10 	support future management of acquired lands, 
24.11 	or match a federal share. The advances must 
24.12 	be approved as part of the accomplishment 
24.13 	plan. Capital equipment expenditures for 
24.14 	specific items in excess of $10,000 must be 
24.15 	itemized in and approved as part of the 
24.16 	accomplishment plan.
24.17 	(b) Unless otherwise provided, no money 
24.18 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
24.19 	in this article may be used to acquire, restore, 
24.20 	or enhance any real property unless the 
24.21 	specific acquisition, restoration, or 
24.22 	enhancement is approved as part of the 
24.23 	accomplishment plan on the parcel list.

24.24	Subd. 9.Mapping
 					
24.25 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated 
24.26 	in this section, as well as each recipient of a 
24.27 	grant awarded under this section, must provide 
24.28 	geographic information to the Lessard-Sams 
24.29 	Outdoor Heritage Council for mapping of any 
24.30 	lands acquired in fee with funds appropriated 
24.31 	in this section and open to the public taking 
24.32 	of fish and game. The commissioner of natural 
24.33 	resources must include the lands acquired in 
24.34 	fee with money appropriated in this section 
24.35 	on maps showing public recreation 
25.1 	opportunities. Maps must include information 
25.2 	on and acknowledgment of the outdoor 
25.3 	heritage fund, including a notation of any 
25.4 	restrictions.

25.5	Subd. 10.Carryforward
 					
25.6 	(a) The availability of the appropriation for 
25.7 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
25.8 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), Metro Big Rivers 
25.9 	- Phase X, is extended to June 30, 2026.
25.10 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
25.11 	Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, 
25.12 	subdivision 5, paragraph (k), St. Louis River 
25.13 	Restoration Initiative - Phase VII, is extended 
25.14 	to June 30, 2026.
25.15 	(c) The availability of the appropriation for 
25.16 	Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 1, section 2, 
25.17 	subdivision 6, paragraph (d), Core Functions 
25.18 	in Partner-Led OHF Land Acquisitions, is 
25.19 	extended to June 30, 2031.

25.20	Subd. 11.Cancellation
 					
25.21 	$120,000 of the outdoor heritage fund 
25.22 	appropriation in Laws 2020, chapter 104, 
25.23 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
25.24 	(i), is canceled no later than June 29, 2025.

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

25.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
25.27 		Subd. 12.Accomplishment plans. (a) It is a condition of acceptance of money 
25.28 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that the agency or entity using the appropriation 
25.29 	submits an accomplishment plan and periodic accomplishment reports to the Lessard-Sams 
25.30 	Outdoor Heritage Council in the form determined by the council. The accomplishment plan 
25.31 	must identify the project manager responsible for expending the appropriation and the final 
25.32 	product. The accomplishment plan must account for the use of the appropriation and 
25.33 	outcomes of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and 
26.1 	wildlife habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. The plan must include an evaluation of 
26.2 	results. If lands are acquired by fee with money from the outdoor heritage fund, the 
26.3 	accomplishment plan must include a hunting and fishing management plan for the lands 
26.4 	acquired by fee. No money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund may be expended 
26.5 	unless the council has approved the pertinent accomplishment plan.
26.6 	(b) If an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund will result in or contribute to 
26.7 	restoration or enhancement habitat work on land, it is a condition of acceptance of the money 
26.8 	that the recipient include the following in the accomplishment plan:
26.9 	(1) an agreement that the recipient of the appropriation will notify all adjacent property 
26.10 	owners by certified mail of the work to be performed. The notice must include the name, 
26.11 	phone number, and email of the project manager or local contact so that adjacent property 
26.12 	owners can contact the person with questions about the project. A copy of the notification 
26.13 	letter must be attached to the accomplishment plan; and
26.14 	(2) an explanation of how the recipient will seek approval from adjacent property owners 
26.15 	if access to adjacent land is required to perform the work.

26.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to appropriations 
26.17 	from the outdoor heritage fund on or after that date.

26.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
26.19 	read:
26.20 		Subd. 25.Federal grant fund requirements. An interest in real property acquired with 
26.21 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund may be used to leverage federal grant 
26.22 	funds for related conservation programs, such as Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration, 
26.23 	United States Code, title 16, section 669 et seq.; Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration, 
26.24 	United States Code, title 16, section 777 et seq.; and the North American Wetlands 
26.25 	Conservation Act, United States Code, title 16, section 4401. These grant programs may 
26.26 	place conditions on land use that require the continued use of the land for conservation 
26.27 	purposes. Placement of conditions on land use under these programs does not require prior 
26.28 	review and approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor under 
26.29 	subdivision 15, paragraph (b).

26.30 	ARTICLE 2
26.31 	CLEAN WATER FUND

26.32	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
27.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
27.2 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
27.3 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
27.4 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this 
27.5 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
27.6 	ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. 
27.7 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These 
27.8 	are onetime appropriations.

27.9				APPROPRIATIONS
	
27.10				Available for the Year
	
27.11				Ending June 30
	
27.12					2026
		2027

27.13	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

27.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	144,625,000
	$
	159,301,000
	
27.15 	This appropriation is from the clean water 
27.16 	fund. The amounts that may be spent for each 
27.17 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

27.18	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
27.19 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
27.20 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
27.21 	related to and necessary for a specific 
27.22 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
27.23 	article must be spent in accordance with 
27.24 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
27.25 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
27.26 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
27.27 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
27.28 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2026 
27.29 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
27.30 	2027, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are 
27.31 	available until June 30, 2028. If a project 
27.32 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
27.33 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
27.34 	availability of federal funding.

28.1	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
28.2 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
28.3 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
28.4 	on Disability and other appropriate 
28.5 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
28.6 	committees, and commissions, should make 
28.7 	progress toward providing people with 
28.8 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
28.9 	publications, and digital media related to the 
28.10 	programs the recipient funds using 
28.11 	appropriations made in this article.

28.12
28.13	Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
 					
28.14 	Agencies should work to provide opportunities 
28.15 	that encourage a diversity of students to pursue 
28.16 	careers in environment and natural resources 
28.17 	when implementing appropriations in this 
28.18 	article.

28.19	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 	$
	16,075,000
	$
	17,275,000
	
28.20 	(a) $370,000 the first year and $370,000 the 
28.21 	second year are to increase monitoring for 
28.22 	pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface 
28.23 	water and groundwater and to use data 
28.24 	collected to assess pesticide use practices.
28.25 	(b) $3,100,000 the first year and $3,100,000 
28.26 	the second year are for monitoring and 
28.27 	evaluating trends in the concentration of 
28.28 	nitrate in groundwater; promoting, developing, 
28.29 	and evaluating regional and crop-specific 
28.30 	nutrient best management practices, cover 
28.31 	crops, and other vegetative cover; assessing 
28.32 	adoption of best management practices and 
28.33 	other recommended practices; education and 
28.34 	technical support from University of 
28.35 	Minnesota Extension; grants to support 
29.1 	agricultural demonstration and implementation 
29.2 	activities, including research activities at the 
29.3 	Rosholt Research Farm; and other actions to 
29.4 	protect groundwater from degradation from 
29.5 	nitrate.
29.6 	(c) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
29.7 	the second year are for the agriculture best 
29.8 	management practices loan program. Any 
29.9 	unencumbered balance at the end of the second 
29.10 	year must be added to the corpus of the loan 
29.11 	fund.
29.12 	(d) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 
29.13 	the second year are for technical assistance; 
29.14 	research, demonstration, and promotion 
29.15 	projects on properly implementing best 
29.16 	management practices and vegetative cover; 
29.17 	and more-precise information on nonpoint 
29.18 	contributions to impaired waters and for grants 
29.19 	to support on-farm demonstration of 
29.20 	agricultural practices.
29.21 	(e) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
29.22 	second year are for maintenance of the 
29.23 	Minnesota Water Research Digital Library. 
29.24 	Costs for information technology development 
29.25 	or support for the digital library may be paid 
29.26 	to Minnesota IT Services.
29.27 	(f) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
29.28 	the second year are to implement the 
29.29 	Minnesota agricultural water quality 
29.30 	certification program statewide.
29.31 	(g) $155,000 the first year and $155,000 the 
29.32 	second year are for a regional irrigation water 
29.33 	quality specialist through University of 
29.34 	Minnesota Extension.
30.1 	(h) $2,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
30.2 	the second year are for grants to the Board of 
30.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
30.4 	fund the Forever Green initiative and to protect 
30.5 	the state's natural resources while increasing 
30.6 	the efficiency, profitability, and productivity 
30.7 	of Minnesota farmers by incorporating 
30.8 	perennial and winter-annual crops into existing 
30.9 	agricultural practices.
30.10 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
30.11 	second year are for testing drinking-water 
30.12 	wells for pesticides.
30.13 	(j) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
30.14 	the second year are for conservation 
30.15 	equipment assistance grants to purchase 
30.16 	equipment or items to retrofit existing 
30.17 	equipment that has climate and water quality 
30.18 	benefits.
30.19 	(k) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
30.20 	the second year are for expanding the existing 
30.21 	state weather station and soil temperature 
30.22 	network to provide accurate and timely 
30.23 	weather data to optimize the timing of 
30.24 	irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide, and manure 
30.25 	applications and support land management 
30.26 	decisions.
30.27 	(l) Unless otherwise specified, the 
30.28 	appropriations in this section are available 
30.29 	until June 30, 2030.

30.30	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,501,000
	$
	24,702,000
	
30.31 	(a) $9,450,000 the first year and $9,450,000 
30.32 	the second year are for completing needed 
30.33 	statewide assessments of surface water quality 
30.34 	and trends according to Minnesota Statutes, 
31.1 	chapter 114D. Of this amount, $170,000 the 
31.2 	first year and $170,000 the second year are 
31.3 	for grants to the Red River Watershed 
31.4 	Management Board to enhance and expand 
31.5 	the existing water quality and watershed 
31.6 	monitoring river watch activities in schools in 
31.7 	the Red River of the North Watershed. By 
31.8 	February 15, 2028, the Red River Watershed 
31.9 	Management Board must provide a report to 
31.10 	the commissioner and the legislative 
31.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
31.12 	over environment and natural resources 
31.13 	finance and policy and the clean water fund 
31.14 	on the expenditure of this appropriation.
31.15 	(b) $7,250,000 the first year and $7,250,000 
31.16 	the second year are to support public 
31.17 	participation in the watershed approach and 
31.18 	to update watershed restoration and protection 
31.19 	strategies, which include total maximum daily 
31.20 	load (TMDL) and other supporting studies 
31.21 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
31.22 	114D, for waters on the impaired waters list 
31.23 	approved by the United States Environmental 
31.24 	Protection Agency.
31.25 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
31.26 	the second year are for groundwater 
31.27 	assessment, including enhancing the ambient 
31.28 	monitoring network, modeling, and evaluating 
31.29 	trends.
31.30 	(d) $1,600,000 the first year and $1,600,000 
31.31 	the second year are for national pollutant 
31.32 	discharge elimination system wastewater and 
31.33 	stormwater TMDL implementation efforts.
31.34 	(e) $3,340,000 the first year and $3,541,000 
31.35 	the second year are for enhancing the 
32.1 	county-level delivery systems for subsurface 
32.2 	sewage treatment system (SSTS) activities 
32.3 	necessary to implement Minnesota Statutes, 
32.4 	sections 115.55 and 115.56, for protecting 
32.5 	groundwater. This appropriation includes base 
32.6 	grants for all counties with SSTS programs. 
32.7 	Counties that receive base grants must report 
32.8 	the number of properties with noncompliant 
32.9 	systems upgraded through an SSTS 
32.10 	replacement, connection to a centralized sewer 
32.11 	system, or other means, including property 
32.12 	abandonment or buyout. Counties also must 
32.13 	report the number of existing SSTS 
32.14 	compliance inspections conducted in areas 
32.15 	under county jurisdiction. The required reports 
32.16 	must be part of the established annual 
32.17 	reporting for SSTS programs. Of this amount, 
32.18 	at least $900,000 each year is available to 
32.19 	counties for grants to low-income landowners 
32.20 	to address systems that pose an imminent 
32.21 	threat to public health or safety or fail to 
32.22 	protect groundwater. A county receiving a 
32.23 	grant under this paragraph must submit a 
32.24 	report to the agency listing the projects funded, 
32.25 	including an account of the expenditures.
32.26 	(f) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
32.27 	second year are for activities and grants that 
32.28 	reduce chloride pollution.
32.29 	(g) $461,000 the first year and $461,000 the 
32.30 	second year are to support activities of the 
32.31 	Clean Water Council according to Minnesota 
32.32 	Statutes, section 114D.30, subdivision 1.
32.33 	(h) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
32.34 	second year are for a grant program for 
32.35 	sanitary sewer projects that are included in the 
33.1 	draft or any updated Voyageurs National Park 
33.2 	Clean Water Project Comprehensive Plan to 
33.3 	restore the water quality of waters in 
33.4 	Voyageurs National Park. Grants must be 
33.5 	awarded to local government units for projects 
33.6 	approved by the Voyageurs National Park 
33.7 	Clean Water Joint Powers Board and must be 
33.8 	matched by at least 25 percent from sources 
33.9 	other than the clean water fund.
33.10 	(i) Any unencumbered grant balances in the 
33.11 	first year do not cancel but are available for 
33.12 	grants in the second year. Notwithstanding 
33.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
33.14 	appropriations in this section are available 
33.15 	until June 30, 2030.

33.16
33.17	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	14,150,000
	$
	14,650,000
	
33.18 	(a) $2,825,000 the first year and $2,825,000 
33.19 	the second year are for stream flow 
33.20 	monitoring.
33.21 	(b) $1,525,000 the first year and $1,525,000 
33.22 	the second year are for lake Index of 
33.23 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
33.24 	(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
33.25 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
33.26 	other fish contaminants, including PFAS 
33.27 	compounds, and monitoring to track the status 
33.28 	of impaired waters over time.
33.29 	(d) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
33.30 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
33.31 	science-based watershed restoration and 
33.32 	protection strategies and for technical 
33.33 	assistance for local governments.
34.1 	(e) $2,350,000 the first year and $2,350,000 
34.2 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
34.3 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
34.4 	and analysis.
34.5 	(f) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
34.6 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
34.7 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
34.8 	source restoration and protection activities and 
34.9 	targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
34.10 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
34.11 	second year are for tool development and 
34.12 	evaluation, including maintaining and updating 
34.13 	spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, 
34.14 	and water bodies and integrating 
34.15 	high-resolution digital elevation data and for 
34.16 	assessing the effectiveness of forestry best 
34.17 	management practices for water quality.
34.18 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
34.19 	second year are for accelerating completion 
34.20 	of or updates to county geologic atlases and 
34.21 	supplementing water chemistry or chemical 
34.22 	movement studies.
34.23 	(i) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
34.24 	second year are for increasing native 
34.25 	freshwater mussel production capacity and 
34.26 	restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel 
34.27 	restoration efforts.
34.28 	(j) $1,400,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
34.29 	the second year are for providing technical 
34.30 	and financial assistance for county and local 
34.31 	governments to replace failing or ineffective 
34.32 	culverts using modern designs that restore 
34.33 	floodplain connectivity, biological 
34.34 	connectivity, and channel stability. This 
35.1 	appropriation is available for up to two 
35.2 	additional years.

35.3
35.4	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	64,332,000
	$
	75,004,000
	
35.5 	(a) $39,962,000 the first year and $48,138,000 
35.6 	the second year are for agreements to 
35.7 	implement state-approved watershed-based 
35.8 	plans. The agreements may be used to 
35.9 	implement projects or programs that protect, 
35.10 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
35.11 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
35.12 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
35.13 	sources. Activities must be identified in a 
35.14 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
35.15 	under the One Watershed, One Plan program 
35.16 	and seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
35.17 	or surface water management frameworks as 
35.18 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
35.19 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Other legacy 
35.20 	funds may be used to supplement projects 
35.21 	funded under this paragraph. This 
35.22 	appropriation may be used for:
35.23 	(1) implementing state-approved plans, 
35.24 	including within the following watershed 
35.25 	planning areas: Big Fork River, Blue Earth 
35.26 	River, Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, Buffalo-Red 
35.27 	River, Cannon River, Cedar - Wapsipinicon, 
35.28 	Chippewa River, Clearwater River, 
35.29 	Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow Wing 
35.30 	River, Des Moines River, Greater Zumbro 
35.31 	River, Hawk Creek - Middle Minnesota, Kettle 
35.32 	and Upper St. Croix, Lac qui Parle-Yellow 
35.33 	Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior 
35.34 	North, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, 
35.35 	Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower 
36.1 	Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River 
36.2 	West, Lower St. Croix River, 
36.3 	Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Minnesota 
36.4 	River-Mankato, Mississippi River Brainerd, 
36.5 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
36.6 	River St. Cloud, Mississippi River-Sartell, 
36.7 	Mississippi River Winona/La Crescent, 
36.8 	Missouri River Basin, Nemadji River, North 
36.9 	Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, 
36.10 	Pomme de Terre River, Rainy-Rapid River, 
36.11 	Rainy Headwaters - Vermilion, Rainy 
36.12 	River-Rainy Lake, Red Lake River, Redeye 
36.13 	River, Redwood River, Root River, Roseau 
36.14 	River, Rum River, Sand Hill River, Sauk 
36.15 	River, Shell Rock and Winnebago River, 
36.16 	Snake River, South Fork of the Crow River, 
36.17 	St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, 
36.18 	Upper and Lower Red Lake, Upper Minnesota 
36.19 	River, Upper Mississippi - Grand Rapids, 
36.20 	Watonwan River, Wild Rice - Marsh, and 
36.21 	Yellow Medicine River;
36.22 	(2) implementing seven-county metropolitan 
36.23 	groundwater or surface water management 
36.24 	frameworks; and
36.25 	(3) implementing other comprehensive 
36.26 	watershed management plan planning areas 
36.27 	that have a board-approved and 
36.28 	local-government-adopted plan as authorized 
36.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801.
36.30 	The board must establish eligibility criteria 
36.31 	and determine whether a planning area is ready 
36.32 	to proceed.
36.33 	(b) $2,935,000 the first year and $3,065,000 
36.34 	the second year are for agreements with local 
36.35 	government units to protect and restore surface 
37.1 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
37.2 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
37.3 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
37.4 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
37.5 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
37.6 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
37.7 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
37.8 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
37.9 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
37.10 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
37.11 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
37.12 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
37.13 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
37.14 	strategies (WRAPS), groundwater restoration 
37.15 	and protection strategies (GRAPS), or local 
37.16 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
37.17 	Up to 50 percent of this appropriation is 
37.18 	available for land-treatment projects and 
37.19 	practices that benefit drinking water.
37.20 	(c) $4,350,000 the first year and $4,350,000 
37.21 	the second year are for accelerated 
37.22 	implementation, local resource protection, 
37.23 	statewide analytical targeting or technology 
37.24 	tools that fill an identified gap, program 
37.25 	enhancements for technical assistance, citizen 
37.26 	and community outreach, compliance, and 
37.27 	training and certification.
37.28 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
37.29 	the second year are:
37.30 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
37.31 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
37.32 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
37.33 	measure the value of conservation program 
37.34 	implementation by local governments; and
38.1 	(2) to submit to the legislature by December 
38.2 	15 each even-numbered year a biennial report 
38.3 	detailing the recipients and projects funded 
38.4 	and the results accomplished under this 
38.5 	section.
38.6 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
38.7 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
38.8 	oversight, and support for local governments 
38.9 	in implementing and complying with riparian 
38.10 	protection and excessive soil loss 
38.11 	requirements.
38.12 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
38.13 	the second year are for a working lands 
38.14 	floodplain program and to purchase, restore, 
38.15 	or preserve riparian land and floodplains 
38.16 	adjacent to lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams, 
38.17 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
38.18 	other agreements to keep water on the land, 
38.19 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
38.20 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface 
38.21 	waters; and increase protection and recharge 
38.22 	for groundwater. Up to $60,000 is for deposit 
38.23 	in a conservation easement stewardship 
38.24 	account established according to Minnesota 
38.25 	Statutes, section 103B.103.
38.26 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
38.27 	the second year are for conservation easements 
38.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 
38.29 	to 103F.535, or for agreements with local units 
38.30 	of government or Tribal governments for 
38.31 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
38.32 	sources. Priority must be placed on drinking 
38.33 	water supply management areas where the 
38.34 	vulnerability of the drinking water supply is 
38.35 	designated as high or very high by the 
39.1 	commissioner of health, that are mitigation 
39.2 	level 1 or 2 under the groundwater protection 
39.3 	rule, where drinking water protection plans 
39.4 	developed by Tribal governments have 
39.5 	identified high vulnerability, or where drinking 
39.6 	water protection plans have identified specific 
39.7 	activities that will achieve long-term 
39.8 	protection. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a 
39.9 	conservation easement stewardship account 
39.10 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
39.11 	section 103B.103.
39.12 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
39.13 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
39.14 	panel to conduct restoration evaluations under 
39.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
39.16 	subdivision 6.
39.17 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
39.18 	second year are for assistance to, oversight of, 
39.19 	and agreements with local governments to 
39.20 	enhance and update comprehensive watershed 
39.21 	management plans developed under Minnesota 
39.22 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
39.23 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
39.24 	the second year are for technical and financial 
39.25 	assistance for the conservation drainage 
39.26 	program, in consultation with the Drainage 
39.27 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
39.28 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
39.29 	and including projects to improve 
39.30 	multipurpose water management under 
39.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
39.32 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
39.33 	second year are to purchase permanent 
39.34 	conservation easements to protect lands 
39.35 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
40.1 	quality but that are threatened with 
40.2 	degradation. Up to $60,000 is for deposit in a 
40.3 	conservation easement stewardship account 
40.4 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
40.5 	section 103B.103.
40.6 	(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
40.7 	second year are to systematically collect data 
40.8 	and produce county, watershed, and statewide 
40.9 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
40.10 	wind, and track adoption of conservation 
40.11 	measures, including cover crops, to address 
40.12 	erosion. This appropriation may be used for 
40.13 	agreements with the University of Minnesota 
40.14 	to complete this work.
40.15 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
40.16 	second year are for implementing a water 
40.17 	legacy program to expand partnerships for 
40.18 	clean water.
40.19 	(n) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
40.20 	the second year are for permanent 
40.21 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
40.22 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
40.23 	$100,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
40.24 	easement stewardship account established 
40.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.26 	103B.103.
40.27 	(o) $3,560,000 the first year and $5,926,000 
40.28 	the second year are for financial and technical 
40.29 	assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops 
40.30 	and other soil health practices to achieve water 
40.31 	quality or drinking water benefits. The board 
40.32 	may use agreements with local governments, 
40.33 	the United States Department of Agriculture, 
40.34 	AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for 
40.35 	Excellence, and other practitioners and 
41.1 	partners to accomplish this work. Up to 
41.2 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
41.3 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health 
41.4 	for applied research and education on 
41.5 	Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
41.6 	management systems. This appropriation may 
41.7 	be extended to leverage available federal 
41.8 	funds.
41.9 	(p) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
41.10 	second year are to contract for delivery of 
41.11 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
41.12 	and Iowa for restoration, maintenance, 
41.13 	training, and other activities consistent with 
41.14 	this section.
41.15 	(q) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.16 	second year are to provide support to soil and 
41.17 	water conservation districts and other local 
41.18 	governments and partner organizations in the 
41.19 	Lake Superior basin to leverage Great Lakes 
41.20 	Restoration Initiative or other federal funding 
41.21 	to implement prioritized activities.
41.22 	(r) The board may shift funds in this section 
41.23 	and may adjust the technical and 
41.24 	administrative assistance portion of the funds 
41.25 	to leverage federal or other nonstate funds, to 
41.26 	facilitate oversight responsibilities, or to 
41.27 	address high-priority activities identified by 
41.28 	the board consistent with local water 
41.29 	management plans.
41.30 	(s) The board must require grantees to specify 
41.31 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
41.32 	grants.
41.33 	(t) The appropriations in this section are 
41.34 	available until June 30, 2030, except grant or 
42.1 	easement funds are available for five years 
42.2 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
42.3 	executed. Returned funds must be repurposed 
42.4 	consistent with the purposes of this section.

42.5	Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 	$
	14,295,000
	$
	15,845,000
	
42.6 	(a) $5,925,000 the first year and $5,925,000 
42.7 	the second year are to develop health risk 
42.8 	limits and other health-based guidance and 
42.9 	conduct outreach activities for contaminants 
42.10 	found or anticipated to be found in Minnesota 
42.11 	drinking water; to accredit private laboratories 
42.12 	to conduct analyses for these contaminants; 
42.13 	and to increase the capacity of the 
42.14 	department's laboratory to analyze for these 
42.15 	contaminants.
42.16 	(b) $2,300,000 the first year and $3,700,000 
42.17 	the second year are for ensuring safe drinking 
42.18 	water for private well users in southeast 
42.19 	Minnesota and statewide by designing and 
42.20 	implementing voluntary interventions to 
42.21 	reduce health risks to private well users, 
42.22 	including identifying private well locations, 
42.23 	studying the occurrence and magnitude of 
42.24 	contaminants in private wells, developing 
42.25 	guidance and conducting outreach and 
42.26 	education about well testing and mitigation, 
42.27 	awarding grants to local governments, and 
42.28 	offering well testing.
42.29 	(c) $3,770,000 the first year and $3,920,000 
42.30 	the second year are for protecting sources of 
42.31 	drinking water, including planning, 
42.32 	implementation, and monitoring activities and 
42.33 	grants to local governments and public water 
42.34 	systems.
43.1 	(d) $1,750,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
43.2 	the second year are to develop and deliver 
43.3 	groundwater restoration and protection 
43.4 	strategies on a watershed scale for use in local 
43.5 	comprehensive water planning efforts, to 
43.6 	provide resources to local governments for 
43.7 	activities that sustain groundwater and protect 
43.8 	sources of drinking water, and to enhance 
43.9 	approaches that improve the capacity of local 
43.10 	governmental units to protect and restore 
43.11 	groundwater resources.
43.12 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
43.13 	second year are to develop public health 
43.14 	policies and approaches to address threats to 
43.15 	safe drinking water, including implementation 
43.16 	of a statewide action plan for protecting 
43.17 	drinking water.
43.18 	(f) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
43.19 	second year are for optimizing the statewide 
43.20 	recreational water portal that includes an 
43.21 	inventory of public beaches and information 
43.22 	about local monitoring results and closures 
43.23 	and that provides information about preventing 
43.24 	illness and recreational water stewardship.
43.25 	(g) Unless otherwise specified, the 
43.26 	appropriations in this section are available 
43.27 	until June 30, 2029.

43.28	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	2,025,000
	$
	2,125,000
	
43.29 	(a) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
43.30 	the second year are to support communities 
43.31 	implementing projects that address emerging 
43.32 	drinking water supply threats and overall water 
43.33 	sustainability, provide cost-effective regional 
43.34 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
44.1 	coordination, support local implementation of 
44.2 	wellhead protection plans, and prevent 
44.3 	degradation of groundwater and surface water 
44.4 	resources. These activities will provide 
44.5 	communities with:
44.6 	(1) potential solutions to better connect land 
44.7 	use impacts on water supply and overall water 
44.8 	sustainability;
44.9 	(2) ways to balance regional water use by 
44.10 	using surface water, stormwater, wastewater, 
44.11 	and groundwater;
44.12 	(3) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
44.13 	needed to maintain and strengthen the 
44.14 	reliability of water systems;
44.15 	(4) development of planning-level cost 
44.16 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
44.17 	costs;
44.18 	(5) funding mechanisms and an equitable 
44.19 	cost-sharing structure for regionally beneficial 
44.20 	water supply development projects;
44.21 	(6) information and tools to use to address 
44.22 	climate change impacts on overall water 
44.23 	supply systems and overall water 
44.24 	sustainability; and
44.25 	(7) ways to reduce impacts on the groundwater 
44.26 	system through stormwater reuse grants to 
44.27 	assist communities in reducing water use.
44.28 	(b) $650,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
44.29 	second year are for grants that implement 
44.30 	water demand reduction measures. The grants 
44.31 	are to assist municipalities in the metropolitan 
44.32 	area with implementing water demand 
45.1 	reduction measures to ensure the reliability 
45.2 	and protection of drinking water supplies.

45.3	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,400,000
	
45.4 	(a) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
45.5 	second year are for developing Part A of 
45.6 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
45.7 	available until June 30, 2030.
45.8 	(b) $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
45.9 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
45.10 	performance and technology transfer for 
45.11 	stormwater best management practices, to 
45.12 	evaluate best management performance and 
45.13 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
45.14 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
45.15 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
45.16 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
45.17 	and to implement a system to transfer 
45.18 	knowledge and technology across the local 
45.19 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
45.20 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
45.21 	2032.

45.22	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
	$
	-0-
	
45.23 	$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
45.24 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
45.25 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.26 	3.303, subdivision 10.

45.27	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,240,000
	$
	8,300,000
	
45.28 	(a) $8,190,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
45.29 	the second year are for the point source 
45.30 	implementation grants program under 
45.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
45.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
45.33 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
45.34 	second year are for small community 
46.1 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
46.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
46.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
46.4 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
46.5 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
46.6 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
46.7 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
46.8 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
46.9 	this section according to a project's priority 
46.10 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
46.11 	priority list.

46.12 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision 
46.13 	to read:
46.14 		Subd. 8.Restoration and enhancement requirements. If an appropriation from the 
46.15 	clean water fund will result in or contribute to restoration or enhancement habitat work on 
46.16 	land, it is a condition of acceptance of the money that the recipient of the appropriation 
46.17 	agree that the recipient will notify all adjacent property owners by certified mail of the work 
46.18 	to be performed and will seek approval from adjacent property owners if access to adjacent 
46.19 	land is required to perform work. The notice must include the name, phone number, and 
46.20 	email of the project manager or local contact so that adjacent property owners can contact 
46.21 	the person with questions about the project.

46.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to appropriations 
46.23 	from the clean water fund on or after that date.

46.24 	Sec. 13. ASH RIVER SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT 
46.25 	SYSTEM APPROPRIATION EXTENSION.
 46.26 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 
46.27 	2, section 5, paragraph (h), as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, 
46.28 	article 2, section 18, for the Ash River Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment System is 
46.29 	available until June 30, 2026.

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

47.1 	ARTICLE 3
47.2 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

47.3	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
47.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
47.5 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
47.6 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
47.7 	"2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
47.8 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The 
47.9 	first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is 
47.10 	fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These are onetime appropriations.

47.11				APPROPRIATIONS
	
47.12				Available for the Year
	
47.13				Ending June 30
	
47.14					2026
		2027

47.15	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

47.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	61,435,000
	$
	68,733,000
	
47.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
47.18 	purpose are specified in the following sections.

47.19	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
47.20 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
47.21 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
47.22 	related to and necessary for a specific 
47.23 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
47.24 	article must be spent in accordance with 
47.25 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
47.26 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
47.27 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
47.28 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
47.29 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2026 
47.30 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
47.31 	2028, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are 
47.32 	available until June 30, 2029. If a project 
47.33 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
48.1 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
48.2 	availability of federal funding.

48.3	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
48.4 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
48.5 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
48.6 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
48.7 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
48.8 	committees, and commissions, should make 
48.9 	progress toward providing people with 
48.10 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
48.11 	publications, and digital media related to the 
48.12 	programs the recipient funds using 
48.13 	appropriations made in this article.

48.14	Subd. 4.Energy and Water Conservation
 					
48.15 	Grant recipients of parks and trails funds 
48.16 	should prioritize water and energy 
48.17 	conservation technology and the use of 
48.18 	renewable energy for construction and 
48.19 	building projects funded with an appropriation 
48.20 	made in this article.

48.21
48.22	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	37,095,000
	$
	41,511,000
	
48.23 	(a) $24,295,000 the first year and $27,222,000 
48.24 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
48.25 	areas, and trails to:
48.26 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
48.27 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
48.28 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
48.29 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
48.30 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
48.31 	parks and trails legacy plan.
48.32 	(b) The commissioner may spend money 
48.33 	appropriated under paragraph (a) on I Can! 
49.1 	programs, including but not limited to 
49.2 	programs designed to provide underserved 
49.3 	youth and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, 
49.4 	bisexual, transgender, and queer the 
49.5 	opportunity to experience the outdoors with 
49.6 	similar peers.
49.7 	(c) $12,148,000 the first year and $13,610,000 
49.8 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
49.9 	trails of regional significance outside the 
49.10 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
49.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
49.12 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
49.13 	on the lists of recommended projects 
49.14 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
49.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
49.16 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
49.17 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
49.18 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
49.19 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
49.20 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
49.21 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
49.22 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
49.23 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
49.24 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
49.25 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
49.26 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
49.27 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
49.28 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
49.29 	the commissioner of natural resources. Of the 
49.30 	amount appropriated, up to $140,000 each 
49.31 	year may be used by the commissioner for the 
49.32 	actual cost of issuing and monitoring the 
49.33 	grants for the commission. Of the amount 
49.34 	appropriated, $500,000 the first year and 
49.35 	$500,000 the second year are for the Greater 
49.36 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
50.1 	Commission to carry out its duties under 
50.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including 
50.3 	the continued development of a statewide 
50.4 	system plan for regional parks and trails 
50.5 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
50.6 	(d) By January 15, 2026, the Greater 
50.7 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
50.8 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
50.9 	contains the commission's recommendations 
50.10 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
50.11 	fiscal year 2027 to the chairs and ranking 
50.12 	minority members of the legislative 
50.13 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
50.14 	over environment and natural resources and 
50.15 	the parks and trails fund.
50.16 	(e) By January 15, 2026, the Greater 
50.17 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
50.18 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
50.19 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
50.20 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
50.21 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
50.22 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
50.23 	minority members of the legislative 
50.24 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
50.25 	over environment and natural resources and 
50.26 	the parks and trails fund.
50.27 	(f) $652,000 the first year and $679,000 the 
50.28 	second year are for coordination and projects 
50.29 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
50.30 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
50.31 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
50.32 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
50.33 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
50.34 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
51.1 	(g) The commissioner must contract for 
51.2 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
51.3 	and Iowa for restoration, maintenance, and 
51.4 	other activities under this section for at least 
51.5 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
51.6 	second year.
51.7 	(h) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
51.8 	this section must give consideration to 
51.9 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
51.10 	Minnesota and Iowa for restoration, 
51.11 	maintenance, and other activities.
51.12 	(i) In addition to the requirements under 
51.13 	paragraph (g), the commissioner should work 
51.14 	to provide other opportunities that encourage 
51.15 	a diversity of students to pursue careers in 
51.16 	environment and natural resources when 
51.17 	implementing appropriations in this section.

51.18	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	24,295,000
	$
	27,222,000
	
51.19 	(a) $24,295,000 the first year and $27,222,000 
51.20 	the second year are for distribution according 
51.21 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
51.22 	subdivision 3.
51.23 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
51.24 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
51.25 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
51.26 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
51.27 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
51.28 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
51.29 	under this section must be substantially 
51.30 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
51.31 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
51.32 	Any money remaining after completing the 
51.33 	listed projects may be spent by the 
52.1 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
52.2 	parks and trails.
52.3 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
52.4 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
52.5 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
52.6 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
52.7 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
52.8 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
52.9 	appropriations under this section must give 
52.10 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
52.11 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
52.12 	and other activities.

52.13	Sec. 5. LEGISLATIVE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
52.14 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
52.15 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
52.16 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.17 	3.303, subdivision 10.

52.18
52.19
52.20	Sec. 6. ADDITIONAL FISCAL YEAR 2026 
APPROPRIATION FOR GREATER 
MINNESOTA PARKS AND TRAILS.
 					
52.21 	$41,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
52.22 	from the parks and trails fund to the 
52.23 	commissioner of natural resources for grants 
52.24 	for parks and trails of regional significance 
52.25 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area. 
52.26 	This appropriation is available June 30, 2028.

52.27
52.28	Sec. 7. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND 
APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
 					
52.29 	The availability of the grant to Goodhue 
52.30 	County for the Cannon Valley Trail project 
52.31 	from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
52.32 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
52.33 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
52.34 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
53.1 	The availability of the grant to Stearns County 
53.2 	for the Beaver Island Trail project from the 
53.3 	parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
53.4 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
53.5 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
53.6 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
53.7 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
53.8 	Winona for the Bluffs Traverse Trail project 
53.9 	from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
53.10 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
53.11 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
53.12 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
53.13 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
53.14 	Austin for the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
53.15 	project from the parks and trails fund fiscal 
53.16 	year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023, 
53.17 	chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), 
53.18 	is extended to June 30, 2027.
53.19 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
53.20 	Duluth for the Spirit Mountain Recreation 
53.21 	Area project from the parks and trails fund 
53.22 	fiscal year 2023 appropriation under Laws 
53.23 	2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 
53.24 	3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 
53.25 	30, 2027.
53.26 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
53.27 	Duluth for the Waabizheshikana/Marten Trail 
53.28 	project from the parks and trails fund fiscal 
53.29 	year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023, 
53.30 	chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), 
53.31 	is extended to June 30, 2027.

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

53.33	Sec. 8. CANCELLATIONS.
 					
54.1 	(a) The unobligated balance from the parks 
54.2 	and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019, 
54.3 	First Special Session, chapter 2, article 3, 
54.4 	section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated 
54.5 	to be $10,000 is canceled to the parks and 
54.6 	trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.
54.7 	(b) The unobligated balance from the parks 
54.8 	and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2021, 
54.9 	First Special Session, chapter 1, article 3, 
54.10 	section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated 
54.11 	to be $31,000 is canceled to the parks and 
54.12 	trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.

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

54.14 	ARTICLE 4
54.15 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

54.16	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
54.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
54.18 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
54.19 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
54.20 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, except that any unencumbered balance 
54.21 	remaining under this article from the first year does not cancel but is available in the second 
54.22 	year. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed 
54.23 	under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, 
54.24 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The 
54.25 	biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

54.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
54.27				Available for the Year
	
54.28				Ending June 30
	
54.29					2026
		2027

54.30	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

54.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	85,293,000
	$
	94,618,000
	
55.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
55.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
55.3 	subdivisions.

55.4	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
55.5 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
55.6 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
55.7 	related to and necessary for a specific 
55.8 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
55.9 	article must not be spent on institutional 
55.10 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
55.11 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
55.12 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
55.13 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
55.14 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
55.15 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
55.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.17 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
55.18 	article, fiscal year 2026 appropriations are 
55.19 	available until June 30, 2027, and fiscal year 
55.20 	2027 appropriations are available until June 
55.21 	30, 2028. Water and energy conservation 
55.22 	technology and the use of renewable energy 
55.23 	should be priorities for construction and 
55.24 	building projects funded through this 
55.25 	appropriation. If a project receives federal 
55.26 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
55.27 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
55.28 	funding.

55.29	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD

55.30	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	40,088,000
	$
	44,470,000
	
55.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
55.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
55.33 	subdivisions.

55.34	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
56.1 	The amounts in this section are appropriated 
56.2 	to the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
56.3 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
56.4 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
56.5 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
56.6 	recipients of appropriations in this section 
56.7 	must ensure that the money is used to 
56.8 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
56.9 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
56.10 	established in this appropriation must be 
56.11 	separately administered from other state 
56.12 	appropriations for program planning and 
56.13 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
56.14 	consideration other state resources awarded 
56.15 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
56.16 	size.

56.17	Subd. 3.Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
 		32,071,000
		35,576,000
	
56.18 	$32,071,000 the first year and $35,576,000 
56.19 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
56.20 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
56.21 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
56.22 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
56.23 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
56.24 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
56.25 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
56.26 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
56.27 	community and public life in this state. Grants 
56.28 	provided under this subdivision must prioritize 
56.29 	artists and arts organizations that plan to 
56.30 	present art from communities that have been 
56.31 	historically underrepresented in the arts or that 
56.32 	improve access to the programs and projects 
56.33 	for groups, including youth and historically 
56.34 	underserved communities, that have struggled 
56.35 	to access arts programming in the past.

57.1	Subd. 4.Arts Education
 		6,013,000
		6,670,000
	
57.2 	$6,013,000 the first year and $6,670,000 the 
57.3 	second year are for high-quality, 
57.4 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
57.5 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
57.6 	understanding of the arts. Priority in the award 
57.7 	of grants under this subdivision must be given 
57.8 	to providing educational opportunities to 
57.9 	underserved communities with grants for 
57.10 	organizations or entities providing 
57.11 	opportunities to K-12 students throughout the 
57.12 	state for arts education, including access to 
57.13 	arts instruction, arts programming, museums, 
57.14 	and arts presentations.

57.15	Subd. 5.Arts and Cultural Heritage
 		2,004,000
		2,224,000
	
57.16 	$2,004,000 the first year and $2,224,000 the 
57.17 	second year are for events and activities that 
57.18 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
57.19 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
57.20 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
57.21 	represented in this state.

57.22	Subd. 6.Administrative Costs
 					
57.23 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
57.24 	16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five percent of 
57.25 	the totals in subdivisions 3 to 5 each year is 
57.26 	for administering grant programs, delivering 
57.27 	technical services, providing fiscal oversight 
57.28 	for the statewide system, and ensuring 
57.29 	accountability in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

57.30	Subd. 7.Regional Arts Councils
 					
57.31 	Thirty percent of the remaining total 
57.32 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
57.33 	in subdivisions 3 to 5 is for grants to the 
57.34 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
58.1 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
58.2 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
58.3 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
58.4 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
58.5 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
58.6 	regions of the state.

58.7	Sec. 4. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

58.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,409,000
	$
	20,000,000
	
58.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
58.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
58.11 	subdivisions.

58.12	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
58.13 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
58.14 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
58.15 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
58.16 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
58.17 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
58.18 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
58.19 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
58.20 	appropriations in this section must ensure that 
58.21 	the money is used to supplement and not 
58.22 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
58.23 	Money directly appropriated to the Minnesota 
58.24 	Historical Society must be used to supplement 
58.25 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
58.26 	funding. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
58.27 	section 16A.28, for historic preservation 
58.28 	projects that improve historic structures, the 
58.29 	amounts are available until June 30, 2029. The 
58.30 	Minnesota Historical Society or grant 
58.31 	recipients of the Minnesota Historical Society 
58.32 	using money from the arts and cultural 
58.33 	heritage fund under this section must give 
58.34 	consideration to Conservation Corps 
58.35 	Minnesota and Iowa and Northern Bedrock 
59.1 	Historic Preservation Corps, or an organization 
59.2 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
59.3 	the potential to need historic preservation 
59.4 	services.
59.5 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
59.6 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
59.7 	percent of the totals in subdivisions 3 and 4 
59.8 	each year is for administering grants and grant 
59.9 	programs, delivering technical services, 
59.10 	providing fiscal oversight, and ensuring 
59.11 	accountability in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

59.12	Subd. 3.Historical Grants and Programs
 		14,284,000
		19,875,000

59.13	(a) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
59.14 	$4,822,000 the first year and $7,640,000 the 
59.15 	second year are for statewide historic and 
59.16 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
59.17 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
59.18 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
59.19 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
59.20 	through a competitive grant process. The 
59.21 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
59.22 	the money using established grant mechanisms 
59.23 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
59.24 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
59.25 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
59.26 	(ii).

59.27	(b) Statewide History Programs
					
59.28 	$4,940,000 the first year and $7,640,000 the 
59.29 	second year are for historic and cultural 
59.30 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
59.31 	of the state.

59.32	(c) History Partnerships
					
59.33 	$1,812,000 the first year and $2,935,000 the 
59.34 	second year are for history partnerships 
60.1 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
60.2 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
60.3 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
60.4 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
60.5 	the state.

60.6
60.7	(d) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
60.8 	$330,000 the first year and $330,000 the 
60.9 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
60.10 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
60.11 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
60.12 	of historical, archeological, and cultural 
60.13 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
60.14 	investigations must be published in a 
60.15 	searchable form and available to the public 
60.16 	cost free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
60.17 	the Office of the State Archeologist, the Indian 
60.18 	Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
60.19 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
60.20 	representative to an oversight board to select 
60.21 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
60.22 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
60.23 	must consult with the Departments of 
60.24 	Transportation and Natural Resources.

60.25	(e) Digital Library
					
60.26 	$330,000 the first year and $330,000 the 
60.27 	second year are for a digital library project to 
60.28 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
60.29 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
60.30 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
60.31 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
60.32 	system and must jointly share this 
60.33 	appropriation for these purposes.

60.34
60.35	(f) 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of 
Independence
					
61.1 	$200,000 the first year is for Minnesota's 
61.2 	commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
61.3 	the Declaration of Independence. The 
61.4 	Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota 
61.5 	America 250 Committee, and the Minnesota 
61.6 	Humanities Center must work collaboratively 
61.7 	to create public programs and activities and 
61.8 	to support local efforts to commemorate this 
61.9 	anniversary. A portion of this money may be 
61.10 	used to support the work of the Minnesota 
61.11 	America 250 Committee.

61.12	(g) Memorials and Statues
					
61.13 	$950,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
61.14 	second year are for grants to community-based 
61.15 	organizations and local units of government 
61.16 	for statues and memorials commemorating the 
61.17 	historical significance and cultural 
61.18 	contributions of Minnesotans. The governing 
61.19 	board of the Minnesota Historical Society 
61.20 	must give priority consideration for funding 
61.21 	under this paragraph to the city of St. Paul to 
61.22 	design and construct a mural and statue 
61.23 	honoring Tou Ger Xiong at Lake Phalen's Tou 
61.24 	Ger Xiong Island in St. Paul; the city of 
61.25 	Marshall to replace the historic bandshell at 
61.26 	Liberty Park; the Dakota County Historical 
61.27 	Society to design and build the Heroes and 
61.28 	Heritage Interpretive Trail Loop along existing 
61.29 	paved trails in South St. Paul, West St. Paul, 
61.30 	and Inver Grove Heights; and the Forest Lake 
61.31 	Veterans Memorial Committee to construct a 
61.32 	memorial to veterans of the United States 
61.33 	armed forces at Lakeside Memorial Park in 
61.34 	the city of Forest Lake.

61.35	(h) 50 Years of Southeast Asians in Minnesota
					
62.1 	$900,000 the first year is for competitive 
62.2 	grants to eligible community organizations to 
62.3 	commemorate 50 years of Southeast Asians 
62.4 	in Minnesota. This funding is in addition to 
62.5 	and for the same purposes as the grant 
62.6 	program appropriated in Laws 2024, chapter 
62.7 	106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, 
62.8 	paragraph (b), clause (2). Priority shall be 
62.9 	given to applicants who did not receive a grant 
62.10 	under the program administered under Laws 
62.11 	2024, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, 
62.12 	subdivision 6, paragraph (b), clause (2). Any 
62.13 	funds remaining may be used for the 
62.14 	competitive grants program in paragraph (a).

62.15	Subd. 4.Grants
 		125,000
		125,000
	
62.16 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
62.17 	second year are for a grant to Special Guerrilla 
62.18 	Units Veterans and Families of USA, Inc. to 
62.19 	collect, document, archive, and preserve the 
62.20 	oral histories of Hmong veterans of the United 
62.21 	States-sponsored Secret War in Laos and to 
62.22 	create programming and educational resources 
62.23 	to teach the public and future generations 
62.24 	about the history, legacy, and cultural heritage 
62.25 	of the Hmong in Minnesota.

62.26	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 	$
	1,923,000
	$
	2,923,000
	
62.27 	$1,923,000 the first year and $2,923,000 the 
62.28 	second year are appropriated to the 
62.29 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
62.30 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
62.31 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
62.32 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
62.33 	Minnesota. When possible, funding under this 
62.34 	section should be used to promote and share 
62.35 	the work of Minnesota authors, including 
63.1 	authors from diverse backgrounds. This money 
63.2 	must be allocated using the formulas in 
63.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, 
63.4 	subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 
63.5 	percent to be distributed to all qualifying 
63.6 	systems in an amount proportionate to the 
63.7 	number of qualifying system entities in each 
63.8 	system. For purposes of this section, 
63.9 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
63.10 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
63.11 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
63.12 	outreach service program. This money may 
63.13 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
63.14 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
63.15 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
63.16 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
63.17 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
63.18 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
63.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
63.20 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
63.21 	30, 2027, as grants or contracts in this section 
63.22 	are available until June 30, 2029. 
63.23 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.24 	16B.98, subdivision 14, up to two percent of 
63.25 	the amount in this section is for administering 
63.26 	the grants in this section.

63.27
63.28	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF 
ADMINISTRATION

63.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	10,787,000
	$
	11,387,000
	
63.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
63.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
63.32 	subdivisions.

63.33	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
63.34 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
63.35 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
64.1 	administration for grants to the named 
64.2 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
64.3 	section.
64.4 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
64.5 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
64.6 	under this section must ensure that money 
64.7 	appropriated in this section is used to 
64.8 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
64.9 	sources of funding.
64.10 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
64.11 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
64.12 	percent of the amounts in subdivision 3 are 
64.13 	for administering the grants, providing fiscal 
64.14 	oversight, and ensuring accountability in fiscal 
64.15 	years 2026 and 2027.

64.16	Subd. 3.Grants
 		10,687,000
		11,387,000

64.17	(a) Minnesota Public Radio
					
64.18 	$1,557,000 the first year and $2,057,000 the 
64.19 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
64.20 	to create programming and expand news 
64.21 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
64.22 	history.

64.23
64.24	(b) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
64.25 	$1,557,000 the first year and $2,057,000 the 
64.26 	second year are to the Association of 
64.27 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
64.28 	for production and acquisition grants in 
64.29 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.30 	129D.19.

64.31	(c) Public Television
					
64.32 	$3,686,000 the first year and $4,686,000 the 
64.33 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
64.34 	Television Association for production and 
65.1 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
65.2 	Statutes, section 129D.18.

65.3	(d) Wilderness Inquiry
					
65.4 	$485,000 the first year and $485,000 the 
65.5 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
65.6 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
65.7 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
65.8 	and families to natural resources.

65.9	(e) Como Park Zoo
					
65.10 	$1,520,000 the first year and $1,520,000 the 
65.11 	second year are to the Como Park Zoo and 
65.12 	Conservatory for program development that 
65.13 	features educational programs and habitat 
65.14 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
65.15 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
65.16 	access and preservation.

65.17	(f) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
65.18 	$450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
65.19 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
65.20 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
65.21 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
65.22 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
65.23 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
65.24 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
65.25 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

65.26	(g) Lake Superior Zoo
					
65.27 	$132,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
65.28 	second year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to 
65.29 	develop educational exhibits and programs.

65.30	(h) Taste of Minnesota
					
65.31 	$1,300,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
65.32 	Minneapolis Downtown Council to support 
65.33 	the Taste of Minnesota event. This 
66.1 	appropriation is for infrastructure and 
66.2 	associated costs, including but not limited to 
66.3 	event build-out, permits, waste management, 
66.4 	staffing, security, equipment rentals, signs, 
66.5 	and insurance.

66.6
66.7	(i) Minnesota African American Heritage 
Museum and Gallery
					
66.8 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
66.9 	Minnesota African American Heritage 
66.10 	Museum and Gallery for cultural 
66.11 	programming.

66.12	Sec. 7. MINNESOTA ZOO
 	$
	1,490,000
	$
	2,150,000
	
66.13 	The amounts in this section are appropriated 
66.14 	to the Minnesota Zoological Board for 
66.15 	programs at and development of the Minnesota 
66.16 	Zoological Garden and to provide access and 
66.17 	education related to programs on the cultural 
66.18 	heritage of Minnesota.

66.19	Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER

66.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	13,959,000
	$
	11,056,000
	
66.21 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
66.22 	purpose are specified in the following 
66.23 	subdivisions.

66.24	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
66.25 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
66.26 	appropriated to the Board of Directors of the 
66.27 	Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes 
66.28 	specified in this section. Notwithstanding 
66.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
66.30 	subdivision 14, the Minnesota Humanities 
66.31 	Center may use up to 5.5 percent of the 
66.32 	appropriations for the administration of these 
66.33 	funds and to cover the cost of administering, 
66.34 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
67.1 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
67.2 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
67.3 	under this section and must submit the plan 
67.4 	for review and approval by the commissioner 
67.5 	of administration. The written plan must 
67.6 	require the Minnesota Humanities Center to 
67.7 	create and adhere to grant policies that are 
67.8 	similar to those established according to 
67.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
67.10 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
67.11 	(b) No grants awarded under this section may 
67.12 	be used for travel outside the state of 
67.13 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
67.14 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
67.15 	the grant agreement.

67.16	Subd. 3.Programs
 		1,912,000
		1,762,000
	
67.17 	(a) $1,762,000 the first year and $1,762,000 
67.18 	the second year are for statewide humanities 
67.19 	programs and to support and expand outreach, 
67.20 	partnerships, and humanities programming 
67.21 	with organizations and individuals throughout 
67.22 	the state, including but not limited to 
67.23 	programming related to veterans and the 
67.24 	military experience; professional development 
67.25 	opportunities for educators; and programming 
67.26 	celebrating, representing, and reflecting upon 
67.27 	the heritage of diverse Minnesota communities 
67.28 	that have been historically underserved.
67.29 	(b) $150,000 the first year is for a joint 
67.30 	commemoration program, in collaboration 
67.31 	with the Minnesota Historical Society for the 
67.32 	50th anniversary of the Vietnam War/Secret 
67.33 	War in Laos/Southeast Asian conflict that 
67.34 	recognizes and honors the contributions of 
67.35 	veterans of the conflict. The Minnesota 
68.1 	Humanities Center must build on the 
68.2 	preparation and programming undertaken with 
68.3 	the appropriation under Laws 2024, chapter 
68.4 	106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, 
68.5 	paragraph (k).

68.6	Subd. 4.Children's Museum Grants
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
68.7 	$2,157,000 the first year and $2,157,000 the 
68.8 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
68.9 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
68.10 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
68.11 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
68.12 	(1) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
68.13 	Children's Museum, St. Paul;
68.14 	(2) $175,000 each year is for The Works, 
68.15 	Bloomington;
68.16 	(3) $125,000 each year is for the WonderTrek 
68.17 	Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter;
68.18 	(4) $100,000 each year is for the Children's 
68.19 	Discovery Center, Breckenridge;
68.20 	(5) $125,000 each year is for the Duluth 
68.21 	Children's Museum, Duluth;
68.22 	(6) $100,000 each year is for the Otter Cove 
68.23 	Children's Museum, Fergus Falls;
68.24 	(7) $100,000 each year is for the Children's 
68.25 	Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids;
68.26 	(8) $100,000 each year is for the Wheel and 
68.27 	Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson;
68.28 	(9) $175,000 each year is for the Children's 
68.29 	Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato;
68.30 	(10) $175,000 each year is for the Great River 
68.31 	Children's Museum, St. Cloud;
69.1 	(11) $100,000 each year is for The Village 
69.2 	Children's Museum, Willmar;
69.3 	(12) $100,000 each year is for the Mini Sota 
69.4 	Ag Museum, Benson;
69.5 	(13) $150,000 each year is for the SPARK 
69.6 	Children's Museum, Rochester; and
69.7 	(14) $132,000 each year is for the Bakken 
69.8 	Museum, Minneapolis.

69.969.10
	Subd. 5.Community Identity and Heritage 
Emergency Grants
 		200,000
		200,000
	
69.11 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
69.12 	second year are for emergency grants to 
69.13 	organizations otherwise qualified to receive 
69.14 	grants under subdivision 6 and must be 
69.15 	awarded on a rolling basis based on emerging 
69.16 	needs to assist communities responding to 
69.17 	major events and to facilitate the process of 
69.18 	grieving, encourage healing, create memorials, 
69.19 	or assist in recovery of the community. Any 
69.20 	amount described in the preceding sentence 
69.21 	that is not expended by October 15 of the 
69.22 	second year may be used for general 
69.23 	programming costs or grants under subdivision 
69.24 	6.

69.25
69.26	Subd. 6.Community Identity and Heritage 
Competitive Grant Program
 		8,690,000
		6,937,000
	
69.27 	(a) $8,690,000 the first year and $6,937,000 
69.28 	the second year are for a competitive grant 
69.29 	program to provide grants to organizations or 
69.30 	individuals working to create, celebrate, and 
69.31 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of diverse 
69.32 	Minnesota communities, with a priority on 
69.33 	organizations from communities whose culture 
69.34 	and heritage have been historically 
69.35 	underrepresented or that have struggled to 
70.1 	access culture and heritage resources in the 
70.2 	past, including but not limited to Asian and 
70.3 	Pacific Island communities, the Somali 
70.4 	diaspora and other African immigrant 
70.5 	communities, Indigenous communities with 
70.6 	a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the 
70.7 	African American community, the Latinx 
70.8 	community, the LGBTQIA+ community, and 
70.9 	other underrepresented cultural groups, 
70.10 	including communities of Black, Indigenous, 
70.11 	and people of color, to celebrate the cultural 
70.12 	diversity of Minnesota. An individual or 
70.13 	organization that receives a grant under this 
70.14 	subdivision must do at least one of the 
70.15 	following:
70.16 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
70.17 	Minnesota;
70.18 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
70.19 	cultural diversity;
70.20 	(3) support the development of culturally 
70.21 	diverse humanities programming, including 
70.22 	arts programming, by individuals and 
70.23 	organizations; or
70.24 	(4) empower communities in building identity 
70.25 	and culture, including preserving and honoring 
70.26 	communities whose Indigenous cultures are 
70.27 	endangered or disappearing.
70.28 	(b) At least 75 percent of the amount in 
70.29 	paragraphs (c) to (f) must be for grants of less 
70.30 	than $200,000. A grant awarded to an entity 
70.31 	receiving priority consideration under 
70.32 	paragraphs (c) to (f) must not exceed 
70.33 	$200,000.
71.1 	(c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $2,218,000 
71.2 	the first year and $1,368,000 the second year 
71.3 	are for grants to community-based 
71.4 	organizations and local governments for 
71.5 	museums, exhibits, and collections. The 
71.6 	Minnesota Humanities Center must give 
71.7 	priority consideration for funding under this 
71.8 	paragraph to the Minnesota Fishing Museum 
71.9 	and Hall of Fame, MN Zej Zog, and the 
71.10 	Somali Museum of Minnesota.
71.11 	(d) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $1,650,000 
71.12 	the first year and $2,750,000 the second year 
71.13 	are for grants to community-based 
71.14 	organizations and local governments to 
71.15 	support arts and cultural festivals and events 
71.16 	in the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota 
71.17 	Humanities Center must give priority 
71.18 	consideration for funding under this paragraph 
71.19 	to Asian Economic Development Association 
71.20 	for Minnesota Asian American film and music 
71.21 	festivals, the Minnesota State Band to provide 
71.22 	free concerts, Siengkane Lao for a Southeast 
71.23 	Asian music festival, Stairstep Foundation, 
71.24 	and Walker West Music Academy to provide 
71.25 	free concerts.
71.26 	(e) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $4,572,000 
71.27 	the first year and $2,569,000 the second year 
71.28 	are for grants to community-based 
71.29 	organizations and local governments for 
71.30 	education and recreational programming and 
71.31 	events. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
71.32 	must give priority consideration for funding 
71.33 	under this paragraph to Art from the Inside, 
71.34 	Asian Economic Development Association 
71.35 	for youth outdoor programs, Augsburg 
72.1 	University for the Urban Debate League, Capri 
72.2 	Theater, Comunidades Latinas Unidas En 
72.3 	Servicio (CLUES), Fight for Your Dreams for 
72.4 	youth boxing, the Governor's Council on 
72.5 	Developmental Disabilities, HIRPHA 
72.6 	International for Oromo youth programs, 
72.7 	Hmong Cultural Center, the Lundstrum Center 
72.8 	for the Performing Arts, organizations that 
72.9 	provide arts programs in cultural malls in 
72.10 	Moorhead and Maplewood, People in Action, 
72.11 	the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, 
72.12 	Siengkane Lao to preserve traditional dance 
72.13 	performances, and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie.
72.14 	(f) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $250,000 
72.15 	the first year and $250,000 the second year 
72.16 	are for grants to provide funding to ethnic 
72.17 	media organizations creating video content in 
72.18 	a language other than English.

72.19
72.20	Subd. 7.Underrepresented Groups Cultural 
Studies Materials
 		500,000
		-0-
	
72.21 	$500,000 the first year is for competitive 
72.22 	grants to develop high-quality academic, 
72.23 	cultural, and ethnic studies materials for 
72.24 	communities that do not have adequate 
72.25 	cultural and ethnic studies materials or who 
72.26 	are underrepresented in those materials, 
72.27 	including but not limited to the Hmong, Karen, 
72.28 	Somali, and Oromo cultures and cultures 
72.29 	without a formal writing system that are 
72.30 	largely oral-based. In developing these 
72.31 	materials, a recipient of a grant under this 
72.32 	subdivision must work with school districts 
72.33 	that intend to use the materials.

72.34	Subd. 8.Gordon Parks Commemoration
 		500,000
		-0-
	
73.1 	$500,000 the first year is to work in 
73.2 	collaboration with Soul Touch Productions to 
73.3 	create an art installation and programming to 
73.4 	celebrate the incredible life and rich legacy of 
73.5 	Gordon Parks.

73.6	Sec. 9. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 		2,030,000
		2,030,000
	
73.7 	(a) $750,000 each year is to provide grants to 
73.8 	Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota 
73.9 	and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster 
73.10 	education programs and services for Dakota 
73.11 	and Ojibwe language.
73.12 	(b) $575,000 each year is for grants to Dakota 
73.13 	and Ojibwe language-immersion educational 
73.14 	institutions.
73.15 	(c) $525,000 each year is to provide grants to 
73.16 	preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
73.17 	language through support of projects and 
73.18 	services and to support educational programs 
73.19 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
73.20 	language.
73.21 	(d) $50,000 each year is for a Dakota and 
73.22 	Ojibwe Indian language working group 
73.23 	coordinated by the Indian Affairs Council.
73.24 	(e) $130,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs 
73.25 	Council to carry out responsibilities under 
73.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply 
73.27 	with Public Law 101-601, the Native 
73.28 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
73.29 	Act.

73.30	Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

73.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	602,000
	$
	602,000
	
74.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
74.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
74.3 	subdivisions.

74.4	Subd. 2.County Fair Grants
 		352,000
		352,000
	
74.5 	$352,000 the first year and $352,000 the 
74.6 	second year are for grants to county 
74.7 	agricultural societies to enhance arts access 
74.8 	and education and to preserve and promote 
74.9 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as 
74.10 	embodied in its county fairs. The grants may 
74.11 	be distributed in equal amounts to each of the 
74.12 	county fairs that submitted an application. The 
74.13 	grants are in addition to the aid distribution to 
74.14 	county agricultural societies under Minnesota 
74.15 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
74.16 	agriculture must develop grant-making criteria 
74.17 	and guidance for expending money under this 
74.18 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
74.19 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
74.20 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
74.21 	heritage. The commissioner must seek input 
74.22 	from all interested parties. Notwithstanding 
74.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
74.24 	subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up 
74.25 	to two percent of the amounts in this 
74.26 	subdivision for the administration and 
74.27 	distribution of the grants. Money not used in 
74.28 	the first year may be used in the second year.

74.29	Subd. 3.Minnesota FFA
 		250,000
		250,000
	
74.30 	(a) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
74.31 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
74.32 	FFA to provide new and expanded access for 
74.33 	Minnesota FFA members involved in art- and 
74.34 	history-related FFA activities. Of this amount:
75.1 	(1) up to $100,000 each year may be used to 
75.2 	document and commemorate 100 years of 
75.3 	fostering leadership, agricultural education, 
75.4 	and community service across the state by 
75.5 	creating a history book, video storytelling 
75.6 	series, and an in-person arts-focused event; 
75.7 	and
75.8 	(2) any amount not spent for the purposes 
75.9 	described in clause (1) may be used for other 
75.10 	activities that provide new and expanded 
75.11 	access for Minnesota FFA members involved 
75.12 	in art- and history-related FFA activities, 
75.13 	including activities related to national and state 
75.14 	FFA band and choir, state and national FFA 
75.15 	talent competitions, FFA floriculture, and FFA 
75.16 	state fair landscape booths.
75.17 	(b) The commissioner of agriculture must 
75.18 	develop grant-making criteria and guidance 
75.19 	for grants under this subdivision to provide 
75.20 	funding for projects and events and must seek 
75.21 	input from the Minnesota FFA and Minnesota 
75.22 	FFA Foundation. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
75.23 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
75.24 	commissioner may use up to five percent of 
75.25 	the amounts in this subdivision to cover the 
75.26 	costs of administering, planning, evaluating, 
75.27 	and reporting these grants.

75.28
75.29	Sec. 11. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING 
COMMISSION
 	$
	5,000
	$
	-0-
	
75.30 	The amount in this section is appropriated to 
75.31 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission to 
75.32 	maintain the website required under Minnesota 
75.33 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.

76.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
76.2 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage 
76.3 	fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's 
76.4 	history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and 
76.5 	cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and 
76.6 	evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or 
76.7 	best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when 
76.8 	appropriate.
76.9 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project 
76.10 	or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire 
76.11 	project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project 
76.12 	will be completed.
76.13 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across 
76.14 	all regions and residents of the state.
76.15 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural 
76.16 	heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
76.17 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
76.18 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
76.19 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
76.20 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under 
76.21 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
76.22 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according 
76.23 	to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals 
76.24 	must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
76.25 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in 
76.26 	Minnesota.
76.27 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
76.28 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy 
76.29 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
76.30 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
76.31 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the 
76.32 	person to a web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to 
76.33 	obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
76.34 	website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
77.1 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
77.2 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
77.3 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
77.4 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
77.5 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
77.6 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
77.7 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
77.8 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
77.9 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
77.10 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the 
77.11 	recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
77.12 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and 
77.13 	cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees 
77.14 	having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding 
77.15 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
77.16 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose and provide a copy of the 
77.17 	most recent year's Internal Revenue Service Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt 
77.18 	From Income Tax.

77.19 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 
77.20 	to read:
77.21 		Subd. 7.Construction costs. Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must not 
77.22 	be appropriated to fund new construction or for capital construction projects, including 
77.23 	major renovations or long-term building projects, with the exception of preservation of 
77.24 	historic structures or sites. This prohibition does not apply to:
77.25 	(1) accessibility accommodations;
77.26 	(2) the creation of exhibits or installations; and
77.27 	(3) renovations to provide care for collections or facilitate exhibits, installations, or other 
77.28 	projects funded with arts and cultural heritage fund appropriations.

77.29 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

77.30	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		3,000,000
		2,750,000
	
77.31 	(a) $2,750,000 each year is appropriated to 
77.32 	the commissioner of education for grants to 
78.1 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
78.2 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
78.3 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
78.4 	Minnesota. When possible, funding under this 
78.5 	subdivision should be used to promote and 
78.6 	share the work of Minnesota authors, 
78.7 	including authors from diverse backgrounds. 
78.8 	This money must be allocated using the 
78.9 	formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 
78.10 	134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the 
78.11 	remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all 
78.12 	qualifying systems in an amount proportionate 
78.13 	to the number of qualifying system entities in 
78.14 	each system. For purposes of this subdivision, 
78.15 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
78.16 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
78.17 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
78.18 	outreach service program. This money may 
78.19 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
78.20 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
78.21 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
78.22 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
78.23 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
78.24 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
78.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
78.26 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
78.27 	30, 2025 2026, as grants or contracts in this 
78.28 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2026
78.29 	2027.
78.30 	(b) $250,000 the first year is appropriated to 
78.31 	the commissioner of education for a water 
78.32 	safety grant program. The commissioner of 
78.33 	education must allocate grants to eligible 
78.34 	applicants. Eligible applicants include 
78.35 	nonprofit organizations and city and county 
78.36 	parks and recreation programs providing 
79.1 	swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants 
79.2 	are not required to partner with other entities. 
79.3 	Grant funds must primarily be used to provide 
79.4 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
79.5 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
79.6 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
79.7 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
79.8 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
79.9 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
79.10 	and instruction.

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

79.12 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

79.13	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		17,040,000
		14,105,000
	
79.14 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
79.15 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
79.16 	administration for grants to the named 
79.17 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
79.18 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
79.19 	administration may use a portion of this 
79.20 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
79.21 	to and necessary for the administration of 
79.22 	grants in this subdivision.
79.23 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
79.24 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
79.25 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
79.26 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
79.27 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
79.28 	sources of funding.

79.29	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
79.30 	$2,050,000 each year is for Minnesota Public 
79.31 	Radio to create programming and expand news 
79.32 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
79.33 	history.

80.1
80.2	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
80.3 	$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the 
80.4 	second year are to the Association of 
80.5 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
80.6 	for production and acquisition grants in 
80.7 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
80.8 	129D.19.

80.9	(e) Public Television
					
80.10 	$5,000,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the 
80.11 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
80.12 	Television Association for production and 
80.13 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
80.14 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in 
80.15 	the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing 
80.16 	Minnesota military and veterans' history 
80.17 	stories and unique immigrant stories from 
80.18 	around the state.

80.19	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
80.20 	$500,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
80.21 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
80.22 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
80.23 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
80.24 	and families to natural resources.

80.25	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
80.26 	$1,725,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo 
80.27 	and Conservatory for program development 
80.28 	that features educational programs and habitat 
80.29 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
80.30 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
80.31 	access and preservation.

80.32	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
80.33 	$825,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
80.34 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
81.1 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
81.2 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
81.3 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
81.4 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
81.5 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

81.6	(i) Appetite for Change
					
81.7 	$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit 
81.8 	Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks 
81.9 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
81.10 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
81.11 	Minnesota.

81.12	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
81.13 	$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
81.14 	Zoo to develop educational exhibits and 
81.15 	programs.

81.16	(k) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
81.17 	$250,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
81.18 	Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and 
81.19 	install a hands-on exhibit with interactive 
81.20 	learning components to educate Minnesotans 
81.21 	on the history of the natural landscape of the 
81.22 	state.

81.23	(l) State Band
					
81.24 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
81.25 	year are to the Minnesota state band to provide 
81.26 	free concerts throughout the state.

81.27	(m) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming
					
81.28 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
81.29 	of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial 
81.30 	Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad 
81.31 	Park.

81.32	(n) Great Northern Festival
					
82.1 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
82.2 	year are for a grant to support the Great 
82.3 	Northern Festival, which connects attendees 
82.4 	to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues 
82.5 	through a festival.

82.6
82.7	(o) Governor's Council on Developmental 
Disabilities
					
82.8 	$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota 
82.9 	Governor's Council on Developmental 
82.10 	Disabilities to continue to preserve and raise 
82.11 	awareness of the history of Minnesotans with 
82.12 	developmental disabilities.

82.13	(p) Minnesota Council on Disability
					
82.14 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
82.15 	second year are to the Minnesota Council on 
82.16 	Disability to provide educational opportunities 
82.17 	in the arts, history, and cultural heritage of 
82.18 	Minnesotans with disabilities in conjunction 
82.19 	with the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota 
82.20 	Council on Disability. This appropriation is 
82.21 	available until June 30, 2027.

82.22	(q) Keller Regional Park
					
82.23 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey 
82.24 	County to preserve Minnesota's cultural 
82.25 	heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at 
82.26 	Keller Regional Park.

82.27	(r) Vietnam War Anniversary
					
82.28 	$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
82.29 	commissioner of veterans affairs to prepare 
82.30 	and host a commemoration program for the 
82.31 	50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

82.32	(s) St. Paul Cultural Art Installation
					
83.1 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
83.2 	of St. Paul for an art installation celebrating 
83.3 	Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee. The project 
83.4 	funded by this paragraph must be located in 
83.5 	St. Paul at the Conway Recreation Center or, 
83.6 	if that site is not practicable, at Lake Phalen 
83.7 	at the platform containing the bust of Suni 
83.8 	Lee. This appropriation is available until June 
83.9 	30, 2027.

83.10	(t) One Heartland Center
					
83.11 	$50,000 each year is for a grant to One 
83.12 	Heartland Center for programming and 
83.13 	outdoor activities for families and youth in 
83.14 	Minnesota.

83.15	(u) Forest Lake Veterans Memorial
					
83.16 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
83.17 	Forest Lake Veterans Memorial Committee 
83.18 	to construct a memorial to veterans of the 
83.19 	United States armed forces at Lakeside 
83.20 	Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake. This 
83.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.

83.22	(v) Hmong Plaza
					
83.23 	$450,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
83.24 	of St. Paul to construct the Hmong Plaza at 
83.25 	Phalen Lake.

83.26	(w) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship
					
83.27 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second 
83.28 	year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to 
83.29 	fund an annual fellowship to be known as the 
83.30 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this 
83.31 	amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used 
83.32 	for administrative expenses. YWCA 
83.33 	Minneapolis must select a person for the 
83.34 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an 
84.1 	application process that allows both 
84.2 	applications by interested persons and 
84.3 	nominations of persons by third parties. By 
84.4 	October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must 
84.5 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
84.6 	members of the legislative committees and 
84.7 	divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the 
84.8 	use of money appropriated under this 
84.9 	paragraph and on the activities of the person 
84.10 	selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist 
84.11 	Fellowship under this paragraph. This 
84.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

84.13
84.14	(x) Minnesota African American Heritage 
Museum and Gallery
					
84.15 	$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
84.16 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
84.17 	programming celebrating African American 
84.18 	and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the 
84.19 	amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C. 
84.20 	Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural 
84.21 	project in North Minneapolis to work with 
84.22 	young people to develop skills while using art 
84.23 	as the impetus.

84.24	(y) Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota
					
84.25 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
84.26 	year are for a grant to the Tibetan American 
84.27 	Foundation of Minnesota to celebrate and 
84.28 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of Tibetan 
84.29 	Americans in Minnesota.

84.30	(z) Hong De Wu Guan
					
84.31 	$25,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong 
84.32 	De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects 
84.33 	like Lion Dance for after-school programs for 
84.34 	youth.

85.1	(aa) Sepak Takraw of USA
					
85.2 	$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
85.3 	Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and 
85.4 	after-school programs in the community to 
85.5 	teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak 
85.6 	takraw. This appropriation may not be used 
85.7 	to hold events.

85.8	(bb) 30,000 Feet
					
85.9 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
85.10 	year are for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit 
85.11 	organization, to help youth and community 
85.12 	artists further develop their artistic skills, to 
85.13 	create community art and artistic 
85.14 	performances, and to promote and share 
85.15 	African American history and culture through 
85.16 	the arts.

85.17	(cc) Siengkane Lao Minnesota
					
85.18 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
85.19 	year are for a grant to Siengkane Lao MN to 
85.20 	create cultural arts projects and to preserve 
85.21 	traditional performances.

85.22	(dd) Hmong Cultural Center
					
85.23 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
85.24 	second year are for a grant to the Hmong 
85.25 	Cultural Center of Minnesota for 
85.26 	museum-related programming and educational 
85.27 	outreach activities to teach the public about 
85.28 	the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage 
85.29 	of Hmong Minnesotans.

85.30	(ee) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
					
85.31 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
85.32 	second year are for a grant to Comunidades 
85.33 	Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) to 
86.1 	expand arts programming to celebrate Latino 
86.2 	cultural heritage; support local artists; and 
86.3 	provide professional development, networking, 
86.4 	and presentation opportunities.

86.5	(ff) Hmong RPA Writing System
					
86.6 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
86.7 	second year are for grants to recipients who 
86.8 	have demonstrated knowledge and interest in 
86.9 	preserving Hmong culture to preserve Hmong 
86.10 	Minnesotans' heritage, history, language, and 
86.11 	culture. Grants must be used in conjunction 
86.12 	with Minnesota universities to improve and 
86.13 	develop a unified and standardized Latin 
86.14 	alphabet form of the Hmong RPA writing 
86.15 	system. No portion of this appropriation may 
86.16 	be used to encourage religious membership 
86.17 	or to conduct personal ceremonies or events.
86.18 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
86.19 	2028.

86.20	(gg) Somali Museum of Minnesota
					
86.21 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
86.22 	second year are for a grant to the Somali 
86.23 	Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and 
86.24 	cultural vitality programs to provide classes, 
86.25 	exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the 
86.26 	Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.

86.27	(hh) Minnesota Museum of American Art
					
86.28 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
86.29 	second year are for a grant to the Minnesota 
86.30 	Museum of American Art for exhibit 
86.31 	programming and for a Native American 
86.32 	Fellowship at the museum.

86.33	(ii) Fanka Programs
					
87.1 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
87.2 	second year are for a grant to Ka Joog 
87.3 	statewide Somali-based collaborative 
87.4 	programs for arts and cultural heritage. The 
87.5 	funding must be used for Fanka programs to 
87.6 	provide arts education and workshops, mentor 
87.7 	programs, and community presentations and 
87.8 	community engagement events throughout 
87.9 	Minnesota.

87.10	(jj) The Bakken Museum
					
87.11 	$150,000 the first year is for a grant to The 
87.12 	Bakken Museum for interactive exhibits and 
87.13 	outreach programs on arts and cultural 
87.14 	heritage.

87.15	(kk) 4-H Shooting Sports
					
87.16 	$50,000 the first year is to the University of 
87.17 	Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants 
87.18 	to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members 
87.19 	participating in state and national 
87.20 	4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. 
87.21 	Eligible costs for grant money include 
87.22 	shooting sports equipment and supplies and 
87.23 	event fees associated with participating in state 
87.24 	shooting sports events.

87.25	(ll) Public Art Saint Paul
		
87.26 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to Public Art 
87.27 	Saint Paul for art programming at the Wakpa 
87.28 	Triennial Art Festival to showcase new art 
87.29 	across the Twin Cities by Minnesota artists in 
87.30 	outdoor and indoor settings and to encourage 
87.31 	visitors to experience the arts and culture 
87.32 	produced by local arts and culture 
87.33 	organizations.

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

88.1 	Sec. 16. Laws 2024, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

88.2	Subd. 6.Minnesota Historical Society
 		-0-
		1,201,000
	
88.3 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
88.4 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
88.5 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
88.6 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
88.7 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
88.8 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
88.9 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
88.10 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
88.11 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
88.12 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
88.13 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
88.14 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
88.15 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
88.16 	sources of funding. The appropriations in this 
88.17 	subdivision are onetime.

88.18	(b) Grants
					
88.19 	(1) $100,000 the second year is to facilitate 
88.20 	negotiations for the purchase by the state of 
88.21 	the Wizard of Oz ruby slippers through a 
88.22 	combination of available state funds and 
88.23 	nonstate sources of funding. Any remaining 
88.24 	amount not used to facilitate the purchase of 
88.25 	the slippers by the state may be used as a grant 
88.26 	to the Judy Garland Children's Discovery 
88.27 	Museum to create an exhibit highlighting the 
88.28 	history and cultural relevance of the slippers;
88.29 	(2) $400,000 the second year is for statewide 
88.30 	historic and cultural grants to cultural 
88.31 	community organizations, historical 
88.32 	organizations, and veterans organizations for 
88.33 	activities to commemorate 50 years of 
88.34 	Southeast Asians in Minnesota. Money under 
89.1 	this paragraph must be distributed through a 
89.2 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
89.3 	Historical Society must administer the grants 
89.4 	using established grant mechanisms with 
89.5 	assistance from the advisory committee 
89.6 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
89.7 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
89.8 	(ii).
89.9 	(3) $200,000 the second year is for activities 
89.10 	to prepare and coordinate community 
89.11 	commemoration programs celebrating 50 years 
89.12 	of Hmong Americans in Minnesota. The 
89.13 	Minnesota Historical Society must form an 
89.14 	advisory task force consisting of members of 
89.15 	the Hmong community to advise the society 
89.16 	on the design and implementation of these 
89.17 	activities and programs;
89.18 	(4) $200,000 the second year is for planning 
89.19 	and outreach, in collaboration with the 
89.20 	Minnesota Humanities Center, for Minnesota's 
89.21 	commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
89.22 	the signing of the Declaration of 
89.23 	Independence. The Minnesota Historical 
89.24 	Society and Minnesota Humanities Center 
89.25 	must enter into an agreement between the 
89.26 	organizations on how best to maximize the 
89.27 	impact of this grant and of collaboration with 
89.28 	statewide partners;
89.29 	(5) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to 
89.30 	the Greater Litchfield Opera House 
89.31 	Association to repair and update the Litchfield 
89.32 	Opera House; and
89.33 	(6) $251,000 the second year is for a grant to 
89.34 	the Dakota County Historical Society to design 
90.1 	and build exhibits at the Lawshe Memorial 
90.2 	Museum.

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

90.4 	Sec. 17. GRANTS TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
 90.5 	(a) A fiscal agent that administers a competitive grant program under this article must 
90.6 	ensure that at least 48 percent of the amount awarded each fiscal year under the program is 
90.7 	for grants to organizations that serve underserved communities and that agree to provide 
90.8 	the fiscal agent with detailed information about the manner in which the grantee serves 
90.9 	those communities. The fiscal agent must include this information in the next report submitted 
90.10 	by the fiscal agent under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.17, subdivision 6.
90.11 	(b) For purposes of this section, "underserved communities" means communities whose 
90.12 	culture and heritage have been historically underrepresented or that have struggled to access 
90.13 	culture and heritage resources in the past, specifically the Asian and Pacific Island 
90.14 	communities, the Somali diaspora and other African immigrant communities, Indigenous 
90.15 	communities with a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the African American community, 
90.16 	the Latinx community, the LGBTQIA+ community, Minnesotans with disabilities, and 
90.17 	other communities of people of color who have traditionally suffered from inadequate access 
90.18 	to resources.

	ARTICLE 1	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND........	Page.Ln 1.12	
	ARTICLE 2	CLEAN WATER FUND........	Page.Ln 26.30	
	ARTICLE 3	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND........	Page.Ln 47.1	
	ARTICLE 4	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND........	Page.Ln 54.14