1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.3 	resources trust fund; modifying previous appropriations;amending Laws 2015, 
1.4 	chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 
1.5 	2, subdivision 9.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.9 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the environment and 
1.10 	natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.11 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this act mean that the 
1.12 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or 
1.13 	June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.14 	year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.16				Available for the Year
	
1.17				Ending June 30
	
1.18					2020
		2021

1.19	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

1.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	61,387,000
	$
	-0-
	
1.21 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.22 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.23 	subdivisions. Appropriations are available for 
1.24 	three years beginning July 1, 2019, unless 
1.25 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
2.1 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.2 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
2.3 	second year or until the end of the 
2.4 	appropriation.

2.5	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
2.6 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
2.7 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
2.8 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
2.9 	article XI, section 14.

2.10
2.11	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		9,918,000
		-0-

2.12	(a) Minnesota Biological Survey
					
2.13 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
2.15 	the Minnesota biological survey to complete 
2.16 	the statewide field surveys begun in 1987 to 
2.17 	provide a foundation for conserving biological 
2.18 	diversity by systematically collecting, 
2.19 	interpreting, and delivering data on native and 
2.20 	rare species, pollinators, and native plant 
2.21 	communities throughout Minnesota. Any 
2.22 	revenues generated through the publication of 
2.23 	books or other resources created through this 
2.24 	appropriation may be reinvested as described 
2.25 	in the work plan approved by the 
2.26 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
2.27 	Resources according to Minnesota Statutes, 
2.28 	section 116P.10.

2.29
2.30	(b) Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and 
Lakes
					
2.31 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
2.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
2.33 	restore native freshwater mussel assemblages, 
2.34 	and the ecosystem services they provide, in 
2.35 	the Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers 
3.1 	and to inform the public on mussels and 
3.2 	mussel conservation. This appropriation is 
3.3 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
3.4 	the project must be completed and final 
3.5 	products delivered.

3.6
3.7	(c) Quantifying Exposure of Minnesota's 
Raptors to Mercury and PFAS
					
3.8 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
3.10 	an agreement with the Hawk Ridge Bird 
3.11 	Observatory to quantify the exposure and 
3.12 	health risk of two environmental neurotoxins 
3.13 	to Minnesota raptors.

3.14
3.15	(d) Minnesota Trumpeter Swan Migration 
Ecology and Conservation
					
3.16 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.17 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.18 	Minnesota to document the movement and 
3.19 	habitat use of Minnesota trumpeter swans to 
3.20 	provide foundational information necessary 
3.21 	for trumpeter swan management and 
3.22 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
3.23 	until June 30, 2023, by which time the project 
3.24 	must be completed and final products 
3.25 	delivered.

3.26
3.27	(e) Spruce Grouse as Indicators for Boreal 
Forest Connectivity
					
3.28 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
3.29 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
3.30 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate 
3.31 	how to best harvest timber in the boreal forest 
3.32 	to enable wildlife with small home ranges, 
3.33 	such as spruce grouse, to thrive in a changing 
3.34 	landscape. This appropriation is available until 
4.1 	June 30, 2023, by which time the project must 
4.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

4.3
4.4	(f) Understanding Brainworm Transmission to 
Find Solutions for Minnesota Moose Decline
					
4.5 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.7 	Minnesota to identify key habitats and vectors 
4.8 	of brainworm transmission between deer and 
4.9 	moose that may be targeted by resource 
4.10 	management to mitigate moose exposure to 
4.11 	this deadly condition.

4.12
4.13	(g) Mapping Habitat Use and Disease of Urban 
Carnivores
					
4.14 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.16 	Minnesota to map habitat use and diseases of 
4.17 	urban foxes and coyotes, evaluate risks these 
4.18 	animals may pose to people and pets, and 
4.19 	generate information needed to reduce 
4.20 	human-wildlife conflicts.

4.21	(h) Accelerated Aggregate Resource Mapping
					
4.22 	$700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
4.24 	map the aggregate resource potential for four 
4.25 	counties and make this information available 
4.26 	in print and electronic format to local units of 
4.27 	government for use in planning and zoning.

4.28
4.29	(i) Den Boxes for Fishers and Other Nesting 
Wildlife
					
4.30 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
4.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
4.32 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
4.33 	Institute in Duluth to build, install, and 
4.34 	evaluate den boxes as habitat enhancement 
4.35 	for fishers and other cavity-nesting wildlife in 
5.1 	managed forests where a lack of large trees 
5.2 	may be threatening population survival. The 
5.3 	final outcome for the project must include 
5.4 	guidelines and best practices for use of den 
5.5 	boxes for fisher habitat.

5.6
5.7	(j) Red-Headed Woodpeckers as Indicators of 
Oak Savanna Health
					
5.8 	$171,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.10 	Minnesota to evaluate red-headed woodpecker 
5.11 	survival and habitat needs and to use this data 
5.12 	to develop and disseminate a long-term oak 
5.13 	savanna management plan that supports 
5.14 	red-headed woodpeckers and other oak 
5.15 	savanna habitat-dependent species.

5.16
5.17	(k) Implementing Conservation Plans for Avian 
Species of Concern
					
5.18 	$124,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
5.20 	an agreement with the National Audubon 
5.21 	Society, Minnesota office, to establish 
5.22 	benchmark survey sites for implementing and 
5.23 	tracking outcomes of collaborative restoration 
5.24 	and enhancement activities within Important 
5.25 	Bird Areas for three bird species of 
5.26 	conservation concern.

5.27	(l) Mapping Aquatic Habitats for Moose
					
5.28 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
5.29 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
5.30 	Minnesota to determine key water habitats 
5.31 	used by moose in northern forested regions of 
5.32 	Minnesota, measure the effects of moose 
5.33 	foraging on aquatic plant and fish diversity, 
5.34 	and provide educational programming 
5.35 	materials for the public.

6.1
6.2	(m) Improving Statewide GIS Data by Restoring 
the Public Land Survey
					
6.3 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
6.5 	an agreement with the Minnesota Association 
6.6 	of County Surveyors to conduct a pilot project 
6.7 	with Grant County to remonument and certify 
6.8 	the public land survey corners in Lawrence 
6.9 	Township. This appropriation is available until 
6.10 	June 30, 2021, by which time the project must 
6.11 	be completed and final products delivered.

6.12
6.13	(n) County Geologic Atlases - Part A, Mapping 
Geology
					
6.14 	$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
6.16 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
6.17 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
6.18 	inform management of surface water and 
6.19 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
6.20 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
6.21 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
6.22 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
6.23 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
6.24 	surface water resources.

6.25
6.26	(o) County Geologic Atlases - Part B, Mapping 
Aquifer Hydrology
					
6.27 	$2,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
6.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
6.29 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
6.30 	inform management of surface water and 
6.31 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
6.32 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
6.33 	B, which uses the geologic formations mapped 
6.34 	in Part A of the county geologic atlases to 
6.35 	characterize the potential water yields of 
7.1 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
7.2 	contamination.

7.3
7.4	(p) Unlocking Science of Minnesota's Moose 
Decline
					
7.5 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.6 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
7.7 	develop educational displays, interactive 
7.8 	exhibits, and engaging online programs that 
7.9 	summarize and share scientific findings about 
7.10 	moose decline in Minnesota. This 
7.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
7.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
7.13 	and final products delivered.

7.14	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		5,066,000
		-0-

7.15
7.16	(a) Determining Influence of Insecticides on 
Algal Blooms
					
7.17 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.18 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.19 	Minnesota to quantify the occurrence of 
7.20 	neonicotinoid insecticides in Minnesota's 
7.21 	surface waters and groundwaters and assess 
7.22 	if the insecticides are contributing to the 
7.23 	formation of algal blooms.

7.24
7.25	(b) Benign Design: Environmental Studies 
Leading to Sustainable Pharmaceuticals
					
7.26 	$415,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
7.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
7.28 	Minnesota to determine how to best remove 
7.29 	harmful fluorinated pharmaceuticals during 
7.30 	wastewater treatment and to develop alternate 
7.31 	versions of these compounds that are 
7.32 	medically useful but environmentally 
7.33 	harmless. This appropriation is subject to 
7.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

8.1
8.2	(c) Wastewater Nutrient Reduction through 
Industrial Source Reduction Assistance
					
8.3 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.5 	Minnesota to provide technical assistance for 
8.6 	industrial facilities to optimize their processes, 
8.7 	reduce nutrient loads to wastewater treatment 
8.8 	facilities, and improve water quality. The 
8.9 	economic savings and water quality 
8.10 	improvements achieved through this work 
8.11 	must be documented.

8.12
8.13	(d) Quantifying Microplastics in Minnesota's 
Inland Lakes
					
8.14 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.16 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
8.17 	Institute in Duluth to quantify the amount, 
8.18 	type, and source of microplastics in the water, 
8.19 	sediment, and fishes of a range of Minnesota 
8.20 	lakes.

8.21
8.22	(e) Improving Nitrogen Removal in Greater 
Minnesota Wastewater Treatment Ponds
					
8.23 	$325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.24 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.25 	Minnesota to assess cold weather nitrogen 
8.26 	cycling and different aeration methods to 
8.27 	improve the efficacy of Minnesota's 
8.28 	underperforming wastewater treatment ponds.

8.29
8.30	(f) Improving Drinking Water for Minnesotans 
through Pollution Prevention
					
8.31 	$345,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
8.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
8.33 	Minnesota to reduce exposure of Minnesotans 
8.34 	to a toxic, cancer-causing chemical by 
8.35 	identifying key pollutant precursor sources in 
9.1 	the upper Mississippi River watershed and 
9.2 	assessing options to reduce the formation of 
9.3 	this chemical during drinking water treatment.

9.4
9.5	(g) Protecting Minnesota Waters by Removing 
Contaminants from Wastewater
					
9.6 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.8 	Minnesota to develop methods for treatment 
9.9 	plants to remove harmful polyfluoroalkyl 
9.10 	substances and microplastics from wastewater 
9.11 	before the wastewater is released to the 
9.12 	environment. This appropriation is subject to 
9.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

9.14
9.15	(h) Reducing Municipal Wastewater Mercury 
Pollution to Lake Superior
					
9.16 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.17 	to the commissioner of the Minnesota 
9.18 	Pollution Control Agency to evaluate and 
9.19 	summarize current technologies to help 
9.20 	municipal wastewater plants in the Lake 
9.21 	Superior basin save money and reduce 
9.22 	mercury pollution to Lake Superior and other 
9.23 	Minnesota waters.

9.24
9.25	(i) Extracting Deicing Salt from Roadside Soils 
with Plants
					
9.26 	$360,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
9.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
9.28 	Minnesota to collaborate with the Department 
9.29 	of Transportation to evaluate potential native 
9.30 	plants that can be grown on roadsides to 
9.31 	adsorb and remove toxic salts accumulated 
9.32 	from deicing roads and assess uses for the 
9.33 	harvested material.

9.34
9.35	(j) Transformation of Plastic Waste into Valued 
Resource
					
10.1 	$225,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.3 	Minnesota to develop technologies that use 
10.4 	microbes to convert plastic waste into useful 
10.5 	chemical compounds and fuels, lowering the 
10.6 	likelihood that these materials end up in the 
10.7 	environment. This appropriation is subject to 
10.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

10.910.10
	(k) Accelerating Perennial Crop Production to 
Prevent Nitrate Leaching
					
10.11 	$440,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
10.13 	an agreement with the Stearns County Soil 
10.14 	and Water Conservation District to reduce 
10.15 	nitrate leaching on sandy soils of central 
10.16 	Minnesota by developing water-efficient 
10.17 	production methods, supply chains, and 
10.18 	end-use markets for three perennial crops: 
10.19 	Kernza, prairie species, and alfalfa. Net 
10.20 	income from the sale of products or assets 
10.21 	developed or acquired through this project 
10.22 	may be reinvested as described in the work 
10.23 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
10.24 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
10.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.26 	116P.10.

10.27
10.28	(l) Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting 
Water Quality
					
10.29 	$741,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
10.30 	to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
10.31 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
10.32 	to demonstrate conservation benefits of using 
10.33 	camelina and kura clover as continuous living 
10.34 	cover with corn-soybean rotations and to 
10.35 	develop secondary markets to increase farmer 
10.36 	adoption of this practice for protecting water 
11.1 	quality in vulnerable wellhead protection 
11.2 	areas. This appropriation is subject to 
11.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

11.4
11.5	(m) Setting Realistic Nitrate Reduction Goals in 
Southeast Minnesota
					
11.6 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.8 	Minnesota to develop advanced water-flow 
11.9 	and age-dating tools to improve the ability of 
11.10 	state agencies to assess how well nitrate 
11.11 	reduction best management practices are 
11.12 	working in southeastern Minnesota.

11.13
11.14	(n) Mapping Unprofitable Cropland for Water 
and Wildlife
					
11.15 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.16 	to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the 
11.17 	St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
11.18 	conduct the first statewide analysis that maps 
11.19 	the extent of Minnesota's unprofitable 
11.20 	cropland and estimates both the water-quality 
11.21 	and habitat benefits of converting these lands 
11.22 	to perennial crops and vegetation. This 
11.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
11.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
11.25 	and final products delivered.

11.26
11.27	(o) Evaluating Locally Sourced Materials for 
Road Salt Reduction
					
11.28 	$162,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
11.29 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
11.30 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
11.31 	Institute in Duluth to evaluate the effectiveness 
11.32 	and benefits of using locally sourced wood 
11.33 	chips, corncobs, and iron-bearing minerals as 
11.34 	alternative abrasive materials to lower salt use 
11.35 	for protecting Minnesota's water resources. 
12.1 	This appropriation is subject to Minnesota 
12.2 	Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation 
12.3 	is available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
12.4 	the project must be completed and final 
12.5 	products delivered.

12.6	(p) Minnesota Spring Inventory Final Phase
					
12.7 	$71,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
12.8 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
12.9 	complete the Minnesota Spring Inventory that 
12.10 	identifies, catalogs, and assists resource 
12.11 	managers in monitoring, assessing, and 
12.12 	protecting important and threatened statewide 
12.13 	water springs. This appropriation is available 
12.14 	until June 30, 2021, by which time the project 
12.15 	must be completed and final products 
12.16 	delivered.

12.17
12.18	(q) Restoring Impaired Lakes through 
Citizen-Aided Carp Management
					
12.19 	$106,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.21 	an agreement with the Carver County Water 
12.22 	Management Organization to quantify water 
12.23 	quality improvements and the 
12.24 	cost-effectiveness of a new citizen-aided carp 
12.25 	management method for restoring impaired 
12.26 	lakes in Minnesota.

12.27
12.28	(r) Spring Biological Nitrate Removal to Protect 
Drinking Water
					
12.29 	$175,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
12.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
12.31 	an agreement with the city of Fairmont to 
12.32 	build and demonstrate the effectiveness of an 
12.33 	experimental passive biological treatment 
12.34 	system to reduce nitrates that enter the city's 
12.35 	springtime water supply source.

13.1
13.2	(s) Degrading Chlorinated Industrial 
Contaminants with Bacteria
					
13.3 	$1,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
13.4 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.5 	Minnesota to determine the best way to 
13.6 	stimulate bacteria to more quickly and 
13.7 	completely remove industrial chlorinated 
13.8 	pollutants from contaminated sites. On the day 
13.9 	following final enactment, the following 
13.10 	amounts from unobligated appropriations to 
13.11 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
13.12 	Minnesota are transferred and added to this 
13.13 	appropriation: $75,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 
13.14 	186, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (l), 
13.15 	and $74,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 186, 
13.16 	section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).

13.17
13.18	Subd. 5.Technical Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 		886,000
		-0-

13.19
13.20	(a) Expanding Camp Sunrise Environmental 
Program
					
13.21 	$237,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.23 	an agreement with YouthCare Minnesota to 
13.24 	expand camp opportunities to more school 
13.25 	districts and implement improved hands-on 
13.26 	environmental education programs for 
13.27 	economically disadvantaged youth.

13.28	(b) Connecting Students to Boundary Waters
					
13.29 	$450,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
13.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
13.31 	an agreement with Friends of the Boundary 
13.32 	Waters Wilderness to connect approximately 
13.33 	6,500 students to the boundary waters through 
13.34 	classroom education and wilderness canoe 
13.35 	experiences for diverse and underserved 
14.1 	populations across Minnesota. This 
14.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
14.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
14.4 	and final products delivered.

14.5
14.6	(c) Mississippi National River and Recreation 
Area Forest Restoration
					
14.7 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
14.9 	an agreement with the Mississippi Park 
14.10 	Connection to work with Conservation Corps 
14.11 	Minnesota, local communities, and volunteers 
14.12 	to address the loss of ash trees to emerald ash 
14.13 	borer by planting approximately 15,000 native 
14.14 	trees and plants in affected areas in the 
14.15 	Mississippi National River and Recreation 
14.16 	Area.

14.17
14.18	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		3,100,000
		-0-

14.19
14.20	(a) Building Knowledge and Capacity to Solve 
AIS Problems
					
14.21 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
14.23 	Minnesota to support the Minnesota Aquatic 
14.24 	Invasive Species Research Center in 
14.25 	developing solutions to Minnesota's aquatic 
14.26 	invasive species problems through research, 
14.27 	control, prevention, outreach, and early 
14.28 	detection of existing and emerging aquatic 
14.29 	invasive species threats. This appropriation is 
14.30 	available until June 30, 2023, by which time 
14.31 	the project must be completed and final 
14.32 	products delivered.

14.33	(b) Oak Wilt Suppression at its Northern Edge
					
14.34 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
14.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.1 	an agreement with Morrison Soil and Water 
15.2 	Conservation District to eradicate the 
15.3 	northern-most occurrences of oak wilt in the 
15.4 	state through mechanical means on select 
15.5 	private properties to prevent oak wilt's spread 
15.6 	to healthy state forest habitats.

15.7	Subd. 7.Air Quality and Renewable Energy
 		1,485,000
		-0-

15.8
15.9	(a) Development of Clean Energy Storage 
Systems for Farms
					
15.10 	$650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.12 	Minnesota for the West Central Research and 
15.13 	Outreach Center at Morris to develop and test 
15.14 	novel clean energy storage systems for farms 
15.15 	using wind-generated ammonia to displace 
15.16 	fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas 
15.17 	emissions. This appropriation is subject to 
15.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

15.19
15.20	(b) White Earth Nation Community Solar for 
Economic Resilience
					
15.21 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
15.23 	an agreement with Rural Renewable Energy 
15.24 	Alliance to install a 200-kW White Earth 
15.25 	community-owned solar garden to reduce 
15.26 	greenhouse gas emissions, increase economic 
15.27 	development through environmental education 
15.28 	and solar workforce training, and improve 
15.29 	energy resilience.

15.30
15.31	(c) Sustainable Solar Energy from Agricultural 
Plant By-Products
					
15.32 	$185,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
15.33 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
15.34 	Minnesota, Morris, to use regional plant-based 
16.1 	agricultural by-products to fabricate solar cells 
16.2 	for creating renewable and affordable energy.

16.3
16.4	(d) Morris Energy and Environment Community 
Resilience Plan
					
16.5 	$150,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
16.7 	an agreement with the city of Morris to 
16.8 	develop and begin implementing community 
16.9 	resilience plans for energy and the 
16.10 	environment and to create a model guide for 
16.11 	other Minnesota communities to create and 
16.12 	implement their own plans.

16.13
16.14	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		4,453,000
		-0-

16.15
16.16	(a) Saving Endangered Pollinators through 
Data-Driven Prairie Restoration
					
16.17 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund. 
16.18 	Of this amount, $630,000 is to the Minnesota 
16.19 	Zoological Garden and $170,000 is to the 
16.20 	commissioner of natural resources to 
16.21 	reestablish populations of Minnesota's 
16.22 	imperiled butterflies through reintroductions 
16.23 	and prairie restorations and by developing 
16.24 	foundational habitat recommendations for 
16.25 	preventing future extinctions. This 
16.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
16.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
16.28 	and final products delivered.

16.29
16.30	(b) Promoting and Restoring Oak Savanna 
Using Silvopasture
					
16.31 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
16.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
16.33 	Minnesota to demonstrate, evaluate, and 
16.34 	increase adoption of the combined use of 
16.35 	intensive tree, forage, and livestock 
17.1 	management as a method to restore threatened 
17.2 	oak savanna habitats.

17.3
17.4	(c) Sauk River Dam Removal and Rock Rapids 
Replacement
					
17.5 	$2,768,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.7 	an agreement with the city of Melrose to 
17.8 	remove an existing fixed-elevation dam, 
17.9 	construct a rock arch rapids, and conduct 
17.10 	in-stream and shoreline habitat restoration to 
17.11 	improve water quality and native fish passage 
17.12 	in the Sauk River. This project requires a 
17.13 	match of at least $1,400,000 that must be 
17.14 	secured before trust fund money is spent. At 
17.15 	least $700,000 of this match must come from 
17.16 	the city of Melrose. City of Melrose expenses 
17.17 	for the Sauk River dam removal and rock 
17.18 	rapids replacement incurred before July 1, 
17.19 	2019, may be counted toward the match.

17.20
17.21	(d) Conserving and Monitoring Minnesota's 
Rare Arctic Plants
					
17.22 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
17.24 	Minnesota to provide monitoring and invasive 
17.25 	species removal to conserve rare and 
17.26 	endangered arctic plants on Minnesota's North 
17.27 	Shore. This appropriation is available until 
17.28 	June 30, 2023, by which time the project must 
17.29 	be completed and final products delivered.

17.30
17.31	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		25,101,000
		-0-

17.32	(a) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
					
17.33 	$3,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
17.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
17.35 	the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program 
18.1 	to restore and enhance wildlife habitat on 
18.2 	SNAs, increase public involvement and 
18.3 	outreach, and strategically acquire high-quality 
18.4 	lands that meet criteria for SNAs under 
18.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, from 
18.6 	willing sellers. A list of proposed acquisitions 
18.7 	and restorations is required in the work plan.

18.8
18.9	(b) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
18.10 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
18.12 	solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
18.13 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
18.14 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
18.15 	Statutes, section 85.019. The appropriation is 
18.16 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
18.17 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
18.18 	recreation facilities and not for athletic 
18.19 	facilities such as sport fields, courts, and 
18.20 	playgrounds.

18.21
18.22	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
In-Holdings
					
18.23 	$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
18.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
18.25 	acquire high-priority in-holdings from willing 
18.26 	sellers within the legislatively authorized 
18.27 	boundaries of state parks and trails to protect 
18.28 	Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor 
18.29 	recreational opportunities, and improve the 
18.30 	efficiency of public land management. 
18.31 	Priorities include but are not limited to 
18.32 	Minneopa, St. Croix, Frontenac, and Crow 
18.33 	Wing State Parks. A list of proposed 
18.34 	acquisitions is required in the work plan.

18.35	(d) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
19.1 	$5,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
19.3 	expand high-priority recreational opportunities 
19.4 	on Minnesota's state trails by developing new 
19.5 	trail segments and rehabilitating, improving, 
19.6 	and enhancing existing state trails. 
19.7 	High-priority trail bridges to rehabilitate or 
19.8 	replace include, but are not limited to, those 
19.9 	on the Arrowhead, Central Lakes, 
19.10 	Harmony-Preston Valley, Matthew Lourey, 
19.11 	and North Shore State Trails. High-priority 
19.12 	trail segments to develop and enhance include, 
19.13 	but are not limited to, the Paul Bunyan, 
19.14 	Gateway, Heartland, Gitchi Gami, and 
19.15 	Minnesota Valley State Trails. A proposed list 
19.16 	of trail projects on legislatively authorized 
19.17 	state trails is required in the work plan. This 
19.18 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
19.19 	by which time the project must be completed 
19.20 	and final products delivered.

19.21	(e) National Loon Center
					
19.22 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
19.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
19.24 	an agreement with the National Loon Center 
19.25 	Foundation, in partnership with a fiscal agent 
19.26 	to be approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
19.27 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, to 
19.28 	construct an approximately 15,000-square-foot 
19.29 	National Loon Center in Cross Lake dedicated 
19.30 	to loon survival, loon habitat protection and 
19.31 	research, and recreation. Of this amount, up 
19.32 	to $1,449,000 is for planning, design, and 
19.33 	construction of approximately six outdoor 
19.34 	demonstration learning kiosks, interpretive 
19.35 	trails, boardwalks and boat docks, a fishing 
20.1 	dock, and native landscaping along 
20.2 	approximately 3,100 feet of shoreline. Any 
20.3 	remaining funds are for planning, engineering, 
20.4 	and constructing the building and indoor 
20.5 	exhibits. A land lease commitment of at least 
20.6 	25 years and fiscal sponsorship must be 
20.7 	secured before any trust fund money is spent. 
20.8 	This project requires a match of at least 
20.9 	$6,000,000. At least $2,000,000 of this match 
20.10 	must come from nonstate sources. If naming 
20.11 	rights will be conveyed, the National Loon 
20.12 	Center Foundation must include a plan for this 
20.13 	in the work plan. All matching funds must be 
20.14 	legally committed before any trust fund money 
20.15 	may be spent on planning activities for or 
20.16 	construction of the building and indoor 
20.17 	exhibits. Net income generated from 
20.18 	admissions, naming rights, and memberships 
20.19 	to the National Loon Center as a result of trust 
20.20 	fund contributions may be reinvested in the 
20.21 	center's long-term loon conservation efforts 
20.22 	as described in the work plan approved by the 
20.23 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
20.24 	Resources according to Minnesota Statutes, 
20.25 	section 116P.10.

20.26	(f) Accessible Fishing Piers
					
20.27 	$320,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
20.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
20.29 	provide accessible fishing piers in locations 
20.30 	that have a high potential to serve new angling 
20.31 	communities, underserved populations, and 
20.32 	anglers with physical disabilities. This 
20.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
20.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
20.35 	and final products delivered.

21.1	(g) Mesabi Trail Extensions
					
21.2 	$3,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.4 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
21.5 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
21.6 	environmental assessment, permitting, 
21.7 	right-of-way easements or other acquisition 
21.8 	as needed, and engineering for and 
21.9 	construction of four trail segments beginning 
21.10 	and ending at the following approximate 
21.11 	locations: Darwin Meyers Wildlife 
21.12 	Management Area to County Road 21, 
21.13 	Embarrass to Kugler, County Road 128 to the 
21.14 	Eagles Nest Town Hall, and Wolf Creek to 
21.15 	the Highway 169 underpass.

21.16	(h) Britton Peak to Lutsen Mountain Bike Trail
					
21.17 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.19 	an agreement with the Superior Cycling 
21.20 	Association to create a sustainably designed 
21.21 	single-track mountain bike trail connecting 
21.22 	trail clusters and trailheads between Britton 
21.23 	Peak in Tofte and Lutsen Mountains as part 
21.24 	of northeast Minnesota's effort to become a 
21.25 	national recreation destination. This 
21.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
21.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
21.28 	and final products delivered.

21.29
21.30	(i) Preserving Avon Hills with Reverse-Bidding 
Easements
					
21.31 	$1,600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
21.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
21.33 	an agreement with Saint John's University in 
21.34 	cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to 
21.35 	restore and enhance protected lands, provide 
22.1 	public outreach, and prepare management 
22.2 	plans for and use a reverse-bid ranking system 
22.3 	to secure permanent conservation easements 
22.4 	on high-quality natural habitat in the Avon 
22.5 	Hills area of Stearns County. Of this amount, 
22.6 	up to $168,000 is for use by Minnesota Land 
22.7 	Trust in a monitoring fund as approved in the 
22.8 	work plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
22.9 	section 116P.20. An annual financial report is 
22.10 	required for any monitoring, management, and 
22.11 	enforcement fund, including expenditures from 
22.12 	the fund. A proposed list of acquisitions and 
22.13 	restorations must be provided in the work plan. 
22.14 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
22.15 	2024, by which time the project must be 
22.16 	completed and final products delivered.

22.17	(j) Birch Lake Recreation Area Campground
					
22.18 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
22.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
22.20 	an agreement with the city of Babbitt to 
22.21 	expand Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding 
22.22 	a new campground for recreational vehicles 
22.23 	and tent campers. This project requires a 
22.24 	match of at least $2,800,000 that must be 
22.25 	secured before trust fund money is spent. At 
22.26 	least $800,000 of this match must come from 
22.27 	the city of Babbitt. Net income generated from 
22.28 	admissions to the campground created as a 
22.29 	result of trust fund contributions may be 
22.30 	reinvested into the campground's long-term 
22.31 	operations as described in the work plan 
22.32 	approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
22.33 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
22.34 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.35 	116P.10.

23.1	(k) Bailey Lake Trail and Fishing Pier
					
23.2 	$550,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
23.4 	an agreement with the city of Virginia to 
23.5 	reconstruct the existing Bailey Lake Trail and 
23.6 	construct a new fishing pier on Bailey Lake 
23.7 	that is accessible from the trail.

23.8	(l) Vergas Long Lake Trail
					
23.9 	$290,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
23.11 	an agreement with the city of Vergas to 
23.12 	construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge, trail, 
23.13 	and floating boardwalk along Long Lake 
23.14 	including shoreline restoration and 
23.15 	stabilization with native plants. This 
23.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
23.17 	by which time the project must be completed 
23.18 	and final products delivered.

23.19
23.20	(m) Glacial Edge Trail and Downtown 
Pedestrian Bridge
					
23.21 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
23.23 	an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls to 
23.24 	acquire easements for and construct a trail 
23.25 	along the Otter Tail River in downtown Fergus 
23.26 	Falls and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge 
23.27 	crossing the river. This appropriation is 
23.28 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
23.29 	the project must be completed and final 
23.30 	products delivered.

23.31	(n) Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls Trail
					
23.32 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
23.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
23.34 	an agreement with St. Louis County in 
24.1 	cooperation with Voyageur Country ATV 
24.2 	Club to designate and improve a wooded trail 
24.3 	from Crane Lake to Vermilion Falls to 
24.4 	accommodate all-terrain vehicle and 
24.5 	snowmobile users. This appropriation is 
24.6 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
24.7 	the project must be completed and final 
24.8 	products delivered.

24.924.10
	(o) Restoring Five Sections of Superior Hiking 
Trail
					
24.11 	$191,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
24.13 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
24.14 	Association to restore and repair the most 
24.15 	damaged parts of five sections of the Superior 
24.16 	Hiking Trail and restore an abandoned route 
24.17 	to a natural footpath for hikers.

24.18
24.19	Subd. 10.Administration and Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 		1,538,000
		-0-

24.20	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
24.21 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
24.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
24.23 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
24.24 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
24.25 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
24.26 	administering contracts for the agreements 
24.27 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
24.28 	must provide documentation to the 
24.29 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
24.30 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds. 
24.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
24.32 	2021, by which time the project must be 
24.33 	completed and final products delivered.

24.34
24.35	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
25.1 	$1,400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.2 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
25.3 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
25.4 	fiscal years 2020 and 2021 as provided in 
25.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
25.6 	subdivision 5.

25.7
25.8	(c) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) 
Administration
					
25.9 	$3,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
25.10 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
25.11 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
25.12 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

25.13
25.14	Subd. 11.Wastewater Treatment 
Recommendations
 		9,840,000
		-0-

25.15	(a) Water Infrastructure Funding Program
					
25.16 	$9,340,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.17 	to the Public Facilities Authority for grants 
25.18 	for wastewater projects under the water 
25.19 	infrastructure funding program under 
25.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072, to 
25.21 	home rule and statutory cities and towns with 
25.22 	a population under 5,000. The commissioner 
25.23 	of the Pollution Control Agency must work 
25.24 	with communities that receive grants under 
25.25 	this paragraph to identify pollutant reduction 
25.26 	opportunities related to wastewater projects 
25.27 	funded under this paragraph. This 
25.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
25.29 	by which time projects must be completed and 
25.30 	final products delivered.

25.31
25.32	(b) Optimizing Local Mechanical and Pond 
Wastewater-Treatment Plants
					
25.33 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
25.34 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
25.35 	Agency for the pilot program created under 
26.1 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
26.2 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a). This 
26.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
26.4 	by which time projects must be completed and 
26.5 	final products delivered.

26.6	Subd. 12.Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations
 					
26.7 	(a) Diagnostic Test for Chronic Wasting 
26.8 	Disease
26.9 	$1,804,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated 
26.10 	from the environment and natural resources 
26.11 	trust fund to the Board of Regents of the 
26.12 	University of Minnesota to develop a 
26.13 	diagnostic test for chronic wasting disease that 
26.14 	uses samples from living deer. This 
26.15 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
26.16 	section 116P.10. This is a onetime 
26.17 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
26.18 	2021, by which time projects must be 
26.19 	completed and final products delivered.
26.20 	(b) Wastewater Infrastructure Funding
26.21 	$1,136,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated 
26.22 	from the environment and natural resources 
26.23 	trust fund to the Public Facilities Authority 
26.24 	for grants for wastewater projects under the 
26.25 	water infrastructure funding program under 
26.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.072, to 
26.27 	home rule and statutory cities and towns with 
26.28 	a population under 5,000. The commissioner 
26.29 	of the Pollution Control Agency must work 
26.30 	with communities that receive grants under 
26.31 	this paragraph to identify pollutant reduction 
26.32 	opportunities related to wastewater projects 
26.33 	funded under this paragraph. This is a onetime 
26.34 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
27.1 	2023, by which time projects must be 
27.2 	completed and final products delivered.

27.3	Subd. 13.Availability of Appropriations
 					
27.4 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
27.5 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
27.6 	related to and necessary for a specific 
27.7 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
27.8 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
27.9 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
27.10 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
27.11 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
27.12 	charges that are not directly related to and 
27.13 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
27.14 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
27.15 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
27.16 	human resources, information services, rent, 
27.17 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
27.18 	be clearly justified and individually 
27.19 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
27.20 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
27.21 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
27.22 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
27.23 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
27.24 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
27.25 	available until June 30, 2022, when projects 
27.26 	must be completed and final products 
27.27 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
27.28 	appropriations in this section are available for 
27.29 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
27.30 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
27.31 	into before the expiration date of the 
27.32 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
27.33 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
27.34 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

28.1	Subd. 14.Data Availability Requirements
 					
28.2 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
28.3 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
28.4 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
28.5 	data must also conform to additional 
28.6 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
28.7 	data coordination and distribution that have 
28.8 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
28.9 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
28.10 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
28.11 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
28.12 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
28.13 	Information Office. All data must be 
28.14 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
28.15 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
28.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
28.17 	practicable, summary data and results of 
28.18 	projects funded under this section should be 
28.19 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
28.20 	identified as having received funding from the 
28.21 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

28.22	Subd. 15.Project Requirements
 					
28.23 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
28.24 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
28.25 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
28.26 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
28.27 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
28.28 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
28.29 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
28.30 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
28.31 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
28.32 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
28.33 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
28.34 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
28.35 	budget expenditures must be made through 
29.1 	the amendment process established by the 
29.2 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
29.3 	Resources.
29.4 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
29.5 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
29.6 	appropriated in this section must use native 
29.7 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
29.8 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
29.9 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
29.10 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
29.11 	species selected to provide habitat for 
29.12 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
29.13 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.14 	84.973.
29.15 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
29.16 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
29.17 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
29.18 	management plan that, to the degree 
29.19 	practicable, is consistent with the 
29.20 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
29.21 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
29.22 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
29.23 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
29.24 	the best chance for long-term success and 
29.25 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
29.26 	must include the proposed timetable for 
29.27 	implementing the restoration, including site 
29.28 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
29.29 	species, maintenance, and additional 
29.30 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
29.31 	identify long-term maintenance and 
29.32 	management needs of the restoration and how 
29.33 	the maintenance, management, and 
29.34 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
29.35 	advantage of the best-available science and 
30.1 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
30.2 	best restoration.
30.3 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
30.4 	section for restoration activities must provide 
30.5 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
30.6 	completion of the appropriation and an 
30.7 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
30.8 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
30.9 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
30.10 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
30.11 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
30.12 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
30.13 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
30.14 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
30.15 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
30.16 	identify any problems with implementing the 
30.17 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
30.18 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
30.19 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
30.20 	future restorations.
30.21 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
30.22 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
30.23 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
30.24 	conservation easement or public ownership.
30.25 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
30.26 	under this section must give consideration to 
30.27 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
30.28 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
30.29 	enhancement services.
30.30 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
30.31 	money appropriated under this section must:
30.32 	(1) be permanent;
30.33 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
30.34 	easement;
31.1 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
31.2 	agreement that are permanent;
31.3 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
31.4 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
31.5 	electronic format at least ten business days 
31.6 	before closing;
31.7 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
31.8 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
31.9 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
31.10 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
31.11 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
31.12 	of groundwater and surface water through 
31.13 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
31.14 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
31.15 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
31.16 	artificial hydrological modifications.
31.17 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
31.18 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
31.19 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
31.20 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
31.21 	of land using this money to complete the 
31.22 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
31.23 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
31.24 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
31.25 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
31.26 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
31.27 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
31.28 	Resources.
31.29 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
31.30 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
31.31 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
31.32 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
31.33 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
32.1 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
32.2 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
32.3 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
32.4 	management plan in compliance with 
32.5 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
32.6 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
32.7 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
32.8 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
32.9 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
32.10 	public funds, a recipient of money 
32.11 	appropriated under this section must, within 
32.12 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
32.13 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.14 	Resources documentation of the selection 
32.15 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
32.16 	provide documentation of all related 
32.17 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
32.18 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
32.19 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
32.20 	donations. This information must be provided 
32.21 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
32.22 	recipient must also report to the 
32.23 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
32.24 	Resources any difference between the 
32.25 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
32.26 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
32.27 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
32.28 	was conducted.
32.29 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
32.30 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
32.31 	financial support from the environment and 
32.32 	natural resources trust fund in project 
32.33 	publications, signage, and other public 
32.34 	communications and outreach related to work 
32.35 	completed using the appropriation. 
33.1 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
33.2 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
33.3 	of language attributing support from the trust 
33.4 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
33.5 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
33.6 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
33.7 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
33.8 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
33.9 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
33.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
33.11 	10, and chapter 116P.

33.12
33.13	Subd. 16.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
33.14 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
33.15 	referred to in this section must be administered 
33.16 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
33.17 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
33.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
33.19 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2019, 
33.20 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
33.21 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
33.22 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
33.23 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
33.24 	upon receiving documentation that the 
33.25 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
33.26 	work plan have been achieved, including 
33.27 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
33.28 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
33.29 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
33.30 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
33.31 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
33.32 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
33.33 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
33.34 	project work plan.
34.1 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
34.2 	approved work plan are allowed.

34.3
34.4	Subd. 17.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
34.5 	A political subdivision, public or private 
34.6 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
34.7 	appropriation under this section must use the 
34.8 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
34.9 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
34.10 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
34.11 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.12 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
34.13 	paper stock and printing.

34.14
34.15	Subd. 18.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
34.16 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
34.17 	under this section for a capital improvement 
34.18 	project must ensure that the project complies 
34.19 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
34.20 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
34.21 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
34.22 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
34.23 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
34.24 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
34.25 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
34.26 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
34.27 	obtain information and technical assistance 
34.28 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
34.29 	development relating to planning and 
34.30 	constructing the capital improvement project.

34.31	Subd. 19.Accessibility
 					
34.32 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
34.33 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
34.34 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
34.35 	guidelines.

35.1	Subd. 20.Carryforward; Extension
 					
35.2 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
35.3 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
35.4 	2020:
35.5 	(1) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.6 	subdivision 3, paragraph (g), Minnesota 
35.7 	Native Bee Atlas;
35.8 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2,  
35.9 	subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Southeast 
35.10 	Minnesota Subsurface Drainage Impacts on 
35.11 	Groundwater Recharge;
35.12 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, 
35.13 	subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
35.14 	(4) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
35.15 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), Data-Driven 
35.16 	Pollinator Conservation Strategies;
35.17 	(5) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
35.18 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), Prairie Butterfly 
35.19 	Conservation, Research, and Breeding - Phase 
35.20 	II;
35.21 	(6) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2,  
35.22 	subdivision 4, paragraph (h), Protection of 
35.23 	State's Confined Drinking Water Aquifers - 
35.24 	Phase II;
35.25 	(7) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
35.26 	subdivision 4, paragraph (r), Morrison County 
35.27 	Performance Drainage and Hydrology 
35.28 	Management;
35.29 	(8) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
35.30 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Advancing 
35.31 	Microbial Invasive Species Monitoring from 
35.32 	Ballast Discharge;
36.1 	(9) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.2 	subdivision 6, paragraph (e), Elimination of 
36.3 	Target Invasive Plant Species - Phase II;
36.4 	(10) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.5 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Bee Pollinator 
36.6 	Habitat Enhancement - Phase II;
36.7 	(11) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.8 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b), Measuring Pollen 
36.9 	and Seed Dispersal for Prairie Fragment 
36.10 	Connectivity;
36.11 	(12) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.12 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Forest 
36.13 	Management for Mississippi River Drinking 
36.14 	Water Protection;
36.15 	(13) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, 
36.16 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b), Minnesota Point 
36.17 	Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
36.18 	Acquisition; and
36.19 	(14) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
36.20 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), Assessment of 
36.21 	Household Chemicals and Herbicides in 
36.22 	Rivers and Lakes.
36.23 	(b) The availability of the appropriation under 
36.24 	Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 
36.25 	7, paragraph (b), Assessment of Urban Air 
36.26 	Quality, is extended to June 30, 2021.

36.27 	Sec. 3. Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 
36.28 	214, article 4, section 5, is amended to read:

36.29
36.30	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition for Habitat and 
Recreation
 		14,190,000
		-0-
	
36.31 	(a) State Parks and Trails Land 
36.32 	Acquisitions
37.1 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
37.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
37.3 	acquire at least 335 acres for authorized state 
37.4 	trails and critical parcels within the statutory 
37.5 	boundaries of state parks. State park land 
37.6 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
37.7 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
37.8 	minimum management standards, as 
37.9 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
37.10 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions must 
37.11 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
37.12 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
37.13 	2018, by which time the project must be 
37.14 	completed and final products delivered.
37.15 	(b) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
37.16 	Land Acquisition - Phase IV
37.17 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
37.18 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
37.19 	acquire at least 133approximately 90 acres of 
37.20 	lands within the approved park unit boundaries 
37.21 	of the metropolitan regional park system. This 
37.22 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
37.23 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
37.24 	proposed fee title and easement acquisitions 
37.25 	must be provided as part of the required work 
37.26 	plan. This appropriation must be matched by 
37.27 	at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must 
37.28 	be committed by December 31, 2015, or the 
37.29 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation is 
37.30 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
37.31 	the project must be completed and final 
37.32 	products delivered.
37.33 	(c) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
37.34 	Enhancement, and Public Engagement
38.1 	$4,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
38.3 	acquire at least 350 acres of lands with 
38.4 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
38.5 	features to be established as scientific and 
38.6 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
38.7 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
38.8 	and improve at least 550 acres of scientific 
38.9 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
38.10 	assistance and outreach. A list of proposed 
38.11 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
38.12 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
38.13 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
38.14 	to meet at least minimum management 
38.15 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
38.16 	of natural resources. This appropriation is 
38.17 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
38.18 	the project must be completed and final 
38.19 	products delivered.
38.20 	(d) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie 
38.21 	Bank Easement Acquisition
38.22 	$3,325,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
38.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
38.24 	acquire native prairie bank easements on at 
38.25 	least 675 acres, prepare baseline property 
38.26 	assessments, restore and enhance at least 1,000 
38.27 	acres of native prairie sites, and provide 
38.28 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
38.29 	amount, up to $195,000 must be deposited in 
38.30 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
38.31 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
38.32 	stewardship account must be made upon 
38.33 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
38.34 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
38.35 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
39.1 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
39.2 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
39.3 	2018, by which time the project must be 
39.4 	completed and final products delivered.
39.5 	(e) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
39.6 	VIII Coordination, Mapping, and 
39.7 	Conservation Easements
39.8 	$515,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
39.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
39.10 	an agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust 
39.11 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
39.12 	Corridors partnership to provide coordination 
39.13 	and mapping for the partnership and to acquire 
39.14 	permanent conservation easements on at least 
39.15 	120 acres of strategic ecological landscapes 
39.16 	to protect priority natural areas in the 
39.17 	metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota 
39.18 	Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and 
39.19 	portions of the surrounding counties. A list of 
39.20 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
39.21 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
39.22 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
39.23 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
39.24 	minimum management standards, as 
39.25 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
39.26 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
39.27 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
39.28 	the work plan. Up to $40,000 may be used for 
39.29 	coordination and mapping for the Metro 
39.30 	Conservation Corridors. All conservation 
39.31 	easements must be perpetual and have a 
39.32 	natural resource management plan. A list of 
39.33 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
39.34 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
39.35 	This appropriation is available June 30, 2018, 
40.1 	by which time the project must be completed 
40.2 	and final products delivered.
40.3 	(f) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
40.4 	VIII Strategic Lands Protection
40.5 	$750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
40.7 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
40.8 	for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
40.9 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
40.10 	35 acres of high-quality priority state and local 
40.11 	natural areas in the metropolitan area, as 
40.12 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.13 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
40.14 	surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
40.15 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
40.16 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
40.17 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
40.18 	to meet at least minimum management 
40.19 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
40.20 	of natural resources. Expenditures are limited 
40.21 	to the identified project corridor areas as 
40.22 	defined in the work plan. This appropriation 
40.23 	may not be used to purchase habitable 
40.24 	residential structures, unless expressly 
40.25 	approved in the work plan. A list of fee title 
40.26 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
40.27 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
40.28 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
40.29 	the project must be completed and final 
40.30 	products delivered.
40.31 	(g) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
40.32 	VIII Priority Expansion of Minnesota 
40.33 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge
40.34 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
40.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
41.1 	an agreement with the Minnesota Valley 
41.2 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for Phase 
41.3 	VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors 
41.4 	partnership to acquire in fee at least 100 acres 
41.5 	of priority habitat for the Minnesota Valley 
41.6 	National Wildlife Refuge in the metropolitan 
41.7 	area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, 
41.8 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions 
41.9 	of the surrounding counties. A list of proposed 
41.10 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
41.11 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
41.12 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
41.13 	to meet at least minimum management 
41.14 	standards. Expenditures are limited to the 
41.15 	identified project corridor areas as defined in 
41.16 	the work plan. This appropriation may not be 
41.17 	used to purchase habitable residential 
41.18 	structures, unless expressly approved in the 
41.19 	work plan. This appropriation is available until 
41.20 	June 30, 2018, by which time the project must 
41.21 	be completed and final products delivered.
41.22 	(h) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase 
41.23 	VIII Wildlife Management Area 
41.24 	Acquisition
41.25 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
41.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
41.27 	Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation 
41.28 	Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 
41.29 	82 acres along the lower reaches of the 
41.30 	Vermillion River in Dakota County within the 
41.31 	Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. Land 
41.32 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
41.33 	sufficiently improved to meet at least 
41.34 	minimum management standards. This 
41.35 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
42.1 	habitable residential structures, unless 
42.2 	expressly approved in the work plan. This 
42.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
42.4 	by which time the project must be completed 
42.5 	and final products delivered.
42.6 	(i) Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to 
42.7 	Ely - Phase II
42.8 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
42.10 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
42.11 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for the 
42.12 	right-of-way acquisition, design, and 
42.13 	construction of segments of the Mesabi Trail, 
42.14 	totaling approximately seven miles between 
42.15 	Soudan and Ely. This appropriation is 
42.16 	available until June 30, 2018, by which time 
42.17 	the project must be completed and final 
42.18 	products delivered.
42.19 	(j) Multi-benefit Watershed Scale 
42.20 	Conservation on North Central Lakes
42.21 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
42.22 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
42.23 	secure permanent conservation easements on 
42.24 	at least 480 acres of high-quality habitat in 
42.25 	Crow Wing and Cass Counties. Of this 
42.26 	amount, up to $65,000 must be deposited in a 
42.27 	conservation easement stewardship account; 
42.28 	and $54,000 is for an agreement with the 
42.29 	Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation in 
42.30 	cooperation with Crow Wing County Soil and 
42.31 	Water Conservation District and Cass County 
42.32 	Soil and Water Conservation District. Deposits 
42.33 	into the conservation easement stewardship 
42.34 	account must be made upon closing on 
42.35 	conservation easements or at a time otherwise 
43.1 	approved in the work plan. A list of proposed 
43.2 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
43.3 	part of the required work plan. This 
43.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, 
43.5 	by which time the project must be completed 
43.6 	and final products delivered.
43.7 	(k) Conservation Easement Assessment and 
43.8 	Valuation System Development
43.9 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
43.11 	Minnesota to assess the effectiveness of 
43.12 	existing conservation easements acquired 
43.13 	through state expenditures at achieving their 
43.14 	intended outcomes of public value and 
43.15 	ecological benefits and to develop a 
43.16 	standardized, objective conservation easement 
43.17 	valuation system for guiding future state 
43.18 	investments in conservation easements to 
43.19 	ensure the proposed environmental benefits 
43.20 	are being achieved in a cost-effective manner. 
43.21 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
43.22 	2018, by which time the project must be 
43.23 	completed and final products delivered.

43.24 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

43.25
43.26	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

43.27
43.28	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
43.29 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
43.30 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
43.31 	acquire approximately 19770 acres of land 
43.32 	within the approved park boundaries of the 
43.33 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
43.34 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
43.35 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
44.1 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
44.2 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
44.3 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
44.4 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
44.5 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
44.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
44.7 	by which time the project must be completed 
44.8 	and final products delivered.

44.944.10
	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
44.11 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
44.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
44.13 	acquire at least 250 acres of land with 
44.14 	high-quality native plant communities and rare 
44.15 	features to be established as scientific and 
44.16 	natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
44.17 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5, restore 
44.18 	and improve at least 1,000 acres of scientific 
44.19 	and natural areas, and provide technical 
44.20 	assistance and outreach, including site steward 
44.21 	events. At least one-third of the appropriation 
44.22 	must be spent on restoration activities. A list 
44.23 	of proposed acquisitions and restorations must 
44.24 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
44.25 	Land acquired with this appropriation must 
44.26 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
44.27 	minimum management standards, as 
44.28 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
44.29 	resources. When feasible, consideration must 
44.30 	be given to accommodate trails on lands 
44.31 	acquired. This appropriation is available until 
44.32 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
44.33 	be completed and final products delivered.

44.34
44.35	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
45.1 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
45.3 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
45.4 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
45.5 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
45.6 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
45.7 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
45.8 	to meet at least minimum management 
45.9 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
45.10 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
45.11 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
45.12 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
45.13 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
45.14 	the project must be completed and final 
45.15 	products delivered.

45.16
45.17	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
45.18 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
45.19 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
45.20 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
45.21 	trail acquisition, development, and 
45.22 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
45.23 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
45.24 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
45.25 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
45.26 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
45.27 	the project must be completed and final 
45.28 	products delivered.

45.29
45.30	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
45.31 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
45.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
45.33 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
45.34 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.35 	84.96, on approximately 335 250 acres, 
45.36 	prepare baseline property assessments, restore 
46.1 	and enhance at least 570 acres of native prairie 
46.2 	sites, and provide technical assistance to 
46.3 	landowners. Of this amount, up to $132,000 
46.4 	may be deposited in a conservation easement 
46.5 	stewardship account. Deposits into the 
46.6 	conservation easement stewardship account 
46.7 	must be made upon closing on conservation 
46.8 	easements or at a time otherwise approved in 
46.9 	the work plan. A list of proposed easement 
46.10 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
46.11 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
46.12 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
46.13 	the project must be completed and final 
46.14 	products delivered.

46.15	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
46.16 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
46.18 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
46.19 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
46.20 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
46.21 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
46.22 	historic meeting place between Henry 
46.23 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
46.24 	land must be open to public use including 
46.25 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
46.26 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
46.27 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
46.28 	Affairs.

46.29	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
46.30 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
46.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
46.32 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
46.33 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
46.34 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
46.35 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
47.1 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
47.2 	must be completed and final products 
47.3 	delivered.

47.4
47.5	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
47.6 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
47.8 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
47.9 	construct a trailhead and boat landing and 
47.10 	restore vegetative habitat on city-owned 
47.11 	property. Plant and seed materials must follow 
47.12 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
47.13 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
47.14 	guidelines. This appropriation is available until 
47.15 	June 30, 2020, by which time the project must 
47.16 	be completed and final products delivered.

47.17
47.18	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
47.19 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
47.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
47.21 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
47.22 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
47.23 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
47.24 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
47.25 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
47.26 	generated by the campground may be used to 
47.27 	support the facility.

47.28 	Sec. 5. TRANSFER OF FUNDS; EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF 
47.29 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 47.30 		Subdivision 1.Transfer of unencumbered funds. On June 30, 2019, any unencumbered 
47.31 	money from the following appropriations is transferred to the appropriation for the grants 
47.32 	management system under Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 10, paragraph 
47.33 	(b):
47.34 	(1) Laws 2014, chapter 226, section 2, subdivision 10, paragraph (c);
48.1 	(2) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (c);
48.2 	(3) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (d);
48.3 	(4) Laws 2015, chapter 76, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (f);
48.4 	(5) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (a);
48.5 	(6) Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (c); and
48.6 	(7) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 10, paragraph (b).
48.7 		Subd. 2.Extension of availability of appropriations. The availability of the 
48.8 	appropriations for the grants management system under Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 
48.9 	2, subdivision 10, paragraph (b), and the funds transferred to that project under subdivision 
48.10 	1 are extended to June 30, 2022.