1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; 
1.4 	modifying prior appropriations; modifying fees and surcharges; modifying 
1.5 	disposition of certain funds; modifying and establishing duties, authorities, and 
1.6 	prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating 
1.7 	environment and natural resources programs; modifying and creating grant 
1.8 	programs; providing civil and criminal penalties; authorizing rulemaking; modifying 
1.9 	state trail, state forest, and state park provisions; authorizing sales, conveyances, 
1.10 	and leases of certain state lands; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game 
1.11 	and fish provisions; making technical changes; requiring reports; amending 
1.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 86B.415, 
1.13 	subdivision 7; 97A.223, subdivision 1; 97A.421, by adding a subdivision; 97A.465, 
1.14 	by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 6; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 
1.15 	103G.301, subdivision 2; 115B.421; 116.07, by adding a subdivision; 116.073, 
1.16 	subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 7, 
1.17 	10; 3, subdivision 6; Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivisions 3, 8; proposing 
1.18 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 86B; 325F.
1.19 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.20 	ARTICLE 1
1.21 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

1.22	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.24 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.25 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.26 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.27 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
1.28 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
1.29 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2026
		2027

2.5	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	157,580,000
	$
	163,566,000

2.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.8		2026
	2027
	
2.9	General
	9,122,000
	9,072,000
	
2.10
2.11	State Government 
Special Revenue
	90,000
	90,000
	
2.12	Environmental
	119,906,000
	125,675,000
	
2.13	Remediation
	21,962,000
	22,229,000
	
2.14
2.15	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	6,500,000
	6,500,000
	
2.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.18 	subdivisions.
2.19 	The commissioner must present the agency's 
2.20 	biennial budget for fiscal years 2028 and 2029 
2.21 	to the legislature in a transparent way by 
2.22 	agency division, including the proposed 
2.23 	budget bill and presentations of the budget to 
2.24 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
2.25 	over the agency's budget.

2.26	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		23,077,000
		25,027,000

2.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.28		2026
	2027
	
2.29	General
	283,000
	296,000
	
2.30	Environmental
	22,575,000
	24,511,000
	
2.31	Remediation
	219,000
	220,000
	
2.32 	(a) $128,000 the first year and $131,000 the 
2.33 	second year are from the environmental fund 
2.34 	for a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
2.35 	with water quality standards and NPDES/SDS 
3.1 	permitting processes, including enhanced 
3.2 	economic analysis in the water quality 
3.3 	standards rulemaking processes, identification 
3.4 	of cost-effective permitting opportunities, 
3.5 	simplifying the variance process, and 
3.6 	coordinating with the Public Facilities 
3.7 	Authority to identify and advocate for needed 
3.8 	resources for municipalities to achieve permit 
3.9 	requirements.
3.10 	(b) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,191,000 
3.11 	the second year are from the environmental 
3.12 	fund for an air-monitoring program under 
3.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.454, including 
3.14 	ambient air for hazardous pollutants, and for 
3.15 	operating a mobile emissions regulatory 
3.16 	monitoring trailer.
3.17 	(c) $144,000 the first year and $148,000 the 
3.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.19 	for monitoring water quality and operating 
3.20 	assistance programs.
3.21 	(d) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
3.22 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.23 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
3.24 	children's products under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.25 	sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this 
3.26 	amount, $70,000 the first year and $70,000 
3.27 	the second year are transferred to the 
3.28 	commissioner of health.
3.29 	(e) $137,000 the first year and $139,000 the 
3.30 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.31 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
3.32 	(f) $1,527,000 the first year and $1,529,000 
3.33 	the second year are from the environmental 
3.34 	fund to continue perfluorochemical 
4.1 	biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan 
4.2 	communities, as recommended by the 
4.3 	Environmental Health Tracking and 
4.4 	Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address 
4.5 	other environmental health risks, including air 
4.6 	quality. The communities must include Hmong 
4.7 	and other immigrant farming communities. 
4.8 	Of this amount, up to $1,248,000 the first year 
4.9 	and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer 
4.10 	to the commissioner of health.
4.11 	(g) $64,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
4.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.13 	for the listing procedures for impaired waters 
4.14 	required under this act.
4.15 	(h) $79,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
4.16 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
4.17 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
4.18 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
4.19 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
4.20 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
4.21 	program for vapor assessment and 
4.22 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
4.23 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
4.24 	the remediation fund.
4.25 	(i) $283,000 the first year and $296,000 the 
4.26 	second year are from the general fund to 
4.27 	support communities in planning to implement 
4.28 	projects that will allow for adaptation for a 
4.29 	changing climate.
4.30 	(j) $2,139,000 the first year and $2,160,000 
4.31 	the second year are from the environmental 
4.32 	fund to develop and implement a program 
4.33 	related to emerging issues, including 
4.34 	Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
5.1 	(k) $1,893,000 the first year and $1,915,000 
5.2 	the second year are from the environmental 
5.3 	fund to support improved management of data 
5.4 	collected by the agency and its partners and 
5.5 	regulated parties to facilitate decision-making 
5.6 	and public access.
5.7 	(l) $1,448,000 the second year is from the 
5.8 	environmental fund to adopt rules and 
5.9 	implement air toxics emissions requirements 
5.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062.
5.11 	(m) $904,000 the first year and $911,000 the 
5.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.13 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous air 
5.14 	pollutants in Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, 
5.15 	and Olmsted Counties.
5.16 	(n) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
5.17 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.18 	to address wastewater effluent limits and 
5.19 	variances for backlogged permits.

5.20	Subd. 3.Industrial
 		24,144,000
		27,443,000

5.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.22		2026
	2027
	
5.23	General
	782,000
	789,000
	
5.24	Environmental
	21,376,000
	24,641,000
	
5.25	Remediation
	1,986,000
	2,013,000
	
5.26 	(a) $1,876,000 the first year and $1,902,000 
5.27 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
5.28 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
5.29 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
5.30 	future releases from underground petroleum 
5.31 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
5.32 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
5.33 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
6.1 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
6.2 	to the remediation fund.
6.3 	(b) $457,000 the first year and $457,000 the 
6.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.5 	to further evaluate the use and reduction of 
6.6 	trichloroethylene around Minnesota and 
6.7 	identify its potential health effects on 
6.8 	communities. Of this amount, $149,000 the 
6.9 	first year and $149,000 the second year are 
6.10 	for transfer to the commissioner of health.
6.11 	(c) $257,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
6.12 	second year are from the general fund for 
6.13 	implementation of the odor management 
6.14 	requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.15 	section 116.064.
6.16 	(d) $148,000 the second year is from the 
6.17 	environmental fund for the purposes of the 
6.18 	public informational meeting requirements 
6.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, 
6.20 	subdivision 4m.
6.21 	(e) $2,698,000 the first year and $2,718,000 
6.22 	the second year are from the environmental 
6.23 	fund for prioritizing air regulatory program 
6.24 	work in environmental justice areas.
6.25 	(f) $2,539,000 the second year is from the 
6.26 	environmental fund for implementing the 
6.27 	environmental justice cumulative impact 
6.28 	analysis and other requirements under 
6.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.065.
6.30 	(g) $730,000 the first year and $740,000 the 
6.31 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.32 	to improve the coordination, effectiveness, 
6.33 	transparency, and accountability of the 
6.34 	environmental review and permitting process.
7.1 	(h) $700,00 the first year and $700,000 the 
7.2 	second year are to address backlogged permits. 
7.3 	Of this amount, $525,000 the first year and 
7.4 	$525,000 the second year are from the general 
7.5 	fund and $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
7.6 	the second year are from the environmental 
7.7 	fund.

7.8	Subd. 4.Municipal
 		11,271,000
		11,410,000

7.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.10		2026
	2027
	
7.11
7.12	State Government 
Special Revenue
	90,000
	90,000
	
7.13	Environmental
	11,181,000
	11,320,000
	
7.14 	(a) $228,000 the first year and $233,000 the 
7.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.16 	for a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
7.17 	with water quality standards and NPDES/SDS 
7.18 	permitting processes, including enhanced 
7.19 	economic analysis in the water quality 
7.20 	standards rulemaking processes, identification 
7.21 	of cost-effective permitting opportunities, 
7.22 	simplifying the variance process, and 
7.23 	coordinating with the Public Facilities 
7.24 	Authority to identify and advocate for needed 
7.25 	resources for municipalities to achieve permit 
7.26 	requirements.
7.27 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
7.28 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.29 	for transfer to the Office of Administrative 
7.30 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
7.31 	(c) $2,511,000 the first year and $2,535,000 
7.32 	the second year are from the environmental 
7.33 	fund for subsurface sewage treatment system 
7.34 	(SSTS) program administration; for 
7.35 	community technical assistance and education, 
8.1 	including grants and technical assistance to 
8.2 	communities for water-quality protection, new 
8.3 	technology review, and enforcement under 
8.4 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to 115.58; 
8.5 	and to complete the requirements of Laws 
8.6 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165. Of 
8.7 	this amount, $350,000 each year is for 
8.8 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
8.9 	program administration. A county receiving 
8.10 	a grant from this appropriation must submit 
8.11 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
8.12 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
8.13 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
8.14 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
8.15 	second year.
8.16 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
8.17 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
8.18 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as 
8.19 	grants or contracts for subsurface sewage 
8.20 	treatment systems, surface water and 
8.21 	groundwater assessments, storm water, and 
8.22 	water-quality protection in this subdivision 
8.23 	are available until June 30, 2030.

8.24	Subd. 5.Operations
 		15,584,000
		15,650,000

8.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.26		2026
	2027
	
8.27	General
	4,219,000
	4,115,000
	
8.28	Environmental
	8,733,000
	8,870,000
	
8.29	Remediation
	2,632,000
	2,665,000
	
8.30 	(a) $1,187,000 the first year and $1,201,000 
8.31 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
8.32 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
8.33 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
8.34 	future releases from underground petroleum 
8.35 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
9.1 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
9.2 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
9.3 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
9.4 	to the remediation fund.
9.5 	(b) $3,204,000 the first year and $3,300,000 
9.6 	the second year are from the general fund to 
9.7 	support agency information technology 
9.8 	services provided at the enterprise and agency 
9.9 	level.
9.10 	(c) $955,000 the first year and $965,000 the 
9.11 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.12 	to develop and maintain systems to support 
9.13 	permitting and regulatory business processes 
9.14 	and agency data.
9.15 	(d) $278,000 the first year and $280,000 the 
9.16 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.17 	to support current and future career pathways 
9.18 	for underrepresented students.
9.19 	(e) $375,000 the first year and $380,000 the 
9.20 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.21 	to support financial planning and analysis to 
9.22 	assist with risk and compliance management 
9.23 	across agency programs and financial systems.
9.24 	(f) $538,000 the first year and $542,000 the 
9.25 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.26 	for Operations Division legal services that 
9.27 	support compliance programs.
9.28 	(g) $815,000 the first year and $815,000 the 
9.29 	second year are from the general fund for 
9.30 	developing tools to improve permitting 
9.31 	issuance processes. This appropriation is 
9.32 	available until June 30, 2029. This is a onetime 
9.33 	appropriation.
10.1 	(h) $200,000 the first year is from the general 
10.2 	fund to expand outreach under Minnesota 
10.3 	Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 13. This 
10.4 	is a onetime appropriation.
10.5 	(i) The total general fund base for the 
10.6 	Operations Division for fiscal year 2028 and 
10.7 	later is $3,300,000.

10.8	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		23,861,000
		24,068,000

10.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.10		2026
	2027
	
10.11	Environmental
	642,000
	646,000
	
10.12	Remediation
	16,719,000
	16,922,000
	
10.13
10.14	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	6,500,000
	6,500,000
	
10.15 	(a) All money for environmental response, 
10.16 	compensation, and compliance in the 
10.17 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
10.18 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
10.19 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
10.20 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.21 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
10.22 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
10.23 	year, the two commissioners must jointly 
10.24 	submit to the commissioner of management 
10.25 	and budget an annual spending plan that 
10.26 	maximizes resource use and appropriately 
10.27 	allocates the money between the two 
10.28 	departments.
10.29 	(b) $4,965,000 the first year and $5,036,000 
10.30 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
10.31 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
10.32 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
10.33 	future releases from underground petroleum 
10.34 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
10.35 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
11.1 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
11.2 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
11.3 	to the remediation fund.
11.4 	(c) $316,000 the first year and $316,000 the 
11.5 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
11.6 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
11.7 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
11.8 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
11.9 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
11.10 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
11.11 	advisories and public information activities 
11.12 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
11.13 	(d) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
11.14 	second year are from the remediation fund to 
11.15 	review and mitigate the impacts from the 
11.16 	backlog of high-priority sites in the Superfund 
11.17 	site assessment program.
11.18 	(e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 
11.19 	the second year are from the closed landfill 
11.20 	investment fund for costs not otherwise 
11.21 	covered with other resources under the landfill 
11.22 	cleanup program in Minnesota Statutes, 
11.23 	sections 115B.39 to 115B.444. This is a 
11.24 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
11.25 	June 30, 2029. The commissioner must report 
11.26 	on all work plans and expenditures from this 
11.27 	appropriation to the chairs and ranking 
11.28 	minority members of the legislative 
11.29 	committees having jurisdiction over 
11.30 	environment policy and finance by February 
11.31 	15, 2027.

11.32	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		46,830,000
		46,985,000

11.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.34		2026
	2027
	
12.1	General
	70,000
	70,000
	
12.2	Environmental
	46,760,000
	46,915,000
	
12.3 	(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
12.4 	the second year may be transferred from the 
12.5 	environmental fund to the small business 
12.6 	environmental improvement loan account 
12.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
12.8 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
12.9 	the second year are from the environmental 
12.10 	fund for competitive recycling grants under 
12.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.565. This 
12.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
12.13 	(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
12.14 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.15 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
12.16 	small businesses and other 
12.17 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
12.18 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
12.19 	the second year are to continue work with 
12.20 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
12.21 	may enter into an agreement with 
12.22 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
12.23 	(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000 
12.24 	the second year are from the environmental 
12.25 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
12.26 	(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
12.27 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.28 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
12.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
12.30 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
12.31 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.32 	for grants to develop and expand recycling 
12.33 	markets for Minnesota businesses. This 
12.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
13.1 	(g) $770,000 the first year and $770,000 the 
13.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.3 	for reducing and diverting food waste, 
13.4 	redirecting edible food for consumption, and 
13.5 	removing barriers to collecting and recovering 
13.6 	organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each 
13.7 	year is for grants to increase food rescue and 
13.8 	waste prevention. This appropriation is 
13.9 	available until June 30, 2029.
13.10 	(h) $2,829,000 the first year and $2,835,000 
13.11 	the second year are from the environmental 
13.12 	fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
13.13 	section 473.844.
13.14 	(i) $479,000 the first year and $481,000 the 
13.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.16 	to address chemicals in products, including to 
13.17 	implement and enforce flame retardant 
13.18 	provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.19 	325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and 
13.20 	polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging 
13.21 	provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.22 	325F.075. Of this amount, $80,000 the first 
13.23 	year and $80,000 the second year are 
13.24 	transferred to the commissioner of health.
13.25 	(j) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
13.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.27 	for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
13.28 	(k) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,152,000 
13.29 	the second year are from the environmental 
13.30 	fund for implementation of the PFAS 
13.31 	requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.32 	section 116.943. Of this amount, $468,000 the 
13.33 	first year and $468,000 the second year are 
13.34 	for transfer to the commissioner of health.
14.1 	(l) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
14.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
14.3 	to address land permitting activities.
14.4 	(m) $215,000 the first year and $215,000 the 
14.5 	second year are from the environmental fund 
14.6 	to enhance existing work to reduce or 
14.7 	eliminate mercury-containing skin-lightening 
14.8 	products. The base is $195,000 in fiscal year 
14.9 	2028 and thereafter.
14.10 	(n) Any unencumbered grant and loan 
14.11 	balances in the first year do not cancel but are 
14.12 	available for grants and loans in the second 
14.13 	year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
14.14 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
14.15 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2027, as 
14.16 	contracts or grants for environmental 
14.17 	assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.18 	section 115A.0716; technical and research 
14.19 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.20 	115A.152; technical assistance under 
14.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and 
14.22 	pollution prevention assistance under 
14.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
14.24 	available until June 30, 2029.

14.25	Subd. 8.Watershed
 		11,268,000
		11,401,000

14.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.27		2026
	2027
	
14.28	General
	2,459,000
	2,459,000
	
14.29	Environmental
	8,403,000
	8,533,000
	
14.30	Remediation
	406,000
	409,000
	
14.31 	(a) $2,459,000 the first year and $2,459,000 
14.32 	the second year are from the general fund for 
14.33 	grants to delegated counties to administer the 
14.34 	county feedlot program under Minnesota 
14.35 	Statutes, section 116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 
15.1 	3. Money remaining after the first year is 
15.2 	available for the second year.
15.3 	(b) $137,000 the first year and $138,000 the 
15.4 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
15.5 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
15.6 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
15.7 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
15.8 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
15.9 	program for vapor assessment and 
15.10 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
15.11 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
15.12 	the remediation fund.
15.13 	(c) Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
15.14 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
15.15 	for grants and loans in the second year.

15.16	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,545,000
		1,582,000

15.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.18		2026
	2027
	
15.19	General
	1,309,000
	1,343,000
	
15.20	Environmental
	236,000
	239,000

15.21	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
15.22 	The commissioner must transfer up to 
15.23 	$24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000 
15.24 	the second year from the environmental fund 
15.25 	to the remediation fund for purposes of the 
15.26 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.27 	section 116.155, subdivision 2. For fiscal years 
15.28 	2028 through 2031, the commissioner of 
15.29 	management and budget must include a 
15.30 	transfer of $24,000,000 each year from the 
15.31 	environmental fund to the remediation fund 
15.32 	when preparing each forecast from the 
15.33 	effective date of this section through the 
16.1 	February 2027 forecast under Minnesota 
16.2 	Statutes, section 16A.103.

16.3	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

16.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	396,596,000
	$
	397,706,000

16.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.6		2026
	2027
	
16.7	General
	130,981,000
	131,435,000
	
16.8	Natural Resources
	133,926,000
	134,324,000
	
16.9	Game and Fish
	130,852,000
	131,098,000
	
16.10	Remediation
	117,000
	117,000
	
16.11	Permanent School
	720,000
	732,000
	
16.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.13 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.14 	subdivisions.

16.15
16.16	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		10,569,000
		10,615,000

16.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.18		2026
	2027
	
16.19	General
	5,069,000
	5,099,000
	
16.20	Natural Resources
	4,929,000
	4,940,000
	
16.21	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
16.22	Permanent School
	227,000
	232,000
	
16.23 	(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
16.24 	second year are for environmental research 
16.25 	relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000 
16.26 	each year is from the minerals management 
16.27 	account in the natural resources fund and 
16.28 	$119,000 each year is from the general fund.
16.29 	(b) $3,639,000 the first year and $3,650,000 
16.30 	the second year are from the minerals 
16.31 	management account in the natural resources 
16.32 	fund for use as provided under Minnesota 
16.33 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for 
16.34 	mineral resource management, projects to 
17.1 	enhance future mineral income, and projects 
17.2 	to promote new mineral-resource 
17.3 	opportunities.
17.4 	(c) $227,000 the first year and $232,000 the 
17.5 	second year are from the permanent school 
17.6 	fund to secure maximum long-term economic 
17.7 	return from the school trust lands consistent 
17.8 	with fiduciary responsibilities and sound 
17.9 	natural resources conservation and 
17.10 	management principles.
17.11 	(d) $573,000 the first year and $573,000 the 
17.12 	second year are from the water management 
17.13 	account in the natural resources fund for only 
17.14 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
17.15 	section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
17.16 	(e) $160,000 the first year is from the general 
17.17 	fund for completing the condemnation of 
17.18 	certain land in Mille Lacs County authorized 
17.19 	under Laws 2024, chapter 116, article 8, 
17.20 	section 13. This is a onetime appropriation 
17.21 	and is available until June 30, 2027.

17.22	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		46,772,000
		48,202,000

17.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.24		2026
	2027
	
17.25	General
	22,470,000
	22,732,000
	
17.26	Natural Resources
	18,478,000
	19,646,000
	
17.27	Game and Fish
	5,824,000
	5,824,000
	
17.28 	(a) $6,947,000 the first year and $6,952,000 
17.29 	the second year are from the invasive species 
17.30 	account in the natural resources fund and 
17.31 	$1,631,000 the first year and $1,631,000 the 
17.32 	second year are from the general fund for 
17.33 	management, public awareness, assessment 
17.34 	and monitoring research, and water access 
18.1 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
18.2 	species; management of invasive plants in 
18.3 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
18.4 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
18.5 	(b) $7,801,000 the first year and $8,791,000 
18.6 	the second year are from the water 
18.7 	management account in the natural resources 
18.8 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
18.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
18.10 	subdivision 2.
18.11 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
18.12 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
18.13 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
18.14 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
18.15 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
18.16 	the board's jurisdiction.
18.17 	(d) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
18.18 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
18.19 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
18.20 	mediation agreement.
18.21 	(e) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000 
18.22 	the second year are from the heritage 
18.23 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
18.24 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
18.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
18.26 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
18.27 	(f) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
18.28 	the second year are from the nongame wildlife 
18.29 	management account in the natural resources 
18.30 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
18.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.32 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
18.33 	the second year may be used for nongame 
19.1 	wildlife information, education, and 
19.2 	promotion.
19.3 	(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
19.4 	section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and 
19.5 	$48,000 the second year from the critical 
19.6 	habitat private sector matching account may 
19.7 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
19.8 	plate match program.
19.9 	(h) $4,555,000 the first year and $4,555,000 
19.10 	the second year are for the following activities:
19.11 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
19.12 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
19.13 	or other local units of government for 
19.14 	groundwater-level monitoring;
19.15 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
19.16 	including installing monitoring gauges;
19.17 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
19.18 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
19.19 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
19.20 	surface water and groundwater technical 
19.21 	analysis;
19.22 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
19.23 	irrigation use;
19.24 	(6) information technology, including 
19.25 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
19.26 	systems; and
19.27 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
19.28 	(i) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
19.29 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
19.30 	account in the game and fish fund, and 
19.31 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
19.32 	second year are from the general fund are for 
19.33 	the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species 
20.1 	Research Center at the University of 
20.2 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
20.3 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
20.4 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
20.5 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
20.6 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
20.7 	advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
20.8 	(j) $129,000 the first year is from the general 
20.9 	fund for providing research, policy review, 
20.10 	and assisting the Sustainable Foraging Task 
20.11 	Force. This is a onetime appropriation.

20.12	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		60,623,000
		61,293,000

20.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.14		2026
	2027
	
20.15	General
	42,800,000
	43,383,000
	
20.16	Natural Resources
	16,206,000
	16,293,000
	
20.17	Game and Fish
	1,617,000
	1,617,000
	
20.18 	(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 
20.19 	the second year are for prevention, 
20.20 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
20.21 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
20.22 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.23 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
20.24 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
20.25 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
20.26 	fund. By January 15 each year, the 
20.27 	commissioner of natural resources must submit 
20.28 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
20.29 	members of the house and senate committees 
20.30 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
20.31 	environment and natural resources finance that 
20.32 	identifies all firefighting costs incurred and 
20.33 	reimbursements received in the prior fiscal 
20.34 	year. These appropriations may not be 
20.35 	transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting 
21.1 	expenditures made to the commissioner from 
21.2 	any source other than federal mobilizations 
21.3 	must be deposited into the general fund.
21.4 	(b) $15,706,000 the first year and $15,793,000 
21.5 	the second year are from the forest 
21.6 	management investment account in the natural 
21.7 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
21.8 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
21.9 	subdivision 2.
21.10 	(c) $1,617,000 the first year and $1,617,000 
21.11 	the second year are from the heritage 
21.12 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
21.13 	fund to advance ecological classification 
21.14 	systems (ECS), forest habitat, and invasive 
21.15 	species management.
21.16 	(d) $940,000 the first year and $947,000 the 
21.17 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
21.18 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
21.19 	Resources Act.
21.20 	(e) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
21.21 	second year are from the forest management 
21.22 	investment account in the natural resources 
21.23 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
21.24 	forest roads.
21.25 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
21.26 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
21.27 	on county forest roads.
21.28 	(g) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
21.29 	second year are for grants to local and Tribal 
21.30 	governments and nonprofit organizations to 
21.31 	enhance community forest ecosystem health 
21.32 	and sustainability under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.33 	section 88.82. The commissioner may use a 
22.1 	reasonable amount of this appropriation for 
22.2 	administering ReLeaf grants.

22.3	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		115,352,000
		113,212,000

22.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.5		2026
	2027
	
22.6	General
	37,076,000
	36,474,000
	
22.7	Natural Resources
	75,976,000
	74,438,000
	
22.8	Game and Fish
	2,300,000
	2,300,000
	
22.9 	(a) $8,925,000 the first year and $9,238,000 
22.10 	the second year are from the natural resources 
22.11 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
22.12 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
22.13 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
22.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
22.15 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
22.16 	(b) $23,859,000 the first year and $23,615,000 
22.17 	the second year are from the state parks 
22.18 	account in the natural resources fund to 
22.19 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
22.20 	recreation areas.
22.21 	(c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
22.22 	the second year are from the natural resources 
22.23 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
22.24 	government on land to be maintained for at 
22.25 	least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must 
22.26 	be given for projects that are in underserved 
22.27 	communities or that increase access to persons 
22.28 	with disabilities. This appropriation is from 
22.29 	revenue deposited in the natural resources fund 
22.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
22.31 	paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered 
22.32 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
22.33 	year and is available for the second year.
23.1 	(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 
23.2 	the second year are from the snowmobile trails 
23.3 	and enforcement account in the natural 
23.4 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
23.5 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
23.6 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
23.7 	year and is available for the second year.
23.8 	(e) $2,610,000 the first year and $2,510,000 
23.9 	the second year are from the natural resources 
23.10 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
23.11 	program. Of this amount, $2,060,000 the first 
23.12 	year and $1,960,000 the second year are from 
23.13 	the all-terrain vehicle account, $225,000 each 
23.14 	year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
23.15 	account, and $325,000 each year is from the 
23.16 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
23.17 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
23.18 	year and is available for the second year.
23.19 	(f) $2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000 
23.20 	the second year are from the state land and 
23.21 	water conservation account in the natural 
23.22 	resources fund for priorities established by the 
23.23 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
23.24 	administrative and planning activities 
23.25 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.26 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
23.27 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
23.28 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
23.29 	year and is available for the second year.
23.30 	(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
23.31 	second year are from the general fund for 
23.32 	matching grants for local parks and outdoor 
23.33 	recreation areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.34 	section 85.019, subdivision 2.
24.1 	(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
24.2 	second year are from the general fund for 
24.3 	matching grants for local trail connections 
24.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
24.5 	subdivision 4c.
24.6 	(i) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
24.7 	second year are from the natural resources 
24.8 	fund for projects and activities that connect 
24.9 	diverse and underserved Minnesotans through 
24.10 	expanding cultural environmental experiences, 
24.11 	exploration of their environment, and outdoor 
24.12 	recreational activities. This appropriation is 
24.13 	from revenue deposited in the natural 
24.14 	resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.15 	section 297A.94, paragraph (j).
24.16 	(j) $400,000 the first year is from the general 
24.17 	fund for a grant to the city of Silver Bay for 
24.18 	construction of the Silver Bay Trailhead. This 
24.19 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
24.20 	until June 30, 2028.
24.21 	(k) $500,000 the first year is from the general 
24.22 	fund for a grant to the city of Chisholm for 
24.23 	trail development, maintenance, and related 
24.24 	amenities at Redhead Mountain Bike Park. 
24.25 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
24.26 	available until June 30, 2028.
24.27 	(l) $752,000 the first year is from the 
24.28 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
24.29 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
24.30 	for all-terrain vehicle trail projects. This is a 
24.31 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
24.32 	June 30, 2028. The grant is for the following 
24.33 	projects:
25.1 	(1) $75,000 for the Alborn Dirt Devils Club 
25.2 	to engineer, permit, and acquire right-of-way 
25.3 	for the County Road 166 to Ostman Road 
25.4 	ATV trail project;
25.5 	(2) $480,000 for the Ranger Snowmobile/ATV 
25.6 	Club to engineer and construct the Seven 
25.7 	Beavers ATV trail project;
25.8 	(3) $100,000 for the Twig Area Trail Riders 
25.9 	ATV Club to permit, design, engineer, and 
25.10 	acquire right-of-way for the Lumberjack to 
25.11 	Brookston ATV trail; and
25.12 	(4) $97,000 for the Quad Cities ATV Club to 
25.13 	engineer, survey, test, design, and construct 
25.14 	the club trailhead project.
25.15 	(m) $200,000 the first year is from the 
25.16 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
25.17 	resources fund for a grant to the city of Duluth 
25.18 	and Head of the Lakes ATV Riders for a 
25.19 	Duluth area all-terrain vehicle route study to 
25.20 	establish connectivity to and through the 
25.21 	western part of the city of Duluth. This is a 
25.22 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
25.23 	June 30, 2028.
25.24 	(n) $380,000 the first year is from the 
25.25 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
25.26 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
25.27 	for design, right-of-way acquisition, 
25.28 	permitting, and construction of trails within 
25.29 	the Voyageur Country ATV trail system. This 
25.30 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
25.31 	until June 30, 2028.
25.32 	(o) $175,000 the first year is from the 
25.33 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
25.34 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
26.1 	for design, right-of-way acquisition, 
26.2 	permitting, and construction of trails and a 
26.3 	new trail bridge within the Prospectors Loop 
26.4 	trail system. This is a onetime appropriation 
26.5 	and is available until June 30, 2028.

26.6	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		97,566,000
		98,019,000

26.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.8		2026
	2027
	
26.9	General
	9,120,000
	9,185,000
	
26.10	Natural Resources
	2,182,000
	2,424,000
	
26.11	Game and Fish
	86,264,000
	86,410,000
	
26.12 	(a) $12,125,000 the first year and $12,097,000 
26.13 	the second year are from the heritage 
26.14 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
26.15 	fund only for activities specified under 
26.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
26.17 	paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
26.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
26.19 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
26.20 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
26.21 	retention.
26.22 	(b) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000 
26.23 	the second year are from the deer management 
26.24 	account in the game and fish fund for the 
26.25 	purposes identified in Minnesota Statutes, 
26.26 	section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
26.27 	(c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
26.28 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
26.29 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
26.30 	for natural-resource-based education and 
26.31 	recreation programs serving youth under 
26.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The 
26.33 	commissioner may use a reasonable amount 
26.34 	of this appropriation for administering grants 
26.35 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.1 	84.976. Priority must be given to projects 
27.2 	benefiting underserved communities.
27.3 	(d) Up to $2,225,000 the first year and up to 
27.4 	$2,225,000 the second year are available for 
27.5 	transfer from the critical habitat private sector 
27.6 	matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota 
27.7 	fund for wildlife management areas 
27.8 	acquisition, restoration, and enhancement 
27.9 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.10 	84.943, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
27.11 	(e) $3,032,000 the first year and $3,032,000 
27.12 	the second year are from the general fund and 
27.13 	$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the 
27.14 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
27.15 	for statewide response and management of 
27.16 	chronic wasting disease. Of this amount, up 
27.17 	to $2,750,000 each year from the general fund 
27.18 	is for inspections, investigations, and 
27.19 	enforcement activities taken for the 
27.20 	white-tailed deer farm program.
27.21 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $348,000 the 
27.22 	second year are from the general fund for the 
27.23 	Outdoor School for All program under 
27.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9766.
27.25 	(g) $225,000 the first year is from the general 
27.26 	fund to expand outreach under Minnesota 
27.27 	Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 21. This 
27.28 	is a onetime appropriation.
27.29 	(h) $177,000 the first year is from the game 
27.30 	and fish fund for a study of muskellunge 
27.31 	movement and survival in Leech Lake. The 
27.32 	study must be conducted in collaboration with 
27.33 	Bemidji State University. By October 1, 2028, 
27.34 	the commissioner of natural resources must 
28.1 	submit a report on the results of the study to 
28.2 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
28.3 	the house and senate committees and divisions 
28.4 	having jurisdiction over environment and 
28.5 	natural resources. This appropriation is 
28.6 	available until June 30, 2028.

28.7	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		63,890,000
		64,534,000

28.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.9		2026
	2027
	
28.10	General
	14,225,000
	14,341,000
	
28.11	Natural Resources
	15,045,000
	15,473,000
	
28.12	Game and Fish
	34,503,000
	34,603,000
	
28.13	Remediation
	117,000
	117,000
	
28.14 	(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 
28.15 	the second year are from the general fund for 
28.16 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
28.17 	aquatic invasive species.
28.18 	(b) $2,980,000 the first year and $2,980,000 
28.19 	the second year are from the heritage 
28.20 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
28.21 	fund for only the purposes specified under 
28.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
28.23 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
28.24 	(c) $1,442,000 the first year and $1,442,000 
28.25 	the second year are from the water recreation 
28.26 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
28.27 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
28.28 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
28.29 	end of the first year and is available for the 
28.30 	second year.
28.31 	(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
28.32 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
28.33 	and enforcement account in the natural 
28.34 	resources fund for grants to local law 
29.1 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
29.2 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
29.3 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
29.4 	year and is available for the second year.
29.5 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
29.6 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
29.7 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
29.8 	to qualifying organizations to assist in safety 
29.9 	and environmental education and monitoring 
29.10 	trails on public lands under Minnesota 
29.11 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under 
29.12 	this paragraph must be issued through a formal 
29.13 	agreement with the organization. By 
29.14 	December 15 each year, an organization 
29.15 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
29.16 	report to the commissioner with details on 
29.17 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
29.18 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
29.19 	administering these grants. Any unencumbered 
29.20 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
29.21 	year and is available for the second year.
29.22 	(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
29.23 	second year are from the natural resources 
29.24 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
29.25 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
29.26 	and public education activities based on 
29.27 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
29.28 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
29.29 	all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year 
29.30 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account, 
29.31 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
29.32 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
29.33 	agencies may use money received under this 
29.34 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
29.35 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
30.1 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
30.2 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
30.3 	each year is for administering the grants. Any 
30.4 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
30.5 	end of the first year and is available for the 
30.6 	second year.
30.7 	(g) $262,000 the first year and $262,000 the 
30.8 	second year are from the water recreation 
30.9 	account in the natural resources fund for 
30.10 	investigating, notification, and removal of 
30.11 	abandoned watercraft on or adjacent to public 
30.12 	waters and public land.
30.13 	(h) $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the 
30.14 	second year are from the off-highway 
30.15 	motorcycle account in the natural resources 
30.16 	fund for grants to qualifying off-highway 
30.17 	motorcycle organizations to assist in providing 
30.18 	safety and environmental education and 
30.19 	monitoring trails on public lands according to 
30.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants 
30.21 	awarded under this paragraph must be issued 
30.22 	through a formal agreement with the 
30.23 	organization. By December 15 each year, an 
30.24 	organization receiving a grant under this 
30.25 	paragraph must report to the commissioner 
30.26 	with details on how the money was expended 
30.27 	and what outcomes were achieved.

30.28	Subd. 8.Pass Through Funds
 		1,824,000
		1,831,000

30.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
30.30		2026
	2027
	
30.31	General
	221,000
	221,000
	
30.32	Natural Resources
	1,110,000
	1,110,000
	
30.33	Permanent School
	493,000
	500,000
	
30.34 	(a) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
30.35 	second year are from the natural resources 
31.1 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
31.2 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
31.3 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
31.4 	Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from 
31.5 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
31.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
31.7 	paragraph (h), clause (5).
31.8 	(b) $221,000 the first year and $221,000 the 
31.9 	second year are from the general fund for the 
31.10 	Office of School Trust Lands.
31.11 	(c) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
31.12 	second year are from the permanent school 
31.13 	fund for transaction and project management 
31.14 	costs for divesting of school trust lands within 
31.15 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
31.16 	(d) $343,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
31.17 	second year are from the permanent school 
31.18 	fund for the Office of School Trust Lands.
31.19 	(e) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
31.20 	second year are from the natural resources 
31.21 	fund for parks and trails of regional 
31.22 	significance outside the seven-county 
31.23 	metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.24 	section 85.535, based on the recommendations 
31.25 	from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks 
31.26 	and Trails Commission. This appropriation is 
31.27 	from revenue deposited in the natural 
31.28 	resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.29 	section 297A.94, paragraph (i).

31.30	Subd. 9.Transfers
 					
31.31 	$720,000 the first year and $732,000 the 
31.32 	second year are transferred from the forest 
31.33 	suspense account to the permanent school 
31.34 	fund. For fiscal years 2028 through 2031, the 
32.1 	commissioner of management and budget must 
32.2 	include a transfer of $732,000 each year from 
32.3 	the forest suspense account to the permanent 
32.4 	school fund when preparing each forecast from 
32.5 	the effective date of this section through the 
32.6 	February 2027 forecast under Minnesota 
32.7 	Statutes, section 16A.103.

32.8	Subd. 10.Extensions
 					
32.9 	The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60, 
32.10 	article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph 
32.11 	(p), for a boat launch on the Mississippi River 
32.12 	is extended to June 30, 2026.

32.13
32.14	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	15,945,000
	$
	16,102,000
	
32.15 	(a) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 
32.16 	the second year are for grants and payments 
32.17 	to soil and water conservation districts for 
32.18 	accomplishing the purposes of Minnesota 
32.19 	Statutes, chapter 103C, and for other general 
32.20 	purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
32.21 	implementation and stewardship of the 
32.22 	reinvest in Minnesota reserve program. 
32.23 	Expenditures may be made from this 
32.24 	appropriation for supplies and services 
32.25 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
32.26 	districts. Any district receiving a payment 
32.27 	under this paragraph must maintain a website 
32.28 	that publishes, at a minimum, the district's 
32.29 	annual report, annual audit, annual budget, 
32.30 	and meeting notices.
32.31 	(b) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 
32.32 	the second year are for the following:
32.33 	(1) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000 
32.34 	the second year are for cost-sharing programs 
32.35 	of soil and water conservation districts for 
33.1 	accomplishing projects and practices 
33.2 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.3 	103C.501, including perennially vegetated 
33.4 	riparian buffers, erosion control, water 
33.5 	retention and treatment, water quality 
33.6 	cost-sharing for feedlots and nutrient and 
33.7 	manure management projects in watersheds 
33.8 	where there are impaired waters, and other 
33.9 	high-priority conservation practices; and
33.10 	(2) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
33.11 	second year are for invasive species and weed 
33.12 	management programs and to restore native 
33.13 	plants at selected invasive species management 
33.14 	sites.
33.15 	(c) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
33.16 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
33.17 	to local drainage management officials and 
33.18 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The 
33.19 	board must coordinate the activities of the 
33.20 	Drainage Work Group according to Minnesota 
33.21 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
33.22 	(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
33.23 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
33.24 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
33.25 	floodplain management, including program 
33.26 	administration. This appropriation must be 
33.27 	matched by nonstate funds.
33.28 	(e) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
33.29 	second year are for grants to Area II 
33.30 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
33.31 	management.
33.32 	(f) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the 
33.33 	second year are for a grant to the Lower 
33.34 	Minnesota River Watershed District to defray 
34.1 	the annual cost of sustaining the state, national, 
34.2 	and international commercial and recreational 
34.3 	navigation on the lower Minnesota River.
34.4 	(g) $203,000 the first year and $203,000 the 
34.5 	second year are for soil health programming 
34.6 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.7 	103F.06, and for coordination with the 
34.8 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil 
34.9 	Health.
34.10 	(h) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 
34.11 	the second year are for natural resources block 
34.12 	grants to local governments to implement the 
34.13 	Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland 
34.14 	management program under Minnesota 
34.15 	Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water 
34.16 	management responsibilities under Minnesota 
34.17 	Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce 
34.18 	the amount of the natural resources block grant 
34.19 	to a county by an amount equal to any 
34.20 	reduction in the county's general services 
34.21 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
34.22 	district from the county's previous year 
34.23 	allocation when the board determines that the 
34.24 	reduction was disproportionate.
34.25 	(i) $6,997,000 the first year and $7,154,000 
34.26 	the second year are for agency administration 
34.27 	and operation of the Board of Water and Soil 
34.28 	Resources.
34.29 	(j) The board may shift funds in this section 
34.30 	and may adjust the technical and 
34.31 	administrative assistance portion of the funds 
34.32 	to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or 
34.33 	to address accountability, oversight, local 
34.34 	government performance, or high-priority 
34.35 	needs.
35.1 	(k) The appropriations for grants and payments 
35.2 	in this section are available until June 30, 
35.3 	2029, except returned grants and payments 
35.4 	are available for two years after they are 
35.5 	returned or regranted, whichever is later. 
35.6 	Funds must be used consistent with the 
35.7 	purposes of this section. If an appropriation 
35.8 	for grants in either year is insufficient, the 
35.9 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
35.10 	it.
35.11 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
35.12 	section 16B.97, grants awarded from 
35.13 	appropriations in this section are exempt from 
35.14 	the Department of Administration, Office of 
35.15 	Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant 
35.16 	Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.

35.17	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	11,740,000
	$
	11,740,000

35.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
35.19		2026
	2027
	
35.20	General
	2,540,000
	2,540,000
	
35.21	Natural Resources
	9,200,000
	9,200,000
	
35.22 	(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000 
35.23 	the second year are for metropolitan-area 
35.24 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
35.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.26 	473.351.
35.27 	(b) $9,200,000 the first year and $9,200,000 
35.28 	the second year are from the natural resources 
35.29 	fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and 
35.30 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
35.31 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
35.32 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
35.33 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
35.34 	clause (3).

36.1
36.2	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA AND IOWA
 	$
	1,070,000
	$
	1,070,000

36.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
36.4		2026
	2027
	
36.5	General
	580,000
	580,000
	
36.6	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
36.7 	Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa may 
36.8 	receive money appropriated from the natural 
36.9 	resources fund under this section only as 
36.10 	provided in an agreement with the 
36.11 	commissioner of natural resources.

36.12	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	14,180,000
	$
	14,532,000

36.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
36.14		2026
	2027
	
36.15	General
	13,925,000
	14,277,000
	
36.16	Natural Resources
	255,000
	255,000
	
36.17 	$255,000 the first year and $255,000 the 
36.18 	second year are from the natural resources 
36.19 	fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota 
36.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
36.21 	clause (5).

36.22	Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
 	$
	1,260,000
	$
	1,260,000

36.23
36.24	Sec. 9. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING 
COMMISSION
 	$
	198,000
	$
	0
	
36.25 	$198,000 the first year is for the administrative 
36.26 	costs of the Sustainable Foraging Task Force. 
36.27 	This is a onetime appropriation

36.28 	Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

36.29	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
36.30 	(a) The commissioner must transfer up to 
36.31 	$24,000,000 the first year and $24,000,000 
36.32 	the second year from the environmental fund 
36.33 	to the remediation fund for purposes of the 
37.1 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
37.2 	section 116.155, subdivision 2. The base for 
37.3 	this transfer is $24,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 
37.4 	and beyond.
37.5 	(b) By June 30, 2024, the commissioner of 
37.6 	management and budget must transfer 
37.7 	$27,397,000 from the general fund to the 
37.8 	metropolitan landfill contingency action trust 
37.9 	account in the remediation fund to restore the 
37.10 	money transferred from the account as 
37.11 	intended under Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 
37.12 	1, section 10, paragraph (e), and Laws 2005, 
37.13 	First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, 
37.14 	section 17, and to compensate the account for 
37.15 	the estimated lost investment income.
37.16 	(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the 
37.17 	commissioner of management and budget must 
37.18 	transfer $100,000 each year from the general 
37.19 	fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency 
37.20 	action trust account in the remediation fund 
37.21 	to restore the money transferred from the 
37.22 	account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter 
37.23 	128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and 
37.24 	Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, 
37.25 	article 3, section 17.

37.26 	Sec. 11. CANCELLATION.
 37.27 	$3,915,000 of the unencumbered balance of the general fund appropriation from Laws 
37.28 	2022, chapter 95, article 3, section 6, paragraph (b), cancels no later than June 30, 2025.

37.29 	ARTICLE 2
37.30 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS

37.31	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
37.32 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
37.33 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
38.1 	and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal 
38.2 	years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean 
38.3 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
38.4 	2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" 
38.5 	is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Any unencumbered 
38.6 	balance remaining in the first year does not cancel and is available for the second year or 
38.7 	until the end of the appropriation. These are onetime appropriations.

38.8				APPROPRIATIONS
	
38.9				Available for the Year
	
38.10				Ending June 30
	
38.11					2026
		2027

38.12	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

38.13	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	103,326,000
	$
	0
	
38.14 	This appropriation is from the environment 
38.15 	and natural resources trust fund. The amounts 
38.16 	that may be spent for each purpose are 
38.17 	specified in the following subdivisions.

38.18	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
38.19 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
38.20 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
38.21 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
38.22 	article XI, section 14.

38.23
38.24	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		22,084,000
		-0-

38.25	(a) Fond du Lac Deer Study - Phase 1
					
38.26 	$1,441,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.27 	to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
38.28 	Universities for Bemidji State University to 
38.29 	collect baseline deer demographic, movement, 
38.30 	and habitat-use data before elk restoration to 
38.31 	better inform management of both elk and deer 
38.32 	populations on the Fond du Lac Reservation 
38.33 	and surrounding areas.

38.34
38.35	(b) Are All Walleye Created Equal? Probably 
Not.
					
39.1 	$298,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
39.3 	Minnesota to investigate Minnesota walleye 
39.4 	strain physiology and disease responses to 
39.5 	warming water and to build a tool to guide 
39.6 	adaptive management of walleye in a warming 
39.7 	climate.

39.8
39.9	(c) Deer Survival Within Minnesota's Densest 
Wolf Population
					
39.10 	$809,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
39.12 	Minnesota to evaluate how wolves, winter 
39.13 	severity, and habitat affect deer mortality and 
39.14 	survival across space and time within the 
39.15 	Voyageurs region.

39.16
39.17	(d) Evaluating Anticoagulant Rodenticide 
Exposure in Minnesota's Carnivores
					
39.18 	$247,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
39.20 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
39.21 	Institute in Duluth to determine anticoagulant 
39.22 	rodenticide exposure rates and concentrations 
39.23 	in Minnesota bobcats and fishers, factors 
39.24 	influencing exposure risk, and negative effects 
39.25 	of rodenticide exposure on carnivore health.

39.26
39.27	(e) Digitizing the Science Museum of 
Minnesota's Mollusk Specimens
					
39.28 	$386,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.29 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota to make 
39.30 	the museum's Minnesota mollusk specimen 
39.31 	collection available for research and education 
39.32 	by identifying and organizing all relevant 
39.33 	specimens and digitizing the museum's data.

39.34
39.35	(f) Integrating Wildlife Objectives in Long-Term 
Forest Management Planning
					
40.1 	$316,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
40.3 	Minnesota to develop a harvest-scheduling 
40.4 	model that integrates wildlife habitat metrics 
40.5 	with timber production objectives in the 
40.6 	forest-planning process for more sustainable 
40.7 	forest landscape-level outcomes.

40.8
40.9	(g) Surveying Minnesota's Secretive Marsh 
Birds
					
40.10 	$413,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.12 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
40.13 	Society, Upper Mississippi River office, to 
40.14 	conduct a breeding marsh bird survey and 
40.15 	provide state and federal agencies with an 
40.16 	assessment of marsh bird population status 
40.17 	and wetland habitat. This appropriation is 
40.18 	available until June 30, 2029, by which time 
40.19 	the project must be completed and final 
40.20 	products delivered.

40.21
40.22	(h) Improving Conservation Outcomes for 
Imperiled Wood Turtles
					
40.23 	$242,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.24 	to the Minnesota Zoological Society to restore 
40.25 	imperiled wood turtles by increasing remnant 
40.26 	populations, quantifying effectiveness of 
40.27 	habitat management strategies, establishing 
40.28 	baseline information on disease prevalence, 
40.29 	and creating a new decision-support tool for 
40.30 	prioritizing future conservation actions.

40.31
40.32	(i) Maximizing the Impact of Wildlife Movement 
Data
					
40.33 	$216,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.34 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
40.35 	Minnesota to create a centralized and 
41.1 	accessible database of wildlife movement data 
41.2 	from prior trust fund-supported studies and 
41.3 	demonstrate tools biologists can use to analyze 
41.4 	these data to benefit Minnesota wildlife.

41.5
41.6	(j) Expanding the Statewide Motus Wildlife 
Tracking Network
					
41.7 	$234,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.8 	to the Minnesota Zoological Society to expand 
41.9 	the statewide Motus Wildlife Tracking System 
41.10 	network into southwestern Minnesota and the 
41.11 	North Shore to guide the conservation of 
41.12 	imperiled grassland and boreal migratory birds 
41.13 	and other wildlife. This appropriation may 
41.14 	also be used to develop outreach and 
41.15 	interpretive materials for Motus sites.

41.16
41.17	(k) Updating and Sharing Information on 
Minnesota's Tick Biodiversity
					
41.18 	$186,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
41.20 	Minnesota to collaborate with wildlife 
41.21 	organizations and community scientists to 
41.22 	survey the biodiversity and distribution of 
41.23 	ticks in Minnesota and create a publicly 
41.24 	accessible GIS dashboard to share results and 
41.25 	potential disease implications with the public 
41.26 	and wildlife managers.

41.27
41.28	(l) Small Mammals and Hunter Participation: 
Expanded Offal Wildlife Watching
					
41.29 	$563,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
41.31 	Minnesota to expand and assess hunter 
41.32 	participation in monitoring scavenger use of 
41.33 	deer gut piles, assess small mammal 
41.34 	occurrence and contaminant and disease 
41.35 	exposure risk at offal sites, and study how 
42.1 	messaging impacts hunters' use of lead 
42.2 	ammunition.

42.3
42.4	(m) Green Heron as an Indicator of 
Wetland-Dependent Species
					
42.5 	$424,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
42.7 	Minnesota to collect data on the year-round 
42.8 	habitat use and migratory movements of green 
42.9 	herons, assess potential factors leading to 
42.10 	population decline, and identify conservation 
42.11 	strategies to benefit the green heron and other 
42.12 	wetland-dependent bird species.

42.13
42.14	(n) Visualizing Minnesota's Natural Resources 
with CT Scanning
					
42.15 	$955,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
42.17 	Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, 
42.18 	to acquire a CT scanner, scan Bell Museum 
42.19 	organismal specimens, create 3D prints from 
42.20 	the scans, and share the data and prints through 
42.21 	environmental education and research 
42.22 	programs. The CT scanner purchased with this 
42.23 	appropriation must prioritize use by and be 
42.24 	made available cost-free to other 
42.25 	Minnesota-focused researchers for the duration 
42.26 	of this appropriation. This appropriation may 
42.27 	also be used for equipment, tools, and supplies 
42.28 	needed to acquire, install, and use the scanner 
42.29 	and print 3D models of scanned organisms. 
42.30 	Net income generated as part of this 
42.31 	appropriation may be reinvested in the project 
42.32 	if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the 
42.33 	work plan as provided under Minnesota 
42.34 	Statutes, section 116P.10.

42.35
42.36	(o) Mapping Human-Carnivore Conflicts in 
Human-Dominated Landscapes
					
43.1 	$563,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
43.3 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
43.4 	Institute in Duluth to evaluate bear, bobcat, 
43.5 	and coyote habitat use, activity, and diet in 
43.6 	Duluth and surrounding areas to map hotspots 
43.7 	for human-carnivore conflicts and fill 
43.8 	knowledge gaps to reduce conflicts. This 
43.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
43.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.11 	and final products delivered.

43.12
43.13	(p) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
43.14 	$1,260,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
43.16 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
43.17 	continue to produce geologic atlas maps and 
43.18 	databases to inform management of 
43.19 	groundwater and surface water. This 
43.20 	appropriation is to complete Part A, which 
43.21 	focuses on the properties and distribution of 
43.22 	earth materials to define aquifer boundaries 
43.23 	and the connection of aquifers to the land 
43.24 	surface and surface water resources.

43.25
43.26	(q) Leveraging Statewide Datasets for Native 
Rough Fish
					
43.27 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
43.29 	Minnesota to construct species distribution 
43.30 	models that predict presence and abundance 
43.31 	of native rough fish species and identify 
43.32 	potential areas for protection, additional 
43.33 	monitoring, or restoration across the state. This 
43.34 	appropriation may also be used to build an 
43.35 	interactive mapping tool and share results.

44.1
44.2	(r) The Impacts of Climate Change on 
Northeastern Minnesota
					
44.3 	$772,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
44.5 	an agreement with Friends of the Boundary 
44.6 	Waters Wilderness to work with collaborators 
44.7 	to aggregate research, data, and other 
44.8 	information about the impacts of climate 
44.9 	change on the habitat and wildlife of 
44.10 	northeastern Minnesota into a publicly 
44.11 	available, web-based database. This 
44.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
44.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
44.14 	and final products delivered.

44.15
44.16	(s) Health and Disease Monitoring in Minnesota 
Wildlife
					
44.17 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.18 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
44.19 	Minnesota, Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic 
44.20 	Laboratory, to collaborate with wildlife 
44.21 	rehabilitation organizations and other wildlife 
44.22 	health professionals throughout Minnesota to 
44.23 	enhance the state's health and disease 
44.24 	surveillance, preparedness, and response 
44.25 	efforts.

44.26
44.27	(t) Affordable Statewide Tracking of Forestry 
Fragmentation and Degradation
					
44.28 	$331,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.29 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
44.30 	Minnesota to merge aircraft and satellite 
44.31 	LiDAR data to build a model and an 
44.32 	interactive real-time web dashboard of forest 
44.33 	boundaries that provides business-ready 
44.34 	information about statewide forest 
44.35 	fragmentation and degradation due to human 
44.36 	activities and natural disasters.

45.1
45.2	(u) Safeguarding Bees While Monitoring 
Pollinators and Nesting Habitats
					
45.3 	$590,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
45.5 	Minnesota to pioneer low-mortality methods 
45.6 	for monitoring bee populations and to 
45.7 	investigate nest habitat materials and 
45.8 	antimicrobial properties in cooperation with 
45.9 	community scientists and management 
45.10 	agencies. This appropriation is available until 
45.11 	June 30, 2029, by which time the project must 
45.12 	be completed and final products delivered.

45.13
45.14	(v) Expanding the Application of Minnesota's 
Wetland Monitoring Data
					
45.15 	$312,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
45.17 	use existing LiDAR and recurring aerial 
45.18 	photographs to determine state grassland 
45.19 	acreage and change over the last twenty years, 
45.20 	evaluate key drivers of wetland change, and 
45.21 	use technology to improve Minnesota's 
45.22 	wetland monitoring.

45.23
45.24	(w) Enhancing the Value of Minnesota Public 
Grasslands
					
45.25 	$390,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.26 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
45.27 	Minnesota to evaluate a combination of 
45.28 	prescribed fire, brush mowing, and targeted 
45.29 	conservation grazing to develop ready-to-use 
45.30 	management strategies for public land 
45.31 	managers to mitigate woody species 
45.32 	encroachment and increase biodiversity and 
45.33 	carbon sequestration in public grasslands.

45.34
45.35	(x) Foundational Precision Agriculture Data to 
Reduce Environmental Impacts
					
46.1 	$1,255,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
46.3 	Minnesota for the West Central Research and 
46.4 	Outreach Center at Morris to establish data 
46.5 	collection systems and methods at sentinel 
46.6 	farm sites, develop and evaluate best 
46.7 	management practices, and provide outreach 
46.8 	and training to farmers to encourage adoption 
46.9 	of precision agriculture technologies that 
46.10 	reduce fertilizer and chemical use and improve 
46.11 	water and air quality.

46.12	(y) Continued Aggregate Resource Mapping
					
46.13 	$621,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.15 	map the aggregate resource potential in the 
46.16 	state of Minnesota and to make the 
46.17 	information available in print and electronic 
46.18 	format to local units of government to support 
46.19 	informed land-use decisions and resource 
46.20 	conservation.

46.21
46.22	(z) Advancing Collaborative Wild Rice 
Monitoring Program Technologies
					
46.23 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.25 	continue efforts to create a framework for 
46.26 	long-term wild rice monitoring for 
46.27 	conservation and collaborate with Tribal and 
46.28 	nongovernmental organizations to collect 
46.29 	additional data, improve collection and 
46.30 	analysis methods, and develop a statewide 
46.31 	estimate of wild rice abundance and coverage.

46.32
46.33	(aa) Conserving Natural Resources by 
Advancing Forever Green Agriculture
					
46.34 	$2,146,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
47.1 	Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative to 
47.2 	fund research projects to develop new 
47.3 	perennial and winter-annual crops to protect 
47.4 	water, wildlife, soil, other natural resources, 
47.5 	and the climate. This appropriation is available 
47.6 	until June 30, 2030, by which time the project 
47.7 	must be completed and final products 
47.8 	delivered.

47.947.10
	(bb) Minnesota's Priority Native Rough Fish: 
Gars and Bowfin
					
47.11 	$568,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
47.13 	Minnesota to develop population dynamics, 
47.14 	habitat use, and food web models for 
47.15 	Minnesota gars and bowfins and conduct 
47.16 	outreach to inform conservation and 
47.17 	management and serve as a template for study 
47.18 	of Minnesota's other native rough fish species.

47.19
47.20	(cc) Understanding to Improve Minnesota's 
Future Lake Water Quality
					
47.21 	$595,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
47.23 	Minnesota to use decade-long comprehensive 
47.24 	lake, watershed, and weather data and 
47.25 	high-resolution climate models to understand 
47.26 	lake-specific drivers of water quality and 
47.27 	predict the effects of future warming on 
47.28 	harmful algal blooms across Minnesota.

47.29
47.30	(dd) Operationalizing State Zooplankton Data 
to Support Lake Health
					
47.31 	$423,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
47.33 	Minnesota to use long-term monitoring data 
47.34 	to determine the relationship between 
47.35 	zooplankton communities and ecosystem 
48.1 	services, like fisheries health and water 
48.2 	quality, and develop biotic indices for lake 
48.3 	health.

48.4
48.5	(ee) Trialing Climate-Ready Woodland Trees 
in Urban Areas
					
48.6 	$255,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
48.8 	Minnesota to demonstrate performance of 
48.9 	climate-adaptive tree species and study land 
48.10 	manager and public perceptions of these 
48.11 	species to identify the best species and risk 
48.12 	tolerance for future plantings in metropolitan 
48.13 	areas of Minnesota.

48.14
48.15	(ff) Superior Shores: Protecting Our Great 
Lakes Coastal Habitats
					
48.16 	$675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.17 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the 
48.18 	St. Croix Watershed Research Station to map 
48.19 	the locations and survey the biological 
48.20 	diversity and water quality of Lake Superior 
48.21 	coastal rock pools. This appropriation may 
48.22 	also be used to develop outreach materials and 
48.23 	host programs on rock pool understanding and 
48.24 	conservation.

48.25
48.26	(gg) Recruitment and Fecundity of Minnesota 
Moose
					
48.27 	$2,007,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
48.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.29 	state and Tribal biologists to work 
48.30 	collaboratively to estimate survival and 
48.31 	fecundity of yearling and 2-year-old moose in 
48.32 	northeast Minnesota to inform future 
48.33 	management efforts. Of this amount, $841,000 
48.34 	is for an agreement with the 1854 Treaty 
48.35 	Authority. This appropriation is available until 
49.1 	June 30, 2031, by which time the project must 
49.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

49.3
49.4	(hh) Fighting Insect Decline: Minnesota 
Bumblebees to the Rescue
					
49.5 	$249,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
49.7 	Minnesota to map historical and current 
49.8 	bumblebee distribution and develop an 
49.9 	identification tool using molecular barcodes 
49.10 	and an online resource hub to improve 
49.11 	conservation of Minnesota's native 
49.12 	bumblebees.

49.13
49.14	(ii) Trace Metals in Municipal Yard Waste and 
Compost
					
49.15 	$120,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
49.17 	Minnesota to assess trace metal contamination 
49.18 	from collected residential yard waste, finished 
49.19 	compost, and compost leachate in municipal 
49.20 	yard waste recycling programs.

49.21
49.22	(jj) Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in 
Minnesota Waters
					
49.23 	$322,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.24 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
49.25 	Minnesota to evaluate the movement of 
49.26 	chronic wasting disease in Minnesota waters, 
49.27 	assess the risk of spread, and share results with 
49.28 	wildlife and watershed managers.

49.29	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		11,812,000
		-0-

49.30
49.31	(a) Enhancing Our Resources - Rural Health 
and Drinking Water
					
49.32 	$994,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
49.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
49.34 	an agreement with Freshwater Society to 
49.35 	partner with the Mayo Clinic to educate well 
50.1 	owners and family health providers about the 
50.2 	geologic occurrence and risk of arsenic in 
50.3 	drinking water. This appropriation is also to 
50.4 	provide free arsenic testing to well owners in 
50.5 	southeast Minnesota.

50.6
50.7	(b) Restoration and Outreach for Minnesota's 
Native Mussels
					
50.8 	$1,258,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
50.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
50.10 	propagate, rear, and restore native freshwater 
50.11 	mussel populations and the ecosystem services 
50.12 	they provide to Minnesota waters; to evaluate 
50.13 	reintroduction success; and to inform the 
50.14 	public on mussels and mussel conservation.

50.15
50.16	(c) Pristine to Green: Toxic Blooms Threaten 
Northern Lakes
					
50.17 	$1,362,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
50.18 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the 
50.19 	St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
50.20 	evaluate drivers that contribute to the 
50.21 	formation of nuisance and toxic algal blooms 
50.22 	in relatively pristine and protected lakes across 
50.23 	Minnesota.

50.24
50.25	(d) Training Lake Communities to Track 
Chloride and Algae
					
50.26 	$274,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
50.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
50.28 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant 
50.29 	college program in Duluth to develop and train 
50.30 	a network of community-based volunteers to 
50.31 	track chloride and harmful algal blooms in 
50.32 	rural Minnesota lakes.

50.33
50.34	(e) Clean Sweep Solution to Nonpoint Source 
Pollution
					
51.1 	$386,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
51.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
51.3 	Minnesota for the Water Resources Center to 
51.4 	enhance Clean Sweep programs, identify the 
51.5 	pollutants present in street-sweeping materials, 
51.6 	explore material reuse options, and quantify 
51.7 	benefits of enhanced street sweeping. This 
51.8 	appropriation may also be used to coordinate 
51.9 	county and regional collaborations, develop 
51.10 	resources, and provide training to increase 
51.11 	targeted street-sweeping practices to reduce 
51.12 	nonpoint source pollution to Minnesota's water 
51.13 	resources.

51.14
51.15	(f) Cyanotoxins in Minnesota Lakes: The Role 
of Sunlight
					
51.16 	$220,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
51.17 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
51.18 	Minnesota to quantify degradation of 
51.19 	cyanobacterial toxins by sunlight to understand 
51.20 	how increasing frequency of harmful algal 
51.21 	blooms and changing environmental 
51.22 	conditions influence toxin persistence in 
51.23 	natural waters.

51.24
51.25	(g) Enhancing Degradation of Emerging 
Contaminants via Microbial Starvation
					
51.26 	$390,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
51.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
51.28 	Minnesota to study how wastewater treatment 
51.29 	systems can be improved to more effectively 
51.30 	biodegrade mixtures of pharmaceuticals, 
51.31 	pesticides, and other contaminants of emerging 
51.32 	concern and protect Minnesota's water 
51.33 	resources.

51.34	(h) Soil Health Management for Water Storage
					
52.1 	$454,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
52.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
52.3 	Minnesota for the Water Resources Center to 
52.4 	conduct on-farm and model-based research 
52.5 	and develop guidance for watershed planners 
52.6 	and land managers to effectively use soil 
52.7 	health management to achieve water storage 
52.8 	and water quality goals.

52.952.10
	(i) Predicting Contaminant Movement in 
Minnesota's Fractured Aquifers
					
52.11 	$650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
52.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
52.13 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
52.14 	develop a software program that predicts the 
52.15 	fate and movement of contaminants, such as 
52.16 	PFAS, chloride, nitrate, and pathogens, in 
52.17 	Minnesota's fractured aquifers.

52.18
52.19	(j) Documentation and Toxicity of Microplastics 
in Urban Ecosystems
					
52.20 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
52.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
52.22 	Minnesota to research how land use and 
52.23 	toxicity affect the accumulation of 
52.24 	microplastics and associated contaminants of 
52.25 	concern in stormwater ponds and the wildlife 
52.26 	that use stormwater ponds.

52.27
52.28	(k) Terminating PFAS-Type Pesticides via 
Enzyme Cocktails
					
52.29 	$297,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
52.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
52.31 	Minnesota to evaluate the ability of selected 
52.32 	enzymes and combinations of enzymes to 
52.33 	biodegrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
52.34 	substances (PFAS) found in pesticides and to 
53.1 	design a pilot-scale biofilter for effective 
53.2 	elimination of PFAS from water.

53.3
53.4	(l) Addressing 21st Century Challenges for the 
St. Croix
					
53.5 	$243,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
53.6 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the 
53.7 	St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
53.8 	develop a watershed model to identify 
53.9 	potential hydrologic and water quality impacts 
53.10 	to the lower St. Croix River over the next 75 
53.11 	years and inform future planning and 
53.12 	management in the watershed.

53.13
53.14	(m) Impact of Statewide Conservation Practices 
on Stream Biodiversity
					
53.15 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
53.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
53.17 	Minnesota to use existing monitoring data to 
53.18 	evaluate the effects of wetlands and riparian 
53.19 	buffers on stream and river biodiversity and 
53.20 	biological condition and develop tools and 
53.21 	materials to inform the public and natural 
53.22 	resource managers.

53.23	(n) Modeling the Future Mississippi River Gorge
					
53.24 	$427,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
53.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
53.26 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
53.27 	construct a reduced-scale physical model of 
53.28 	Mississippi River Pool 1, Lock & Dam 1, and 
53.29 	adjacent upstream and downstream reaches; 
53.30 	analyze water flow and sediment movement 
53.31 	under various pool management strategies; 
53.32 	and share results with the public to inform 
53.33 	decisions on the future management of the 
53.34 	lock and dam.

54.1
54.2	(o) Highly Efficient Nutrient Removal 
Technology for Agricultural Drainage
					
54.3 	$453,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
54.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
54.5 	Minnesota to conduct lab- and field-scale tests 
54.6 	of a novel bioreactor technology for removing 
54.7 	nutrients from agricultural drainage and 
54.8 	disseminate results to farmers and the public.

54.954.10
	(p) Citizen Scientists Capture Microplastic 
Pollution Around State
					
54.11 	$419,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
54.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
54.13 	Minnesota to develop adaptable microplastic 
54.14 	sampling and detection methods, develop a 
54.15 	public-access database, and leverage citizen 
54.16 	scientists to survey microplastic pollution 
54.17 	throughout the state to allow for data-driven 
54.18 	risk management decisions and solutions.

54.19
54.20	(q) Healthy Native Prairie Microbiomes for 
Cleaner Water
					
54.21 	$468,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
54.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
54.23 	Minnesota to identify and characterize prairie 
54.24 	plant microbiomes and study the potential of 
54.25 	native prairie microbes to provide nitrogen for 
54.26 	agricultural crops and reduce industrial 
54.27 	fertilizer use and nitrate contamination of 
54.28 	water.

54.29
54.30	(r) Wastewater Chloride Reduction through 
Industrial Source Reduction Assistance
					
54.31 	$247,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
54.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
54.33 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Technical 
54.34 	Assistance Program to provide technical 
54.35 	assistance to businesses to cost-effectively 
55.1 	reduce industrial and commercial chloride use 
55.2 	in communities with high chloride effluent 
55.3 	concentrations.

55.4
55.5	(s) Pilot Water Budget Framework for 
Managing Water Withdrawals
					
55.6 	$198,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
55.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
55.8 	Minnesota to develop a pilot water budget 
55.9 	framework to identify sensitive areas in 
55.10 	Minnesota where net water withdrawals have 
55.11 	a significant impact on surface water and 
55.12 	groundwater.

55.13
55.14	(t) Biofilm Mediated Destruction of PFAS in 
Groundwater
					
55.15 	$1,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
55.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
55.17 	an agreement with Freshwater Society to 
55.18 	develop biofilm treatment technology and 
55.19 	demonstrate field-scale removal of per- and 
55.20 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from 
55.21 	contaminated groundwater. A fiscal 
55.22 	management plan must be approved in the 
55.23 	work plan before any trust fund money is 
55.24 	spent.

55.25
55.26	(u) Impact of Microplastics on Wastewater 
Treatment in Minnesota
					
55.27 	$506,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
55.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
55.29 	Minnesota to quantify the abundance of 
55.30 	microplastics in wastewater treatment plants 
55.31 	in Minnesota, determine how microplastics 
55.32 	affect wastewater treatment plant performance, 
55.33 	and evaluate how different wastewater 
55.34 	treatment processes alter microplastics.

56.1
56.2	(v) Portable Arsenic and Nitrate Detector for 
Well Water
					
56.3 	$358,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
56.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
56.5 	Minnesota to develop a small, cheap, and 
56.6 	easy-to-use system to detect arsenic and nitrate 
56.7 	in well water and determine whether well 
56.8 	water is safe to drink.

56.956.10
	(w) Recovering Salts from Highly Saline 
Wastewater
					
56.11 	$272,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
56.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
56.13 	Minnesota to develop a method to recover 
56.14 	useful salts from concentrated saline 
56.15 	wastewater to increase the economic 
56.16 	sustainability of high water-recovery 
56.17 	softening, sulfate removal, and industrial 
56.18 	wastewater treatment.

56.19	Subd. 5.Environmental Education
 		11,965,000
		-0-

56.20
56.21	(a) Eagle's Nest: Where the World Becomes 
Your Classroom
					
56.22 	$130,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
56.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
56.24 	an agreement with Glacial Hills Elementary 
56.25 	School to create interactive natural playground 
56.26 	and landscaping features for children and 
56.27 	provide environmental education programming 
56.28 	outside of regular school hours.

56.29
56.30	(b) Advancing Equity in Environmental 
Education
					
56.31 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
56.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
56.33 	an agreement with Camp Fire Minnesota to 
56.34 	provide needs-based scholarships for 
56.35 	Minnesota youth to attend 
57.1 	state-standards-aligned environmental and 
57.2 	outdoor education programs.

57.3
57.4	(c) Teacher Field School - Phase 2: Increasing 
Impact
					
57.5 	$712,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
57.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
57.7 	an agreement with Hamline University to 
57.8 	continue the teacher field school program that 
57.9 	trains teachers how to connect academic 
57.10 	content with environmental stewardship, 
57.11 	natural resource conservation, and outdoor 
57.12 	recreation. This appropriation is also to pilot 
57.13 	a train-the-trainer model for nature-based 
57.14 	education practices.

57.15
57.16	(d) Creating Future Leaders in Outdoor and 
Environmental Leadership
					
57.17 	$330,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
57.18 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
57.19 	State Colleges and Universities for North 
57.20 	Hennepin Community College to collaborate 
57.21 	with K-12 education, higher education, and 
57.22 	outdoor organizations to increase 
57.23 	environmental education, leadership, 
57.24 	internship, and career opportunities for 
57.25 	underrepresented college and high school 
57.26 	students.

57.27
57.28	(e) Engaging our Diverse Public in 
Environmental Stewardship - Phase 2
					
57.29 	$249,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
57.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
57.31 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
57.32 	increase participation in natural resources 
57.33 	conservation and restoration efforts and 
57.34 	careers through volunteer, internship, and 
57.35 	youth engagement activities, with a focus on 
58.1 	diverse audiences that more accurately reflect 
58.2 	local demographic and socioeconomic 
58.3 	conditions in Minnesota.

58.4	(f) Outdoor School for Minnesota K-12 Students
					
58.5 	$3,992,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
58.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
58.7 	an agreement with Osprey Wilds 
58.8 	Environmental Learning Center to partner with 
58.9 	four other accredited residential environmental 
58.10 	learning centers in Minnesota to provide 
58.11 	needs-based scholarships to K-12 students 
58.12 	statewide for immersive multiday 
58.13 	environmental learning experiences.

58.14
58.15	(g) Statewide Environmental Education via PBS 
Outdoor Series
					
58.16 	$415,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
58.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
58.18 	an agreement with Pioneer Public 
58.19 	Broadcasting Service to produce, distribute, 
58.20 	and promote new episodes of a statewide 
58.21 	public television series that inspires 
58.22 	Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and 
58.23 	to restore and protect the state's natural 
58.24 	resources.

58.25
58.26	(h) Maajii-akii-gikenjigewin Conservation Crew 
Program
					
58.27 	$678,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
58.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
58.29 	an agreement with Conservation Corps 
58.30 	Minnesota & Iowa to expand a conservation 
58.31 	corps program developed to provide natural 
58.32 	resources career development opportunities 
58.33 	for indigenous young adults and cultivate an 
58.34 	enduring action-based conservation ethic 
58.35 	through the integration of traditional 
59.1 	knowledge, nature immersion, and the 
59.2 	implementation of conservation and 
59.3 	restoration practices in the field.

59.4
59.5	(i) Reuse for the Future: Youth Education and 
Engagement
					
59.6 	$225,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
59.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
59.8 	an agreement with Reuse Minnesota to provide 
59.9 	curriculum-based opportunities for students 
59.10 	to learn about the reuse economy, reuse skills, 
59.11 	and other opportunities to reduce waste. This 
59.12 	appropriation may also be used to align 
59.13 	materials to state standards and translate 
59.14 	materials to additional languages.

59.15
59.16	(j) River Bend Nature Center Outdoor Diversity 
Initiative
					
59.17 	$247,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
59.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
59.19 	an agreement with River Bend Nature Center 
59.20 	to lead a coalition of educational partners and 
59.21 	culturally specific organizations to expand 
59.22 	recognized environmental education 
59.23 	curriculum and provide conservation-based 
59.24 	career exploration and job placement 
59.25 	opportunities for diverse communities in 
59.26 	southern Minnesota.

59.27	(k) Camp Parsons Mississippi Summer
					
59.28 	$225,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
59.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
59.30 	an agreement with the Phyllis Wheatley 
59.31 	Community Center to provide environmental 
59.32 	education to Minneapolis urban youth through 
59.33 	the Camp Parsons Mississippi Summer 
59.34 	program that fosters connections to nature and 
60.1 	encourages responsible stewardship of our 
60.2 	natural resources.

60.3
60.4	(l) Adult Outdoor Education for Minnesota's 
Underrepresented Communities
					
60.5 	$247,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
60.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
60.7 	an agreement with Baztec Fishing & Outdoors 
60.8 	to create fishing and hunting education, 
60.9 	training, and opportunities for underserved 
60.10 	and underrepresented communities in 
60.11 	Minnesota. All fishing tackle purchased with 
60.12 	this appropriation must be lead-free. A fiscal 
60.13 	management plan must be approved in the 
60.14 	work plan before any trust fund money is 
60.15 	spent.

60.16
60.17	(m) Minnesota's Road Map for Sustainability 
and Climate Education
					
60.18 	$491,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
60.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
60.20 	an agreement with Climate Generation to 
60.21 	convene community gatherings and partner 
60.22 	with institutions and organizations across the 
60.23 	education sector to develop a road map on 
60.24 	how to build capacity for equitable and 
60.25 	accessible sustainability and climate education 
60.26 	programs that align with the Minnesota 
60.27 	Climate Action Framework.

60.28
60.29	(n) ESTEP 2.0: Earth Science Teacher 
Education Project
					
60.30 	$643,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
60.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
60.32 	an agreement with Minnesota Science 
60.33 	Teachers Association to provide professional 
60.34 	development for Minnesota science teachers 
60.35 	statewide in environmental and earth science 
61.1 	content to strengthen environmental education 
61.2 	in schools.

61.3
61.4	(o) Engaging Latine Communities in 
Conservation and Preservation
					
61.5 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
61.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
61.7 	an agreement with Comunidades Organizando 
61.8 	el Poder y la Accion Latina to use 
61.9 	community-based partnerships and 
61.10 	communications platforms to host outdoor 
61.11 	events and conduct educational outreach 
61.12 	focused on Latine and BIPOC communities 
61.13 	about the need to protect Minnesota's 
61.14 	environment and natural resources.

61.15
61.16	(p) Inclusive Wildlife Engagement in Classrooms 
and Communities
					
61.17 	$712,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
61.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
61.19 	the nongame wildlife program to provide three 
61.20 	wildlife conservation, action-based outdoor 
61.21 	educational opportunities to engage 
61.22 	needs-based schools, young adults, and 
61.23 	communities underrepresented in natural 
61.24 	resources through the Bird by Bird, 
61.25 	Empowering Pathways into Conservation, and 
61.26 	Community Science programs.

61.27
61.28	(q) Activating Youth and Family Environmental 
Stewardship through Raptors
					
61.29 	$228,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
61.30 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
61.31 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to deliver 
61.32 	standards-based environmental education 
61.33 	featuring live raptors through school programs 
61.34 	and community events across Minnesota.

62.1
62.2	(r) Moving Minnesota toward a Lead-Free 
Sporting Future
					
62.3 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
62.4 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
62.5 	State Colleges and Universities for Bemidji 
62.6 	State University to conduct educational 
62.7 	outreach directed at hunters and anglers to 
62.8 	increase awareness of lead-free options for 
62.9 	big-game hunting, small-game hunting, and 
62.10 	fishing as a means of reducing wildlife 
62.11 	exposure to lead.

62.12
62.13	(s) Science Centers Supporting Northern Boys 
and Girls Clubs
					
62.14 	$1,091,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
62.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
62.16 	an agreement with the Headwaters Science 
62.17 	Center to expand access to environmental 
62.18 	science education in northern Minnesota and 
62.19 	leverage partnerships between rural and urban 
62.20 	organizations to deliver culturally relevant, 
62.21 	hands-on learning experiences to underserved 
62.22 	students.

62.23
62.24	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		6,713,000
		-0-

62.25
62.26	(a) Aquatic Invasive Species: From Problems to 
Real-World Solutions
					
62.27 	$5,771,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
62.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
62.29 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
62.30 	Species Research Center to conduct 
62.31 	high-priority projects aimed at solving 
62.32 	Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems 
62.33 	using rigorous science and a collaborative 
62.34 	process. This appropriation may also be used 
62.35 	to deliver research findings to end users 
62.36 	through strategic communication and outreach. 
63.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
63.2 	2029, by which time the project must be 
63.3 	completed and final products delivered.

63.4
63.5	(b) Optimizing Nonnative Cattail Treatment 
Effectiveness in Prairie Wetlands
					
63.6 	$942,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
63.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
63.8 	compare the effectiveness of invasive cattail 
63.9 	treatment methods and provide 
63.10 	recommendations for managers to maximize 
63.11 	benefits of conservation money for native 
63.12 	wetland plants and wildlife. This appropriation 
63.13 	is available until June 30, 2031, by which time 
63.14 	the project must be completed and final 
63.15 	products delivered.

63.16
63.17	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		11,744,000
		-0-

63.18
63.19	(a) Protecting Coldwater Fish Habitat in 
Minnesota Lakes
					
63.20 	$561,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
63.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
63.22 	Minnesota to identify lake-specific watershed 
63.23 	protection targets and management practices 
63.24 	needed to maintain coldwater fish habitat 
63.25 	threatened by warming temperatures and 
63.26 	increasing extreme rain events and to integrate 
63.27 	this information into conservation planning 
63.28 	tools.

63.29	(b) Agrivoltaics 2.0 Building a Resilient E-Farm
					
63.30 	$535,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
63.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
63.32 	Minnesota for the West Central Research and 
63.33 	Outreach Center at Morris to evaluate 
63.34 	emerging solar system designs and solar 
63.35 	technology integration with vegetable and 
64.1 	livestock production systems to maximize 
64.2 	energy production and benefits to farmers.

64.3
64.4	(c) Pine Needles Reveal Past and Present 
Airborne PFAS
					
64.5 	$550,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
64.6 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
64.7 	Agency to use current and historic pine 
64.8 	needles as a low-cost method to assess 
64.9 	statewide per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
64.10 	(PFAS) levels in ambient air.

64.11
64.12	(d) Facilitated Transport Hybrid Membranes 
for CO2 Separation
					
64.13 	$1,050,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
64.14 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
64.15 	Minnesota to develop and test advanced 
64.16 	polymeric membranes for capture and reuse 
64.17 	of carbon dioxide at industrial sources.

64.18
64.19	(e) Renewable Energy Conversion for Farm 
Diesel and Ammonia
					
64.20 	$726,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
64.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
64.22 	Minnesota to develop a novel charge-swing 
64.23 	catalytic condenser that will enable the 
64.24 	low-cost production of hydrogen from water 
64.25 	using rural electricity for on-the-farm energy 
64.26 	storage or renewable diesel and ammonia 
64.27 	fertilizer.

64.28
64.29	(f) Innovative Solution to Renewable Energy 
from Food Waste
					
64.30 	$5,167,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
64.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
64.32 	an agreement with the Ramsey/Washington 
64.33 	Recycling and Energy Board to provide 
64.34 	reimbursements to offset the processing fees 
64.35 	for the public to divert organic materials from 
65.1 	landfills and produce renewable natural gas 
65.2 	through anaerobic digestion and sequestration 
65.3 	of carbon into biochar. Net income generated 
65.4 	as part of this appropriation may be reinvested 
65.5 	in the project if a plan for reinvestment is 
65.6 	approved in the work plan as provided under 
65.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
65.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
65.9 	by which time the project must be completed 
65.10 	and final products delivered.

65.11
65.12	(g) Fueling the Future: Decarbonizing Regional 
Transportation Project
					
65.13 	$3,155,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
65.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
65.15 	an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to 
65.16 	install a green hydrogen production, storage, 
65.17 	and fueling station that provides a renewable, 
65.18 	carbon-free, alternate fuel source to 
65.19 	decarbonize community transportation and 
65.20 	manufacturing sectors. This appropriation may 
65.21 	also be used to convert city fleet and public 
65.22 	transit vehicles to hydrogen fuel. Net income 
65.23 	generated as part of this appropriation may be 
65.24 	reinvested in the project if a plan for 
65.25 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan as 
65.26 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
65.27 	116P.10. This appropriation is available until 
65.28 	June 30, 2029, by which time the project must 
65.29 	be completed and final products delivered.

65.30
65.31	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		12,188,000
		-0-

65.32
65.33	(a) Minnesota PlantWatch: Community 
Scientists Conserving Rare Plants
					
65.34 	$1,086,000 the first year is from the trust fund. 
65.35 	Of this amount, $518,000 is to the Board of 
65.36 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
66.1 	the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and 
66.2 	$568,000 is to the commissioner of natural 
66.3 	resources to enhance the Minnesota 
66.4 	PlantWatch program to improve the 
66.5 	conservation of Minnesota's natural resources 
66.6 	and support community scientist-driven rare 
66.7 	plant surveys and seed banking and 
66.8 	preservation.

66.966.10
	(b) Grassland Restoration for Pollinator 
Conservation and Demonstration
					
66.11 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
66.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
66.13 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
66.14 	Arboretum to restore a degraded pasture to 
66.15 	grassland as a model for climate-resilient 
66.16 	pollinator habitat; provide interpretive signage, 
66.17 	education, and community engagement; and 
66.18 	conduct species monitoring. This appropriation 
66.19 	is available until June 30, 2031, by which time 
66.20 	the project must be completed and final 
66.21 	products delivered.

66.22
66.23	(c) Planning for Long-Term Natural Resources 
Protection in Hennepin County
					
66.24 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
66.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
66.26 	an agreement with Hennepin County to 
66.27 	develop a publicly available interactive map 
66.28 	of natural systems, create a centralized 
66.29 	clearinghouse of data and best practices 
66.30 	toolkit, and provide ongoing technical 
66.31 	assistance for local communities with limited 
66.32 	resources to manage complex natural resources 
66.33 	challenges. Net income generated as part of 
66.34 	this appropriation may be reinvested in the 
66.35 	project if a plan for reinvestment is approved 
67.1 	in the work plan as provided under Minnesota 
67.2 	Statutes, section 116P.10.

67.3
67.4	(d) Native Forages: Growing Drought and 
Climate Resiliency
					
67.5 	$2,254,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
67.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
67.7 	an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to 
67.8 	collaborate with livestock farmers to establish 
67.9 	native grassland wildlife habitat and enhance 
67.10 	native forages on working lands to improve 
67.11 	ecological, economic, and climate resiliency. 
67.12 	Notwithstanding subdivision 13, paragraph 
67.13 	(e), restoration efforts may be undertaken on 
67.14 	private lands but must occur on properties 
67.15 	enrolled in long-term agreements to protect 
67.16 	and maintain the restored areas in 
67.17 	conformance with approved restoration and 
67.18 	grazing plans as approved in the work plan. 
67.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
67.20 	2031, by which time the project must be 
67.21 	completed and final products delivered.

67.22
67.23	(e) Accelerated Genetic Migration of Bur Oak 
- Ten-Year Data
					
67.24 	$223,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
67.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
67.26 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
67.27 	assess the growth and survival of previously 
67.28 	restored bur oak ecotypes to inform techniques 
67.29 	for improved climate resiliency. This 
67.30 	appropriation may also be used to enhance the 
67.31 	previous plantings and disseminate results of 
67.32 	the study to practitioners, students, 
67.33 	landowners, and others. This appropriation is 
67.34 	available until June 30, 2029, by which time 
67.35 	the project must be completed and final 
67.36 	products delivered.

68.1
68.2	(f) Superior Hiking Trail Bridge, Boardwalk, 
and Trailhead Renewal
					
68.3 	$532,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
68.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
68.5 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
68.6 	Association to renew Superior Hiking Trail 
68.7 	bridges, boardwalks, and trailheads to increase 
68.8 	user safety, improve the user experience, and 
68.9 	protect adjacent land and water.

68.10
68.11	(g) Mississippi Gateway Shoreline Stabilization 
and Fishing Improvements
					
68.12 	$735,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
68.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
68.14 	an agreement with Three Rivers Park District 
68.15 	to improve water quality and shoreline fishing 
68.16 	access through shoreline stabilization and 
68.17 	construction of accessible trails and fishing 
68.18 	platforms within Mississippi Gateway 
68.19 	Regional Park.

68.20	(h) Phytoremediation of PFAS from Soil
					
68.21 	$1,066,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
68.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
68.23 	Minnesota to use interdisciplinary research in 
68.24 	biology, nanotechnology, chemistry, and 
68.25 	genetic engineering to develop technology to 
68.26 	remediate soils contaminated with per- and 
68.27 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This 
68.28 	appropriation may also be used to convene 
68.29 	stakeholders to coordinate and advance PFAS 
68.30 	remediation research in Minnesota. This 
68.31 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
68.32 	section 116P.10.

68.33	(i) Removing Mercury from Minnesota Waters
					
68.34 	$247,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
68.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
69.1 	Minnesota to test and refine a biotechnology 
69.2 	approach to remove mercury from the food 
69.3 	chain in Minnesota's lakes and rivers and 
69.4 	potentially make fish consumption in 
69.5 	Minnesota safer. This appropriation is subject 
69.6 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

69.7	(j) Evaluating Native Seed Mixes for Grazing
					
69.8 	$208,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
69.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
69.10 	an agreement with Restoravore to assess the 
69.11 	use of native hay and pasture mixes to benefit 
69.12 	biodiversity, soil health, and Minnesota 
69.13 	farmers. A fiscal management plan must be 
69.14 	approved in the work plan before any trust 
69.15 	fund money is spent.

69.16
69.17	(k) Improving Minnesota Forest Health via 
Post-Duff-Burning Soil Analysis
					
69.18 	$646,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
69.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
69.20 	Minnesota to thoroughly investigate the impact 
69.21 	of forest floor duff fires on soil dynamics, 
69.22 	nutrient cycles, invasive shrubs, earthworms, 
69.23 	and root systems to improve fire management 
69.24 	for Minnesota's forest preservation. This 
69.25 	appropriation may also be used to develop an 
69.26 	outdoor lab-scale duff-burning device.

69.27
69.28	(l) Minnesota Riverbank Protection and Parks 
Improvements
					
69.29 	$1,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
69.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
69.31 	an agreement with the city of Shakopee to 
69.32 	restore Minnesota River shoreline at Huber 
69.33 	Park by regrading and establishing native 
69.34 	vegetation to protect fish and wildlife habitat, 
69.35 	reduce erosion, and provide public access to 
70.1 	the river. This appropriation is available until 
70.2 	June 30, 2029, by which time the project must 
70.3 	be completed and final products delivered.

70.4
70.5	(m) Restoration at Wakan Tipi and Bruce Vento 
Nature Sanctuary
					
70.6 	$669,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
70.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
70.8 	an agreement with the Lower Phalen Creek 
70.9 	Project to conduct citizen-science natural 
70.10 	resource data collection events, recruit and 
70.11 	train volunteer site stewards, and enhance 
70.12 	habitat at Wakan Tipi and the Bruce Vento 
70.13 	Nature Sanctuary.

70.14
70.15	(n) Promoting Pollinators on Corporate 
Campuses
					
70.16 	$547,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
70.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
70.18 	an agreement with the University of St. 
70.19 	Thomas to use experimental bee lawn 
70.20 	installations on corporate campuses, combined 
70.21 	with landscape modeling and employee 
70.22 	surveys, to determine potential ecological, 
70.23 	economic, and societal benefits of widespread 
70.24 	commercial lawn habitat transformation. This 
70.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
70.26 	by which time the project must be completed 
70.27 	and final products delivered.

70.28
70.29	(o) Riparian Area Adaptation Strategy for 
Southeast Minnesota
					
70.30 	$243,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
70.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
70.32 	an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, 
70.33 	in partnership with the University of 
70.34 	Minnesota, to assess an alternative adaptation 
70.35 	strategy to restore riparian areas by excavating 
71.1 	and planting riparian shrubs to reconnect the 
71.2 	floodplains. This appropriation may also be 
71.3 	used for outreach materials and educational 
71.4 	activities.

71.5
71.6	(p) Minnehaha Park South Plateau Oak Savanna 
Restoration
					
71.7 	$242,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
71.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
71.9 	an agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
71.10 	Recreation Board to improve wildlife habitat, 
71.11 	enhance recreational experiences, and restore 
71.12 	an area of urban parkland in Minnehaha Park 
71.13 	to an oak savanna ecosystem. This 
71.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
71.15 	by which time the project must be completed 
71.16 	and final products delivered.

71.17
71.18	(q) Tree Protection for Minnesota's Tamarack 
Against Larch Beetle
					
71.19 	$321,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
71.20 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
71.21 	Minnesota to evaluate new insect management 
71.22 	techniques and key factors for predicting 
71.23 	future infestations to protect and preserve trees 
71.24 	from native eastern larch beetle infestations.

71.25
71.26	(r) Shoreline Restoration and Enhancement at 
Minneapolis Lakes
					
71.27 	$819,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
71.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
71.29 	an agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
71.30 	Recreation Board to restore and enhance areas 
71.31 	of turf-dominated, eroding, and low habitat 
71.32 	value lakeshore that impacts the water quality 
71.33 	of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.

71.34	(s) Developing Markets for CLC Crops
					
72.1 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
72.2 	to the commissioner of agriculture to provide 
72.3 	grants to organizations in Minnesota to 
72.4 	develop enterprises, supply chains, and 
72.5 	markets for continuous living cover crops and 
72.6 	cropping systems in the early stage of 
72.7 	commercial development. This appropriation 
72.8 	is exempt from the income repayment 
72.9 	requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.10 	116P.10, paragraph (c).

72.11
72.12	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		19,553,000
		-0-

72.13	(a) Cannon River Preservation and Access
					
72.14 	$2,717,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
72.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
72.16 	an agreement with Dakota County to 
72.17 	rehabilitate the historic Waterford Bridge for 
72.18 	the Mill Towns State Trail; restore and 
72.19 	enhance upland shoreline, forest, and prairie 
72.20 	habitats; and develop a trailhead and 
72.21 	recreational access to the Cannon River.

72.22	(b) Mesabi Trail: Aurora to Hoyt Lakes
					
72.23 	$1,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
72.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
72.25 	an agreement with St. Louis and Lake 
72.26 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
72.27 	environmental review and permitting and to 
72.28 	engineer, design, and construct a segment of 
72.29 	the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection 
72.30 	of Main Street and Forestry Road in Aurora 
72.31 	toward Hoyt Lakes.

72.32	(c) RTA Maintenance Trail Stabilization Project
					
72.33 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
72.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
73.1 	an agreement with the city of Eden Prairie to 
73.2 	construct a retaining wall and restore adjacent 
73.3 	remnant prairie along the maintenance trail at 
73.4 	Richard T. Anderson (RTA) Conservation 
73.5 	Area to mitigate ongoing erosion and protect 
73.6 	native habitat and plant communities.

73.7
73.8	(d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Grant 
Programs
					
73.9 	$4,769,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
73.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
73.11 	solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
73.12 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
73.13 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
73.14 	Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is 
73.15 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
73.16 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
73.17 	recreation facilities and may not be used for 
73.18 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
73.19 	and playgrounds. This appropriation is exempt 
73.20 	from subdivision 13, paragraph (k).

73.21
73.22	(e) Boardwalk Over Boggy Land for 
Recreational Purposes
					
73.23 	$148,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
73.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
73.25 	an agreement with the city of Battle Lake to 
73.26 	design and construct a boardwalk over city 
73.27 	land to protect wetlands and to increase 
73.28 	community access to natural areas and wildlife 
73.29 	habitat.

73.30
73.31	(f) Lake Zumbro Park Water Access and Site 
Improvements
					
73.32 	$1,978,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
73.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
73.34 	an agreement with Olmsted County to enhance 
73.35 	the Lake Zumbro Park water access and the 
74.1 	federal Americans with Disabilities Act 
74.2 	(ADA) accessibility for boating, fishing, and 
74.3 	viewing, while creating new user-friendly and 
74.4 	accessible amenities for individuals and 
74.5 	families. This may include new fishing docks 
74.6 	or piers, restored shoreline, improved parking, 
74.7 	and ADA accessible access to an existing 
74.8 	kayak and canoe launch.

74.974.10
	(g) Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) 
Biodiversity Protection
					
74.11 	$1,104,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
74.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
74.13 	the scientific and natural area program to 
74.14 	conserve Minnesota's most unique places and 
74.15 	rare species and strategically acquire lands 
74.16 	that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota 
74.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05. This appropriation 
74.18 	is available until June 30, 2029, by which time 
74.19 	the project must be completed and final 
74.20 	products delivered.

74.21
74.22
74.23	(h) Scandia Gateway Trail Connection: 
Recreation, Wetlands, and Environmental 
Education
					
74.24 	$907,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
74.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
74.26 	an agreement with the city of Scandia to 
74.27 	engineer, design, and construct a bike and 
74.28 	pedestrian trail to connect recreational, 
74.29 	cultural, and environmental resources in 
74.30 	Scandia to the state Gateway Trail. This 
74.31 	appropriation is also to create and install 
74.32 	educational interpretive signage about 
74.33 	wetlands and rain gardens near the trail.

74.34
74.35	(i) Lake Byllesby Regional Park Restoration and 
Recreation
					
75.1 	$1,120,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
75.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
75.3 	an agreement with Dakota County to restore 
75.4 	prairie, woodland, and shoreline habitat and 
75.5 	design and install trails, birding and picnic 
75.6 	areas, and other recreational amenities to 
75.7 	enhance the visitor experience and stewardship 
75.8 	at Lake Byllesby Regional Park. This 
75.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
75.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
75.11 	and final products delivered.

75.12
75.13	(j) Thompson County Park Restoration and 
Accessibility Improvements
					
75.14 	$867,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
75.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
75.16 	an agreement with Dakota County to develop 
75.17 	a pollinator promenade with accessible natural 
75.18 	surface paths, native plantings, and interpretive 
75.19 	signage at Thompson County Park. This 
75.20 	appropriation may also be used to conduct 
75.21 	stream restoration to enhance visitor 
75.22 	experience and provide stormwater storage, 
75.23 	sediment and nutrient reduction, and increased 
75.24 	habitat and species diversity within the park. 
75.25 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
75.26 	2029, by which time the project must be 
75.27 	completed and final products delivered.

75.28
75.29	(k) Thom Storm Chalet and Outdoor Recreation 
Center
					
75.30 	$2,312,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
75.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
75.32 	an agreement with the city of Duluth to 
75.33 	construct a new building and accessible 
75.34 	parking for the Thom Storm Chalet and 
75.35 	Outdoor Recreation Center at Chester Park to 
75.36 	expand high-quality outdoor recreation and 
76.1 	environmental education opportunities that 
76.2 	enhance youth and family understanding of 
76.3 	the importance of natural resource protection, 
76.4 	conservation, and preservation. Net income 
76.5 	generated as part of this appropriation may be 
76.6 	reinvested in the project if a plan for 
76.7 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan as 
76.8 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
76.9 	116P.10.

76.10
76.11	(l) Enhancing Preservation and Accessibility at 
Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve
					
76.12 	$155,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
76.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
76.14 	an agreement with the city of Duluth to 
76.15 	develop accessible trails and remove invasive 
76.16 	species to enhance outdoor recreation and 
76.17 	education opportunities that promote 
76.18 	conservation of raptors and preservation of 
76.19 	natural resources at Hawk Ridge Nature 
76.20 	Reserve.

76.21
76.22	(m) Echo Bay County Park - Phase 1 
Construction
					
76.23 	$1,122,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
76.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
76.25 	an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
76.26 	construct, in accordance with the Echo Bay 
76.27 	County Park Master Plan, access roads, trails, 
76.28 	parking, and bathroom facilities that create 
76.29 	designated public access and use corridors for 
76.30 	outdoor recreation and limit natural resource 
76.31 	impacts in Echo Bay County Park.

76.32	(n) Chaska Big Woods Property Acquisition
					
76.33 	$529,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
76.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
76.35 	an agreement with the city of Chaska to 
77.1 	acquire property that contains remnant Big 
77.2 	Woods to protect Minnesota forests and 
77.3 	wetlands and to increase community access 
77.4 	to natural areas.

77.5
77.6	Subd. 10.Administration, Emerging Issues, and 
Contract Agreement Reimbursement
 		7,267,000
		-0-

77.7	(a) Emerging Issues Account
					
77.8 	$2,984,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
77.9 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
77.10 	Minnesota Resources to an emerging issues 
77.11 	account authorized in Minnesota Statutes, 
77.12 	section 116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

77.13	(b) 2025 Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
77.14 	$280,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
77.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
77.16 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
77.17 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
77.18 	expenses incurred in preparing and 
77.19 	administering contracts, including for the 
77.20 	agreements specified in this section.

77.21	(c) LCCMR Administrative Budget
					
77.22 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
77.23 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
77.24 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
77.25 	fiscal years 2026 and 2027 as provided in 
77.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
77.27 	subdivision 5. This appropriation is available 
77.28 	until June 30, 2027. Notwithstanding 
77.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, 
77.30 	paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 
77.31 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

77.32
77.33	(d) Legislative Coordinating Commission Legacy 
Website
					
78.1 	$3,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
78.2 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
78.3 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
78.4 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

78.5	Subd. 11.Availability of appropriations
 					
78.6 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
78.7 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
78.8 	related to and necessary for a specific 
78.9 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
78.10 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
78.11 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
78.12 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
78.13 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
78.14 	charges that are not directly related to and 
78.15 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
78.16 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
78.17 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
78.18 	human resources, information services, rent, 
78.19 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
78.20 	be clearly justified and individually 
78.21 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
78.22 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
78.23 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
78.24 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
78.25 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
78.26 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
78.27 	available for three years beginning July 1, 
78.28 	2025, and ending June 30, 2028, when projects 
78.29 	must be completed and final products 
78.30 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
78.31 	appropriations in this section are available for 
78.32 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
78.33 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
78.34 	into before the expiration date of the 
78.35 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
79.1 	award, the period of the appropriation is 
79.2 	extended to equal the federal award period to 
79.3 	a maximum trust fund appropriation length of 
79.4 	six years.

79.5	Subd. 12.Data availability requirements
 					
79.6 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
79.7 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
79.8 	standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services. 
79.9 	Spatial data must also conform to additional 
79.10 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
79.11 	data coordination and distribution that have 
79.12 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
79.13 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
79.14 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
79.15 	geographic metadata guidelines and final data 
79.16 	must be uploaded to the Minnesota Geospatial 
79.17 	Commons upon project completion. All data 
79.18 	must be accessible and free to the public 
79.19 	unless made private under the Data Practices 
79.20 	Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the 
79.21 	extent practicable, summary data and results 
79.22 	of projects funded under this section should 
79.23 	be readily accessible on the Internet and 
79.24 	identified as having received funding from the 
79.25 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

79.26	Subd. 13.Project requirements
 					
79.27 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
79.28 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
79.29 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
79.30 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
79.31 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (m) and 
79.32 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
79.33 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
79.34 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
79.35 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
80.1 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
80.2 	in part with money from the appropriation. 
80.3 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
80.4 	budget expenditures must be made through 
80.5 	the amendment process established by the 
80.6 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
80.7 	Resources.
80.8 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
80.9 	section that conducts a restoration using 
80.10 	money appropriated in this section must use 
80.11 	native plant species according to the Board of 
80.12 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
80.13 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
80.14 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
80.15 	species selected to provide habitat for 
80.16 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
80.17 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
80.18 	84.973.
80.19 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
80.20 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
80.21 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
80.22 	management plan that, to the degree 
80.23 	practicable, is consistent with the 
80.24 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
80.25 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
80.26 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
80.27 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
80.28 	the best chance for long-term success and 
80.29 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
80.30 	must include the proposed timetable for 
80.31 	implementing the restoration, including site 
80.32 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
80.33 	species, maintenance, and additional 
80.34 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
80.35 	identify long-term maintenance and 
81.1 	management needs of the restoration and how 
81.2 	the maintenance, management, and 
81.3 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
81.4 	advantage of the best-available science and 
81.5 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
81.6 	best restoration.
81.7 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
81.8 	section for restoration activities must provide 
81.9 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
81.10 	completion of the appropriation and an 
81.11 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
81.12 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
81.13 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
81.14 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
81.15 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
81.16 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
81.17 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
81.18 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
81.19 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
81.20 	identify any problems with implementing the 
81.21 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
81.22 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
81.23 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
81.24 	future restorations.
81.25 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
81.26 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
81.27 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
81.28 	conservation easement or public ownership.
81.29 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
81.30 	under this section must give consideration to 
81.31 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
81.32 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
81.33 	enhancement services.
81.34 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
81.35 	money appropriated under this section must:
82.1 	(1) be permanent;
82.2 	(2) specify the parties to the easement in the 
82.3 	easement document;
82.4 	(3) specify all provisions of an agreement that 
82.5 	are permanent;
82.6 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
82.7 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
82.8 	electronic format at least 20 business days 
82.9 	before closing;
82.10 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
82.11 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
82.12 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
82.13 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
82.14 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
82.15 	of groundwater and surface water through 
82.16 	specific activities, such as keeping water on 
82.17 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
82.18 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
82.19 	artificial hydrological modifications.
82.20 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
82.21 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
82.22 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
82.23 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
82.24 	of land using this money to complete the 
82.25 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
82.26 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
82.27 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
82.28 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
82.29 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
82.30 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
82.31 	Resources.
82.32 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
82.33 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
82.34 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
83.1 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
83.2 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
83.3 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
83.4 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
83.5 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
83.6 	management plan in compliance with 
83.7 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
83.8 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
83.9 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
83.10 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
83.11 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
83.12 	public money, a recipient of money 
83.13 	appropriated under this section must, within 
83.14 	60 days of a land acquisition, provide to the 
83.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
83.16 	Resources documentation of the selection 
83.17 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
83.18 	provide documentation of all related 
83.19 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
83.20 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
83.21 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
83.22 	donations. This information must be provided 
83.23 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
83.24 	recipient must also report to the 
83.25 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
83.26 	Resources any difference between the 
83.27 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
83.28 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
83.29 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
83.30 	was conducted.
83.31 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
83.32 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
83.33 	financial support from the environment and 
83.34 	natural resources trust fund in project 
83.35 	publications, signage, and other public 
84.1 	communications and outreach related to work 
84.2 	completed using the appropriation. 
84.3 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
84.4 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
84.5 	of language attributing support from the trust 
84.6 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
84.7 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
84.8 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
84.9 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
84.10 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
84.11 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
84.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
84.13 	10, and chapter 116P.
84.14 	(m) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
84.15 	trust fund under this section that is receiving 
84.16 	funding to conduct children's services, as 
84.17 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
84.18 	299C.61, subdivision 7, must certify to the 
84.19 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
84.20 	Resources, as part of the required work plan, 
84.21 	that criminal background checks for 
84.22 	background check crimes, as defined in 
84.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.61, 
84.24 	subdivision 2, are performed on all employees, 
84.25 	contractors, and volunteers that have or may 
84.26 	have access to a child to whom the recipient 
84.27 	provides children's services using the 
84.28 	appropriation.

84.29
84.30	Subd. 14.Payment conditions and capital 
equipment expenditures
 					
84.31 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
84.32 	referred to in this section must be administered 
84.33 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
84.34 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
84.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
85.1 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2025, 
85.2 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
85.3 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
85.4 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
85.5 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
85.6 	upon receiving documentation that the 
85.7 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
85.8 	work plan have been achieved, including 
85.9 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
85.10 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
85.11 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
85.12 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
85.13 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
85.14 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
85.15 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
85.16 	project work plan.
85.17 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
85.18 	approved work plan are allowed.

85.19
85.20	Subd. 15.Purchasing recycled and recyclable 
materials
 					
85.21 	A political subdivision, public or private 
85.22 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
85.23 	appropriation under this section must use the 
85.24 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
85.25 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
85.26 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
85.27 	materials, and Minnesota Statutes, section 
85.28 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
85.29 	paper stock and printing.

85.30	Subd. 16.Accessibility
 					
85.31 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
85.32 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
85.33 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
85.34 	guidelines.

86.1	Subd. 17.Carryforward; extensions
 					
86.2 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
86.3 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
86.4 	2026:
86.5 	(1) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
86.6 	6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph 
86.7 	(d), Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland 
86.8 	Protection and Restoration;
86.9 	(2) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
86.10 	6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph 
86.11 	(b), Protect Community Forests by Managing 
86.12 	Ash for Emerald Ash Borer;
86.13 	(3) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
86.14 	6, article 5, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph 
86.15 	(t), Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation, 
86.16 	and Education;
86.17 	(4) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
86.18 	6, article 6, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph 
86.19 	(g), Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
86.20 	Management;
86.21 	(5) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
86.22 	6, article 6, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph 
86.23 	(n), Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species 
86.24 	Monitoring and Conservation;
86.25 	(6) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
86.26 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Water and 
86.27 	Climate Information to Enhance Community 
86.28 	Resilience;
86.29 	(7) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
86.30 	subdivision 4, paragraph (i), Is the Tire 
86.31 	Chemical 6PPDq Killing Minnesota's Fish?;
87.1 	(8) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.2 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), Green Solar Cells 
87.3 	from a Minnesota Natural Resource;
87.4 	(9) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.5 	subdivision 8, paragraph (d), Hastings Lake 
87.6 	Rebecca Park Area;
87.7 	(10) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.8 	subdivision 9, paragraph (a), as amended by 
87.9 	Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 2, section 15, 
87.10 	Mesabi Trail: Wahlsten Road (CR 26) to 
87.11 	Tower; and
87.12 	(11) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.13 	subdivision 9, paragraph (j), as amended by 
87.14 	Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 5, Silver Bay 
87.15 	Multimodal Trailhead Project.
87.16 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
87.17 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
87.18 	2027:
87.19 	(1) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.20 	subdivision 4, paragraph (g), Catch and 
87.21 	Reveal: Discovering Unknown Fish 
87.22 	Contamination Threats;
87.23 	(2) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.24 	subdivision 9, paragraph (e), Native Prairie 
87.25 	Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement 
87.26 	Acquisition;
87.27 	(3) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.28 	subdivision 9, paragraph (h), SNA Habitat 
87.29 	Restoration and Public Engagement; and
87.30 	(4) Laws 2022, chapter 94, section 2, 
87.31 	subdivision 9, paragraph (n), Ranier Safe 
87.32 	Harbor/Transient Dock - Phase 2.

87.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 17 is effective the day following final enactment.

88.1 	Sec. 3. Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

88.2
88.3	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		-0-
		14,993,000

88.4
88.5	(a) Native Plant Community Data in the City of 
Duluth
					
88.6 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
88.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
88.8 	for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust 
88.9 	to develop field-verified native plant 
88.10 	community data and maps for the city of 
88.11 	Duluth and the St. Louis River estuary to 
88.12 	support conservation and restoration activities.

88.13
88.14	(b) Reconstructing Historical Wild Rice to 
Understand Its Future
					
88.15 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
88.16 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
88.17 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
88.18 	characterize environmental drivers 
88.19 	contributing to the decline of wild rice using 
88.20 	lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical 
88.21 	wild rice abundance in relation to lake and 
88.22 	watershed stressors.

88.23
88.24	(c) Characterizing Tree Cavities and Use by 
Minnesota's Wildlife
					
88.25 	$349,000 the second year is from the trust 
88.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
88.27 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
88.28 	Research Institute in Duluth to assess the 
88.29 	effects of forest management on Minnesota's 
88.30 	primary cavity engineer, the pileated 
88.31 	woodpecker, and on the wildlife that rely on 
88.32 	the cavities that pileated woodpeckers create. 
88.33 	This appropriation is also to develop 
88.34 	management guidelines.

89.1
89.2	(d) Fate of Minnesota's Lakes in the Next 
Century
					
89.3 	$453,000 the second year is from the trust 
89.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
89.5 	of Minnesota to use new modeling techniques 
89.6 	to quantify how water quality of Minnesota's 
89.7 	lakes will change in the next century under 
89.8 	future land use and climate change scenarios 
89.9 	and to create an online web tool to display the 
89.10 	results. This appropriation is subject to 
89.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.This 
89.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, 
89.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
89.14 	and final products delivered.

89.15
89.16	(e) Turtle Island Skywatchers - Minnesota 
Research and Data Visualization
					
89.17 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
89.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
89.19 	for an agreement with Native Skywatchers 
89.20 	Inc. to engage youth in environmental 
89.21 	stewardship by collecting images and acoustic 
89.22 	data from turtles and other culturally 
89.23 	significant animals and their habitats, 
89.24 	evaluating the differences in these soundscapes 
89.25 	across landscapes, and sharing the results 
89.26 	through scientific storytelling and online 
89.27 	platforms.

89.28
89.29	(f) Monitoring Minnesota's Insects: Connecting 
Habitat to Insect Prey
					
89.30 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
89.31 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
89.32 	of Minnesota to investigate the ecological 
89.33 	roles of and energy transfer by certain 
89.34 	Minnesota insects throughout their life cycles 
89.35 	and to train future insect researchers on field 
89.36 	techniques.

90.1
90.2	(g) Determining Ambient Background PFAS 
Concentrations in Minnesota Soils
					
90.3 	$621,000 the second year is from the trust 
90.4 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
90.5 	Control Agency to determine ambient 
90.6 	background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance 
90.7 	(PFAS) levels in urban and nonurban soils to 
90.8 	help Minnesota develop management 
90.9 	strategies for PFAS-contaminated soils. This 
90.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, 
90.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
90.12 	and final products delivered.

90.13
90.14	(h) Investigating Life History Characteristics of 
Minnesota Elk
					
90.15 	$933,000 the second year is from the trust 
90.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
90.17 	to assess Minnesota elk herd health and 
90.18 	genetic diversity, movements, survival, and 
90.19 	causes of mortality and to develop a 
90.20 	noninvasive, safer, and more accurate method 
90.21 	to estimate population size. This appropriation 
90.22 	is available until June 30, 2028, by which time 
90.23 	the project must be completed and final 
90.24 	products delivered.

90.25
90.26	(i) Foundational Data for Moth and Butterfly 
Conservation
					
90.27 	$195,000 the second year is from the trust 
90.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
90.29 	to perform field surveys and consolidate 
90.30 	existing data to create the first comprehensive 
90.31 	list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. This 
90.32 	appropriation is also to conduct outreach to 
90.33 	inform land managers and to facilitate public 
90.34 	appreciation of these species.

90.35	(j) DNR County Groundwater Atlas
					
91.1 	$3,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
91.3 	to continue producing county groundwater 
91.4 	atlases to inform management of surface water 
91.5 	and groundwater resources for drinking and 
91.6 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
91.7 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
91.8 	aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to 
91.9 	contamination.

91.10	(k) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase III
					
91.11 	$996,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
91.13 	of Minnesota to continue to study summertime 
91.14 	wolf predation on deer, moose, and other 
91.15 	species in the greater Voyageurs ecosystem 
91.16 	to inform wildlife management and to share 
91.17 	natural history of this species with the public. 
91.18 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
91.19 	2028, by which time the project must be 
91.20 	completed and final products delivered.

91.21
91.22	(l) Distribution and Population Status of Weasels 
in Minnesota
					
91.23 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
91.25 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
91.26 	Research Institute in Duluth to determine the 
91.27 	distribution, relative abundance, and spatial 
91.28 	occupancy patterns of small weasel species in 
91.29 	Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in 
91.30 	weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.

91.31
91.32	(m) Improving Aquatic Plant Knowledge for 
Healthy Waters
					
91.33 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
91.35 	to collect foundational data on Minnesota's 
92.1 	native aquatic plant biodiversity through new 
92.2 	and enhanced lake surveys and to disseminate 
92.3 	results to state resource managers, scientists, 
92.4 	and the public.

92.5
92.6	(n) New Small Mammal Monitoring Methods 
for Minnesota
					
92.7 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
92.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
92.9 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
92.10 	Research Institute in Duluth to develop camera 
92.11 	trapping methods as a new tool to collect 
92.12 	foundational data and fill key knowledge gaps 
92.13 	in the status of small mammal species in 
92.14 	Minnesota.

92.15
92.16	(o) Status of Bats and Roost Trees after 
White-Nose Syndrome
					
92.17 	$195,000 the second year is from the trust 
92.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
92.19 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
92.20 	Research Institute in Duluth to study changes 
92.21 	in maternity roost trees and bat populations in 
92.22 	the forested areas of Minnesota and to evaluate 
92.23 	the effects of years of white-nose syndrome 
92.24 	on Minnesota bats.

92.25
92.26	(p) Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on the 
Invertebrate Community
					
92.27 	$387,000 the second year is from the trust 
92.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
92.29 	of Minnesota to provide data on pesticide 
92.30 	contamination in soil and the insect 
92.31 	community across the state and the effect of 
92.32 	insecticide exposure on insect reproduction. 
92.33 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
92.34 	2029, by which time the project must be 
92.35 	completed and final products delivered.

93.1
93.2	(q) Modernizing Minnesota's Plant Community 
Classification and Field Guides
					
93.3 	$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
93.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
93.5 	to collect additional vegetation and 
93.6 	environmental data and update the state's 
93.7 	20-year-old native plant community 
93.8 	classification guides to incorporate new data, 
93.9 	streamline user application and access to 
93.10 	products, and include analysis of climate and 
93.11 	vegetation trends. Net income generated as 
93.12 	part of this appropriation may be reinvested 
93.13 	in the project if a plan for reinvestment is 
93.14 	approved in the work plan. This appropriation 
93.15 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
93.16 	116P.10.

93.17
93.18	(r) Assessing Prairie Health to Inform Pollinator 
Conservation
					
93.19 	$297,000 the second year is from the trust 
93.20 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Society to 
93.21 	assess habitat quality and pesticide occurrence 
93.22 	in Minnesota prairies to help inform 
93.23 	management actions, endangered species 
93.24 	recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction 
93.25 	efforts for endangered and threatened 
93.26 	butterflies and other wildlife.

93.27
93.28	(s) Understanding Native Fishes in the 
Bowfishing Era
					
93.29 	$588,000 the second year is from the trust 
93.30 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
93.31 	of Minnesota, Duluth, to collect foundational 
93.32 	biological information on a selection of native 
93.33 	Minnesota fish to aid in sustainable 
93.34 	management, improve recreational 
93.35 	opportunities, and educate the public about 
93.36 	these shared aquatic resources. This 
94.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, 
94.2 	by which time the project must be completed 
94.3 	and final products delivered.

94.4
94.5	(t) Preserving Minnesota Wildflower 
Information
					
94.6 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
94.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
94.8 	of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural 
94.9 	History, to preserve and enhance Minnesota 
94.10 	Wildflowers Information, an online tool for 
94.11 	plant identification, by integrating the content 
94.12 	and functionality of the website with the 
94.13 	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas for public use 
94.14 	as required by Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 
94.15 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).

94.16
94.17	(u) White-Tailed Deer Movement and Disease 
in Suburban Areas
					
94.18 	$699,000 the second year is from the trust 
94.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
94.20 	of Minnesota to better understand white-tailed 
94.21 	deer movement, habitat use, and disease 
94.22 	dynamics at the suburban-agricultural interface 
94.23 	to inform more efficient deer management and 
94.24 	disease control.

94.25
94.26	(v) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and 
Minnesota Raptors
					
94.27 	$187,000 the second year is from the trust 
94.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
94.29 	of Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate 
94.30 	Minnesota raptors for current or past infections 
94.31 	with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus 
94.32 	to better understand disease transmission and 
94.33 	outbreak impacts on raptor populations.

94.34
94.35	(w) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
95.1 	$1,236,000 the second year is from the trust 
95.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
95.3 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
95.4 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
95.5 	to inform management of surface water and 
95.6 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
95.7 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
95.8 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
95.9 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
95.10 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
95.11 	surface water resources.

95.12	(x) Remote Sensing for Pollinator Habitat
					
95.13 	$180,000 the second year is from the trust 
95.14 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
95.15 	for an agreement with Monarch Joint Venture 
95.16 	to use remote sensing technology to evaluate 
95.17 	pollinator habitat on energy and transportation 
95.18 	corridors across Minnesota and to host 
95.19 	field-day training workshops. Net income 
95.20 	generated as part of this appropriation may be 
95.21 	reinvested in the project if a plan for 
95.22 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan as 
95.23 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
95.24 	116P.10.

95.25
95.26	(y) Harnessing Cover Crops and Roots for 
Sustainable Cropping
					
95.27 	$375,000 the second year is from the trust 
95.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
95.29 	of Minnesota to determine carbon 
95.30 	sequestration, nitrogen credit potential, water 
95.31 	use, and performance of cover crops in 
95.32 	corn-soybean and corn-soybean-wheat 
95.33 	rotations in southern Minnesota.

95.34
95.35	(z) Effects of Conservation Grazing on Solar 
Sites Managed for Pollinator Habitat
					
96.1 	$88,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
96.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
96.3 	an agreement with Minnesota Native 
96.4 	Landscapes, in partnership with Temple 
96.5 	University, to analyze the effects of sheep 
96.6 	grazing and mowing on the vegetation and 
96.7 	soils of solar sites managed for pollinator 
96.8 	habitat and to improve understanding of the 
96.9 	environmental outcomes from the colocation 
96.10 	of solar panels; grazing; and native, 
96.11 	pollinator-friendly vegetation. This 
96.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
96.13 	by which time the project must be completed 
96.14 	and final products delivered.

96.15
96.16	(aa) Genetic Detection of Endangered Mussels 
in the Mississippi
					
96.17 	$241,000 the second year is from the trust 
96.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
96.19 	for an agreement with the United States 
96.20 	Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology 
96.21 	Lab, to create, optimize, and use eDNA assays 
96.22 	to detect the presence of endangered or 
96.23 	threatened mussel species around Buffalo 
96.24 	Slough near the Prairie Island Indian 
96.25 	Community.

96.26
96.27	(bb) Integrated Population Modeling for 
Trumpeter Swans
					
96.28 	$180,000 the second year is from the trust 
96.29 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
96.30 	of Minnesota to compile and use all available 
96.31 	data to model historical population abundance 
96.32 	and estimate future population dynamics of 
96.33 	Minnesota trumpeter swans.

96.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2024.

97.1 	Sec. 4. Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

97.2
97.3	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		10,910,000

97.4
97.5	(a) Long-Term Preservation of Minnesota's Ball 
Cactus Population
					
97.6 	$100,000 the second year is from the trust 
97.7 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
97.8 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
97.9 	Arboretum to protect Minnesota's only 
97.10 	population of ball cactus by supporting 
97.11 	population expansion and establishment, 
97.12 	monitoring transferred plants, and training 
97.13 	long-term volunteer monitors. This 
97.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, 
97.15 	by which time the project must be completed 
97.16 	and final products delivered.

97.17
97.18	(b) Morrison County Historical Society 
Streambank Stabilization and Restoration
					
97.19 	$519,000 the second year is from the trust 
97.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
97.21 	for an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
97.22 	Water Conservation District to stabilize and 
97.23 	restore land along the Mississippi River owned 
97.24 	by the Morrison County Historical Society 
97.25 	within the statutory boundaries of Charles A. 
97.26 	Lindbergh State Park to improve water quality 
97.27 	and improve aquatic and terrestrial habit. For 
97.28 	purposes of this appropriation, subdivision 13, 
97.29 	paragraph (e), does not apply. The 
97.30 	commissioner of natural resources may make 
97.31 	reasonable amounts of this appropriation 
97.32 	available on an advance basis to accommodate 
97.33 	the Morrison Soil and Water Conservation 
97.34 	District's cash-flow needs if a plan for the 
97.35 	advances is approved as part of the work plan.

98.1
98.2	(c) Can Increased Tree Diversity Increase 
Community Diversity?
					
98.3 	$415,000 the second year is from the trust 
98.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
98.5 	of Minnesota to evaluate impacts of increasing 
98.6 	tree diversity on wildlife, plant and fungal 
98.7 	communities, and carbon storage within aspen 
98.8 	forests in northern Minnesota to develop best 
98.9 	management practices for mixed woodland 
98.10 	systems.

98.11	(d) Restoration of Riverside Park
					
98.12 	$141,000 the second year is from the trust 
98.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
98.14 	for an agreement with the city of Long Prairie 
98.15 	to improve water retention, increase native 
98.16 	habitat, and enhance footpaths for recreation 
98.17 	at Riverside Park in Todd County, Minnesota. 
98.18 	The project must create a net increase in 
98.19 	habitat, and this appropriation may not be used 
98.20 	to meet the conditions of any permits received 
98.21 	for the project.

98.22
98.23	(e) Pollinator Central IV: Habitat Improvement 
with Public Engagement
					
98.24 	$698,000 the second year is from the trust 
98.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
98.26 	for an agreement with Great River Greening 
98.27 	to partner with municipalities, educational 
98.28 	organizations, and volunteers to create and 
98.29 	enhance pollinator habitat along public 
98.30 	corridors from Lakeville to St. Cloud and to 
98.31 	engage youth and the public through education 
98.32 	and monitoring the impact of habitat 
98.33 	improvements. This appropriation is available 
98.34 	until June 30, 2028, by which time the project 
99.1 	must be completed and final products 
99.2 	delivered.

99.3
99.4	(f) Conservation Grazing for Birds, Beef, and 
Better Soil
					
99.5 	$342,000 the second year is from the trust 
99.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
99.7 	for an agreement with the National Audubon 
99.8 	Society, Minnesota office, to assess Audubon 
99.9 	Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach 
99.10 	to improve grassland biodiversity, soils, and 
99.11 	ecosystem resilience. This appropriation is 
99.12 	available until June 30, 2028, by which time 
99.13 	the project must be completed and final 
99.14 	products delivered.

99.15
99.16	(g) Minnesota Microbes for Enhanced 
Biodegradation of Microplastics
					
99.17 	$524,000 the second year is from the trust 
99.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
99.19 	of Minnesota to investigate the potential of 
99.20 	natural and indigenous microbes to biodegrade 
99.21 	conventional plastics in contaminated soils 
99.22 	and waters across the state. This appropriation 
99.23 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
99.24 	116P.10.

99.25
99.26	(h) Completing the Mississippi River Greenway: 
Dakota County
					
99.27 	$657,000 the second year is from the trust 
99.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
99.29 	for an agreement with Dakota County to 
99.30 	restore and enhance habitat on public lands, 
99.31 	establish linear native plantings, and install 
99.32 	electric-vehicle charging stations within and 
99.33 	along the 27-mile Mississippi River Greenway 
99.34 	in Dakota County. Net income generated as 
99.35 	part of this appropriation may be reinvested 
100.1 	in the project if a plan for reinvestment is 
100.2 	approved in the work plan. This appropriation 
100.3 	is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
100.4 	116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2028, 
100.5 	by which time the project must be completed 
100.6 	and final products delivered.

100.7
100.8	(i) Enabling Nature to Destroy Environmental 
PFAS Contaminants
					
100.9 	$378,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.10 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
100.11 	of Minnesota to identify enzymes and 
100.12 	microbes that can break down soil-based per- 
100.13 	and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into 
100.14 	nontoxic elements. This appropriation is 
100.15 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

100.16
100.17	(j) Bioacoustics for Species Monitoring and 
Conservation - Phase 2
					
100.18 	$568,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
100.20 	of Minnesota to assess avian diversity at the 
100.21 	statewide scale by developing a citizen science 
100.22 	bioacoustics monitoring program with an 
100.23 	initial focus on private lands.

100.24
100.25	(k) Preventing PFAS and Microplastics 
Contaminants Across Minnesota
					
100.26 	$656,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.27 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
100.28 	of Minnesota to help stop the flow of per- and 
100.29 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 
100.30 	microplastics contaminants into Minnesota's 
100.31 	environment by developing strategies and 
100.32 	technologies to manage solid waste streams 
100.33 	on site. This appropriation is subject to 
100.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

101.1
101.2	(l) Shingle Creek Aquatic and Shoreline Habitat 
Enhancement
					
101.3 	$1,100,000 the second year is from the trust 
101.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
101.5 	for an agreement with the Minneapolis Park 
101.6 	and Recreation Board to plan and restore a 
101.7 	section of Shingle Creek in north Minneapolis 
101.8 	with native aquatic and shoreline vegetation, 
101.9 	channel and bank modification, and natural 
101.10 	stream features. This appropriation is also to 
101.11 	monitor plant and animal health following 
101.12 	construction to ensure that the ecological 
101.13 	functioning of the creek corridor is restored. 
101.14 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
101.15 	2030, by which time the project must be 
101.16 	completed and final products delivered.

101.17
101.18	(m) LiDAR Technology to Help Prevent Wildlife 
Fatalities from Wind Turbines
					
101.19 	$525,000 the second year is from the trust 
101.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
101.21 	of Minnesota to create a low-cost and 
101.22 	advanced LiDAR system to detect bats and 
101.23 	birds approaching wind turbines that may be 
101.24 	used in concert with deterrence or impact 
101.25 	avoidance methods to prevent collisions. This 
101.26 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
101.27 	section 116P.10.

101.28
101.29	(n) Road Salt Pollution of Surface Waters from 
Groundwater
					
101.30 	$622,000 the second year is from the trust 
101.31 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
101.32 	of Minnesota to inform source-reduction 
101.33 	efforts by developing a model to identify hot 
101.34 	spots where road-salt-contaminated 
101.35 	groundwater leads to chloride pollution of 
101.36 	surface waters.

102.1
102.2	(o) Growing the Minnesota Bison Conservation 
Herd
					
102.3 	$1,775,000 the second year is from the trust 
102.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
102.5 	to reintroduce bison to Camden State Park as 
102.6 	part of a statewide effort to preserve the 
102.7 	American Plains bison genome. 
102.8 	Reintroduction includes the design, 
102.9 	construction, and installation of fencing, a 
102.10 	handling facility, signage, exhibits, and other 
102.11 	site improvements. This appropriation is 
102.12 	available until June 30, 2030, by which time 
102.13 	the project must be completed and final 
102.14 	products delivered.

102.15
102.16	(p) Priority Lakes: Meeting Protection Goals 
and Multiplying Benefits
					
102.17 	$1,890,000 the second year is from the trust 
102.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
102.19 	for an agreement with the Hubbard County 
102.20 	Soil and Water Conservation District, in 
102.21 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to 
102.22 	protect habitat, forest health, and water quality 
102.23 	in the best fishing lakes by creating lake 
102.24 	implementation action plans, conducting 
102.25 	community-based habitat restorations and 
102.26 	improvements, and protecting forest lands with 
102.27 	conservation easements and Sustainable Forest 
102.28 	Incentive Act (SFIA) enrollments within 
102.29 	prioritized areas of the upper Mississippi River 
102.30 	basin in Hubbard County. Of this amount, up 
102.31 	to $168,000 is for deposit in a monitoring fund 
102.32 	to be used by Minnesota Land Trust as 
102.33 	approved in the work plan and subject to 
102.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.20.

102.35 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2024.

103.1 	ARTICLE 3
103.2 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY 
103.3 	GRANTS APPROPRIATIONS

103.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ENRTF COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.
 103.5 	$28,180,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $28,180,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated 
103.6 	from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
103.7 	resources to make grants under the environment and natural resources trust fund community 
103.8 	grant program established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116X.03. These are onetime 
103.9 	appropriations and are available until June 30, 2029.

103.10 	ARTICLE 4
103.11 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

103.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
103.13 	to read:
103.14 		Subd. 21.Outreach to culturally diverse communities. The commissioner must ensure 
103.15 	that, to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner's work and the work of the 
103.16 	department are carried out in a manner that facilitates outreach to and communication with 
103.17 	Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and languages. To the maximum extent 
103.18 	practicable, public hearings, solicitations for grant proposals, and other interactions with 
103.19 	the public must include audiovisual communication components and must not rely exclusively 
103.20 	on written forms of communication.

103.21 	Sec. 2. [84.9766] OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR ALL; GRANT PROGRAM.
103.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish 
103.23 	and administer a program to provide grants to learning centers eligible under subdivision 
103.24 	2 for outdoor education programs serving students in grades 4 through 12.
103.25 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. (a) The commissioner may award grants under this section to 
103.26 	overnight outdoor school experience providers accredited by a state-recognized school 
103.27 	accrediting agency and to other outdoor school experience accredited providers offering 
103.28 	similar programming.
103.29 	(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the outdoor education program must:
103.30 	(1) provide a multiday, overnight educational experience that is comprised mainly of 
103.31 	outdoor-based learning activities;
104.1 	(2) provide students with opportunities to directly experience and understand nature and 
104.2 	the natural world, including field study opportunities for student learning;
104.3 	(3) use a research-based environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other 
104.4 	natural-resource-based educational curriculum;
104.5 	(4) be integrated with local school curricula to help students meet academic standards;
104.6 	(5) provide students with opportunities to develop:
104.7 	(i) leadership;
104.8 	(ii) critical thinking;
104.9 	(iii) self-sufficiency;
104.10 	(iv) decision-making skills; and
104.11 	(v) social and emotional skills; and
104.12 	(6) address accessibility of outdoor educational opportunities for underserved students, 
104.13 	including students with disabilities.

104.14 	Sec. 3. [86B.109] ABANDONED WATERCRAFT.
104.15 		Subdivision 1.Tagging authority; notice to owner. (a) A peace officer or an employee 
104.16 	designated by the commissioner under section 84.0835 may place a tag on a watercraft 
104.17 	unlawfully located on public accesses, public lands, and waters of this state or unlawfully 
104.18 	located on property adjacent to waters of this state. A watercraft is unlawfully located if the 
104.19 	watercraft appears to be:
104.20 	(1) inoperative and neglected, wrecked, stranded, or substantially dismantled;
104.21 	(2) in immediate danger of sinking; or
104.22 	(3) unmoored and unattended.
104.23 	(b) A peace officer or employee who places a tag on a watercraft under this subdivision 
104.24 	must notify the commissioner of placing the tag within 48 hours. The notification must 
104.25 	include a statement of the basis for the decision to place a tag on the watercraft.
104.26 	(c) Upon receiving notification under paragraph (b), the commissioner must send a notice 
104.27 	by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner of the watercraft. The 
104.28 	notice must state that:
104.29 	(1) the watercraft has been tagged and the condition that resulted in the watercraft being 
104.30 	tagged must be remedied immediately; and
105.1 	(2) failure to remedy within 14 days of the notice being sent is a criminal violation that 
105.2 	may result in civil and criminal penalties and the forfeiture of the watercraft.
105.3 		Subd. 2.Failure to remedy. The registered owner of a watercraft who knowingly fails 
105.4 	to remedy the condition that resulted in the watercraft being tagged within 14 days of the 
105.5 	commissioner sending the notice required by subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is guilty of a 
105.6 	misdemeanor. In addition, the owner is liable to the Department of Natural Resources for 
105.7 	all costs incurred by the commissioner in enforcing this section against the owner and is 
105.8 	subject to a civil penalty of not less than two times nor more than five times the costs incurred 
105.9 	by the commissioner to remove, process, and dispose of the watercraft. Civil penalties 
105.10 	imposed under this subdivision may be enforced and distributed as provided in section 
105.11 	115A.99.
105.12 		Subd. 3.Seizure of abandoned watercraft. Fourteen days after the commissioner sends 
105.13 	the notice required by subdivision 1, paragraph (c), to the registered owner, or concludes 
105.14 	that there is no registered owner, the commissioner must investigate the watercraft. If, upon 
105.15 	inspection, the watercraft has not been removed and the condition that prompted the peace 
105.16 	officer or employee to tag it has not been substantially remedied, the watercraft is considered 
105.17 	abandoned and the commissioner must seize and forfeit the watercraft according to section 
105.18 	97A.223.
105.19 		Subd. 4.Relation to other law. An abandoned watercraft that becomes submerged and 
105.20 	subject to section 86B.107 must be removed and disposed of in accordance with that section.
105.21 		Subd. 5.Exceptions. This section does not apply to previously sunk watercraft of 
105.22 	historical significance or that are currently a destination for scuba divers or commercial 
105.23 	tourism that do not pose an ongoing environmental or public safety risk.

105.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
105.25 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $10.60 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed 
105.26 	under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and 
105.27 	research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian 
105.28 	watermilfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The surcharge is:
105.29 	(1) for a watercraft 19 feet or less in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses (2) 
105.30 	to (8), $29;
105.31 	(2) for a watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
105.32 	for rent or lease, $25;
105.33 	(3) for a sailboat 19 feet in length or less, $20;
106.1 	(4) for a watercraft used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, 
106.2 	$14;
106.3 	(5) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, $50;
106.4 	(6) for a personal watercraft, including one offered for rent or lease, $25;
106.5 	(7) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
106.6 	(2) to (6), $25;
106.7 	(8) for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet 
106.8 	in length, $20;
106.9 	(9) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length, other than a 
106.10 	watercraft listed in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $38;
106.11 	(10) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed 
106.12 	in clauses (4), (5), (8), and (12), $50;
106.13 	(11) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
106.14 	(4), (5), (8), and (12), $62; and
106.15 	(12) for a watercraft used primarily for charter fishing, commercial fishing, commercial 
106.16 	passenger carrying, or other commercial operation, $50.

106.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

106.18 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.223, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
106.19 		Subdivision 1.Property subject to seizure and forfeiture. (a) An enforcement officer 
106.20 	must seize:
106.21 	(1) firearms possessed in violation of state or federal law or court order; and
106.22 	(2) property described in section 97A.221, subdivision 1, where no owner can be 
106.23 	determined.; and
106.24 	(3) a watercraft that is abandoned according to section 86B.109, subdivision 3.
106.25 	(b) Property seized under this section is subject to administrative forfeiture.

106.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
106.27 	read:
106.28 		Subd. 3c.Restrictions after conviction; abandoned watercraft. (a) After a conviction 
106.29 	under section 86B.109, subdivision 2, the following license and registration restrictions 
107.1 	remain in effect until the person reimburses the Department of Natural Resources for all 
107.2 	the department's costs under section 86B.109, subdivision 2:
107.3 	(1) all the person's annual game and fish licenses are void;
107.4 	(2) the person may not act under any lifetime game and fish license;
107.5 	(3) all the person's watercraft licenses and registrations that are required to operate 
107.6 	watercraft in the state are void;
107.7 	(4) all the person's off-highway vehicle and snowmobile licenses and registrations that 
107.8 	are required to operate those vehicles in the state are void; and
107.9 	(5) the person may not obtain any of the licenses or registrations described in clauses 
107.10 	(1) to (4).
107.11 	(b) If a conviction under section 86B.109, subdivision 2, was for abandoning a watercraft 
107.12 	in a boundary water of the state, the commissioner must coordinate with neighboring 
107.13 	jurisdictions to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the person is subject to 
107.14 	similar consequences in the neighboring jurisdiction as those imposed under paragraph (a).

107.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
107.16 	read:
107.17 		Subd. 9.Resident disabled veterans; reduced fee licenses. A person authorized to 
107.18 	issue licenses must issue the following licenses for the reduced fee specified under section 
107.19 	97A.475 to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and who has a 50 to 
107.20 	99 percent service-connected disability as defined by the United States Department of 
107.21 	Veterans Affairs upon being furnished satisfactory evidence:
107.22 	(1) a license to take deer by firearms, archery, or muzzleloader;
107.23 	(2) a license to take small game; and
107.24 	(3) a license to take fish by angling.

107.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
107.26 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
107.27 	only, are:
107.28 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
107.29 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
107.30 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
108.1 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
108.2 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
108.3 	season, $34;
108.4 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;
108.5 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
108.6 	season, $34;
108.7 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
108.8 	(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
108.9 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
108.10 	(11) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
108.11 	(12) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
108.12 	(13) to take prairie chickens, $23;
108.13 	(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the 
108.14 	regular firearms season, $5;
108.15 	(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
108.16 	(16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during 
108.17 	the muzzleloader season, $5;
108.18 	(17) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
108.19 	(18) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
108.20 	(19) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
108.21 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
108.22 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
108.23 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
108.24 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
108.25 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
108.26 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition 
108.27 	account;
108.28 	(20) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
108.29 	(21) to take wolf, $30;
108.30 	(22) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
109.1 	(23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
109.2 	(24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
109.3 	(25) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
109.4 	season, no fee.; and
109.5 	(26) for disabled veterans to take deer or small game under section 97A.465, subdivision 
109.6 	9, $5.

109.7 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
109.8 		Subd. 6.Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents only, 
109.9 	are:
109.10 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $25;
109.11 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a married 
109.12 	couple, $40;
109.13 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $6, and the 
109.14 	person must possess an angling license;
109.15 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by 
109.16 	the licensee, $12;
109.17 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period 
109.18 	selected by the licensee, $14;
109.19 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, $71; 
109.20 	and
109.21 	(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.; and
109.22 	(8) for disabled veterans to take fish by angling under section 97A.465, subdivision 9, 
109.23 	$5.

109.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
109.25 		Subd. 6.Water-use permit; processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs (b) 
109.26 	to (g), a water-use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in 
109.27 	accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water-use permit in force 
109.28 	at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water 
109.29 	management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the 
109.30 	stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
110.1 	(1) $140 $200 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
110.2 	(2) $3.50 $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less 
110.3 	than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
110.4 	(3) $4 $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less 
110.5 	than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
110.6 	(4) $4.50 $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but 
110.7 	less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
110.8 	(5) $5 $9 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less 
110.9 	than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
110.10 	(6) $5.50 $10 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but 
110.11 	less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
110.12 	(7) $6 $11 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less 
110.13 	than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
110.14 	(8) $6.50 $12 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but 
110.15 	less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
110.16 	(9) $7 $13 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less 
110.17 	than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
110.18 	(10) $7.50 $14 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but 
110.19 	less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
110.20 	(11) $8 $15 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per 
110.21 	year.
110.22 	(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water-use processing fee must be prescribed 
110.23 	by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water-use 
110.24 	permit in force at any time during the year:
110.25 	(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
110.26 	(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
110.27 	(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year and, 
110.28 	except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
110.29 	(d) For water-use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
110.30 	(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 $325,000 per year;
111.1 	(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
111.2 	(i) $60,000 $75,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
111.3 	(ii) $90,000 $125,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
111.4 	(iii) $300,000 $400,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
111.5 	(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 $1,500 per year;
111.6 	(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam for 
111.7 	home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the cogeneration 
111.8 	of electricity and steam;
111.9 	(5) the fee for a facility that temporarily diverts a water of the state from its natural 
111.10 	channel to produce hydroelectric or hydromechanical power may not exceed $5,000 per 
111.11 	year. A permit for such a facility does not count toward the number of permits held by an 
111.12 	entity as described in this paragraph; and
111.13 	(6) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to prevent 
111.14 	flood damage or to remove floodwaters during a period of flooding, as determined by the 
111.15 	commissioner.
111.16 	(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of ten 
111.17 	percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid 
111.18 	balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee 
111.19 	may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal 
111.20 	governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
111.21 	(f) The minimum water-use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of agricultural 
111.22 	land is $20 $100 for years in which:
111.23 	(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
111.24 	(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 and 
111.25 	October 1.
111.26 	(g) The commissioner shall waive the water-use permit fee for installations and projects 
111.27 	that use stormwater runoff or where public entities are diverting water to treat a water quality 
111.28 	issue and returning the water to its source without using the water for any other purpose, 
111.29 	unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use adversely affects surface water 
111.30 	or groundwater.
111.31 	(h) A surcharge of $50 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph 
111.32 	(a) shall be is applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of May, June, July, 
112.1 	August, and September that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal 
112.2 	water use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for 
112.3 	municipalities with more than one permit shall be is determined based on the total 
112.4 	appropriations from all permits that supply a common distribution system.

112.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

112.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
112.7 		Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of 
112.8 	receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under 
112.9 	this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer 
112.10 	an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under 
112.11 	a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), 
112.12 	must comply with section 16A.1285.
112.13 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must 
112.14 	be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred 
112.15 	for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account 
112.16 	in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
112.17 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
112.18 	paragraph (b), is $150 $600. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam 
112.19 	that is subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for 
112.20 	mining must be at least $1,200, but not more than $12,000. The fee for a notification to 
112.21 	request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $400, except that the 
112.22 	fee for a notification to request authorization to appropriate water under a general permit 
112.23 	is $100.

112.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

112.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115B.421, is amended to read:
112.26 	115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.
112.27 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in 
112.28 	the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other 
112.29 	earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445. 
112.30 	The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of 
112.31 	Investment.
113.1 	(b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment 
113.2 	fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
113.3 	(c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified 
113.4 	facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response 
113.5 	actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate 
113.6 	action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the 
113.7 	environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the 
113.8 	environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b) 
113.9 	is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by 
113.10 	the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money 
113.11 	not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is 
113.12 	appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate 
113.13 	and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and 
113.14 	finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure 
113.15 	long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program 
113.16 	in perpetuity.
113.17 	(d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025.
113.18 		Subd. 2.Local notification. If money in the closed landfill investment fund is spent or 
113.19 	transferred for purposes other than the purposes provided under sections 115B.39 to 
113.20 	115B.444, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must provide written 
113.21 	notification to each county with a qualified facility within 30 days of the transfer or 
113.22 	expenditure that includes the amount, purpose, and authority used to spend or transfer the 
113.23 	money.

113.24 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
113.25 	read:
113.26 		Subd. 13.Outreach to culturally diverse communities. The commissioner must ensure 
113.27 	that, to the maximum extent practicable, the commissioner's work and the work of the agency 
113.28 	are carried out in a manner that facilitates outreach to and communication with Minnesotans 
113.29 	of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and languages. To the maximum extent practicable, public 
113.30 	hearings, solicitations for grant proposals, and other interactions with the public must include 
113.31 	audiovisual communication components and must not rely exclusively on written forms of 
113.32 	communication.

114.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.073, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
114.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority to issue. (a) Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the 
114.3 	commissioner and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers may issue citations 
114.4 	to a person who:
114.5 	(1) disposes of solid waste as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 22, at a location 
114.6 	not authorized by law for the disposal of solid waste without permission of the owner of 
114.7 	the property;
114.8 	(2) fails to report or recover discharges as required under section 115.061;
114.9 	(3) fails to take discharge preventive or preparedness measures required under chapter 
114.10 	115E;
114.11 	(4) fails to install or use vapor recovery equipment during the transfer of gasoline from 
114.12 	a transport delivery vehicle to an underground storage tank as required in section 116.49, 
114.13 	subdivisions 3 and 4;
114.14 	(5) performs labor or services designing, installing, constructing, inspecting, servicing, 
114.15 	repairing, or operating a subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) as defined in chapter 
114.16 	115 and has violated rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 in any of the following 
114.17 	categories:
114.18 	(i) failure to acquire or maintain a current state-issued SSTS license;
114.19 	(ii) failure to acquire or maintain a current surety bond for SSTS activities;
114.20 	(iii) failure to acquire or maintain a required local permit for SSTS activities; or
114.21 	(iv) failure to submit SSTS as-built plans or compliance inspection forms to the local 
114.22 	governmental unit; or
114.23 	(6) performs labor or services pumping, hauling, treating, spreading, dumping, 
114.24 	discharging, or land applying septage as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7080.1100, subpart 
114.25 	69, and has violated rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal 
114.26 	Regulations, title 40, section 503, in any of the following categories:
114.27 	(i) failure to acquire or maintain a current state-issued SSTS license;
114.28 	(ii) failure to acquire or maintain a current surety bond for SSTS activities;
114.29 	(iii) failure to provide control measures to prevent the pollution of underground waters 
114.30 	from the discharge of septage into the saturated or unsaturated zone;
115.1 	(iv) failure to produce records or maintain records in accordance with Code of Federal 
115.2 	Regulations, title 40, section 503; or
115.3 	(v) failure to treat septage for pathogens and vectors in accordance with Code of Federal 
115.4 	Regulations, title 40, section 503; or
115.5 	(7) fails to self-certify that they have received the skin-lightener notice and will comply 
115.6 	with the law, as required by section 325F.998.
115.7 	(b) Agency staff designated by the commissioner may issue citations to facility owners 
115.8 	and operators who fail to produce, within 30 days or within a reasonable alternative time 
115.9 	frame as determined and required by the commissioner, information or reports necessary 
115.10 	for developing and reissuing permits and permit amendments under chapters 114C and 115 
115.11 	to 116. If the owner or operator cannot produce the information or reports within 30 days 
115.12 	or according to an alternative time frame required by the commissioner, the owner or operator 
115.13 	may request an extension within 30 days of the request for information or reports. The 
115.14 	commissioner must keep records of citations issued under this paragraph that identify the 
115.15 	facility, the owner or operator, and any person hired by or representing the owner or operator 
115.16 	to prepare or assist in preparing the permit application or other information or report requested 
115.17 	by the commissioner.
115.18 	(b) (c) In addition, Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the commissioner may 
115.19 	issue citations to owners and operators of facilities who violate sections 116.46 to 116.50 
115.20 	and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7150 and 7151 and parts 7001.4200 to 7001.4300. A citation 
115.21 	issued under this subdivision must include a requirement that the person cited remove and 
115.22 	properly dispose of or otherwise manage the waste or discharged oil or hazardous substance, 
115.23 	reimburse any government agency that has disposed of the waste or discharged oil or 
115.24 	hazardous substance and contaminated debris for the reasonable costs of disposal, or correct 
115.25 	any storage tank violations.
115.26 	(c) (d) Citations for violations of sections 115E.045 and 116.46 to 116.50 and Minnesota 
115.27 	Rules, chapters 7150 and 7151, may be issued only after the owners and operators have had 
115.28 	a 60-day period to correct violations stated in writing by Pollution Control Agency staff, 
115.29 	unless there is a discharge associated with the violation or the violation is a repeat violation 
115.30 	from a previous inspection.

115.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
115.32 		Subd. 2.Penalty amount. The citation must impose the following penalty amounts:
116.1 	(1) $100 per major appliance, as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 17a, up to a 
116.2 	maximum of $2,000;
116.3 	(2) $25 per waste tire, as defined in section 115A.90, subdivision 11, up to a maximum 
116.4 	of $2,000;
116.5 	(3) $25 per lead acid battery governed by section 115A.915, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.6 	(4) $1 per pound of other solid waste or $20 per cubic foot up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.7 	(5) up to $200 for any amount of waste that escapes from a vehicle used for the 
116.8 	transportation of solid waste if, after receiving actual notice that waste has escaped the 
116.9 	vehicle, the person or company transporting the waste fails to immediately collect the waste;
116.10 	(6) $50 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground 
116.11 	storage tank system design, construction, installation, and notification requirements, up to 
116.12 	a maximum of $2,000;
116.13 	(7) $500 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to upgrading of 
116.14 	existing underground storage tank systems, up to a maximum of $2,000 per tank system;
116.15 	(8) $250 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground 
116.16 	storage tank system general operating requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.17 	(9) $250 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to underground 
116.18 	storage tank system release detection requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.19 	(10) $50 per violation of rules adopted under section 116.49, relating to out-of-service 
116.20 	underground storage tank systems and closure, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.21 	(11) $50 per violation of sections 116.48 to 116.491 relating to underground storage 
116.22 	tank system notification, monitoring, environmental protection, and tank installers training 
116.23 	and certification requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.24 	(12) $25 per gallon of oil or hazardous substance discharged which is not reported or 
116.25 	recovered under section 115.061, up to a maximum of $2,000;
116.26 	(13) $1 per gallon of oil or hazardous substance being stored, transported, or otherwise 
116.27 	handled without the prevention or preparedness measures required under chapter 115E, up 
116.28 	to a maximum of $2,000;
116.29 	(14) $250 per violation of Minnesota Rules, parts 7001.4200 to 7001.4300 or chapter 
116.30 	7151, related to aboveground storage tank systems, up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.1 	(15) $250 per delivery made in violation of section 116.49, subdivision 3 or 4, levied 
117.2 	against:
117.3 	(i) the retail location if vapor recovery equipment is not installed or maintained properly;
117.4 	(ii) the carrier if the transport delivery vehicle is not equipped with vapor recovery 
117.5 	equipment; or
117.6 	(iii) the driver for failure to use supplied vapor recovery equipment;
117.7 	(16) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure 
117.8 	to comply with state subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) license requirements, up 
117.9 	to a maximum of $2,000;
117.10 	(17) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure 
117.11 	to comply with SSTS surety bond requirements, up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.12 	(18) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure 
117.13 	to provide control measures to prevent the pollution of underground waters from the discharge 
117.14 	of septage into the saturated or unsaturated zone, up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.15 	(19) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal 
117.16 	Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to treat septage for pathogens and 
117.17 	vectors, up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.18 	(20) $250 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal 
117.19 	Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to produce records or maintain records, 
117.20 	up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.21 	(21) $250 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 or Code of Federal 
117.22 	Regulations, title 40, section 503, relating to failure to submit as-built plans or compliance 
117.23 	inspection forms to the local governmental unit, up to a maximum of $2,000; and
117.24 	(22) $500 per violation of rules adopted under chapters 115 and 116 relating to failure 
117.25 	to obtain required local permits, up to a maximum of $2,000;
117.26 	(23) $100 per violation of section 325F.998, relating to certification that businesses will 
117.27 	comply with skin-lightener requirements; and
117.28 	(24) $50 per day under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for each information item or report 
117.29 	requested for the first 30 days delinquent and $500 per day thereafter, up to a maximum of 
117.30 	$20,000 for each information item or report requested, until the commissioner determines 
117.31 	the request for information or report is complete.

118.1 	Sec. 16. [325F.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER NOTICE REQUIRED.
118.2 		Subdivision 1.Notice required. After August 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the 
118.3 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must send a notice to retailers who sell 
118.4 	skin-lightening products that states that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury 
118.5 	is illegal and subject to penalties. Additionally, the commissioner must engage in outreach 
118.6 	to retailers who sell skin-lightening products in order to convey the dangers of using 
118.7 	skin-lightening products that contain mercury.
118.8 		Subd. 2.Certification. Businesses who receive notice from the commissioner must 
118.9 	self-certify on a form prescribed by the commissioner that they have received the notice 
118.10 	and will comply with the law.

118.11 	Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

118.12	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		79,311,000
		72,785,000

118.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
118.14		2024
	2025
	
118.15	General
	60,103,000
	53,047,000
	
118.16	Environmental
	18,959,000
	19,533,000
	
118.17	Remediation
	249,000
	205,000
	
118.18 	(a) $122,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
118.19 	second year are from the general fund for:
118.20 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
118.21 	in implementing and participating in the 
118.22 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
118.23 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
118.24 	process;
118.25 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
118.26 	rulemaking process for water quality 
118.27 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
118.28 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
118.29 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
118.30 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
118.31 	information and time required for 
118.32 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
118.33 	water quality standards; and
119.1 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
119.2 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
119.3 	resources needed for urban, suburban, and 
119.4 	Greater Minnesota municipalities to achieve 
119.5 	permit requirements.
119.6 	(b) $216,000 the first year and $219,000 the 
119.7 	second year are from the environmental fund 
119.8 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
119.9 	Statutes, section 116.454.
119.10 	(c) $132,000 the first year and $137,000 the 
119.11 	second year are for monitoring water quality 
119.12 	and operating assistance programs.
119.13 	(d) $390,000 the first year and $399,000 the 
119.14 	second year are from the environmental fund 
119.15 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
119.16 	pollutants.
119.17 	(e) $106,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
119.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
119.19 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
119.20 	children's products under Minnesota Statutes, 
119.21 	sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this 
119.22 	amount, $68,000 the first year and $70,000 
119.23 	the second year are transferred to the 
119.24 	commissioner of health.
119.25 	(f) $128,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
119.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
119.27 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
119.28 	(g) $1,492,000 the first year and $1,519,000 
119.29 	the second year are from the environmental 
119.30 	fund to continue perfluorochemical 
119.31 	biomonitoring in eastern metropolitan 
119.32 	communities, as recommended by the 
119.33 	Environmental Health Tracking and 
119.34 	Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, and to address 
120.1 	other environmental health risks, including air 
120.2 	quality. The communities must include Hmong 
120.3 	and other immigrant farming communities. 
120.4 	Of this amount, up to $1,226,000 the first year 
120.5 	and $1,248,000 the second year are for transfer 
120.6 	to the commissioner of health.
120.7 	(h) $61,000 the first year and $62,000 the 
120.8 	second year are from the environmental fund 
120.9 	for the listing procedures for impaired waters 
120.10 	required under this act.
120.11 	(i) $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the 
120.12 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
120.13 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
120.14 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
120.15 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
120.16 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
120.17 	program for vapor assessment and 
120.18 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
120.19 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
120.20 	the remediation fund.
120.21 	(j) $500,000 the first year is to facilitate the 
120.22 	collaboration and modeling of greenhouse gas 
120.23 	impacts, costs, and benefits of strategies to 
120.24 	reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions. 
120.25 	This is a onetime appropriation.
120.26 	(k) $50,266,000 the first year and $50,270,000 
120.27 	the second year are to establish and implement 
120.28 	a local government climate resiliency and 
120.29 	water infrastructure grant program for local 
120.30 	governmental units and Tribal governments. 
120.31 	Of this amount, $49,100,000 each year is for 
120.32 	grants to support communities in planning and 
120.33 	implementing projects that will allow for 
120.34 	adaptation for a changing climate. At least 40 
120.35 	percent of the money granted under this 
121.1 	paragraph must be for projects in areas that 
121.2 	meet environmental justice criteria. By 
121.3 	December 30, 2027, the commissioner must 
121.4 	submit a report on the use of grant money to 
121.5 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
121.6 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
121.7 	over environment and natural resources 
121.8 	finance. This appropriation is available until 
121.9 	June 30, 2027. The base for this appropriation 
121.10 	in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $270,000.
121.11 	(l) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
121.12 	city of Fergus Falls to address water-quality 
121.13 	concerns at Lake Alice.
121.14 	(m) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to 
121.15 	Rice County to address water-quality concerns 
121.16 	at French Lake.
121.17 	(n) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to 
121.18 	Ramsey County to address water-quality 
121.19 	concerns at Round Lake.
121.20 	(o) Recipients of money appropriated in 
121.21 	paragraphs (l), (m), and (n) may use the grants 
121.22 	to contract for water-quality improvement 
121.23 	services, testing, necessary infrastructure, 
121.24 	training, and maintenance.
121.25 	(p) $2,070,000 the first year and $2,070,000 
121.26 	the second year are from the environmental 
121.27 	fund to develop and implement a program 
121.28 	related to emerging issues, including 
121.29 	Minnesota's PFAS Blueprint.
121.30 	(q) $1,820,000 the first year and $1,820,000 
121.31 	the second year are from the environmental 
121.32 	fund to support improved management of data 
121.33 	collected by the agency and its partners and 
122.1 	regulated parties to facilitate decision-making 
122.2 	and public access.
122.3 	(r) $500,000 the first year is from the general 
122.4 	fund for the report on firefighter turnout gear 
122.5 	and biomonitoring required under this act. Of 
122.6 	this amount, up to $250,000 $425,000 may be 
122.7 	transferred to the commissioner of health for 
122.8 	biomonitoring of firefighters. This 
122.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
122.10 	(s) $500,000 the first year is to develop 
122.11 	protocols to be used by agencies and 
122.12 	departments for sampling and testing 
122.13 	groundwater, surface water, public drinking 
122.14 	water, and private wells for microplastics and 
122.15 	nanoplastics and to begin implementation. The 
122.16 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
122.17 	may transfer money appropriated under this 
122.18 	paragraph to the commissioners of agriculture, 
122.19 	natural resources, and health to implement the 
122.20 	protocols developed. This is a onetime 
122.21 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
122.22 	2025.
122.23 	(t) $50,000 the first year is from the 
122.24 	remediation fund for the work group on PFAS 
122.25 	manufacturer fees and report required under 
122.26 	this act.
122.27 	(u) $387,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
122.28 	second year are to develop and implement the 
122.29 	requirements for fish kills under Minnesota 
122.30 	Statutes, sections 103G.216 and 103G.2165. 
122.31 	Of this amount, up to $331,000 the first year 
122.32 	and $90,000 the second year may be 
122.33 	transferred to the commissioners of health, 
122.34 	natural resources, agriculture, and public 
122.35 	safety and to the Board of Regents of the 
123.1 	University of Minnesota as necessary to 
123.2 	implement those sections. The base for this 
123.3 	appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and beyond 
123.4 	is $7,000.
123.5 	(v) $63,000 the first year and $92,000 the 
123.6 	second year are for transfer to the 
123.7 	commissioner of health for amending the 
123.8 	health risk limit for PFOS. This is a onetime 
123.9 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
123.10 	2026.
123.11 	(w) $5,000,000 the first year is for community 
123.12 	air-monitoring grants as provided in this act. 
123.13 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
123.14 	available until June 30, 2027.
123.15 	(x) $2,333,000 the first year and $2,333,000 
123.16 	the second year are to adopt rules and 
123.17 	implement air toxics emissions requirements 
123.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.062. 
123.19 	The general fund appropriations are onetime 
123.20 	and are available until June 30, 2027. The base 
123.21 	for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2026 
123.22 	and $1,400,000 from the environmental fund 
123.23 	in fiscal year 2027 and beyond.

123.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

123.25 	Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

123.26	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		82,000,000
		57,974,000

123.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
123.28		2024
	2025
	
123.29	General
	38,464,000
	13,850,000
	
123.30	Environmental
	43,536,000
	44,124,000
	
123.31 	(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
123.32 	the second year may be transferred from the 
123.33 	environmental fund to the small business 
124.1 	environmental improvement loan account 
124.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
124.3 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
124.4 	the second year are for competitive recycling 
124.5 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
124.6 	115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first 
124.7 	year and $300,000 the second year are from 
124.8 	the general fund, and $700,000 the first year 
124.9 	and $700,000 the second year are from the 
124.10 	environmental fund. This appropriation is 
124.11 	available until June 30, 2027.
124.12 	(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
124.13 	second year are from the environmental fund 
124.14 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
124.15 	small businesses and other 
124.16 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
124.17 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
124.18 	the second year are to continue work with 
124.19 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
124.20 	may enter into an agreement with 
124.21 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
124.22 	(d) $18,450,000 the first year and $18,450,000 
124.23 	the second year are from the environmental 
124.24 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
124.25 	(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
124.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
124.27 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
124.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
124.29 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
124.30 	second year are from the environmental fund 
124.31 	for grants to develop and expand recycling 
124.32 	markets for Minnesota businesses. This 
124.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
125.1 	(g) $767,000 the first year and $770,000 the 
125.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
125.3 	for reducing and diverting food waste, 
125.4 	redirecting edible food for consumption, and 
125.5 	removing barriers to collecting and recovering 
125.6 	organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each 
125.7 	year is for grants to increase food rescue and 
125.8 	waste prevention. This appropriation is 
125.9 	available until June 30, 2027.
125.10 	(h) $2,797,000 the first year and $2,811,000 
125.11 	the second year are from the environmental 
125.12 	fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
125.13 	section 473.844.
125.14 	(i) $318,000 the first year and $324,000 the 
125.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
125.16 	to address chemicals in products, including to 
125.17 	implement and enforce flame retardant 
125.18 	provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
125.19 	325F.071, and perfluoroalkyl and 
125.20 	polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging 
125.21 	provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
125.22 	325F.075. Of this amount, $78,000 the first 
125.23 	year and $80,000 the second year are 
125.24 	transferred to the commissioner of health.
125.25 	(j) $180,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
125.26 	second year are for quantifying climate-related 
125.27 	impacts from projects for environmental 
125.28 	review. This is a onetime appropriation. This 
125.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
125.30 	(k) $1,790,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
125.31 	second year are for accelerating pollution 
125.32 	prevention at small businesses. Of this amount, 
125.33 	$1,720,000 the first year is for transfer to the 
125.34 	environmental fund for zero-interest loans
125.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993, to 
126.1 	phase out high-polluting equipment, products, 
126.2 	and processes and replace with new options. 
126.3 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
126.4 	2027. This is a onetime appropriation.
126.5 	(l) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the 
126.6 	second year are to support the Greenstep Cities 
126.7 	program. This is a onetime appropriation. This 
126.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
126.9 	(m) $420,000 the first year is to complete a 
126.10 	study on the viability of recycling solar energy 
126.11 	equipment. This is a onetime appropriation 
126.12 	and is available until June 30, 2026.
126.13 	(n) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
126.14 	second year are from the environmental fund 
126.15 	for Minnesota GreenCorps investment.
126.16 	(o) $4,210,000 the first year and $210,000 the 
126.17 	second year are for PFAS reduction grants. 
126.18 	Of this amount, $4,000,000 the first year is 
126.19 	for grants to industry and public entities to 
126.20 	identify sources of PFAS entering facilities 
126.21 	and to develop pollution prevention and 
126.22 	reduction initiatives to reduce PFAS entering 
126.23 	facilities, prevent releases, and monitor the 
126.24 	effectiveness of these projects. Priority must 
126.25 	be given to projects in underserved 
126.26 	communities. This is a onetime appropriation 
126.27 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
126.28 	(p) $12,940,000 the first year and $12,940,000 
126.29 	the second year are for a waste prevention and 
126.30 	reduction grants and loan program. This is a 
126.31 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
126.32 	June 30, 2027. Of this amount in the first year, 
126.33 	$7,950,000 is for waste prevention and 
126.34 	reduction grants and loans and $3,000,000 is 
127.1 	for a grant to the owner of a biomass energy 
127.2 	generation plant in Shakopee that uses waste 
127.3 	heat from the generation of electricity in the 
127.4 	malting process to purchase a wood dehydrator 
127.5 	to facilitate disposal of wood that is infested 
127.6 	by the emerald ash borer. Of this amount in 
127.7 	the second year, $10,950,000 is for waste 
127.8 	prevention and reduction grants and loans, 
127.9 	including $1,000,000 for transfer to the 
127.10 	environmental fund for the purposes of 
127.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. By 
127.12 	October 1, 2024, the commissioner of the 
127.13 	Pollution Control Agency must report to the 
127.14 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
127.15 	legislative committees and divisions with 
127.16 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
127.17 	resources on the use of money appropriated 
127.18 	for the wood dehydrator under this paragraph.
127.19 	(q) $16,562,000 the first year is for grants to 
127.20 	a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that owns 
127.21 	a cogeneration facility that serves a St. Paul 
127.22 	district heating and cooling system to preserve 
127.23 	existing biomass energy infrastructure for 
127.24 	purposes of local and regional emerald ash 
127.25 	borer response efforts. The commissioner of 
127.26 	the Pollution Control Agency may require the 
127.27 	nonprofit corporation to charge a fee per ton 
127.28 	of wood waste delivered to the facility. This 
127.29 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
127.30 	until June 30, 2030.
127.31 	(r) $1,163,000 the first year and $1,115,000 
127.32 	the second year are from the environmental 
127.33 	fund for rulemaking and implementation of 
127.34 	the new PFAS requirements under Minnesota 
127.35 	Statutes, section 116.943. Of this amount, 
128.1 	$312,000 the first year and $468,000 the 
128.2 	second year are for transfer to the 
128.3 	commissioner of health.
128.4 	(s) $680,000 the first year is for the resource 
128.5 	management report required in this act. This 
128.6 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
128.7 	until June 30, 2026.
128.8 	(t) $35,000 the second year is from the 
128.9 	environmental fund for the compostable 
128.10 	labeling requirements under Minnesota 
128.11 	Statutes, section 325E.046. The base for this 
128.12 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond 
128.13 	is $68,000 from the environmental fund.
128.14 	(u) $175,000 the first year is for the 
128.15 	rulemaking required under this act providing 
128.16 	for the safe and lawful disposal of waste 
128.17 	treated seed. This appropriation is available 
128.18 	until June 30, 2025.
128.19 	(v) $1,000,000 the first year is for a lead tackle 
128.20 	reduction program that provides outreach, 
128.21 	education, and opportunities to safely dispose 
128.22 	of and exchange lead tackle throughout the 
128.23 	state. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
128.24 	available until June 30, 2027.
128.25 	(w) $17,000 the first year is for rulemaking 
128.26 	for the capital assistance program. This is a 
128.27 	onetime appropriation.
128.28 	(x) Any unencumbered grant and loan 
128.29 	balances in the first year do not cancel but are 
128.30 	available for grants and loans in the second 
128.31 	year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
128.32 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
128.33 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as 
128.34 	contracts or grants for environmental 
129.1 	assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes, 
129.2 	section 115A.0716; technical and research 
129.3 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
129.4 	115A.152; technical assistance under 
129.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and 
129.6 	pollution prevention assistance under 
129.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
129.8 	available until June 30, 2027.

129.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

129.10 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

129.11	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		111,125,000
		96,963,000

129.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
129.13		2024
	2025
	
129.14	General
	23,643,000
	9,888,000
	
129.15	Natural Resources
	2,082,000
	2,082,000
	
129.16	Game and Fish
	85,400,000
	84,993,000
	
129.17 	(a) $11,158,000 the first year and $11,158,000 
129.18 	the second year are from the heritage 
129.19 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
129.20 	fund only for activities specified under 
129.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
129.22 	paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
129.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
129.24 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
129.25 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
129.26 	retention.
129.27 	(b) $982,000 the first year and $982,000 the 
129.28 	second year are from the general fund and 
129.29 	$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the 
129.30 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
129.31 	for statewide response and management of 
129.32 	chronic wasting disease. The commissioner 
129.33 	and the Board of Animal Health must each 
129.34 	submit annual reports on chronic wasting 
130.1 	disease activities funded in this biennium to 
130.2 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
130.3 	the legislative committees and divisions with 
130.4 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
130.5 	resources and agriculture. The general fund 
130.6 	base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 
130.7 	and beyond is $282,000.
130.8 	(c) $5,150,000 the first year and $3,250,000 
130.9 	the second year are for inspections, 
130.10 	investigations, and enforcement activities 
130.11 	taken for the white-tailed deer farm program 
130.12 	and for statewide response and management 
130.13 	of chronic wasting disease. This appropriation 
130.14 	is available until June 30, 2029.
130.15 	(d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000 
130.16 	the second year are from the deer management 
130.17 	account for the purposes identified in 
130.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
130.19 	subdivision 1.
130.20 	(e) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the 
130.21 	second year are for increased capacity for 
130.22 	broadband utility licensing for state lands and 
130.23 	public waters. This is a onetime appropriation 
130.24 	and is available until June 30, 2028.
130.25 	(f) $10,000,000 the first year is for enhancing 
130.26 	prairies and grasslands and restoring wetlands 
130.27 	on state-owned wildlife management areas to 
130.28 	sequester more carbon and enhance climate 
130.29 	resiliency. This is a onetime appropriation and 
130.30 	is available until June 30, 2027.
130.31 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
130.32 	second year are from the general fund and 
130.33 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
130.34 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
131.1 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
131.2 	for natural-resource-based education and 
131.3 	recreation programs serving youth under 
131.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976, and for 
131.5 	grant administration. Priority must be given 
131.6 	to projects benefiting underserved 
131.7 	communities. The base for this appropriation 
131.8 	in fiscal year 2026 and beyond is $500,000 
131.9 	from the heritage enhancement account in the 
131.10 	game and fish fund. The general fund 
131.11 	appropriation is onetime.
131.12 	(h) $2,300,000 the first year is for a grant to 
131.13 	the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior 
131.14 	Chippewa to expand Minnesota's wild elk 
131.15 	population and range. Consideration must be 
131.16 	given to moving elk from existing herds in 
131.17 	northwest Minnesota to the area of the Fond 
131.18 	du Lac State Forest and the Fond du Lac 
131.19 	Reservation in Carlton and southern St. Louis 
131.20 	Counties. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake 
131.21 	Superior Chippewa's elk reintroduction efforts 
131.22 	must undergo thorough planning with the 
131.23 	Department of Natural Resources to develop 
131.24 	necessary capture and handling protocols, 
131.25 	including protocols related to cervid disease 
131.26 	management, and to produce postrelease state 
131.27 	and Tribal elk comanagement plans. Of this 
131.28 	amount, $300,000 is for the department for 
131.29 	the purposes of this paragraph. This is a 
131.30 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
131.31 	June 30, 2026.
131.32 	(i) $767,000 the first year is from the heritage 
131.33 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
131.34 	fund to examine the effects of neonicotinoid 
131.35 	exposure on the reproduction and survival of 
132.1 	Minnesota's game species, including deer and 
132.2 	prairie chicken. This is a onetime 
132.3 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
132.4 	2027.
132.5 	(j) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the 
132.6 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
132.7 	account in the game and fish fund for native 
132.8 	fish conservation and classification.
132.9 	(k) $82,000 the first year is for the native fish 
132.10 	reports required under this act. This is a 
132.11 	onetime appropriation.
132.12 	(l) $65,000 the first year is for preparing the 
132.13 	report on feral pigs and mink required under 
132.14 	this act and holding at least one public meeting 
132.15 	on the topic.
132.16 	(m) Up to $5,750,000 the first year and up to 
132.17 	$2,225,000 the second year are available for 
132.18 	transfer from the critical habitat private sector 
132.19 	matching account to the reinvest in Minnesota 
132.20 	fund for wildlife management areas 
132.21 	acquisition, restoration, and enhancement 
132.22 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
132.23 	84.943, subdivision 5b.
132.24 	(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
132.25 	section 297A.94, $300,000 the first year and 
132.26 	$300,000 the second year are from the heritage 
132.27 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
132.28 	fund for shooting sports facility grants under 
132.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including 
132.30 	grants for archery facilities. Grants must be 
132.31 	matched with a nonstate match, which may 
132.32 	include in-kind contributions. This is a 
132.33 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
133.1 	June 30, 2026 2028. This appropriation must 
133.2 	be allocated as follows:
133.3 	(1) $200,000 each fiscal year is for grants of 
133.4 	$25,000 or less; and
133.5 	(2) $100,000 each fiscal year is for grants in 
133.6 	excess of $25,000.
133.7 	(o) $75,000 the first year is from the heritage 
133.8 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
133.9 	fund for enhanced fish stocking of white bass 
133.10 	and crappies in lakes in the metropolitan area 
133.11 	that have pier and shore fishing opportunities 
133.12 	where communities are currently underserved.
133.13 	(p) $1,633,000 the first year is for a grant to 
133.14 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
133.15 	Minnesota for chronic wasting disease 
133.16 	contingency plans developed by the Center 
133.17 	for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. 
133.18 	This is a onetime appropriation.
133.19 	(q) $900,000 the first year is to create new or 
133.20 	expand existing outreach and education 
133.21 	programs for non-native English-speaking 
133.22 	communities. Of this amount, $250,000 is for 
133.23 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
133.24 	Agency and $250,000 is for the Board of 
133.25 	Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Up 
133.26 	to $400,000 may be used to expand the 
133.27 	Fishing in the Neighborhood program for 
133.28 	outreach to new and underserved audiences. 
133.29 	This appropriation may be used for community 
133.30 	outreach consultants for reaching new 
133.31 	audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and 
133.32 	is available until June 30, 2027.

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

134.1 	Sec. 20. MINNESOTA SUSTAINABLE FORAGING TASK FORCE.
 134.2 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The task force shall consist of the following members:
134.3 	(1) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and 
134.4 	one appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
134.5 	(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
134.6 	house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 
134.7 	representatives;
134.8 	(3) two members appointed by the Minnesota Mycological Society, of which one member 
134.9 	must be an owner of a small business;
134.10 	(4) two members appointed by the Minnesota Foraging Alliance, of which one member 
134.11 	must be from an underrepresented cultural group;
134.12 	(5) two scientists with expertise in botany, ecology, and environmental science appointed 
134.13 	by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
134.14 	(6) three representatives of the Department of Natural Resources involved with managing 
134.15 	state parks, forestry, fish and wildlife, and public lands appointed by the commissioner of 
134.16 	natural resources;
134.17 	(7) one member of the Minnesota Ojibwe Tribe appointed by the Minnesota Indian 
134.18 	Affairs Council;
134.19 	(8) one member of the Minnesota Dakota Tribe appointed by the Minnesota Indian 
134.20 	Affairs Council; and
134.21 	(9) two representatives with expertise on local ecosystems, species recovery, and 
134.22 	sustainable harvesting appointed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
134.23 	Extension.
134.24 	(b) A member appointed under paragraph (a) may not be a registered lobbyist.
134.25 	(c) The appointing authorities must make the appointments by August 1, 2025.
134.26 		Subd. 2.Duties. The task force must:
134.27 	(1) gather and review data and information, including traditional ecological knowledge, 
134.28 	on the impact of foraging on species resilience, ecosystem health, and other aspects of 
134.29 	Minnesota's diverse biomes;
134.30 	(2) review existing regulations governing foraging activities on state lands;
135.1 	(3) develop recommendations for science-based, including traditional ecological 
135.2 	knowledge, foraging guidelines for state lands that balance public access with conservation 
135.3 	needs, setting limits on foraging activities only where supported by data. The 
135.4 	recommendations must be in the form of draft statutory or rule language and must be 
135.5 	consistent with Indigenous and other cultural practices and traditions;
135.6 	(4) develop recommendations for increasing public understanding of sustainable foraging 
135.7 	practices that include safety and ecological considerations;
135.8 	(5) solicit public input, when appropriate; and
135.9 	(6) develop recommendations for reduced-priced foraging permits.
135.10 		Subd. 3.Administrative support; meetings. (a) The Legislative Coordinating 
135.11 	Commission must provide administrative support and convene the first meeting by September 
135.12 	1, 2025.
135.13 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources must provide subject matter resources and 
135.14 	expertise, including information on the management of, and flora and fauna on, state lands, 
135.15 	as requested by the task force.
135.16 	(c) The task force must meet at regular intervals as often as necessary to accomplish the 
135.17 	goals enumerated under subdivision 2. Meetings of the task force are subject to the Minnesota 
135.18 	Open Meeting Law under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
135.19 		Subd. 4.Chair. The task force must elect a chair at its first meeting from among the 
135.20 	legislative members.
135.21 		Subd. 5.Legislative recommendations; expiration. By February 28, 2026, the task 
135.22 	force must submit a written report containing its findings and recommendations to the 
135.23 	commissioner of natural resources and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
135.24 	legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over natural resources policy. The 
135.25 	recommendations in the report must be specific and actionable. The report must detail the 
135.26 	proposals for changes or additions to statute or rules to effectuate the task force's 
135.27 	recommendations. The task force expires March 15, 2026, or upon submission of the report 
135.28 	required by this subdivision, whichever occurs later.
135.29 		Subd. 6.Compensation; expense reimbursement. Members of the task force appointed 
135.30 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), may receive per diem and 
135.31 	reimbursement for expenses as provided in the rules of their respective bodies. Other 
135.32 	members of the task force may be compensated and have expenses reimbursed as provided 
135.33 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.

136.1 	Sec. 21. MORATORIUM ON FORAGING RULES.
 136.2 	The commissioner of natural resources shall not commence or complete any rulemaking 
136.3 	on foraging before July 1, 2027.

136.4 	ARTICLE 5
136.5 	STATE LANDS

136.6 	Section 1. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
 136.7 	[85.012] [Subd. 11] Carley State Park, Wabasha County. The following area is added 
136.8 	to Carley State Park: That part of Section 32, Township 108 North, Range 11 West, Wabasha 
136.9 	County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South Quarter corner stake of 
136.10 	said Section 32; thence North 15-1/2 degrees East along road 425 feet; thence North 17 
136.11 	degrees East 290 feet; thence North 53 degrees East 280 feet; thence North 17 degrees East 
136.12 	115 feet; thence North 6-1/2 degrees West 643 feet; thence North 72-1/2 degrees West 720 
136.13 	feet; thence North across river 690 feet; thence South 62 degrees East 263 feet along northerly 
136.14 	bank of river; thence North 250 feet to center of said Section 32; thence East 1,320 feet; 
136.15 	thence North 440 feet to river; thence North 54-1/2 degrees East 224 feet along center of 
136.16 	river; thence North 75 degrees East 192 feet; thence South 49 degrees East 115 feet; thence 
136.17 	North 79 degrees East 155 feet; thence North 62 degrees East 232 feet; thence North 86 
136.18 	degrees East 293 feet; thence North 64 degrees East 255 feet; thence South 3,368 feet, more 
136.19 	or less to the southeast corner of Section 32; thence West 2,643.13 feet to the place of 
136.20 	beginning.
136.21 	EXCEPTING therefrom that portion lying West of the centerline of Wabasha County 
136.22 	Road No. 4 owned by the State of Minnesota and A. M. Christenson.
136.23 	ALSO EXCEPTING that part of the East Half of Section 32, Township 108 North, 
136.24 	Range 11 West, Wabasha County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the South 
136.25 	Quarter corner stake of said Section 32; thence North 15-1/2 degrees East along road 425 
136.26 	feet; thence North 17 degrees East 290 feet; thence North 53 degrees East 280 feet; thence 
136.27 	South 80 degrees 02 minutes 23 seconds East 304.46 feet; thence North 6 degrees 12 minutes 
136.28 	49 seconds West 483.31 feet; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds East 386.31 
136.29 	feet; thence North 1 degree 39 minutes 32 seconds East 358.66 feet; thence North 36 degrees 
136.30 	14 minutes 35 seconds East 693.46 feet; thence North 81 degrees 03 minutes 15 seconds 
136.31 	East 349.81 feet; thence North 1 degree 49 minutes 43 seconds West 298.16 feet; thence 
136.32 	North 79 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East 529.39 feet; thence South 35 degrees 46 
136.33 	minutes 01 seconds East to the east line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32; thence 
137.1 	southerly along the east line of said Southeast Quarter to the southeast corner of said 
137.2 	Southeast Quarter of Section 32; thence on a bearing of West along the south line of said 
137.3 	Southeast Quarter 2,643.13 feet to the point of beginning.

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

137.5 	Sec. 2. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 137.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
137.7 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
137.8 	described in paragraph (c).
137.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
137.10 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
137.11 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the West 20 feet 
137.12 	of the East 932 feet of the South 208 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
137.13 	as in DOC 203542, Section 32, Township 46 North, Range 25 West (0.1 acres) (parcel 
137.14 	number 09-0-054803).
137.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
137.16 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

137.17 	Sec. 3. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 137.18 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
137.19 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
137.20 	described in paragraph (c).
137.21 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
137.22 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
137.23 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the East 32 feet 
137.24 	of the West 250 feet of Lot 5 and the East 32 feet of the West 250 feet of the North 10 feet 
137.25 	of Lot 3, Hill City Realty Cos Fourth Addition, Section 14, Township 52 North, Range 26 
137.26 	West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (0.1 acres) (parcel number 57-1-073003).
137.27 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
137.28 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

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

138.1 	Sec. 4. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
 138.2 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
138.3 	other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
138.4 	described in paragraph (c).
138.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
138.6 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
138.7 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as: That part of 
138.8 	the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township 59 North, Range 24 
138.9 	west of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Itasca County, Minnesota, further described as 
138.10 	follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
138.11 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds East, assigned bearing, along the 
138.12 	north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 255.80 feet to 
138.13 	the point of beginning; thence South 10 degrees 50 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of 
138.14 	604.37 feet; thence North 55 degrees 26 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 672.63 feet, 
138.15 	more or less to the centerline of County Road 52; thence North 51 degrees 32 minutes 12 
138.16 	seconds West along said centerline a distance of 351.56 feet to said north line of the 
138.17 	Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds 
138.18 	West along said north line a distance of 392.39 feet to the point of beginning.
138.19 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
138.20 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

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

138.22 	Sec. 5. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
138.23 	WATER; SIBLEY COUNTY.
 138.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
138.25 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Sibley County may sell by 
138.26 	private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
138.27 	under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
138.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
138.29 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
138.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Sibley County and is described as: that part of 
138.31 	Government Lot 3, Section 27, Township 114 North, Range 28 West, described as follows: 
138.32 	commencing at the center of said Section 27; thence due South along the north-south quarter 
138.33 	line of said Section 27, 559.30 feet; thence South 86 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds West, 
139.1 	572.20 feet; thence South 30 degrees 04 minutes 33 seconds West, 541.52 feet; thence South 
139.2 	12 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds West, 163.17 feet more or less to a point on the high 
139.3 	bank line of High Island Lake, said point being the point of beginning; thence North 12 
139.4 	degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds East, 163.17 feet; thence South 71 degrees 05 minutes 30 
139.5 	seconds West, 199.05 feet to a point on the high bank line of High Island Lake; thence 
139.6 	southeasterly along said high bank line to the point of beginning (0.35 acres) (parcel number 
139.7 	20.2712.000).
139.8 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
139.9 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

139.10 	Sec. 6. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 139.11 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
139.12 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
139.13 	described in paragraph (c).
139.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
139.15 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
139.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
139.17 	(1) the easterly 15 feet of Lot 5, Block 47, West Duluth 6th Division, Section 7, Township 
139.18 	49, Range 14 (parcel number 010-4520-06505); and
139.19 	(2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter described as follows: 
139.20 	beginning at the northwest corner continue due East parallel with the north boundary line 
139.21 	a distance of 330 feet to a point of beginning; thence due South parallel with the west 
139.22 	boundary line a distance of 400 feet to a point; thence due East parallel with the north 
139.23 	boundary line a distance of 190 feet to a point; thence due North parallel with the west 
139.24 	boundary a distance of 60 feet to a point; thence due East parallel with the north boundary 
139.25 	line a distance of 140 feet to a point; thence due North parallel with the west boundary line 
139.26 	a distance of 340 feet to a point; thence due West parallel with the north boundary line a 
139.27 	distance of 330 feet to the point of beginning, Section 14, Township 54, Range 20 (parcel 
139.28 	number 550-0020-02294).
139.29 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
139.30 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

	ARTICLE 1	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 1.20	
	ARTICLE 2	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 37.29	
	ARTICLE 3	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND COMMUNITY GRANTS APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 103.1	
	ARTICLE 4	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY........	Page.Ln 103.10	
	ARTICLE 5	STATE LANDS........	Page.Ln 136.4