1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage 
1.3 	fund, clean water fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, and environment and 
1.4 	natural resources trust fund; modifying requirements for outdoor heritage 
1.5 	fund appropriations; appropriating money for an Aquatic Invasive Species 
1.6 	Cooperative Research Center; modifying prior appropriations; modifying 
1.7 	certain parks and trails grant program provisions; changing provisions of 
1.8 	grant management; changing control and oversight of the film production jobs 
1.9 	program to the commissioner of administration;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2010, sections 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 7; 85.535, subdivision 3; 97A.056, by 
1.11 	adding subdivisions; 116U.26; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 
1.12 	3.303, subdivision 10; 114D.30, subdivision 4; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 
1.13 	2, section 4, as amended; article 3, section 3; Laws 2011, First Special Session 
1.14 	chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivisions 4, 9; Laws 2011, First Special Session 
1.15 	chapter 6, article 2, section 7; article 4, section 2, subdivision 5.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	ARTICLE 1
1.18 	OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND

1.19	Section 1. OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.
 	
1.20 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.21 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.22 	outdoor heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
1.23 	figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under the 
1.24 	figure are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. 
1.25 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" 
1.26 	is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.

1.27				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.28				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2012
		2013

2.3	Sec. 2. OUTDOOR HERITAGE

2.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
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	$
	 99,920,000
	
2.5 	This appropriation is from the outdoor 
2.6 	heritage fund. The amounts that may be 
2.7 	spent for each purpose are specified in the 
2.8 	following subdivisions.

2.9	Subd. 2.Prairies
 		-0-
		24,640,000

2.10
2.11	(a) Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water 
- Phase II
					
2.12 	$2,090,000 in the second year is to the 
2.13 	Board of Water and Soil Resources in 
2.14 	cooperation with Pheasants Forever to 
2.15 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
2.16 	to enhance habitat by expanding clean water 
2.17 	fund riparian wildlife buffers on private land. 
2.18 	A list of proposed permanent conservation 
2.19 	easements must be provided as part of the 
2.20 	final report. The accomplishment plan must 
2.21 	include an easement stewardship plan. Up 
2.22 	to $90,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
2.23 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
2.24 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
2.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
2.26 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
2.27 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
2.28 	fund established, including expenditures 
2.29 	from the fund and a description of annual 
2.30 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

2.31
2.32	(b) Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project - Phase 
III
					
2.33 	$4,610,000 in the second year is to the 
2.34 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
2.35 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy to 
3.1 	acquire native prairie and savanna and restore 
3.2 	and enhance grasslands and savanna. A list of 
3.3 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
3.4 	as part of the required accomplishment plan. 
3.5 	Annual income statements and balance sheets 
3.6 	for income and expenses from land acquired 
3.7 	with this appropriation must be submitted to 
3.8 	the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
3.9 	no later than 180 days following the close of 
3.10 	The Nature Conservancy's fiscal year.

3.11
3.12	(c) Cannon River Headwaters Habitat 
Complex - Phase II
					
3.13 	$1,760,000 in the second year is to the 
3.14 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
3.15 	agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
3.16 	to acquire and restore lands in the Cannon 
3.17 	River watershed for wildlife management 
3.18 	area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.19 	section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or aquatic 
3.20 	management area purposes under Minnesota 
3.21 	Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 
3.22 	14, and 97C.02. A list of proposed land 
3.23 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
3.24 	required accomplishment plan.

3.25	(d) Wildlife Management Area Acquisition
					
3.26 	$2,900,000 in the second year is to the 
3.27 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
3.28 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
3.29 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.30 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
3.31 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
3.32 	the required accomplishment plan.

3.33
3.34	(e) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IV
					
4.1 	$1,580,000 in the second year is to the 
4.2 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.3 	agreement with The Nature Conservancy 
4.4 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
4.5 	and Wildlife Service to acquire land in 
4.6 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
4.7 	within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat 
4.8 	Preservation Area in western Minnesota for 
4.9 	addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie 
4.10 	National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed 
4.11 	land acquisitions must be provided as part 
4.12 	of the required accomplishment plan. The 
4.13 	accomplishment plan must include an 
4.14 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan.

4.15
4.16	(f) Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area 
Program - Phase IV
					
4.17 	$3,300,000 in the second year is to the 
4.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
4.19 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
4.20 	land in fee for wildlife management area 
4.21 	purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.22 	86A.05, subdivision 8. A list of proposed 
4.23 	land acquisitions must be provided as part of 
4.24 	the required accomplishment plan.

4.25	(g) Green Corridor Legacy Program - Phase IV
					
4.26 	$1,730,000 in the second year is to the 
4.27 	commissioner of natural resources for 
4.28 	an agreement with the Redwood Area 
4.29 	Development Corporation to acquire land in 
4.30 	fee for wildlife management area purposes 
4.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
4.32 	subdivision 8, and for aquatic management 
4.33 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
4.34 	86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. A list of 
5.1 	proposed land acquisitions must be provided 
5.2 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

5.3
5.4	(h) Accelerated Prairie Restoration and 
Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase IV
					
5.5 	$4,300,000 in the second year is to the 
5.6 	commissioner of natural resources to 
5.7 	accelerate the restoration and enhancement 
5.8 	of wildlife management areas, scientific 
5.9 	and natural areas, and land under native 
5.10 	prairie bank easements. A list of proposed 
5.11 	restorations and enhancements must 
5.12 	be provided as part of the required 
5.13 	accomplishment plan.

5.14
5.15	(i) Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Restoration and 
Enhancement - Phase II
					
5.16 	$1,050,000 in the second year is to the 
5.17 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.18 	agreements to restore and enhance habitat on 
5.19 	public lands in the Anoka Sand Plain and 
5.20 	along the Rum River as follows: $558,750 to 
5.21 	Great River Greening; $99,400 to the Anoka 
5.22 	Conservation District; and $391,850 to the 
5.23 	National Wild Turkey Federation. A list 
5.24 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
5.25 	must be provided as part of the required 
5.26 	accomplishment plan.

5.27	(j) Enhanced Public Grasslands
					
5.28 	$1,320,000 in the second year is to the 
5.29 	commissioner of natural resources for 
5.30 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
5.31 	cooperation with the Minnesota Prairie 
5.32 	Chicken Society to restore and enhance 
5.33 	habitat on public lands. The criteria for 
5.34 	selection of projects must be included in the 
5.35 	accomplishment plan. A list of proposed 
6.1 	restorations and enhancements must be 
6.2 	provided as part of the final report.

6.3	Subd. 3.Forests
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		15,300,000

6.4
6.5	(a) Protecting Mississippi River Corridor 
Habitat ACUB Partnership - Phase II
					
6.6 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
6.7 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
6.8 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
6.9 	on land adjacent to the Nokasippi River 
6.10 	and the boundaries of the Minnesota 
6.11 	National Guard Army compatible use buffer 
6.12 	(ACUB). A list of proposed land acquisitions 
6.13 	must be provided as part of the required 
6.14 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
6.15 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
6.16 	plan. Up to $4,800 is for establishing 
6.17 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
6.18 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
6.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.20 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
6.21 	report is required for any monitoring and 
6.22 	enforcement fund established, including 
6.23 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
6.24 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
6.25 	activities.

6.26
6.27	(b) Mississippi Northwoods Habitat Complex 
Protection
					
6.28 	$11,040,000 in the second year is to the 
6.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
6.30 	agreement with Crow Wing County to 
6.31 	acquire land in fee along the Mississippi 
6.32 	River in Crow Wing County to be added 
6.33 	to the county forest system. The purchase 
6.34 	price must not exceed the appraised fair 
6.35 	market value of the property as reviewed 
6.36 	and approved under established procedures 
7.1 	in compliance with the Uniform Standards 
7.2 	of Professional Appraisal Practice and 
7.3 	the Department of Natural Resources' 
7.4 	Supplemental Appraisal and Appraisal 
7.5 	Review Guidelines (effective July 15, 
7.6 	2009). A land description must be provided 
7.7 	as part of the required accomplishment 
7.8 	plan. Development of a paved trail on land 
7.9 	acquired under this paragraph constitutes an 
7.10 	alteration of the intended use of the interest in 
7.11 	real property and must be handled according 
7.12 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
7.13 	subdivision 15. Any plan, including trail 
7.14 	alignment, for the development of a paved 
7.15 	trail must be submitted to the Lessard-Sams 
7.16 	Outdoor Heritage Council for approval. No 
7.17 	paved trail development or paved trail use 
7.18 	is allowed unless it is specified in the plan 
7.19 	for trail use and alignment approved by the 
7.20 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
7.21 	If additional money is needed to acquire 
7.22 	the land under this paragraph, by December 
7.23 	15, 2012, the amount necessary to complete 
7.24 	the acquisition shall be transferred from 
7.25 	unspent appropriations under subdivision 
7.26 	5, paragraph (h), and added to this 
7.27 	appropriation.

7.28
7.29	(c) Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
Grouse Habitat Partnership - Phase III
					
7.30 	$1,340,000 in the second year is to the 
7.31 	commissioner of natural resources for 
7.32 	an agreement with Pheasants Forever in 
7.33 	cooperation with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed 
7.34 	Grouse Society to acquire and enhance 
7.35 	lands for wildlife management area purposes 
7.36 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
8.1 	subdivision 8. A list of proposed land 
8.2 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
8.3 	required accomplishment plan.

8.4
8.5	(d) Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass 
County - Phase III
					
8.6 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
8.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.8 	agreement with Cass County to acquire land 
8.9 	in fee in Cass County for forest wildlife 
8.10 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
8.11 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.12 	accomplishment plan.

8.13	(e) Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative
					
8.14 	$960,000 in the second year is to the 
8.15 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
8.16 	agreement with the Minnesota Deer Hunters 
8.17 	Association to restore and enhance public 
8.18 	forest lands in northeastern Minnesota 
8.19 	for moose habitat purposes. A list of 
8.20 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
8.21 	must be provided as part of the required 
8.22 	accomplishment plan.

8.23
8.24	(f) LaSalle Lake: Protecting Critical Minnesota 
Headwaters Habitat
					
8.25 	$1,000,000 in the second year is added 
8.26 	to the appropriation in Laws 2011, First 
8.27 	Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 
8.28 	2, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

8.29	Subd. 4.Wetlands
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		31,140,000

8.30
8.31	(a) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve 
Program Partnership - Phase IV
					
8.32 	$13,810,000 in the second year is to the 
8.33 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
8.34 	acquire permanent conservation easements 
8.35 	and restore wetlands and associated upland 
9.1 	habitat in cooperation with the United 
9.2 	States Department of Agriculture Wetlands 
9.3 	Reserve Program. A list of land acquisitions 
9.4 	must be provided as part of the final report. 
9.5 	The accomplishment plan must include 
9.6 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
9.7 	$180,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
9.8 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
9.9 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
9.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
9.11 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
9.12 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
9.13 	fund established, including expenditures 
9.14 	from the fund and a description of annual 
9.15 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

9.16
9.17	(b) Accelerating the Waterfowl Production 
Area Program - Phase IV
					
9.18 	$5,400,000 in the second year is to the 
9.19 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.20 	agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire 
9.21 	land in fee to be managed and designated as 
9.22 	waterfowl production areas in Minnesota, 
9.23 	in cooperation with the United States Fish 
9.24 	and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land 
9.25 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
9.26 	required accomplishment plan.

9.27	(c) Columbus Lake Conservation Area
					
9.28 	$940,000 in the second year is to the 
9.29 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
9.30 	agreement with Anoka County to acquire 
9.31 	land in fee for conservation purposes that 
9.32 	connect wetlands and shallow lakes to 
9.33 	the Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management 
9.34 	Area. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
10.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.2 	accomplishment plan.

10.3
10.4	(d) Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Initiative - Phase II
					
10.5 	$4,490,000 in the second year is to the 
10.6 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
10.7 	agreement with Ducks Unlimited to assess, 
10.8 	restore, and enhance shallow lakes and 
10.9 	wetlands, including technical assistance, 
10.10 	survey, design, and engineering to develop 
10.11 	new enhancement and restoration projects 
10.12 	for future implementation. A list of 
10.13 	proposed restorations and enhancements 
10.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
10.15 	accomplishment plan.

10.16
10.17	(e) Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands 
Enhancement - Phase IV
					
10.18 	$3,870,000 in the second year is to the 
10.19 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.20 	develop engineering designs and complete 
10.21 	construction to enhance shallow lakes and 
10.22 	wetlands. A list of proposed restorations and 
10.23 	enhancements must be provided as part of 
10.24 	the required accomplishment plan. Work 
10.25 	must be completed within three years of the 
10.26 	effective date of this article.

10.27	(f) Marsh Lake Enhancement
					
10.28 	$2,630,000 in the second year is to the 
10.29 	commissioner of natural resources to 
10.30 	complete design and construction to modify 
10.31 	the dam at Marsh Lake and return the historic 
10.32 	outlet of the Pomme de Terre River to Lac 
10.33 	Qui Parle.

10.34	Subd. 5.Habitats
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		 28,620,000

10.35	(a) DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase IV
					
11.1 	 $3,480,000 in the second year is to the 
11.2 	commissioner of natural resources to 
11.3 	acquire interests in land in fee or permanent 
11.4 	conservation easements for aquatic 
11.5 	management areas under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.6 	sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 
11.7 	97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic 
11.8 	habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
11.9 	must be provided as part of the required 
11.10 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
11.11 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
11.12 	plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing 
11.13 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
11.14 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
11.15 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.16 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
11.17 	report is required for any monitoring and 
11.18 	enforcement fund established, including 
11.19 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
11.20 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
11.21 	activities.

11.22	(b) Metro Big Rivers Habitat - Phase III
					
11.23 	$3,680,000 in the second year is to the 
11.24 	commissioner of natural resources for 
11.25 	agreements to acquire interests in land in 
11.26 	fee or permanent conservation easements 
11.27 	and to restore and enhance natural systems 
11.28 	associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, 
11.29 	and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 
11.30 	to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
11.31 	Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends 
11.32 	of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River 
11.33 	Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota 
11.34 	Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust 
11.35 	for Public Land. A list of proposed 
11.36 	acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements 
12.1 	must be provided as part of the required 
12.2 	accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 
12.3 	plan must include an easement stewardship 
12.4 	plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing 
12.5 	a monitoring and enforcement fund as 
12.6 	approved in the accomplishment plan and 
12.7 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.8 	97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial 
12.9 	report is required for any monitoring and 
12.10 	enforcement fund established, including 
12.11 	expenditures from the fund and a description 
12.12 	of annual monitoring and enforcement 
12.13 	activities.

12.14
12.15	(c) Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore 
Protection and Management - Phase III
					
12.16 	$480,000 in the second year is to the 
12.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
12.18 	agreement with Dakota County to acquire 
12.19 	permanent conservation easements and 
12.20 	restore and enhance habitats along the 
12.21 	Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. 
12.22 	A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, 
12.23 	and enhancements must be provided as 
12.24 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
12.25 	The accomplishment plan must include 
12.26 	an easement stewardship plan. Up to 
12.27 	$20,000 is for establishing a monitoring 
12.28 	and enforcement fund as approved in 
12.29 	the accomplishment plan and subject to 
12.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, 
12.31 	subdivision 17. An annual financial report is 
12.32 	required for any monitoring and enforcement 
12.33 	fund established, including expenditures 
12.34 	from the fund and a description of annual 
12.35 	monitoring and enforcement activities.

12.36	(d) Lower St. Louis River Habitat Restoration
					
13.1 	$3,670,000 in the second year is to the 
13.2 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
13.3 	habitat in the lower St. Louis River estuary. 
13.4 	A list of proposed projects must be provided 
13.5 	as part of the required accomplishment plan.

13.6
13.7	(e) Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - 
Phase IV
					
13.8 	$2,120,000 in the second year is to the 
13.9 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.10 	agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited 
13.11 	to restore and enhance coldwater fish lake, 
13.12 	river, and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list 
13.13 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
13.14 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.15 	accomplishment plan.

13.16	(f) Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration
					
13.17 	$2,320,000 in the second year is to the 
13.18 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.19 	agreement with the Red Lake Watershed 
13.20 	District to restore and enhance stream and 
13.21 	related habitat in Grand Marais Creek. A list 
13.22 	of proposed restorations and enhancements 
13.23 	must be provided as part of the required 
13.24 	accomplishment plan.

13.25	(g) Knife River Habitat Restoration
					
13.26 	$380,000 in the second year is to the 
13.27 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
13.28 	agreement with the Lake Superior Steelhead 
13.29 	Association to restore trout habitat in the 
13.30 	Upper Knife River Watershed. A list of 
13.31 	proposed restorations must be provided as 
13.32 	part of the required accomplishment plan. 
13.33 	Notwithstanding rules of the commissioner 
13.34 	of natural resources, restorations conducted 
14.1 	pursuant to this paragraph may be 
14.2 	accomplished by excavation.

14.3	(h) Protect Aquatic Habitat from Asian Carp
					
14.4 	$7,500,000 in the second year is to the 
14.5 	commissioner of natural resources to 
14.6 	design, construct, operate, and evaluate 
14.7 	structural deterrents for Asian carp to protect 
14.8 	Minnesota's aquatic habitat. Use of this 
14.9 	money requires a one-to-one match for 
14.10 	projects on state boundary waters.

14.11
14.12	(i) Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners 
Grant Program - Phase IV
					
14.13 	$4,990,000 in the second year is to the 
14.14 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
14.15 	program to provide competitive, matching 
14.16 	grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, 
14.17 	state, and national organizations for 
14.18 	enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, 
14.19 	wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, 
14.20 	or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not 
14.21 	be made for activities required to fulfill 
14.22 	the duties of owners of lands subject to 
14.23 	conservation easements. Grants shall not be 
14.24 	made from appropriations in this paragraph 
14.25 	for projects that have a total project cost 
14.26 	exceeding $575,000. $366,000 of this 
14.27 	appropriation may be spent for personnel 
14.28 	costs and other direct and necessary 
14.29 	administrative costs. Grantees may acquire 
14.30 	land or interests in land. Easements must be 
14.31 	permanent. Land acquired in fee must be 
14.32 	open to hunting and fishing during the open 
14.33 	season unless otherwise provided by state 
14.34 	law. The program shall require a match of 
14.35 	at least ten percent from nonstate sources 
15.1 	for all grants. The match may be cash or 
15.2 	in-kind resources. For grant applications 
15.3 	of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall 
15.4 	provide a separate, simplified application 
15.5 	process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the 
15.6 	commissioner of natural resources shall, 
15.7 	when evaluating projects of equal value, 
15.8 	give priority to organizations that have a 
15.9 	history of receiving or charter to receive 
15.10 	private contributions for local conservation 
15.11 	or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a 
15.12 	conservation easement, priority shall be 
15.13 	given to projects associated with existing 
15.14 	wildlife management areas under Minnesota 
15.15 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; 
15.16 	scientific and natural areas under Minnesota 
15.17 	Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, 
15.18 	subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas 
15.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, 
15.20 	subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration 
15.21 	or enhancement projects must be on land 
15.22 	permanently protected by a conservation 
15.23 	easement or public ownership or in public 
15.24 	waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
15.25 	section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority 
15.26 	shall be given to restoration and enhancement 
15.27 	projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, 
15.28 	section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies 
15.29 	to grants awarded under this paragraph. 
15.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
15.31 	30, 2016. No less than five percent of the 
15.32 	amount of each grant must be held back from 
15.33 	reimbursement until the grant recipient has 
15.34 	completed a grant accomplishment report by 
15.35 	the deadline and in the form prescribed by 
15.36 	and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
16.1 	Heritage Council. The commissioner shall 
16.2 	provide notice of the grant program in 
16.3 	the game and fish law summaries that are 
16.4 	prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.5 	97A.051, subdivision 2.

16.6	Subd. 6.Administration
 		-0-
		220,000

16.7	(a) Contract Management
					
16.8 	$175,000 in the second year is to the 
16.9 	commissioner of natural resources for 
16.10 	contract management duties assigned in this 
16.11 	section. The commissioner shall provide a 
16.12 	work program in the form specified by the 
16.13 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.14 	on the expenditure of this appropriation. 
16.15 	No money may be expended prior to 
16.16 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
16.17 	approval of the work program.

16.18	(b) Technical Evaluation Panel
					
16.19 	$45,000 in the second year is to the 
16.20 	commissioner of natural resources for a 
16.21 	technical evaluation panel to conduct up to 
16.22 	ten restoration evaluations under Minnesota 
16.23 	Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 10.

16.24	Subd. 7.Availability of Appropriation
 					
16.25 	Money appropriated in this section may 
16.26 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
16.27 	directly related to and necessary for a 
16.28 	specific appropriation and are specified in 
16.29 	the accomplishment plan approved by the 
16.30 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
16.31 	Money appropriated in this section must not 
16.32 	be spent on indirect costs or other institutional 
16.33 	overhead charges that are not directly related 
16.34 	to and necessary for a specific appropriation. 
17.1 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
17.2 	in this section are available until June 30, 
17.3 	2015, when projects must be completed and 
17.4 	final accomplishments reported. Funds for 
17.5 	restoration or enhancement are available 
17.6 	until June 30, 2017, or four years after 
17.7 	acquisition, whichever is later, in order to 
17.8 	complete initial restoration or enhancement 
17.9 	work. If a project receives federal funds, 
17.10 	the time period of the appropriation is 
17.11 	extended to equal the availability of federal 
17.12 	funding. Funds appropriated for fee title 
17.13 	acquisition of land may be used to restore, 
17.14 	enhance, and provide for public use of the 
17.15 	land acquired with the appropriation. Public 
17.16 	use facilities must have a minimal impact 
17.17 	on habitat in acquired lands. If the purchase 
17.18 	price for a fee title acquisition funded with 
17.19 	an appropriation in this article falls below 
17.20 	the estimated purchase price contained in 
17.21 	the approved accomplishment plan and no 
17.22 	other acquisitions are listed in the approved 
17.23 	accomplishment plan, the difference between 
17.24 	the purchase price and the estimated purchase 
17.25 	price is canceled for the project and added 
17.26 	to the appropriation under subdivision 5, 
17.27 	paragraph (h).

17.28
17.29	Subd. 8.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
17.30 	All agreements referred to in this section must 
17.31 	be administered on a reimbursement basis 
17.32 	unless otherwise provided in this section. 
17.33 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.34 	16A.41, expenditures directly related to each 
17.35 	appropriation's purpose made on or after July 
17.36 	1, 2012, or the date of accomplishment plan 
18.1 	approval, whichever is later, are eligible for 
18.2 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
18.3 	this section. Periodic reimbursement must 
18.4 	be made upon receiving documentation that 
18.5 	the items articulated in the accomplishment 
18.6 	plan approved by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
18.7 	Heritage Council have been achieved, 
18.8 	including partial achievements as evidenced 
18.9 	by progress reports approved by the 
18.10 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. 
18.11 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
18.12 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs, 
18.13 	support future management of acquired 
18.14 	lands, or match a federal share. The 
18.15 	advances must be approved as part of the 
18.16 	accomplishment plan. Capital equipment 
18.17 	expenditures for specific items in excess of 
18.18 	$10,000 must be itemized in and approved as 
18.19 	part of the accomplishment plan.

18.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.21 	to read:
18.22 		Subd. 12.Accomplishment plans. It is a condition of acceptance of money 
18.23 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that the agency or entity using the 
18.24 	appropriation submits an accomplishment plan and periodic accomplishment reports 
18.25 	to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council in the form determined by the council. 
18.26 	The accomplishment plan must identify the project manager responsible for expending 
18.27 	the appropriation and the final product. The accomplishment plan must account for 
18.28 	the use of the appropriation and outcomes of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, 
18.29 	prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. 
18.30 	The plan must include an evaluation of results. If lands are acquired by fee with money 
18.31 	from the outdoor heritage fund, the accomplishment plan must include a hunting and 
18.32 	fishing management plan for the lands acquired by fee. No money appropriated from the 
18.33 	outdoor heritage fund may be expended unless the council has approved the pertinent 
18.34 	accomplishment plan.

19.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.2 	to read:
19.3 		Subd. 13.Project requirements. (a) As a condition of accepting money 
19.4 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund, an agency or entity receiving money from 
19.5 	an appropriation must comply with this subdivision for any project funded in whole or 
19.6 	in part with funds from the appropriation.
19.7 	(b) All conservation easements acquired with money appropriated from the outdoor 
19.8 	heritage fund must:
19.9 	(1) be permanent;
19.10 	(2) specify the parties to the easement;
19.11 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an agreement that are permanent;
19.12 	(4) specify the habitat types and location being protected;
19.13 	(5) where appropriate for conservation or water protection outcomes, require the 
19.14 	grantor to employ practices retaining water on the eased land as long as practicable;
19.15 	(6) specify the responsibilities of the parties for habitat enhancement and restoration 
19.16 	and the associated costs of these activities;
19.17 	(7) be sent to the office of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council;
19.18 	(8) include a long-term stewardship plan and identify the sources and amount of 
19.19 	funding for monitoring and enforcing the easement agreement; and
19.20 	(9) identify the parties responsible for monitoring and enforcing the easement 
19.21 	agreement.
19.22 	(c) For all restorations, a recipient must prepare and retain an ecological restoration 
19.23 	and management plan that, to the degree practicable, is consistent with current 
19.24 	conservation science and ecological goals for the restoration site. Consideration should 
19.25 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and other relevant factors that would provide the 
19.26 	best chance for long-term success and durability of the restoration. The plan must include 
19.27 	the proposed timetable for implementing the restoration, including, but not limited to, 
19.28 	site preparation, establishment of diverse plant species, maintenance, and additional 
19.29 	enhancement to establish the restoration; identify long-term maintenance and management 
19.30 	needs of the restoration and how the maintenance, management, and enhancement will be 
19.31 	financed; and use current conservation science to achieve the best restoration.
19.32 	(d) For new lands acquired, a recipient must prepare a restoration and management 
19.33 	plan in compliance with paragraph (c), including identification of sufficient funding for 
19.34 	implementation.
19.35 	(e) To ensure public accountability for the use of public funds, a recipient must 
19.36 	provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council documentation of the process used 
20.1 	to select parcels acquired in fee or as permanent conservation easements and must provide 
20.2 	the council with documentation of all related transaction costs, including, but not limited 
20.3 	to, appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, commissions, other similar costs, and donations. 
20.4 	This information must be provided for all parties involved in the transaction. The recipient 
20.5 	must also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council any difference between 
20.6 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller and the state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, 
20.7 	if a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data such as 
20.8 	appraisals may remain private during negotiations but must ultimately be made public 
20.9 	according to chapter 13.
20.10 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in the appropriation, all restoration and 
20.11 	enhancement projects funded with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
20.12 	must be on land permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or 
20.13 	in public waters as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
20.14 	(g) To the extent an appropriation is used to acquire an interest in real property, 
20.15 	a recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund must provide to the 
20.16 	Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the commissioner of management and 
20.17 	budget an analysis of increased operation and maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
20.18 	public entities as a result of the acquisition and of how the costs are to be paid.
20.19 	(h) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must give 
20.20 	consideration to and make timely written contact with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
20.21 	possible use of the corps' services to contract for restoration and enhancement services. 
20.22 	A copy of the written contact must be filed with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
20.23 	Council within 15 days of execution.
20.24 	(i) A recipient of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund must erect 
20.25 	signage according to Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10.

20.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.27 	to read:
20.28 		Subd. 14.Purchase of recycled and recyclable materials. A political subdivision, 
20.29 	public or private corporation, or other entity that receives money appropriated from the 
20.30 	outdoor heritage fund must use the money in compliance with sections 16B.121, regarding 
20.31 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable materials, and 16B.122, regarding purchase 
20.32 	and use of paper stock and printing.

20.33 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.34 	to read:
21.1 		Subd. 15.Land acquisition restrictions. (a) An interest in real property, including, 
21.2 	but not limited to, an easement or fee title, that is acquired with money appropriated 
21.3 	from the outdoor heritage fund must be used in perpetuity or for the specific term of an 
21.4 	easement interest for the purpose for which the appropriation was made. The ownership 
21.5 	of the interest in real property transfers to the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in 
21.6 	real property fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement or 
21.7 	accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed on the land that preclude its use for the 
21.8 	intended purpose as specified in the appropriation.
21.9 	(b) A recipient of funding that acquires an interest in real property subject to this 
21.10 	subdivision may not alter the intended use of the interest in real property or convey any 
21.11 	interest in the real property acquired with the appropriation without the prior review and 
21.12 	approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. The council 
21.13 	shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
21.14 	divisions with jurisdiction over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 business days before 
21.15 	approval under this paragraph. The council shall establish procedures to review requests 
21.16 	from recipients to alter the use of or convey an interest in real property. These procedures 
21.17 	shall allow for the replacement of the interest in real property with another interest in real 
21.18 	property meeting the following criteria:
21.19 	(1) the interest must be at least equal in fair market value, as certified by the 
21.20 	commissioner of natural resources, to the interest being replaced; and
21.21 	(2) the interest must be in a reasonably equivalent location and have a reasonably 
21.22 	equivalent useful conservation purpose compared to the interest being replaced, taking 
21.23 	into consideration all effects from fragmentation of the whole habitat.
21.24 	(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an interest in real property under paragraph 
21.25 	(a) must separately record a notice of funding restrictions in the appropriate local 
21.26 	government office where the conveyance of the interest in real property is filed. The 
21.27 	notice of funding agreement must contain:
21.28 	(1) a legal description of the interest in real property covered by the funding 
21.29 	agreement;
21.30 	(2) a reference to the underlying funding agreement;
21.31 	(3) a reference to this section; and
21.32 	(4) the following statement: "This interest in real property shall be administered in 
21.33 	accordance with the terms, conditions, and purposes of the grant agreement controlling the 
21.34 	acquisition of the property. The interest in real property, or any portion of the interest in 
21.35 	real property, shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further 
21.36 	encumbered without obtaining the prior written approval of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
22.1 	Heritage Council or its successor. The ownership of the interest in real property transfers to 
22.2 	the state if: (1) the holder of the interest in real property fails to comply with the terms and 
22.3 	conditions of the grant agreement or accomplishment plan; or (2) restrictions are placed 
22.4 	on the land that preclude its use for the intended purpose as specified in the appropriation."

22.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.6 	to read:
22.7 		Subd. 16.Real property interest report. (a) By December 1 each year, a recipient 
22.8 	of money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that is used for the acquisition of an 
22.9 	interest in real property, including, but not limited to, an easement or fee title, must submit 
22.10 	annual reports on the status of the real property to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage 
22.11 	Council or its successor in a form determined by the council. If lands are acquired by fee 
22.12 	with money from the outdoor heritage fund, the real property interest report must include 
22.13 	a verification of the status of the hunting and fishing management plan for the lands 
22.14 	acquired by fee. The responsibility for reporting under this subdivision may be transferred 
22.15 	by the recipient of the appropriation to another person or entity that holds the interest in 
22.16 	the real property. To complete the transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of 
22.17 	the appropriation must:
22.18 	(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of that person's 
22.19 	reporting responsibility;
22.20 	(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of the property 
22.21 	restrictions under subdivision 15; and
22.22 	(3) provide written notice to the council of the transfer of reporting responsibility, 
22.23 	including contact information for the person to whom the responsibility is transferred.
22.24 	(b) After the transfer, the person or entity that holds the interest in the real property 
22.25 	is responsible for reporting requirements under this subdivision.

22.26 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.27 	to read:
22.28 		Subd. 17.Easement monitoring and enforcement requirements. Money 
22.29 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for easement monitoring and enforcement 
22.30 	may be spent only on activities included in an easement monitoring and enforcement 
22.31 	plan contained within the accomplishment plan. Money received for monitoring and 
22.32 	enforcement, including earnings on the money received, shall be kept in a monitoring 
22.33 	and enforcement fund held by the organization and is appropriated for monitoring and 
22.34 	enforcing conservation easements in the state. Within 120 days after the close of the 
23.1 	entity's fiscal year, an entity receiving appropriations for easement monitoring and 
23.2 	enforcement must provide an annual financial report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor 
23.3 	Heritage Council on the easement monitoring and enforcement fund as specified in the 
23.4 	accomplishment plan. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for monitoring 
23.5 	and enforcement of easements and earnings on the money appropriated shall revert 
23.6 	to the state if:
23.7 	(1) the easement transfers to the state under subdivision 15;
23.8 	(2) the holder of the easement fails to file an annual report and then fails to cure that 
23.9 	default within 30 days of notification of the default by the state; or
23.10 	(3) the holder of the easement fails to comply with the terms of the monitoring and 
23.11 	enforcement plan contained within the accomplishment plan and fails to cure that default 
23.12 	within 90 days of notification of the default by the state.

23.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.14 	to read:
23.15 		Subd. 18.Successor organizations. The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council 
23.16 	may approve the continuation of a project with an organization that has adopted a new 
23.17 	name. Continuation of a project with an organization that has undergone a significant 
23.18 	change in mission, structure, or purpose requires:
23.19 	(1) notice to the chairs of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
23.20 	over the outdoor heritage fund; and
23.21 	(2) presentation by the council of proposed legislation either ratifying or rejecting 
23.22 	continued involvement with the new organization.

23.23 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a 
23.24 	subdivision to read:
23.25 		Subd. 19.Fee title acquisition; open season. (a) Lands acquired by fee with 
23.26 	money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that are held by the state must be open 
23.27 	to the public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise provided by 
23.28 	state law.
23.29 	(b) Lands acquired by fee with money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund 
23.30 	that are held by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must be open to the public taking of 
23.31 	fish and game during the open season according to the National Wildlife Refuge System 
23.32 	Improvement Act, United States Code, title 16, section 668dd, et seq.
23.33 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (b), lands acquired by fee with money 
23.34 	appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund that are held by a nonstate entity must be open 
24.1 	to the public taking of fish and game during the open season, unless otherwise prescribed 
24.2 	by the commissioner of natural resources.

24.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

24.4 	Sec. 11. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 24.5 	Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
24.6 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
24.7 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
24.8 	Special Session chapter 6, article 5.

24.9 	ARTICLE 2
24.10 	CLEAN WATER FUND

24.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 114D.30, subdivision 4, is 
24.12 	amended to read:
24.13 		Subd. 4.Terms; compensation; removal.  The terms of members representing the 
24.14 	state agencies and the Metropolitan Council are four years and are coterminous with the 
24.15 	governor. The terms of other nonlegislative members of the council shall be as provided 
24.16 	in section 15.059, subdivision 2. Members may serve until their successors are appointed 
24.17 	and qualify. Compensation and removal of nonlegislative council members is as provided 
24.18 	in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. Compensation of legislative members is as 
24.19 	determined by the appointing authority. The Pollution Control Agency may reimburse 
24.20 	legislative members for expenses. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the 
24.21 	appointing authority provided in subdivision 1 for the remainder of the unexpired term.

24.22 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
24.23 	361, article 2, section 2, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 
24.24 	23, is amended to read:

24.25	Sec. 4. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
 	$
	24,076,000
	$
	27,630,000
	
24.26 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
24.27 	the second year are to develop total 
24.28 	maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and 
24.29 	TMDL implementation plans for waters 
24.30 	listed on the United States Environmental 
24.31 	Protection Agency approved impaired 
24.32 	waters list in accordance with Minnesota 
25.1 	Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency shall 
25.2 	complete an average of ten percent of the 
25.3 	TMDLs each year over the biennium. Of 
25.4 	this amount, $348,000 the first year is to 
25.5 	retest the comprehensive assessment of the 
25.6 	biological conditions of the lower Minnesota 
25.7 	River and its tributaries within the Lower 
25.8 	Minnesota River Major Watershed, as 
25.9 	previously assessed from 1976 to 1992 under 
25.10 	the Minnesota River Assessment Project 
25.11 	(MRAP). The assessment must include the 
25.12 	same fish species sampling at the same 116 
25.13 	locations and the same macroinvertebrate 
25.14 	sampling at the same 41 locations as the 
25.15 	MRAP assessment. The assessment must:
25.16 	(1) include an analysis of the findings; and
25.17 	(2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in 
25.18 	the Minnesota River.
25.19 	Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is 
25.20 	for a pilot project for the development of 
25.21 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies 
25.22 	conducted on a watershed basis within 
25.23 	the Buffalo River watershed in order to 
25.24 	protect, enhance, and restore water quality 
25.25 	in lakes, rivers, and streams. The pilot 
25.26 	project shall include all necessary field 
25.27 	work to develop TMDL studies for all 
25.28 	impaired subwatersheds within the Buffalo 
25.29 	River watershed and provide information 
25.30 	necessary to complete reports for most of the 
25.31 	remaining watersheds, including analysis of 
25.32 	water quality data, identification of sources 
25.33 	of water quality degradation and stressors, 
25.34 	load allocation development, development 
25.35 	of reports that provide protection plans 
26.1 	for subwatersheds that meet water quality 
26.2 	standards, and development of reports that 
26.3 	provide information necessary to complete 
26.4 	TMDL studies for subwatersheds that do not 
26.5 	meet water quality standards, but are not 
26.6 	listed as impaired.
26.7 	(b) $500,000 the first year is for development 
26.8 	of an enhanced TMDL database to manage 
26.9 	and track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 
26.10 	the first year is to promulgate rules. By 
26.11 	November 1, 2010, the commissioner shall 
26.12 	submit a report to the chairs of the house of 
26.13 	representatives and senate committees with 
26.14 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
26.15 	resources finance on the outcomes achieved 
26.16 	with this appropriation.
26.17 	(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,169,000 
26.18 	the second year are for grants under 
26.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, to 
26.20 	political subdivisions for up to 50 percent of 
26.21 	the costs to predesign, design, and implement 
26.22 	capital projects that use storm water or 
26.23 	treated municipal wastewater instead of 
26.24 	groundwater from drinking water aquifers, 
26.25 	in order to demonstrate the beneficial use 
26.26 	of wastewater or storm water, including 
26.27 	the conservation and protection of water 
26.28 	resources. Of this amount, $1,000,000 the 
26.29 	first year is for grants to ethanol plants that 
26.30 	are within one and one-half miles of a city for 
26.31 	improvements that use storm water or reuse 
26.32 	greater than 300,000 gallons of wastewater 
26.33 	per day. This appropriation is available until 
26.34 	June 30, 2016.
27.1 	(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
27.2 	the second year are for groundwater 
27.3 	assessment and drinking water protection to 
27.4 	include:
27.5 	(1) the installation and sampling of at least 
27.6 	30 new monitoring wells;
27.7 	(2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 
27.8 	shallow monitoring wells each year for the 
27.9 	presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; 
27.10 	and
27.11 	(3) the completion of at least four to 
27.12 	five groundwater models for TMDL and 
27.13 	watershed plans.
27.14 	(e) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean 
27.15 	water partnership program. Priority shall be 
27.16 	given to projects preventing impairments and 
27.17 	degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and 
27.18 	groundwater in accordance with Minnesota 
27.19 	Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, 
27.20 	clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first 
27.21 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
27.22 	second year.
27.23 	(f) $896,000 the first year is to establish 
27.24 	a network of water monitoring sites, to 
27.25 	include at least 20 additional sites, in public 
27.26 	waters adjacent to wastewater treatment 
27.27 	facilities across the state to assess levels of 
27.28 	endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic 
27.29 	compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required 
27.30 	in this article. The data must be placed on 
27.31 	the agency's Web site.
27.32 	(g) $155,000 the first year is to provide 
27.33 	notification of the potential for coal tar 
27.34 	contamination, establish a storm water 
27.35 	pond inventory schedule, and develop best 
28.1 	management practices for treating and 
28.2 	cleaning up contaminated sediments as 
28.3 	required in this article. $490,000 the second 
28.4 	year is to provide grants to local units of 
28.5 	government for up to 50 percent of the costs 
28.6 	to implement best management practices to 
28.7 	treat or clean up contaminated sediments 
28.8 	in storm water ponds and other waters as 
28.9 	defined under this article. Local governments 
28.10 	must have adopted an ordinance for the 
28.11 	restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants 
28.12 	in order to be eligible for a grant, unless a 
28.13 	statewide restriction has been implemented. 
28.14 	A grant awarded under this paragraph must 
28.15 	not exceed $100,000. Up to $145,000 of the 
28.16 	appropriation in the second year may be used 
28.17 	to complete work required under section 28, 
28.18 	paragraph (c).
28.19 	(h) $350,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
28.20 	second year are for a restoration project in 
28.21 	the lower St. Louis River and Duluth harbor 
28.22 	in order to improve water quality. This 
28.23 	appropriation must be matched by nonstate 
28.24 	money at a rate of at least $2 for every $1 of 
28.25 	state money.
28.26 	(i) $150,000 the first year and $196,000 the 
28.27 	second year are for grants to the Red River 
28.28 	Watershed Management Board to enhance 
28.29 	and expand existing river watch activities in 
28.30 	the Red River of the North. The Red River 
28.31 	Watershed Management Board shall provide 
28.32 	a report that includes formal evaluation 
28.33 	results from the river watch program to the 
28.34 	commissioners of education and the Pollution 
28.35 	Control Agency and to the legislative natural 
28.36 	resources finance and policy committees 
29.1 	and K-12 finance and policy committees by 
29.2 	February 15, 2011.
29.3 	(j) $200,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
29.4 	second year are for coordination with the 
29.5 	state of Wisconsin and the National Park 
29.6 	Service on comprehensive water monitoring 
29.7 	and phosphorus reduction activities in the 
29.8 	Lake St. Croix portion of the St. Croix 
29.9 	River. The Pollution Control Agency 
29.10 	shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water 
29.11 	Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix 
29.12 	River Association in implementing the 
29.13 	water monitoring and phosphorus reduction 
29.14 	activities. This appropriation is available 
29.15 	to the extent matched by nonstate sources. 
29.16 	Money not matched by November 15, 2010, 
29.17 	cancels for this purpose and is available for 
29.18 	the purposes of paragraph (a).
29.19 	(k) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 
29.20 	the second year are for completion of 20 
29.21 	percent of the needed statewide assessments 
29.22 	of surface water quality and trends. Of this 
29.23 	amount, $175,000 the first year and $200,000 
29.24 	the second year are for monitoring and 
29.25 	analyzing endocrine disruptors in surface 
29.26 	waters.
29.27 	(l) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 
29.28 	the second year are for civic engagement 
29.29 	in TMDL development. The agency shall 
29.30 	develop a plan for expenditures under 
29.31 	this paragraph. The agency shall give 
29.32 	consideration to civic engagement proposals 
29.33 	from basin or sub-basin organizations, 
29.34 	including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, 
29.35 	the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, 
30.1 	Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, 
30.2 	and the Red River Basin Commission. 
30.3 	By November 15, 2009, the plan shall be 
30.4 	submitted to the house and senate chairs 
30.5 	and ranking minority members of the 
30.6 	environmental finance divisions.
30.7 	(m) $5,000,000 the second year is for 
30.8 	groundwater protection or prevention of 
30.9 	groundwater degradation activities. By 
30.10 	January 15, 2010, the commissioner, in 
30.11 	consultation with the commissioner of 
30.12 	natural resources, the Board of Water and 
30.13 	Soil Resources, and other agencies, shall 
30.14 	submit a report to the chairs of the house of 
30.15 	representatives and senate committees with 
30.16 	jurisdiction over the clean water fund on the 
30.17 	intended use of these funds. The legislature 
30.18 	must approve expenditure of these funds by 
30.19 	law.
30.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.21 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
30.22 	before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in 
30.23 	this section are available until June 30, 2013.

30.24 	Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7, is amended to 
30.25 	read:

30.26
30.27	Sec. 7. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	27,534,000
	$
	27,534,000
 31,734,000
	
30.28 	(a) $13,750,000 the first year and 
30.29 	$13,750,000 $15,350,000 the second year are 
30.30 	for pollution reduction and restoration grants 
30.31 	to local government units and joint powers 
30.32 	organizations of local government units to 
30.33 	protect surface water and drinking water; to 
30.34 	keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, 
30.35 	and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, 
31.1 	and streams; and to protect groundwater 
31.2 	and drinking water, including feedlot water 
31.3 	quality and subsurface sewage treatment 
31.4 	system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, 
31.5 	stream channel, and shoreline restoration 
31.6 	projects. The projects must be of long-lasting 
31.7 	public benefit, include a match, and be 
31.8 	consistent with TMDL implementation plans 
31.9 	or local water management plans.
31.10 	(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000
31.11 	$3,600,000 the second year are for targeted 
31.12 	local resource protection and enhancement 
31.13 	grants. The board shall give priority 
31.14 	consideration to projects and practices 
31.15 	that complement, supplement, or exceed 
31.16 	current state standards for protection, 
31.17 	enhancement, and restoration of water 
31.18 	quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that 
31.19 	protect groundwater from degradation. Of 
31.20 	this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is 
31.21 	for county SSTS implementation.
31.22 	(c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000
31.23 	$1,200,000 the second year are to 
31.24 	provide state oversight and accountability, 
31.25 	evaluate results, and develop an electronic 
31.26 	system to measure and track the value of 
31.27 	conservation program implementation by 
31.28 	local governments, including submission 
31.29 	to the legislature by March 1 each year 
31.30 	an annual report prepared by the board, 
31.31 	in consultation with the commissioners of 
31.32 	natural resources, health, agriculture, and 
31.33 	the Pollution Control Agency, detailing the 
31.34 	recipients and projects funded under this 
31.35 	section. The board shall require grantees to 
32.1 	specify the outcomes that will be achieved 
32.2 	by the grants prior to any grant awards.
32.3 	(d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
32.4 	$1,700,000 the second year are for technical 
32.5 	assistance and grants for the conservation 
32.6 	drainage program in consultation with 
32.7 	the Drainage Work Group, created under 
32.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, 
32.9 	subdivision 13, that consists of projects to 
32.10 	to facilitate the installation of conservation 
32.11 	practices on drainage systems that will result 
32.12 	in water quality improvements and evaluate 
32.13 	the outcomes of these installations.retrofit 
32.14 	existing drainage systems with water quality 
32.15 	improvement practices, evaluate outcomes, 
32.16 	and provide outreach to landowners, public 
32.17 	drainage authorities, drainage engineers 
32.18 	and contractors, and others. The board 
32.19 	shall coordinate practice standards with the 
32.20 	Natural Resources Conservation Service of 
32.21 	the United States Department of Agriculture 
32.22 	and seek to leverage federal funds as 
32.23 	part of conservation drainage program 
32.24 	implementation.
32.25 	(e) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
32.26 	the second year are to purchase and restore 
32.27 	permanent conservation easements on 
32.28 	riparian buffers adjacent to public waters, 
32.29 	excluding wetlands, to keep water on the 
32.30 	land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, 
32.31 	and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic 
32.32 	impacts to surface waters; and increase 
32.33 	infiltration for groundwater recharge. The 
32.34 	riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet 
32.35 	unless there is a natural impediment, a road, 
32.36 	or other impediment beyond the control 
33.1 	of the landowner. This appropriation may 
33.2 	be used for restoration of riparian buffers 
33.3 	protected by easements purchased with 
33.4 	this appropriation and for stream bank 
33.5 	restorations when the riparian buffers have 
33.6 	been restored.
33.7 	(f) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
33.8 	$2,300,000 the second year are for 
33.9 	permanent conservation easements on 
33.10 	wellhead protection areas under Minnesota 
33.11 	Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, 
33.12 	paragraph (d). Priority must be placed on 
33.13 	land that is located where the vulnerability 
33.14 	of the drinking water supply is designated 
33.15 	as high or very high by the commissioner 
33.16 	of health. The board shall coordinate 
33.17 	with the United States Geological Survey, 
33.18 	the commissioners of health and natural 
33.19 	resources, and local communities contained 
33.20 	in the Decorah and St. Lawrence Edge areas 
33.21 	of Winona, Goodhue, Olmsted, and Wabasha 
33.22 	Counties to obtain easements in identified 
33.23 	areas as having the most vulnerability to 
33.24 	groundwater contamination.
33.25 	(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
33.26 	the second year are for community partners 
33.27 	grants to local units of government for: 
33.28 	(1) structural or vegetative management 
33.29 	practices that reduce storm water runoff 
33.30 	from developed or disturbed lands to reduce 
33.31 	the movement of sediment, nutrients, and 
33.32 	pollutants for restoration, protection, or 
33.33 	enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, 
33.34 	and streams and to protect groundwater 
33.35 	and drinking water; and (2) installation 
33.36 	of proven and effective water retention 
34.1 	practices including, but not limited to, rain 
34.2 	gardens and other vegetated infiltration 
34.3 	basins and sediment control basins in order 
34.4 	to keep water on the land. The projects 
34.5 	must be of long-lasting public benefit, 
34.6 	include a local match, and be consistent with 
34.7 	TMDL implementation plans or local water 
34.8 	management plans. Local government unit 
34.9 	staff and administration costs may be used 
34.10 	as a match.
34.11 	(h) $84,000 the first year and $84,000 the 
34.12 	second year are for a technical evaluation 
34.13 	panel to conduct up to ten restoration 
34.14 	evaluations under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.15 	section 114D.50, subdivision 6.
34.16 	(i) The board shall contract for services 
34.17 	with Conservation Corps Minnesota for 
34.18 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities 
34.19 	under this section for $500,000 the first year 
34.20 	and $500,000 the second year.
34.21 	(j) The board may shift grant or cost-share 
34.22 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
34.23 	technical and administrative assistance 
34.24 	portion of the funds to leverage federal or 
34.25 	other nonstate funds or to address oversight 
34.26 	responsibilities or high-priority needs 
34.27 	identified in local water management plans.
34.28 	(k) The appropriations in this section are 
34.29 	available until June 30, 2016.

34.30 	Sec. 4. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
34.31 	CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
 34.32 	$1,800,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the clean water fund to the Board 
34.33 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and implement an Aquatic Invasive 
34.34 	Species Cooperative Research Center, including equipment and facility development. As 
35.1 	a condition of receiving this appropriation, the University of Minnesota is requested to 
35.2 	collaborate with the commissioner of natural resources in developing solutions to control 
35.3 	aquatic invasive species. A portion of this appropriation may be used for educating 
35.4 	and engaging citizens on preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. Money 
35.5 	appropriated in this section may not be spent on activities unless they are directly related 
35.6 	to and necessary for the purposes of this section. Money appropriated in this section must 
35.7 	not be spent on indirect costs or other institutional overhead charges that are not directly 
35.8 	related to and necessary for the purposes of this section. This is a onetime appropriation 
35.9 	and is available until June 30, 2018. Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, applies to 
35.10 	this appropriation. For the purpose of this appropriation, the term "fund" means the 
35.11 	clean water fund and the term "commission" means the Clean Water Council as used in 
35.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

35.13 	Sec. 5. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 35.14 	All appropriations in this article are onetime and are subject to the requirements 
35.15 	and availability provisions provided under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, 
35.16 	articles 2 and 5. Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
35.17 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
35.18 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
35.19 	Special Session chapter 6, articles 2 and 5.

35.20 	ARTICLE 3
35.21 	PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

35.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.535, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.23 		Subd. 3.Match Grant amount. Recipients must provide a nonstate cash match 
35.24 	of at least 25 percent of the total eligible project costs A grant amount is not subject to a 
35.25 	maximum grant award limitation. Additional consideration shall be given to applicants 
35.26 	who provide a nonstate cash match.

35.27 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 3, section 3, is amended to read:

35.28	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	12,641,000
	$
	15,140,000
	
35.29 	(a) $12,641,000 the first year and 
35.30 	$15,140,000 the second year are from the 
35.31 	parks and trails fund to be distributed as 
35.32 	required under new Minnesota Statutes, 
36.1 	section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that 
36.2 	of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for 
36.3 	a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees 
36.4 	along the Victory Memorial Parkway. For 
36.5 	acquisition of an interest in real property, 
36.6 	appropriations under this section are 
36.7 	available until June 30, 2013.
36.8 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit 
36.9 	a report on the expenditure and use of 
36.10 	money appropriated under this section to 
36.11 	the legislature as provided in Minnesota 
36.12 	Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each 
36.13 	year. The report must detail the outcomes in 
36.14 	terms of additional use of parks and trails 
36.15 	resources, user satisfaction surveys, and 
36.16 	other appropriate outcomes.
36.17 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the 
36.18 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of 
36.19 	money appropriated under this section shall 
36.20 	ensure that the funds are used to supplement 
36.21 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
36.22 	funding.
36.23 	(d) The implementing agencies receiving 
36.24 	appropriations under this section shall 
36.25 	give consideration to contracting with the 
36.26 	Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract 
36.27 	restoration, maintenance, and other activities.

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

36.29 	ARTICLE 4
36.30 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST FUND

36.31 	Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
36.32 	4, is amended to read:

37.1
37.2	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		14,629,000
		13,755,000
 12,755,000

37.3	Summary by Fund
	
37.4
37.5
37.6	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	13,879,000
	13,755,000
 12,755,000
	
37.7
37.8
37.9	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
37.10 	(a) State Park and Recreation Area 
37.11 	Operations and Improvements
37.12 	$1,877,000 the first year and $1,750,000 
37.13 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
37.14 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
37.15 	state park and recreation area operations 
37.16 	and improvements, including activities 
37.17 	directly related to and necessary for this 
37.18 	appropriation. This appropriation is not 
37.19 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 
37.20 	116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and 
37.21 	116P.09, subdivision 4.
37.22 	(b) State Parks and Trails Land 
37.23 	Acquisition
37.24 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
37.25 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
37.26 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
37.27 	state trails and critical parcels within the 
37.28 	statutory boundaries of state parks. State 
37.29 	park land acquired with this appropriation 
37.30 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
37.31 	least minimum management standards, as 
37.32 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
37.33 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions 
37.34 	must be provided as part of the required work 
37.35 	program. This appropriation is available 
37.36 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
38.1 	project must be completed and final products 
38.2 	delivered.
38.3 	(c) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
38.4 	Acquisition
38.5 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
38.6 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
38.7 	the Metropolitan Council for grants for the 
38.8 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
38.9 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
38.10 	park system. This appropriation may not 
38.11 	be used for the purchase of residential 
38.12 	structures. A list of proposed fee title and 
38.13 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
38.14 	part of the required work program. This 
38.15 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
38.16 	40 percent of nonstate money and must be 
38.17 	committed by December 31, 2011, or the 
38.18 	appropriation cancels. This appropriation 
38.19 	is available until June 30, 2014, at which 
38.20 	time the project must be completed and final 
38.21 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
38.22 	specified in the work program.
38.23 	(d) Regional Park, Trail, and Connection 
38.24 	Acquisition and Development Grants
38.25 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
38.26 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
38.27 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
38.28 	matching grants to local units of government 
38.29 	for acquisition and development of regional 
38.30 	parks, regional trails, and trail connections. 
38.31 	The local match required for a grant to 
38.32 	acquire a regional park or regional outdoor 
38.33 	recreation area is two dollars of nonstate 
38.34 	money for each three dollars of state money. 
38.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
39.1 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
39.2 	completed and final products delivered.
39.3 	(e) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition 
39.4 	and Restoration
39.5 	$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the 
39.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
39.7 	the commissioner of natural resources 
39.8 	to acquire lands with high-quality native 
39.9 	plant communities and rare features to be 
39.10 	established as scientific and natural areas 
39.11 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.12 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of 
39.13 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
39.14 	technical assistance and outreach. A list 
39.15 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
39.16 	as part of the required work program. 
39.17 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
39.18 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
39.19 	least minimum management standards, as 
39.20 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
39.21 	resources. This appropriation is available 
39.22 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
39.23 	project must be completed and final products 
39.24 	delivered.
39.25 	(f) La Salle Lake State Recreation Area 
39.26 	Acquisition
39.27 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
39.28 	the second year are is from the trust fund 
39.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
39.30 	for an agreement with The Trust for Public 
39.31 	Land to acquire approximately 190 acres
39.32 	land to be designated as a state recreation 
39.33 	area as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
39.34 	section 86A.05, subdivision 3, on La Salle 
39.35 	Lake adjacent to the upper Mississippi 
40.1 	River. If this acquisition is not completed 
40.2 	by July 15, 2012, then the appropriation 
40.3 	is available to the Department of Natural 
40.4 	Resources for other state park and recreation 
40.5 	area acquisitions on the priority list. Up to 
40.6 	$10,000 may be retained by the Department 
40.7 	of Natural Resources at the request of 
40.8 	The Trust for Public Land for transaction 
40.9 	costs, associated professional services, and 
40.10 	restoration needs.
40.11 	(g) Minnesota River Valley Green 
40.12 	Corridor Scientific and Natural Area 
40.13 	Acquisition
40.14 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
40.15 	the second year are from the trust fund 
40.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
40.17 	for an agreement with the Redwood Area 
40.18 	Communities Foundation to acquire lands 
40.19 	with high-quality native plant communities 
40.20 	and rare features to be established as scientific 
40.21 	and natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
40.22 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list 
40.23 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
40.24 	as part of the required work program. 
40.25 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
40.26 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
40.27 	least minimum management standards, as 
40.28 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
40.29 	resources. Up to $54,000 may be retained by 
40.30 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
40.31 	request of the Redwood Area Communities 
40.32 	Foundation for transaction costs, associated 
40.33 	professional services, and restoration needs. 
40.34 	This appropriation is available until June 
40.35 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
40.36 	completed and final products delivered.
41.1 	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Native 
41.2 	Prairie Bank Acquisition
41.3 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.4 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
41.5 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
41.6 	native prairie bank easements, prepare 
41.7 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
41.8 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
41.9 	technical assistance to landowners. This 
41.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
41.11 	2014, by which time the project must be 
41.12 	completed and final products delivered.
41.13 	(i) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
41.14 	(MeCC) - Phase VI
41.15 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
41.16 	the second year are from the trust fund 
41.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
41.18 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
41.19 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
41.20 	appropriation, $150,000 the first year 
41.21 	and $150,000 the second year are to the 
41.22 	commissioner of natural resources for 
41.23 	agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the 
41.24 	agreements as follows: $100,000 the first 
41.25 	year and $100,000 the second year with 
41.26 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 
41.27 	the first year and $518,000 the second year 
41.28 	with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year 
41.29 	and $200,000 the second year with Great 
41.30 	River Greening; $220,000 the first year and 
41.31 	$220,000 the second year with Minnesota 
41.32 	Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and 
41.33 	$300,000 the second year with Minnesota 
41.34 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; 
41.35 	and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
42.1 	the second year with The Trust for Public 
42.2 	Land for planning, restoring, and protecting 
42.3 	priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, 
42.4 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.5 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
42.6 	surrounding counties, through contracted 
42.7 	services, technical assistance, conservation 
42.8 	easements, and fee title acquisition. Land 
42.9 	acquired with this appropriation must 
42.10 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
42.11 	minimum management standards, as 
42.12 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
42.13 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
42.14 	identified project corridor areas as defined 
42.15 	in the work program. This appropriation 
42.16 	may not be used for the purchase of 
42.17 	habitable residential structures, unless 
42.18 	expressly approved in the work program. All 
42.19 	conservation easements must be perpetual 
42.20 	and have a natural resource management 
42.21 	plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the 
42.22 	commissioner of natural resources with 
42.23 	money from this appropriation must be 
42.24 	designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
42.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
42.26 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
42.27 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
42.28 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
42.29 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
42.30 	as part of the required work program. An 
42.31 	entity that acquires a conservation easement 
42.32 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
42.33 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
42.34 	for the easement and a fund established for 
42.35 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
42.36 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
43.1 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
43.2 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
43.3 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
43.4 	annual financial report is required for any 
43.5 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
43.6 	fund established, including expenditures 
43.7 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
43.8 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
43.9 	project must be completed and final products 
43.10 	delivered.
43.11 	(j) Habitat Conservation Partnership 
43.12 	(HCP) - Phase VII
43.13 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
43.14 	the second year are from the trust fund 
43.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
43.16 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
43.17 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
43.18 	appropriation, $125,000 the first year 
43.19 	and $125,000 the second year are to the 
43.20 	commissioner of natural resources for 
43.21 	agency programs and $3,225,000 is for 
43.22 	agreements as follows: $637,000 the first 
43.23 	year and $638,000 the second year with 
43.24 	Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $38,000 the first year 
43.25 	and $37,000 the second year with Friends 
43.26 	of Detroit Lakes Wetland Management 
43.27 	District; $25,000 the first year and $25,000 
43.28 	the second year with Leech Lake Band of 
43.29 	Ojibwe; $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
43.30 	the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; 
43.31 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
43.32 	second year with Minnesota Valley National 
43.33 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $242,000 the 
43.34 	first year and $243,000 the second year 
43.35 	with Pheasants Forever, Inc.; and $245,000 
43.36 	the first year and $245,000 the second year 
44.1 	with The Trust for Public Land to plan, 
44.2 	restore, and acquire fragmented landscape 
44.3 	corridors that connect areas of quality habitat 
44.4 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The 
44.5 	United States Department of Agriculture, 
44.6 	Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
44.7 	is an authorized cooperating partner in the 
44.8 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
44.9 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
44.10 	work program. Land acquired with this 
44.11 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
44.12 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
44.13 	management standards, as determined by 
44.14 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
44.15 	This appropriation may not be used for the 
44.16 	purchase of habitable residential structures, 
44.17 	unless expressly approved in the work 
44.18 	program. All conservation easements must 
44.19 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
44.20 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
44.21 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
44.22 	with money from this appropriation must 
44.23 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
44.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
44.25 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
44.26 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
44.27 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
44.28 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
44.29 	as part of the required work program. An 
44.30 	entity who acquires a conservation easement 
44.31 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
44.32 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
44.33 	for the easement and a fund established for 
44.34 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
44.35 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
44.36 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
45.1 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
45.2 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
45.3 	annual financial report is required for any 
45.4 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
45.5 	fund established, including expenditures 
45.6 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
45.7 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
45.8 	project must be completed and final products 
45.9 	delivered.
45.10 	(k) Natural and Scenic Area Acquisition 
45.11 	Grants
45.12 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
45.13 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
45.14 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
45.15 	matching grants to local governments for 
45.16 	acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as 
45.17 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.18 	85.019, subdivision 4a. This appropriation 
45.19 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
45.20 	time the project must be completed and final 
45.21 	products delivered.
45.22 	(l) Acceleration of Minnesota Conservation 
45.23 	Assistance
45.24 	$313,000 the first year and $312,000 the 
45.25 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
45.26 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide 
45.27 	grants to soil and water conservation districts 
45.28 	to provide technical assistance to secure 
45.29 	enrollment and retention of private lands in 
45.30 	federal and state programs for conservation.
45.31 	(m) Conservation Easement Stewardship 
45.32 	and Enforcement Program - Phase II
45.33 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
45.34 	second year are from the trust fund to 
45.35 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
46.1 	accelerate the implementation of the Phase 
46.2 	I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan 
46.3 	being developed with an appropriation 
46.4 	from Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
46.5 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h).
46.6 	(n) Recovery of At-Risk Native Prairie 
46.7 	Species
46.8 	$73,000 the first year and $74,000 the second 
46.9 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
46.10 	Water and Soil Resources for an agreement 
46.11 	with the Martin County Soil and Water 
46.12 	Conservation District to collect, propagate, 
46.13 	and plant declining, at-risk native species 
46.14 	on protected habitat and to enhance private 
46.15 	market sources for local ecotype native seed. 
46.16 	This appropriation is available until June 
46.17 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
46.18 	completed and final products delivered.
46.19 	(o) Understanding Threats, Genetic 
46.20 	Diversity, and Conservation Options for 
46.21 	Wild Rice
46.22 	$97,000 the first year and $98,000 the second 
46.23 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
46.24 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
46.25 	to research the genetic diversity of wild 
46.26 	rice population throughout Minnesota for 
46.27 	use in related conservation and restoration 
46.28 	efforts. This appropriation is contingent upon 
46.29 	demonstration of review and cooperation 
46.30 	with the Native American tribal nations 
46.31 	in Minnesota. Equipment purchased with 
46.32 	this appropriation must be available for 
46.33 	future publicly funded projects at no charge 
46.34 	except for typical operating expenses. This 
46.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
47.1 	2014, by which time the project must be 
47.2 	completed and final products delivered.
47.3 	(p) Southeast Minnesota Stream 
47.4 	Restoration
47.5 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
47.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
47.8 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at 
47.9 	least four miles of riparian corridor for trout 
47.10 	and nongame species in southeast Minnesota 
47.11 	and increase local capacities to implement 
47.12 	stream restoration through training and 
47.13 	technical assistance. This appropriation is 
47.14 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
47.15 	the project must be completed and final 
47.16 	products delivered.
47.17 	(q) Restoration Strategies for Ditched 
47.18 	Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas
47.19 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
47.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.21 	commissioner of natural resources to evaluate 
47.22 	the hydrology and habitat of the Winter Road 
47.23 	Lake peatland watershed protection area to 
47.24 	determine the effects of ditch abandonment 
47.25 	and examine the potential for restoration 
47.26 	of patterned peatlands. This appropriation 
47.27 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
47.28 	time the project must be completed and final 
47.29 	products delivered.
47.30 	(r) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar 
47.31 	Plant Community Restoration
47.32 	$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 
47.33 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
47.34 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
47.35 	assess the decline of northern white cedar 
48.1 	plant communities in northeast Minnesota, 
48.2 	prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and 
48.3 	provide cedar restoration training to local 
48.4 	units of government.
48.5 	(s) Land and Water Conservation Account 
48.6 	(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement
48.7 	$750,000 is from the state land and water 
48.8 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
48.9 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
48.10 	natural resources for priorities established by 
48.11 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
48.12 	and administrative and planning activities 
48.13 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
48.14 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
48.15 	Conservation Fund Act. This appropriation 
48.16 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
48.17 	time the project must be completed and final 
48.18 	products delivered.

48.19 	Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 9, 
48.20 	is amended to read:

48.21
48.22	Subd. 9.Emerging Issues
 		4,522,000
		4,213,000
3,213,000
	
48.23 	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
48.24 	Academy
48.25 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
48.26 	second year are from the trust fund to 
48.27 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
48.28 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
48.29 	Minnesota to train and mentor future 
48.30 	conservation professionals by providing 
48.31 	apprenticeship service opportunities to 
48.32 	soil and water conservation districts. This 
48.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
49.1 	2014, by which time the project must be 
49.2 	completed and the final products delivered.
49.3 	(b) Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal 
49.4 	Health
49.5 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
49.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
49.7 	commissioner of natural resources to address 
49.8 	chronic wasting disease and accelerate 
49.9 	wildlife health programs, including activities 
49.10 	directly related to and necessary for this 
49.11 	appropriation.
49.12 	(c) Aquatic Invasive Species
49.13 	$2,177,000 the first year and $3,513,000
49.14 	$2,513,000 the second year are from the 
49.15 	trust fund to the commissioner of natural 
49.16 	resources to accelerate aquatic invasive 
49.17 	species programs, including the development 
49.18 	and implementation of best management 
49.19 	practices for public water access facilities 
49.20 	to implement aquatic invasive species 
49.21 	prevention strategies, including activities 
49.22 	directly related to and necessary for this 
49.23 	appropriation. $50,000 is for a grant 
49.24 	to develop and produce a documentary 
49.25 	identifying the challenges presented by 
49.26 	aquatic invasive species. The documentary 
49.27 	shall be available to the Department of 
49.28 	Natural Resources to distribute to watercraft 
49.29 	license purchasers and the general public 
49.30 	through online and other media.
49.31 	(d) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands 
49.32 	Reserve Acquisition and Restoration 
49.33 	Program Partnership
49.34 	$1,645,000 the first year is to the Board 
49.35 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
50.1 	permanent conservation easements and 
50.2 	restore wetlands and associated upland 
50.3 	habitat in cooperation with the United States 
50.4 	Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve 
50.5 	Program. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
50.6 	must be provided as part of the required work 
50.7 	program.
50.8 	(e) Limitation
50.9 	Appropriations in paragraphs (b) and (c) are 
50.10 	not subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 
50.11 	116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and 
50.12 	116P.09, subdivision 4.

50.13 	Sec. 3. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
50.14 	CENTER; APPROPRIATION.
 50.15 	$2,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the environment and natural 
50.16 	resources trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop 
50.17 	and implement an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research Center, including 
50.18 	equipment and facility development. As a condition of receiving this appropriation, the 
50.19 	University of Minnesota is requested to collaborate with the commissioner of natural 
50.20 	resources in developing solutions to control aquatic invasive species. Money appropriated 
50.21 	in this section may not be spent on activities unless they are directly related to and 
50.22 	necessary for the purposes of this section. Money appropriated in this section must not be 
50.23 	spent on indirect costs or other institutional overhead charges that are not directly related 
50.24 	to and necessary for the purposes of this section. This is a onetime appropriation and 
50.25 	is available until June 30, 2018.

50.26 	ARTICLE 5
50.27 	ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND

50.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
50.29 		Subd. 5.Creation and validity of grant agreements. (a) A grant agreement is 
50.30 	not valid and the state is not bound by the grant unless:
50.31 	(1) the grant has been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who is 
50.32 	party to the grant; and
51.1 	(2) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in 
51.2 	accordance with policy approved by the commissioner.; and
51.3 	(3) the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section 
51.4 	16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting 
51.5 	agency.
51.6 	(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years 
51.7 	without specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, 
51.8 	procedures, and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is 
51.9 	in the best interest of the state.
51.10 	(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other 
51.11 	required records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time 
51.12 	equal to that required of grantees in subdivision 8.
51.13 	(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner 
51.14 	for minimum grant agreement standards and practices.
51.15 	(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state 
51.16 	agency grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

51.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.98, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
51.18 		Subd. 7.Grant payments. Payments to the grantee may not be issued until the 
51.19 	grant agreement is fully executed. Encumbrances for grants issued by June 30 may be 
51.20 	certified for a period of one year beyond the year in which the funds were originally 
51.21 	appropriated as provided by section 16A.28, subdivision 6.

51.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116U.26, is amended to read:
51.23 	116U.26 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.
51.24 	(a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated 
51.25 	by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the 
51.26 	director of Explore Minnesota Tourism commissioner of administration. The program 
51.27 	shall make payment to producers of feature films, national television or Internet programs, 
51.28 	documentaries, music videos, and commercials that directly create new film jobs in 
51.29 	Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer must submit documentation to the 
51.30 	Minnesota Film and TV Board of expenditures for production costs incurred in Minnesota 
51.31 	that are directly attributable to the production in Minnesota of a film product.
51.32 	The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the director of 
51.33 	Explore Minnesota Tourism commissioner of administration about program payment, but 
51.34 	the director commissioner has the authority to make the final determination on payments. 
52.1 	The director's commissioner's determination must be based on proper documentation of 
52.2 	eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more than five percent of the funds 
52.3 	appropriated for the program in any year may be expended for administration.
52.4 	(b) For the purposes of this section:
52.5 	(1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:
52.6 	(i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;
52.7 	(ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal 
52.8 	services corporations for the services of a performing artist;
52.9 	(iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;
52.10 	(iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;
52.11 	(v) editing and related services;
52.12 	(vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or
52.13 	(vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted 
52.14 	entertainment industry practice; and
52.15 	(2) "film" means a feature film, television or Internet show, documentary, music 
52.16 	video, or television commercial, whether on film, video, or digital media. Film does not 
52.17 	include news, current events, public programming, or a program that includes weather 
52.18 	or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a 
52.19 	sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards show; a finished production 
52.20 	that solicits funds; or a production for which the production company is required under 
52.21 	United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer 
52.22 	portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.
52.23 	(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board 
52.24 	may make reimbursements of: (1) up to 20 percent of film production costs for films that 
52.25 	locate production outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 
52.26 	2, or that incur production costs in excess of $5,000,000 in the metropolitan area within 
52.27 	a 12-month period; or (2) up to 15 percent of film production costs for films that incur 
52.28 	production costs of $5,000,000 or less in the metropolitan area within a 12-month period.

52.29 	Sec. 4. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, 
52.30 	is amended to read:

52.31
52.32	Subd. 5.Minnesota Historical Society
 		12,050,000
		12,050,000
12,950,000
	
52.33 	These amounts are appropriated to the 
52.34 	governing board of the Minnesota Historical 
52.35 	Society to preserve and enhance access to 
53.1 	Minnesota's history and its cultural and 
53.2 	historical resources. Grant agreements 
53.3 	entered into by the Minnesota Historical 
53.4 	Society and other recipients of appropriations 
53.5 	in this subdivision shall ensure that 
53.6 	these funds are used to supplement and 
53.7 	not substitute for traditional sources of 
53.8 	funding. Funds directly appropriated to the 
53.9 	Minnesota Historical Society shall be used to 
53.10 	supplement, and not substitute for, traditional 
53.11 	sources of funding. Notwithstanding 
53.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, for 
53.13 	historic preservation projects that improve 
53.14 	historic structures, the amounts are available 
53.15 	until June 30, 2015.
53.16 	Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. 
53.17 	$5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000
53.18 	$5,450,000 the second year are for history 
53.19 	programs and projects operated or conducted 
53.20 	by or through local, county, regional, or 
53.21 	other historical or cultural organizations; or 
53.22 	for activities to preserve significant historic 
53.23 	and cultural resources. Funds are to be 
53.24 	distributed through a competitive grants 
53.25 	process. The Minnesota Historical Society 
53.26 	shall administer these funds using established 
53.27 	grants mechanisms, with assistance from 
53.28 	the advisory committee created under Laws 
53.29 	2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, 
53.30 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
53.31 	Programs. $4,800,000 the first year and 
53.32 	$4,800,000 $5,200,000 the second year are 
53.33 	for programs and purposes related to the 
53.34 	historical and cultural heritage of the state 
53.35 	of Minnesota, conducted by the Minnesota 
53.36 	Historical Society.
54.1 	History Partnerships. $1,500,000 the first 
54.2 	year and $1,500,000 $1,700,000 the second 
54.3 	year are for partnerships involving multiple 
54.4 	organizations, which may include the 
54.5 	Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and 
54.6 	enhance access to Minnesota's history and 
54.7 	cultural heritage in all regions of the state.
54.8 	Statewide Survey of Historical and 
54.9 	Archaeological Sites. $250,000 the first 
54.10 	year and $250,000 the second year are 
54.11 	for a contract or contracts to be let on a 
54.12 	competitive basis to conduct statewide 
54.13 	surveys of Minnesota's sites of historical, 
54.14 	archaeological, and cultural significance. 
54.15 	Results of this survey must be published in 
54.16 	a searchable form, available to the public on 
54.17 	a cost-free basis. The Minnesota Historical 
54.18 	Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, 
54.19 	and the Indian Affairs Council shall each 
54.20 	appoint a representative to an oversight 
54.21 	board to select contractors and direct the 
54.22 	conduct of these surveys. The oversight 
54.23 	board shall consult with the Departments of 
54.24 	Transportation and Natural Resources.
54.25 	Digital Library. $250,000 the first year and 
54.26 	$250,000 the second year are for a digital 
54.27 	library project to preserve, digitize, and share 
54.28 	Minnesota images, documents, and historical 
54.29 	materials. The Minnesota Historical Society 
54.30 	shall cooperate with the Minitex interlibrary 
54.31 	loan system and shall jointly share this 
54.32 	appropriation for these purposes.
54.33 	Commemoration Activities. $100,000 
54.34 	the second year is for activities that 
54.35 	commemorate the sesquicentennial of 
55.1 	the American Civil War and the Dakota 
55.2 	Conflict, as recommended by the Civil War 
55.3 	Commemoration Task Force established in 
55.4 	Executive Order 11-15 (2011).

55.5 	Sec. 5. COMMEMORATION PROGRAMMING; APPROPRIATION.
 55.6 	$80,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
55.7 	to the commissioner of administration for grants to public broadcasting organizations to 
55.8 	develop programming that commemorates the sesquicentennial. Of this appropriation, 
55.9 	$50,000 is for grants to the Minnesota Public Television Association and $30,000 is for 
55.10 	public radio grants.

55.11 	Sec. 6. FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 55.12 	$600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund 
55.13 	to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board 
55.14 	for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV 
55.15 	Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film 
55.16 	producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in 
55.17 	Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are 
55.18 	directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible 
55.19 	production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, 
55.20 	wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and 
55.21 	other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally 
55.22 	accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent 
55.23 	possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit 
55.24 	proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of 
55.25 	administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration.

55.26 	Sec. 7. HISTORICAL RULEMAKING WEB SITE; APPROPRIATION.
 55.27 	$35,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to 
55.28 	the revisor of statutes to design and implement a Web site to provide the public searchable 
55.29 	access to historical documents relating to state agency rulemaking. It is anticipated that 
55.30 	the revisor of statutes will match this appropriation from carryforward funds and that the 
55.31 	revisor will use the carryforward funds to design and implement a Web site that will 
55.32 	provide the public searchable access to future state agency rulemaking documents.

56.1 	Sec. 8. LEGACY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
 56.2 	All appropriations in this article are onetime and are subject to the requirements 
56.3 	and availability provisions provided under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, 
56.4 	articles 4 and 5. Each direct recipient of money appropriated in this article, as well as each 
56.5 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this article, must satisfy all reporting and other 
56.6 	requirements incumbent upon legacy funding recipients as provided in Laws 2011, First 
56.7 	Special Session chapter 6, articles 4 and 5.

56.8 	ARTICLE 6
56.9 	GENERAL

56.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 3.303, subdivision 10, is 
56.11 	amended to read:
56.12 		Subd. 10.Constitutionally dedicated funding accountability. (a) The Legislative 
56.13 	Coordinating Commission shall develop and maintain a user-friendly, public-oriented 
56.14 	Web site that informs, educates, and demonstrates to the public how the constitutionally 
56.15 	dedicated funds in the arts and cultural heritage fund, outdoor heritage fund, clean water 
56.16 	fund, parks and trails fund, and environment and natural resources trust fund are being 
56.17 	expended to meet the requirements established for each fund in the state constitution. 
56.18 	Information provided on the Web site must include, but is not limited to:
56.19 	(1) information on all project proposals received by the Outdoor Heritage Council 
56.20 	and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;
56.21 	(2) information on all projects receiving funding, including:
56.22 	(i) the name of the project and a project description;
56.23 	(ii) the name, telephone number, members of the board or equivalent governing 
56.24 	body, and e-mail address of the funding recipient and, when applicable, the Web site 
56.25 	address where the public can directly access detailed information on the recipient's receipt 
56.26 	and use of money for the project;
56.27 	(iii) the amount and source of funding, including the fiscal year of the appropriation;
56.28 	(iv) the amount and source of any additional funding or leverage;
56.29 	(v) the duration of the project;
56.30 	(vi) the number of full-time equivalents funded under the project. For the purposes 
56.31 	of this item, "full-time equivalent" means a position directly attributed to the receipt of 
56.32 	money from one or more of the funds covered under this section, calculated as the total 
56.33 	number of hours planned for the position divided by 2,088;
56.34 	(vii) the direct expenses and administration costs of the project;
57.1 	(viii) proposed measurable outcomes and the plan for measuring and evaluating 
57.2 	the results;
57.3 	(ix) for pass-through, noncompetitive grants, the entity acting as the fiscal agent or 
57.4 	administering agency and a point of contact for additional information; and
57.5 	(x) for competitive grants, the name and a brief description of the qualifications of 
57.6 	all board members or members of an equivalent governing body ultimately responsible 
57.7 	for awarding the grants, as well as any grant-making advisory group. In addition, an 
57.8 	entity that awards competitive grants, including but not limited to a state agency or any 
57.9 	statewide, regional, or local organization, must report whether an employee, decision 
57.10 	maker, advisory group member, or other person involved in the grant process disclosed 
57.11 	a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest. If the entity reports that a conflict 
57.12 	of interest or potential conflict of interest was disclosed, the entity must provide the 
57.13 	Legislative Coordinating Commission with a contact person for additional information and 
57.14 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission must post this information on the Web site. An 
57.15 	entity that awards competitive grants must obtain and apply the conflict of interest policies 
57.16 	developed by the commissioner of administration under section 16B.98, subdivision 3, 
57.17 	unless the entity maintains and applies its own documented conflict of interest policies 
57.18 	which are substantially similar to the commissioner of administration's policies;
57.19 	(3) actual measured outcomes and evaluation of projects as required under sections 
57.20 	85.53, subdivision 2; 114D.50, subdivision 4; and 129D.17, subdivision 2;
57.21 	(4) education about the areas and issues the projects address, including, when 
57.22 	feasible, maps of where projects have been undertaken;
57.23 	(5) all frameworks developed for future uses of each fund; and
57.24 	(6) methods by which members of the public may apply for project funds under 
57.25 	any of the constitutionally dedicated funds.
57.26 	Information that could be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual minor 
57.27 	shall be withheld from the information required for the Web site.
57.28 	(b) As soon as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever 
57.29 	comes first, a state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from a fund covered 
57.30 	under this section shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) and, when 
57.31 	applicable, compile and submit the same information for any grant recipient or other 
57.32 	subrecipient of funding. All information for proposed and funded projects, including 
57.33 	the proposed measurable outcomes, must be made available on the Web site as soon 
57.34 	as practicable. Information on the measured outcomes and evaluation must be posted 
57.35 	as soon as it becomes available. The costs of these activities shall be paid out of the 
57.36 	arts and cultural heritage fund, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and 
58.1 	trails fund, and the environment and natural resources trust fund proportionately. For 
58.2 	purposes of this section, "measurable outcomes" means outcomes, indicators, or other 
58.3 	performance measures that may be quantified or otherwise measured in order to measure 
58.4 	the effectiveness of a project or program in meeting its intended goal or purpose.
58.5 	(c) The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall be responsible for receiving all 
58.6 	ten-year plans and 25-year frameworks for each of the constitutionally dedicated funds. To 
58.7 	the extent practicable, staff for the commission shall provide assistance and oversight to 
58.8 	these planning efforts and shall coordinate public access to hearings and public meetings 
58.9 	for all planning efforts.