1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean 
1.3 	water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and 
1.4 	extending prior appropriations; providing for leveraging federal grant money; 
1.5 	modifying reporting requirements; modifying accountability provisions; requiring 
1.6 	reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 97A.056, by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision; 129D.17, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 
1.8 	40, article 4, section 2, subdivisions 5, 6; Laws 2024, chapter 106, article 4, section 
1.9 	2, subdivision 6.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	ARTICLE 1
1.12 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

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

1.25	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

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

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

2.6
2.7	(a) Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition, 
Phase 9
					
2.8 	$1,332,000 the first year is to the 
2.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
2.10 	agreements to acquire land in fee and restore 
2.11 	and enhance strategic prairie grassland, 
2.12 	wetland, and other wildlife habitat in Martin 
2.13 	County for wildlife management area purposes 
2.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
2.15 	subdivision 8, as follows: $970,000 to Fox 
2.16 	Lake Conservation League, Inc., $327,000 to 
2.17 	Ducks Unlimited, and $35,000 to the 
2.18 	Conservation Fund.

2.19
2.20	(b) Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the 
Southern Red River Valley, Phase 11
					
2.21 	$3,607,000 the first year is to the 
2.22 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.23 	agreement with Pheasants Forever, in 
2.24 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
2.25 	Chicken Society, to acquire land in fee and 
2.26 	restore and enhance lands in the southern Red 
2.27 	River Valley for wildlife management 
2.28 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.29 	86A.05, subdivision 8, or to be designated and 
2.30 	managed as waterfowl production areas in 
2.31 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
2.32 	States Fish and Wildlife Service. Subject to 
2.33 	evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 
2.34 	6136.0900, priority must be given to 
2.35 	acquisitions of lands that are eligible for the 
3.1 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.2 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
3.3 	native prairie.

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

3.18
3.19	(d) RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 
11
					
3.20 	$4,000,000 the first year is to the Board of 
3.21 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
3.22 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
3.23 	habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.24 	103F.515, to protect, restore, and enhance 
3.25 	habitat by expanding the riparian buffer 
3.26 	program under the clean water fund for 
3.27 	additional wildlife benefits from buffers on 
3.28 	private land. Of this amount, up to $60,000 is 
3.29 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
3.30 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
3.31 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.32 	97A.056, subdivision 17. Subdivision 8, 
3.33 	paragraph (b), does not apply to this project.   
3.34 	A list of permanent conservation easements 
3.35 	must be provided as part of the final report.

4.1
4.2	(e) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program, Phase 17
					
4.3 	$4,863,000 the first year is to the 
4.4 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.5 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.6 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
4.7 	wildlife management area purposes under 
4.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.9 	subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria 
4.10 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.11 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
4.12 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.14 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

4.15
4.16	(f) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Program, Phase 
14
					
4.17 	$2,433,000 the first year is to the 
4.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.19 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
4.20 	acquire land in fee and restore and enhance 
4.21 	native prairie, grasslands, wetlands, and 
4.22 	savanna. Subject to evaluation criteria in 
4.23 	Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
4.24 	must be given to acquiring lands that are 
4.25 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
4.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
4.27 	adjacent to protected native prairie. Annual 
4.28 	income statements and balance sheets for 
4.29 	income and expenses from land acquired with 
4.30 	this appropriation must be submitted to the 
4.31 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council no 
4.32 	later than 180 days following the close of The 
4.33 	Nature Conservancy's fiscal year. A list of 
4.34 	proposed land acquisitions, restorations, and 
4.35 	enhancements must be provided as part of the 
4.36 	required accomplishment plan and must be 
5.1 	consistent with the priorities identified in 
5.2 	Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan.

5.3
5.4	(g) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 
Refuge, Phase 15
					
5.5 	$3,658,000 the first year is to the 
5.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
5.7 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy, in 
5.8 	cooperation with the United States Fish and 
5.9 	Wildlife Service, to acquire land in fee or 
5.10 	permanent conservation easements and to 
5.11 	restore and enhance lands in the Northern 
5.12 	Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area in 
5.13 	western Minnesota for addition to the Northern 
5.14 	Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. 
5.15 	Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota 
5.16 	Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given 
5.17 	to acquiring lands that are eligible for the 
5.18 	native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.19 	section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected 
5.20 	native prairie.

5.21
5.22
5.23	(h) DNR Wildlife Management Area and 
Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition, Phase 
17
					
5.24 	$1,916,000 the first year is to the 
5.25 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
5.26 	in fee and restore and enhance lands for 
5.27 	wildlife management purposes under 
5.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.29 	subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for 
5.30 	scientific and natural area purposes under 
5.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
5.32 	subdivision 5. Subject to evaluation criteria 
5.33 	in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority 
5.34 	must be given to acquisition of lands that are 
5.35 	eligible for the native prairie bank under 
6.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands 
6.2 	adjacent to protected native prairie.

6.3
6.4	(i) Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands, Phase 
8
					
6.5 	$3,440,000 the first year is to the 
6.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.7 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to enhance 
6.8 	and restore grassland and wetland habitat on 
6.9 	public lands in the forest prairie transition, 
6.10 	metro urban, and prairie ecoregions of 
6.11 	Minnesota.

6.12
6.13	(j) Accelerating the USFWS Habitat 
Conservation Easement Program, Phase 5
					
6.14 	$4,808,000 the first year is to the 
6.15 	commissioner of natural resources for 
6.16 	agreements to restore and enhance wetland 
6.17 	and prairie habitat on habitat easements of the 
6.18 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service as 
6.19 	follows: $3,100,000 to Ducks Unlimited and 
6.20 	$1,708,000 to Pheasants Forever.

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

6.22
6.23	(a) Minnesota Forest Recovery Project, Phase 
3
					
6.24 	$3,464,000 the first year is to the 
6.25 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.26 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy in 
6.27 	cooperation with the Department of Natural 
6.28 	Resources and Minnesota Land Trust to 
6.29 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.30 	and to restore and enhance degraded forests 
6.31 	in Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, 
6.32 	Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. Of this 
6.33 	amount, up to $84,000 is to the easement 
6.34 	holder to establish a monitoring and 
6.35 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
7.1 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
7.2 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.

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

7.97.10
	(c) Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation 
Program, Phase 2
					
7.11 	$1,803,000 the first year is to the 
7.12 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.13 	agreements to acquire permanent conservation 
7.14 	easements and to restore and enhance forest 
7.15 	habitats in the hardwood hills ecological 
7.16 	section of west-central Minnesota as follows: 
7.17 	$100,000 to St. John's University and 
7.18 	$1,703,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Of the 
7.19 	amount to Minnesota Land Trust, $196,000 is 
7.20 	to establish a monitoring and enforcement 
7.21 	fund as approved in the accomplishment plan 
7.22 	and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.23 	97A.056, subdivision 17.

7.24
7.25	(d) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Protection 
Program ACUB, Phase 13
					
7.26 	$2,183,000 the first year is to the Board of 
7.27 	Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with 
7.28 	the Morrison County Soil and Water 
7.29 	Conservation District, to acquire permanent 
7.30 	conservation easements and to restore and 
7.31 	enhance forest wildlife habitat within the 
7.32 	boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard 
7.33 	Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape and Army 
7.34 	Compatible Use Buffer. Of this amount, up to 
7.35 	$110,000 is to establish a monitoring and 
8.1 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
8.2 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
8.3 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.  
8.4 	Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply 
8.5 	to this project.  A list of permanent 
8.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
8.7 	part of the final report.

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

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

8.32
8.33
8.34	(g) Moose Habitat Collaborative - Northeast 
Minnesota Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 
5
					
9.1 	$2,004,000 the first year is to the 
9.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.3 	agreement with the Ruffed Grouse Society to 
9.4 	restore and enhance public forest lands in the 
9.5 	northern forest region for moose habitat 
9.6 	purposes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12.27
12.28	(d) Integrating Habitat and Clean Water, Phase 
3
					
12.29 	$2,691,000 the first year is to the Board of 
12.30 	Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
12.31 	permanent conservation easements and restore 
12.32 	and enhance wildlife habitat identified in One 
12.33 	Watershed, One Plan for stacked benefit to 
12.34 	wildlife and clean water. Of this amount, up 
12.35 	to $80,000 is for establishing a monitoring and 
13.1 	enforcement fund as approved in the 
13.2 	accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota 
13.3 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. 
13.4 	Subdivision 8, paragraph (b), does not apply 
13.5 	to this project. A list of permanent 
13.6 	conservation easements must be provided as 
13.7 	part of the final report.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
25.27 	read:
25.28 		Subd. 25.Federal grant fund requirements. An interest in real property acquired with 
25.29 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund may be used to leverage federal grant 
25.30 	funds for related conservation programs, such as Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration, 
25.31 	United States Code, title 16, section 669 et seq.; Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration, 
25.32 	United States Code, title 16, section 777 et seq.; and the North American Wetlands 
25.33 	Conservation Act, United States Code, title 16, section 4401. These grant programs may 
26.1 	place conditions on land use that require the continued use of the land for conservation 
26.2 	purposes. Placement of conditions on land use under these programs does not require prior 
26.3 	review and approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor under 
26.4 	subdivision 15, paragraph (b).

26.5 	ARTICLE 2
26.6 	CLEAN WATER FUND

26.7	Section 1. CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
26.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
26.9 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the clean water 
26.10 	fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under the 
26.11 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this 
26.12 	article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure are available for the fiscal year 
26.13 	ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. 
26.14 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These 
26.15 	are onetime appropriations.

26.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
26.17				Available for the Year
	
26.18				Ending June 30
	
26.19					2026
		2027

26.20	Sec. 2. CLEAN WATER FUND

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

26.25	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
26.26 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
26.27 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
26.28 	related to and necessary for a specific 
26.29 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
26.30 	article must be spent in accordance with 
26.31 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
26.32 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
26.33 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
27.1 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
27.2 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2026 
27.3 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
27.4 	2027, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are 
27.5 	available until June 30, 2028. If a project 
27.6 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
27.7 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
27.8 	availability of federal funding.

27.9	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
27.10 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of clean 
27.11 	water funds, in consultation with the Council 
27.12 	on Disability and other appropriate 
27.13 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
27.14 	committees, and commissions, should make 
27.15 	progress toward providing people with 
27.16 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
27.17 	publications, and digital media related to the 
27.18 	programs the recipient funds using 
27.19 	appropriations made in this article.

27.20
27.21	Subd. 4.Increasing Diversity in Environmental 
Careers
 					
27.22 	Agencies should work to provide opportunities 
27.23 	that encourage a diversity of students to pursue 
27.24 	careers in environment and natural resources 
27.25 	when implementing appropriations in this 
27.26 	article.

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

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

32.26
32.27	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	14,150,000
	$
	14,650,000
	
32.28 	(a) $2,825,000 the first year and $2,825,000 
32.29 	the second year are for stream flow 
32.30 	monitoring.
32.31 	(b) $1,525,000 the first year and $1,525,000 
32.32 	the second year are for lake Index of 
32.33 	Biological Integrity (IBI) assessments.
33.1 	(c) $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the 
33.2 	second year are for assessing mercury and 
33.3 	other fish contaminants, including PFAS 
33.4 	compounds, and monitoring to track the status 
33.5 	of impaired waters over time.
33.6 	(d) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
33.7 	the second year are for developing targeted, 
33.8 	science-based watershed restoration and 
33.9 	protection strategies and for technical 
33.10 	assistance for local governments.
33.11 	(e) $2,350,000 the first year and $2,350,000 
33.12 	the second year are for water-supply planning, 
33.13 	aquifer protection, and monitoring activities 
33.14 	and analysis.
33.15 	(f) $2,100,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
33.16 	the second year are for technical assistance to 
33.17 	support local implementation of nonpoint 
33.18 	source restoration and protection activities and 
33.19 	targeted forest stewardship for water quality.
33.20 	(g) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
33.21 	second year are for tool development and 
33.22 	evaluation, including maintaining and updating 
33.23 	spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, 
33.24 	and water bodies and integrating 
33.25 	high-resolution digital elevation data and for 
33.26 	assessing the effectiveness of forestry best 
33.27 	management practices for water quality.
33.28 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
33.29 	second year are for accelerating completion 
33.30 	of or updates to county geologic atlases and 
33.31 	supplementing water chemistry or chemical 
33.32 	movement studies.
33.33 	(i) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
33.34 	second year are for increasing native 
34.1 	freshwater mussel production capacity and 
34.2 	restoring and monitoring freshwater mussel 
34.3 	restoration efforts.
34.4 	(j) $1,400,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
34.5 	the second year are for providing technical 
34.6 	and financial assistance for county and local 
34.7 	governments to replace failing or ineffective 
34.8 	culverts using modern designs that restore 
34.9 	floodplain connectivity, biological 
34.10 	connectivity, and channel stability. This 
34.11 	appropriation is available for up to two 
34.12 	additional years.

34.13
34.14	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	64,332,000
	$
	75,004,000
	
34.15 	(a) $39,962,000 the first year and $48,138,000 
34.16 	the second year are for agreements to 
34.17 	implement state-approved watershed-based 
34.18 	plans. The agreements may be used to 
34.19 	implement projects or programs that protect, 
34.20 	enhance, and restore surface water quality in 
34.21 	lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater 
34.22 	from degradation; and protect drinking water 
34.23 	sources. Activities must be identified in a 
34.24 	comprehensive watershed plan developed 
34.25 	under the One Watershed, One Plan program 
34.26 	and seven-county metropolitan groundwater 
34.27 	or surface water management frameworks as 
34.28 	provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
34.29 	103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Other legacy 
34.30 	funds may be used to supplement projects 
34.31 	funded under this paragraph. This 
34.32 	appropriation may be used for:
34.33 	(1) implementing state-approved plans, 
34.34 	including within the following watershed 
34.35 	planning areas: Big Fork River, Blue Earth 
35.1 	River, Bois de Sioux - Mustinka, Buffalo-Red 
35.2 	River, Cannon River, Cedar - Wapsipinicon, 
35.3 	Chippewa River, Clearwater River, 
35.4 	Cottonwood-Middle Minnesota, Crow Wing 
35.5 	River, Des Moines River, Greater Zumbro 
35.6 	River, Hawk Creek - Middle Minnesota, Kettle 
35.7 	and Upper St. Croix, Lac qui Parle-Yellow 
35.8 	Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior 
35.9 	North, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, 
35.10 	Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower 
35.11 	Minnesota River East, Lower Minnesota River 
35.12 	West, Lower St. Croix River, 
35.13 	Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers, Minnesota 
35.14 	River-Mankato, Mississippi River Brainerd, 
35.15 	Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi 
35.16 	River St. Cloud, Mississippi River-Sartell, 
35.17 	Mississippi River Winona/La Crescent, 
35.18 	Missouri River Basin, Nemadji River, North 
35.19 	Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, 
35.20 	Pomme de Terre River, Rainy-Rapid River, 
35.21 	Rainy Headwaters - Vermilion, Rainy 
35.22 	River-Rainy Lake, Red Lake River, Redeye 
35.23 	River, Redwood River, Root River, Roseau 
35.24 	River, Rum River, Sand Hill River, Sauk 
35.25 	River, Shell Rock and Winnebago River, 
35.26 	Snake River, South Fork of the Crow River, 
35.27 	St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, 
35.28 	Upper and Lower Red Lake, Upper Minnesota 
35.29 	River, Upper Mississippi - Grand Rapids, 
35.30 	Watonwan River, Wild Rice - Marsh, and 
35.31 	Yellow Medicine River;
35.32 	(2) implementing seven-county metropolitan 
35.33 	groundwater or surface water management 
35.34 	frameworks; and
36.1 	(3) implementing other comprehensive 
36.2 	watershed management plan planning areas 
36.3 	that have a board-approved and 
36.4 	local-government-adopted plan as authorized 
36.5 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801.
36.6 	The board must establish eligibility criteria 
36.7 	and determine whether a planning area is ready 
36.8 	to proceed.
36.9 	(b) $2,935,000 the first year and $3,065,000 
36.10 	the second year are for agreements with local 
36.11 	government units to protect and restore surface 
36.12 	water and drinking water; to keep water on 
36.13 	the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water 
36.14 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to 
36.15 	protect groundwater and drinking water, 
36.16 	including feedlot water quality and subsurface 
36.17 	sewage treatment system projects and stream 
36.18 	bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, 
36.19 	and ravine stabilization projects. The projects 
36.20 	must use practices demonstrated to be 
36.21 	effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, 
36.22 	include a match, and be consistent with total 
36.23 	maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation 
36.24 	plans, watershed restoration and protection 
36.25 	strategies (WRAPS), groundwater restoration 
36.26 	and protection strategies (GRAPS), or local 
36.27 	water management plans or their equivalents. 
36.28 	Up to 50 percent of this appropriation is 
36.29 	available for land-treatment projects and 
36.30 	practices that benefit drinking water.
36.31 	(c) $4,350,000 the first year and $4,350,000 
36.32 	the second year are for accelerated 
36.33 	implementation, local resource protection, 
36.34 	statewide analytical targeting or technology 
36.35 	tools that fill an identified gap, program 
37.1 	enhancements for technical assistance, citizen 
37.2 	and community outreach, compliance, and 
37.3 	training and certification.
37.4 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
37.5 	the second year are:
37.6 	(1) to provide state oversight and 
37.7 	accountability, evaluate and communicate 
37.8 	results, provide implementation tools, and 
37.9 	measure the value of conservation program 
37.10 	implementation by local governments; and
37.11 	(2) to submit to the legislature by December 
37.12 	15 each even-numbered year a biennial report 
37.13 	detailing the recipients and projects funded 
37.14 	and the results accomplished under this 
37.15 	section.
37.16 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
37.17 	the second year are to provide assistance, 
37.18 	oversight, and support for local governments 
37.19 	in implementing and complying with riparian 
37.20 	protection and excessive soil loss 
37.21 	requirements.
37.22 	(f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
37.23 	the second year are for a working lands 
37.24 	floodplain program and to purchase, restore, 
37.25 	or preserve riparian land and floodplains 
37.26 	adjacent to lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams, 
37.27 	and tributaries, by conservation easements or 
37.28 	other agreements to keep water on the land, 
37.29 	to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient 
37.30 	transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface 
37.31 	waters; and increase protection and recharge 
37.32 	for groundwater. Up to $60,000 is for deposit 
37.33 	in a conservation easement stewardship 
38.1 	account established according to Minnesota 
38.2 	Statutes, section 103B.103.
38.3 	(g) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
38.4 	the second year are for conservation easements 
38.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.501 
38.6 	to 103F.535, or for agreements with local units 
38.7 	of government or Tribal governments for 
38.8 	long-term protection of groundwater supply 
38.9 	sources. Priority must be placed on drinking 
38.10 	water supply management areas where the 
38.11 	vulnerability of the drinking water supply is 
38.12 	designated as high or very high by the 
38.13 	commissioner of health, that are mitigation 
38.14 	level 1 or 2 under the groundwater protection 
38.15 	rule, where drinking water protection plans 
38.16 	developed by Tribal governments have 
38.17 	identified high vulnerability, or where drinking 
38.18 	water protection plans have identified specific 
38.19 	activities that will achieve long-term 
38.20 	protection. Up to $200,000 is for deposit in a 
38.21 	conservation easement stewardship account 
38.22 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
38.23 	section 103B.103.
38.24 	(h) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
38.25 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
38.26 	panel to conduct restoration evaluations under 
38.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, 
38.28 	subdivision 6.
38.29 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
38.30 	second year are for assistance to, oversight of, 
38.31 	and agreements with local governments to 
38.32 	enhance and update comprehensive watershed 
38.33 	management plans developed under Minnesota 
38.34 	Statutes, section 103B.801.
39.1 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
39.2 	the second year are for technical and financial 
39.3 	assistance for the conservation drainage 
39.4 	program, in consultation with the Drainage 
39.5 	Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota 
39.6 	Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, 
39.7 	and including projects to improve 
39.8 	multipurpose water management under 
39.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.
39.10 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
39.11 	second year are to purchase permanent 
39.12 	conservation easements to protect lands 
39.13 	adjacent to public waters that have good water 
39.14 	quality but that are threatened with 
39.15 	degradation. Up to $60,000 is for deposit in a 
39.16 	conservation easement stewardship account 
39.17 	established according to Minnesota Statutes, 
39.18 	section 103B.103.
39.19 	(l) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the 
39.20 	second year are to systematically collect data 
39.21 	and produce county, watershed, and statewide 
39.22 	estimates of soil erosion caused by water and 
39.23 	wind, and track adoption of conservation 
39.24 	measures, including cover crops, to address 
39.25 	erosion. This appropriation may be used for 
39.26 	agreements with the University of Minnesota 
39.27 	to complete this work.
39.28 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
39.29 	second year are for implementing a water 
39.30 	legacy program to expand partnerships for 
39.31 	clean water.
39.32 	(n) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
39.33 	the second year are for permanent 
39.34 	conservation easements to protect and restore 
39.35 	wetlands and associated uplands. Up to 
40.1 	$100,000 is for deposit in a conservation 
40.2 	easement stewardship account established 
40.3 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.4 	103B.103.
40.5 	(o) $3,560,000 the first year and $5,926,000 
40.6 	the second year are for financial and technical 
40.7 	assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops 
40.8 	and other soil health practices to achieve water 
40.9 	quality or drinking water benefits. The board 
40.10 	may use agreements with local governments, 
40.11 	the United States Department of Agriculture, 
40.12 	AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for 
40.13 	Excellence, and other practitioners and 
40.14 	partners to accomplish this work. Up to 
40.15 	$450,000 is for an agreement with the 
40.16 	University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health 
40.17 	for applied research and education on 
40.18 	Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health 
40.19 	management systems. This appropriation may 
40.20 	be extended to leverage available federal 
40.21 	funds.
40.22 	(p) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
40.23 	second year are to contract for delivery of 
40.24 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
40.25 	and Iowa for restoration, maintenance, 
40.26 	training, and other activities consistent with 
40.27 	this section.
40.28 	(q) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
40.29 	second year are to provide support to soil and 
40.30 	water conservation districts and other local 
40.31 	governments and partner organizations in the 
40.32 	Lake Superior basin to leverage Great Lakes 
40.33 	Restoration Initiative or other federal funding 
40.34 	to implement prioritized activities.
41.1 	(r) The board may shift funds in this section 
41.2 	and may adjust the technical and 
41.3 	administrative assistance portion of the funds 
41.4 	to leverage federal or other nonstate funds, to 
41.5 	facilitate oversight responsibilities, or to 
41.6 	address high-priority activities identified by 
41.7 	the board consistent with local water 
41.8 	management plans.
41.9 	(s) The board must require grantees to specify 
41.10 	the outcomes that will be achieved by the 
41.11 	grants.
41.12 	(t) The appropriations in this section are 
41.13 	available until June 30, 2030, except grant or 
41.14 	easement funds are available for five years 
41.15 	after the date a grant or other agreement is 
41.16 	executed. Returned funds must be repurposed 
41.17 	consistent with the purposes of this section.

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

43.6	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	2,025,000
	$
	2,125,000
	
43.7 	(a) $1,375,000 the first year and $1,375,000 
43.8 	the second year are to support communities 
43.9 	implementing projects that address emerging 
43.10 	drinking water supply threats and overall water 
43.11 	sustainability, provide cost-effective regional 
43.12 	solutions, leverage interjurisdictional 
43.13 	coordination, support local implementation of 
43.14 	wellhead protection plans, and prevent 
43.15 	degradation of groundwater and surface water 
43.16 	resources. These activities will provide 
43.17 	communities with:
43.18 	(1) potential solutions to better connect land 
43.19 	use impacts on water supply and overall water 
43.20 	sustainability;
43.21 	(2) ways to balance regional water use by 
43.22 	using surface water, stormwater, wastewater, 
43.23 	and groundwater;
43.24 	(3) an analysis of infrastructure requirements 
43.25 	needed to maintain and strengthen the 
43.26 	reliability of water systems;
43.27 	(4) development of planning-level cost 
43.28 	estimates, including capital costs and operating 
43.29 	costs;
43.30 	(5) funding mechanisms and an equitable 
43.31 	cost-sharing structure for regionally beneficial 
43.32 	water supply development projects;
44.1 	(6) information and tools to use to address 
44.2 	climate change impacts on overall water 
44.3 	supply systems and overall water 
44.4 	sustainability; and
44.5 	(7) ways to reduce impacts on the groundwater 
44.6 	system through stormwater reuse grants to 
44.7 	assist communities in reducing water use.
44.8 	(b) $650,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
44.9 	second year are for grants that implement 
44.10 	water demand reduction measures. The grants 
44.11 	are to assist municipalities in the metropolitan 
44.12 	area with implementing water demand 
44.13 	reduction measures to ensure the reliability 
44.14 	and protection of drinking water supplies.

44.15	Sec. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,400,000
	
44.16 	(a) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
44.17 	second year are for developing Part A of 
44.18 	county geologic atlases. This appropriation is 
44.19 	available until June 30, 2030.
44.20 	(b) $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
44.21 	second year are for a program to evaluate 
44.22 	performance and technology transfer for 
44.23 	stormwater best management practices, to 
44.24 	evaluate best management performance and 
44.25 	effectiveness to support meeting total 
44.26 	maximum daily loads, to develop standards 
44.27 	and incorporate state-of-the-art guidance using 
44.28 	minimal impact design standards as the model, 
44.29 	and to implement a system to transfer 
44.30 	knowledge and technology across the local 
44.31 	government, industry, and regulatory sectors. 
44.32 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
44.33 	2032.

44.34	Sec. 10. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	7,000
	$
	-0-
	
45.1 	$7,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
45.2 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
45.3 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.4 	3.303, subdivision 10.

45.5	Sec. 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY
 	$
	8,240,000
	$
	8,300,000
	
45.6 	(a) $8,190,000 the first year and $8,250,000 
45.7 	the second year are for the point source 
45.8 	implementation grants program under 
45.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This 
45.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
45.11 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
45.12 	second year are for small community 
45.13 	wastewater treatment grants and loans under 
45.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This 
45.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2032.
45.16 	(c) If there is any uncommitted money at the 
45.17 	end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a) or 
45.18 	(b), the Public Facilities Authority may 
45.19 	transfer the remaining funds to eligible 
45.20 	projects under any of the programs listed in 
45.21 	this section according to a project's priority 
45.22 	rank on the Pollution Control Agency's project 
45.23 	priority list.

45.24 	Sec. 12. ASH RIVER SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT 
45.25 	SYSTEM APPROPRIATION EXTENSION.
 45.26 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 
45.27 	2, section 5, paragraph (h), as amended by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1, 
45.28 	article 2, section 18, for the Ash River Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment System is 
45.29 	available until June 30, 2026.

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

45.31 	ARTICLE 3
45.32 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

45.33	Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
46.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
46.2 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the parks and 
46.3 	trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
46.4 	"2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the figure 
46.5 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The 
46.6 	first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is 
46.7 	fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These are onetime appropriations.

46.8				APPROPRIATIONS
	
46.9				Available for the Year
	
46.10				Ending June 30
	
46.11					2026
		2027

46.12	Sec. 2. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

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

46.16	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
46.17 	Money appropriated in this article may not be 
46.18 	spent on activities unless they are directly 
46.19 	related to and necessary for a specific 
46.20 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
46.21 	article must be spent in accordance with 
46.22 	Minnesota Management and Budget MMB 
46.23 	Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund 
46.24 	Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
46.25 	Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless otherwise 
46.26 	specified in this article, fiscal year 2026 
46.27 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
46.28 	2028, and fiscal year 2027 appropriations are 
46.29 	available until June 30, 2029. If a project 
46.30 	receives federal funds, the period of the 
46.31 	appropriation is extended to equal the 
46.32 	availability of federal funding.

46.33	Subd. 3.Disability Access
 					
47.1 	Where appropriate, grant recipients of parks 
47.2 	and trails funds, in consultation with the 
47.3 	Council on Disability and other appropriate 
47.4 	governor-appointed disability councils, boards, 
47.5 	committees, and commissions, should make 
47.6 	progress toward providing people with 
47.7 	disabilities greater access to programs, print 
47.8 	publications, and digital media related to the 
47.9 	programs the recipient funds using 
47.10 	appropriations made in this article.

47.11	Subd. 4.Energy and Water Conservation
 					
47.12 	Grant recipients of parks and trails funds 
47.13 	should prioritize water and energy 
47.14 	conservation technology and the use of 
47.15 	renewable energy for construction and 
47.16 	building projects funded with an appropriation 
47.17 	made in this article.

47.18
47.19	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	37,095,000
	$
	41,511,000
	
47.20 	(a) $24,295,000 the first year and $27,222,000 
47.21 	the second year are for state parks, recreation 
47.22 	areas, and trails to:
47.23 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
47.24 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
47.25 	(3) maintain existing holdings; and
47.26 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating with 
47.27 	partners to implement the 25-year long-range 
47.28 	parks and trails legacy plan.
47.29 	(b) The commissioner may spend money 
47.30 	appropriated under paragraph (a) on I Can! 
47.31 	programs, including but not limited to 
47.32 	programs designed to provide underserved 
47.33 	youth and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, 
47.34 	bisexual, transgender, and queer the 
48.1 	opportunity to experience the outdoors with 
48.2 	similar peers.
48.3 	(c) $12,148,000 the first year and $13,610,000 
48.4 	the second year are for grants for parks and 
48.5 	trails of regional significance outside the 
48.6 	seven-county metropolitan area under 
48.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. The grants 
48.8 	awarded under this paragraph must be based 
48.9 	on the lists of recommended projects 
48.10 	submitted to the legislative committees under 
48.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, 
48.12 	subdivision 10, from the Greater Minnesota 
48.13 	Regional Parks and Trails Commission 
48.14 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
48.15 	85.536. Grants funded under this paragraph 
48.16 	must support parks and trails of regional or 
48.17 	statewide significance that meet the applicable 
48.18 	definitions and criteria for regional parks and 
48.19 	trails contained in the Greater Minnesota 
48.20 	Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
48.21 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
48.22 	Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 
48.23 	2015. Grant recipients identified under this 
48.24 	paragraph must submit a grant application to 
48.25 	the commissioner of natural resources. Of the 
48.26 	amount appropriated, up to $140,000 each 
48.27 	year may be used by the commissioner for the 
48.28 	actual cost of issuing and monitoring the 
48.29 	grants for the commission. Of the amount 
48.30 	appropriated, $500,000 the first year and 
48.31 	$500,000 the second year are for the Greater 
48.32 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
48.33 	Commission to carry out its duties under 
48.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, including 
48.35 	the continued development of a statewide 
49.1 	system plan for regional parks and trails 
49.2 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
49.3 	(d) By January 15, 2026, the Greater 
49.4 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
49.5 	Commission must submit a list of projects that 
49.6 	contains the commission's recommendations 
49.7 	for funding from the parks and trails fund for 
49.8 	fiscal year 2027 to the chairs and ranking 
49.9 	minority members of the legislative 
49.10 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
49.11 	over environment and natural resources and 
49.12 	the parks and trails fund.
49.13 	(e) By January 15, 2026, the Greater 
49.14 	Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails 
49.15 	Commission must submit a report that contains 
49.16 	the commission's criteria for funding from the 
49.17 	parks and trails fund, including the criteria 
49.18 	used to determine if a park or trail is of 
49.19 	regional significance, to the chairs and ranking 
49.20 	minority members of the legislative 
49.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
49.22 	over environment and natural resources and 
49.23 	the parks and trails fund.
49.24 	(f) $652,000 the first year and $679,000 the 
49.25 	second year are for coordination and projects 
49.26 	between the department, the Metropolitan 
49.27 	Council, and the Greater Minnesota Regional 
49.28 	Parks and Trails Commission; enhanced 
49.29 	web-based information for park and trail users; 
49.30 	and support of activities of the Parks and 
49.31 	Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.
49.32 	(g) The commissioner must contract for 
49.33 	services with Conservation Corps Minnesota 
49.34 	and Iowa for restoration, maintenance, and 
49.35 	other activities under this section for at least 
50.1 	$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
50.2 	second year.
50.3 	(h) Grant recipients of an appropriation under 
50.4 	this section must give consideration to 
50.5 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
50.6 	Minnesota and Iowa for restoration, 
50.7 	maintenance, and other activities.
50.8 	(i) In addition to the requirements under 
50.9 	paragraph (g), the commissioner should work 
50.10 	to provide other opportunities that encourage 
50.11 	a diversity of students to pursue careers in 
50.12 	environment and natural resources when 
50.13 	implementing appropriations in this section.

50.14	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	24,295,000
	$
	27,222,000
	
50.15 	(a) $24,295,000 the first year and $27,222,000 
50.16 	the second year are for distribution according 
50.17 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, 
50.18 	subdivision 3.
50.19 	(b) Money appropriated under this section and 
50.20 	distributed to implementing agencies must be 
50.21 	used only to fund the list of projects approved 
50.22 	by the elected representatives of each of the 
50.23 	metropolitan parks implementing agencies. 
50.24 	Projects funded by the money appropriated 
50.25 	under this section must be substantially 
50.26 	consistent with the project descriptions and 
50.27 	dollar amounts approved by each elected body. 
50.28 	Any money remaining after completing the 
50.29 	listed projects may be spent by the 
50.30 	implementing agencies on projects to support 
50.31 	parks and trails.
50.32 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
50.33 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of money 
50.34 	appropriated under this section must ensure 
51.1 	that the money is used to supplement and not 
51.2 	substitute for traditional sources of funding.
51.3 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
51.4 	appropriations under this section must give 
51.5 	consideration to contracting with Conservation 
51.6 	Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, 
51.7 	and other activities.

51.8	Sec. 5. LEGISLATIVE
 	$
	4,000
	$
	-0-
	
51.9 	$4,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
51.10 	Coordinating Commission for the website 
51.11 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
51.12 	3.303, subdivision 10.

51.13
51.14
51.15	Sec. 6. ADDITIONAL FISCAL YEAR 2026 
APPROPRIATION FOR GREATER 
MINNESOTA PARKS AND TRAILS.
 					
51.16 	$41,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
51.17 	from the parks and trails fund to the 
51.18 	commissioner of natural resources for grants 
51.19 	for parks and trails of regional significance 
51.20 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area. 
51.21 	This appropriation is available June 30, 2028.

51.22
51.23	Sec. 7. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND 
APPROPRIATION EXTENSIONS.
 					
51.24 	The availability of the grant to Goodhue 
51.25 	County for the Cannon Valley Trail project 
51.26 	from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
51.27 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
51.28 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
51.29 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
51.30 	The availability of the grant to Stearns County 
51.31 	for the Beaver Island Trail project from the 
51.32 	parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
51.33 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
51.34 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
51.35 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.1 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
52.2 	Winona for the Bluffs Traverse Trail project 
52.3 	from the parks and trails fund fiscal year 2023 
52.4 	appropriation under Laws 2021, First Special 
52.5 	Session chapter 1, article 3, section 3, 
52.6 	paragraph (b), is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.7 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
52.8 	Austin for the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
52.9 	project from the parks and trails fund fiscal 
52.10 	year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023, 
52.11 	chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), 
52.12 	is extended to June 30, 2027.
52.13 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
52.14 	Duluth for the Spirit Mountain Recreation 
52.15 	Area project from the parks and trails fund 
52.16 	fiscal year 2023 appropriation under Laws 
52.17 	2021, First Special Session chapter 1, article 
52.18 	3, section 3, paragraph (b), is extended to June 
52.19 	30, 2027.
52.20 	The availability of the grant to the city of 
52.21 	Duluth for the Waabizheshikana/Marten Trail 
52.22 	project from the parks and trails fund fiscal 
52.23 	year 2024 appropriation under Laws 2023, 
52.24 	chapter 40, article 3, section 3, paragraph (c), 
52.25 	is extended to June 30, 2027.

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

52.27	Sec. 8. CANCELLATIONS.
 					
52.28 	(a) The unobligated balance from the parks 
52.29 	and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2019, 
52.30 	First Special Session, chapter 2, article 3, 
52.31 	section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated 
52.32 	to be $10,000 is canceled to the parks and 
52.33 	trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.
53.1 	(b) The unobligated balance from the parks 
53.2 	and trails fund appropriation under Laws 2021, 
53.3 	First Special Session, chapter 1, article 3, 
53.4 	section 3, paragraph (b), for grants estimated 
53.5 	to be $31,000 is canceled to the parks and 
53.6 	trails fund no later than June 30, 2025.

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

53.8 	ARTICLE 4
53.9 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

53.10	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
53.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the entities 
53.12 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the arts and cultural 
53.13 	heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable activities under 
53.14 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, except that any unencumbered balance 
53.15 	remaining under this article from the first year does not cancel but is available in the second 
53.16 	year. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed 
53.17 	under the figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, 
53.18 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The 
53.19 	biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. All appropriations in this article are onetime.

53.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
53.21				Available for the Year
	
53.22				Ending June 30
	
53.23					2026
		2027

53.24	Sec. 2. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

53.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	85,293,000
	$
	94,618,000
	
53.26 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
53.27 	purpose are specified in the following 
53.28 	subdivisions.

53.29	Subd. 2.Availability of Appropriation
 					
53.30 	Money appropriated in this article must not 
53.31 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
53.32 	related to and necessary for a specific 
53.33 	appropriation. Money appropriated in this 
54.1 	article must not be spent on institutional 
54.2 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
54.3 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
54.4 	Money appropriated in this article must be 
54.5 	spent in accordance with Minnesota 
54.6 	Management and Budget MMB Guidance to 
54.7 	Agencies on Legacy Fund Expenditure. 
54.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
54.9 	16A.28, and unless otherwise specified in this 
54.10 	article, fiscal year 2026 appropriations are 
54.11 	available until June 30, 2027, and fiscal year 
54.12 	2027 appropriations are available until June 
54.13 	30, 2028. Water and energy conservation 
54.14 	technology and the use of renewable energy 
54.15 	should be priorities for construction and 
54.16 	building projects funded through this 
54.17 	appropriation. If a project receives federal 
54.18 	funds, the period of the appropriation is 
54.19 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
54.20 	funding.

54.21	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD

54.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	40,088,000
	$
	44,470,000
	
54.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
54.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
54.25 	subdivisions.

54.26	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
54.27 	The amounts in this section are appropriated 
54.28 	to the Minnesota State Arts Board for arts, arts 
54.29 	education, arts preservation, and arts access. 
54.30 	Grant agreements entered into by the 
54.31 	Minnesota State Arts Board and other 
54.32 	recipients of appropriations in this section 
54.33 	must ensure that the money is used to 
54.34 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
54.35 	sources of funding. Each grant program 
55.1 	established in this appropriation must be 
55.2 	separately administered from other state 
55.3 	appropriations for program planning and 
55.4 	outcome measurements, but may take into 
55.5 	consideration other state resources awarded 
55.6 	in the selection of applicants and grant award 
55.7 	size.

55.8	Subd. 3.Arts and Arts Access Initiatives
 		32,071,000
		35,576,000
	
55.9 	$32,071,000 the first year and $35,576,000 
55.10 	the second year are to support Minnesota 
55.11 	artists and arts organizations in creating, 
55.12 	producing, and presenting high-quality arts 
55.13 	activities; to preserve, maintain, and interpret 
55.14 	art forms and works of art so that they are 
55.15 	accessible to Minnesota audiences; to 
55.16 	overcome barriers to accessing high-quality 
55.17 	arts activities; and to instill the arts into the 
55.18 	community and public life in this state. Grants 
55.19 	provided under this subdivision must prioritize 
55.20 	artists and arts organizations that plan to 
55.21 	present art from communities that have been 
55.22 	historically underrepresented in the arts or that 
55.23 	improve access to the programs and projects 
55.24 	for groups, including youth and historically 
55.25 	underserved communities, that have struggled 
55.26 	to access arts programming in the past.

55.27	Subd. 4.Arts Education
 		6,013,000
		6,670,000
	
55.28 	$6,013,000 the first year and $6,670,000 the 
55.29 	second year are for high-quality, 
55.30 	age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans 
55.31 	of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and 
55.32 	understanding of the arts. Priority in the award 
55.33 	of grants under this subdivision must be given 
55.34 	to providing educational opportunities to 
55.35 	underserved communities with grants for 
56.1 	organizations or entities providing 
56.2 	opportunities to K-12 students throughout the 
56.3 	state for arts education, including access to 
56.4 	arts instruction, arts programming, museums, 
56.5 	and arts presentations.

56.6	Subd. 5.Arts and Cultural Heritage
 		2,004,000
		2,224,000
	
56.7 	$2,004,000 the first year and $2,224,000 the 
56.8 	second year are for events and activities that 
56.9 	represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse 
56.10 	cultural arts traditions, including folk and 
56.11 	traditional artists and art organizations, 
56.12 	represented in this state.

56.13	Subd. 6.Administrative Costs
 					
56.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.15 	16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five percent of 
56.16 	the totals in subdivisions 3 to 5 each year is 
56.17 	for administering grant programs, delivering 
56.18 	technical services, providing fiscal oversight 
56.19 	for the statewide system, and ensuring 
56.20 	accountability in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

56.21	Subd. 7.Regional Arts Councils
 					
56.22 	Thirty percent of the remaining total 
56.23 	appropriation to each of the categories listed 
56.24 	in subdivisions 3 to 5 is for grants to the 
56.25 	regional arts councils. Notwithstanding any 
56.26 	other provision of law, regional arts council 
56.27 	grants or other arts council grants for touring 
56.28 	programs, projects, or exhibits must ensure 
56.29 	the programs, projects, or exhibits are able to 
56.30 	tour in their own region as well as all other 
56.31 	regions of the state.

56.32	Sec. 4. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

56.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	13,759,000
	$
	20,000,000
	
57.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
57.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
57.3 	subdivisions.

57.4	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
57.5 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
57.6 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
57.7 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
57.8 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
57.9 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
57.10 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
57.11 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
57.12 	appropriations in this section must ensure that 
57.13 	the money is used to supplement and not 
57.14 	substitute for traditional sources of funding. 
57.15 	Money directly appropriated to the Minnesota 
57.16 	Historical Society must be used to supplement 
57.17 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
57.18 	funding. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
57.19 	section 16A.28, for historic preservation 
57.20 	projects that improve historic structures, the 
57.21 	amounts are available until June 30, 2029. The 
57.22 	Minnesota Historical Society or grant 
57.23 	recipients of the Minnesota Historical Society 
57.24 	using money from the arts and cultural 
57.25 	heritage fund under this section must give 
57.26 	consideration to Conservation Corps 
57.27 	Minnesota and Iowa and Northern Bedrock 
57.28 	Historic Preservation Corps, or an organization 
57.29 	carrying out similar work, for projects with 
57.30 	the potential to need historic preservation 
57.31 	services.
57.32 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
57.33 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
57.34 	percent of the totals in subdivisions 3 and 4 
57.35 	each year is for administering grants and grant 
58.1 	programs, delivering technical services, 
58.2 	providing fiscal oversight, and ensuring 
58.3 	accountability in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

58.4	Subd. 3.Historical Grants and Programs
 		13,634,000
		19,875,000

58.5	(a) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
					
58.6 	$4,822,000 the first year and $7,640,000 the 
58.7 	second year are for statewide historic and 
58.8 	cultural grants to local, county, regional, or 
58.9 	other historical or cultural organizations or for 
58.10 	activities to preserve significant historic and 
58.11 	cultural resources. Money must be distributed 
58.12 	through a competitive grant process. The 
58.13 	Minnesota Historical Society must administer 
58.14 	the money using established grant mechanisms 
58.15 	with assistance from the advisory committee 
58.16 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
58.17 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
58.18 	(ii).

58.19	(b) Statewide History Programs
					
58.20 	$5,140,000 the first year and $7,640,000 the 
58.21 	second year are for historic and cultural 
58.22 	programs and purposes related to the heritage 
58.23 	of the state.

58.24	(c) History Partnerships
					
58.25 	$1,812,000 the first year and $2,935,000 the 
58.26 	second year are for history partnerships 
58.27 	involving multiple organizations, which may 
58.28 	include the Minnesota Historical Society, to 
58.29 	preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's 
58.30 	history and cultural heritage in all regions of 
58.31 	the state.

58.32
58.33	(d) Statewide Survey of Historical and 
Archaeological Sites
					
59.1 	$330,000 the first year and $330,000 the 
59.2 	second year are for one or more contracts to 
59.3 	be competitively awarded to conduct statewide 
59.4 	surveys or investigations of Minnesota's sites 
59.5 	of historical, archeological, and cultural 
59.6 	significance. Results of the surveys or 
59.7 	investigations must be published in a 
59.8 	searchable form and available to the public 
59.9 	cost free. The Minnesota Historical Society, 
59.10 	the Office of the State Archeologist, the Indian 
59.11 	Affairs Council, and the State Historic 
59.12 	Preservation Office must each appoint a 
59.13 	representative to an oversight board to select 
59.14 	contractors and direct the conduct of the 
59.15 	surveys or investigations. The oversight board 
59.16 	must consult with the Departments of 
59.17 	Transportation and Natural Resources.

59.18	(e) Digital Library
					
59.19 	$330,000 the first year and $330,000 the 
59.20 	second year are for a digital library project to 
59.21 	preserve, digitize, and share Minnesota 
59.22 	images, documents, and historical materials. 
59.23 	The Minnesota Historical Society must 
59.24 	cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary loan 
59.25 	system and must jointly share this 
59.26 	appropriation for these purposes.

59.27
59.28	(f) 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of 
Independence
					
59.29 	$200,000 the first year is for Minnesota's 
59.30 	commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
59.31 	the Declaration of Independence. The 
59.32 	Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota 
59.33 	America 250 Committee, and the Minnesota 
59.34 	Humanities Center must work collaboratively 
59.35 	to create public programs and activities and 
60.1 	to support local efforts to commemorate this 
60.2 	anniversary. A portion of this money may be 
60.3 	used to support the work of the Minnesota 
60.4 	America 250 Committee.

60.5	(g) Memorials and Statues
					
60.6 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
60.7 	second year are for grants to community-based 
60.8 	organizations and local units of government 
60.9 	for statues and memorials commemorating the 
60.10 	historical significance and cultural 
60.11 	contributions of Minnesotans. The governing 
60.12 	board of the Minnesota Historical Society 
60.13 	must give priority consideration for funding 
60.14 	under this paragraph to the city of St. Paul to 
60.15 	design and construct a mural and statue 
60.16 	honoring Tou Ger Xiong at Lake Phalen's Tou 
60.17 	Ger Xiong Island in St. Paul; the Dakota 
60.18 	County Historical Society to design and build 
60.19 	the Heroes and Heritage Interpretive Trail 
60.20 	Loop along existing paved trails in South St. 
60.21 	Paul, West St. Paul, and Inver Grove Heights; 
60.22 	and the Forest Lake Veterans Memorial 
60.23 	Committee to construct a memorial to veterans 
60.24 	of the United States armed forces at Lakeside 
60.25 	Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake.

60.26	Subd. 4.Grants
 		1,443,000
		125,000
	
60.27 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
60.28 	second year are for a grant to Special Guerrilla 
60.29 	Units Veterans and Families of USA, Inc. to 
60.30 	collect, document, archive, and preserve the 
60.31 	oral histories of Hmong veterans of the United 
60.32 	States-sponsored Secret War in Laos and to 
60.33 	create programming and educational resources 
60.34 	to teach the public and future generations 
61.1 	about the history, legacy, and cultural heritage 
61.2 	of the Hmong in Minnesota.

61.3	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 	$
	1,923,000
	$
	2,923,000
	
61.4 	$1,923,000 the first year and $2,923,000 the 
61.5 	second year are appropriated to the 
61.6 	commissioner of education for grants to the 
61.7 	12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
61.8 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
61.9 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
61.10 	Minnesota. When possible, funding under this 
61.11 	section should be used to promote and share 
61.12 	the work of Minnesota authors, including 
61.13 	authors from diverse backgrounds. This money 
61.14 	must be allocated using the formulas in 
61.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, 
61.16 	subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 
61.17 	percent to be distributed to all qualifying 
61.18 	systems in an amount proportionate to the 
61.19 	number of qualifying system entities in each 
61.20 	system. For purposes of this section, 
61.21 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
61.22 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
61.23 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
61.24 	outreach service program. This money may 
61.25 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
61.26 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
61.27 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
61.28 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
61.29 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
61.30 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
61.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
61.32 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
61.33 	30, 2027, as grants or contracts in this section 
61.34 	are available until June 30, 2029. 
61.35 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.1 	16B.98, subdivision 14, up to two percent of 
62.2 	the amount in this section is for administering 
62.3 	the grants in this section.

62.4
62.5	Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF 
ADMINISTRATION

62.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	9,387,000
	$
	11,387,000
	
62.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
62.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
62.9 	subdivisions.

62.10	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
62.11 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
62.12 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
62.13 	administration for grants to the named 
62.14 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
62.15 	section.
62.16 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
62.17 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
62.18 	under this section must ensure that money 
62.19 	appropriated in this section is used to 
62.20 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
62.21 	sources of funding.
62.22 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
62.23 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
62.24 	percent of the amounts in subdivision 3 are 
62.25 	for administering the grants, providing fiscal 
62.26 	oversight, and ensuring accountability in fiscal 
62.27 	years 2026 and 2027.

62.28	Subd. 3.Grants
 		9,387,000
		11,387,000

62.29	(a) Minnesota Public Radio
					
62.30 	$1,557,000 the first year and $2,057,000 the 
62.31 	second year are for Minnesota Public Radio 
62.32 	to create programming and expand news 
63.1 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
63.2 	history.

63.3
63.4	(b) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
63.5 	$1,557,000 the first year and $2,057,000 the 
63.6 	second year are to the Association of 
63.7 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
63.8 	for production and acquisition grants in 
63.9 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.10 	129D.19.

63.11	(c) Public Television
					
63.12 	$3,686,000 the first year and $4,686,000 the 
63.13 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
63.14 	Television Association for production and 
63.15 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
63.16 	Statutes, section 129D.18.

63.17	(d) Wilderness Inquiry
					
63.18 	$485,000 the first year and $485,000 the 
63.19 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
63.20 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
63.21 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
63.22 	and families to natural resources.

63.23	(e) Como Park Zoo
					
63.24 	$1,520,000 the first year and $1,520,000 the 
63.25 	second year are to the Como Park Zoo and 
63.26 	Conservatory for program development that 
63.27 	features educational programs and habitat 
63.28 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
63.29 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
63.30 	access and preservation.

63.31	(f) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
63.32 	$450,000 the first year and $450,000 the 
63.33 	second year are to the Science Museum of 
64.1 	Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
64.2 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
64.3 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
64.4 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
64.5 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
64.6 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

64.7	(g) Lake Superior Zoo
					
64.8 	$132,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
64.9 	second year are to the Lake Superior Zoo to 
64.10 	develop educational exhibits and programs.

64.11	Sec. 7. MINNESOTA ZOO
 	$
	1,490,000
	$
	2,150,000
	
64.12 	The amounts in this section are appropriated 
64.13 	to the Minnesota Zoological Board for 
64.14 	programs at and development of the Minnesota 
64.15 	Zoological Garden and to provide access and 
64.16 	education related to programs on the cultural 
64.17 	heritage of Minnesota.

64.18	Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER

64.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	16,009,000
	$
	11,056,000
	
64.20 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
64.21 	purpose are specified in the following 
64.22 	subdivisions.

64.23	Subd. 2.Grant Agreements
 					
64.24 	(a) The amounts in this section are 
64.25 	appropriated to the Board of Directors of the 
64.26 	Minnesota Humanities Center for the purposes 
64.27 	specified in this section. Notwithstanding 
64.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
64.29 	subdivision 14, the Minnesota Humanities 
64.30 	Center may use up to 5.5 percent of the 
64.31 	appropriations for the administration of these 
64.32 	funds and to cover the cost of administering, 
64.33 	planning, evaluating, and reporting these 
65.1 	grants. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
65.2 	must develop a written plan to issue the grants 
65.3 	under this section and must submit the plan 
65.4 	for review and approval by the commissioner 
65.5 	of administration. The written plan must 
65.6 	require the Minnesota Humanities Center to 
65.7 	create and adhere to grant policies that are 
65.8 	similar to those established according to 
65.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, 
65.10 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1).
65.11 	(b) No grants awarded under this section may 
65.12 	be used for travel outside the state of 
65.13 	Minnesota. The grant agreement must specify 
65.14 	the repercussions for failing to comply with 
65.15 	the grant agreement.

65.16	Subd. 3.Programs
 		1,762,000
		1,762,000
	
65.17 	$1,762,000 the first year and $1,762,000 the 
65.18 	second year are for statewide humanities 
65.19 	programs and to support and expand outreach, 
65.20 	partnerships, and humanities programming 
65.21 	with organizations and individuals throughout 
65.22 	the state, including but not limited to 
65.23 	programming related to veterans and the 
65.24 	military experience; professional development 
65.25 	opportunities for educators; and programming 
65.26 	celebrating, representing, and reflecting upon 
65.27 	the heritage of diverse Minnesota communities 
65.28 	that have been historically underserved.

65.29	Subd. 4.Children's Museum Grants
 		2,025,000
		2,025,000
	
65.30 	$2,025,000 the first year and $2,025,000 the 
65.31 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
65.32 	grants to children's museums for arts and 
65.33 	cultural exhibits and related educational 
65.34 	outreach programs. Of this amount:
66.1 	(1) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
66.2 	Children's Museum, St. Paul;
66.3 	(2) $175,000 each year is for The Works, 
66.4 	Bloomington;
66.5 	(3) $125,000 each year is for the WonderTrek 
66.6 	Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter;
66.7 	(4) $100,000 each year is for the Children's 
66.8 	Discovery Center, Breckenridge;
66.9 	(5) $125,000 each year is for the Duluth 
66.10 	Children's Museum, Duluth;
66.11 	(6) $100,000 each year is for the Otter Cove 
66.12 	Children's Museum, Fergus Falls;
66.13 	(7) $100,000 each year is for the Children's 
66.14 	Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids;
66.15 	(8) $100,000 each year is for the Wheel and 
66.16 	Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson;
66.17 	(9) $175,000 each year is for the Children's 
66.18 	Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato;
66.19 	(10) $175,000 each year is for the Great River 
66.20 	Children's Museum, St. Cloud;
66.21 	(11) $100,000 each year is for The Village 
66.22 	Children's Museum, Willmar;
66.23 	(12) $100,000 each year is for the Mini Sota 
66.24 	Ag Museum, Benson; and
66.25 	(13) $150,000 each year is for the SPARK 
66.26 	Children's Museum, Rochester.

66.27
66.28	Subd. 5.Community Identity and Heritage 
Emergency Grants
 		200,000
		200,000
	
66.29 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
66.30 	second year are for emergency grants to 
66.31 	organizations otherwise qualified to receive 
66.32 	grants under subdivision 6 and must be 
67.1 	awarded on a rolling basis based on emerging 
67.2 	needs to assist communities responding to 
67.3 	major events and to facilitate the process of 
67.4 	grieving, encourage healing, create memorials, 
67.5 	or assist in recovery of the community. Any 
67.6 	amount described in the preceding sentence 
67.7 	that is not expended by October 15 of the 
67.8 	second year may be used for general 
67.9 	programming costs or grants under subdivision 
67.10 	6.

67.11
67.12	Subd. 6.Community Identity and Heritage 
Competitive Grant Program
 		11,022,000
		7,069,000
	
67.13 	(a) $11,022,000 the first year and $7,069,000 
67.14 	the second year are for a competitive grant 
67.15 	program to provide grants to organizations or 
67.16 	individuals working to create, celebrate, and 
67.17 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of diverse 
67.18 	Minnesota communities, with a priority on 
67.19 	organizations from communities whose culture 
67.20 	and heritage have been historically 
67.21 	underrepresented or that have struggled to 
67.22 	access culture and heritage resources in the 
67.23 	past, including but not limited to Asian and 
67.24 	Pacific Island communities, the Somali 
67.25 	diaspora and other African immigrant 
67.26 	communities, Indigenous communities with 
67.27 	a focus on the 11 Tribes in Minnesota, the 
67.28 	African American community, the Latinx 
67.29 	community, the LGBTQIA+ community, and 
67.30 	other underrepresented cultural groups, 
67.31 	including communities of Black, Indigenous, 
67.32 	and people of color, to celebrate the cultural 
67.33 	diversity of Minnesota. An individual or 
67.34 	organization that receives a grant under this 
67.35 	subdivision must do at least one of the 
67.36 	following:
68.1 	(1) preserve and honor the cultural heritage of 
68.2 	Minnesota;
68.3 	(2) provide education and student outreach on 
68.4 	cultural diversity;
68.5 	(3) support the development of culturally 
68.6 	diverse humanities programming, including 
68.7 	arts programming, by individuals and 
68.8 	organizations; or
68.9 	(4) empower communities in building identity 
68.10 	and culture, including preserving and honoring 
68.11 	communities whose Indigenous cultures are 
68.12 	endangered or disappearing.
68.13 	(b) At least 80 percent of the amount in 
68.14 	paragraphs (c) to (f) must be for grants of less 
68.15 	than $200,000.
68.16 	(c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $2,500,000 
68.17 	the first year and $1,500,000 the second year 
68.18 	are for grants to community-based 
68.19 	organizations and local governments for 
68.20 	museums, exhibits, and collections. The 
68.21 	Minnesota Humanities Center must give 
68.22 	priority consideration for funding under this 
68.23 	paragraph to the Bakken Museum, the 
68.24 	Minnesota Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame, 
68.25 	MN Zej Zog, and the Somali Museum of 
68.26 	Minnesota.
68.27 	(d) Of the amount in paragraph (b), $3,650,000 
68.28 	the first year and $2,750,000 the second year 
68.29 	are for grants to community-based 
68.30 	organizations and local governments to 
68.31 	support arts and cultural festivals and events 
68.32 	in the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota 
68.33 	Humanities Center must give priority 
68.34 	consideration for funding under this paragraph 
69.1 	to Asian Economic Development Association 
69.2 	for Minnesota Asian American film and music 
69.3 	festivals, the Minnesota State Band to provide 
69.4 	free concerts, Siengkane Lao for a Southeast 
69.5 	Asian music festival, and Walker West Music 
69.6 	Academy to provide free concerts.
69.7 	(e) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $4,622,000 
69.8 	the first year and $2,569,000 the second year 
69.9 	are for grants to community-based 
69.10 	organizations and local governments for 
69.11 	education and recreational programming and 
69.12 	events. The Minnesota Humanities Center 
69.13 	must give priority consideration for funding 
69.14 	under this paragraph to Art from the Inside, 
69.15 	Asian Economic Development Association 
69.16 	for youth outdoor programs, Capri Theater, 
69.17 	Fight for Your Dreams for youth boxing, the 
69.18 	Governor's Council on Developmental 
69.19 	Disabilities, Hmong Cultural Center, the 
69.20 	Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, 
69.21 	the Phylis Wheatley Community Center, 
69.22 	Siengkane Lao to preserve traditional dance 
69.23 	performances, and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie.
69.24 	(f) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $250,000 
69.25 	the first year and $250,000 the second year 
69.26 	are for grants to provide funding to ethnic 
69.27 	media organizations creating video content in 
69.28 	a language other than English.

69.29
69.30	Subd. 7.Underrepresented Groups Cultural 
Studies Materials
 		500,000
		-0-
	
69.31 	$500,000 the first year is for competitive 
69.32 	grants to develop high-quality academic, 
69.33 	cultural, and ethnic studies materials for 
69.34 	communities that do not have adequate 
69.35 	cultural and ethnic studies materials or who 
70.1 	are underrepresented in those materials, 
70.2 	including but not limited to the Hmong, Karen, 
70.3 	Somali, and Oromo cultures and cultures 
70.4 	without a formal writing system that are 
70.5 	largely oral-based. In developing these 
70.6 	materials, a recipient of a grant under this 
70.7 	subdivision must work with school districts 
70.8 	that intend to use the materials.

70.9	Subd. 8.Gordon Parks Commemoration
 		500,000
		-0-
	
70.10 	$500,000 the first year is to work in 
70.11 	collaboration with Soul Touch Productions to 
70.12 	create an art installation and programming to 
70.13 	celebrate the incredible life and rich legacy of 
70.14 	Gordon Parks.

70.15	Sec. 9. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 		2,030,000
		2,030,000
	
70.16 	(a) $750,000 each year is to provide grants to 
70.17 	Minnesota Tribal Nations to preserve Dakota 
70.18 	and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster 
70.19 	education programs and services for Dakota 
70.20 	and Ojibwe language.
70.21 	(b) $575,000 each year is for grants to Dakota 
70.22 	and Ojibwe language-immersion educational 
70.23 	institutions.
70.24 	(c) $525,000 each year is to provide grants to 
70.25 	preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian 
70.26 	language through support of projects and 
70.27 	services and to support educational programs 
70.28 	and immersion efforts in Dakota and Ojibwe 
70.29 	language.
70.30 	(d) $50,000 each year is for a Dakota and 
70.31 	Ojibwe Indian language working group 
70.32 	coordinated by the Indian Affairs Council.
71.1 	(e) $130,000 each year is for the Indian Affairs 
71.2 	Council to carry out responsibilities under 
71.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, to comply 
71.4 	with Public Law 101-601, the Native 
71.5 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
71.6 	Act.

71.7	Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

71.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	602,000
	$
	602,000
	
71.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
71.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
71.11 	subdivisions.

71.12	Subd. 2.County Fair Grants
 		352,000
		352,000
	
71.13 	$352,000 the first year and $352,000 the 
71.14 	second year are for grants to county 
71.15 	agricultural societies to enhance arts access 
71.16 	and education and to preserve and promote 
71.17 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as 
71.18 	embodied in its county fairs. The grants may 
71.19 	be distributed in equal amounts to each of the 
71.20 	county fairs that submitted an application. The 
71.21 	grants are in addition to the aid distribution to 
71.22 	county agricultural societies under Minnesota 
71.23 	Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner of 
71.24 	agriculture must develop grant-making criteria 
71.25 	and guidance for expending money under this 
71.26 	subdivision to provide funding for projects 
71.27 	and events that provide access to the arts or 
71.28 	the state's agricultural, historical, and cultural 
71.29 	heritage. The commissioner must seek input 
71.30 	from all interested parties. Notwithstanding 
71.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
71.32 	subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up 
71.33 	to two percent of the amounts in this 
71.34 	subdivision for the administration and 
72.1 	distribution of the grants. Money not used in 
72.2 	the first year may be used in the second year.

72.3	Subd. 3.Minnesota FFA
 		250,000
		250,000
	
72.4 	(a) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
72.5 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
72.6 	FFA to provide new and expanded access for 
72.7 	Minnesota FFA members involved in art- and 
72.8 	history-related FFA activities. Of this amount:
72.9 	(1) up to $100,000 each year may be used to 
72.10 	document and commemorate 100 years of 
72.11 	fostering leadership, agricultural education, 
72.12 	and community service across the state by 
72.13 	creating a history book, video storytelling 
72.14 	series, and an in-person arts-focused event; 
72.15 	and
72.16 	(2) any amount not spent for the purposes 
72.17 	described in clause (1) may be used for other 
72.18 	activities that provide new and expanded 
72.19 	access for Minnesota FFA members involved 
72.20 	in art- and history-related FFA activities, 
72.21 	including activities related to national and state 
72.22 	FFA band and choir, state and national FFA 
72.23 	talent competitions, FFA floriculture, and FFA 
72.24 	state fair landscape booths.
72.25 	(b) The commissioner of agriculture must 
72.26 	develop grant-making criteria and guidance 
72.27 	for grants under this subdivision to provide 
72.28 	funding for projects and events and must seek 
72.29 	input from the Minnesota FFA and Minnesota 
72.30 	FFA Foundation. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
72.31 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
72.32 	commissioner may use up to five percent of 
72.33 	the amounts in this subdivision to cover the 
73.1 	costs of administering, planning, evaluating, 
73.2 	and reporting these grants.

73.3
73.4	Sec. 11. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING 
COMMISSION
 	$
	5,000
	$
	-0-
	
73.5 	The amount in this section is appropriated to 
73.6 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission to 
73.7 	maintain the website required under Minnesota 
73.8 	Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 10.

73.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.10 		Subd. 2.Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage 
73.11 	fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's 
73.12 	history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from the arts and 
73.13 	cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for measuring and 
73.14 	evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current scholarship, or 
73.15 	best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art technology when 
73.16 	appropriate.
73.17 	(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire project 
73.18 	or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for the entire 
73.19 	project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the entire project 
73.20 	will be completed.
73.21 	(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits across 
73.22 	all regions and residents of the state.
73.23 	(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and cultural 
73.24 	heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or programs, 
73.25 	including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required under section 
73.26 	3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon as practicable 
73.27 	or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The Legislative 
73.28 	Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the website required under 
73.29 	section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.
73.30 	(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented according 
73.31 	to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for grant proposals 
73.32 	must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively awarded.
74.1 	(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located in 
74.2 	Minnesota.
74.3 	(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural 
74.4 	heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's website home page the legacy 
74.5 	logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 
74.6 	2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more 
74.7 	information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the website must direct the 
74.8 	person to a web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to 
74.9 	obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
74.10 	website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.
74.11 	(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent 
74.12 	upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, 
74.13 	as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law. If the Office of 
74.14 	the Legislative Auditor, in the course of an audit or investigation, publicly reports that a 
74.15 	recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund has not complied with the laws, 
74.16 	rules, or regulations in this section or other laws applicable to the recipient, the recipient 
74.17 	must be listed in an annual report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the 
74.18 	legacy funds. The list must be publicly available. The legislative auditor shall remove a 
74.19 	recipient from the list upon determination that the recipient is in compliance. A recipient 
74.20 	on the list is not eligible for future funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund until the 
74.21 	recipient demonstrates compliance to the legislative auditor.
74.22 	(i) Any state agency or organization requesting a direct appropriation from the arts and 
74.23 	cultural heritage fund must inform the house of representatives and senate committees 
74.24 	having jurisdiction over the arts and cultural heritage fund, at the time the request for funding 
74.25 	is made, whether the request is supplanting or is a substitution for any previous funding that 
74.26 	was not from a legacy fund and was used for the same purpose and provide a copy of the 
74.27 	most recent year's Internal Revenue Service Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt 
74.28 	From Income Tax.

74.29 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 
74.30 	to read:
74.31 		Subd. 7.Construction costs. Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must not 
74.32 	be appropriated to fund new construction or for capital construction projects, including 
74.33 	major renovations or long-term building projects, with the exception of preservation of 
74.34 	historic structures or sites. This prohibition does not apply to:
75.1 	(1) accessibility accommodations;
75.2 	(2) the creation of exhibits or installations; and
75.3 	(3) renovations to provide care for collections or facilitate exhibits, installations, or other 
75.4 	projects funded with arts and cultural heritage fund appropriations.

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

75.6	Subd. 5.Department of Education
 		3,000,000
		2,750,000
	
75.7 	(a) $2,750,000 each year is appropriated to 
75.8 	the commissioner of education for grants to 
75.9 	the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to 
75.10 	provide educational opportunities in the arts, 
75.11 	history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of 
75.12 	Minnesota. When possible, funding under this 
75.13 	subdivision should be used to promote and 
75.14 	share the work of Minnesota authors, 
75.15 	including authors from diverse backgrounds. 
75.16 	This money must be allocated using the 
75.17 	formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 
75.18 	134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the 
75.19 	remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all 
75.20 	qualifying systems in an amount proportionate 
75.21 	to the number of qualifying system entities in 
75.22 	each system. For purposes of this subdivision, 
75.23 	"qualifying system entity" means a public 
75.24 	library, a regional library system, a regional 
75.25 	library system headquarters, a county, or an 
75.26 	outreach service program. This money may 
75.27 	be used to sponsor programs provided by 
75.28 	regional libraries or to provide grants to local 
75.29 	arts and cultural heritage programs for 
75.30 	programs in partnership with regional libraries. 
75.31 	This money must be distributed in ten equal 
75.32 	payments per year. Notwithstanding 
75.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
75.34 	appropriations encumbered on or before June 
76.1 	30, 2025 2026, as grants or contracts in this 
76.2 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2026
76.3 	2027.
76.4 	(b) $250,000 the first year is appropriated to 
76.5 	the commissioner of education for a water 
76.6 	safety grant program. The commissioner of 
76.7 	education must allocate grants to eligible 
76.8 	applicants. Eligible applicants include 
76.9 	nonprofit organizations and city and county 
76.10 	parks and recreation programs providing 
76.11 	swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants 
76.12 	are not required to partner with other entities. 
76.13 	Grant funds must primarily be used to provide 
76.14 	scholarships to low-income and at-risk 
76.15 	children for swimming lessons. Up to 15 
76.16 	percent of the grant funds may also be used 
76.17 	to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards 
76.18 	or train water safety instructors or lifeguards 
76.19 	in nationally recognized water safety practices 
76.20 	and instruction.

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

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

76.23	Subd. 6.Department of Administration
 		17,040,000
		14,105,000
	
76.24 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
76.25 	appropriated to the commissioner of 
76.26 	administration for grants to the named 
76.27 	organizations for the purposes specified in this 
76.28 	subdivision. The commissioner of 
76.29 	administration may use a portion of this 
76.30 	appropriation for costs that are directly related 
76.31 	to and necessary for the administration of 
76.32 	grants in this subdivision.
76.33 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
76.34 	commissioner and recipients of appropriations 
77.1 	under this subdivision must ensure that money 
77.2 	appropriated in this subdivision is used to 
77.3 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
77.4 	sources of funding.

77.5	(c) Minnesota Public Radio
					
77.6 	$2,050,000 each year is for Minnesota Public 
77.7 	Radio to create programming and expand news 
77.8 	service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and 
77.9 	history.

77.10
77.11	(d) Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
Radio Stations
					
77.12 	$2,050,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the 
77.13 	second year are to the Association of 
77.14 	Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
77.15 	for production and acquisition grants in 
77.16 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
77.17 	129D.19.

77.18	(e) Public Television
					
77.19 	$5,000,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the 
77.20 	second year are to the Minnesota Public 
77.21 	Television Association for production and 
77.22 	acquisition grants according to Minnesota 
77.23 	Statutes, section 129D.18. Of the amount in 
77.24 	the first year, $1,000,000 is for producing 
77.25 	Minnesota military and veterans' history 
77.26 	stories and unique immigrant stories from 
77.27 	around the state.

77.28	(f) Wilderness Inquiry
					
77.29 	$500,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
77.30 	second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to 
77.31 	preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, 
77.32 	and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth 
77.33 	and families to natural resources.

77.34	(g) Como Park Zoo
					
78.1 	$1,725,000 each year is to the Como Park Zoo 
78.2 	and Conservatory for program development 
78.3 	that features educational programs and habitat 
78.4 	enhancement, special exhibits, music 
78.5 	appreciation programs, and historical garden 
78.6 	access and preservation.

78.7	(h) Science Museum of Minnesota
					
78.8 	$825,000 each year is to the Science Museum 
78.9 	of Minnesota for arts, arts education, and arts 
78.10 	access and to preserve Minnesota's history and 
78.11 	cultural heritage, including student and teacher 
78.12 	outreach, statewide educational initiatives, and 
78.13 	community-based exhibits that preserve 
78.14 	Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

78.15	(i) Appetite for Change
					
78.16 	$200,000 the first year is to the nonprofit 
78.17 	Appetite for Change for the Community Cooks 
78.18 	programming, which will preserve the cultural 
78.19 	heritage of growing and cooking food in 
78.20 	Minnesota.

78.21	(j) Lake Superior Zoo
					
78.22 	$150,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
78.23 	Zoo to develop educational exhibits and 
78.24 	programs.

78.25	(k) Great Lakes Aquarium
					
78.26 	$250,000 each year is to the Lake Superior 
78.27 	Center Authority to prepare, fabricate, and 
78.28 	install a hands-on exhibit with interactive 
78.29 	learning components to educate Minnesotans 
78.30 	on the history of the natural landscape of the 
78.31 	state.

78.32	(l) State Band
					
79.1 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
79.2 	year are to the Minnesota state band to provide 
79.3 	free concerts throughout the state.

79.4	(m) Veterans Memorial Park in Wyoming
					
79.5 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
79.6 	of Wyoming to build the Veterans Memorial 
79.7 	Plaza and related interpretive walk in Railroad 
79.8 	Park.

79.9	(n) Great Northern Festival
					
79.10 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
79.11 	year are for a grant to support the Great 
79.12 	Northern Festival, which connects attendees 
79.13 	to parks, outdoor spaces, and cultural venues 
79.14 	through a festival.

79.15
79.16	(o) Governor's Council on Developmental 
Disabilities
					
79.17 	$50,000 the first year is to the Minnesota 
79.18 	Governor's Council on Developmental 
79.19 	Disabilities to continue to preserve and raise 
79.20 	awareness of the history of Minnesotans with 
79.21 	developmental disabilities.

79.22	(p) Minnesota Council on Disability
					
79.23 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
79.24 	second year are to the Minnesota Council on 
79.25 	Disability to provide educational opportunities 
79.26 	in the arts, history, and cultural heritage of 
79.27 	Minnesotans with disabilities in conjunction 
79.28 	with the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota 
79.29 	Council on Disability. This appropriation is 
79.30 	available until June 30, 2027.

79.31	(q) Keller Regional Park
					
79.32 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to Ramsey 
79.33 	County to preserve Minnesota's cultural 
80.1 	heritage by enhancing the tuj lub courts at 
80.2 	Keller Regional Park.

80.3	(r) Vietnam War Anniversary
					
80.4 	$250,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.5 	commissioner of veterans affairs to prepare 
80.6 	and host a commemoration program for the 
80.7 	50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

80.8	(s) St. Paul Cultural Art Installation
					
80.9 	$500,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
80.10 	of St. Paul for an art installation celebrating 
80.11 	Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee. The project 
80.12 	funded by this paragraph must be located in 
80.13 	St. Paul at the Conway Recreation Center or, 
80.14 	if that site is not practicable, at Lake Phalen 
80.15 	at the platform containing the bust of Suni 
80.16 	Lee. This appropriation is available until June 
80.17 	30, 2027.

80.18	(t) One Heartland Center
					
80.19 	$50,000 each year is for a grant to One 
80.20 	Heartland Center for programming and 
80.21 	outdoor activities for families and youth in 
80.22 	Minnesota.

80.23	(u) Forest Lake Veterans Memorial
					
80.24 	$100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
80.25 	Forest Lake Veterans Memorial Committee 
80.26 	to construct a memorial to veterans of the 
80.27 	United States armed forces at Lakeside 
80.28 	Memorial Park in the city of Forest Lake. This 
80.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.

80.30	(v) Hmong Plaza
					
80.31 	$450,000 the first year is for a grant to the city 
80.32 	of St. Paul to construct the Hmong Plaza at 
80.33 	Phalen Lake.

81.1	(w) Camille Gage Artist Fellowship
					
81.2 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the second 
81.3 	year are for a grant to YWCA Minneapolis to 
81.4 	fund an annual fellowship to be known as the 
81.5 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship. Of this 
81.6 	amount, up to $5,000 each year may be used 
81.7 	for administrative expenses. YWCA 
81.8 	Minneapolis must select a person for the 
81.9 	Camille J. Gage Artist Fellowship after an 
81.10 	application process that allows both 
81.11 	applications by interested persons and 
81.12 	nominations of persons by third parties. By 
81.13 	October 1, 2026, YWCA Minneapolis must 
81.14 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
81.15 	members of the legislative committees and 
81.16 	divisions with jurisdiction over legacy on the 
81.17 	use of money appropriated under this 
81.18 	paragraph and on the activities of the person 
81.19 	selected for the Camille J. Gage Artist 
81.20 	Fellowship under this paragraph. This 
81.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

81.22
81.23	(x) Minnesota African American Heritage 
Museum and Gallery
					
81.24 	$235,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
81.25 	second year are for arts and cultural heritage 
81.26 	programming celebrating African American 
81.27 	and Black communities in Minnesota. Of the 
81.28 	amount in the first year, $110,000 is for C. 
81.29 	Caldwell Fine Arts for an outdoor mural 
81.30 	project in North Minneapolis to work with 
81.31 	young people to develop skills while using art 
81.32 	as the impetus.

81.33	(y) Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota
					
81.34 	$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second 
81.35 	year are for a grant to the Tibetan American 
82.1 	Foundation of Minnesota to celebrate and 
82.2 	teach the art, culture, and heritage of Tibetan 
82.3 	Americans in Minnesota.

82.4	(z) Hong De Wu Guan
					
82.5 	$25,000 the first year is for a grant to Hong 
82.6 	De Wu Guan to create cultural arts projects 
82.7 	like Lion Dance for after-school programs for 
82.8 	youth.

82.9	(aa) Sepak Takraw of USA
					
82.10 	$50,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
82.11 	Sepak Takraw of USA to work with youth and 
82.12 	after-school programs in the community to 
82.13 	teach the cultural games of tuj lub and sepak 
82.14 	takraw. This appropriation may not be used 
82.15 	to hold events.

82.16	(bb) 30,000 Feet
					
82.17 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
82.18 	year are for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit 
82.19 	organization, to help youth and community 
82.20 	artists further develop their artistic skills, to 
82.21 	create community art and artistic 
82.22 	performances, and to promote and share 
82.23 	African American history and culture through 
82.24 	the arts.

82.25	(cc) Siengkane Lao Minnesota
					
82.26 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
82.27 	year are for a grant to Siengkane Lao MN to 
82.28 	create cultural arts projects and to preserve 
82.29 	traditional performances.

82.30	(dd) Hmong Cultural Center
					
82.31 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
82.32 	second year are for a grant to the Hmong 
82.33 	Cultural Center of Minnesota for 
83.1 	museum-related programming and educational 
83.2 	outreach activities to teach the public about 
83.3 	the historical, cultural, and folk arts heritage 
83.4 	of Hmong Minnesotans.

83.5	(ee) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
					
83.6 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
83.7 	second year are for a grant to Comunidades 
83.8 	Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) to 
83.9 	expand arts programming to celebrate Latino 
83.10 	cultural heritage; support local artists; and 
83.11 	provide professional development, networking, 
83.12 	and presentation opportunities.

83.13	(ff) Hmong RPA Writing System
					
83.14 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
83.15 	second year are for grants to recipients who 
83.16 	have demonstrated knowledge and interest in 
83.17 	preserving Hmong culture to preserve Hmong 
83.18 	Minnesotans' heritage, history, language, and 
83.19 	culture. Grants must be used in conjunction 
83.20 	with Minnesota universities to improve and 
83.21 	develop a unified and standardized Latin 
83.22 	alphabet form of the Hmong RPA writing 
83.23 	system. No portion of this appropriation may 
83.24 	be used to encourage religious membership 
83.25 	or to conduct personal ceremonies or events.
83.26 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
83.27 	2028.

83.28	(gg) Somali Museum of Minnesota
					
83.29 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
83.30 	second year are for a grant to the Somali 
83.31 	Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and 
83.32 	cultural vitality programs to provide classes, 
83.33 	exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the 
83.34 	Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.

84.1	(hh) Minnesota Museum of American Art
					
84.2 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
84.3 	second year are for a grant to the Minnesota 
84.4 	Museum of American Art for exhibit 
84.5 	programming and for a Native American 
84.6 	Fellowship at the museum.

84.7	(ii) Fanka Programs
					
84.8 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
84.9 	second year are for a grant to Ka Joog 
84.10 	statewide Somali-based collaborative 
84.11 	programs for arts and cultural heritage. The 
84.12 	funding must be used for Fanka programs to 
84.13 	provide arts education and workshops, mentor 
84.14 	programs, and community presentations and 
84.15 	community engagement events throughout 
84.16 	Minnesota.

84.17	(jj) The Bakken Museum
					
84.18 	$150,000 the first year is for a grant to The 
84.19 	Bakken Museum for interactive exhibits and 
84.20 	outreach programs on arts and cultural 
84.21 	heritage.

84.22	(kk) 4-H Shooting Sports
					
84.23 	$50,000 the first year is to the University of 
84.24 	Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants 
84.25 	to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members 
84.26 	participating in state and national 
84.27 	4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. 
84.28 	Eligible costs for grant money include 
84.29 	shooting sports equipment and supplies and 
84.30 	event fees associated with participating in state 
84.31 	shooting sports events.

84.32	(ll) Public Art Saint Paul
		
85.1 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to Public Art 
85.2 	Saint Paul for art programming at the Wakpa 
85.3 	Triennial Art Festival to showcase new art 
85.4 	across the Twin Cities by Minnesota artists in 
85.5 	outdoor and indoor settings and to encourage 
85.6 	visitors to experience the arts and culture 
85.7 	produced by local arts and culture 
85.8 	organizations.

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

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

85.11	Subd. 6.Minnesota Historical Society
 		-0-
		1,201,000
	
85.12 	(a) The amounts in this subdivision are 
85.13 	appropriated to the governing board of the 
85.14 	Minnesota Historical Society to preserve and 
85.15 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and its 
85.16 	cultural and historical resources. Grant 
85.17 	agreements entered into by the Minnesota 
85.18 	Historical Society and other recipients of 
85.19 	appropriations in this subdivision must ensure 
85.20 	that these funds are used to supplement and 
85.21 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
85.22 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
85.23 	Minnesota Historical Society must be used to 
85.24 	supplement and not substitute for traditional 
85.25 	sources of funding. The appropriations in this 
85.26 	subdivision are onetime.

85.27	(b) Grants
					
85.28 	(1) $100,000 the second year is to facilitate 
85.29 	negotiations for the purchase by the state of 
85.30 	the Wizard of Oz ruby slippers through a 
85.31 	combination of available state funds and 
85.32 	nonstate sources of funding. Any remaining 
85.33 	amount not used to facilitate the purchase of 
85.34 	the slippers by the state may be used as a grant 
86.1 	to the Judy Garland Children's Discovery 
86.2 	Museum to create an exhibit highlighting the 
86.3 	history and cultural relevance of the slippers;
86.4 	(2) $400,000 the second year is for statewide 
86.5 	historic and cultural grants to cultural 
86.6 	community organizations, historical 
86.7 	organizations, and veterans organizations for 
86.8 	activities to commemorate 50 years of 
86.9 	Southeast Asians in Minnesota. Money under 
86.10 	this paragraph must be distributed through a 
86.11 	competitive grant process. The Minnesota 
86.12 	Historical Society must administer the grants 
86.13 	using established grant mechanisms with 
86.14 	assistance from the advisory committee 
86.15 	created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
86.16 	4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item 
86.17 	(ii).
86.18 	(3) $200,000 the second year is for activities 
86.19 	to prepare and coordinate community 
86.20 	commemoration programs celebrating 50 years 
86.21 	of Hmong Americans in Minnesota. The 
86.22 	Minnesota Historical Society must form an 
86.23 	advisory task force consisting of members of 
86.24 	the Hmong community to advise the society 
86.25 	on the design and implementation of these 
86.26 	activities and programs;
86.27 	(4) $200,000 the second year is for planning 
86.28 	and outreach, in collaboration with the 
86.29 	Minnesota Humanities Center, for Minnesota's 
86.30 	commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
86.31 	the signing of the Declaration of 
86.32 	Independence. The Minnesota Historical 
86.33 	Society and Minnesota Humanities Center 
86.34 	must enter into an agreement between the 
86.35 	organizations on how best to maximize the 
87.1 	impact of this grant and of collaboration with 
87.2 	statewide partners;
87.3 	(5) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to 
87.4 	the Greater Litchfield Opera House 
87.5 	Association to repair and update the Litchfield 
87.6 	Opera House; and
87.7 	(6) $251,000 the second year is for a grant to 
87.8 	the Dakota County Historical Society to design 
87.9 	and build exhibits at the Lawshe Memorial 
87.10 	Museum.

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

	ARTICLE 1	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND........	Page.Ln 1.11	
	ARTICLE 2	CLEAN WATER FUND........	Page.Ln 26.5	
	ARTICLE 3	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND........	Page.Ln 45.31	
	ARTICLE 4	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND........	Page.Ln 53.8