HF 213

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment and natural resources; 
  1.3             appropriating money for various purposes; expanding 
  1.4             the allowable sources of contributions to the 
  1.5             Minnesota critical habitat matching account; expanding 
  1.6             the availability of money in the Minnesota environment 
  1.7             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 84.943; and 
  1.8             116P.11. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10  Section 1.  MINNESOTA RESOURCES 
  1.11  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  1.12  Appropriation                         33,369,000
  1.13                Summary by Fund
  1.14  Minnesota Future 
  1.19  Natural Resources 
  1.20  Trust Fund          15,544,000
  1.21  Of this appropriation $3,144,000 is 
  1.22  trust fund acceleration. 
  1.23  Oil Overcharge 
  1.24  Money in the Special 
  1.25  Revenue Fund         2,055,000
  1.26  Great Lakes Protection 
  1.27  Account                130,000
  1.28  The amounts in this section are 
  1.29  appropriated for the biennium ending 
  1.30  June 30, 1997.  Unless otherwise 
  1.31  provided, the projects in this section 
  1.32  must be completed and final products 
  1.33  delivered by June 30, 1997. 
  1.34  Subd. 2.  Definitions 
  2.1   (a) "Future resources fund" means the 
  2.2   Minnesota future resources fund 
  2.3   referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.4   section 116P.13. 
  2.5   (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
  2.6   environment and natural resources trust 
  2.7   fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.8   section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
  2.9   (c) "Trust fund acceleration" means the 
  2.10  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.11  Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph 
  2.12  (b), clause (4). 
  2.13  (d) "Oil overcharge money" means the 
  2.14  money referred to in Minnesota 
  2.15  Statutes, section 4.071, subdivision 2. 
  2.16  (e) "Great lakes protection account" 
  2.17  means the account referred to in 
  2.25  Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 
  4.39  Subd. 3.  Legislative Commission 
  4.40  on Minnesota Resources                   757,000
  4.41  $363,000 of this appropriation is from 
  4.42  the future resources fund and $394,000 
  4.43  is from the trust fund, pursuant to 
  4.44  Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
  4.45  subdivision 5. 
  4.46  Subd. 4.  Parks and Trails 
  4.47  (a) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL 
  4.48  PARK SYSTEM                            4,550,000
  4.49  This appropriation is from the trust 
  4.50  fund for payment by the commissioner of 
  4.51  natural resources to the metropolitan 
  4.52  council for subgrants to rehabilitate, 
  4.53  develop, acquire, and retrofit the 
  4.54  metropolitan regional park system 
  4.55  consistent with the metropolitan 
  4.56  council regional recreation open space 
  4.57  capital improvement program and 
  4.58  subgrants for regional trails, 
  4.59  consistent with an updated regional 
  4.60  trail plan.  $1,666,000 of this 
  4.61  appropriation is from the trust fund 
  4.62  acceleration. 
  4.63  This appropriation may be used for the 
  4.64  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
  4.65  are expressly included in the work 
  5.1   program approved by the legislative 
  5.2   commission on Minnesota resources. 
  5.3   This project must be completed and 
  5.4   final products delivered by December 
  5.5   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  5.6   available until that date. 
  5.7   (b) STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA 
  5.8   ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, BETTERMENT, 
  5.9   AND REHABILITATION                     4,075,000
  5.10  $3,750,000 of this appropriation is 
  5.11  from the trust fund and $325,000 is 
  5.12  from the future resource fund to the 
  5.13  commissioner of natural resources as 
  5.14  follows:  (1) for state park and 
  5.15  recreation area acquisition $1,870,000, 
  5.16  of which up to $670,000 may be used for 
  5.17  state trail acquisition of a critical 
  5.18  nature; (2) for state park and 
  5.19  recreation area development $680,000 
  5.20  and; (3) for betterment and 
  5.21  rehabilitation of state parks and 
  5.22  recreation areas $1,525,000.  The use 
  5.23  of the Minnesota conservation corps is 
  5.24  encouraged in the rehabilitation and 
  5.25  development. 
  5.26  $1,384,000 of this appropriation is 
  5.27  from the trust fund acceleration.  The 
  5.28  commissioner must submit grant requests 
  5.29  for supplemental funding for federal 
  5.30  ISTEA money in eligible categories and 
  5.31  report the results to the legislative 
  5.32  commission on Minnesota resources. 
  5.33  This project must be completed and 
  5.34  final products delivered by December 
  5.35  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  5.36  available until that date. 
  5.37  (c) STATE TRAIL REHABILITATION 
  5.38  AND ACQUISITION                          250,000
  5.39  This appropriation is from the trust 
  5.40  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  5.41  resources for state trail plan 
  5.42  priorities.  $94,000 of this 
  5.43  appropriation is from the trust fund 
  5.44  acceleration.  The commissioner must 
  5.45  submit grant requests for supplemental 
  5.46  funding for federal ISTEA money and 
  5.47  report the results to the legislative 
  5.48  commission on Minnesota resources. 
  5.49  This project must be completed and 
  5.50  final products delivered by December 
  5.51  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  5.52  available until that date. 
  5.53  (d) WATER ACCESS                         600,000
  5.54  This appropriation is from the trust 
  5.55  fund to the commissioner of natural 
  5.56  resources to accelerate public water 
  5.57  access acquisition and development 
  5.58  statewide.  Access includes boating 
  5.59  access, fishing piers, and shoreline 
  5.60  access.  Up to $100,000 of this 
  5.61  appropriation may be used for a 
  6.1   cooperative project to acquire and 
  6.2   develop land, local park facilities, an 
  6.3   access trail, and a boat access at the 
  6.4   LaRue pit otherwise consistent with the 
  6.5   water access program. 
  6.6   This project must be completed and 
  6.7   final products delivered by December 
  6.8   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  6.9   available until that date. 
  6.10  (e) LOCAL GRANTS                       2,088,000
  6.11  This appropriation is from the future 
  6.12  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  6.13  natural resources to provide matching 
  6.14  grants, as follows:  (1) $600,000 to 
  6.15  local units of government for local 
  6.16  park and recreation areas; (2) $600,000 
  6.17  to local units of government for 
  6.18  natural and scenic areas pursuant to 
  6.19  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019; (3) 
  6.20  $400,000 to local units of government 
  6.21  for trail linkages between communities, 
  6.22  trails and parks; and (4) $488,000 for 
  6.23  a conservation partners program, a 
  6.24  statewide pilot to encourage private 
  6.25  organizations and local governments to 
  6.26  cost share enhancement of fish, 
  6.27  wildlife, and native plant habitats; 
  6.28  and research and surveys of fish and 
  6.29  wildlife, and related education 
  6.30  activities.  Conservation partners 
  6.31  grants may be up to $10,000 each and 
  6.32  must be equally matched.  In addition 
  6.33  to the required work program, grants 
  6.34  may not be approved until grant 
  6.35  proposals to be funded have been 
  6.36  submitted to the legislative commission 
  6.37  on Minnesota resources and the 
  6.38  commission has either made a 
  6.39  recommendation or allowed 60 days to 
  6.40  pass without making a recommendation.  
  6.41  The above appropriations are available 
  6.42  half for the metropolitan area as 
  6.43  defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
  6.44  473.121, subdivision 2, and half for 
  6.45  outside of the metropolitan area.  For 
  6.46  the purpose of this paragraph, match 
  6.47  includes nonstate contributions either 
  6.48  cash or in-kind. 
  6.49  This project must be completed and 
  6.50  final products delivered by December 
  6.51  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  6.52  available until that date. 
  6.53  (f) MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND 
  6.54  TRAIL CONNECTIONS                        141,000
  7.24  This appropriation is from the future 
  7.25  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  7.26  transportation for half of the 
  7.27  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects for 
  7.28  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
  7.29  board to develop park and trail 
  7.30  connections including:  Minnehaha park 
  7.31  to Mendota bridge, Stone Arch bridge to 
  7.32  bridge number 9 on West River parkway, 
  7.33  Boom island to St. Anthony parkway, and 
  7.34  West River parkway to Shingle Creek 
  7.35  parkway.  The Minneapolis park and 
  7.36  recreation board must apply for and 
  7.37  receive approval of the federal money 
  7.38  in order to receive this appropriation. 
  7.39  This project must be completed and 
  7.40  final products delivered by December 
  7.41  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  7.42  available until that date. 
  7.43  (g) LOCAL SHARE FOR ISTEA 
  7.44  FEDERAL PROJECTS                         300,000
  7.45  This appropriation is from oil 
  7.46  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
  7.47  administration for half of the 
  7.48  nonfederal match of ISTEA projects 
  7.49  for:  (1) Chisago county, $150,000 for 
  7.50  a trail between North Branch and Forest 
  7.51  Lake township; and (2) the St. Louis 
  7.52  and Lake counties regional rail 
  7.53  authority, $150,000 for the development 
  7.54  of approximately 40 miles of a 
  7.55  multipurpose recreational trail 
  7.56  system.  Chisago county and the St. 
  7.57  Louis and Lake counties regional rail 
  7.58  authority must apply for and receive 
  7.59  approval of the federal money in order 
  7.60  to receive these appropriations. 
  7.61  This project must be completed and 
  7.62  final products delivered by December 
  8.1   31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  8.2   available until that date. 
  8.3   (h) PINE POINT PARK REST STATION         100,000
  8.4   This appropriation is from the future 
  8.5   resources fund to the commissioner of 
  8.6   natural resources for an agreement with 
  8.7   Washington county to construct a rest 
  8.8   station on the Gateway segment of the 
  8.9   Willard Munger state trail in 
  8.10  compliance with the Americans with 
  8.11  disabilities act.  This appropriation 
  8.12  must be matched by at least $30,000 of 
  8.13  nonstate money. 
  8.14  (i) INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER 
  8.15  INFORMATION SYSTEM                        45,000
  8.16  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.17  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  8.18  trade and economic development, office 
  8.19  of tourism, for an agreement with 
  8.20  Explore Lake County, Inc. to develop a 
  8.21  pilot multimedia interactive computer 
  8.22  information system at the R. J. Houle 
  8.23  visitor information center. 
  8.24  Subd. 5.  Management Approaches 
  8.25  (a) LOCAL RIVER PLANNING - 
  8.26  CONTINUATION                             140,000
  8.27  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.28  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  8.29  natural resources for the third 
  8.30  biennium of a three-biennium project to 
  8.31  assist counties statewide in developing 
  8.32  comprehensive plans for the management 
  8.33  and protection of rivers through grants 
  8.34  for up to two-thirds of the cost that 
  8.35  address locally identified issues while 
  8.36  maintaining consistency with state 
  8.37  floodplain and shoreland laws and local 
  8.38  water plans.  For the purpose of this 
  8.39  paragraph, the nonstate portion 
  8.40  includes contributions either cash or 
  8.41  in-kind.  The appropriation in Laws 
  8.42  1993, chapter 172, section 14, 
  8.43  subdivision 11, paragraph (b), is 
  8.44  available until June 30, 1997. 
  8.45  (b) CANNON RIVER WATERSHED STRATEGIC 
  8.46  PLAN:  INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT             325,000
  8.47  This appropriation is from the future 
  8.48  resources fund to the board of water 
  8.49  and soil resources for an agreement 
  8.50  with the Cannon River watershed 
  8.51  partnership to implement activities in 
  8.52  the Cannon River watershed through 
  8.53  matching grants and technical 
  8.54  assistance.  This appropriation must be 
  8.55  matched by at least $81,000 of nonstate 
  8.56  money. 
  8.57  This project must be completed and 
  8.58  final products delivered by December 
  8.59  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
  8.60  available until that date. 
  8.61  (c) TRI-COUNTY LEECH LAKE 
  9.1   WATERSHED PROJECT                        300,000
  9.2   This appropriation is from the future 
  9.3   resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.4   natural resources for an agreement with 
  9.5   Cass County in cooperation with the 
  9.6   Tri-County Leech Lake Watershed project 
  9.7   for integrated resource management in 
  9.8   the watershed through baseline data, 
  9.9   public information and education, and 
  9.10  pilot projects. 
  9.11  (d) BLUFFLANDS LANDSCAPE                 630,000 
  9.12  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.13  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.14  natural resources to assist communities 
  9.15  in developing a management framework 
  9.16  for the scenic and biological resources 
  9.17  of the Mississippi valley blufflands 
  9.18  landscape and to foster integrated 
  9.19  decisions and citizen commitment to 
  9.20  long-term resource protection.  
  9.21  $304,000 is for a cooperative agreement 
  9.22  with Architectural Environments; at 
  9.23  least $40,000 of this amount must be 
  9.24  used for demonstration and 
  9.25  implementation activities.  $236,000 is 
  9.26  for a cooperative agreement with 
  9.27  Historic Bluff Country.  $90,000 is for 
  9.28  expenses within the department of 
  9.29  natural resources.  This appropriation 
  9.30  must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
  9.31  nonstate money. 
  9.32  (e) GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ BEACH 
  9.33  RIDGES:  MINING AND PROTECTION            85,000
  9.34  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.35  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.36  natural resources to coordinate a 
  9.37  long-term plan for the beach ridges in 
  9.38  Clay county that balances protection of 
  9.39  native prairies with a sustainable 
  9.40  aggregate industry. 
  9.41  (f) ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY EMISSIONS, 
  9.42  DEPOSITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST 
  9.43  EVALUATION                               575,000
  9.44  This appropriation is from the future 
  9.45  resources fund to the commissioner of 
  9.46  the pollution control agency for a 
  9.47  mercury emission inventory and 
  9.48  quantification of mercury atmospheric 
  9.49  deposition.  $50,000 is for an 
  9.50  evaluation of the external costs of 
  9.51  mercury emissions from Minnesota 
  9.52  sources. 
  9.53  (g) MERCURY DEPOSITION AND 
  9.54  LAKE QUALITY TRENDS                      250,000
  9.55  $120,000 of this appropriation is from 
  9.56  the future resources fund and $130,000 
  9.57  is from the Great Lakes protection 
  9.58  account to the commissioner of the 
  9.59  pollution control agency for an 
  9.60  agreement with the University of 
 10.1   Minnesota-Duluth to synthesize and 
 10.2   interpret a five-year (1990-1994) 
 10.3   mercury deposition data base and 
 10.4   evaluate water quality and fish 
 10.5   contamination trends for 80 high-value 
 10.6   lakes and compare it with historic 
 10.13  council to protect the Mississippi 
 10.19  river from water quality impairment.  
 10.20  This appropriation must be matched by 
 10.21  at least $100,000 of nonstate 
 10.22  contributions, either cash or in-kind. 
 10.23  (n) FOREST MANAGEMENT TO MAINTAIN 
 10.24  STRUCTURAL AND SPECIES DIVERSITY         160,000
 10.25  This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.26  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 10.27  resources to document forest management 
 10.28  practices in a pilot area, assess the 
 10.29  long-term effects of current and 
 10.30  alternative timber harvest practices on 
 10.31  structural aspects of biological 
 10.32  diversity (especially old-growth forest 
 10.33  characteristics), and prepare forest 
 10.34  management guidelines to maintain these 
 10.35  features in commercial forests. 
 10.36  (o) ACCELERATED NATIVE GRASS AND FORBS 
 10.37  ON ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY                    150,000
 10.38  This appropriation is from the trust 
 10.39  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 10.40  resources in cooperation with the 
 10.41  interagency roadside committee to 
 10.42  accelerate native plant establishment 
 10.43  and management in roadsides using 
 10.44  integrated resource management 
 10.45  techniques including educational 
 10.46  materials about benefits of low 
 10.47  maintenance and biologically diverse 
 10.48  roadsides statewide. 
 10.49  This project must be completed and 
 10.50  final products delivered by December 
 10.51  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 10.52  available until that date. 
 10.53  (p) ACCELERATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT 
 10.54  ACTIVITIES IN WHITEWATER WATERSHED        60,000
 10.55  This appropriation is from the future 
 10.56  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 10.57  natural resources to expand activities 
 10.58  in the Whitewater watershed through 
 10.59  shared funding and staffing to assist 
 10.60  and coordinate with the Whitewater 
 11.1   watershed project on landscape 
 11.2   management activities such as 
 11.3   sustainable land use, watershed 
 11.4   restoration, and improved water quality.
 11.5   (q) SUSTAINABLE GRASSLAND CONSERVATION 
 11.6   AND UTILIZATION                          125,000
 11.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 11.8   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.9   natural resources to develop integrated 
 11.10  grassland projects in northwest 
 11.11  Minnesota and to evaluate different 
 11.12  management strategies. 
 11.13  (r) DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND 
 11.14  PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS    225,000
 11.15  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.16  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.17  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 11.18  Whitewater joint powers board to 
 11.19  develop and evaluate farming systems 
 11.20  for impacts on ecosystems, 
 11.21  profitability, and quality of life 
 11.22  through on-farm research, experiment 
 11.23  station research, watershed 
 11.24  demonstration farms, and education.  
 11.25  This appropriation must be matched by 
 11.26  at least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 11.27  (s) COOPERATIVES TO PROMOTE 
 11.28  SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 
 11.29  AND RESEARCH                             100,000
 11.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 11.31  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 11.32  agriculture for an agreement with the 
 11.33  sustainable farming association of 
 11.34  Minnesota to promote sustainable 
 11.35  farming practices by strengthening 
 11.36  farmer-based demonstration and 
 11.37  education networks of the sustainable 
 11.38  farming association and by forming a 
 11.39  pilot cooperative of on-farm and 
 11.40  southwest experiment station research.  
 11.41  This appropriation must be matched by 
 11.42  at least $15,000 of nonstate money. 
 11.43  (t) RECYCLED BIOSOLIDS PRODUCT USED 
 11.44  TO RECLAIM DISTURBED AREAS               200,000
 11.45  This appropriation is from the oil 
 11.46  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 11.47  administration for payment to the 
 11.48  metropolitan council in cooperation 
 11.49  with N-Viro, Minnesota to increase the 
 11.50  market for biosolids by demonstrating 
 11.51  the use of N-Viro soil for reclamation 
 11.52  through a program of research and field 
 11.53  and public demonstrations. 
 11.54  Subd. 6.  Environmental Education 
 11.55  (a) LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT 
 11.56  CURRICULUM                               100,000
 11.57  This appropriation is from the trust 
 11.58  fund to the office of environmental 
 11.59  assistance for an agreement with 
 11.60  Pheasants Forever, Inc. to provide 
 12.2   teacher training in the use of the 
 12.3   Leopold education project conservation 
 12.4   ethics curriculum.  This appropriation 
 12.5   must be matched by at least $50,000 of 
 12.6   nonstate money. 
 12.7   (b) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 
 12.8   TEACHER TRAINING                         500,000
 12.9   This appropriation is from the trust 
 12.10  fund to the office of environmental 
 12.11  assistance in cooperation with the 
 12.12  environmental education advisory board 
 12.13  to develop and deliver statewide 
 12.14  environmental education training for 
 12.15  preservice and in-service teachers. 
 12.16  (c) SHARING ENVIRONMENTAL 
 12.17  EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE                      200,000
 12.18  This appropriation is from the trust 
 12.19  fund to the office of environmental 
 12.20  assistance in cooperation with the 
 12.21  environmental education advisory board 
 12.22  to plan and develop an information data 
 12.23  exchange and service center that 
 12.24  coordinates the collection, evaluation, 
 12.25  dissemination, and promotion of 
 12.26  environmental education resources and 
 12.27  programs. 
 12.28  (d) ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO RESOURCE 
 12.29  LIBRARY AND PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES     250,000
 12.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.31  resources fund to the office of 
 12.32  environmental assistance in cooperation 
 12.33  with the environmental education 
 12.34  advisory board for an agreement with 
 12.35  Twin Cities Public Television to create 
 12.36  a resource information center for 
 12.37  environmental video and to produce and 
 12.38  broadcast an environmental television 
 12.39  series about Minnesota environmental 
 12.40  achievements. 
 12.41  (e) DEVELOPMENT, ASSIMILATION AND 
 12.42  DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF EDUCATIONAL 
 12.43  MATERIALS                                100,000
 12.48  This appropriation is from the future 
 12.49  resources fund to the office of 
 12.50  environmental assistance for an 
 12.51  agreement with the International Wolf 
 12.52  Center to collect and develop written, 
 12.53  electronic, and photographic 
 12.54  audio-visual material about wolf 
 12.55  ecology, recovery, and management for 
 12.56  electronic distribution.  This 
 12.57  appropriation must be matched by at 
 12.58  least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 12.59  (f) ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GRANTS 
 12.60  FOR MINNESOTA SCHOOLS                    200,000
 13.1   This appropriation is from the trust 
 13.2   fund to the department of natural 
 13.3   resources for an agreement with St. 
 13.4   Olaf college for the school nature area 
 13.5   project matching grants to schools for 
 13.6   school area nature sites.  This 
 13.7   appropriation must be matched by at 
 13.8   least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 13.9   (g) ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTAL 
 13.10  EDUCATION NETWORK                        250,000
 13.11  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.12  resources fund to the office of 
 13.13  environmental assistance for an 
 13.14  agreement with the University of 
 13.15  Minnesota raptor center to develop a 
 13.16  program for student participation in 
 13.17  satellite-tracking research, data 
 13.18  collection and dissemination using 
 13.19  INTERNET, workshops, material 
 13.20  development, and off-site classroom 
 13.21  experience.  This appropriation must be 
 13.22  matched by at least $38,000 of nonstate 
 13.23  money. 
 13.24  (h) THREE RIVERS INITIATIVE              750,000
 13.25  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.26  resources fund to the Science Museum of 
 13.27  Minnesota to develop exhibits and 
 13.32  the Izaak Walton League of America, 
 13.33  midwest office in cooperation with the 
 13.34  Science Museum of Minnesota to develop 
 13.35  and disseminate an interactive 
 13.36  multimedia computer exhibit on 
 13.37  renewable energy resources. 
 13.38  (j) TREES FOR TEENS:  TRAINING, 
 13.39  RESOURCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, 
 13.40  SERVICE                                   75,000
 13.41  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.42  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 13.43  natural resources for an agreement with 
 13.44  Twin Cities Tree Trust to develop a 
 13.45  pilot program and curriculum materials 
 13.46  for educating high school students 
 13.47  about urban forestry and assisting them 
 13.50  in carrying out peer education and 
 13.51  community service projects.  This 
 13.52  project must be done in cooperation 
 13.53  with the Minnesota releaf program. 
 13.54  (k) REDWOOD FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 
 13.55  NO. 637 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT  250,000
 13.56  This appropriation is from the future 
 13.57  resources fund to the office of 
 13.58  environmental assistance for an 
 13.59  agreement with the Redwood Falls school 
 13.60  district to accelerate development of 
 13.61  an outdoor environmental learning 
 13.62  center and to integrate environmental 
 14.1   education into the K-12 curriculum.  
 14.2   Project development will include 
 14.3   prairie access improvements including a 
 14.4   trail system, establishment of a 
 14.5   wetland, and an arboretum. 
 14.6   (l) TOGETHER OUTDOORS MINNESOTA          575,000
 14.7   This appropriation is from the future 
 14.8   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.9   natural resources for an agreement with 
 14.10  Wilderness Inquiry for diversity 
 14.11  specialist training, training of 
 14.12  outdoor service professionals to 
 14.13  provide inclusive programming, and 
 14.14  diversity networking, including the 
 14.15  development of a directory of 
 14.16  recreation facility accessibility.  
 14.17  This appropriation must be matched by 
 14.18  at least $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 14.19  This project must be completed and 
 14.20  final products delivered by December 
 14.21  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 14.22  available until that date. 
 14.23  (m) ENHANCED NATURAL RESOURCE 
 14.24  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASIAN-PACIFIC 
 14.25  MINNESOTANS                              150,000
 14.26  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.27  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.28  natural resources for the second 
 14.29  biennium of funding for community 
 14.30  outreach, cultural collaboration, 
 14.31  training, and education to increase 
 14.32  Asians' participation and understanding 
 14.33  of natural resources management.  
 14.34  Supplemental funding must be requested 
 14.35  and the results reported to the 
 14.36  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 14.37  resources. 
 14.38  (n) DELIVER ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
 14.39  AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
 14.40  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS                        100,000
 14.41  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.42  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.43  natural resources to provide 
 14.44  interpretation of ecological data 
 14.45  collected by the county biological 
 14.46  survey. 
 14.47  (o) NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 
 14.48  PUBLIC EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT   100,000
 14.49  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.50  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.51  the pollution control agency for an 
 14.52  agreement with the city of St. Paul for 
 14.53  a joint project with the city of 
 14.54  Minneapolis to conduct surveys and 
 14.55  develop and implement nonpoint source 
 14.56  pollution public education.  This 
 14.57  appropriation must be matched by at 
 14.58  least $12,000 of nonstate money. 
 14.59  (p) WHITETAIL DEER RESOURCE CENTER        50,000
 14.60  This appropriation is from the future 
 14.61  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 14.62  natural resources for an agreement with 
 14.63  the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association 
 15.1   to develop a facility and operations 
 15.2   plan.  This appropriation must be 
 15.3   matched by $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 15.4   (q) GORDON GULLION CHAIR IN FOREST 
 15.5   WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION          350,000
 15.6   This appropriation is from the future 
 15.7   resources fund to the University of 
 15.8   Minnesota to establish an endowed chair 
 15.9   in forest wildlife research and 
 15.10  education to develop forest and 
 15.11  wildlife sustainable management 
 15.12  practices.  This appropriation must be 
 15.13  matched by at least $350,000 of 
 15.14  nonstate money.  This project must be 
 15.15  completed and final products delivered 
 15.16  by December 31, 1997, and the 
 15.17  appropriation is available until that 
 15.18  date. 
 15.19  Subd. 7.  Natural Resource Data 
 15.20  (a) ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS INITIATIVE  350,000
 15.21  This appropriation is from the trust 
 15.22  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 15.23  resources to create the framework for 
 15.24  an integrated, statewide network for 
 15.25  selecting and monitoring environmental 
 15.26  indicators to assess and communicate 
 15.27  Minnesota's environmental health status 
 15.28  and trends.  The work program must be 
 15.29  submitted to the environmental quality 
 15.30  board for review before approval by the 
 15.31  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 15.32  resources.  Data compatibility 
 15.33  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 15.34  this appropriation. 
 15.35  (b) ASSESSING WETLAND QUALITY WITH 
 15.36  ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS                    275,000
 15.37  This appropriation is from the trust 
 15.38  fund to the board of water and soil 
 15.39  resources for an agreement with the 
 15.40  University of Minnesota to develop 
 15.41  plant and animal indicators of wetland 
 15.42  quality, establish a system of 
 15.43  reference natural wetlands for 
 15.44  comparative monitoring, and develop 
 15.45  guidelines for wetland assessment and 
 15.46  monitoring to guide replacement wetland 
 15.47  monitoring.  Data compatibility 
 15.48  requirements in subdivision 15 apply to 
 15.52  digitized and manuscript format.  Data 
 15.60  compatibility requirements in 
 15.61  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 16.1   appropriation. 
 16.2   (h) MINNESOTA RIVER TILE SYSTEM 
 16.3   RESEARCH - CONTINUATION                  150,000
 16.4   This appropriation is from the future 
 16.5   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.6   the pollution control agency for the 
 16.7   second biennium of a two-biennium 
 16.8   project to continue research on the 
 16.9   impact of and best management practices 
 16.10  for surface tile inlets. 
 16.11  (i) SUGARLOAF SITE ASSESSMENT AND 
 16.12  INTERPRETATION                            70,000
 16.13  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.14  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.15  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.16  the Sugarloaf Interpretive Center 
 16.17  Association for inventories, native 
 16.20  habitat restoration, and the 
 16.21  interpretation of the natural and 
 16.22  cultural characteristics of Sugarloaf 
 16.23  Cove.  The data collection must be 
 16.24  coordinated with the department of 
 16.25  natural resources natural heritage 
 16.26  program.  Reasonable public use and 
 16.27  access must be provided.  This 
 16.28  appropriation must be matched by 
 16.29  $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.30  (j) MICROBIAL DETERIORATION OF ASPHALT 
 16.31  MATERIALS AND ITS PREVENTION              60,000
 16.32  This appropriation is from the oil 
 16.33  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 16.34  administration for a transfer to the 
 16.35  commissioner of transportation to 
 16.36  survey microbial deterioration of 
 16.37  asphalt-bituminous materials in 
 16.38  cooperation with Bemidji state 
 16.39  university or other research 
 16.40  institutions. 
 16.41  Subd. 8.  Urban Natural Resources 
 16.42  (a) URBAN WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM       150,000
 16.43  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.44  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.45  natural resources for an agreement with 
 16.46  the St. Paul neighborhood energy 
 16.47  consortium to provide workshops and 
 16.48  native planting materials to households 
 16.49  for landscaping for wildlife, 
 16.50  demonstrating plant diversity, and 
 16.51  alternative lawn care practices in the 
 16.52  urban environment.  This project must 
 16.53  be done in cooperation with the 
 16.54  department of natural resources nongame 
 16.55  wildlife and releaf programs.  This 
 16.56  appropriation must be matched by at 
 16.57  least $35,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.58  (b) GARDENING PROGRAM - STATEWIDE        300,000
 16.59  This appropriation is from the future 
 16.60  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 16.61  natural resources for an agreement with 
 17.1   the sustainable resources center for a 
 17.2   joint project with the Minnesota 
 17.3   horticultural society - Minnesota Green 
 17.4   and Duluth Plant-A-Lot community garden 
 17.5   program to provide technical assistance 
 17.6   on community plantings, food gardens, 
 17.7   trees, native plants, and 
 17.8   environmentally sound horticultural and 
 17.9   land use practices.  This appropriation 
 17.10  must be matched by at least $3,000 in 
 17.11  nonstate money. 
 17.12  (c) RELEAF:  PLANTING FOR ENERGY 
 17.13  CONSERVATION IN COMMUNITIES              400,000
 17.14  This appropriation is from the oil 
 17.15  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 17.16  administration for an agreement with 
 17.17  the department of natural resources for 
 17.18  the second biennium of a project to 
 17.19  achieve the strategic planting of 
 17.20  predominately native shade trees and 
 17.21  community windbreaks for statewide 
 17.22  energy conservation and carbon dioxide 
 17.36  state dollar.  For the purpose of this 
 17.37  paragraph, up to 15 percent of the 
 17.38  local match may be in-kind contribution.
 17.39  (d) MAPLEWOOD INNOVATIVE STORM 
 17.40  WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT                 100,000
 17.41  This appropriation is from the future 
 17.42  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 17.43  the pollution control agency for an 
 17.44  agreement with the city of Maplewood to 
 17.45  design, construct, and monitor a 
 17.46  demonstration stormwater management 
 17.47  system.  This appropriation must be 
 17.48  matched by at least $165,000 of 
 17.49  nonstate money. 
 17.50  (e) PHALEN WETLAND RESTORATION           115,000
 17.51  This appropriation is from the trust 
 17.52  fund to the board of water and soil 
 17.53  resources for an agreement with the 
 17.54  city of St. Paul to restore a wetland 
 17.55  at the south end of Lake Phalen.  This 
 17.56  appropriation must be matched by at 
 17.57  least $50,000 in nonstate money. 
 17.58  (f) WETLAND RESTORATION AND 
 17.59  ENHANCEMENT TO CREATE COMMUNITY AMENITY 
 17.60  AND FORM                                 250,000
 18.26  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.27  fund to the director of the office of 
 18.28  strategic and long-range planning for 
 18.29  an agreement with the University of 
 18.30  Minnesota to provide technical design 
 18.31  assistance to help five communities 
 18.32  create restored and enhanced wetlands 
 18.33  that reinforce community form and 
 18.34  emphasize habitat creation, water 
 18.35  quality, and recreational amenities. 
 18.36  (g)  METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER 
 18.37  MODEL TO PREDICT CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT    250,000
 18.38  This appropriation is from the trust 
 18.39  fund to the commissioner of the 
 18.40  pollution control agency to develop and 
 18.41  apply a tool to improve prediction of 
 18.42  contaminant movement in groundwater at 
 18.44  contamination sites in the metropolitan 
 18.45  area using a flexible regional 
 18.46  groundwater flow model.  Data 
 18.47  compatibility requirements in 
 18.48  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 18.49  appropriation. 
 18.50  (h) ARBORETUM BOUNDARY LAND 
 18.51  ACQUISITION                              680,000
 18.52  of Minnesota landscape arboretum 
 18.53  foundation to expand the boundary of 
 18.54  the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and, 
 18.55  if money is available after the 
 18.56  intended acquisition, to develop a 
 18.57  wetland restoration demonstration.  
 18.58  This appropriation must be matched by 
 18.62  at least $400,000 nonstate money. 
 19.1   Subd. 9.  Fisheries 
 19.2   (a) STATEWIDE EXPERIMENTAL 
 19.3   FISHING REGULATIONS                      650,000
 19.4   This appropriation is from the future 
 19.5   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.6   natural resources for baseline data 
 19.7   collection to evaluate experimental 
 19.8   fishing regulations. 
 19.9   This project must be completed and 
 19.10  final products delivered by December 
 19.11  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 19.12  available until that date. 
 19.13  (b) RIM -  ACCELERATE FISHERIES 
 19.14  ACQUISITION FOR ANGLER ACCESS            300,000
 19.15  This appropriation is from the trust 
 19.16  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 19.17  resources to provide increased angler 
 19.18  access by accelerating easement and fee 
 19.19  title acquisition of land adjacent to 
 19.20  streams and lakes, including access for 
 19.21  non boat owners and urban users. 
 19.22  This project must be completed and 
 19.23  final products delivered by December 
 19.24  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 19.25  available until that date. 
 19.26  (c) RIM - ACCELERATE STATEWIDE 
 19.27  FISHERIES HABITAT DEVELOPMENT, 
 19.28  HATCHERY REHABILITATION, AND 
 19.29  STREAM FLOW PROTECTION                 1,000,000
 19.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 19.31  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 19.32  natural resources to implement projects 
 19.33  for the acquisition, restoration, 
 19.34  improvement, and development of 
 19.35  fisheries habitat and hatchery 
 19.36  rehabilitation.  Up to $215,000 is 
 19.37  available to continue the stream flow 
 19.38  protection program for the second 
 19.39  biennium of a proposed eight-biennium 
 19.40  effort to establish a watershed level 
 19.41  stream habitat data base and develop 
 19.42  the tools to set protected flows for 
 19.43  ecosystem diversity.  Data 
 19.44  compatibility requirements in 
 19.45  subdivision 15 apply to this 
 19.46  appropriation. 
 19.47  This project must be completed and 
 19.48  final products delivered by December 
 19.49  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 19.50  available until that date. 
 19.51  Subd. 10.  Wildlife 
 19.52  (a) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 19.53  LAND ACQUISITION                         650,000
 19.54  $450,000 of this appropriation is from 
 19.55  the trust fund and $200,000 is from the 
 19.56  future resources fund to the 
 19.57  commissioner of natural resources to 
 19.58  accelerate acquisition activities in 
 19.59  the reinvest in Minnesota program by 
 19.60  acquiring land identified in North 
 20.1   American waterfowl management plan 
 20.2   project areas.  This appropriation must 
 20.3   first be used for projects qualifying 
 20.4   for a match, which may include costs 
 20.5   for acquisition, enhancements, and 
 20.6   wetland restoration. 
 20.7   (b) RIM - ACCELERATE CRITICAL 
 20.8   HABITAT MATCH PROGRAM                    250,000
 20.9   This appropriation is from the trust 
 20.10  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 20.11  resources to accelerate the reinvest in 
 20.12  Minnesota program to acquire and 
 20.13  improve critical habitat for game and 
 20.14  nongame fish, wildlife, and native 
 20.15  plants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.16  section 84.943.  Projects must occur in 
 20.17  both urban and rural areas. 
 20.18  (c) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 
 20.19  HABITAT STEWARDSHIP                      450,000
 20.20  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.21  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 20.22  natural resources for improvement of 
 20.23  wildlife habitat and natural plant 
 20.24  communities statewide, both urban and 
 20.25  rural public lands, to protect and 
 20.26  enhance wildlife, native plant species, 
 20.27  and ecological diversity. 
 20.28  (d) BIOMASS PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND 
 20.29  RESTORATION OF BRUSHLAND HABITATS        200,000
 20.30  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.31  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 20.32  natural resources for an agreement with 
 20.33  the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 
 20.34  cooperation with the natural resources 
 20.35  research institute and the Minnesota 
 20.36  Sharptailed Grouse Society to assess 
 20.37  brushland harvesting, brushland as 
 20.38  wildlife habitat, and habitat 
 20.39  management strategies. 
 20.40  This project must be completed and 
 20.41  final products delivered by December 
 20.42  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 20.43  available until that date. 
 20.44  (e) TURN IN POACHERS YOUTH ACTIVITY BOOK  50,000
 20.45  This appropriation is from the future 
 20.46  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 20.47  natural resources for an agreement with 
 20.48  TIP, Inc. to print and disseminate an 
 20.49  activity book to inform and educate 
 20.50  children about poaching and its impact 
 20.51  on natural resources, and to promote 
 20.52  ethical hunting and fishing.  This 
 20.53  appropriation must be matched by at 
 20.54  least $12,500 of nonstate money. 
 20.55  Subd. 11.  Energy 
 20.56  (a) INTER-CITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
 20.57  TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION             150,000
 20.58  This appropriation is from the oil 
 20.59  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 20.60  administration for an agreement with 
 20.61  Minnesota Power and Light Company to 
 21.1   develop and evaluate an electric 
 21.2   vehicle infrastructure with charging 
 21.3   stations for use between Duluth and St. 
 21.4   Paul, including installation of a 
 21.5   charging station at the state of 
 21.6   Minnesota central motor pool location.  
 21.7   This appropriation must be matched by 
 21.8   at least $30,000 of nonstate money. 
 21.9   (b) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND 
 21.10  ENERGY ON FAMILY FARMS                   200,000
 21.11  This appropriation is from the oil 
 21.12  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 21.13  administration for an agreement with 
 21.14  the sustainable resources center to 
 21.15  provide technical assistance and 
 21.16  technology transfer for the development 
 21.17  of wind energy harvesting. 
 21.18  (c) ONE-MEGAWATT HYBRID ELECTRICAL 
 21.19  GENERATION SIMULATION PROJECT             50,000
 21.20  This appropriation is from the oil 
 21.21  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 21.22  administration for an agreement with 
 21.23  Dan Mar & Associates in cooperation 
 21.24  with the agriculture utilization 
 21.25  research institute for a simulation 
 21.26  project using biofuel electrical 
 21.27  generation to firm up wind power to 
 21.28  provide electrical energy on demand. 
 21.29  (d) AVIAN POPULATION ANALYSIS FOR 
 21.30  WIND POWER GENERATION REGIONS             75,000
 21.31  This appropriation is from the oil 
 21.32  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 21.33  administration for an agreement with 
 21.34  American Wind Energy Association to 
 21.35  identify and assess significant avian 
 21.36  activity areas within identified wind 
 21.37  farm corridors in Minnesota.  This 
 21.38  appropriation must be matched by at 
 21.41  least $75,000 of nonstate money. 
 21.42  This project must be completed and 
 21.43  final products delivered by December 
 21.44  31, 1997, and the appropriation is 
 21.45  available until that date. 
 21.46  (e) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 
 21.47  ICE ARENAS                               470,000
 21.48  This appropriation is from the oil 
 21.49  overcharge money to the commissioner of 
 21.50  administration for an agreement with 
 21.54  the Center for Energy and Environment 
 21.55  to assess, install and evaluate energy 
 21.56  and indoor air quality improvements in 
 21.57  at least 25 publicly owned ice arenas 
 21.58  located throughout Minnesota.  Projects 
 21.59  receiving funding from this 
 21.60  appropriation must be in compliance 
 22.1   with the indoor ice facilities prime 
 22.2   ice time and gender preference 
 22.3   requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.4   section 15.98.  This appropriation is 
 22.5   for up to 50 percent of the cost of 
 22.6   retrofit activities. 
 22.7   Subd. 12.  Historic 
 22.8   (a) RESTORE HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI 
 22.9   RIVER MILL SITE                          120,000
 22.10  This appropriation is from the future 
 22.11  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 22.12  historical society for a subgrant to 
 22.13  the Minneapolis park and recreation 
 22.14  board to implement an agreement with 
 22.15  Crown Hydro Company to restore 
 22.16  gatehouse foundations, construct 
 22.17  catwalks and lighting through the 
 22.18  tailrace tunnels, and restore and 
 22.19  display the historic turbine of the 
 22.20  historic Crown roller mill.  This 
 22.21  activity must be done in cooperation 
 22.22  with the St. Anthony falls heritage 
 22.23  board.  Reasonable public use and 
 22.24  access must be provided.  This 
 22.25  appropriation must be matched by at 
 22.26  least $120,000 of nonstate money.  This 
 23.34  This appropriation is from the future 
 23.35  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 23.36  historical society for an agreement 
 23.37  with the city of Bloomington to 
 23.38  continue the restoration of the Pond 
 23.39  house and Dakota Indian mission site.  
 23.40  This appropriation must be matched by 
 23.41  $80,000 of nonstate money. 
 23.42  (c) JOSEPH R. BROWN INTERPRETIVE 
 23.43  CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT                75,000
 23.44  This appropriation is from the future 
 23.45  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 23.46  historical society for an agreement 
 23.47  with the Sibley county historical 
 23.50  society for building restoration and 
 23.51  renovation activities on the 1879 
 23.52  Sibley county courthouse, to be used as 
 23.53  the Joseph R. Brown interpretive 
 23.54  center.  This appropriation must be 
 23.55  matched by at least $5,000 of nonstate 
 23.56  money. 
 23.57  (d) HERITAGE TRAILS                      200,000
 23.58  This appropriation is from the future 
 24.1   resources fund to the Minnesota 
 24.2   historical society to plan and 
 24.3   construct trails for at least three 
 24.4   historic sites and for trail 
 24.5   interpretive material and equipment. 
 24.6   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 24.7   natural resources for an agreement with 
 24.10  the Elba booster club, in consultation 
 24.11  with the Minnesota historical society, 
 24.27  for restoration and the development of 
 24.29  interpretive materials and to provide 
 24.30  access to the Elba fire tower for safe 
 24.31  recreational and educational use.  This 
 24.32  project must be available for 
 24.33  reasonable public use and access. 
 24.34  (f) MANAGING MINNESOTA SHIPWRECKS        100,000
 24.35  This appropriation is from the future 
 24.36  resources fund to the Minnesota 
 24.37  historical society to survey historic 
 24.38  north shore shipping facilities and 
 24.39  shipwrecks, survey shipwrecks in 
 24.40  Minnesota inland lakes and rivers, 
 24.41  organize a conference on underwater 
 24.42  cultural resources, and revise the 
 24.43  management plan. Supplemental funding 
 24.44  must be requested and the results 
 24.46  reported to the legislative commission 
 24.47  on Minnesota resources. 
 24.48  Subd. 13.  Biological Control 
 24.49  (a) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF 
 24.50  EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL AND PURPLE 
 24.51  LOOSESTRIFE - CONTINUATION               300,000
 24.52  $250,000 of this appropriation is from 
 24.53  the trust fund and $50,000 is from the 
 24.54  future resources fund to the 
 24.55  commissioner of natural resources for 
 24.56  the second biennium of a five-biennium 
 24.57  project to develop biological controls 
 24.58  for Eurasian water milfoil and purple 
 24.59  loosestrife. 
 24.60  (b) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OVERLAND 
 24.61  SPREAD OF OAK WILT                        90,000
 24.62  This appropriation is from the future 
 25.2   resources fund to the commissioner of 
 25.3   agriculture in cooperation with the 
 25.4   University of Minnesota to improve 
 25.5   application methods for enhancing 
 25.6   natural biological control of the 
 25.7   overland spread of oak wilt. 
 25.8   (c) BENEFICIAL FUNGAL INOCULUM FOR 
 25.9   PRAIRIE AND WETLAND RECLAMATION          100,000
 25.10  This appropriation is from the trust 
 25.11  fund to the commissioner of 
 25.12  transportation for an agreement with 
 25.13  the University of Minnesota for the 
 25.14  characterization and development of 
 25.15  inoculum production methods for soil 
 25.16  fungi associated with the roots of 
 25.17  native and naturalized Minnesota plants 
 25.18  in prairies and wetlands to assist in 
 25.19  restoration projects. 
 25.20  Subd. 14.  Additional Revenues 
 25.21  (a)  If the official revenue forecast 
 25.22  by the commissioner of finance in the 
 25.23  spring of 1995 or the spring of 1996 
 25.24  indicates that revenue to the oil 
 25.25  overcharge account, trust fund, or 
 25.26  future resources fund for the biennium 
 25.27  ending June 30, 1997, will exceed the 
 25.38  amounts appropriated in this section, 
 25.39  the excess is appropriated as provided 
 25.40  in this subdivision. 
 25.41  (b)  Any excess oil overcharge money 
 25.42  must be distributed among the following 
 25.43  projects in the same proportion as the 
 25.44  appropriation for each project bears to 
 25.45  the sum of the appropriations for the 
 25.46  four projects in this paragraph: 
 25.47  (1) cooperatives to promote sustainable 
 25.48  agricultural practices and research, in 
 25.49  subdivision 5, paragraph (s); 
 25.50  (2) ReLeaf:  planting for energy 
 26.1   conservation in communities, in 
 26.2   subdivision 8, paragraph (c); 
 26.3   (3) inter-city electric vehicle 
 26.4   transportation demonstration, in 
 26.5   subdivision 11, paragraph (a); and 
 26.6   (4) energy improvements in public ice 
 26.7   arenas, in subdivision 11, paragraph 
 26.8   (e). 
 26.9   (c)  Any excess revenue to the trust 
 26.10  fund or the future resources fund must 
 26.11  be distributed as follows: 
 26.12  (1) the first $587,000 must be 
 26.13  distributed in the following order: 
 26.14  (i) the first $75,000 to state park and 
 26.15  recreation area acquisition, 
 26.16  development, betterment, and 
 26.17  rehabilitation, in subdivision 4, 
 26.18  paragraph (b); 
 26.19  (ii) the next $112,000 to local grants 
 26.20  in subdivision 4, paragraph (e); and 
 26.21  (iii) the next $400,000 to metropolitan 
 26.22  regional park system, in subdivision 4, 
 26.23  paragraph (a); and 
 26.24  (2) any excess revenue above $587,000 
 26.25  must be distributed in the following 
 26.26  proportions: 
 26.27  (i) 12.5 percent to RIM - accelerate 
 26.28  statewide fisheries habitat 
 26.29  development, hatchery rehabilitation, 
 26.30  and stream flow protection, in 
 26.31  subdivision 9, paragraph (c); 
 26.32  (ii) 12.5 percent to RIM - accelerate 
 26.33  wildlife land acquisition, in 
 26.34  subdivision 10, paragraph (a); 
 26.35  (iii) 25 percent to state park and 
 26.36  recreation area acquisition, 
 27.1   development, betterment, and 
 27.2   rehabilitation, in subdivision 4, 
 27.3   paragraph (b); 
 27.4   (iv) 25 percent to local grants in 
 27.5   subdivision 4, paragraph (e); and 
 27.6   (v) 25 percent to metropolitan regional 
 27.7   park system, in subdivision 4, 
 27.8   paragraph (a). 
 27.9   Subd. 15.  Data Compatibility 
 27.10  Requirements 
 27.11  During the biennium ending June 30, 
 27.12  1997, the data collected by the 
 27.13  projects funded under this section that 
 27.14  have common value for natural resource 
 27.15  planning and management must conform to 
 27.16  information architecture as defined in 
 27.17  guidelines and standards adopted by the 
 27.18  information policy office.  Data review 
 27.19  committees may be established to 
 27.20  develop or comment on plans for data 
 27.21  integration and distribution and shall 
 27.22  submit semiannual status reports to the 
 27.23  legislative commission on Minnesota 
 27.24  resources on their findings.  In 
 27.25  addition, the data must be provided to 
 27.26  and integrated with the Minnesota land 
 27.27  management information center's 
 27.28  geographic data bases with the 
 27.29  integration costs borne by the activity 
 27.30  receiving funding under this section. 
 27.31  Subd. 16.  Project Requirements 
 27.32  It is a condition of acceptance of the 
 27.33  appropriations in this section that any 
 27.34  agency or entity receiving the 
 27.35  appropriation must comply with 
 27.36  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 
 28.1   Subd 17.  Match Requirements 
 28.2   Appropriations in this section that 
 28.3   must be matched and for which the match 
 28.4   has not been committed by January 1, 
 28.5   1996, must be canceled.  Unless 
 28.6   specifically authorized, in-kind 
 28.7   contributions may not be counted as 
 28.8   match. 
 28.9   Subd. 18.  Payment Conditions and 
 28.10  Capital Equipment Expenditures 
 28.11  All agreements, grants, or contracts 
 28.12  referred to in this section must be 
 28.13  administered on a reimbursement basis.  
 28.14  Payment must be made upon receiving 
 28.15  documentation that reimbursable amounts 
 28.16  have been expended, except that 
 28.17  reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
 28.18  projects in order to accommodate cash 
 28.19  flow needs.  The advances must be 
 28.20  approved as part of the work program.  
 24.24  No expenditures for capital equipment 
 24.25  are allowed unless expressly authorized 
 24.26  in the project work program. 
 24.27  Subd. 19.  Purchase of Recycled and 
 24.28  Recyclable Materials 
 24.29  A political subdivision, public or 
 24.30  private corporation, or other entity 
 24.31  that receives an appropriation in this 
 24.32  section must use the appropriation in 
 24.33  compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.34  sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 
 24.35  the purchase of recycled, repairable, 
 24.36  and durable materials, the purchase of 
 24.37  uncoated paper stock, and the use of 
 24.38  soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 
 24.39  state agency. 
 24.40  Subd. 20.  Carryforward 
 24.41  (a) The availability of the 
 24.42  appropriations for the following 
 24.43  projects is extended to December 31, 
 24.44  1995; on that date the appropriations 
 24.45  cancel and no further payment is 
 24.46  authorized:  Laws 1993, chapter 172, 
 24.47  section 14, subdivisions 3(a), 3(i), 
 24.48  6(b), 9, 10(a), 10(c), 10(g), 10(p), 
 24.49  10(q), 10(r), 12(a), 12(c), 12(g), 
 24.50  12(h), 12(j), and 12(l). 
 24.51  (b) The availability of the 
 24.52  appropriations for the following 
 24.53  projects is extended to December 31, 
 24.54  1996; on that date the appropriations 
 24.55  cancel and no further payment is 
 24.56  authorized:  (1) Laws 1993, chapter 
 24.57  172, section 14, subdivisions 4(e), 
 24.58  10(d), 10(f), 10(o), 12(f), 12(g), and 
 24.59  that portion of subdivision 10, 
 24.60  paragraph (c), for Cedar Lake trail 
 24.61  development; and (2) Laws 1994, chapter 
 24.62  632, article 2, section 6, local 
 25.1   recreation grants and Silver Bay harbor.
 25.2   Sec. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
 25.3   The following amounts are appropriated 
 25.4   from the Minnesota environment and 
 25.5   natural resources trust fund referred 
 25.6   to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 25.7   116P.02, subdivision 6.  The 
 25.8   appropriations are available until 
 25.9   December 31, 1995, and are subject to 
 25.10  the provisions of Laws 1993, chapter 
 25.11  172, section 14, subdivisions 14 to 18. 
 25.12  (a) STATE PARK AND RECREATION  
 25.13  AREA ACQUISITION                         650,000
 25.14  This appropriation is to the 
 25.15  commissioner of natural resources for 
 25.16  acquisition of land within the 
 25.17  statutory boundaries of state parks and 
 25.18  recreation areas. 
 25.19  (b) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PARKS AND
 25.20  TRAILS ACQUISITION                       650,000
 25.21  This appropriation is to the 
 25.22  commissioner of natural resources for 
 25.23  payment to the metropolitan council for 
 25.24  subgrants to acquire parks and trails 
 25.25  consistent with the metropolitan 
 25.26  council regional recreation open space 
 25.27  capital improvement plan. 
 25.28  This appropriation may be used for the 
 25.29  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
 25.30  are expressly included in the work 
 25.31  program approved by the legislative 
 25.32  commission on Minnesota resources. 
 25.33  (c) The projects in this section must 
 25.34  be completed and final products 
 25.35  delivered by December 31, 1995, and the 
 25.36  appropriations are available until that 
 25.37  date. 
 25.38     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.943, is 
 25.39  amended to read: 
 25.40     84.943 [MINNESOTA CRITICAL HABITAT PRIVATE SECTOR MATCHING 
 25.41  ACCOUNT.] 
 25.42     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The Minnesota critical 
 25.43  habitat private sector matching account is established as a 
 25.44  separate account in the reinvest in Minnesota resources fund 
 25.45  established under section 84.95.  The account shall be 
 25.46  administered by the commissioner of natural resources as 
 25.47  provided in this section.  
 25.48     Subd. 2.  [FUNDING SOURCES.] The critical habitat private 
 25.49  sector matching account shall consist of contributions 
 25.50  from private qualified sources and appropriations.  As used in 
 26.1   this section, "qualified source" means a private source or a 
 26.2   town, home rule charter or statutory city, county, sanitary 
 26.3   district, soil and water conservation district, watershed 
 26.4   district, organization formed for the joint exercise of powers 
 26.5   under section 471.59, lake improvement district, conservation 
 26.6   district, or other general or special purpose unit of government 
 26.7   in the state. 
 26.8      Subd. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MATCHED BY PRIVATE 
 26.9   FUNDS.] Appropriations transferred to the critical 
 26.10  habitat private sector matching account may be expended only to 
 26.11  the extent that they are matched equally with contributions to 
 26.12  the account from private qualified sources or by funds 
 26.13  contributed to the nongame wildlife management account.  
 26.14  The private contributions may be made in cash or in 
 26.15  contributions of land or interests in land that are designated 
 26.16  by the commissioner of natural resources as program 
 26.17  acquisitions.  Appropriations transferred to the account that 
 26.18  are not matched within three years from the date of the 
 26.19  appropriation shall cancel to the source of the appropriation.  
 26.20  For the purposes of this section, the private contributions of 
 26.21  land or interests in land shall be valued in accordance with 
 26.22  their appraised value. 
 26.23     Subd. 4.  [MANAGEMENT.] The critical habitat private sector 
 26.24  matching account shall be managed to earn the highest interest 
 26.25  compatible with prudent investment, preservation of principal, 
 26.26  and reasonable liquidity.  Unless an appropriation to the 
 26.27  account reverts to its original source under subdivision 3, the 
 26.28  principal and interest in the account remain in the account 
 26.29  until expended as provided in this section. 
 26.30     Subd. 5.  [PLEDGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.] The commissioner of 
 26.31  natural resources may accept contributions and pledges to the 
 26.32  critical habitat private sector matching account.  A pledge that 
 26.33  is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall 
 26.34  be reported with other pledges as required in this section.  In 
 26.35  the budget request for each biennium, the commissioner shall 
 26.36  report the balance of contributions in the account and the 
 27.1   amount that has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two 
 27.2   calendar years. 
 27.3      Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of 
 27.4   natural resources only for the direct acquisition or improvement 
 27.5   of land or interests in land as provided in section 84.944.  To 
 27.6   the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, 
 27.7   the money matched to the nongame wildlife management account may 
 27.8   be used for the management of nongame wildlife projects as 
 27.9   specified in section 290.431.  Acquisition includes:  (1) 
 27.10  purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or 
 27.11  (2) acceptance by the commissioner of gifts of land or interests 
 27.12  in land as program projects. 
 27.13     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116P.11, is 
 27.14  amended to read: 
 27.15     116P.11 [AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISBURSEMENT.] 
 27.16     (a) The amount biennially available from the trust fund for 
 27.17  the budget plan developed by the commission consists of the 
 27.18  earnings generated from the trust fund.  Earnings generated from 
 27.19  the trust fund shall equal the amount of interest on debt 
 27.20  securities and dividends on equity securities.  Gains and losses 
 27.21  arising from the sale of securities shall be apportioned as 
 27.22  follows:  
 27.23     (1) if the sale of securities results in a net gain during 
 27.24  a fiscal year, the gain shall be apportioned in equal 
 27.25  installments over the next ten fiscal years to offset net losses 
 27.26  in those years.  If any portion of an installment is not needed 
 27.27  to recover subsequent losses identified in paragraph (b), it 
 27.28  shall be added to the principal of the fund; and 
 27.29     (2) if the sale of securities results in a net loss during 
 27.30  a fiscal year, the net loss shall be recovered from the gains in 
 27.31  paragraph (a) apportioned to that fiscal year.  If such gains 
 27.32  are insufficient, any remaining net loss shall be recovered from 
 27.33  interest and dividend income in equal installments over the 
 27.34  following ten fiscal years.  
 27.35     (b) For funding projects until fiscal year 1997, the 
 27.36  following additional amounts are available from the trust fund 
 28.1   for the budget plans developed by the commission:  
 28.2      (1) for the 1991-1993 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 28.3   revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1990 and 
 28.4   1991; 
 28.5      (2) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 20 percent of the 
 28.6   revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal year 1992 and up 
 28.7   to 15 percent of the revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal 
 28.8   year 1993; 
 28.9      (3) for the 1993-1995 biennium, up to 25 percent of the 
 28.10  revenue deposited in the trust fund in fiscal years 1994 and 
 28.11  1995, to be expended only for capital investments in parks and 
 28.12  trails; and 
 28.13     (4) for the 1995-1997 biennium, up to ten 25 percent of the 
 28.14  revenue deposited in the fund in fiscal year 1996, to be 
 28.15  expended only for capital investments in parks and trails. 
 28.16     (c) Any appropriated funds not encumbered in the biennium 
 28.17  in which they are appropriated cancel and must be credited to 
 28.18  the principal of the trust fund. 
 28.19     Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 28.20     Section 2 is effective the day following final enactment.